Note: This is a tentative agenda, subject to change. Final agenda and speakers will be posted closer to the event date.
All times are ET 

8:00 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

8:30 Meet the Allocator roundtables
Each roundtable includes a structured 15-minute overview provided by the allocator about their firm and investment priorities, followed by a 15-minute open discussion among roundtable participants. Sessions are RSVP-only, capped at 8-10 participants, and operate under the Chatham House Rule. Registration opens two weeks prior to the event through the conference app. For more information, check out the FAQ page.

  • Table 1: 
    Mitchell Ulman, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Numeus
     
  • Table 2: 
    Jeroen M. Tielman, Head Institutional Relations, Theta Blockchain Ventures
     

  • Table 3: 
    Chris Solarz, CIO, Digital Assets, Amitis Capital

  • Table 4: 
    Andrew Kandiew, Senior Managing Director, K2 Advisors / Franklin Templeton

  • Table 5: 
    Philip Simotas, Investment Partner, New Form Capital
    Srinivas Dhulipala, Founder, General Partner & CIO, New Form Capital

  • Table 6: 
    Pierre M. Henry, Chief Commercial Officer, Exponential Age Asset Management (EXPAAM)

  • Table 7:
    Neil Schwam, Partner, Head of Operational Risk, L1D AG 

  • Table 8:
    Travis Williamson, Partner & Head of Hedge Fund Research, Albourne Partners

9:00 Opening remarks

 

9:15 Fireside chat | The State of Digital Assets in America

 

9:45 Panel | The Merge: How are traditional finance and digital assets converging across portfolios, infrastructure and capital markets

  • Amy Oldenburg, Head of Emerging Markets Equity, Morgan Stanley

  • Christine Moy, Partner, Digital Assets, Data & AI Strategy, Apollo

  • Rajat Jain, SVP - Fund Accounting & Digital Department, NAV Fund Administration Group

  • (MODERATOR) Mitchell Ulman, Partner & COO, Numeus

 

10:25 COFFEE BREAK

CHOOSE YOUR OWN AGENDA

10:55 Presentation | Allocator's Crypto Dilemma: Beta or Alpha?

BREAKOUTS

10:55-11:25 | How Are Decisions Made Via Blockchain?

  • Bill Laboon, Director of Education and Governance Initiatives, Web3 Foundation
     


11:25-11:55 | Evaluating and mitigating legal risks when investing in digital assets

11:15 Panel | Fundamentals in crypto? What are the key themes driving the next cycle

11:55 NETWORKING LUNCH

1:00 Panel | Drafting the Crypto Rule Book

  • Kevin Webb, Senior Special Counsel, Detailee, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry,
    U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

  • Chris Perkins, Managing Partner & President, CoinFund

  • Jason Urban, Global Head of Trading, Galaxy

  • Ken Coghill, Deputy Superintendent, Virtual Currency, New York State Department of Financial Services

  • (MODERATOR) Jesse Overall, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance

BREAKOUTS

1:00 -1:30 | Managing Counterparty Risk in Crypto

 

1:30 - 2:00 | Ask me anything: How to pass an ODD review


2:00 - 2:30 | Defi for institutional investors

 


2:30 - 3:00 | Offshore Advantage: Bermuda and Cayman in Focus

  • Natalie Neto, Partner, Walkers Global

  • James Smith, Partner and Head of Harneys' Cayman Transactional Team, Harneys

  • (MODERATOR) Joe Engelhard, Head of Private Credit and Asset Management Policy, Americas, AIMA

1:40 Panel | State of digital asset liquidity and what it means for liquid hedge funds

2:20 Panel | Tokenization of private markets- what LPs and GPs really want 

  • Steven D'Mello, Partner, Operational Due Diligence, Albourne Partners

  • Dennis Cristallo, Head of Wealth Management, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan

  • Michael Sonnenshein, COO, Securitize 

  • (MODERATOR) Chris Brodersen, Managing Director, Blockchain & Digital Assets, EisnerAmper

3:00 COFFEE BREAK 

3:30 Panel | Asset backed finance on chain

4:10 Panel| Selling digital assets to institutions

4:50 Panel | Token Picking - Microanalysis in Crypto Investing and Managing VC Portfolios

5:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION