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City Week 2026: Institutionalizing real-world asset tokenization

Panelists on stage at City Week 2026 in London. From left to right: Diego Ballon Ossio, Dr. Prag Sharma, Chris Rayner-Cook and Xiaonan Zou.
From left to right: Diego Ballon Ossio, Dr Prag Sharma, Chris Rayner-Cook and Xiaonan Zou. Photo: City & Financial Global

A panel of experts at this year’s City Week event in London discussed ambitions and plans to institutionalize the tokenization of real-world assets, and the work that was needed to achieve this goal.

Is tokenization as big a topic as AI, and should it be given the same attention? What would the institutionalization of real-world asset tokenization look like? How can the technology develop in parallel with the regulatory side, and how should global financial institutions prepare for tokenized finance?

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