The Institutional Digital Assets Conference

06/12/2023

DigiAssets provided the perfect opportunity for institutional market participants to explore the latest and greatest innovations in the fast-evolving digital assets market.

In May 2023, we held our first edition of DigiAssets, the first ever conference fully dedicated to institutional market participants in digital assets, in the heart of London! We had 500 attendees from across the full institutional ecosystem, including over 250 Buy Side Heads leading the way in tokenisation and trading, clearing and settling digital assets.

Across the 2 insightful days, we saw lots of networking and benchmarking. As well as this, we provided our 27 fantastic sponsors a credible platform to position their company/solution front of the foremost community of decision makers in the fast-evolving digital assets market. We also had networking experiences for our attendees to enjoy, like our DigiAssets launch party at the end of day 1!

Here’s a look at just a few of the leading Buy Side Firms that were represented at DigiAssets:

Fidelity Investments, Blackrock, Invesco, Schroders, Winton, Vanguard, Unigestion, T.RowePrice, SYZ, State Street Global Advisors, AXA, Franklin Templeton, Schonfeld, Point 72, OneRiver, Nickel Asset Management, New York Life, Millenium Global, Man, Lombard Odier, Jupiter, Janus Henderson, Isla Capital, Impax Asset Management & Abrdn




"I really enjoyed the conference, I thought some of the panels were really great, very thought provoking. It had just the right balance and focus on the technology from an investment perspective. Well done on a great event." - Cathy Gibson, Global Head of Trading, Ninety One


The Full Spectrum of Digital Asset Leaders

At DigiAssets, we provided 2 days of networking with 400 senior attendees from across the full institutional Digital Assets ecosystem.

The audience breakdown at DigiAssets read as follows:

  • Traditional hedge funds - 37.5%
  • Asset managers - 31.25%
  • Wealth managers/ private banks - 18.75%
  • Digital investment managers/ crypto hedge funds - 12.5%

You can view the full list of attendees here



An Unrivalled Speaker Faculty

At DigiAssets, we held 38 carefully curated sessions, led by 103 top thinkers and innovators in the institutional digital asset space including central banks, regulators, buy side firms and leading providers.

Our audience was able to benchmark their digital asset initiatives and technology roadmaps by participating in small group, interactive formats including deep-dive roundtables and educational workshops.

Our packed agenda covered pressing industry topics, such as accelerating adoption of Digital Assets by traditional financial institutions, assessing the future of Digital Asset infrastructure and liquidity, integrating Digital Assets into traditional institutions and many more.

  • Andrew Griffith, MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and City Minister, UK Parliament
  • Kristin Johnson, Commissioner, CFTC
  • Hester Peirce, Commissioner, U.S Securities Exchange Commission
  • Helen Boyd, Head of Capital Markets, FCA
  • Elena Marola-Bonthond, Chief Investment Officer, CERN Pension Fund
  • Lisa Scott- Smith, Managing Director, Digital Business, Millennium Global Investments, and CEO, Sonar Digital
  • Angela Maragkopoulou, Chief Operating Officer, DWS
  • Michael Ashby, Head of Digital Assets Strategic Implementation, Point72
  • Russell Barlow, Managing Director, Head of Absolute Return and Credit, Partners Capital
  • Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Assets Strategy, T. Rowe Price

These are just a handful of the brilliant speakers we heard from at DigiAssets.

Take a look at the full speaker line up and topics discussed by downloading our agenda here



"You mastered up a truly top-notch conference - the content, the speakers and all the logistics set up with military precision! Respect!"- Genia Diamond, CEO, Minerva Advisory


Social Media Was Buzzing

There was a great buzz on social media whilst DigiAssets was taking place. Here’s a look at some of our favourite posts on LinkedIn:

Alexandre Caillol, CFA at Valk “Thank you to the tradetech team for an incredible institutional event with the DigiAssets Conference last week in London! It was a pleasure to join the SUN ZU Lab team and connect with all the major actors in the digital asset space. We particularly appreciated the distinguished speakers and the vibrant community that we are proud to be part of!”

One of our fantastic sponsors Haruko “Thank you DigiAssets Conference for hosting an incredible institutional digital asset event in London! Haruko had an amazing time participating in the event and connecting with all the brilliant minds in the digital asset space. We're grateful for the opportunity to share our insights and learn from the industry's thought leaders. We also thank all the incredible speakers who made the event truly inspiring and informative. Your expertise and passion for digital assets are driving innovation and shaping the future of finance.”


SAVE THE DATE

DigiAssets 2024 – 14 – 15 May 2024, Business Design Centre, London

DigiAssets 2024 is already starting to take shape. Sponsorship opportunities are available now. If you want the chance to be introduced to your next client – get in touch with our team!

Get in touch with our team here

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