INTERNATIONAL SECURITY TOKEN ASSOCIATION
Redesigning Investment
PURPOSES
Contribute to the development of the global security token industry.
It represents the rights and interests of companies related to security token around the world.
Share the activities of security token-related companies around the world
Business
Hold regular Security token conferences around the world
Promote reasonable regulation and open standards
Education and promoting business
Provides data & information on the overall STO industry
Provides financial consulting and services
Organizing new members and country-specific committee
Organization
Board of Directors
Conference Committee
Hold regular security token conferences around the world
Chairman
Oliver Marco La Rosa
Oliver Marco La Rosa is the Founder and CEO of GlobiancePay which was established in 2018.
As CEO, he brings his leadership and expertise in technology, along with his extensive knowledge of banking systems to GlobiancePay. Spearheading the global expansion, Oliver is committed to making traditional and digital banking accessible to everyone, while leading the charge to harness and integrate the most cutting-edge technologies available in the industry.
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Contribution Committee
Provides data & information on the overall STO industry.
STO Company Information, Security Token Issuance Guide.
Chairman
Pat LaVecchia
Pat has over 25+ years of experience in financial services leading teams on over $15 billion of deals globally and leading groups at Credit Suisse First Boston and Bear Stearns, Inc. (now JP Morgan), amongst others. He held a senior role at Igneio/MakerDAO Foundation giving him a unique blend of skills combining long-standing traditional finance background with a deep experience in decentralized finance/crypto/blockchain sectors. Additionally, Pat has served on the board of directors of several public and private companies and also has had past roles on several advisory boards/non-profit boards including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and Council Member of the NYSE Amex Listed Company Council. Pat received his MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania major in Finance and a concentration in Strategic Planning. He received his BA, magna cum laude, from Clark University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Pat is a Wharton Ambassador.
Co-Chairman
Don Oparah
Dr. Don Oparah is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder/CTO of Redswan. Don has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK and is a TED speaker and Oxford University speaker on technology innovation. He has over two decades of experience in enterprise and startup technology including roles as an early employee at publicly traded technology company Agilisys and later and Founder and Director of The Venture Accelerator at University of California, Santa Barbara. Don has participated in launching and scaling over 20 start-ups in his career, many of them successfully backed by leading venture funds and several acquired by Fortune 500 companies.
Education Committee
STO Education and promotion business
Chairman
Claus Skaaning
Claus Skaaning is Ceo of Digishares
DigiShares was founded in 2018 in Denmark to democratize Real World Asset investments via blockchain technology.
At the time, the founders wanted to create a platform to widen access to investments in local start-ups, but no legacy software provider could match what they were looking for… so they decided to build their own tech stack!
Since then, DigiShares has created the leading white-label platform for Real World Asset tokenization, investor management and trading via smart contracts. The company expanded to all continents, with main offices located in Aalborg, Copenhagen and Miami. Today, DigiShares Inc in Florida is the headquarters.
Co-Chairman
Mike Bomhoff
As Chief Technical Officer of the Treasure Experience, Michael leads the Company’s technical direction and execution. A technology veteran with expertise in artificial intelligence, systems integration, data visualization, and cloud systems orchestration. Michael designs Treasure Experience’s roadmap, leads its development and delivery teams, and works closely with customers and partners.
Finance Committee
Provides financial consulting and services
Chairman
Edward Chen
Edward Chen is the Managing Partner of HTX Ventures, and also the GM of Assets and Commercial Center at HTX (formerly known as Huobi). Edward comes with over 15 years of experience in business strategy and development; he is also an active angel investor and is deeply vested in the blockchain industry and new technologies. He was previously Head of Global Institution Business for HTX and had spearheaded HTX’s APAC regional business operations, including strategic expansion into new markets. Under his leadership, HTX’s institutional business expanded globally, and sales grew by over 40 times. Prior to this, Edward was also Co-Founder of a global logistic technology company, which was successfully sold for merger and acquisition.
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Growth Committee
Supporting Startup Growth
Chairman
Marc Geriene
As Chief Executive Officer of the Treasure Experience, Marc is responsible for each of the Company’s marine-related projects, overseeing all development activities from planning and financing to negotiating contracts. Marc is co-inventor of the Nova Ray® ROV and co-authored “Finding Your Treasure Without Losing Yourself”, an Amazon Best Seller, with his brother Krist.
Co-Chairman
Jillian Wollman
Jillian is responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing initiatives for Oasis Pro. She joined in 2023 bringing over 8 years of experience with strategic marketing and brand initiatives for both traditional and digital-first financial institutions. Jillian previously served as Director of Growth Marketing at Arca where she spearheaded the deliberate and tactical execution of integrated marketing campaigns positioning the firm as a leader in digital asset investing. Prior to Arca, she held various marketing positions at BNY Mellon, Redgate Real Estate Advisory, and Rocaton Investment Advisors (now Goldman Sachs).
Media Committee
ISTA Media & News
Chairman
Sohyun Kwon
After getting a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yonsei University, she began her career as a journalist in Edaily for 5 years. Afterwards, she moved to the Civil Service Commission, a government department that manages civil servants' personnel, and served as a public official.
She returned to the Edaily and covered finance, industry, macroeconomic policy, international news. She acquired master's degree in asset management from KDI School.
Now she is the head of Market In Center that deals with capital market news in Edaily.
Co-Chairman
Aaron Ong
Aaron, an alumnus of the University of Melbourne, embarked on a distinguished career in private banking post-graduation. With his professional tenure predominantly rooted in Singapore, Aaron has held pivotal investment advisory roles at renowned banking institutions such as UBS, DBS, and BOS, where he showcased his acumen across diverse asset classes. Recognizing the potential of emerging financial technologies, Aaron ventured into the cryptocurrency domain in 2016, demonstrating proficiency in trading and arbitrage strategies.
In 2021, he took a pivotal step, joining InvestaX as an advisor, thereby channeling his vast expertise into this pioneering platform.
Organizing Committee
Organizing new members
Chairman
Julian Kwan
Julian was born and raised in Sydney Australia, and has founded 8 companies over his 25 year career based in Asia, including social media/technology, real estate investment & development, proptech and blockchain
He believes Tokenization of Real World Assets is the biggest opportunity in finance.
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InvestaX: the leading Singapore licensed Tokenization SaaS Platform for global real world asset tokens (RWA) and security tokens (STO)
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IX Swap: The leading Automated Market Maker for real RWA and STO
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Infinity and Beyond Podcast
Co-Chairman
Bob Yostpille
Bob serves as the Head of Administration at Oasis Pro Markets. He has over 25 years of capital markets experience at Credit Suisse, Bank of America, and Royal Bank of Canada. He has deep knowledge of front-to-back processes across Fixed Income and Equities products and has served as COO and Controller for front-office business units and support organizations, including technology divisions.
Regulatory Committee
Promote reasonable regulation, and introduction of open standards.
Introduces STO regulations and laws by country and serves as an advisor to financial authorities
Chairman
Daniel Tramel Stabile
Daniel is one of the pioneering attorneys in the blockchain and digital assets sector. He advises some of the world’s leading digital asset businesses, trade organizations, and financial institutions in regulatory and controversy matters. He also advises government officials and regulators on digital asset technology and regulation. Since 2018, Daniel has taught a popular course on blockchain and digital asset regulation at the University of Miami Law School. He is the lead author of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology: US Law and Regulation (Elgar 2020), a first-of-its-kind legal textbook designed for law and other graduate-level students
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National Committee
Manages country committees around the world
Chairman
Edward Nwokedi
Edward Nwokedi is the Founder and CEO of RedSwan CRE Marketplace and RedSwan CRE Africa. With over $5B in tokenized real estate assets, RedSwan leads the market under full FINRA compliance. Ed started his 23-year real estate journey at Colliers International and moved to Cushman and Wakefield, Texas, rising to Executive Director of Capital Markets, culminating in more than $2.7B in multifamily sales. Prior to commercial real estate, Ed has been a serial entrepreneur of several start up with the most notable Carstation.com which raised over $95m in VC funding and had a successful exit to Fortune 500 company in 2000.
Ed received his M.B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, California, and his B.S. in Accounting and Organizational Behavior from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He holds CCIM accreditation in Commercial Real Estate and is on the advisory board of the Bauer Real Estate Program at the University of Houston’s C.T. Bauer College of Business.
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Secretariat
The department that oversees ISTA’s practical affairs
Secretary General
Augustin Jiang
ArtRino, CEO
World Digital Art Fair , Chairman
China National Culture & Art Co.,Ltd.
Vice Chairman
Director General
Flip (Seongmin Hong)
STO professional YouTuber