Horacio Barakat

Horacio Barakat

Head of Digital Innovation, Broadridge

Bio

Horacio Barakat is Head of Digital Innovation for Broadridge, leading the development of digital solutions, driving product strategy, investments and go-to-market. As part of his responsibilities, Horacio is the GM of Broadridge's DLT Repo platform (DLR), which he created and developed to become the leading global repo platform and has reached over $3T in monthly volume. He started his career at Broadridge as VP of Corporate Strategy and was responsible for the development and execution of the company's blockchain strategy, including principal investments and organic product development activities. Prior to joining Broadridge, Horacio held a variety of roles in investment banking, executing M&A and capital raising for financial services and financial technology firms. Horacio received his Industrial Engineering degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) and his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Talks

Tokenized U.S. Treasuries, Digital Gilts and Beyond: The Next-Generation Financial Infrastructure

Panel
Tuesday, March 31st 2026
16:55 - 17:35
tholos
Description

The shift toward tokenized securities is moving from experimental pilot programs to the fundamental redesign of global financial plumbing. Featuring leadership from Broadridge, Tradeweb, and Euroclear, this panel explores whether the true value of tokenization lies in digital-native issuance or the radical capital efficiency gained through secondary market flexibility. As settlement moves from days to minutes, the session deconstructs how Tier-1 banks can fundamentally lower capital buffer requirements and navigate the challenges of 24/7 trading in a T+0 world. Beyond speed, the discussion tackles the critical risks of systemic fragmentation. Experts will address the threat of liquidity silos across private ledgers and how DLT-based systems might have provided superior visibility during historic volatility. A core focus remains the institutional privacy mandate: can shared ledgers ever satisfy the strict data obfuscation requirements of major trading desks?. As automated, smart-contract-driven bond lifecycles become reality, the roles of traditional intermediaries, trading venues, and central securities depositories must evolve. This session provides a definitive look at the next 24 to 36 months, answering the industry’s most pressing question: will the distinction between traditional and digital infrastructure vanish as tokenized US Treasuries and Gilts become the standard plumbing for global finance?