The Solana SOL$95.94+3.6% Solana Foundation named the first confirmed speakers for Breakpoint 2026 on August 27, revealing a lineup built around institutional finance and payments. Headlining the initial wave for the November 15–17 conference at Olympia London: MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo, writer and investor Balaji Srinivasan, Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal, Allfunds CEO Annabel Spring, and Bridge Bridge CEO Zach Abrams.
Also confirmed: Lily Liu (President, Solana Foundation), Anatoly Yakovenko (co-founder, Solana Labs), Candy Digital CEO Tad Smith, and Peter Moore, owner of Wisla Krakow Football Club.
The venue and dates were announced in June, making London the first time Breakpoint has come to the United Kingdom. The Foundation's announcement puts expected attendance at more than 8,000 from over 100 countries.
MoneyGram, Bridge, and Allfunds: the Payments and Finance Tier
The speaker composition reflects the conference's "Token Supercycle" theme and a deliberate tilt toward institutional finance. MoneyGram has operated a stablecoin-based remittance corridor on Solana for several years; Soohoo's presence ties payments infrastructure directly to the main stage.
Bridge provides stablecoin rails for businesses and was acquired by Stripe in 2024. Allfunds is one of Europe's largest fund distribution networks. Neither Allfunds nor Candy Digital has a previously announced Solana integration on record.
Balaji Srinivasan and Raoul Pal: Investors on the Mainstage
Balaji Srinivasan, the former Coinbase CTO and author of The Network State, is one of the more consistent public advocates of crypto as sovereign financial infrastructure. Raoul Pal co-founded Real Vision, an institutional macro research platform, and has covered Solana in his investment analysis.
Both sit outside Breakpoint's typical builder-and-developer makeup. Their inclusion alongside the payments executives suggests the London setting is designed to draw a broader institutional and investor audience than prior editions in Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam.
Two-Day Program: RWAs on Day One, AI Agents on Day Two
The Foundation has structured the program around two distinct horizons. Day one addresses live infrastructure: stablecoins, payments, and tokenized real-world assets. Day two focuses on the near-term frontier: AI agents and prediction markets.
No secondary speakers or specific session details have been announced for either day.
Foundation President Lily Liu positioned London's financial heritage as the argument for the venue:
Tickets and Speaking Applications
Breakpoint 2026 runs November 15–17 at Olympia London. Tickets are listed at solana.com/breakpoint. Speaking applications remain open.
