2023

MASTERCLASS DAY
1 st June 2023

AUDI MAXI - Ground Floor

AUDI MIDI - First Floor

8:00

WELCOME & CHECK-IN

8:00

9:00

MAKING BETTER RISK DECISIONS IN WEB 3Benjamin Peach & Laurent Henderickx, AON

9:00

9:45

THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ONCHAIN LIQUIDITY
Mark Richardson, Bancor

10:00

UPGRADING THE SYSTEMS OF THE WORLDWELCOME & CHECK-IN
LEGAL ROUNDTABLE: HOW IS DEFI  CRYPTOREGULATION UNFOLDING ACROSS SWITZERLAND,EU, UK AND THE US?
Ronald Kogens, MME
Diego Ballon Ossio, Clifford Chance
Katherine Snow, Messari
Thomas Nägele, Nägele Attorneys at Law

10:00

Sandro Knöpfel, Cardano Foundation

TAX ROUNDTABLE: TAXABLE OR NOT?
VAT TREATMENT OF DLTBASED TRANSACTIONS
Thomas Linder, MME
Sabrina Leutert, KPMG
Rakesh Bhageloe, Chorus One
Kevin Leuthardt, Safe

10:45

COFFEE BREAK

10:45

COFFEE BREAK

11:15

CRYPTO DERIVATIVES, THE RISE OF
A NEW MAJOR DIGITAL ASSET CLASS

11:15

DECENTRALISATION  WHAT BASES NEED TO BE
COVERED FROM A LEGAL  TAX PERSPECTIVE?
Andreas Glarner & Thomas Linder, MME

Payal Shah, CME Group

12:00

12:00

LUNCH BREAK

AUDI MAXI - Ground Floor13:30

FORUM - Ground Floor

HOW TO TAKE YOUR CRYPTO SECURITY
TO THE NEXT LEVEL:

13:00

Armin Reiter, Cryptix AG

13:20

A HOLISTIC OVERVIEW OF CYBERSECURITY
MEASURES FOR THE CRYPTO INDUSTRY

14:15

ACCOUNT ABSTRACTION DONE RIGHT
Jérome de Tychey , Cometh

14:30

CRYPTO RESEARCH DEMYSTIFIED:THE POWER OF FUNDAMENTALS IN A BEAR MARKETEric Turner, Messari

15:15

COFFE BREAK

15:45

HOW TO BOOST REVENUES FOR
YOUR RETAIL FINTECH BUSINESS:ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS FOR CRYPTOWALLETS, NEO BANKS, AND RETAIL DIGITAL PAYMENT PROVIDERSAUDI MIDI - First Floor

STARTUPPITCH COMPETITIONWELCOME
Tracy Trachsler, CV LabsSTARTUPPITCHES:
ThorWallet
Enkifi
Fungies
Kuutamo
Deepsquare

14:20

BREAK

14:50

STARTUPPITCHES:CrySP
HelixPravica
LAOS
Swalo

15:50

PEOPLE’S CHOICE
AWARD VOTING,JUDGING PROCESS

16:25

GENERAL FEEDBACK,QA WITH JUDGES

13:30

ENABLING AML COMPLIANCE FOR DEFI
Chris McAteer, SDX
Allison Fromm, ProofSpace
Garry Krugljakow, 0VIX Protocol
Alexander Ray, Albus Protocol
Anne-Grace Kleczewski, CVA | Bonnard Lawson

14:10

MICA: GREEN LIGHT FOR CRYPTO ASSETS IN EUROPE?
UNPACKING THE GOOD AND THE BAD
Katharina Lasota-Heller, CVA | Lexcellence
Reto Luthiger, CVA | MLL
Chris McAteer, SDX
Julian Grech, Youhodler
Marc Taverner, Xerof

14:50

DECENTRALIZED ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS: WHICH ISTHE BEST APPROACH TO BRING THEM INTO BUSINESS?
Andrew Kessler, Zenotta
Dennis Flad, CVA | T’Charta

15:15

COFFE BREAK

15:45

THE INTERSECTION OF AI, BLOCKCHAIN, AND
SUSTAINABILITY: HOT TOPICS AND CONCERNS
Shane O’Conor, UNICEF
Florin Dzeladini, DeepLabs
Michele Soavi, ImpactScope
Maja Kehic, CVA | Deepsquare

16:25

FOSTERING RESEARCH IN THE CRYPTO VALLEY
2023 CVA CALL FOR PAPERS

Vaida Saltenyte, Youhodler

16:30

LUNCH BREAK

Tilmar Goos, CVA | Copper
Aurelio Schmid, CVA | EquityPitcher Ventures

AN ALTERNATIVE HISTORY OF CRYPTOTHE REAL HISTORY OF BLOCKCHAIN AND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR INVESTORS GOING FORWARD

Dr. Martin Hiesboeck & Christopher Siedentopf, Uphold

16:40

16:35

WINNER CEREMONYCRYPTO CYBERSECURITY BEST PRACTICES IN CUSTODY,DECENTRALIZED APPLICATIONS AND NFTS
Markus Perdrizat, CVA | ACKYevheniia Broshevan, Hacken
Thomas Weigold, Bitcoin Suisse
Torgin Mackinga, ChainSecurity
Patrick Schramboeck, CVA | SDX

NETWORKING APERO
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17:3019:00

NETWORKING APERO

19:0022:00

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2023

CONFERENCE DAY
2 nd June 2023

AUDI MAXI - Ground Floor
8:00

WELCOME & CHECK-IN

8:45

OPENING SESSION
Crypto Valley Association, HSLU, Kanton of Zug

9:00

THE FUTURE IS FINANCIALLY INCLUSIVE

AUDI MIDI - First Floor
8:00

WELCOME & CHECK-IN

9:15

CRYPTO VALLEY TO CRYPTO OASIS:BUILDING WEB3 ECOSYSTEMS

Teana-Baker Taylor, Circle
9:30

Ralf Glabischnig, INACTA Ventures

POWERING THE NEXT WAVE OFINSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL ASSET ADOPTION
Guillaume Chatain, Coinbase
Ambre Soubiran, Kaiko
Eva Lawrence, Figment
Frank van Zegveld, Talos Trading
Victor Busson, Taurus
Moderator: Ian Simpson

9:30

UNLEASHING CREATIVE THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN:
AI, METAVERSE, GAMING AND NFTS
Nicolas Herbert Wind, Blue Kraken Online
Saro Mckenna, Dacoco
Paula Pettit, Linum Labs
Beniamin Mincu, MultiversX10:30

COFFEE BREAK

10:30

COFFEE BREAK

11:00

CUSTODY IN THE AGE OF WEB3
Thomas Brunner, Sygnum

11:00

BLOCKCHAIN AND BIG DATA, A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

11:15

Yevheniia Broshevan, Hacken
Mihai Grigore, Messari

HOW SELFCUSTODY  CENTRALIZED CRYPTOINFRASTRCUTURE CAN COEXIST IN WEB3Erina Penkovsky, Allnodes
Joaquin Sastre, BitGo
Richard Astle, Fireblocks
Zarah Estermann, Metaco
Ilya Volkov, Youhodler
Moderator: Jérôme Bailly

11:30

DIGITAL AGE USER IDENTIFICATION:EUROPEAN  SWISS REGULATORY PERSPECTIVEJulia Bonda, Sumsub11:45

PRIVACY, THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT WE NEED TO ENSURE
Sebastian Bürgel, HOPR

12:00

LUNCH BREAK

12:00

LUNCH BREAK

13:30

BITCOIN + ETHEREUM + INTERNET COMPUTER = WORLD COMPUTER
Dominic Williams, Dfinity Foundation

13:30

HIRING IN CRYPTO

13:50

BITCOIN AS BASE MONEY OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Dr. Demelza Hays, Cointelegraph

14:00

ORDINALS, LIGHTNING AND THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN
Dan Held, Bitcoin Educator
Dr. Demelza Hays, Cointelegraph
Paolo Guarnerio,SDX
Moderator: Emi Lorincz

Julie Samuel, Chainalysis
Philippe Reynier, Sheffield HaworthStephanie Hurry, Crypto FinanceDorthe Jung Habersatter, Sygnum Bank
Moderator: Marcel Harmann

14:15

ENTERPRISE BLOCKCHAIN IS DEAD
Frederik Gregaard, Cardano Foundation

FROM MARGIN TO MAINSTREAM: DIGITAL ASSET BANKING
Alfonso Gomez, BBVA Switzerland
Dr. Dirk Klee, Bitcoin Suisse
Payal Shah, CME Group
Franz Bergmueller, SEBA Bank
Valérie Noël, Syz Group
Moderator: Emi Lorincz

14:30

BUILDING LONGEVITY  VALUE: L1 PROTOCOLS

15:30

COFFE BREAK

15:30

COFFE BREAK

16:00

THE NEXT GENERATION OF MARKET MAKING  LIQUIDITY PROVISION
Jonathan Mathai, G-20Marc Meuwissen, IMC Trading
Kevin de Patoul, Keyrock
Moderator: Dr. Demelza Hays

16:00

BLOCK BY BLOCK FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Sean Murphy, ImpactScope
Andre Vanyi Robin, Plastiks
Sanna Bedi & Shane O’Connor, UNICEF
Olivier Anselmo, Switzerland for UNCHR

16:50

CRYPTO EXCHANGES: SAME, SAME BUT DIFFERENT
Patrick Bärtschi, Bittrex Global
William Harvey, Bullish
Samia Bayou, Kraken
Alastair McAlpine, Nasdaq
Olga Feldmeier, Smart Valor
Moderator: Emi Lorincz

17:00

INSIDE THE MINDS OF CRYPTO VCS
Diana Biggs, 1kx
Dominic Briggs, Blockwall
David Long, CV VC
Oliver Dang, Laser Digital
Luc Jodet, Xange
Moderator: Marc P. Bernegger

17:40

KEYNOTE

14:30

Maud Bannwart, Alephium
Julian La Picque, Chiliz
Lily Liu, Solana Foundation
Bill Laboon, Web3 Foundation

Marieke Flament, NEAR Foundation
18:00

CLOSING KEYNOTE
Pascal Gauthier, Ledger
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18:20

TRANSPORTATION TO BOAT CRUISE

19:0023:00

BOAT CRUISE
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