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08:30 - 09:00 AM
Registration & Welcome breakfast
09:00 - 09:20 AM
Keynote: The next wave of EU digital asset regulation
Introduction:
Robert Kopitsch
Secretary-General, Blockchain for Europe
Speaker:
Maria Luis Albuquerque
Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, DG FISMA
09:20 - 10:10 AM
Tokenisation and the Savings & Investments Union - Match made in heaven?
Speakers:
Peter Kerstens
Advisor, DG FISMA
Stephan Mögelin
Lead Senior Officer, BaFin
Chair of the ESMA DLT Working Group
Roeland Van der Stappen
Head of EU Policy, Coinbase
Isadora Arredondo
Global Policy Director, Hedera
Moderator:
Robert Kopitsch
Secretary-General, Blockchain for Europe
10:10 - 10:35 AM
Tokenisation and the views of Europe's regulators
Speakers:
Carsten Ostermann
Head of Markets and Digital Innovation Department, ESMA
Alessandro da Rold
EU Government Relations & Policy – EMEA, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Moderator:
Coco Chen
Associate Director, Technology & Operations, AFME
10:35 - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 - 11:10 AM
Beyond Crypto: How Kraken Is Building the Future of Finance - KRAKEN
Speakers:
Brian Gahan
Managing Director – Europe, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Moderator:
Inbar Preiss
Senior intellectual property correspondent, MLex
11:10 - 12:00 AM
MiCA's first year - Let's take stock!
Speakers:
Vojtech Belling
Executive Director, Czech National Bank
Oliver Stauber
CEO, KuCoin EU
Philipp Bohrn
Managing Director, VP, Group Governance, Bitpanda
Clara Guerra
Director of the Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation, Liechtenstein Government
Moderator:
Ondrej Kovarik
Former Member of the European Parliament
12:00 - 12:30 PM
Stablecoins - How relevant is the tokenised Euro today?
Speakers:
Peter Grosskopf
CTO and COO, AllUnity
Jens Hachmeister
Managing Director, Issuer Services & New Digital Markets, Deutsche Börse
Moderator:
Patrick Hansen
Senior Director, EU Strategy & Policy, Circle
12:30 - 13:30 PM
Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 PM Room 4
How can BLOCKCHAIN be used FOR GOOD?’’
This high-level roundtable at the Blockchain for Europe Summit will explore how blockchain infrastructure can foster synergies in powering public-good systems, enhancing trust in digital interactions, and unlocking inclusive and socially impactful applications across sectors.
Introduction:
James Newman
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chiliz
Speakers:
Lucy Mills
Co-Creator, Chiliz Includ3d Accelerator
Joachim Schwerin
Principal Economist, DG Grow
Juan Ignacio Ibañez
General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance
Mykolas Majauskas
Senior Director, ByBit
Moderator:
Mariana de la Roche Wills
Founder & CEO, BlackVogel
13:30 - 13:50 PM
From stablecoins to tokenised assets - unlocking Europe’s capital markets - COINBASE
Speakers:
Tom Duff Gordon
VP, International Policy, Coinbase
Moderator:
Nathalie Boyke
Ambassador Blockchain for Europe & Founder, nucleus42
13:50 - 14:30 PM
MiCA & global regulatory alignment - Perspectives
Lavan Thasarathakumar
Senior Advisor, Hogan Lovells / GDF
Ben Bowden
Regulatory Expert, former Binance & OKX
Chris Land
Staff Director, U.S. Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets
Moderator:
Tommaso Astazi
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Blockchain for Europe
14:30 - 15:00 PM
Bridging the gap between TradFi & Crypto - Financial compliance in 2026
Speakers:
Max Bernt
Managing Director & Global Head of Regulatory Affairs, Taxbit
Paul Hondius
Head of Unit – Harmful Tax Practices, OECD – OCDE
Nick Waytula
Head of Tax, SUMM
Moderator:
Georg Brameshuber
Co-founder and CEO, Validvent
15:00 - 15:15 PM
Break
15:15 - 16:05 PM
Decentralised infrastructure as the next big leap in finance
Speakers:
Peter Kerstens
Advisor, DG FISMA
Stani Kulechov
Founder and CEO, Aave
Georg Harer
Co-CEO, Bybit EU
Leonard Franken
Technology/Innovation and Tiber, AFM
Moderator:
Marina Markezic
CEO, EUCI
16:05 - 16:35 PM
DeFi - Quo vadis in Europe vs. the rest of the world?
Speakers:
Jan Reinhart
Chairman, Ludo Labs AG
Samuel Azzopardi
Deputy General Counsel, Head of Legal Europe, OKX
Moderator:
Arno Laeven
Founder and Executive Director, European Decentralisation Institute
16:35 - 16:50 PM
Break
16:50 - 17:10 PM
Stablecoins at Scale: Is the Travel Rule Friend or Foe - NOTABENE
Speakers:
Oliver Stauber
CEO, KuCoin EU
Peter Kerstens
Advisor, DG FISMA
Moderator:
Pelle Brændgaard
CEO, Notabene
17:10 - 18:00 PM
Stablecoins and their potential role as global reserves
Speakers:
Dirk Hermans
Innovation Manager – Digital Assets Strategy, KBC
Matthew Osborne
Policy Director, Europe and UK, Ripple
Nick Gersh
Regulatory Counsel, Paxos
Catarina Veloso
Director, Regulatory and Compliance, Notabene
Moderator:
Lewis McLellan
Head of content, OMFIF
18:00 - 19:00 PM
Networking Drinks
21:00 - 23:30 PM
Belgium Beer meets Blockchain!
Step into the legendary bar holding the world Guinness record for the largest beer selection and discover for yourself whether Belgian beer truly is the best in the world.
Enjoy a night of flavor, culture, and great conversations — all while diving into the future of digital assets until midnight.
DAY 2
3 December 2025
07:00 - 08:00 AM
Join the TRM Labs team for an early morning of fitness before heading out to the Blockchain for Europe Conference!
We will begin the day with a morning run led by TRM’s Ari Redbord around Brussels’ scenic downtown core.
This will be a conversational-paced run and runners of all fitness levels are welcome.
Put your running shoes on, and prepare to be energised!
09:00 - 09:10 AM
Welcome to day 2
Introduction:
Robert Kopitsch
Secretary-General, Blockchain for Europe
09:10 - 10:05 AM
RWA Tokenisation - A game changer for EU's economy?
Speakers:
Joachim Schwerin
Principal Economist, DG Grow
Lee A. Schneider
General Counsel, Ava Labs, Inc.
Alex Wu
Senior Policy Manager, Stellar Development Foundation
Tom Pikett
Executive Director, DTCC
Moderator:
Soledad Contreras
Director of Partnerships, CoinDesk
10:05 - 10:35 AM
The impact of Web3 innovation beyond finance
Speakers:
James Newman
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Chiliz
André Vanyi-Robin
Founder, CEO, Plastiks.io
Jordi Mompart Penina
Director of Barça Vision, FC Barcelona
Moderator:
Juan Ignacio Ibañez
General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance
10:35 - 10:50 AM
Break
10:50 - 11:10 AM
Beyond the Buzzword: The Tech Stack for a Verifiable Europe - BSV ASSOCIATION
Speakers:
Martin Coxall
Director of Growth & Strategic Partnerships, Global Association, BSV
Moderator:
Pieter Den Dooven
CIO, mintBlue
11:10 - 11:35 AM
The implications of privacy for decentralised infrastructure
Speakers:
Izabela Kuprasz
Director of Legal & Compliance, Web 3.0 Technologies Foundation
Agata Ferreira
Chief Legal Officer, Institute of Free Technology
Moderator:
Joachim Schwerin
Principal Economist, DG Grow
11:35 - 12:00 PM
Compliance Rewired: Agentic AI and the Future of Market Surveillance
Speakers:
Luke Dufour
EMEA Compliance Advisor, TRM Labs
Sol Cinosi
Prosecutor’s Office, Buenos Aires, Argentina & President, Association for Women In Cryptocurrency
Moderator:
Delphine Forma
Head of Policy, Solidus Labs
12:00 - 12:30 PM
DORA & Blockchain - Inevitable clash or smooth convergence?
Speakers:
Boris Petru Augustinov
Senior Policy Officer, DG FISMA
Nicole Dyskant
Global Senior Advisor for Regulatory and Public Affairs, Fireblocks
Moderator:
Michael Carr
Irish Ambassador, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
12:30 - 13:40 PM
Lunch Break
13:40 - 14:10 PM
From Detection to Prevention: Advancing Cybersecurity and Fraud Controls
Speakers:
Johann Polecsak
Co-Founder and CTO, QANplatform
Gert Jan van Hardeveld
Cryptocurrency Specialist, Financial Crime Team, Europol
Moderator:
Matthias Bauer-Langgartner
Head of Policy Europe, Chainalysis
14:10 - 14:30 PM
The Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Play: Why Digital Product Passports Will Define the Next Decade - CARDANO FOUNDATION
Speakers:
Frederik Gregaard
CEO, Cardano Foundation
Thomas A. Mayfield
Head of Decentralized Trust and Identity Solutions, Cardano Foundation
Moderator:
Francesco Pagano
Senior Partner, JAKALA
14:30 - 15:10 PM
Digital Product Passport - A game changer for the blockchain industry?
Speakers:
Pierre Marro
Policy Officer, DG CNECT
Asgeir Thor Oskarsson
Managing Director and CEO, BSV Association
Danika Ahr
General Counsel, Aura Blockchain Consortium
Moderator:
Erwin Voloder
Director for Research & Strategy, Blockchain for Europe
15:10 - 15:25 PM
Break
15:25 - 15:55 PM
Is the review of the GDPR an opportunity to clarify its impact on blockchains?
Speakers:
Dr. Jörn Erbguth
Consultant, Erbguth, University of Geneva, Geneva Macro Labs
Moderators:
Tommaso Astazi
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Blockchain for Europe
Erwin Voloder
Director for Research & Strategy, Blockchain for Europe
15:55 - 16:15 PM
Is Europe still at the forefront of global regulatory trends?: A leadership perspective - BYBIT
Speaker:
Robert MacDonald
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Bybit
Moderator:
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Former Member of the European Parliament
16:15 - 16:45 PM
Europe needs a clear economic vision beyond regulation to succeed
Speakers:
Stephen Nikola Bartulica
Member of the European Parliament (ECR Group)
Ondrej Kovarik
Former Member of the European Parliament
Moderator:
Dimitris Psarrakis
Board Director, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)
16:30 - 16:45 PM
Concluding remarks
17:00 - 20:00 PM
Join us for the official Stand With Crypto Europe Launch on Tuesday, 3 December 2025, at Sparks Event Centre, Brussels.
The event follows immediately after the Blockchain for Europe Summit and will run from 17:00 to 20:00.!