Opportunities in institutionalizing the digital frontier

Thursday, March 14th, 2024 | Convene 101 Park Avenue, New York

#HWDigitalAssetsSummit

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With the digital assets space being a volatile environment, Hedgeweek's Digital Assets Summit is designed as a realistic, detailed and institutional antidote to conventional 'cheerleading' digital asset events.

Created for operational and product specialists at US hedge funds, our Summit will discuss key trends and common issues driving the continued development of digital asset strategies. The carefully curated agenda includes a range of panel sessions and fireside chats, as well as expert-led roundtable discussions allowing the opportunity to ask questions and share knowledge amongst peers.

This one-day event will explore a wealth of topics, including:

• Ongoing legal and regulatory challenges
• Custody, security, liquidity and counter-party risk issues after FTX
• DeFi developments and the next wave of strategies
• Future developments and trends
• When will allocators trust digital asset funds

Join us for what promises to be an exciting and engaging event.

All Hedgeweek Summits operate under Chatham House Rule. This means that attendees are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed. Recording of the panels and roundtables is strictly prohibited by attendees. Hedgeweek staff may make recordings on the day for promotional purposes. No audio recording of panel discussions will be included in any promotional items.

AGENDA

PRE-REGISTRATION AND INVITE-ONLY PRIVATE BREAKFAST DISCUSSION

Invite Only Breakfast

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

OPENING REMARKS

• Aftab Bose, Head of Content, Global Fund Media

KEYNOTE

• Ben Crawford, MBA, CFA, Head of Research, BarclayHedge

Taxonomy and benchmarking for digital asset funds: A survey of practitioners

• Digital asset specialists from native firms and more traditional hedge funds set the scene by discussing the outlook for the space in 2024
• Situational assessment: last year saw negative headlines through the FTX trial and SEC clampdown – but is the space responding with operational enhancements?
• With tentative signs of a bull market boosting the sector, what comes next?
• Tokenisation – can it help expedite the transition to institutionalisation?

New dawn – can a bull market and post-FTX lessons finally take crypto mainstream?

PANEL 1

Speakers:

• Mitchell Dong, Founder, CEO, Pythagoras Investments (moderator)
• Joshua Barkhordar, Head of US Sales, FalconX
• Adam Guren, Founder and CIO, Hunting Hill Global Capital
• Jennifer Murphy, CEO, Runa Digital Assets
• Aaron Kaplan, Founder and Co-CEO, Prometheum
• John Vincent, CEO, Wakem Capital Management

FIRESIDE CHAT

Operational best practices for digital asset funds

Speakers:

• Fred Cox, Founder, QIS Risk (moderator)
• Ray Denney, COO, Wakem Digital Management
• John Vincent, CEO, Wakem Digital Management

Regulatory breakthrough? Exploring crypto politics in an election year

PANEL 2

• A watershed moment? Assessing new opportunities and the outlook for US policy on digital assets after the SEC approved the first spot bitcoin exchange traded funds.
• Market participants review key regulatory shifts impacting the space, including the SEC and CFTCs’ approach. Is a truly global crypto industry becoming more likely?
• US elections – which candidates are most favourable to cryptocurrencies?
• Who is best placed to move the industry forward?‘Regulation by enforcement’ is here to stay (and many institutional allocators approve). What does that mean for market participants in 2024?

Speakers:

• Michelle Noyes, Managing Director, AIMA (Moderator)
• Tom Costello, CIO, Bedrock Digital Asset Management
• Katherine Dowling, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Bitwise Asset Management
• Michelle Neufeld, Deputy CCO/BSA Officer in Compliance, BitGo

COFFEE BREAK

Roundtable 1 - Round 1

Roundtables take place as repeated parallel sessions. Delegates register in advance for 2 out of 4 sessions for the morning roundtables from the below:

Roundtable A | Tokenisation – fad or future?

• A deep dive on the progress, innovations, and outlook for tokenisation
• How hedge fund firms can benefit – and are benefiting – from developments.

• Joseph Argiro, Founder, CEO, Iron Key Capital
• Umed Saidov, Head of Staking Operations, Wave Digital Assets
• Skyler Steinke, Director - Business Development, Trident Trust

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Roundtable B | Custody solutions 2.0

• The emerging and new custody solutions helping digital asset investment businesses
• The changes being made – and their success – as a result of the lessons from FTX

Speakers:

• Lawrence Newhook, President, Alpha Innovations/DigitalArray ISAC
• Paola Origel, Co-Founder & CEO, Hyla Fund Management

Roundtable C | Structuring workshop

• The key considerations when structuring a digital assets funds
• Assessing the best jurisdictions for digital assets funds
• Does the US’s regulatory approach make it imperative to have business operations overseas, or could political changes ease the environment in the years ahead?

• Tim Enneking, Managing Partner, Psalion
• Dan Tapiero, Founder/CEO/CIO, 1RoundTable Partners and 10T Holdings

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Roundtable D | Outsourcing, crypto style

• How developments in tradfi outsourcing are translating to digital assets
• The advances in managed services helping smaller managers do more with less

Speakers:

• Vanessa Grellet, Managing Partner, Aglaé Ventures
• Sachin Jaitly, General Partner, Morgan Creek Digital

Roundtable 1 - Round 2

The second iteration of the above morning roundtables.

Roundtable A | Tokenisation – fad or future?

Roundtable B | Custody solutions 2.0

Roundtable C | Structuring workshop

Roundtable D | Outsourcing, crypto style

• Joseph Argiro, Founder, CEO, Iron Key Capital
• Umed Saidov, Head of Staking Operations, Wave Digital Assets
• Skyler Steinke, Director - Business Development, Trident Trust

• Tim Enneking, Managing Partner, Psalion
• Dan Tapiero, Founder/CEO/CIO, 1RoundTable Partners and 10T Holdings

• Vanessa Grellet, Managing Partner, Aglaé Ventures
• Sachin Jaitly, General Partner, Morgan Creek Digital

• Lawrence Newhook, President, Alpha Innovations/DigitalArray ISAC
• Paola Origel, Co Founder & CEO, Hyla Fund Management

LUNCH

Rising to the data challenge: ensuring best practices and processes in an ever-changing market

PANEL 3

• What are the biggest data challenges facing digital asset fund managers? A range of experts offer their perspective.
• From data management to benchmarking, it has never been more important to get your data strategy right. But how?
• Achieving a golden source of truth? New opportunities in data management for fund firms investing in digital assets.
• Dealing with the size of wallet addresses – how do you take data and understand liquidity and investment patterns.

• James Diorio, CEO, Tradecraft Capital (moderator)
• Sebastian Pedro Bea, OLY, President, Coinbase Asset Management
• Brett Munster, Portfolio Manager, Blockforce Capital
• Mauricio Ortiz, CTO and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Level III Capital

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Roundtable 2 - Round 1

Roundtables take place as repeated parallel sessions. Delegates register in advance for 2 out of 4 sessions for the afternoon roundtables from the below:

Roundtable A | Tradfi and crypto – new learnings

• What can the crypto investment market learn from traditional hedge funds and vice versa
• Identifying the innovations making the other side stronger, and the actions that weaken

Speakers:

• Andrew Woodruff, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Black Lotus Capital
• Brian Robbins, CIO, Rise Capital

Roundtable B | Crypto prime and managing risk

• How does prime brokerage in crypto differs from traditional solutions
• The latest innovations in the space and how they benefit fund managers

Speakers:

• Phillip Moran, CEO, DigOpp
• Hugo Xavier, Co Founder & Head of Trading, K2 Trading Partners

Roundtable C | Preparing for regulation

• What should ops and legal teams be focused on as more new rules come down the pipe.
• Crypto compliance – what’s the balance between inhouse or outsourced?

Speakers:

• Nisa Amoils, Managing Partner, A100x Ventures
• Laura Vidiella, Head of BD & Strategy, MNNC Group

Roundtable D | AI and crypto – the perfect pair?

• Where AI can be – and is being – applied to improve digital asset investments
• Learn how other managers are using disruptive technologies across their businesses

Speakers:

• Colin Howard, Managing Partner, SteelKey Capital
• Quin Thames, CEO, Parkour Asset Management

Roundtable 2 - Round 2

The second iteration of the above afternoon roundtables.

Roundtable A | Tradfi and crypto – new learnings

Roundtable B | Crypto prime and managing risk

Roundtable C | Preparing for regulation

Roundtable D | AI and crypto – the perfect pair?

• Andrew Woodruff, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Black Lotus Capital
• Brian Robbins, CIO, Rise Capital

• Colin Howard, Managing Partner, SteelKey Capital
• Quin Thames, CEO, Parkour Asset Management

• Phillip Moran, CEO, DigOpp
• Hugo Xavier, Co Founder & Head of Trading, K2 Trading Partners

• Nisa Amoils, Managing Partner, A100x Ventures
• Laura Vidiella, Head of BD & Strategy, MNNC Group

COFFEE BREAK

Big picture view: allocating to digital assets in 2024

FIRESIDE CHAT

• A leading manager and exchange provider share their view on the outlook, key operational priorities and opportunity set in 2024.

Speakers:

• Aftab Bose, Head of Content, Global Fund Media
• Zach Pandl, Managing Director of Research, Grayscale Investments
• Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, EDX Markets

Digital Assets: 2024 and beyond

FIRESIDE CHAT

• A Wall Street veteran and crypto advocate gives his take on the long-term prospects for the sector against the backdrop of a fresh bull market and regulatory breakthrough in the US.

Speakers:

• Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Co-Managing Partner, SkyBridge Capital
  
• Aftab Bose, Head of Content, Global Fund Media

PANEL 4

• Persuading investors – institutions especially – to commit to digital assets has never been straightforward, but there are signs of a thaw emerging from the bear market
• This panel will run through the various types of allocators and explore where flows are heading in 2024.
• Unpicking the specifics of how to sell the fund: registering and distributing in different jurisdictions, plus using SMAs and platforms.

Winning new business: are institutional investors finally ready to commit?

Speakers:

• Andrew Goodwin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Nine Blocks Capital (moderator)
• Tony Fenner-Leitão, President, Cambrian Asset Management
• Louis Lavalle, Managing Director, 3iQ
• Michael Schwartz, CEO & Co-CIO, Arena Digital Capital Management, LLC

NETWORKING RECEPTION

Connect with peers from around the industry over a glass of wine

EVENT CLOSES

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Nisa Amoils

Managing PartnerA100x Ventures

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Joseph Argiro

Henri Arslanian

Founder, CEO at Iron Key Capital

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Co-Founder at Nine Blocks Capital

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Head of US Sales at FalconX

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Joshua Barkhordar

Sebastian Bea

President at Coinbase Asset Management

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Aftab Bose

Head of Content at Global Fund Media

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Tom Costello

CIO at Bedrock Digital Asset Management

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Fred Cox

Founder at QIS Risk

Ray Denney

COO at Wakem Digital Management

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James Diorio

CEO at Tradecraft Capital

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Mitchell Dong

Katherine Dowling

Founder, CEO at Pythagoras Investments

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General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Bitwise Asset Management

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Tim Enneking

Managing Partner at Psalion

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Tony Fenner-Leitão

Vanessa Grellet

President at Cambrian Asset Management

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Managing Partner at Aglaé Ventures

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Andrew Goodwin

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Nine Blocks Capital

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Adam Guren

Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto

Founder and CIO at Hunting Hill Global Capital

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Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer at EDX Markets

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Colin Howard

Managing Partner at Steel Key Capital

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Sachin Jaitly

General Partner at Morgan Creek Digital

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Founder and Co-CEO at Prometheum

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Aaron Kaplan

Louis Lavalle

Jennifer Murphy

Managing Director at 3iQ

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CEO at Runa Digital Assets

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Brett Munster

Portfolio Manager at Blockforce Capital

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Phillip Moran

Michelle Neufeld

CEO at DigOpp

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Deputy CCO/BSA Officer in Compliance at BitGo

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Lawrence Newhook

President at Alpha Innovations/DigitalArray ISAC

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Michelle Noyes

Paola Origel

Managing Director at AIMA

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Co Founder & CEO at Hyla Fund Management

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Mauricio Ortiz

CTO and Co Chief Investment Officer at Level III Capital

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Zach Pandl

Brian Robbins

Managing Director of Research at Grayscale Investments

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CIO at Rise Capital

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Umed Saidov

Head of Staking Operations at Wave Digital Assets

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Anthony Scaramucci

Michael Schwartz

Founder and Managing Partner at SkyBridge

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CEO & Co-CIO at Arena Digital Capital Management, LLC

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Skyler Steinke

Director - Business Development at Trident Trust

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Dan Tapiero

Founder/CEO/CIO at 1RoundTable Partners and 10T Holdings

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Quin Thames

Laura Vidiella

CEO at Parkour Asset Management

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Head of BD & Strategy at MNNC Group

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John Vincent

CEO at Wakem Capital Management

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Andrew Woodruff, CFA

Hugo Xavier

Chief Investment Officer at Black Lotus Capital

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Co Founder & Head of Trading at K2 Trading Partners

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