According to a message from the Solana Foundation on October 27th, Revolut Chairman Martin Gilbert, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid will join the list of speakers for the Solana Breakpoint event to be held in London in 2026. The second batch of announced speakers includes political figures and representatives from financial institutions, bringing together participants focused on building capital markets in Solana.

Key Points

• Olympia London will hold Breakpoint from November 15th to November 17th, 2026.
• The lineup of speakers includes figures from the British political arena, as well as those in the fields of payments, investment, and blockchain development.
• The conference agenda separates the discussion of assets that have already been recorded on the blockchain from the emerging applications of programmable capital.

Solana Breakpoint 2026 will be held from November 15th to November 17th, 2026, at Olympia London. This event will bring together UK political leaders, people from the City of London, financial institutions, as well as developers engaged in the construction of internet capital markets.

The organizer, Solana Foundation, is a non-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland. Its work aims to support the decentralization, growth, and security of the network. The foundation's latest list of guests includes representatives from the British Parliament, the City of London, Washington, as well as companies that are developing on Solana.

Political figures join the ranks of senior executives in payments and investment

The second batch of speakers includes President ICE Europe, Chairman Hester Serafini, Chairman Standard Life (who formerly served as the Mayor of the City of London), as well as Gilbert, Johnson, and Javid.

Other guests from various policy fields include Patrick Witt, who once served as the Executive Director of the White House President's Digital Assets Advisory Committee; as well as the Vaizey Baron of Didcot, a member of the British House of Lords and former Minister for Culture, Media and Digital Economy.

Participants in the payments and investment sector include Alexandra Lang from Zelle, Chief Investment Officer Bitwise from Zelle, Christian Rau from Mastercard, as well as Digital Assets Director Scott Lucas from Barclays. Payoneer's Rowland Berry and Access Partners Y Combinator Nemil Dalal will also give speeches, and representatives from Ramp, PrimeRevenue, Baillie Gifford, and Invesco are also included in the list.

Guests related to on-chain assets include the founder and CEO of Backpack, Armani Ferrante; Val Wotton from DTCC; Patrick Corker from BNY; as well as the chairman and CEO of Bullish, Tom Farley. Guests in the fields of networking and applications include the CEO of Helius, Mert Mumtaz; the CEO of Anza, Brennan Watt; the chief operating officer of Jupiter, Kash Dhanda; and the CEO of Ellipsis Labs / Phoenix, Eugene Chen.

They will appear on stage together with the guests who were previously announced, including Anatoly Yakovenko ( Solana ), the president of Solana Foundation Lily Liu, Anthony Soohoo from MoneyGram, Annabel Spring from Allfunds, and Zach Abrams from Bridge.

The agenda separates current on-chain assets from future markets.

The agenda for London 2026 Solana Breakpoint divides discussions related to the capital market into two themes: institutional assets that have already been put on the blockchain, and the emerging applications of programmable capital.

Super Cycle: Right Now

On the first day, stablecoins, payments, and the tokenization of real-world assets that are already in operation on Solana will be discussed. The related sessions will also cover the macroeconomic forces that drive the development of on-chain financial infrastructure.

Super Cycle: The Future

On the second day, there will be a shift towards AI proxies, consumer applications, and new forms of ownership, with a focus on the new markets that are being driven by programmable capital.

The foundation places London's financial role in a central position.

Solana The foundation is positioning London as a potential hub for the next generation of financial infrastructure. In a press release, the foundation stated that the backdrop for this conference is the UK's discussions on how to retain capital, corporate listing resources, and talent in London.

Liu indicates that the decisions regarding where the future capital market will be established are being made right now, with UK policymakers and leaders from the City of London helping to shape these decisions. She describes Breakpoint as a platform that brings together these individuals with entrepreneurs who have already issued tokenized stocks, stablecoins, and payment networks on Solana.

“London indeed has the opportunity to become the place where this future is built,” said Liu.

The foundation plans to announce more speaker names and the complete agenda before the event in November.

This article was completed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and reviewed by an editorial team. The original author is identified as Satoshi Voice.