Nikhil Sharma

Nikhil Sharma spoke at Proof of Talk Paris 2026 as Director, Digital Assets at BlackRock. On 3 June he joined “Scaling the Distribution Layer for Tokenised Markets” on the Hecto Main Stage. Johann Kerbrat, Tom Zschach and Stani Kulechov were his fellow panellists, and Henry Jim moderated the session. The programme recorded a discussion within the summit's tokenisation track, giving his appearance a specific focus on the distribution of tokenised financial products.

That Director billing also appeared in Paris Blockchain Week's dated March 2026 announcement of its speaker line-up. The archive therefore retains the title used around the June edition. It does not infer a promotion or a global remit from later event listings that used a different abbreviation for his role.

Sharma's published work before his BlackRock appearance included a contribution to a jointly written Bain & Company and Onyx by J.P. Morgan report. Published on 21 December 2023, “How Tokenization Can Fuel a $400 Billion Opportunity in Distributing Alternative Investments to Individuals” listed him among eight authors. The report's author section identified him at that time as Head of Growth at Onyx by J.P. Morgan. FIS subsequently cited the report and its named authors in its own paper on the democratisation of private assets.

The Bain report examined the operating processes involved in distributing alternative investments to individuals. It discussed shared ownership records, subscription and servicing workflows, settlement, collateral use and possible portfolio customisation. It also distinguished improvements in recordkeeping from the separate need for buyers and incentives to create liquidity. Its forecast was a proposed industry opportunity, not a realised result or an achievement attributed to Sharma personally.

This written record provides professional context for the June panel's distribution theme.