Intrepid: Great Hall

DAY 1: May 21st, 2024

1:30PM 

Registration Opens

2:00PM

Keynote & Welcome

The Future of Money: Next Gen Infrastructure and FinTech Innovation

Background & Opening Remarks
Cloud Innovations
AI in, everything?
Data Sourcing and Strategy moving forward

2:20PM

Digitizing Real World Assets: Equal and Open Participation

The potential benefits of tokenizing real world assets (liquidity, efficiency, cost reductions, democratization).
The challenges of tokenizing real world assets (fragmentation, interoperability, lack of standardization, regulation).
The current state of play, including the different types of assets that have been or could be tokenized and the infrastructure being used.
The future of the tokenization of real world assets, including the potential impact on trading, financial sector and the wider economy.

2:55PM

Transforming Asset Management, VC Perspective: Reduce Risk and Boost Efficiency

DeFi Opportunities
Refining the Due Diligence process
End-to-End Security and Cyber protection
Institutional Staking
Trends in Consumer Crypto
Collateral Management
Wallet Segregation and New Technologies

3:30PM

Macro Events and Catalysts for Market Participants

ETF filings and what it means (or doesn't) for the industry
Price Discovery, the never ending enigma
Exchange competition and new market entries
New ways of creating value for investors?

4:05PM - 5:00PM

Interactive Round Tables and Private Meetings

ROUNDTABLE 1

Evolving Institutional Landscape: Options Markets Heating Up

ROUNDTABLE 2

ROUNDTABLE 3

Market (Micro) Structure: Trailblazers and Troublemakers

5:00PM

Networking Cocktail Party, Sponsored by Giodell & Altinad

Intrepid: Great Hall

Day 2: May 22nd, 2024

46th St & Westside Highway

2:00PM

Market Access <> Liquidity: Predicting and Managing Volatility

Liquidity Pools
The impact of market sentiment
Regional variance in regulation
Preferred Access for high volume firms
Automated Market Making
OTC opportunities
Next Frontiers

2:35PM

Data and AI Revolution: Creating an Institutional Standard

How important is Data Sourcing? What role will AI play?
Integrating real-time and historical market data
Key differentiators between data in traditional markets vs. crypto markets
Quantitative tools for pricing and assessing risk
Charting and Analytics
Reliable Blockchain Data & Cross-Chain Visibility

3:10PM

Build and Buy?: What Infrastructure will be key?

Market (Micro) Structure: Fee's Tick Size, Sophisticated Order Routing
Accessing ALL Liquidity: CEXs, LP's, DEXs, how important is it?
DeFi protocols and TVL management
Wallet Segregation and New Technologies
Latest advancements in Portfolio Management and Risk Control
Automated pricing feeds, Market Neutrality and Trade Lifecycle
BestEx, TCA, Alpha Capture, and Increased Transparency

3:45PM

Current Capital Raising Environment in US

Tracking investor money flow, what strategies are attracting capital
Innovative Fund of Fund opportunities
Liquid vs. illiquid investing
Institutional Staking, Risk vs Reward
What is your Due Diligence process, how has it changed post FTX?
DeFi vs CeFi SMA's

4:15PM - 5:00PM

Interactive Round Tables and Private Meetings

ROUNDTABLE 1

Integrating AI and Machine Learning in Systematic Trading

ROUNDTABLE 2

ROUNDTABLE 3

Fund Flows: Emerging Strategies Attracting Capital

5:45PM

Networking Cocktail Party

8:00PM

VIP Dinner

TAO