9:00 AM

9:15 AM

Opening Impulse: Blockchain and Privacy - Friends or Foes?

Prof. Dr. Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Main Stage

9:15 AM

11:30 AM

BLOCK A: Next Chapter of Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Markets
Main Stage

9:15 AM

10:00 AM

Panel Discussions: Building the Future - Institutional-Grade Crypto Products and Regulatory-Compliant DLT Infrastructure

Moderator: Victoria Gago

European Blockchain Convention

Eric Viohl

Crypto Finance

Theodore Rozencwajg

D2X

Dr. Jörg Howein

Finoa

Adriano Bertini

Ledger Enterprise

Marco Bodewein

Bullish

Main Stage

10:00 AM

10:25 AM

Fireside Chat: Growing Role of Derivatives in the Crypto Market

Moderator: Sven Wagenknecht

BTC ECHO

Shannon Kurtas

Kraken

Main Stage

10:25 AM

10:45 AM

Keynote: MiCA, DORA, and the Impact of Regulation - Key Considerations for Banks and Brokers

Stuart Petersen

Wyden

Main Stage

10:45 AM

11:30 AM

Panel Discussion: Evolution of Crypto Market Infrastructure with Influx of Institutional Players

Moderator: Wolfgang Männel

Blockchain Founders Capital

Laurent Marochini

Standard Chartered Bank

Andy Flury

Wyden

Clarisse Hagege

Dfns

Stephanie Hurry

Boerse Stuttgart Digital

Main Stage

11:30 AM

1:05 PM

BLOCK B: Digital Assets - Trading & Settlement
Main Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

​Keynote: Stablecoins, Tokenized Deposits, CBDCs – Which One Will Prevail?

Cristiano Ventricelli

Moody's Ratings

Main Stage

11:50 AM

12:20 PM

Fireside Chat​: Privacy, Security, and Scale - The Future of Tokenized Capital Markets in 2025 and Beyond

Moderator: Elise Soucie Watts

GDF

Dr. Bernhard Elsner

Canton Network

Clarisse Hagege

Dfns

Main Stage

12:20 PM

1:05 PM

Panel Discussion: Tokenized Securities - From Issuance to Trading, the Next Chapter

Moderator: Maximilian Rösgen

ECOTA

Susanne Reinhold

UBS

Jürgen Hofbauer

Taurus

Luis Nacarino

Santander

Marat Faritov

Moody's Ratings

James Harris

Zodia Custody

Main Stage

1:05 PM

2:00 PM

Lunch Break
Main Stage

2:00 PM

2:35 PM

Startup Pitches - Hosted by CV VC & Blockchain Founders Group

Janis Aguilar

CV VC

Sarah Gottwald

Blockchain Founders Group

Philipp Schulden

Rudy Capital

Gregory Andrews

Tata-iMali

Jakob Sievers

Valuya

Assaf Ben Or

Greeneum

Main Stage

2:35 PM

4:15 PM

BLOCK C: Next Generation of Financial Markets Infrastructure - CBDCs
Main Stage

2:35 PM

3:10 PM

Keynote: The Global Retail Central Bank Digital Currency Landscape

John Kiff

Kiffmeister Consulting

Main Stage

3:10 PM

3:30 PM

Keynote: Retail Central Bank Electronic Money - A Decade-long Journey

Ulrich Bindseil

European Central Bank

Main Stage

3:30 PM

4:15 PM

Panel Discussion: CBDCs in Europe – Challenges, Opportunities and Outlook

Moderator: Martin Hock

FAZ PRO Finanzen

John Kiff

Kiffmeister Consulting

Ulrich Bindseil

European Central Bank

Dr. Wolfram Seidemann

Giesecke+Devrient

Julien Donnet

SDX

Jens Paulsen

Deloitte

Main Stage

4:20 PM

5:25 PM

BLOCK D: Scaling DLT-based Markets
Main Stage

4:20 PM

4:40 PM

Keynote: Lessons Learned from ECB Trials - How to Scale DLT-Based Markets in 2025?

Jonathan Leßmann

SWIAT

Main Stage

4:40 PM

5:25 PM

Panel Discussion: The Road Ahead to a Holistic DLT-Ecosystem – Discussing wCBDC, Interoperability, Secondary Markets & More

Moderator: Coen ter Wal

afme

Julien Clausse

BNP Paribas

Tim Armbruster

KfW

Lidia Kurt

BX Digital

Basak Toprak

J.P. Morgan

Ivica Aračić

SWIAT

Main Stage

5:25 PM

6:30 PM

BLOCK E: Next Generation of Financial Markets Infrastructure - Tokenized Securities
Main Stage

5:25 PM

5:45 PM

Keynote: Avoiding Pitfalls when Tokenizing Real World Assets

Dr. Johannes Schweifer

CoreLedger

Main Stage

5:45 PM

6:30 PM

Panel Discussion: From ECB Trials to Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) - How DLT is Revolutionizing Trading and Settlement? (EU & UK View)

Moderator: Benjamin Schaub

intas.tech

Christian Forma

WIBank

Viktor Banh

Deka

Max Heinzle

21X

Wee Ming Choon

Ava Labs

Michael Thomas

Hogan Lovells

Main Stage

6:40 PM

7:05 PM

Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research - Welcome Address & Award Ceremony

Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Joachim Lauterbach

WM Gruppe

Main Stage

7:05 PM

7:30 PM

Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research - Panel Discussion on "Smart Banks"

Moderator: Dr. Detlef Fechtner

Börsen Zeitung

Dr. Maxi Günnewig

University of Bonn

Prof. Dr. Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Piero Cipollone

European Central Bank

Jana Ringwald

Prosecutor General's Office Frankfurt am Main (ZIT)

Main Stage

7:30 PM

7:35 PM

Closing Remarks

Prof. Dr. Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Main Stage