February 10, 2020
The Rosewood Hotel, London
DAS: London will be the first London based, institutionally focused event in the digital asset ecosystem.
Designed with financial market professionals in mind, DAS: London will bring together 500+ attendees to speak directly to the financial institutions, asset managers, and blockchain pioneers about the issues most pressing to them.
Topics for this year’s conference include market infrastructure, trading mechanics in exchange and OTC markets, derivatives, exchange-traded products, and perspectives from managers and allocators.
DAS: London Speaker Lineup
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Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer
Non-Executive Director, Board of LSEG, and Sr. Advisor, KPMG's UK Banking Practice
Daniel Masters
Executive Chairman, CoinShares Group
Ioana Surpateanu
Co-Head of European Government Affairs, Innovation Strategy & Advocacy, Citi
Swen Werner
Managing Director, State Street
Kara Kennedy
Custody Business Solutions, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Dotun Rominiyi
Blockchain Strategy, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Pete Najarian
Chief Revenue Officer, BitGo
Martin Garcia
Managing Director & Co-Head of Sales & Trading, Genesis
Chris Tyrer
Head of Fidelity Digital Assets Europe
Mona El Isa
Co-Founder & CEO, Avantgarde Finance Ltd.
Mariana Gomez de la Villa
Distributed Ledger Technology Program Director, ING
Antoni Trenchev
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Nexo
Dmitry Tokarev
CEO, Copper
Simon Seiter
Head of Digital Assets, Deutsche Börse AG
Diana Pires
VP, Institutional Sales, Crypto.com
Demetrios Skalkotos
Global Head of Vault, Ledger
Tom Wilson
EMEA Cryptocurrency Correspondent, Reuters
Pietro Grassano
Business Solutions Director, Europe, Algorand
Stephen Richardson
VP, Product Strategy, Fireblocks
Tim McCourt
MD & Global Head, Equity Products and Alternative Investments, CME Group
Philip Stafford
Editor, FT Trading Room, Financial Times
Chris Aruliah
Banking Relations, Bitstamp
Ryan Weeks
Fintech Correspondent, Financial News
Ivan De lastours
Blockchain Lead, BPI France
William Herkelrath
Chief Revenue Officer, Curv
David Fauchier
CIO, Cambrial Capital
Richard Muirhead
Managing Partner, Fabric Ventures
Ann Sofie Cloots
Slaughter & May Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Jakob Palmstierna
Director of Investments, GSR
Townsend Lansing
Head of Product, CoinShares
James Bennett
CEO, ByteTree
Michael Hall
Chief Investment Officer & Founder, Nickel Digital Asset Management
Michael Ippolito
Co-Founder, BlockWorks Group
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Ari Paul
CIO, BlockTower Capital
CIO, BlockTower Capital
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Agenda
8:00 - 9:00
Welcome Breakfast & Networking
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9:00 - 9:10
Greeting & Welcome
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9:10 - 9:40
Keynote Presentation: CoinShares
Daniel Masters, Executive Chairman, CoinShares
9:40 - 10:20
Panel: Tokenization - Moving Real World Assets Onto The Blockchain
Moderator: Mona El Isa, Co-Founder & CEO, Avantgarde Finance Ltd.
Panelists: Dotun Rominiyi, Blockchain Strategy, Emerging Technologies, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
Simon Seiter, Head of Digital Assets, Deutsche Börse AG
Pietro Grassano, Business Solutions Director, Europe, Algorand
Antoni Trenchev, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Nexo
10:20 - 11:00
Panel: Moving Size - Finding Liquidity In Crypto Markets
Moderator: Tom Wilson, EMEA Crypto Currency Correspondent, Reuters
Panelists: Jakob Palmstierna, Director of Investments, GSR
William Herkelrath, Chief Revenue Officer, Curv
Tim McCourt, Managing Director & Global Head, Equity Products and Alternative Investments, CME Group
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break & Table Tops
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11:30 - 12:00
Fireside Chat: BitGo
Pete Najarian, Chief Revenue Officer, BitGo & Richard Muirhead, Managing Partner, Fabric Ventures
12:00 - 12:40
Panel: Challenges in Market Structure - Regulatory Clarity, Banking and Credit
Moderator: Philip Stafford, Editor, FT Trading Room, Financial Times
Panelists: Ivan De lastours, Blockchain Lead, BPI France
Ioana Surpateanu, Co-Head of European Government Affairs, Innovation Strategy & Advocacy, Citi
Townsend Lansing, Head of Product, CoinShares
Ann Sofie Cloots, Slaughter & May Lecturer, University of Cambridge
12:40 - 14:00
Lunch & Table Tops
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14:00 - 14:40
Panel: The Rise of Prime Brokerage and Its Impact on the Institutional Trading Landscape
Moderator: David Fauchier, CIO, Cambrial Capital
Panelists: Martin Garcia, Managing Director, Genesis Global Trading
Dmitry Tokarev, CEO, Copper
James Bennett, CEO, ByteTree
Michael Hall, CIO & Founder, Nickel Digital Asset Management
14:40 - 15:30
Panel: Custody - What Are Institutional Investors Looking For?
Moderator: Ryan Weeks, Fintech Correspondent, Financial News
Panelists: Swen Werner, Managing Director, State Street
Pete Najarian, Chief Revenue Officer, BitGo
Kara Kennedy, Custody Product Manager, Director, BNY Mellon
Stephen Richardson, VP of Product Strategy, Fireblocks
Demetrios Skalkotos, Global Head of Vault, Ledger
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break & Table Tops
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16:00 - 16:40
Panel: The Old Guard Vs New Blood - How Will Banks Interact With Crypto Markets
Moderator: Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer, Non-Executive Director, Board of LSEG, and Sr. Advisor, KPMG's UK Banking Practice
Panelists: Mariana Gomez de la Villa, Distributed Ledger Technology Program Director, ING
Diana Pires, VP, Institutional Sales, Crypto.com
Christopher Tyrer, Head of Fidelity Digital Assets, Europe
Chris Aruliah, Head of Banking Relations, BitStamp
16:40 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
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17:00 - 18:30
Networking Reception & Table Tops
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