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…

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…

EBC 12 Speaker: Victor Jung | Global Head of Digital Assets | @hamilton_lane Building digitised private markets distribution from the ground up is a specific kind of experience. Victor Jung has it, and now leads digital assets globally at Hamilton Lane, one of the world's largest private markets platforms with over $900 billion in assets under management and supervision. 📍Barcelona, September 16–17. Join the room: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

EBC 12 Speaker: Theo Golden (@TFGolden) | Investment Manager & Tokenisation Lead | @BaillieGifford Baillie Gifford manages over £200 billion in assets. When a firm of that scale builds a tokenisation strategy, it is a structural decision about how capital will move in the future. Theo is the architect of that strategy and co-manager of the Strategic Bond Strategy — operating where traditional fixed income and digital infrastructure meet. Barcelona, September 16–17. Secure your place: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

Bitwise (@Bitwise_Europe) joins European Blockchain Convention 12 as Gold Sponsor. Bitwise is one of the leading crypto ETP issuers in Europe. Regulated, physically backed, and listed across major European exchanges, they bring institutional-grade digital asset exposure to the EBC12 floor. Meet them in Barcelona, 16–17 September: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

What makes EBC the room worth being in? At EBC11, attendees rated overall satisfaction 8.87 out of 10. 81%+ of attendees were decision-makers, with 59% of C-suite attendees being CEOs. EBC brings together the allocators, institutions, and counterparties that Europe's digital asset market runs on — in one place, over 48 hours. 🎟️Early bird tickets for EBC12 are open: #tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">eblockchainconvention.com/european-block…

💬Interview with Katsuya Terai, Deputy Director for Crypto-Assets, Blockchain & Innovation Office at the Financial Services Agency of Japan 📍@DAF_Global 3 London Digital assets are increasingly being treated as investment instruments within portfolios, prompting regulators to reassess frameworks and bring crypto markets closer to traditional financial regulation. “It's been quite, quite an impressive event. I've been talking to lots of people, much more people than I expected.” 🎥Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬 Interview with Thomas A. Mayfield, Head of Decentralized Trust and Identity Solutions at @CardanoFoundation 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Trust infrastructure and digital identity systems are becoming central to how institutions securely interact across blockchain networks. “It's really refreshing to actually have conversations that have real value in the market and have that sort of institutional, I mean, dare I say, the adult in the room kind of feel to the space.” 🎥 Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

The future of finance isn't just being watched — it's being led. By founders, investors, strategists, and industry leaders who bring depth, vision, and expertise to every conversation. At EBC & @DAF_Global, we celebrate the voices shaping this industry every single day.

💬 Interview with Scott Ellam (@BTConlyscott), CEO & Founder at @XCEofficial 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Corporate Bitcoin treasury strategies are increasingly intersecting with traditional operating businesses, with companies exploring ways to align talent incentives, operational growth, and capital market access while accumulating Bitcoin on balance sheets. 🎥 Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬 Interview with Frederik Gregaard (@F_Gregaard), CEO at @Cardano_CF 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Blockchain infrastructure is increasingly becoming a trust layer for emerging technologies, with identity systems, enterprise data verification, and financial infrastructure evolving alongside the rise of AI and automated decision-making. 🎥 Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬 Interview with Richard Byworth, Chairman at FUTURE 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Bitcoin treasury companies, yield demand in low-interest-rate environments, and the role of Bitcoin as collateral are increasingly shaping digital asset integration within financial markets. 🎥 Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬 Interview with Tim Grant (@TimJGrant), CEO at Deus X Capital 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Market volatility continues to reshape funding conditions and operational strategy across the digital asset sector. Builders and investors alike are adjusting to tighter capital environments, longer runways, and changing yield dynamics. 🎥 Full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬Interview with Mykolas Majauskas, Senior Director of Policy at @Bybit_Official 📍@DAF_Global 3 London | @UK_Bybit “If you actually come to these events and you see that people want to build new products and new services, you realise that something meaningful is happening.” The next stage of industry growth may require digital asset companies to expand into traditional financial services such as payments, banking infrastructure, and wealth management. 🎥Watch the full interview with @Alona_Stein, Co-CEO at @ReBlondePR:

💬 Interview with Sabih Behzad, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies Transformation at @DeutscheBank 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London Digital asset integration within global banking institutions increasingly centres on custody foundations, regulatory clarity, interoperability, and integration into existing financial infrastructure as tokenised markets mature.

💬 Interview with Michael Manning, Head of Institutional Finance at @AvaLabs 📍 @DAF_Global 3 London The conversation focused on how banks and financial market infrastructures navigate compliance, connectivity, and product market fit as adoption progresses.