Our mission
Let’s look ahead to the future of blockchain together
Adan brings together nearly 150 professionals—both new entrants and established companies—who work daily to advance innovation and use cases for the decentralized web across all sectors of the economy. By removing barriers to their growth and competitiveness, Adan works to foster the emergence and influence of French and European leaders in support of our digital sovereignty. Adan promotes a regulatory framework that is tailored, proportionate, and conducive to innovation, as well as a better understanding of new blockchain technologies and their opportunities.
Our missions
GROWTH
Promote industry growth and support industry stakeholders. Facilitate the transition to blockchain and the emergence of our future industry leaders
REGULATIONS
INFLUENCE
DEMOCRATIZATION
Governance
Adan is run by and for its members. It is a democratic association in which every active member—who is a native of the area—has an equal vote at the association’s general meetings. Associate members—who are not natives of the area—contribute to the association’s activities and have an advisory role at the association’s general meetings.
Within the Association, Stanislas Barthelemi serves as President.
The President may make any decisions necessary for the day-to-day management of the Association. The President is responsible for implementing the decisions of the Board of Directors and the General Assembly and for ensuring the smooth operation of the Association.
Within the Association, Mark Kepeneghian and Laurent Ovion serve as Vice Presidents.
William O'Rorke serves as Secretary.
Mark Kepeneghian
Laurent Ovion
William O'Rorke
The ADAN Board of Directors consists of 12 directors responsible for setting the Association’s strategic direction and overseeing its financial management. The Board is renewed every two years at an extraordinary general meeting. Only active members are eligible to serve on the Board and may vote in Board elections.
The members elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors, with their terms running through May 2027.
Thibaut Boutrou
COO and Co-Founder of Meria
Yoann Briant
Secretary General of Coinhouse
Stéphanie Cabossioras
Secretary General of Société Générale - FORGE
Clarisse Hagège
CEO & Founder of Dfns
Hubert de Vaupelane
Partner at Morgan Lewis
Patrick Hansen
Director of Strategy and Public Relations at Circle
Laetitia Zito
CEO of Paymium
William O'Rorke
Partner at ORWL Avocats
Laurent Ovion
Director of Innovation and Cryptocurrency, DLPK Group
Valentin Demé
President of Cube3
Mark Kepeneghian
CEO of Kriptown
Expertise that is unique in France and Europe
Lucas Cherfils
Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs
Jules Dubourg
Secretary-General
Ibtissem Ghandri
Administrative Assistant
Adriana Torres Vergara
EU Policy Officer
Alizée Van Den Schrieck
Legal professional
Members participate in the Association's operations. They are represented by the Association in dealings with institutions and are presumed to endorse its decisions.
ADAN members work together to shape the Association's core positions.
Committees
LEGAL COMMITTEE
The Legal Committee consists of all members who are attorneys and whose practice involves providing legal advice to clients or similar services.
The Chair of the Legal Committee is Hubert de Vauplane, a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
PSAN/CASP COMMITTEE
The PSAN/CASP Committee comprises members whose activities fall under the category of Digital Asset Service Provider or a related category.
The Chair of the PSAN/CASP Committee is Yoann Briant, Secretary General of Coinhouse.
TOKENIZATION COMMITTEE
The Tokenization Committee aims to promote a regulatory framework tailored to the tokenization of assets and to clarify the various possible operational models.
The Chair of the Tokenization Committee is Mark Kepeneghian, CEO of Kriptown.
