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Digital Securities and Tokenization Conference 2023 (#DST23) - Agenda

09:00 AM – 09:15 AM

Opening Keynote: Overview of Current Tokenization Platforms

09:00 AM – 09:15 AM

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Head of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, welcomes over 250 on-site and 1,000 online participants to the first edition of the Digital Securities and Tokenization Conference (#DST23) at the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management. In his opening keynote, Prof. Sander provides an overview of current developments in tokenization platforms and highlights the growing significance of digital securities in terms of regulation, adaptation and use cases in Germany, Europe and world wide. 

Keynote

09:15 AM – 09:30 AM

Asset Tokenization - From Innovation to Adoption

09:15 AM – 09:30 AM

Michael Duttlinger, CEO at Cashlink, embarks on a journey from innovation stages to the ultimate adaptation of asset tokenization.

Keynote

09:30 AM – 10:10 AM

Unleash Digital Securities - Regulation in Germany and Beyond

09:30 AM – 10:10 AM

The panel, moderated by Sandra Sohn, discusses the latest regulatory developments in Germany, Europe and worldwide including the implications of various regional regulatory trends on the development of digital securities.

Panel Discussion

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM

MiCA - Is Europe now Becoming Crypto Valley?

10:10 AM – 10:25 AM

Dr. Stefan Berger, member of the European Parliament, elaborates on the European Union’s plans to introduce MiCA as a regulatory framework and discusses the implications of this novel regulation on the European Crypto market.

Keynote

10:25 AM – 11:05 AM

DLT Pilot Regime and MiCA - Ready to Go?

10:25 AM – 11:05 AM

The panel, moderated by Alireza Siadat, discusses the implementability of the DLT Pilot Regime and MiCA from a legal, regulatory and industry perspective. 

Panel Discussion

11:10 AM – 11:35 AM

DeFi and How it Can Provide us With a Sample of What is Possible With Tokenization

11:10 AM – 11:35 AM

Kasper Luyckx, Head of Product at Crypto Finance, uses decentralized finance (DeFi) as an example to showcase the depth of use-cases for the tokenization of assets.

Presentation

11:35 AM – 12:15 PM

Infrastructure to Scale Digital Securities - Startups vs. Banks?

11:35 AM – 12:15 PM

The panel, moderated by Tamara Schmidt, discusses various approaches for building the necessary infrastructure to scale digital securities, focusing on the differences and similarities between Startups and Banks.

Panel Discussion

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM

Asset Agnostic Token Issuance and Lifecycle Management

12:15 PM – 12:40 PM

In his keynote, Radoslav Albrecht (Bitbond), delineates a path towards the tokenization of assets, provides solutions for the necessary infrastructure and delves into the post-trade advantages of tokenization.

Presentation

12:40 PM – 13:20 PM

Digital Asset Rails - How to build the Future of Financial Markets?

12:40 PM – 13:20 PM

The panel, moderated by Abdullah Yildiz, discusses the panelists’ expectations for the disruptive implications of digital assets on global financial markets.

Panel Discussion

13:50 PM – 14:30 PM

Digital Bonds - Ready for Adoption?

13:50 PM – 14:30 PM

The panel, moderated by Katharina Gehra, delves into the advantages and use-cases of digital bonds and provides an insight into the recent market developments in banking and traditional industries in terms of the adaptation of digital bonds.

Panel Discussion

14:30 PM – 14:40 PM

Digital Financial Assets - Avoiding Disasters in Tokenization

14:30 PM – 14:40 PM

In his keynote, Ralf Kubli (Nucleus Finance & Casper Association) discusses the current state of tokenization as the future of finance and addresses key problems to be prevented in tokenization going forward.

Keynote

14:40 PM – 15:20 PM

Digital Financial Instruments - What’s Next?

14:40 PM – 15:20 PM

The panel, moderated by Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, elaborates on the recent developments in the adoption of digital financial instruments and provides an insight into the panelists’ expectations of use-cases for evolving digital financial instruments.

Panel Discussion

15:20 PM – 15:45 PM

Digital Assets Lifecycle - From Pilot to Issuance and Beyond

15:20 PM – 15:45 PM

In their keynote, Richard Astle (Fireblocks) and Dr. Nils Bulling (Avaloq), present a foundation for value propositions in the issuance of digital assets, focus on use-cases and considerations as well as showcase a tokenization success story. 

Keynote

15:45 PM – 16:25 PM

What Transactions in Asset Management Are Next for Institutional Adoption?

15:45 PM – 16:25 PM

The panel, moderated by Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, provides an overview of current and future industry practices of various types of transactions and their use-cases in asset management.

Panel Discussion

16:30 PM – 17:10 PM

Building Ecosystems for Cross-Border Digital Assets?

16:30 PM – 17:10 PM

The panel, moderated by Philipp Hartmannsgruber, discusses various approaches to building ecosystems for cross-border digital assets with insights from experienced industry experts from the banking sector.

Panel Discussion

17:10 PM – 17:20 PM

ReFi Talents - Empowering Talent for Leadership in the Regenerative Finance Space

17:10 PM – 17:20 PM

Nadine Wilke and Abdullah Yildiz present the new Web3 Talents program ReFi Talents aimed at empowering talent for leadership in the regenerative finance space. The new 18-week free mentorship program in collaboration with ECOTA, Particula and the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center starts in September 2023.

Presentation

17:20 PM – 18:00 PM

Tokenization of New Assets - Music Rights, Real Estate, Carbon, Vintage Cars, etc.

17:20 PM – 18:00 PM

Nadine Wilke and Abdullah Yildiz present the new Web3 Talents program ReFi Talents aimed at empowering talent for leadership in the regenerative finance space. The new 18-week free mentorship program in collaboration with ECOTA, Particula and the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center starts in September 2023.

Panel Discussion

18:00 PM – 18:05 PM

Closing Note

18:00 PM – 18:05 PM

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner, Head of the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, concludes the Digital Securities and Tokenization Conference in Frankfurt on July 13, 2023, further emphasizing the growing importance of digital securities and summarizing the findings of a packed conference day at the #DST23. 

Keynote

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