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Leadership

Building the bridge between real assets and the future of capital.

Tokenbridge Global was founded by two professionals bringing the complementary capabilities institutional RWA infrastructure requires: capital-markets technology and digital-asset architecture on one side, energy, natural resources and sovereign strategy on the other. The Group is led jointly.

Michalis S. Kilaras

Co-Founder & Co-CEO — Technology and Digital Assets

Constantinos Papalucas

Co-Founder & Co-CEO — Energy, Natural Resources and Strategy

Contact

enquiries@tokenbridgeglobal.com

Our founders

Two founders, one mandate.

The division of responsibility is deliberate. Tokenized real assets fail either because the technology and regulatory architecture is weak, or because nobody at the table understands the asset. Tokenbridge is structured so that neither is true.

Portrait of Michalis S. Kilaras, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Technology and Digital Assets, Tokenbridge Global Limited

Michalis S. Kilaras

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Technology and Digital Assets

michalis@tokenbridgeglobal.com
  • More than 25 years across banking, enterprise technology and digital finance
  • Began his career at Goldman Sachs, New York
  • Former Chief Technology Officer, Eurobank Cyprus
  • Led Digital Factory, Core Banking and Business Applications initiatives at Bank of Cyprus
  • MSc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Principal author of the Group's tokenization frameworks

Experience

MIT-educated senior technology, banking and digital-finance executive with more than 25 years of experience spanning Goldman Sachs, Eurobank Cyprus, Bank of Cyprus, enterprise technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital assets.

Michalis began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York, developing real-time technology supporting U.S. listed-equities trading and connectivity with the New York Stock Exchange. He subsequently held senior technology leadership roles across the banking sector, including serving as Chief Technology Officer of Eurobank Cyprus and leading major Digital Factory, Core Banking and Business Applications initiatives at Bank of Cyprus.

His current work focuses on the convergence of institutional finance, AI, blockchain and Real-World Asset tokenization, including the architecture of tokenized financing models for strategic metals, mineral resources, energy infrastructure and sovereign-scale assets.

He is the principal author and architect behind a number of the Group's intellectual frameworks relating to tokenized metal reserves, strategic-resource financing, energy-backed digital finance and sovereign infrastructure tokenization.

Expertise

Michalis's expertise spans the intersection of institutional finance, technology and next-generation digital capital markets.

  • Real-World Asset tokenization strategy and architecture
  • Digital-asset platforms, blockchain infrastructure and smart-contract ecosystems
  • Banking, capital-markets and payments technology
  • Digital-asset regulation, governance and market structure
  • Institutional-grade financing structures for metals, mining, energy and infrastructure
  • Enterprise architecture, APIs, microservices and cloud platforms
  • Artificial intelligence, GenAI, machine learning and intelligent automation
  • Cybersecurity, information-security governance and digital trust
  • Technology strategy, transformation and large-scale programme delivery
  • Integration of traditional financial infrastructure with programmable digital-asset rails

His particular focus is the design of institutionally credible tokenization models that combine the underlying asset, legal ownership and SPV structures, valuation and verification, regulated issuance, investor onboarding, custody, settlement, cybersecurity and ongoing governance.

Tokenbridge responsibilities

As Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Technology and Digital Assets, Michalis shares executive leadership of Tokenbridge while leading the Group's technology, tokenization and digital-assets agenda.

  • Group strategy

    Contributing to Tokenbridge's strategic direction, business model, institutional positioning and global RWA market development.

  • Tokenization architecture

    Defining the end-to-end frameworks through which physical and financial real-world assets can be structured, tokenized, issued and administered.

  • Platform & technology architecture

    Designing scalable digital infrastructure connecting asset SPVs, blockchain networks, smart contracts, wallets, custody, payments, settlement and investor-facing services.

  • Digital-asset strategy

    Assessing blockchain networks, token standards, stablecoin and settlement infrastructure, custody models and institutional digital-finance technologies.

  • Technology & information-security governance

    Establishing the architecture, cybersecurity, resilience, identity, data-protection and governance standards required for institutional-grade operations.

  • AI & intelligent automation

    Incorporating AI, GenAI, analytics and automation across asset analysis, compliance, onboarding, operational workflows and investor servicing.

  • Banking & capital-markets integration

    Ensuring Tokenbridge's digital infrastructure can interoperate with traditional financial institutions, custodians, payment systems and capital-market participants.

  • Strategic technology partnerships

    Evaluating and coordinating blockchain infrastructure providers, financial institutions, custodians, stablecoin platforms and other ecosystem partners.

  • Intellectual framework development

    Leading the conceptual development of Tokenbridge's propositions for tokenized strategic resources, metal reserves, energy assets and sovereign-scale infrastructure financing.

His mandate is ultimately to help build the institutional bridge between traditional real-world assets and programmable global capital markets.

Selected achievements

  • Built and led major elements of the Bank of Cyprus Digital Factory, involving more than 150 professionals across five countries and contributing to the delivery of more than 30 digital, AI, data and automation products and initiatives within approximately 18 months.
  • As Chief Technology Officer of Eurobank Cyprus, helped establish the bank's technology infrastructure, core business systems and digital capabilities from the ground up.
  • Led the technical implementation of a new Core Banking platform at Emporiki Bank Cyprus, spanning multiple banking and operational domains.
  • At Goldman Sachs, New York, developed technology supporting real-time U.S. equities trading and implemented a pioneering wireless mechanism for transmitting orders between the Goldman Sachs trading environment and the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Introduced one of Cyprus's first online VoIP billing platforms at OTENET, supporting significant client growth following its implementation.
  • Developed strategic frameworks for the tokenization of metals, mineral resources, energy assets and sovereign infrastructure, including models designed to generate investment liquidity from strategically important real-world assets.
  • Winner, MIT 1K Competition.
  • First Prize, University of Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition.

Education & professional development

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) — MSc, Feedback Control Systems; Executive Program in Artificial Intelligence
  • University of Minnesota Institute of Technology — BSc, Aerospace Engineering, Summa Cum Laude
  • TOGAF v10
  • Certified SAFe 4 Program Consultant
  • Advanced professional studies in artificial intelligence, machine learning, MLOps, agentic AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and leadership, including programmes from MIT, Stanford, Google, IBM, DeepLearning.AI, Vanderbilt University and Harvard
Portrait of Constantinos Papalucas, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Energy, Natural Resources and Strategy, Tokenbridge Global Limited

Constantinos Papalucas

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Energy, Natural Resources and Strategy

constantinos@tokenbridgeglobal.com
  • Former Senior Advisor to the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy
  • Led the Greek National Hydrogen Committee
  • Former Associate, Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
  • Worked with the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Master of Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Founder, EastMed Energy Hub

Experience

Harvard-educated energy-policy expert, engineer, entrepreneur and Eastern Mediterranean specialist with extensive experience spanning energy strategy, natural resources, government policy, infrastructure, international investment and cross-border business development.

Constantinos has worked at the intersection of government, international institutions and the global energy industry, advising on major strategic issues involving natural gas, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, energy infrastructure, natural-resource development and the evolving energy architecture of the Eastern Mediterranean.

He served as Senior Advisor to the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, advising on energy policy, infrastructure and investments, and subsequently led the Greek National Hydrogen Committee, established to support the development of Greece's national hydrogen strategy. He also coordinated Greece's participation in the European Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on Hydrogen, helping position the country's first hydrogen projects within the European project pipeline.

Constantinos additionally led a joint task force between the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy that developed a regional Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) concept for Greece with the involvement of major energy-sector participants.

Earlier in his career, he served as an Associate at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and worked with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, gaining direct exposure to international energy policy, regulation and energy-security issues.

Following his return from the United States, he founded EastMed Energy Hub, an advisory platform focused on energy investment, natural-resources management and regional energy cooperation across the Eastern Mediterranean. Through this work, he has advised energy companies seeking opportunities in the region and has promoted the development of interconnected energy infrastructure and cross-border investment.

His broader entrepreneurial career extends beyond energy into international business, trade and asset-based industries, providing him with practical experience in building and developing businesses alongside his public-policy and strategic-advisory background.

Expertise

Constantinos's expertise spans the intersection of energy, natural resources, geopolitics, public policy and institutional investment.

  • Eastern Mediterranean energy strategy and geopolitics
  • Natural gas, LNG and hydrocarbon markets
  • Energy infrastructure and strategic interconnectivity
  • Natural-resource strategy and resource development
  • Hydrogen markets, technologies and policy frameworks
  • Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)
  • Energy transition and decarbonisation strategy
  • Critical raw materials and their role in the energy transition
  • Government energy policy and regulatory strategy
  • Sovereign and strategic infrastructure development
  • Cross-border energy investment and international partnerships
  • Public-private cooperation and government engagement
  • Institutional and strategic investor relations
  • International business development and market entry
  • Negotiation, stakeholder management and geopolitical risk
  • Strategic asset identification and commercial development

His particular strength lies in understanding how natural resources, strategic infrastructure, geopolitics, government policy and private capital interact, providing Tokenbridge with an important foundation for originating and structuring large-scale RWA opportunities involving energy, minerals, critical raw materials and sovereign or strategic assets.

Tokenbridge responsibilities

As Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Energy, Natural Resources and Strategy, Constantinos shares executive leadership of Tokenbridge while leading the Group's energy, strategic-assets, natural-resources and institutional-development agenda.

  • Group strategy

    Jointly defining Tokenbridge's corporate strategy, market positioning, international expansion and institutional development.

  • Energy & natural resources strategy

    Leading the Group's approach to energy assets, hydrocarbons, LNG, renewable and transitional energy infrastructure, minerals, metals and critical raw materials.

  • Strategic asset origination

    Identifying governments, resource owners, infrastructure developers and corporations holding assets that may be suitable for institutional-grade tokenization and alternative financing structures.

  • Sovereign & government engagement

    Developing relationships with governments, ministries, public authorities and state-related organisations around strategic-resource and infrastructure-financing opportunities.

  • Eastern Mediterranean strategy

    Leveraging deep knowledge of the region's energy resources, infrastructure, geopolitical relationships and investment opportunities to develop Tokenbridge propositions across Cyprus, Greece and the wider Eastern Mediterranean.

  • Institutional partnerships

    Supporting relationships with global energy corporations, infrastructure groups, investment institutions, sovereign entities and strategic investors.

  • Energy & infrastructure financing strategy

    Helping design propositions through which tokenization and digital capital-market infrastructure can provide new sources of investment liquidity for strategically important energy and infrastructure projects.

  • Natural-resource & critical-materials strategy

    Identifying opportunities involving metals, minerals and critical raw materials increasingly essential to electrification, renewable energy, advanced computing and the global energy transition.

  • Policy & regulatory strategy

    Assessing the interaction between Tokenbridge's proposed structures and national, European and international energy, investment and natural-resource policy.

  • Geopolitical & country risk

    Incorporating geopolitical dynamics, energy security, cross-border relationships and sovereign considerations into project selection and structuring.

  • Stakeholder & negotiation strategy

    Leading or supporting complex engagements involving governments, asset owners, strategic partners, investors and international institutions.

  • Thought leadership

    Contributing to Tokenbridge's intellectual framework around the convergence of strategic resources, infrastructure, energy security, capital formation and next-generation digital financial markets.

Together with the Group's technology and digital-assets leadership, his mandate is to connect high-value real-world assets and strategic infrastructure with institutional capital, creating commercially viable propositions capable of being delivered through Tokenbridge's regulated digital-finance and tokenization architecture.

Selected achievements

  • Served as Senior Advisor to the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, advising on energy policy, infrastructure and investment.
  • Appointed to lead the Greek National Hydrogen Committee, supporting development of the country's national hydrogen strategy.
  • Coordinated Greece's participation in the European IPCEI Hydrogen — Technologies and Systems initiative and helped place the first Greek hydrogen projects into the European project pipeline.
  • Led a joint initiative between the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a regional CCUS framework involving energy-industry participants.
  • Worked with major international energy corporations assessing upstream, midstream and new-energy investment opportunities in Greece.
  • Served as an Associate at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, focusing on energy and natural-resource policy.
  • Worked with the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, including during legislative activity concerning U.S. LNG exports and North American energy infrastructure.
  • Founded EastMed Energy Hub, promoting regional energy cooperation and advising governments and corporations on Eastern Mediterranean energy, natural resources and investment.
  • Contributed to the authoring work surrounding the Greek National Energy and Climate Plan, alongside broader policy research and publications on energy and Eastern Mediterranean affairs.
  • Participated in international energy-policy and industry forums covering natural gas, LNG, hydrogen, CCUS, critical raw materials, energy security and the energy transition.
  • Has taught Energy Strategy & Management and Negotiations & Conflict Management within the Department of Business and Public Administration at the University of Cyprus.
  • Has participated in expert groups associated with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) dealing with gas, methane-related issues and hydrogen.
  • Founder and Managing Director of Pedalion Yachting, reflecting additional entrepreneurial experience in an asset-intensive international business operating from Cyprus.
  • Founder and director involvement in Olive Roots, an international sourcing, consolidation and export business, adding direct commercial experience in international trade and supply chains.

Education & professional development

  • Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University — Master of Public Administration (MPA)
  • Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — former Associate, Environment and Natural Resources Program
  • Holds professional qualifications reflected publicly as MEng, MBA, MPA, combining engineering, business administration and public-policy disciplines
  • Professional experience with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Extensive executive, advisory and entrepreneurial experience across energy, engineering, public policy, international business and strategic investment

Team

Multidisciplinary expertise across real assets and digital finance.

Five capability clusters. This is the capability map the group is built around; appointments are announced as they are confirmed.

Real assets

Sector specialists who can read a technical report and challenge it.

Head of Mining & Mineral AssetsGeology and mining engineering; NI 43-101, JORC and SAMREC reporting
Head of Metals & CommoditiesPhysical markets, offtake, pricing and hedging
Head of Energy & InfrastructureUpstream, midstream, LNG and project development
Head of Real EstateInstitutional real estate investment and asset management
Head of Maritime AssetsShip finance, chartering and technical management

Capital & markets

The people who place instruments and manage the money raised.

Head of Capital Markets & Institutional FinanceOrigination, syndication and investor coverage
Head of Structured & Project FinanceCapital structure, security packages and modelling
Head of Institutional PartnershipsBanks, funds, arrangers and distribution relationships
Head of Treasury & Reserve ManagementLiquidity, reserves and cash management
Head of Sovereign SolutionsGovernment, sovereign fund and state-entity mandates

Digital finance & technology

Engineering and security for regulated digital instruments.

Chief Technology OfficerPlatform architecture and delivery
Head of RWA TokenizationToken design, standards and issuance operations
Head of Stablecoins & Digital MoneyReserve models, redemption and settlement
Blockchain / Smart Contract ArchitectContract design, audit coordination and upgrade governance
Chief Information Security OfficerKey management, monitoring and technology risk

Legal, risk & regulation

Independent from origination, by design.

General CounselTransaction documentation and enforceability
Chief Regulatory & Compliance OfficerLicensing, offering routes and supervisory engagement
Head of RiskRisk framework, limits and instrument-level risk assessment
AML / Financial Crime SpecialistKYC, KYB, sanctions, PEP screening and monitoring

Operations & governance

Administration, reporting and assurance.

Chief Operating OfficerProcess, service providers and delivery
Chief Financial OfficerGroup finance, controls and reporting
Asset Servicing & Custody SpecialistCustody arrangements, corporate actions and reconciliation
Audit / Assurance SpecialistInternal assurance and external audit coordination

Advisory board

Deliberately separate from management.

We are targeting four to six advisers, chosen for standing and independence rather than number. Quality matters considerably more than quantity here.

Profile 01

Former central banker

Monetary framework, reserve management and the institutional realities of sovereign balance sheets.

Profile 02

Former financial regulator

Supervisory expectations, licensing pathways and disclosure standards.

Profile 03

Senior mining executive or geologist

Operational credibility on reserve reporting, mine development and technical risk.

Profile 04

Former investment banker or asset manager

Origination discipline, placement reality and investor mandate constraints.

Profile 05

Sovereign wealth or government finance expert

How states actually make financing decisions, and what they need to see.

Profile 06

Digital assets and capital markets expert

Market infrastructure, custody, settlement and token standards.

Advisory board members are named on appointment. Profiles above describe the seats being filled, not current appointments.

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