Program
May 26
May 27
Stage One
8:15
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9:10
Breakfast & Arrival
9:10
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9:30
Opening Remarks by Nordic Blockchain Association
Jakob Mikkel Hansen
Nordic Blockchain Association
9:30
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9:45
Keynote - Cardano Foundation: The Integrity Economy: Why Digital Trust is the New Global Currency
Frederik Gregaard
Cardano Foundation
9:45
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10:25
Stablecoins Geopolitics - Global Power Dynamics & Market Impact
Jón Helgi Egilsson
Monerium
Gabriel Bizama
University of Bern
Christian Omvik
NBX
Mads Clemmensen
Danske Bank
10:25
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10:40
Keynote - Moderaterna
Ida Drougge
Moderaterna
10:40
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10:55
Keynote - JP Morgan: Scaling 24/7 Payment Rails: Driving Enterprise Adoption
Mehtaj Syed
JP Morgan
10:55
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11:35
What’s the Next Step for Nordic Banks?
Tobias Hansen
Banking Circle
Thomas Eichenberger
Sygnum
Tobias Lipfert
d-fine
11:35
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12:00
Fireside - Fireblocks
Niklas Reichert
Fireblocks
12:00
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13:00
Lunch
13:00
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13:40
Trading Trends in Crypto - Retail vs. Institutional Dynamics
Rebecca Koskinen
Stackby.me
Aki Kola
Coinmotion
Christopher Beck
Tradias
Julian Hötzel
Bitvavo
Daniel Elsaway
Bitpanda
13:40
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13:55
Keynote - eToro
Omri Ross
eToro
13:55
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14:35
The New Wave of Crypto Investment Products - ETPs, ETFs & Derivatives
Christopher Kock
Virtune
Damien Schuler
Kaiko
Frank Schuil
Safello
Jacob Lindberg
Valour
14:35
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15:15
Portfolio Strategy in Digital Assets - Bitcoin vs. Diversification
Quentin Werlé
6 Monks
Elena Gonta
Bitget
Mykolas Majauskas
Bybit
Pascal Hügli
Maerki Baumann
Karl Naim
XBTO
15:15
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15:55
Fireside - DFNS
Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines
DFNS
15:55
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16:20
Fireside - TBA
16:20
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16:35
Keynote - Visa
Viktor Möllborg
Visa
16:35
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16:50
Closing
Jakob Mikkel Hansen
Nordic Blockchain Association
Stage Two
8:15
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9:50
Breakfast & Arrival
9:50
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9:55
Welcome
Alexandra Overgaag
Thrilld Labs
9:55
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10:35
The Emergence of Digital Identities - What’s Ahead of Us in the Next 5 Years?
Janne Jutila
Signicat
Agata Slater
The Hasgraph Group
Martin Coxall
BSV Association
Raido Saar
ComplyOnce
Karola Xenia Kassai
KassaiLaw
9:55
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10:35
Keynote - BSV Association
Ásgeir Óskarsson
BSV Association
10:50
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11:05
Keynote - Bird & Bird
Johannes Wirtz
Bird & Bird
11:05
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11:45
Combating Crypto Crime - Fraud, AML & FinCrime Challenges
Luke Dufour
TRM Labs
Jonathan Pallares
Valega
Erica Stanford
CMS
Erik Vesterlund
Reqport
11:45
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12:00
Keynote - Veli: Why Investment Platforms Are Racing to Launch Crypto Index Products?
Stevan Radonjanin
Veli
12:00
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13:00
Lunch
13:00
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13:40
Navigating MiCA - The Nordic Perspective
Åsa Skålén
Realjuridik
Svetlana Prussova
Coinspaid
Anna Agu-Alekseitšik
Lex Law
Tim Zolitz
Crypto Risk Metrics
Eleonora Pavliouk
Bird & Bird
13:40
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13:55
Keynote - DataExpert
Erwin Heuvelman
DataExpert
13:55
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14:35
Institutional-Grade Protocols - Key Strategic Considerations for Enterprises
Marius Smith
Ethereum Foundation
Marc Vanlerberghe
Algorand
Jon Isaksen
Stellar Development Foundation
Candice Teo
Espoir PR & Communications
14:35
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15:15
The Global Race of Innovation vs. Regulation - Which Region Will Win?
Christos Efthymiopoulos
Bermuda Monetary Authority
Hadley Chilton
Cork Gully
Mauro Lorenzo Halve
VBNL
15:15
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16:15
Pitch Competition
16:15
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16:20
Closing
Alexandra Overgaag
Thrilld Labs
Stage One
9:00
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9:55
Breakfast & Arrival
9:55
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10:00
Opening
Jakob Mikkel Hansen
Nordic Blockchain Association
10:00
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10:15
Keynote - Ledger
Andri C. Gmünder
Ledger
10:15
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10:55
Custodial vs. Non-Custodial Wallets - Strategic Choices for Institutions and Enterprises
Laurent Marochini
Standard Chartered
Gerry Afentakis
Zodia Custody
Anya Nova
Galaxy
Kylie Poole
Taurus SA
Ilja Tomilin
Tangany
10:55
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11:10
Keynote - Coala Pay
Christian Alvarez
Coala Pay
11:10
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11:50
Crypto Adoption in Payments - Unlocking Opportunities with Programmable Money
Daniel Hinders
Gnosis
Simon Seiter
AllUnity
Paul Afshar
Paybis
11:50
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12:30
RWAs & Tokenization - Bridging Traditional Finance and Digital Assets
Nikhil Sharma
Blackrock
Stephan Lutz
Bitmex
Jack Nikogosian
Aryze
Michael Akampa
Nobon
12:30
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13:30
Lunch
13:30
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14:10
Crypto Yield Strategies - Staking, Lending, and Beyond
Graham Cooke
Brava Finance
Danny Bailey
Blockdaemon
Victoria Gago
European Blockchain Convention
Giovanni Ruggiero
Figment
Oskars Jepsis
Deploi
14:10
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14:50
Shaping the Digital Economy - Central vs. Commercial Banks in the Era of Digital Money
Hachem Hassan
Danmarks Nationalbank
Georges Mansourati
Swedbank
Courtney Williams
Clius Global Partners
14:50
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15:30
Institutional Crypto Market Infrastructure
Jon Blankfield
Talos
Jennifer Shaughnessy
CoinRoutes
Stijn Vander Straeten
Crypto Finance
Dorian Vincileoni
Kraken
Torbjørn Bull Jenssen
K33
15:30
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15:45
Fireside - Bitwise
Marco Poblete
Bitwise
15:45
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16:10
Fireside - TBA
16:10
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16:15
Joint Closing
Jakob Mikkel Hansen
Nordic Blockchain Association
16:15
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17:15
Networking & Drinks
Stage Two
9:00
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9:55
Breakfast & Arrival
9:55
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10:00
Opening
Alexandra Overgaag
Thrilld Labs
10:00
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10:40
AI On-Chain – Where Do We See the Real Utility of Decentralized Agents?
Elias Faltin
Dwellir
Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki
Concordium
Anna Tutova
AI Crypto Minds
10:40
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11:20
The Protocol Dilemmas - Balancing Interoperability, Scalability, Privacy, and Security
Liam Karwan
Chainlink Labs
Jacob Stenum Czepluch
Solidity
Halvor Bakke-Veiby
Riften Labs
Joël Valenzuela
Dash
Shirly Valge
Institute of Free Technology
11:20
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11:35
Keynote - TBA
11:35
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11:50
Keynote - Bybit
Gustav Buder
Bybit
11:50
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12:30
Is Crypto Taxation Too Complicated? Can the Nordics Lead with a Simpler Model?
Maximilian Gartner
Blockpit
Andreas Soreby Karlsson
Helm Tax
Carl Gärdsell
Divly
Marie Christin Rinke
MÖHRLE HAPP LUTHER
12:30
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13:30
Lunch
13:30
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14:10
Risk & Compliance Strategies for Institutions in DeFi & TradFi
Orest Gavryliak
1inch
Andries Doets
Bird & Bird
Alexandra Lloyd
YouHodler
Pete Eskew
Blockaid
14:10
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14:25
Keynote - TBA
14:25
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15:05
Blockchain in National Security & Defense - Opportunities and Challenges
15:05
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15:45
The Nordic Edge - A Rising Hub for Blockchain & Crypto Innovation
Zarina Björklund Rehn
Blockchain Sweden
Jakob Mikkel Hansen
Nordic Blockchain Association
Emelie Moritz
Nordic Blockchain Association
Martin Wichmann
Kvarn X
15:45
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16:00
Closing of Stage Two
Alexandra Overgaag
Thrilld Labs
16:00
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16:15
Joint Closing at Stage One