Curated by Bundesblock · Part of TUM Blockchain Conference 26
Where financial innovation meets real industry needs.
A curated conference day for financial institutions, corporates, policymakers and infrastructure providers to assess what is ready for scale — from digital money and capital markets to tokenization, identity and trusted automation.
Confirmed speakers
Perspectives shaping the Digital Assets Day.
Leaders from financial institutions, corporates, public policy and digital-asset infrastructure. Further speakers will be announced as the programme develops.

Franziska Huber
Economist/ Expert CBDCDeutsche Bundesbank

Niclas Voigt
VP Digital AssetsCommerzbank AG

Dr. Mara Hartsperger
Head of Crypto ServicesBaader Bank AG

David Kurz
Business DevelopmentBitvavo

Alexandra Lloyd
Head of AMLYouhodler

Charles Moussy
EU Policy DirectorBybit

Hannes Claut
ManagerPwC GmbH

Marie Christin Rinke
Partner // Tax AdvisorMöhrle Happ Luther

Jonas Gantenbein
Head of Product Innovation & Business SolutionsCelsion Bank AG

Daniela Boback
Member of the BoardBundesblock

Christian Bock
Sales DirectorTalos

Valerie Von Lucke
Principal Product Owner DLT/ Digital AssetsCommerzbank AG

Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler
Lawyer, Board Membersiedler legal, DAAvern, Bundesblock

Martin Kreitmair
CEOTangany GmbH

Jessica Kreysar
Founder, Financial EducatorTurn the Curve

Alexander Höptner
CEOAllUnity GmbH

Sarah Gottwald
CSOdeAI Labs GmbH

Asgeir Thor Oskarsson
CEOBSV Association

Patricia Albrecht
Country LeadSolana Germany

Ramin Ghafari
Head of Financial TechnologiesSiemens AG

Afra Stöhr
Founder0xcounting

Alireza Siadat
Lead Blockchain & Digital Assets EMEADeloitte Legal

Andre Liesenfeld
AI & Web3 Transformation LeaderMicrosoft Germany

Bernhard Schweizer
Head of Digital Currency Payments and AssetsSAP

Christian Million
Managing PartnerConvista Consulting AG

Christoph Hock
Head of Tokenisation & Digital AssetsUnion Investment

Christoph Jentzsch
Founderbeel

Claus George
SpeakerDZ Bank

Courtney Lamar Williams
Executive Advisor - Digital Assets, Money, Market InfrastructureClius Global Partners

Daniel Wernicke
Co-CEONYALA

Dolf Diederichsen
Co-founder and CEOHyphe Markets GmbH

Dr. Hagen Weiss
Digital Assets LeadPwC Legal

Dr. Lewin Boehnke
Chief Strategy OfficerCrypto Finance | Deutsche Börse Group

Dyma Budorin
CEO and cofounderHacken

Fabian Bormann
Director of Ecosystem EngineeringCardano Foundation

Felix Rihacek
President & Head of IndustryTUM Blockchain Club

Florian Wimmer
Co-Founder & CEOBlockpit AG

Gerhard Wimmer
CEOSkygate Network GmbH

Henri de Jong
Chief Business Development Officerquantoz.com

Jacek Trzmiel
Associate Director of Sales, DACHCrystal Intelligence

Jan-Gero Alexander Hannemann
PhD Researcher (AI, Blockchain & IP)University of Cambridge

Jessica Wright
Master of CeremoniesIndependent

Joachim Schwerin
PhD EconomistPreußen

Jork Leonhardt
Co-Founder & Co-CEOcorpus.core GmbH

Lorenzo Rigatti
CEO & Co-FounderBlockInvest

Lukas Beckenbauer
CEOdeAI Labs

Magnus Jones
Board MemberNordic Blockchain Association

Mahsa Doorfard
Sales & Marketing ManagercoinIX Capital

Manfred Richels
Head of Corporate PaymentsDeutscher Sparkassen- und Gioroverband

Marcel Kaiser
Senior ConsultantFinPlanet

Marcel Uhlmann
Managing DirectorTradevest Digital Assets GmbH

Marco Bodewein
Managing DirectorBullish

Markus Kluge
CPO & Co-Foundertokenforge GmbH

Matthias Kröner
Managing PartnerGFTN Europe

Michael Cyrus
Head of Collateral TradingDekaBank

Moritz Stumpf
Founder & MDtokenforge GmbH

Oliver Naegele
Board MemberBlockchain Bundesverband

Oliver Schmitt
CEOVALUEX / VI3NNA Congress

Paul Wong
Strategic ImpactStellar Development Foundation

Peter Busch
Director Technology EnablementRobert Bosch GmbH

Phil Isenmann
Chief of StaffMasumi

Philipp Maume
Professor of LawTechnical University of Munich

Radoslav Albrecht
Founder & CEOBitbond

Ralf Kubli
Board MemberValidation Cloud

Raphael Neuberger
COO & CFOCashlink

Sebastian Becker
Managing DirectorBundesblock

Silvan Jongerius
Managing PartnerTechGDPR

Simone Cortese
Chief Product OfficerFnality

Stefan Grasmann
Curator and connector in digital finance.Independent

Stephan Lutz
Partner | Risk Transformation & Digital AssetsPwC

Tobias Rethmeyer
DirectorSC Steelcoin GmbH

Victor Bergmann
Go to Market Lead EMEAGoogle Cloud Universal Ledger Lead - EMEA
Speaker line-up as currently confirmed. Additional names will follow.
Official partners & organizations represented on stage
Companies behind the conversations.
Bundesblock member
Bitbond
Bitvavo
Blockchain Helix
Blockpit
BSV
Bullish
Bybit EU
Cardano Foundation
Cashlink
Convista Consulting AG
Deloitte
Digital Assets Association Austria
EPN
Fraunhofer FIT
Masumi
Nyala
Quantoz
Softstack
Solana Germany
Tangany
TechGDPR
Teroxx
Tokenforge
Tradevest
TUM Blockchain ClubAllUnityBaader Bank AGbeelBlockInvestBosch
BundesblockBörse Stuttgart DigitalCake WalletCelsion BankClius Global PartnerscoinIX CapitalCommerzbankConceduscorpus.coreCrypto Finance GroupCrystal IntelligenceDAAverndeAI LabsDekaBankDeutsche BundesbankDSGV - Deutscher Sparkassen- und GiroverbandDZ BankEvonik DigitalFinPlanetFnalityGFT Technologies SEGFTNGiesecke + DevrientGoogleHackenHypheMerckMicrosoftMöhrle Happ LutherNordic Blockchain AssociationPwCRDDL ProtocolReef DataSAPSC Steelcoin GmbHServiceplan Groupsiedler legalSiemens AGSkygate Network GmbHStaking FacilitiesStellar FoundationSWTaxSüddeutsche ZeitungTalosTechnical University of MunichTurn the CurveUnion InvestUniversity of CambridgeValidation CloudVI3NNA CongressYouHodlerConfirmed speakers
All speakers
Why this day matters
From pilots to productive financial infrastructure.
Digital assets are moving into the operating model of banks, corporates and public infrastructure. The Digital Assets Day creates the room for serious assessment: what works, where value is emerging, what institutions need to build — and what Europe must get right now.
Financial institutions
Strategy, product, treasury, capital markets, custody and risk leaders.
Corporate leaders
CFO, treasury, innovation, data and digital transformation teams.
Public sector
Policymakers, regulators and builders of trusted European infrastructure.
Market builders
Technology providers, investors and operators turning concepts into scale.
The agenda at a glance
Six focus tracks. One institutional agenda.
The programme connects the strategic questions shaping Europe’s digital economy with the operating decisions facing financial institutions, corporates and public infrastructure today.
Digital Capital Markets
Market infrastructure, digital securities and institutional allocation.
Stablecoins & Payments
The new money stack, treasury use cases and programmable payments.
Policy & Regulation
European competitiveness, MiCA, DORA, DAC8 and the road ahead.



Tokenization & RWA
Assets, adoption, distribution and the path to real market volume.

Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Custody, wallets, identity, security and compliance by design.
General Interest
Leadership, sovereignty and the cross-market implications of AI and blockchain.
How the programme connects.
Selected themes are introduced on the Main Stage and developed further through curated Executive Forum sessions.
Programme status: working draft. Times and session titles may still change.
Explore the programme
Three stages.
One day shaped around your priorities.
View all three stages side by side, choose one stage, or combine the focus tracks most relevant to you. The positions of the sessions reflect their actual timing across all three stages.
Showing all stages and all focus tracks.
Main Stage
Strategic framing and market direction


Arrival & Networking
Welcome & Opening
Speakers: Daniela Boback — Bundesblock; Felix Rihacek — TUM Blockchain Club; Hagen Weiss — PwC
08:45–09:00 · 15 min · Main Stage
Welcome & Opening
General Interest



Opening Speech
Speakers: Florian Haller — Serviceplan Group
09:00–09:10 · 10 min · Main Stage
Opening Speech
General Interest
The State of Digital Assets 2026
Speakers: Manfred Richels — DSGV - Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
09:10–09:25 · 15 min · Main Stage
The State of Digital Assets 2026
General Interest

A European Digital Assets Strategy? The French-German Task Force on the Future of Financial Markets
Speakers: Christoph Hock — Union Invest · Moderation: Hagen Weiss — PwC
09:25–09:45 · 20 min · Main Stage
A European Digital Assets Strategy? The French-German Task Force on the Future of Financial Markets
Policy & Regulation


From Digital Euro to Stablecoin Rails - The New Money Stack
Speakers: Franziska Huber — Deutsche Bundesbank
09:45–10:00 · 15 min · Main Stage
From Digital Euro to Stablecoin Rails - The New Money Stack
Stablecoins & Payments

The New Money Stack - what's Europe's positioning
Speakers: Claus George — DZ Bank; Courtney Lamar Williams — Clius Global Partners; Ramin Ghafari — Siemens AG; Henri de Jong — Quantoz · Moderation: Matthias Kröner — GFTN
10:00–10:35 · 35 min · Main Stage
The New Money Stack - what's Europe's positioning
Stablecoins & Payments





Coffee Break
Portfolio Construction in the Age of Digital Assets
Speakers: Christoph Pliessnig — Teroxx
10:55–11:10 · 15 min · Main Stage
Portfolio Construction in the Age of Digital Assets
Digital Capital Markets
Capital Markets 2.0 - Digital Securities & Market Infrastructure
Speakers: Simone Cortese — Fnality; Michael Reinhard — Börse Stuttgart Digital; Christian Bock — Talos · Moderation: Stefan Grasmann — Independent
11:10–11:45 · 35 min · Main Stage
Capital Markets 2.0 - Digital Securities & Market Infrastructure
Digital Capital Markets



AI x Blockchain Beyond Payments - Agents, Data Markets & Trusted Automation
Speakers: Jens Strüker — Fraunhofer FIT; Andre Liesenfeld — Microsoft; Phil Isenmann — Masumi · Moderation: Sarah Gottwald — deAI Labs
11:45–12:20 · 35 min · Main Stage
AI x Blockchain Beyond Payments - Agents, Data Markets & Trusted Automation
General Interest



Lunch Break
Tokenization & the Road to Real World Influence
13:15–13:35 · 20 min · Main Stage
Tokenization & the Road to Real World Influence
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
ConcedusSpeaker details will follow.
What should be Tokenized First?
Speakers: Raphael Neuberger — Cashlink; Lorenzo Rigatti — BlockInvest; Christian Million — Convista Consulting AG; Moritz Stumpf — Tokenforge · Moderation: Jessica Kreysar — Turn the Curve
13:35–14:15 · 40 min · Main Stage
What should be Tokenized First?
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
Concedus




European Champions: Forming Future Financial Players in the German-speaking Markets
Speakers: Lewin Boehnke — Crypto Finance Group; Michael Reinhard — Börse Stuttgart Digital · Moderation: Oliver Schmitt — VI3NNA Congress
14:15–14:40 · 25 min · Main Stage
European Champions: Forming Future Financial Players in the German-speaking Markets
Policy & Regulation


Institutional Trust Infrastructure - What enables Trust?
Speakers: Jacek Trzmiel — Crystal Intelligence · Moderation: Sebastian Becker — Bundesblock
14:40–14:55 · 15 min · Main Stage
Institutional Trust Infrastructure - What enables Trust?
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal Intelligence

Scaling Institutional Trust: Custody, Wallets, Identity & Security
Speakers: Martin Kreitmair — Tangany; Niclas Voigt — Commerzbank; Jonas Gantenbein — Celsion Bank · Moderation: Oliver Naegele — Blockchain Helix / EPN
14:55–15:30 · 35 min · Main Stage
Scaling Institutional Trust: Custody, Wallets, Identity & Security
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal Intelligence



Coffee Break
How to Collaborate: Industry x Blockchain Foundations
Speakers: Patricia Albrecht — Solana Germany; Fabian Bormann — Cardano Foundation; Heinz-Günther Lux — Evonik Digital · Moderation: Sebastian Becker — Bundesblock
15:50–16:15 · 25 min · Main Stage
How to Collaborate: Industry x Blockchain Foundations
General Interest



Digital Public Infrastructure - EU Business Wallet, Deutschland Stack & European Sovereignty
Speakers: Jens Strüker — Fraunhofer FIT
16:15–16:35 · 20 min · Main Stage
Digital Public Infrastructure - EU Business Wallet, Deutschland Stack & European Sovereignty
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal IntelligenceRegulation, Tax & Competitiveness - MiCA 2.0, DAC8, DORA and beyond
Speakers: Alireza Siadat — Deloitte; Dr. Mara Hartsperger — Baader Bank AG · Moderation: Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler — siedler legal, DAAvern, Bundesblock
16:35–17:00 · 25 min · Main Stage
Regulation, Tax & Competitiveness - MiCA 2.0, DAC8, DORA and beyond
Policy & Regulation



Society 2035 - AI, Digital Assets & our Future Economic Backend
Speakers: Stephan Lutz — PwC; Dyma Budorin — Hacken; Dr. Joachim Schwerin — Preußen · Moderation: Max Muth — Süddeutsche Zeitung
17:00–17:35 · 35 min · Main Stage
Society 2035 - AI, Digital Assets & our Future Economic Backend
General Interest



The Race for international Digital Assets Leadership
17:35–18:00 · 25 min · Main Stage
The Race for international Digital Assets Leadership
General Interest
Speaker details will follow.
Closing Remarks & Transition to Drinks & Wrap-up
Speakers: Daniela Boback — Bundesblock; Sebastian Becker — Bundesblock
18:00–18:05 · 5 min · Main Stage
Closing Remarks & Transition to Drinks & Wrap-up
General Interest


No sessions match the selected focus tracks.
Executive Forum
Curated decision-maker deep dives

Opening Session (Main Stage)
08:50–09:35 · 45 min · Executive Forum
Opening Session (Main Stage)
General Interest
Speaker details will follow.
AI x Blockchain Beyond Payments - Decision-Maker Briefing
Speakers: Peter Busch — Bosch; Silvan Jongerius — TechGDPR; Lukas Beckenbauer — deAI Labs
09:35–10:15 · 40 min · Executive Forum
AI x Blockchain Beyond Payments - Decision-Maker Briefing
General Interest



The Race for Value Chain Re-Modelling: How AI & Digital Assets will drive Business Value and Impact
Speakers: Prof. Eduard Grün — GFT Technologies SE; Stephan Lutz — PwC
10:15–10:40 · 25 min · Executive Forum
The Race for Value Chain Re-Modelling: How AI & Digital Assets will drive Business Value and Impact
General Interest

Coffee-Break
Corporate Treasuries & Agentic AI Payments - must-have Capabilities for the German Economy
Speakers: Claus George — DZ Bank; Valerie von Lucke — Commerzbank; Bernhard Schweizer — SAP; Paul Wong — Stellar Foundation; Victor Bergmann — Google · Moderation: Prof. Philipp Maume — Technical University of Munich
11:00–11:50 · 50 min · Executive Forum
Corporate Treasuries & Agentic AI Payments - must-have Capabilities for the German Economy
Stablecoins & Payments






Portfolio Construction & Institutional Allocation
Speakers: Marcel Uhlmann — Tradevest; Ralf Kubli — Validation Cloud; Christian Bock — Talos; Hannes Claut — PwC · Moderation: Daniela Boback — Bundesblock
11:50–12:40 · 50 min · Executive Forum
Portfolio Construction & Institutional Allocation
Digital Capital Markets





Lunch Break
European Banking Consortia driving Digital Capital Markets
Speakers: Michael Cyrus — DekaBank
13:25–13:55 · 30 min · Executive Forum
European Banking Consortia driving Digital Capital Markets
Digital Capital Markets

The Innovation Challenge - a Call to Action
Speakers: Alexander Höptner — AllUnity
13:55–14:20 · 25 min · Executive Forum
The Innovation Challenge - a Call to Action
General Interest

Tokenization Deep Dive - Assets, Adoption & Distribution
Speakers: Daniel Wernicke — Nyala; Markus Kluge — Tokenforge; Raphael Neuberger — Cashlink; Christoph Jentzsch — beel
14:20–15:15 · 55 min · Executive Forum
Tokenization Deep Dive - Assets, Adoption & Distribution
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
Concedus



Coffee Break
From Tokenization to Allocation: How Institutions Evaluate On-Chain Real-World Assets
15:40–16:00 · 20 min · Executive Forum
From Tokenization to Allocation: How Institutions Evaluate On-Chain Real-World Assets
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
ConcedusSpeaker details will follow.
Trust Infrastructure for Institutions - Custody, Wallets, Identity & Compliance
Speakers: Lewin Boehnke — Crypto Finance Group; Niclas Voigt — Commerzbank; Dr. Thomas Endress — Merck; Alexandra Lloyd — YouHodler; Jacek Trzmiel — Crystal Intelligence
16:05–17:00 · 55 min · Executive Forum
Trust Infrastructure for Institutions - Custody, Wallets, Identity & Compliance
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal Intelligence



Rewiring of Financial Market Infrastructure & the vision for a Deutschland AG 2.0
Speakers: Oliver Naegele — Blockchain Helix / EPN; Robert Heinze — Giesecke + Devrient · Moderation: Hagen Weiss — PwC
17:00–17:35 · 35 min · Executive Forum
Rewiring of Financial Market Infrastructure & the vision for a Deutschland AG 2.0
Digital Capital Markets


No sessions match the selected focus tracks.
Future Stage
Industry and technology in practice

Opening Session (Main Stage)
08:50–09:45 · 55 min · Future Stage
Opening Session (Main Stage)
General Interest
Speaker details will follow.
Digital Product Passport
Speakers: Asgeir Thor Oskarsson — BSV
10:00–10:20 · 20 min · Future Stage
Digital Product Passport
General Interest

How to manage energy in the future
Speakers: Prof. Thomas Fürstner — RDDL Protocol
10:20–10:50 · 30 min · Future Stage
How to manage energy in the future
General Interest
Coffee-Break
From ERP to Autonomous Enterprises
11:10–11:30 · 20 min · Future Stage
From ERP to Autonomous Enterprises
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
ConcedusSpeaker details will follow.
Tokenization & Industry Utility in the Steel Sector
Speakers: Tobias Rethmeyer — SC Steelcoin GmbH
11:30–11:40 · 10 min · Future Stage
Tokenization & Industry Utility in the Steel Sector
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
Concedus
From the cockpit to the blockchain: How & why an aviation company is building a MiCAR-compliant token
Speakers: Gerhard Wimmer — Skygate Network GmbH
11:40–11:50 · 10 min · Future Stage
From the cockpit to the blockchain: How & why an aviation company is building a MiCAR-compliant token
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
Concedus
The programmable Company
Speakers: Jürgen Kleeberger — Reef Data; Christoph Jentzsch — beel; Jan-Gero Alexander Hannemann — University of Cambridge · Moderation: Radoslav Albrecht — Bitbond
11:50–12:30 · 40 min · Future Stage
The programmable Company
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenforge
Nyala
Concedus


x402 - M2M Payments
12:30–12:50 · 20 min · Future Stage
x402 - M2M Payments
Stablecoins & Payments
Speaker details will follow.
Lunch-Break
AI & Blockchain: Trust Design & the AI Act
13:25–13:35 · 10 min · Future Stage
AI & Blockchain: Trust Design & the AI Act
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal IntelligenceSpeaker details will follow.
How to Manage & Settle Europe's Production Data Layer
13:35–13:55 · 20 min · Future Stage
How to Manage & Settle Europe's Production Data Layer
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal IntelligenceSpeaker details will follow.
All ways lead to Rome: Pontes, Appia & the necessary marriage of financial & technical sovereignty
Speakers: Jens Paulsen — Deloitte; Dolf Diederichsen — Hyphe; Jork Leonhardt — corpus.core · Moderation: Magnus Jones — Nordic Blockchain Association
13:55–14:40 · 45 min · Future Stage
All ways lead to Rome: Pontes, Appia & the necessary marriage of financial & technical sovereignty
Institutional Trust Infrastructure
Crystal Intelligence


Leaders vs. Laggards: Financial Institutions of the Future
Speakers: David Kurz — Bitvavo; Charles Moussy — Bybit EU; Marco Bodewein — Bullish · Moderation: Alireza Siadat — Deloitte
14:40–15:20 · 40 min · Future Stage
Leaders vs. Laggards: Financial Institutions of the Future
Digital Capital Markets




Coffee Break
tbd
15:45–15:55 · 10 min · Future Stage
tbd
General Interest
Speaker details will follow.
Bridging the crypto Language gap - how Technology, Institutions and Regulators can understand each other
Speakers: Afra Stöhr — SWTax; Stephan D. Meyer
15:55–16:20 · 25 min · Future Stage
Bridging the crypto Language gap - how Technology, Institutions and Regulators can understand each other
General Interest

A strategic look at the Crypto Taxation Debate in Germany & Austria
Speakers: Marie Christin Rinke — Möhrle Happ Luther; Florian Wimmer — Blockpit · Moderation: Paul Pöltner — Digital Assets Association Austria
16:20–17:05 · 45 min · Future Stage
A strategic look at the Crypto Taxation Debate in Germany & Austria
General Interest


No sessions match the selected focus tracks.
Programme status: working draft.
Displayed times, sessions and confirmed participants are based on the Agenda Builder export dated 19 October 2026.
A collaborative format
Bundesblock expertise within the TUM Blockchain Conference.
The Digital Assets Day combines Bundesblock’s sector expertise and institutional network with the platform and reach of the TUM Blockchain Conference. The result is a dedicated conference day for decision-makers across finance, industry, policy and technology.
Bundesblock
Bundesblock shapes the programme, brings together institutional perspectives and connects the people advancing digital assets in Germany and Europe.
TUM Blockchain Conference
The conference provides the setting for a broader three-day exchange across business, technology and research. It is organized by the TUM Blockchain Club.
Join us in Munich
One ticket. Three days.
A dedicated institutional forum on day two.
Your ticket covers the TUM Blockchain Conference and Hackathon from October 29–31, including the full Digital Assets Day on Friday. Bundesblock members receive special conditions through the team.

