Mark Kepeneghian — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Chief Executive Officer at Lise, developing Europe's first natively tokenized 24/7 stock exchange with integrated trading and settlement functions.
Founder of Kriptown, a technology company designing the technical architecture for tokenized financial instruments.
Vice-President and Board Member at ADAN, chairing its Tokenization Committee.
Board Member at France FinTech, focusing on tokenization and capital markets.
Member of the 'Market Organisation and Functioning' Consultative Commission at the AMF (French Financial Markets Authority).

Biography

Mark Kepeneghian serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lise, a company dedicated to modernizing market infrastructures across Europe. Through Lise, he is developing a unified infrastructure that integrates both trading (MTF) and settlement (CSD) functions. This initiative aims to establish the first natively tokenized stock exchange, operating 24/7, to simplify access to financing for SMEs and mid-caps through instant settlement.