European Blockchain Convention

EBC12 moves to a new premium venue in Barcelona. This September, European Blockchain Convention moves to the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona. And this is more than a venue update. The digital asset industry is entering a more institutional phase. The conversations are changing. The audience is changing. The expectations are changing. So the environment should change too. Monumental architecture. Private gardens. Open-air terraces. A five-star hotel directly attached to the venue. But the real point is not the building. It is what the building makes possible. A better setting for senior meetings. A smoother experience for delegates. More space for private conversations. Less friction between the hotel, the venue and The Deal Floor. Wake up at the official event hotel. Walk through the garden. Arrive at your first 1:1 meeting in minutes. No taxis. No transfers. No wasted time. EBC12 is being built around access, business conversations and the people shaping the next stage of digital assets in Europe. The right room changes everything. And this September, that room is in Barcelona. 16–17 September 2026 Palau de Congressos de Catalunya Secure your Early Bird pass: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block… Explore sponsorship opportunities: eblockchainconvention.com/sponsors-ebc12/

EBC12 Speaker: Colin Payne | Head of Innovation | @TheFCA Colin Payne leads innovation at the FCA, driving the AI Lab, Sandboxes, and TechSprint Programme. He also chairs the Global Financial Innovation Network, a collaborative body convening over 90 national regulators to advance responsible financial innovation across borders. Before joining the FCA, he was Senior Director at PwC delivering national payment strategies and digital asset initiatives with Central Banks across the GCC, with earlier Partner and EVP positions at EY and Capgemini and an early tenure at Apple working with Steve Jobs. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

📣 Panel: Crypto Yield Strategies - Staking, Lending, and Beyond As digital assets become more integrated into the broader financial landscape, yield strategies continue to evolve across centralized and decentralized markets. At #NBC2026, this panel brings together industry perspectives to explore the evolving role of yield strategies and the developments shaping the future of digital assets. We look forward to hearing from: ⭐ Graham Cooke - Founder & CEO @bravaxyz ⭐ Danny Bailey - Head of EMEA Sales @BlockdaemonHQ ⭐ Giovanni Ruggiero - EMEA Business Development Lead @Figment_io ⭐ Oskars Jepsis (@OskarsJepsis) - CEO at deploi ⭐ Victoria Gago(@Victoria_AGago) - Co-founder & Co-CEO @EBlockchainCon 🎟️ Just 2 weeks to go - join the conversations shaping the future of digital finance, blockchain infrastructure, and regulation: nordicblockchain.com/conference-2026

EBC12 Speaker: Julian Sawyer | CEO | @ZodiaCustody Julian Sawyer's career spans over three decades across financial services and digital assets, from co-founding Starling Bank to executive roles at Gemini and Bitstamp. He now serves as CEO of Zodia Custody, committed to providing institutional-grade custody solutions to the digital asset market. Zodia Custody holds MiCA licences across Europe, with products and services exclusively available to institutional investors, spanning cold storage custody, off-exchange settlement, and broader digital asset infrastructure across major global markets. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Brian McNulty | General Partner | Lingfeng Capital Brian McNulty is a serial fintech entrepreneur with multiple exits, and now serves as General Partner at Lingfeng Capital, leading the Digital Venture Fund, the first tokenised venture capital fund launched on LSEG's Digital Markets Infrastructure platform in partnership with Archax. The DVF is a regulated, multi-chain tokenised fund targeting early-stage fintech and digital infrastructure companies, designed to give both traditional and digital-native investors access to the same venture strategy. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Peter Hubli | Head Digital Asset Solutions | Zuercher Kantonalbank Since 2020, Peter Hubli has been responsible for DLT and digital asset implementation at Zuercher Kantonalbank, leading the bank's onboarding to SIX Digital Exchange and participating in the Swiss National Bank's Helvetia Project. Zuercher Kantonalbank is one of Switzerland's leading universal banks, with CHF 498 billion in assets under management and total client assets of CHF 579 billion. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Sam Gaer (@samg67) | CIO, Digital Assets | @monarq_mgmt Sam Gaer led the $9 billion NYMEX and CME merger as CIO and CEO of NYMEX Europe, served as CIO at FINRA, and founded Katana Financial, one of the world's largest VIX traders and among the first market makers for CME Bitcoin and Ethereum futures. He now serves as CIO of the Directional Strategy at Monarq Asset Management, overseeing discretionary and systematic strategies across digital assets. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Keisuke Kimura | Vice President | @JCBA_org Japan is reclassifying crypto assets as financial instruments under its securities law, one of the most significant regulatory shifts in its digital asset history. Keisuke Kimura leads national policy and regulatory advocacy at the JCBA, the country's primary industry association for digital assets. He brings executive experience from SMBC Nikko and Kraken Japan, with deep expertise in FIEA compliance and VASP operations. He also serves as Venture Partner at Onigiri Capital and CEO of Wakyodo, supporting global firms entering the Japanese market. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 | Buy-Side Breakfast by @Bitwise_Europe A curated institutional gathering with allocators, banks, asset managers, family offices and senior digital asset decision-makers. “From AI to IA: Institutional Adoption — The major forces shaping the crypto landscape.” Featuring Bradley Duke (@BradleyDuke_), Head of Europe at Bitwise. Private room. Senior audience. Limited access. Apply for Buy-Side Breakfast access: eblockchainconvention.com/buy-side-break…

EBC12 Speaker: Philipp Wagner | Head of Digital Assets | @dwpbank Philipp Wagner leads digital assets and tokenization at dwpbank, heading wpNex, the firm's digital asset platform enabling over 1,200 banks across Germany to offer regulated digital asset trading. dwpbank manages €2.2 trillion in assets under custody and is the securities processing partner of choice for approximately two thirds of all banks in Germany. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Robby Yung (@viewfromHK) | CEO, Investments | @animocabrands Robby Yung leads investments at Animoca Brands, one of the most active investors in digital assets and Web3 with a portfolio of over 540 companies and total assets valued at approximately $4.3 billion. He also serves as CEO of The Sandbox, the leading Web3 interactive entertainment platform, as Animoca pursues a Nasdaq listing through a reverse merger with Currenc Group. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #ticket" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Tommaso Mancuso | President & CIO | @3iq_corp Tommaso Mancuso spent over two decades managing capital across hedge funds, multi-asset, and fund of funds platforms, including managing allocations exceeding $3.5 billion at Pioneer Alternative Investments and leading Hermes BPK's $2.5 billion fund of hedge funds platform. He later co-founded Shikuma Capital, a global macro hedge fund. He now serves as President and CIO of 3iQ, one of Canada's pioneering regulated digital asset managers and the firm behind North America's first major exchange-listed Bitcoin and Ether funds. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

DAF is going to New York. @DAF_Global is EBC’s institutional format, built for the capital, infrastructure, and policy side of the digital asset market. On November 13, Digital Assets Forum launches its first US edition in the financial capital of the world. 800 senior participants. One focused day. A sharper format for the institutional side of digital assets. DAF New York is being built for asset managers, allocators, banks, family offices, market infrastructure leaders, policy voices, and digital asset companies working on the questions that now matter: Where is capital moving? Which products are becoming investable? Who is building the infrastructure? Which counterparties are credible? What happens next? DAF started in London. Now it crosses the Atlantic. Early access is open. Secure your place by the end of May with a 10% launch discount on tickets and sponsorships. 🎟️ Use code DAFNYC-LAUNCH at checkout for passes: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/digital-assets…

EBC12 Speaker: Karl-Martin Ahrend (@KarlAhrend) | Co-Founder | @areta_io Five years at Blackstone's Private Equity Group, with earlier roles at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. Karl-Martin Ahrend co-founded Areta in 2022, building it into a digital asset M&A advisor with over $1 billion in cumulative deal volume. Mandates include Breakout's sale to Kraken, the sale of Easy Crypto, and the sell-side processes for Etherscan's and CoinGecko's first acquisitions. 🎟️Meet the market in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

DAF is going to New York. On November 13, Digital Assets Forum launches its first US edition in the financial capital of the world. 700 senior participants. One focused day. A sharper format for the institutional side of digital assets. DAF New York is being built for asset managers, allocators, banks, family offices, market infrastructure leaders, policy voices, and digital asset companies working on the questions that now matter: Where is capital moving? Which products are becoming investable? Who is building the infrastructure? Which counterparties are credible? What happens next? DAF started in London. Now it crosses the Atlantic. Early access is open. Secure your place by the end of May with a 10% launch discount on tickets and sponsorships. 🎟️ Use code DAFNYC-LAUNCH at checkout for passes: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/digital-assets…

EBC12 Speaker: Marco Santori (@msantoriESQ) | CEO | @Solmate Cooley LLP. Blockchain .com. Kraken. Pantera Capital. Marco Santori has spent his career at the intersection of digital asset law and financial infrastructure, inventing the SAFT Framework and helping structure some of the industry's best-performing treasuries. He now leads Solmate, a Nasdaq-listed Solana digital asset treasury and infrastructure company that raised $300 million from ARK Invest, the Solana Foundation, and RockawayX. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: David Calabaza (@dcalabaza) | Digital Assets Specialist | Securities Services at BNP Paribas With over 20 years in international securities services, David Calabaza works as a Digital Assets Specialist for Securities Services at BNP Paribas, with a background spanning fund tokenization, digital custody, and stablecoins. He brings that experience to BNP Paribas - Securities Services, a leading global custodian providing multi-asset post-trade and asset servicing solutions to buy-side and sell-side market participants, corporates and issuers. BNP Paribas is the sole European custodian in the global top 5 with USD 16.7 trillion assets under custody. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Christoph Hock | Head of Tokenisation & Digital Assets | Union Investment Christoph Hock leads tokenisation and digital assets at Union Investment, one of Germany's largest asset managers with €525 billion in AuM, defining the strategy for integrating assets on-chain and cash on-chain as the foundation for next generation financial markets. His career spans 25 years across J.P. Morgan, Barclays Bank, and Union Investment, and his industry mandate extends further: Chair of the EFAMA Tokenisation Taskforce, member of the ECB Pontes Market Contact Group, ICMA Board member and Chair of the DLT Bonds Working Group, and Co-Chair of the Eurex Exchange Council. Meet the market in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Immo Garlichs (@igarlichs) | Product Manager Digital Assets & Currencies | @DeutscheBank Immo Garlichs drives the integration of blockchain-based solutions at Deutsche Bank, focused on the tokenization of financial instruments and tokenized money for corporate and institutional clients. Deutsche Bank has been actively building its digital assets infrastructure, with blockchain bond issuances already completed and crypto custody services launching in 2026. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Kim Hochfeld | Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Cash, Securities Lending and Digital Assets | @StateStreet Kim Hochfeld brings two decades of institutional cash and liquidity experience from Morgan Stanley Investment Management, BlackRock, RBS, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers to her role at State Street Investment Management. The firm manages over $5 trillion in assets and launched its Digital Asset Platform in January 2026, positioning itself as infrastructure for the next phase of institutional tokenization. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…