9:00 AM

9:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Impulse

Prof. Dr. Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School Blockchain Center

Main Stage

9:15 AM

10:00 AM

Panel Discussion: Institutional-Grade Trading, Staking, Lending & more - What is Next in Europe?

Moderator: Michael Wutzke

Finance Loop

Eric Viohl

Crypto Finance

Theodore Rozencwajg

D2X

Speaker TBA (GK8 by Galaxy)

Main Stage

10:00 AM

10:25 AM

Fireside Chat: Growing Role of Derivatives in the Crypto Market – Will Derive Volume Supersede Spot?

Speaker TBA

Main Stage

10:25 AM

10:45 AM

Keynote: MiCAR, DORA, and the Future of Digital Asset Trading: What Banks and Brokers Must Know

Andy Flury

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

Main Stage

11:30 AM

11:50 AM

Keynote: Crypto, Token, Currencies - How to Align Technology with Legal Requirements?

Jürgen Hofbauer

Taurus

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

James Harris

Zodia Custody

Main Stage

1:05 PM

1:50 PM

Lunch Break
Main Stage

1:50 PM

2:20 PM

Startup Pitches - Hosted by CV VC & Blockchain Founders Group

Janis Aguilar

CV VC

Sarah Gottwald

Blockchain Founders Group

Main Stage

2:20 PM

2:55 PM

Keynote: Title TBA

John Kiff

Main Stage

2:55 PM

3:15 PM

Keynote: Title TBA

Ulrich Bindseil

European Central Bank

Main Stage

3:15 PM

4:00 PM

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

Moderator: TBA

John Kiff

Ulrich Bindseil

European Central Bank

Speaker TBA

Main Stage

4:00 PM

4:20 PM

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

Jonathan Leßmann

SWIAT

Main Stage

4:20 PM

5:05 PM

Panel Discussion: The Road Ahead – Discussing wCBDC, Interoperability, Secondary Markets & More

Moderator: Coen ter Wal

afme

Julien Clausse

BNP Paribas

Tim Armbruster

KfW

Speaker TBA

Dr. Timo Reinschmidt

SWIAT

Main Stage

5:05 PM

5:25 PM

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

Cristiano Ventricelli

Moody's

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: Tokenized Securities - What to Expect in 2025?

Moderator: Victoria Gago

European Blockchain Convention

Volker Braunberger

FUNDSONCHAIN

Michael Duttlinger

Cashlink

Dr. Matthias Hirtschulz

d-fine

Stephanie Hurry

Boerse Stuttgart Digital

Main Stage

6:30 PM

6:50 PM

Philipp Sandner Award in Digital Finance Research

Prof. Dr. Nils Steiglitz

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Joachim Lauterbach

WM Gruppe

Main Stage

6:50 PM

7:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Prof. Dr. Co-Pierre Georg

Frankfurt School Blockchain Center

Main Stage