Jean-Jacques Barbéris

Jean-Jacques Barbéris

Deputy CEO, Global Head of Institutional and Corporate Clients Division & ESG, Amundi AM

Bio

Jean-Jacques Barbéris is General Management and Executive board member at Amundi. Jean-Jacques is head of Institutional and Corporate Clients Coverage and supervises the ESG department. Jean-Jacques is also chairman of Amundi Germany and of CPR asset management. Before joining Amundi, Jean-Jacques acted as advisor for Economic and Financial affairs in the staff of the French President of the Republic, where he served from 2013-2016. Prior to this, he was a member of staff of Pierre Moscovici, French Minister of Economy and Finance. Between 2009 and 2010, Jean-Jacques chaired the European group of experts on climate finance in the negotiations at UNFCCC. During that time, he also participated in different studies on the economics of climate change, such as Jean Tirole's report published before the Copenhagen UNFCC conference in 2015. Jean-Jacques started his career in the French Treasury Directorate General where he served from 2008 to 2012. Jean-Jacques was a lecturer in advanced economics at Sciences-Po Paris From 2009 to 2012. He is also chairman of the French think tank "En Temps Réel", dedicated to European politics. Jean-Jacques is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum since 2019. He is also a vice-chairman of Finance for Tomorrow, the French financial association devoted to sustainable finance. Jean-Jacques Barbéris graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure "Lettres et Sciences Humaines", "agrégé" in History, and alumni at both Sciences Po Paris and Ecole Normale d'Administration.

Talks

Tokenized Funds and ETPs: What Do They Offer Investors?

Panel
Tuesday, March 31st 2026
10:55 - 11:35
bema
Description

As digital assets continue to reshape financial markets, tokenized funds are emerging as key bridges between traditional finance and blockchain-based infrastructure. These vehicles promise to combine the familiarity, liquidity, and regulatory structure of traditional investment products with the efficiency, transparency, and programmability of tokenization.For investors, this raises an important question: what real advantages do these structures offer? Do they meaningfully improve access, reduce costs, or enhance liquidity? How do they compare to traditional funds and ETFs in terms of risk, transparency, and performance? And what trade-offs or new risks should investors be aware of, particularly around custody, regulation, and market structure?. The panel brings together industry experts to unpack how tokenized funds and ETPs are being designed, distributed, and adopted. We’ll explore whether these products represent a genuine evolution in investment vehicles, or simply a new wrapper around existing strategies and what that means for investors navigating this rapidly evolving landscape.