Digital Assets Forum

A themed investment event on Digital Assets. There will be presentations from companies providing different methods for accessing the digital assets markets, a panel discussion and the opportunity for roundtable discussions with delegates.

Tentative Agenda

13:45 -14:15 - Guest Arrival and Registrations
 14:15 – 14:20 - Introduction
 14:20 – 14:35 - Keynote Speech
 14:35 - 14:50 - Panellist Presentations
 14:50 - 15:45 - Panel Discussion
 15:45 - 16:00 - Coffee Break
 16:00 - 17:00 - Roundtable Discussions
 17:00 - 19:30 – Drinks Reception and Networking

Presenting Companies

Pouneh Bligaard, CEO & Co-Founder
Dragonfly Asset Management
'The Rise of the New Internet: The Enormous Potential of Crypto'

Dragonfly Asset Management was born from a simple but powerful idea: that Crypto was ready for a more mature, institutional approach. Founded in London three years ago by award-winning fund manager Pouneh Bligaard, Dragonfly brings decades of investing experience and a strong belief in blockchain’s long-term potential. Since launching the Dragonfly Digital Assets Fund, the team has built a solid three-year track record—managing a long-only portfolio of large-cap, highly liquid digital assets with real competitive advantages.

Pouneh is an Iranian-born mother of three. She is a seasoned investor with 25+ years of award-winning fund management experience, including senior roles at MUFG and HSBC. As Co-Head of Equities at MUFG, she managed £2bn across multiple funds, including a top-performing early-stage technology growth trust that won several performance awards over nine years. Pouneh’s strategy is to apply her decades of investing expertise and proven investment approach to identify blockchain projects with strong fundamentals and high growth potential. 

Charlie Morris, Luke Wetzel
21Shares
'Digital assets as a diversification tool within the alternatives portfolio'

21Shares is one of the world’s largest issuers of cryptocurrency ETPs, offering innovative, physically-backed products for institutional and retail investors. Founded in 2018, its offerings are listed on major European exchanges. With offices in Zurich, New York, and London, 21Shares’ expert team bridges TradFi and DeFi to deliver compliant, forward-looking crypto investment solutions. Learn more at www.21shares.com.

Charlie Morris is the founder of ByteTree. He has 26 years’ experience in fund management, where he has built a reputation for actively managed, multi-asset portfolios, with strong risk management. He currently manages the Soda and Whisky Portfolios at ByteTree through the Multi-Asset Investor, which is popular with retain investors. He also rune ByteTree Venture, for deep value investment ideas.

Luke Wetzel is a seasoned sales professional with extensive experience in the financial services sector. He is currently a Sales Associate at 21Shares, responsible for covering the UK and Ireland, where he leverages his expertise in sales and investment solutions. Prior to this role, Luke spent 10 years as a Sales Director of Wholesale and Institutional Business at Nordea Asset Management, successfully driving growth and strengthening client relationships across key markets.

William Adams, Managing Director
Intermarkt GmbH
'Growing Interest in the Utility of Stablecoins'

Supporting several single family offices, Intermarkt is a consulting firm specialising in commodities, sustainability and emerging technologies. Their team has extensive experience gained from private equity, venture capital, investment banking and asset management. Their mission is to drive growth, optimise operations and enhance value for our families' current and future businesses. They have a proven track record of helping companies from all growth stages through strategic decisions and operational improvements.

Senior executive with over 20 years experience in financial markets and over 16 years developing and structuring portfolios, designing systematic trading strategies and preparing risk management protocols, including alternative investments, for family offices, bonafide hedgers, corporations, institutional speculators and pension funds and more than 12 years experience managing operations and organizations for various industries delivering long-term competitive advantages by building capabilities, creating process efficiencies and establishing strategic relationships.