Petra Janež

Dr. Petra Janež - Financial Councilor – Supervision of FinTech and Digital assets. Ministry of Finance - Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. Petra Janež is an economist, speaker, author and educator with exceptional expertise in FinTech, Digital assets and taxation. She has more then 20 years of experience in taxation, with the last eight years specializing in the supervision of FinTech and Digital assets. She is a frequent speaker at European and global FinTech conferences and regulatory workshops where her contributions are highly valued in discussion on digital assets regulation and public policy. Her work bridges regulatory practice, financial innovation, financial crime prevention, and international cooperation. She is widely recognized for her expertise in regulatory supervision, crypto-asset taxation, and in international information exchange standards, including CARF and DAC8. Petra is also an accomplished academic and educator, having collaborated with leading institutions such as the University of Chicago and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Her research on taxation and economic impacts is widely recognized, with publications in prestigious journals and presentations at international conferences.