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8:00 BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
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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.
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9:15 Opening remarks and Top DAWG
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9:30 Fireside chat: The Future of Digital Assets in America — regulating at the speed of markets
A conversation on the US direction of travel: stablecoin oversight, custody expectations, market structure and the practical implications for fund launches and distribution.
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9:50 Panel: Institutional capital & the next trillion — what’s blocking scale (and what’s finally working)?
Allocators and large managers on the institutionalization flywheel: ETFs/ETPs as access rails, custody and prime brokerage maturity, liquidity fragmentation and where tokenization/RWAs are (or are not) delivering measurable efficiency.
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10:35 COFFEE BREAK
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CHOOSE YOUR OWN AGENDA
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11:05 Presentation: Generating Alpha in digital assets — what I’ve learned about hedge fund investing from my time in crypto
Exploring how institutional hedge fund playbooks translate, where they break and what’s changed as markets mature (ETFs, derivatives, market structure, 24/7 risk etc.).
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BREAKOUTS
11:05-11:35 | Breakout A (30 mins): Beyond pilots — where tokenization delivers measurable efficiency today
Post-trade, settlement, collateral, issuance/distribution: where the ROI is real vs still “demo”.
11:35-12:05 | Breakout B (30 mins): The rise of RWAs — Treasuries, gold, funds & private credit: what’s investable now?
A practical view on structures, risks and what it takes to scale secondary markets.
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11:25 Panel: The case for crypto hedge funds — alpha, capacity and implementation in an institutional market
Looking at market-neutral/multi-strat, liquidity & execution, derivatives usage, custody/prime brokerage setup and allocator expectations on transparency and operational due diligence.
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12:10 NETWORKING LUNCH
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1:15 Interview: The future will be tokenized — what does that mean for Wall Street?
How issuance, distribution, listing/venues and interoperability evolve as tokenized assets and securities move from experiments to platforms.
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1:15 -1:45 | Breakout C (30 mins): Custody & counterparty risk — what “institutional-grade” means in 2026
Segregation, governance, insurance, controls, tri-party, on-chain + off-chain operating models.
1:45 - 2:15 | Breakout D (30 mins): Compliance amid regulatory sea change — US vs EU vs UK vs offshore
How managers are designing funds and ops across regimes; licensing, marketing, reporting and the reality of fragmentation vs harmonization.
2:15 - 2:45 | Breakout E (30 mins): Tax, audit readiness & valuation in digital assets and tokenized instruments
Valuation policy, pricing sources, forks/airdrops/staking income, tokenized RWA accounting considerations, auditability.
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1:35 Panel: Tokenization & access — does tokenization unlock the retail revolution of private markets (and should it)?
Product design meets investor protection: distribution, suitability, liquidity, disclosure and how institutions think about tokenized funds/private credit.
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2:20 Panel: Next-generation treasury & collateral management — stablecoins, tokenized MMFs, and tokenized Treasuries in fund ops
Focus on fund-manager plumbing: cash management, settlement rails, liquidity management, margin/collateral mobility and how policy is shaping adoption.
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| 3:35 Panel: Digital assets around the world
Taking the pulse of digital asset market developments and regulation in key financial centers globally.
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BREAKOUTS
3:35 - 4:05| Breakout F (30 mins): Digital asset treasury companies & corporate BTC treasuries — value creation or volatility loop?
Premium-to-NAV dynamics, governance, disclosure, rating agency view, and what allocators should underwrite.
4:05 - 4:35 |Breakout G (30 mins): AI & Blockchain — smart agents, execution and the next interface for markets
Agentic execution, data integrity, controls, and whether this is investable infrastructure or added complexity/risk.
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4:20 Panel: Energy, hashpower & geopolitics — the next phase of mining and sovereign competition
Connects energy markets, jurisdictional strategy and geopolitics; what it means for network security and institutional narratives.
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5:05 COCKTAIL RECEPTION
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