European Blockchain Convention

You don't "do Europe." You do a dozen versions of it. Different counterparties. Different rules. Different rooms. EBC is two days where the market is unusually in one place — so you can compress months of that into 48 hours. Barcelona, Sep 16–17. Early bird open. Tickets + details: eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC 12 Speaker: Dan Held (@danheld) | General Partner | @goasymmetric Dan Held was part of the original 2013 crypto meetup group in San Francisco alongside the founders of Coinbase, Ripple, and Kraken. He co-founded ZeroBlock, acquired by Blockchain .com, and Interchange, acquired by Kraken, before serving as Head of Marketing at Kraken. He now invests in Bitcoin DeFi as General Partner at Asymmetric, and advises major exchanges, wallets, and infrastructure companies on marketing 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: 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…

EBC12 Speaker: Christopher Heymann (@heyochristopher) | Founding Partner | @1kxnetwork Before venture capital, Christopher Heymann spent years building technology companies as a CTO. He co-founded 1kx in 2018, building it into one of the most active early-stage token funds in the market, backed by sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, and family offices. The firm has backed over 150 projects across cryptoeconomic design, governance, and decentralized infrastructure. 1kx does not just provide capital, it embeds itself in the technical and strategic challenges founders face. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Hadi Kabalan | Trustee | Diaspar Holdings Strategic Trust Hadi Kabalan spent over 15 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management managing their award-winning global technology fund, followed by six years building blockchain and securities issuance systems under the UK FCA Sandbox and the Dubai Future Accelerators, including work for Emaar and Dar Al Arkan. His current focus sits on the buy-side of tokenized real world assets and onchain finance. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Varlam Ebanoidze (@varlamebanoidze) | Head of FinTech & SupTech Development | National Bank of Georgia Varlam Ebanoidze leads FinTech and SupTech development at the National Bank of Georgia, responsible for the country's FinTech strategy, Open Finance framework, and regulatory design, with 20 years across banking, risk, and compliance behind him. Georgia is positioning itself as a regional fintech hub along the Middle Corridor, connecting Central Asia and China to Europe. Varlam is building the regulatory infrastructure behind that ambition. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Jasmine Burgess | Chief Risk Officer | @Blockstream Jasmine Burgess held senior risk roles at Macquarie Bank, Prologue Capital, and Brevan Howard before serving as COO and CRO at Coinbase Asset Management, where she also led tokenization and infrastructure projects. She now serves as Chief Risk Officer at Blockstream Capital Partners, building institutional infrastructure around Bitcoin. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Viktor Maier | Legal Counsel | Baader Bank Viktor Maier was part of the internal legal team that helped Baader Bank secure its MiCAR licence from BaFin, among the first granted in Germany and Europe. As Legal Counsel in the Group Legal department, he advises on crypto regulation and capital markets transactions. Baader Bank is responsible for the pricing of over 800,000 financial instruments as a market maker, with operations spanning capital markets, brokerage, and fund services. The market meets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Jeff Lunglhofer (@JLunglhofer) | Chief Information Security Officer | @coinbase At BNY Mellon, Jeff Lunglhofer built and led a 500-person global cybersecurity programme. He now serves as CISO at Coinbase, responsible for cyber strategy, operations, and trust and safety across retail and institutional businesses, including web3 and DeFi security. Coinbase is the world's largest crypto custodian, with over $516 billion in total assets on platform and an 80% custody share of crypto ETF 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: Patrick Barrett | Co-Founder & CEO | @members_cap Patrick Barrett spent nearly two decades as a finance and insurance partner at Morrison Foerster LLP across Tokyo, Berlin, and London, working on cross-border insurance, asset management, and web3 investments. He now leads MembersCap, a Bermuda-regulated investment manager that tokenises access to the global reinsurance market, listed on Archax. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Basil Al Askari | Founder & CEO | @MidChains_ MidChains was built at the intersection of two things Basil Al Askari understood well: institutional capital and the regulatory infrastructure needed to move it into digital assets. Before founding MidChains, Basil spent time on Mubadala Capital's private equity team and in commercial finance roles at GE Capital across the UAE, US, and UK. MidChains is now a VARA-licensed platform backed by Abu Dhabi sovereign funds, built for institutional clients, family offices, and qualified investors. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Simon Seiter | CFO & CPO | @AllUnityStable Simon Seiter leads finance and product at AllUnity, a BaFin-regulated stablecoin issuer backed by DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy, building MiCA-compliant infrastructure for institutional payments, settlement, and treasury operations. Before that, he spent years building regulated digital asset infrastructure at Deutsche Börse Group and Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe, overseeing some of the most significant early licensing milestones in the German digital asset market. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Nick Almond (@DrNickA) | Head of Governance | @jito_sol Nick Almond is the founder of Factory Labs, a DAO-focused research and development firm, and now leads governance at Jito Foundation, the organisation overseeing one of Solana's most consequential infrastructure projects. Jito's MEV-enabled Solana client controls 96% of the network's stake, making it one of the most significant infrastructure layers in the Solana ecosystem. Designing governance structures at that scale is the challenge Nick is now building for. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16-17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Torsten Hunke | General Counsel, Managing Director | @vaneck_eu Every major digital asset product that reaches institutional investors does so through a legal and governance framework that took years to build. Torsten Hunke has been the architect of VanEck's European legal, compliance, and governance structures since 2014, including its UCITS crypto and blockchain product platform. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Anna Dinescu | Partner | @HilbertCapital Anna Dinescu co-founded Liberty Road Capital in 2020, building it to $110 million in AuM before its acquisition by Hilbert Group in late 2024. She now serves as Partner at Hilbert Capital, a quantitative digital asset manager listed on Nasdaq First North. Her background spans leadership roles at Ernst & Young and Oracle, with expertise across risk management, capital strategy, and business development. Secure your place at EBC12 Barcelona, September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC12 Speaker: Dovile Silenskyte (@DSilenskyteWT) | Director, Digital Assets Research | @WisdomTreeFunds Former index equity product strategist at BlackRock, Dovile Silenskyte now leads digital assets research at WisdomTree. The firm was the first established asset manager to launch physically backed crypto ETPs in Europe, with an ETP range now surpassing $50 billion in AuM. She covers the full picture: from portfolio allocation and market structure to the product and client intelligence that shapes how professional investors approach 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: Anatoly Crachilov | CEO & Founding Partner | Nickel Digital Asset Management Before co-founding Nickel Digital in 2019, Anatoly Crachilov was with the investment management divisions of Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan in London. He took that experience and applied it where the market needed it most. Nickel Digital is an FCA-regulated quant hedge fund specialising in market-neutral strategies, serving institutional investors who need rigorous, risk-managed exposure to 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: Michael Ashby | CEO | AlgoQuant Michael Ashby spent 15 years across some of the most demanding institutional environments in finance, from Ziff Brothers and Thunderbird Partners through to Meraki Global Advisors and Point72. He now leads AlgoQuant as CEO, where the firm runs a quantitative multimanager platform, managing internal capital and allocating to external managers in digital assets. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 - 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC 12 Speaker: Stani Kulechov (@StaniKulechov) | Founder & CEO |@aave Stani Kulechov launched one of the first DeFi applications ever built in 2017. He has kept building through every cycle since. Aave now holds the largest position in DeFi lending by a significant margin, a balance sheet that would rank it among the top 50 US banks by assets if it were a traditional institution. Join the leaders shaping digital assets in Barcelona on September 16 & 17: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…