Stuttgart, Germany
November 13
Finpulse - Regulatory Summit
A new story starts now: Börse Stuttgart joins its expertise and reputation from the well-known MiFID Congress and FinTech-Days Stuttgart for a new format – a regulatory summit on the digitalization of financial markets (e.g., Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and ICOs). Finpulse will give you an excellent opportunity to learn about and exchange on regulatory initiatives with experts, regulators, researchers, and entrepreneurs.
Cryptocurrencies
How will regulation shape the future of trading and investing in cryptocurrencies?
ICOs
Bringing order to initial coin offerings – opportunities and risks, best practices, guidelines and regulatory innovations.
Blockchain Technology
The whole story about blockchain solutions and its impact on the decentralization of market places and how it will disrupt of traditional business models.
Speakers
Highly distinguished speakers and panelists from the FinTech industry, regulatory bodies, and academia discuss the hottest topics in financial market regulation and digitalization.
Radoslav Albrecht
Founder & CEO, Bitbond
Sébastien de Brouwer
Chief Policy Officer, European Banking Federation (EBF)
Joachim Erdle
Managing Director & Head of Corporate Finance, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
Dr. Ingo Fiedler
Blockchain Research Lab, Universität Hamburg, Concordia University
Miha Grcar
Head of Business Development, Bitstamp
Alexander Höptner
CEO, Boerse Stuttgart GmbH
Dr. Dirk Lüth
Entrepreneur, Executive, Advisor, Speaker - Blockchain Enthusiast
Robin Matzke
Lawyer & Researcher at Humboldt-University Berlin
Philipp Pieper
CEO, SWARM Fund
Elisabeth Roegele
Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision / Asset-Management
Verena Ross
Executive Director, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner
Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler
Lawyer & Partner, DWF Germany Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Ken Timsit
Managing Director, ConsenSys France and Europe Enterprise Solutions
Organization Committee
Claudia Laux
Marketing Expert, Boerse Stuttgart Group
Benedikt Notheisen
Blockchain and Finance Researcher, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dr. Ulli Spankowski
Managing Director, Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH and Sowa Labs GmbH
Dr. Martin Wagener
Head of Regulatory Affairs, Börse Stuttgart Group
Program
The program comprises highly distinguished speakers and panelists from the Fintech industry, traditional players, regulatory bodies, academia, and – so called – disruptors from the Blockchain space. It covers the hottest topics at the intersection of financial market regulation and digitalization. We will have a number of interesting talks and three exciting panel discussions. Each panel comprises distinguished speakers, inspiring presentations and vivid discussions that offer insights for the financial community.
Welcome & Coffee
Opening Remarks
Alexander Höptner, CEO, Boerse Stuttgart GmbH
Keynote Speech: New Financial Technologies and Products - A View from ESMA
Verena Ross, Executive Director, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
Talk: Crypto-Assets - A Risk for Banks or an Opportunity to Seize?
Sébastien de Brouwer, Chief Policy Officer, European Banking Federation (EBF)
Talk: How can we Create a Regulatory-Compatible Token Market Infrastructure?
Philipp Pieper, CEO, SWARM Fund
Panel 1: Cryptocurrencies – How will Regulation Shape the Future of Trading and Investing
Sébastien de Brouwer, Chief Policy Officer, European Banking Federation (EBF)
Philipp Pieper, CEO, SWARM Fund
Miha Grcar, Head of Business Development, Bitstamp
Alexander Höptner, CEO, Boerse Stuttgart GmbH
Lunch Break
Talk: Blockchain-Technology – Regulatory Challenges
Elisabeth Roegele, Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision / Asset-Management, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Panel 2: Bringing Order to Initial Coin Offerings – Best Practices, Guidelines and Tightening Regulations
Elisabeth Roegele, Chief Executive Director of Securities Supervision / Asset-Management, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
Dr. Nina-Luisia Siedler, Partner, DWF Germany Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Dr. Ingo Fiedler, Blockchain Research Lab, Universität Hamburg, Concordia University
Radoslav Albrecht, Founder & CEO, Bitbond
Coffee & Networking
Talk: Blockchain, Bitcoin and Crypto Assets: Emergence of a New Financial Ecosystem?
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Panel 3: The Whole Story about Blockchain Solutions – Enabling New Decentralized Market Places and Why Decentralization will Drive the Disruption of Traditional Business Models
Joachim Erdle, Managing Director & Head of Corporate Finance, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
Robin Matzke, Lawyer & Researcher at Humboldt-University Berlin
Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Head of Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Ken Timsit, Managing Director, ConsenSys France and Europe Enterprise Solutions
Coffee & Networking
Review
Boerse Stuttgarts's Finpulse - Thank you very much for your interest in Finpulse 2018. We hope you enjoyed our program and had interesting and fruitful discussions about the future of regulation.
Thanks again for being a part of Finpulse. We look forward to seeing you on the next regulatory summit in 2019. - Interview Börse Stuttgart with Keynote Speech Verena Ross, Executive Director, European Securities and Markets Autority (ESMA)
