MiCAR - Europes Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation
Prepare for one full day on 2024/10/03, spanning two stages and dedicated workshops at the Vaduzer Saal in Vaduz, where we will discuss the new Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR). We will analyze MiCAR from various perspectives and delve deeply into this revolutionary regulation that is poised to permanently transform, regulate, and professionalize the market and its stakeholders. Concurrently, explore the role of blockchain in advancing sustainability, energy efficiency, and green supply chains.
STAGE 1
| 08:30-09:00 | CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION |
| 09:00-09:10 | OPENING REMARKS FROM HOST AND CCA-PRESIDENT |
| Host: Daniel Ramamoorthy | |
| Co-Host: Ian Simpson | |
| President: Dr. Thomas Nägele | |
| 09:15-09:25 | WELCOME ADDRESS FROM THE PRIME MINISTER |
| Speaker: Dr. Daniel Risch | |
| 09:30-09:55 | MICAR’S FUNCTION IN THE TOKEN ECONOMY: FACTS AND MYTHS |
| Speaker: Dr. Joachim Schwerin | |
| [European Commission] | |
| 10:00-10:25 | ADOPTION OF MICAR IN LIECHTENSTEIN: WHERE DO WE STAND, AND HOW TO APPLY? |
| Speaker: Dorothea Rohlfing | |
| [FMA - Finanzmarktaufsicht Liechtenstein] | |
| 10:30-11:00 | NETWORKING-COFFEE-BREAK |
| Enjoy Barista-Style Coffee from our Barista Adrian Riesen | |
| 11:00-11:25 | LIECHTENSTEIN’S REGULATORY VISION: PIONEERING FINANCIAL INNOVATION BEYOND MICAR |
| Speaker: Dr. Clara Guerra | |
| [Office for Financial Market Innovation and Digitalisation, Liechtenstein Government ] | |
| 11:30-11:55 | DUCKBUCKS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INFORMED ON FINANCIAL INNOVATION |
| Speaker: H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein | |
| [INDUSTRIE- UND FINANZKONTOR ETABLISSEMENT] | |
| 12:00-13:30 | NETWORKING-LUNCH-BREAK |
| Premium Catering from CATERING 42 AG | |
| 13:30-14:05 | PANEL: MICAR 2.0 AND DEFI: SHOULD WE WORK ON A DECENTRALIZATION INDEX? |
| Moderator: Pablo Coirolo | |
| [Light 47] | |
| Panelist: Martin Schmidt | |
| [Q Development AG] | |
| Panelist: Gregory Chew | |
| [QPQ AG] | |
| 14:10-14:30 | THE EMERGENCE OF PAYFI: REALIZING THE VISION OF CRYPTO |
| Speaker: Lily Liu | |
| [Solana Foundation] | |
| 14:35-14:50 | MICAR ON THE HORIZON - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD |
| Speaker: Christian Steiner | |
| [BitPanda] | |
| 14:55-15:10 | BRIDGING TRADITION AND INNOVATION TO BUILD FUTURE FINANCE WITH MICAR? |
| Speaker: Martin Burgherr | |
| [Sygnum Bank] | |
| 15:15-15:30 | THE ROLE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN THE BIG AI GAME |
| Speaker: Olga Feldmeier | |
| [smart valor & griffinAI] | |
| 15:35-15:50 | FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY: CRAFTING AN INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE DIGITAL ASSET INVESTMENT PRODUCT – INSIGHTS AND LEARNINGS FROM LAUNCHING THE DCAP WEB3 MEGATRENDS AMC WITH BANK FRICK |
| Speaker: Claudio Schneider | |
| [DCAP Ltd] | |
| 15:50-16:20 | NETWORKING-COFFEE-BREAK |
| Enjoy Barista-Style Coffee from our Barista Adrian Riesen | |
| 16:20-16:40 | ESG UNDER MICAR |
| Speaker: Ralf Glabischnig | |
| [Crypto Oasis] | |
| 16:45-17:05 | COMPLIANCE HARMONIZATION IN EUROPE: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM MiCAR AND AMLD? |
| Speaker: Dr. Siegfried Herzog | |
| [CLL] | |
| 17:10-17:50 | PANEL: NAVIGATING NATIONAL NUANCES UNDER MICAR: EXPLORING LOCAL ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES BEYOND THE EU FRAMEWORK |
| Moderator: Nathan Catania | |
| [XReg Consulting] | |
| Panelist: Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler | |
| [Siedler Law] | |
| Panelist: Dr. Thomas Nägele, LL.M. | |
| [NÄGELE Attorneys at Law LLC] | |
| Panelist: Christian Steiner | |
| [Bitpanda] | |
| 17:50-18:00 | CLOSING |
| HOST, CO-HOST, OC-TEAM | |
STAGE 2
| 08:30-09:00 | CHECK-IN AND REGISTRATION |
| Go to Stage 1 | |
| 09:25-09:30 | WELCOME FROM THE HOST IAN SIMPSON |
| 09:30-10:00 | PANEL: OPERATING A CRYPTO-ASSET SERVICE PROVIDER (CASP): LESSONS FROM CENTRALIZED EXCHANGES AND STABLECOINS |
| Moderator: Dr. Siegfried Herzog | |
| [CLL] | |
| Panelist: Bundeep Singh Rangar | |
| [Fineqia / Glass Ventures] | |
| Panelist: Monty Metzger | |
| [LCX] | |
| Panelist: Zalan Noszek | |
| [Crystal Intelligence] | |
| 10:05-10:35 | PANEL: GENERATION Hybrid-Finance (HYFI)? |
| Moderator: Aliya Das Gupta | |
| [Sygnum Bank] | |
| Panelist: Ekaterina Daminova | |
| [Hashnote] | |
| Panelist: Sid Pillai | |
| [Dexponent] | |
| 10:35-11:00 | NETWORKING-COFFEE BREAK |
| Enjoy Barista-Style Coffee from our Barista Adrian Riesen | |
| 11:00-11:20 | REGULATING THE UNREGULATABLE: CRYPTO, CRIME AND THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT |
| Speaker: Prof. Dr. Konstantina Papathanasiou, LL.M. | |
| [University of Liechtenstein] | |
| 11:25-12:00 | PANEL: DIGITAL CURRENCIES – THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY!? |
| Moderator: Ingmar Zechlin | |
| [Aeternity] | |
| Panelist: Erwin Voloder | |
| [European Blockchain Association] | |
| Panelist: Dr. Yassin Oliver Hankir | |
| [savedroid FL GmbH] | |
| Panelist: Eugenio Reggianini | |
| 12:00-13:30 | NETWORKING-LUNCH-BREAK |
| Premium Catering from CATERING 42 AG | |
| 13:30-14:10 | PANEL: INDUSTRIAL USE OF BLOCKCHAIN - WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH MICAR IN PLACE? |
| Moderator: Sebastian Becker | |
| [inatba.org] | |
| Panelist: Dr. Joachim Schwerin | |
| [European Commission] | |
| Panelist: Simon Engel | |
| [SAP] | |
| Panelist: Miguel Vaz | |
| [Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody GmbH] | |
| 14:15-14:35 | BLOCKSTAND.EU: EMPOWERING DLT & BLOCKCHAIN STANDARDS FOR A DECENTRALISED FUTURE |
| Speaker: Ricardo Simoes | |
| [inatba.org] | |
| 14:40-15:00 | CYBERSECURITY AND REGULATIONS - HOW TO MAKE IT WORK? |
| Speaker: Dyma Budorin | |
| [CEO Hacken] | |
| 15:05-15:25 | THE INTERNET OF ECONOMICS AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN DILEMMA |
| Speaker: Ulf Wiger | |
| [QPQ AG] | |
| 15:30-15:50 | QUALI CHAT - A BLOCKCHAIN BASED QUALITY CHAT PLATFORM |
| Speaker: Yanislav Malahov | |
| [Aeternity] | |
| 15:50-16:20 | NETWORKING-COFFEE-BREAK |
| Enjoy Barista-Style Coffee from our Barista Adrian Riesen | |
| 16:20-16:40 | BLOCKCHAINS AS A GOVERNANCE TECHNOLOGY |
| Speaker: Martin Schmidt | |
| [Q Development AG] | |
| 16:45-17:15 | PANEL: SWITZERLAND VS EEA/EU - WHERE WOULD YOU BUILD YOUR DEFI HOME? |
| Moderator: Nikola Stojanow | |
| [Aeternity Foundation] | |
| Panelist: Alireza Siadat | |
| Panelist: Dr. Andreas Glarner | |
| [MME] | |
| Panelist: Johannes Virleitner | |
| [NÄGELE Attorneys at Law LLC] | |
| 17:20-17:50 | PANEL: REGULATION VS INNOVATION - WHERE DO WE STAND? |
| Moderator: Kinga Pilat | |
| [Catalyze] | |
| Panelist: Prof. Dr. Stefan Seidel | |
| [University of Cologne] | |
| Panelist: Mauro Casellini | |
| [CM Ventures Anstalt] | |
| Panelist: Armin Schmid | |
| [Bitcoin Suisse (Liechtenstein) AG] | |
| 17:50-18:00 | GOTO STAGE 1 FOR THE CLOSING |
WORKSHOPS
The workshops are limited by the capacity of the room adjacent to Stage 2. It's a first-come, first-served basis.
| 09:45-10:30 | WORKSHOP: HOW TO SET UP A HARDWARE WALLET |
| Philipp Büchel | |
| [Blockchain Büro] | |
| 11:00-11:45 | WORKSHOP: TOKENIZATION - HOW TO AUTHENTICATE AND SECURELY TRADE PHYSICAL ITEMS (E.G. ART AND OTHER LUXURY ITEMS) WITH CRYPTOGRAPHIC CHIPS AND WEB3 INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Ferdinand Regner (Owner Chip) | |
| 14:00-15:00 | WORKSHOP: CRYPTO VALLEY - HOW TO USE LIECHTENSTEIN AS A GATEWAY TO EUROPE'S 450 MILLION USERS AND 23 MILLION BUSINESSES SINGLE MARKET VIA MiCAR |
| Dr. Andreas Glarner (MME, Switzerland) | |
| Johannes Virleitner (NÄGELE, Liechtenstein) | |
| Dr. Siegfried Herzog (CLL Compliance, Liechtenstein) | |
| Matthias Langer (actus ag, Tax Liechtenstein) | |
| 16:20-17:00 | WORKSHOP: ACCESS TO CRYPTO - HOW TO OPTIMISE OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL EFFICIENCY |
| Panelist: Ekaterina Daminova | |
| [Hashnote] | |
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Explore how various clients, from family offices to hedge funds, can access crypto assets through different strategies. This session covers: Direct token exposure vs wrapped products. |
DISCLAIMER: Agenda is subject to change and might have additions, amendments and cancellations.
[Agenda updated: 2024/09/29]
Patronage
Under the patronage of the government of Liechtenstein
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GOLD SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSOR
MEDIA PARTNER
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