Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is revolutionising the way financial services are delivered. Associated with cutting-edge technologies like distributed ledgers, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts, DeFi paves the way for the creation of new, complementary financial systems alongside the traditional landscape.

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We discussed how these new technologies affect institutional players: 

• How can DeFi services bring additional value to institutional investors?

• How can institutions apply DeFi principles to leverage their financial services and products?

   

• Panel: Institutional DeFi: An inside perspective, an industry survey, and a look ahead

  • Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets (PM), Union Investment Privatfonds
  • Hagen Weiß, Counsel, Dentons
  • Stefan Grasmann, Group Head of Thought Leadership, Chief of Blockchain & Partner, Zühlke
  • Moderation: Marcel Kaiser, Co-Founder and CEO, Defiria

• Impuls-Talk: Tokenization: Shaping the hockey-stick moment

  • Sebastian Hailer, Head of Tokenization, Bankhaus Scheich

• Impuls-Talk: Smart Contracts in Financial Industry – Opportunities and Prerequisites
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Fries, Leiter Modellentwicklung, Risiko Controlling, DZ BANK AG 
  • Peter Kohl-Landgraf, Senior Buiness Analyst, Kapitalmärkte Handel, DZ BANK AG
• Fireside Chat: Fully Decentralised – DeFi’s Implications and Repercussion for Governance, Interaction, and Supervision
  • Romina Bungert, Managing Director, Bila Hora Ventures
  • Sandra Kumhofer, General Counsel, Mento Labs GmbH
  • Moderation: Hagen Weiß, Counsel, Dentons