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Karine Arama

SGH Capital

Partner

Karine, also known as Kay, boasts an extensive 20-year tenure in Investment Banking. Her career highlights include leading Fixed Income sales teams at prestigious firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and RBS. Her expertise in this field is augmented by her diverse international exposure, having been based in key financial hubs like Paris, London, and Singapore. In 2015, Kay embraced her entrepreneurial spirit, venturing into the Wellness industry by founding a successful business. This pivot marked a significant transition in her professional journey. Later, in 2018, she further expanded her horizons by joining IOV (Internet of Values), a pioneering blockchain-protocol start-up, as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of Investor Relations. In 2020, Kay had the opportunity to join SGH Capital, a Paris-based Venture Capital firm, focusing on early-stage Tech companies in the US and in Europe, with a focus in Blockchain Infrastructure. This role allowed her to synergize her extensive experience in banking with her expertise in the blockchain sector. Currently, at SGH, the team's investment strategy centers primarily on Machine Learning, AI, Humanoid Robotics and Blockchain technologies, not only within their investment thesis but also as tools to identily and monitor companies, representing a novel class of venture funds. SGH’s strategy harnesses the power of a new generation of machine learning algorithms, with an approach uniquely underpinned by an extensive proprietary dataset.
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Playground Stage
Jun 3, 2026
1:00 PM1:30 PM
Ecosystem Growth

From Fintech Models to Financial Infrastructure

Karine AramaSGH CapitalPartnerEneko KnorrStabolutFounder and CEO
Description
Finance is no longer a sector. It is infrastructure. As AI, blockchain, and digital payments converge, the boundaries between banking, technology, and commerce are dissolving entirely. A new generation of fintech companies is not just disrupting legacy systems but building the scalable financial infrastructure that will power the next global economy. This session explores who is building it, how they are doing it, and what the financial operating system of the future will actually look like.
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