Opportunities in institutionalising the digital frontier
Thursday 27th June 2024 | etc.venues County Hall, London
#HWDigitalAssetsSummit
ABOUT THE EVENT
Welcome to the future of finance at the European Digital Assets 2024 Summit, brought to you by Hedgeweek. This pivotal summit is your gateway to the rapidly evolving digital assets landscape, designed for the visionaries, innovators, and leaders in the institutional investment community. Set against the backdrop of London's iconic County Hall on June 27th, we're bringing together over 200 of Europe's top institutional hedge funds, asset managers, and allocators to forge the path forward in digital asset investment and infrastructure.
This year’s summit is all about making impactful connections, sparking inspiring discussions, and uncovering transformative opportunities. With expertly crafted content and speakers at the forefront of the industry, our intimate gathering is poised to foster breakthrough conversations and partnerships. We’re navigating the future of digital assets together, setting the stage for their integral role in our financial ecosystem. Join us for a day of exploration and innovation, where your contribution is key to shaping the digital assets domain.
Promoting Best Practice Investment and Infrastructure Across The Institutional Digital Assets Community
Allocators | Hedge Funds | Asset Managers
THE SUMMIT IN NUMBERS
HEDGE FUND
MANAGERS
200+
INDUSTRY LEADING SPEAKERS
50+
ATTENDEES
250+
HOURS OF EDUCATION, ADVICE & CONTENT
10+
ALLOCATORS
30+
AGENDA
Invite Only Breakfast Hosted by Fireblocks
7:30
(35 mins)
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:00
(10 mins)
WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR
8:50
Will Wainwright, Head of Hedge Fund Research, Hedgeweek
RIDING THE CREST OF THE DIGITAL ASSETS WAVE
(30 mins)
C-SUITE PERSPECTIVE: A new digital dawn? Leveraging the 2024 Surge in digital assets for sustained success
9:00
Hosted by:
HEDGEWEEK HEADLINER: Short vs Long- Is the bull run of digital assets set to continue?
9:30
(20 mins)
ALL STAR PANEL: Safeguarding digital assets- Navigating custodial challenges and solutions
9:50
(40 mins)
Hosted by:
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK
10:30
(30 mins)
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Main Stage
Investing Roundtables
Infrastructure Roundtables
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Open to all attendees
11:00 – 11:40: PANEL EXCHANGE
Digital asset safeguarding- Essential risk management and control measures
11:00 – 11:40: ROUNDTABLE 1
Tokenization: Passing trend or paradigm shift?
11:00 – 11:40: ROUNDTABLE 4
Exploring the growth of crypto derivatives: Key developments and opportunities driving volume expansion
Capital raising and institutionalization strategies- Mastering success in the crypto market
11:00 – 11:40: ROUNDTABLE 2
Maximizing returns and mitigating risks- The power of AI for alpha in digital asset management
11:00 – 11:40: ROUINDTABLE 3
Custody solutions 2.0: Innovations shaping digital asset security
11:00 – 11:40: ROUNDTABLE 5
Workshop: The data challenge
11:00 – 11:40: ROUNDTABLE 6
Hosted by:
Hosted by:
11:45 – 12:05: FIRESIDE CHAT
Prime Brokerage in crypto: A paradigm shift? How are they supporting the institutionalisation of digital assets?
11:45 – 12:25: ROUNDTABLE 1
Tokenization: Passing trend or paradigm shift?
11:45 – 12:25: ROUNDTABLE 4
Exploring the growth of crypto derivatives: Key developments and opportunities driving volume expansion
Capital raising and institutionalization strategies- Mastering success in the crypto market
11:45 – 12:25: ROUNDTABLE 2
Maximizing returns and mitigating risks- The power of AI for alpha in digital asset management
11:45 – 12:25: ROUINDTABLE 3
Custody solutions 2.0: Innovations shaping digital asset security
11:45 – 12:25: ROUNDTABLE 5
The data challenge
11:45 – 12:25: ROUNDTABLE 6
Investment risk profiling and strategies- How can you offer differentiated alpha?
12:00 – 12:40: CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
Hosted by:
LUNCH NETWORKING BREAK
12:25
(30 mins)
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Innovation Stage
Investor Private Sessions
Educational Workshops
Open to all attendees
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13:30 – 13:50: CASE STUDY PRESENTATION
On the chain - Leveraging Blockchain data strategies for operational and investment success
13:30 – 14:20: ALLOCATOR ONLY THINK TANK
Allocator risk vs reward: Navigating due diligence and engagement in cryptocurrency fund investments
13:30 – 14:20: WORKSHOP
The intersection of ETFs and cryptocurrencies - How are ETFs reshaping the landscape of digital asset investment?
RETURNS RISK VS REWARD
TRADFI INTEGRATION
TRADFI AND DEFI INTERPLAY
Harmonizing TradFi and DeFi- Pathways to a unified financial future
13:50 – 14:30: PANEL EXCHANGE
The European hubs building progressive crypto frameworks
14:30 – 14:50: REGULATORY KEYNOTE
Digital Asset ETFs - An institutional stamp of approval or a negative for the longevity of the asset class?
13:50 – 15:30: OXFORD STYLE DEBATE
LP x GP fund introduction and peer assessments- Where should you invest over the next 12 months?
14:30 – 15:30: DIGITAL DEN AND CAP INTRO
14:30 – 15:20- WORKSHOP
Navigating digital liquidity - What steps can you take to improve your access to reliable liquidity in traded instruments?
Join Your allocator peers in groups of 6-8 to review hand selected funds in the digital asset space.
In Hedgeweeks’ ‘Digital Den’, allocators will be placed in peer groups of 6-8 individuals, in which you collectively hold a 20 minute Q&A with and asses three hand-selected funds based on Hedgeweek referrals and recommendations.
Key questions funds will address for you:
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Afternoon Networking Break
15:30
(20 mins)
(20 mins)
INVESTMENT BANKING PERSPECTIVE: The Intersection of traditional banking and Digital Assets: Evolution or revolution?
16:00
Hosted by:
(20 mins)
KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT : Enhancing trust and transparency - Best practices for fund and allocator engagement
16:20
Hosted by:
(30 mins)
CLOSING ALL STAR PANEL: Institutional investor waiting game: Future-proofing Infrastructure for Upcoming Institutional Flows in Digital Assets
16:40
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Join Us For Hedgeweek’s Ultimate Digital Assets Networking Experience
17:10
For more than a decade, Hedgeweek has been recognising excellence in the fields of fund performance and service provision. Applying this experience and expertise to cryptocurrency hedge funds, we have built one of the industry’s most influential digital asset awards programmes – our winners selected by a mixture of allocator board, peer surveys, editorial expertise, and data analysis. Each event is an opportunity for celebration, networking and, most importantly, recognition, attended by an exclusive list of 100+ C-suite leaders from the manager, allocator, and service provider communities. At a time of great change and challenge for digital asset market participants, it’s important to acknowledge the firms delivering value in this increasingly influential part of the industry.
EVENT CLOSES
20:00
All Summits and Webinars are CPD accredited, so you can learn, network and develop new skills.
Find out more about The CPD Certification here: https://cpduk.co.uk/
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
THE VENUE
Dress Code
Electronic Devices
Dress code for this event is business casual.
We kindly ask attendees to please keep electronic devices on silent during panels and roundtables.
Venue Requirements
Recording of the panels and roundtables is strictly prohibited by attendees. Hedgeweek staff may make recordings on the day for promotional purposes.
Chatham House Rules
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