Agenda
December 9
THE FUTURE OF MONEY
WELCOME COFFEE
Investing School
by Georges Bock, Founder and CEO – Moniflo
Crypto Taxation Demystified – Taxation in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg
by Mikhail DJAKSIGOULOV, Founder – Coinpliance
Awareness DLT cybersecurity
by Tomas Marty, CEO – Sub7 Security
LUNCH BREAK
Opening Speech
by the Minister for Digitalization, Research and Higher Education, Stéphanie Obertin
Wholesale digital euro applied to the fund industry, return on experience of an experimenter
Presented by Guénolé Keraudren, Programme Director – CACEIS Bank
Stablecoins, now or never?
Moderated by Victoria Gago, Co-CEO at European Blockchain Convention & Digital Assets Forum with
· Denzel Walters, Head of Luxembourg – B2C2
· Valentin Hautefeuille, Head of Sales – Fipto
Moderated by Ananda Kautz, Innovation, Payments and Sustainability at ABBL with
· Björn Krog Andersen, Head Compliance – Banking Circle
· Christophe Medinger, Deputy Head of Business Unit Digitalisation – Spuerkeess
· Damien Fontanille, Institutional Sales – Societe Generale-FORGE
· Sara Berujon, Head of Payments Luxembourg – J.P.Morgan SE, Luxembourg Branch
Tracking Stablecoins with the Cambridge Digital Money Dashboard
Presented by Christopher Jack, Digital Assets Programme Manager – Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
COFFEE BREAK
New technologies for wholesale settlement in central bank money: the Eurosystem 2024 exploratory work.
Objectives and modalities of the explorations by the European Central Bank:
· Holger Neuhaus, Head of Division Market Innovation & Integration, Directorate General Market Infrastructure & Payments – European Central Bank
Powered by Banque Centrale du Luxembourg & Luxembourg participants to the explorations:
· Michael Schoenmakers, Market Infrastructures and Payment Systems – Banque Centrale du Luxembourg
· Roberto Petrarulo, VP, Digital Securities Services – Clearstream – Deutsche Boerse Group
· Guglielmo Manzoni, Head of Depositary and Fiduciary Services – HSBC Continental Europe, Luxembourg
· Philippe Van Hecke, Head of Product Management – Luxembourg Stock Exchange
· Madalina Armeanca, Transaction Processing & Management Officer – European Investment Bank
December 10
DIGITALISATION OF ASSETS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsored by Swissquote
WELCOME COFFEE
Transforming Fund Distribution
Presented by Laurent Majchrzak, Global Head of Digital Assets – CACEIS
Etherlink, EVM compatibility on Tezos
Presented by Louis Chevalier, Manager – Nomadic Labs
How Institutions Embrace Tokenization
Moderated by Laurent Marochini, Head of Innovation – Société Générale Luxembourg
· Lorenzo Rigatti, CEO & Co-Founder – BlockInvest
· Fabrizio Venettoni, Head of cash and document managament systems – Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A.
· Andrea Prampolini, Head of Financial Digital & Markets Tech, IMI CIB Division – Intesa Sanpaolo
Bridging the gap with Traditional Finance
Led by:
· Chris Hollifield, Head of Business Development – Luxembourg for Finance
with
· Paul de Ruiter, Chief Compliance Officer Europe – Zodia Custody
DORA for Blockchain: Strengthening Operational Resilience in the Digital Asset Space
Moderated by Isadora Pardo, Senior Vice-President Industry Affairs at ALFI with:
· Cécile Gellenoncourt, Head of Department, CSSF
· Henning Schwabe, Partner, Investment Management – Arendt
· Olga Frenkel, ICT Conducting Officer – Director of Technology Risk, Controls and Oversight – Franklin Templeton International Services
· Arthur Raineau-Rispal, Head of Risk – FundsDLT
The future of infrastructure in the asset management industry
Presented by Martin Watkins, CEO – Montis Group
European Regulation of Digital Assets: Opportunities and Challenges, the case of MiCA
Moderated by Alvaro Garrido Mesa, Founder – Legal Node with:
· Karen O’Sullivan, Head of Innovation and Payments – CSSF
· Boika Deleva, Counsel – Clifford Chance
· Christian Niedermueller, Co-Founder – SMAPE Capital
· Ami Nagata, CEO – bitFlyer
LUNCH BREAK
Cyber security on the DLT
· Tomas Marty, CEO – Sub7 Security
· Nicolas Bacca, Researcher – Bardak
· Bernard Simon, CIO – FundsDLT
Challenges for the adoption of tokens as investment products (interoperability, costs, valuation, distribution process)
Moderated by Frank Roessig, Head AI Solutions – Proximus with:
· Kevin Riou, Senior Manager, Institutional Business Development – Swissquote Bank Europe
· Luc Falempin, CEO – Tokeny
· Thilo Derenbach, EVP – Clearstream Banking
Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), Directive on Administrative Cooperation 8 (DAC 8)
Presented by Jean Kizito, Partner – KPMG Luxembourg and Sonia Brahmi, Senior Tax Manager – KPMG Luxembourg
Crypto Survey Announcement
Presented by Thomas Campione, Director, DLT & Digital Assets Lead – PwC Luxembourg and Nasir Zubairi, CEO – LHoFT
COFFEE BREAK
Navigating Compliance Challenges in Digital Asset Markets/Investigations within the crypto space, the power of the technology
Moderated by Harry Lars Ghillemyn, Partner at Woud Law with:
· Marina Khaustova, COO – Crystal Intelligence,
· Benjamin Zemmour, Head of Sales – Scorechain
· Karima Lachgar, CEO – Olky Wallet
· Tim Zöllitz, CEO – Crypto Risk Metrics GmbH
The future of Capital Markets in a Tokenised World
Introduced by Frederic Surdon, CEO – Société Générale Luxembourg.
Moderated by Laurent Marochini, Head of Innovation, Société Générale Luxembourg, with:
· David Durouchoux, dep. CEO Business development and Primary Markets – Société Générale Forge
· Biba Homsy, Founder & Lawyer – Homsy Legal
· Rafal Kwasny, Conducting Officer – Franklin Templeton
Ensuring the attractivity of the country: the challenges of DLT entrepreneurs
Moderated by Emilie Allaert, Head of the Luxembourg Blockchain Lab with:
· Laurent Mosar, Deputy and Alderman of the city of Luxembourg
· Céline Moille, Counsel – Goodwin
COCKTAIL
December 11
There are two parallel tracks
Stage C1 - THE FUTURE OF FINANCE
WELCOME COFFEE
From Standardization to Implementation: What Now?
Moderated by Luc Falempin, CEO – Tokeny & Board Member – ERC3643 Association with:
· Julien Wolff, Head of Risk Management – 6 Monks
· Odi Lahav, Managing Director – Apex Group
· Martin Watkins, CEO – Montis Group
The reality of tokenised funds
Moderated by Tommaso Cervellati, Blockchain specialist – Olympus Initiative with:
· Hubert Grignon Dumoulin, Digital Assets Manager – CACEIS Bank
· Philippe Noeltner, Counsel – A&O Shearman
· Thilo Derenbach, EVP – Clearstream Banking
· Christophe Lepitre, CEO – IZNES
How Tokenisation is shaping a more inclusive world?
Modeated by Sunny Jiang, CEO – MaasVentures with:
· Brice Vandevoorde, CEO – Realiz
· Norbert Palfalvi, Founder – Custowner
· Eni Shniti, CEO – T-Blocks
LUNCH BREAK
Understanding DeFi for Traditional Finance Professionals
Presented by Fabrice Croiseaux, CEO – InTech and President – Infrachain
Blockchain IV Draft Law: Is it a Game Changer for Luxembourg?
Moderated by Andrey Martovoy, Senior Adviser – Innovation & Digital – ABBL and Marilyn Rinck, Financial Markets Adviser – ABBL with:
· Hubert Grignon Dumoulin, Digital Assets Regulatory Senior Expert – CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch
· Luca Colaprice, Innovation Project Manager – Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Luxembourg
· Philippe Noeltner, Capital Markets Lawyer – A&O Shearman
· Christine Forina, Senior Legal Counsel – Clearstream Banking
· Natasha DELOGE, Conseiller, Chef de service adjoint, Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures, and Governance – CSSF
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From Pixels to Purpose: Leveraging Metaverses for Sustainable Travel
Presented by Manila Di Giovanni, CEO – DWorld
Demystifying DeFi with the Cambridge DeFi Navigator
Presented by Christopher Jack, Digital Assets Programme Manager – Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
DLT an ally in the case of sustainability
Moderated by Lorenzo Avico, Deputy CEO – Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative with:
· Dr Michael Althof, CEO & Founder – LEIW,
· Nida Khan, CEO – Nash FintechX
· Niamkey Kouamé, CEO – Servichain
· Ala Presenti, CFO & Co-Founder – Moniflo
COFFEE BREAK
The Current State of Decentralised Infrastructure
With Eric Falk, CEO & Co-Founder – Filedgr
The future of encryption
Moderated by Adnan Imeri, senior R&D Scientist, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology with:
· Ghazi Ben Amor, Corporate Development – Zama
· Orhan Ermiş, R&T Associate – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Coming soon powered by the Luxembourg House of Web 3
Stage C3 - RESEARCH TRACK
Crypto UCITS
Presented by Dirk Zetzsche, Full professor in Financial Law, ADA Chair in Financial Law and Inclusive Finance – University of Luxembourg and Julia Sinnig, Assistant professor in Commercial Law – University of Luxembourg
Energy Consumption of Blockchain and Taxation
Presented by Johannes Sedlmeir, Postdoctoral researcher – SnT
LUNCH BREAK
OASEES: Leveraging DAOs for enabling Swarm Computing
Presented by Adnan Imeri, Senior Research at LIST/Technical Lead – Infrachain
DeFi Security
Presented by Bahareh Parhizkari, Doctoral researcher – SnT
Verifiable Credentials to Create CVs – Trac4EU
Presented by Thierry Grandjean, Research Engineer Blockchain – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
COFFEE BREAK
Own your Digital Self: Adoption of Modern Solutions for User-Centric Identity Management
Presented by Pol HÖLZMER, Doctoral Researcher – SnT
Scorechain Workshop
Presented by Benjamin Zemmour, Head of Sales – Scorechain
December 12 - 13
SIDE EVENTS
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