Crypto Stratagies Have Been Now Developed by Fund Managers

DigiAssets 24th / 25th May 2023 – The Institutional Digital Assets Conference for Asset Managers / Private Banks & Hedge Funds, QE II Centre London.

The DigiAssets conference provide the perfect opportunity for institutional market participants to explore the latest and greatest innovations in the fast-evolving digital assets market.

  • Leveraging the latest trading protocols and tools to build a successful digital asset trading strategy
  • Navigating the fragmented digital assets marketplace to source quality liquidity
  • Tokenizing and trading traditional assets on the blockchain to minimise counterparty risk and reduce transaction costs
  • Implementing robust and secure digital asset custody services
  • Staying on top of the latest capital markets regulatory and policy developments for digital assets and DLT

Aaron Joined the biggest institutional digital assets conference to gain practical insights on digital assets trading strategies, see agenda below :

Wednesday 24th May 2023

Accelerating Adoption of Digital Assets by Traditional Financial Institution

9:00 am - 9:25 am

UK Ministerial Interview: The policy vision for the future: What is the UK Government's approach to building a global hub for crypto and digital assets to help accelerate institutional adoption?

Andrew Griffith - Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, UK Parliament

Dr Lisa Cameron - MP and Chair, Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group, UK Parliament

Ian Taylor - Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

9:25 am - 9:55 am

Asset Allocator Panel: Insights into investor appetite: How are asset owners evaluating risk vs reward in digital asset investing, and what advancements in regulation and institutional-grade solutions do investors need to see to become active players in the market?

Elena Marola-Bonthond - Chief Investment Officer, CERN Pension Fund

Sam Diedrich - Managing Director, Head of Absolute Return and Credit, Partners Capital

Sam Tufts - Head of New Assets, Phoenix Group

Jane Buchan - CEO, Martlet Asset Management

9:55 am - 10:35 am

Fund Manager Panel: Examining fund manager strategies: What investment and trading approaches are fund managers deploying and how are they assessing the risk and return of crypto and digital products to deliver on client demands?

Jasmine Burgess - COO/ CRO, Coinbase Asset Management

Michael Hall - Founder Partner & CIO, Nickel Digital Asset Management

Nikita Fadeov - Partner & Head, Fasanara Digital

Dr Gonia Diamond - CEO and Co-Founder, Minerva Advisory Group

10:35 am - 10:55 am

Institutional Provider Keynote Interview: Building confidence in digital asset investments: What new services are traditional players developing to provide institutional-grade solutions and enable buy side to access this burgeoning market?

David Mercer - CEO, LMAX Group

Anna Irrera - Senior Editor, Bloomberg News

Assessing the Future of Digital Asset Infrastructure & Liquidity 

11:25 am - 12:05 pm

(Off the record) Tokenisation Panel: Exploring tokenisation opportunities: How can you leverage blockchain technology to gain access to liquidity in traditionally illiquid assets, drive faster settlement and lower costs?

Russell Barlow - Global Head of Alternatives, abrdn

Laurence Arnold - Head of Innovation Management and Strategic Initiatives, AXA Investment Management

Victor Jung - Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets, Hamilton Lane

Luke Brereton - Senior Vice President, State Street Digital

James Courtenay-Chairman, Obligate

Ian Taylor - Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

12:05 pm - 12:30 pm

Institutional Provider Interview: Promoting a robust, transparent and efficient market: What are the latest developments in the digital assets ecosystem to help create safe, secure and liquid markets that will be accessible to buy side firms and financial institutions?

Valerie Noel - Head of Trading, Syz Group

Simon Forster - Global Co-Head Digital Assets, TP ICAP

Claire Bridel - COO, Liquidnet

Tobin McComas - Vice President, Development & Member Services, Chamber of Digital Commerce

12:05 pm - 12:30 pm

Institutional Provider Interview: Promoting a robust, transparent and efficient market: What are the latest developments in the digital assets ecosystem to help create safe, secure and liquid markets that will be accessible to buy side firms and financial institutions?

Valerie Noel - Head of Trading, Syz Group

Simon Forster - Global Co-Head Digital Assets, TP ICAP

Claire Bridel - COO, Liquidnet

Tobin McComas - Vice President, Development & Member Services, Chamber of Digital Commerce

12:30 pm - 1:10 pm

DigiAssets Liquidity & Execution Panel: Accessing efficient liquidity in digital assets: How can you overcome market fragmentation challenges to source deep liquidity while maintaining anonymity and minimising market impact?

Jenna Wright - Managing Director, LMAX Digital

Thomas Restout - CEO, EMEA, B2C2

Jonathan Chan - Head of Business Development, Wintermute

Andy Mosson - Head of Sales, Bitpanda Pro

Julia Streets - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

Exploring New Frontiers in Financial Innovation

1:10 pm - 1:40 pm

CBDC & Stablecoin Panel: An update on the latest CBDC pilot scheme developments: How will these digital currencies boost liquidity, pricing and settlement efficiencies?

Thomas Moser - Alternate Member of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank

Adeline Bachellerie - Head of Digital Currency and Innovation, Banque de France

Jannah Patchay-Founding Member & Policy Lead, Digital Pound Foundation

Myles McGuinness - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Markets Standards Board

Confarence Track

TRACK A - DigiAssets Trading Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Julia Streets, Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

On- Exchange Liquidity Provision Panel: Examining the on-exchange market: How can you best seek efficient liquidity in the regulated digital assets market to gain exposure via safe products whilst minimising your counterparty risk?

Wilhelm Roth - Chief Executive Officer, Icoinic Capital

Tim Bevan - Founder & Co-CEO, ETC Group

Michael Higgins - Global Head of Business Development, Hidden Road

Eva Szalay - Cross Asset Reporter, Bloomberg

TRACK A - DigiAssets Trading Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Julia Streets, Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm

OTC Derivatives Crypto Interview: Exploring the OTC Crypto Market: How can you efficiently access OTC liquidity and execution to reduce slippage and to simplify your workflow?

Vladimir Vishnevskiy - Director- Digital Assets, St. Gotthard Wealth AG

Julia Streets - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

TRACK A - DigiAssets Trading Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Julia Streets, Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

Front-office Technology Panel: In- house vs third party: How can you best review the different execution technology options and how can you integrate it seamlessly into your existing workflow?

Christoph Hock - Head of Multi-Asset Trading, Union Investments

Jean-Marc Bonnefous - Managing Partner, Tellurian Capital Management

Usman Nacom - Global Head of Derivative Sales and Agency Trading, Coinbase

Julia Streets - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

TRACK B - Post Trade & Technology Stage - Stage Chair: David Easthope, Head of Fintech, Market Structure and Technology, Coalition Greenwich

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

Risk Framework Panel: How can you build a robust framework to enable you to effectively identify the risks in the digital assets' ecosystem?

Alexandre Loreau - Chief Risk Officer, Bastion Asset Management

Admiro Chatiza - Managing Director, Head of Operational Due Diligence, Forteus

Barnali Biswal - CIO, Atitlan Asset Management

Olga Romanova - Head of Operational Due Diligence, Aaro Capital

James Delaney - Director, Government Affairs, Alternative Investment Management Association

TRACK B - Post Trade & Technology Stage - Stage Chair: David Easthope, Head of Fintech, Market Structure and Technology, Coalition Greenwich

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm

DigiAsset Custody Panel: To self- custody or not to self-custody: What is the right approach to digital asset custody for your firm?

Colin Lambert - IT Service Desk & IT Training, Unigestion

Katie Kirts - Director, Global Technology, New York Life Investments

George Zarya - Founder & CEO, BEQUANT

Mike Milner - Head of Sales, EMEA, Copper

James Delaney - Director, Government Affairs, Alternative Investment Management Association

TRACK B - Post Trade & Technology Stage- Stage Chair: David Easthope, Head of Fintech, Market Structure and Technology, Coalition Greenwich

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

Settlement Process Interview: How can you build an infrastructure roadmap to develop blockchain technology that will drive the optimisation of your settlement process and streamline reconciliation?

Laurence Arnold - Head of Innovation Management and Strategic Initiatives, AXA Investment Management

Anna Irrera - Senior Editor, Bloomberg News

TRACK C - Advanced DigiAssets Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Ian Taylor, Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG UK & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

Advanced Tokenisation Interview: **CHATHAM HOUSE RULE** Exploring the business case of tokenised private equity: How can you leverage blockchain technology to tokenise private equity funds to improve transparency and drive efficiencies?

Victor Jung - Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets, Hamilton Lane

Doug Brooks - Senior Advisor, XDC Network

Ian Taylor - Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

TRACK C - Advanced DigiAssets Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Ian Taylor, Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG UK & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm

Liquid Staking Panel: Exploring liquid staking protocols: How do the economics of 'Proof of Stake' work and how can you balance the benefits and potential drawbacks?

Romain Braud - Director of Digital Assets, Arab Bank

Lex Sokolin - Chief Cryptoeconomics Officer, Consensys

Jordi Alexander - Chief Investment Officer, Solini Capital

Keith Bear - Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

TRACK C - Advanced DigiAssets Strategies Stage Stage Chair: Ian Taylor, Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG UK & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm

Yield-Generation Strategies Panel: What are the latest DeFi concepts and open-source liquidity protocols to help you generate yield and new trading strategies?

Samed Bouaynaya - Portfolio Manager Digital Assets Fund, Altana Wealth

Keith Bear - Fellow, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

Integrating Digital Assets into Traditional Institution 

4:40 pm - 5:20 pm

DigiAssets Trading Infrastructure Panel: Demystifying the technology infrastructure options: How can you implement the right technology frameworks, operational processes and partnerships to support the trading, clearing and settlement of digital assets? (Off the record)

Blue Macellari - Head of Digital Assets Strategy, T. Rowe Price

Krzysztof Wierzchows - Vice President, Securities Services, Franklin Templeton

Jean-Marc Bonnefous - Managing Partner, Tellurian Capital Management

Simon Barnby - Chief Marketing Officer, Archax

Tongtong Gong - COO & Co-founder, Amberdata

Justina Lee - Cross-asset Reporter, Bloomberg

5:20 pm - 5:40 pm

Investment & Portfolio Theory Talk: How can you build a robust understanding of the value, return and risk drivers of digital assets to deliver greater returns and portfolio diversification benefits?

Sui Chung - Chief Executive Officer, CF Benchmarks

5:40 pm - 6:05 pm

C-Suite Interview: Innovating traditional institutional business models: What are the requirements of established institutional investors when assessing the key business considerations for building a blockchain and digital assets strategy?

Lisa Scott-Smith - Managing Director, Digital Business, Millennium Global Investments, and CEO, Sonar Digital

Angela Maragkopoulou - Chief Operating Officer, DWS Group

Jane Buchan - CEO, Martlet Asset Management

Thursday 25th May 2023

The Trends Reshaping the Investment Management Industry

9:05 am - 9:30 am

DigiAssets Outlook Keynote Interview: How will digital assets shape the future of the investment management industry and how can traditional institutions best prepare to stay ahead of the curve?

Robert Crossley - Vice President of Industry Advisory Services, EMEA & APAC, Franklin Templeton

Ian Taylor - Head of Crypto and Digital Assets, KPMG & Board Advisor to CryptoUK

Exploring the Macroeconomics Impact on the Digital Assets Market

9:30 am - 9:55 am

Macroeconomic Outlook Interview: Assessing macroeconomic conditions: How have global macro events, geopolitical conflicts and rising inflation impacted the performance and liquidity of crypto during turbulent times?

Jurrien Timmer - Director of Global Macro, Fidelity Investments

Charles-Henry Monchau - Chief Investment Officer, Syz Group

Wilhelm Roth - Chief Executive Officer, Icoinic Capital

9:55 am - 10:35 am

Investment Thesis Panel: The role of digital assets in portfolio construction: How can you integrate digital assets into your portfolio to help deliver diversification benefits and greater returns?

Jasmine Burgess - COO/ CRO, Coinbase Asset Management

Michael Wee - Co-founder and Partner, Portage Web3 Fund

Yves Choueifaty - President, TOBAM Asset Management

Carl Szantyr - Managing Partner, CEO, Blockstone Capital

Eva Szalay - Cross Asset Reporter, Bloomberg

Integrating Digital Assets into your Technology Infrastructure 

10:35am - 11:15am

Blockchain & DLT Interview: Exploring the benefits of blockchain and DLT: What are the use cases of these technologies in the asset management and financial services sector and how can you leverage them to deliver better outcomes for your investors?

David Read - Director of Emerging Technology Innovation, Invesco

Marita McGinley - Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Schroders

Luc Froahlich - Global Head of Digital Assets Solutions, Fidality Intarnational

Zack Michaslson - Senior Director, Publicis Sapiont

Justin La - Cross. asset Reporter, Bloomberg

11:45 am - 12:25 pm

Workflow Integration Panel: Exploring workflow requirements: How can you leverage the latest workflow tools and liquidity aggregators to streamline your digital assets execution and bolster your trading capabilities?

Terence Schofield - Head of Digital Assets Technology, Point72

Valerie Noel - Head of Trading, Syz Group

Julia Streets - Founder & CEO, Streets Consulting

12:25 pm - 12:45 pm

Institutional Provider Keynote Interview: Scaling digital assets- An interview with Tom Jessop, President of Fidelity Digital Assets

Tom Jessop - President, Fidelity Digital Assets

Anatoly Crachilov - Founding Partner & CEO, Nickel Digital Asset Management

Building a Progressive Policy and Regulatory Framework 

12:45 pm - 1:25 pm

Regulatory Panel: Exploring the regulatory environment for digital assets and DLT: How are regulators balancing investor protection and market integrity whilst enabling technology innovation and institutional digital asset adoption?

Hester Peirce - Commissioner, U.S Securities Exchange Commission

Kristin Johnson - Commissioner, CFTC

Helen Boyd - Head of Capital Markets, FCA

Jerome Reboul - Managing Director of the Regulatory Policy and International Affair, AMF

Brian Quintenz - Head of Policy, a16z crypto

Myles McGuinness - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Markets Standards Board

Building a Progressive Policy and Regulatory Framework 

DigiAssets Regulatory - Roundtable

2:20 pm - 3:10 pm

Exploring the regulatory approach across different jurisdictions, with a focus on the US, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK

Myles McGuinness - Chief Executive Officer, Financial Markets Standards Board

Christopher Rich - General Counsel, Financial Markets Standards Board

Implementing a Robust Data and Compliance Strategy

3:05 pm - 3:30 pm

Crypto Data Interview: How can you access, store and analyse reliable data to build a clear market view that will inform trading strategies?

Shawn Douglass - CEO & Co-founder, Amberdata

Anna Irrora - Senior Editor, Bloomberg News

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

AML & KYC Interview: How do you need to modify your KYC and AML processes to ensure they are fit for purpose in the digital assets ecosystem?

Daniel Schmid - Head of Compliance, Syz Private Banking

Virginie O'Shea - Founder, Firebrand Research

James Hopegood - Director of Asset Management Regulation, AIMA