Digital Assets Forum Launches First US Edition in New York, Bringing 800+ Institutional Leaders Together on November 13

About the Event

DAF New York is a closed-door, institutional-only gathering bringing together the leaders shaping the future of digital assets. Set against the backdrop of the European Blockchain Convention, the event convenes over 800 senior decision-makers from asset management, banking, and private wealth for a day of high-signal dialogue on tokenization, institutional adoption, market infrastructure, and regulation. With 100+ speakers across 40 sessions, DAF New York is designed for depth over breadth — candid conversations among the people actually building and allocating in this space, away from the noise of the broader conference circuit.

Key Facts

• Date: November 13, 2026
• Location: Convene, 360 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY
• Format: Closed-door, institutional-only
• Attendees: 800+ senior institutional attendees
• Speakers: 100+ confirmed and invited speakers
• Sessions: 40 sessions
• Presented alongside: The European Blockchain Convention
• Website: https://eblockchainconvention.com/digital-assets-forum-new-york/

Confirmed Speakers

A growing roster of institutional leaders, with additional slots still being finalized:

• Sandy Kaul, Executive Vice President, Head of Digital Assets & Innovation, Franklin Templeton
• Maxwell Stein, Director, Digital Assets, BlackRock
• Sebastian Pulido, Head of Onchain Asset Management, Grayscale
• Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets, Citi
• Anthony Scaramucci, Founder, Managing Partner Skybridge Capital
• Kathleen Wrynn, Global Head of Digital Assets, Invesco
• Michelle Neal, Group CEO, Fnality

Programming Focus

Across 40 sessions, programming is mapped against the full digital asset value chain — who is participating, how value moves, what instruments are involved, and why it matters to institutional allocators. Confirmed session themes include:

• Tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs)
• Institutional adoption pathways
• Digital asset infrastructure
• Private banking portfolio evolution
• Regulatory navigation
• Stablecoins as institutional infrastructure

Audience

800+ senior institutional attendees, including asset managers, banks, and private banking clients — a closed, curated audience rather than an open-registration crowd.