The Agora Cannes 2027

Name: The Agora Cannes 2027
Start: 2027-04-13T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2027-04-13T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais des Festivals

Every year, the people building the foundations of institutional digital asset markets meet in Cannes. From regulators, trading desks, and custodians, to data providers, and market infrastructure developers, all come together for one day of unfiltered debate, fireside chats, and the critical networking that doesn't happen anywhere else. Join us.

Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France

April 13, 2027

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Headliners

Benjamin Santos-Stephens

CEO, ClearToken

Emilie Gallagher

Global Head of Financial Markets and Industry Product, Bloomberg LP

Justin Peterson

CTO, Tradeweb

Kristen Mierzwa

Head of Digital Assets, FTSE Russell

Melvin Deng

CEO, QCP

Yuval Rooz

Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset - Canton

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What To Expect

The conversations shaping institutional digital asset markets in 2027.

01.Onchain Collateral Mobility and Utility
02.24/7 Markets and Infrastructure
03.Onchain Asset Distribution and Liquidity Challenges
04.Delivering Disintermediation Through Decentralized vs. Distributed Systems

Overview

The day at The Agora

9:00

Breakfast & Registration

9:30

Morning Sessions

12:30

Lunch Break at Ciro’s

14:00

Afternoon Sessions

18:00-21:00

Cocktail at Ciro’s

All day networking and meeting areas at Ciro’s

Speakers

The Agora brings together TradFi and DeFi executives shaping the future of institutional digital assets. More than half of 2026 attendees held C-level titles, and our speakers are drawn almost entirely from the same ranks.

Ambre Soubiran

CEO, Kaiko

Andrew O'Neill

Managing Director, Digital Assets Analytical Lead, S&P Global

Benjamin Santos-Stephens

CEO, ClearToken

Dovile Silenskyte

Director, Digital Assets Research, WisdomTree

Emilie Gallagher

Global Head of Financial Markets and Industry Product, Bloomberg LP

Frederic Dalibard

Global Head of Blockchain, BPCE

Justin Peterson

CTO, Tradeweb

Kean Gilbert

Head of Institutional Relations, Lido

Speakers

Ambre Soubiran

CEO, Kaiko

Andrew O'Neill

Managing Director, Digital Assets Analytical Lead, S&P Global

Benjamin Santos-Stephens

CEO, ClearToken

Dovile Silenskyte

Director, Digital Assets Research, WisdomTree

Emilie Gallagher

Global Head of Financial Markets and Industry Product, Bloomberg LP

Frederic Dalibard

Global Head of Blockchain, BPCE

Justin Peterson

CTO, Tradeweb

Kean Gilbert

Head of Institutional Relations, Lido

Kristen Mierzwa

Head of Digital Assets, FTSE Russell

Melvin Deng

CEO, QCP

Nicolas Bertrand

Board member, One Trading

Paul-Adrien Hyppolite

CEO, Spiko

Thomas Restout

CEO, B2C2

Vasileios Koutsoulis

Executive Director, index derivatives product specialist, EMEA, MSCI

Yuval Rooz

Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset - Canton

Venues

A red-carpet experience for institutional DeFi

Palais des Festivals

The Agora 2027 will take place during EthCC week at the Palais des Festivals, the iconic venue behind the Cannes Film Festival, right in the heart of Cannes. The full day's programme will run on The Agora stage, with dedicated meeting spaces and networking areas available on-site.

Palais des Festivals

Ciro's

To enable meaningful networking, The Agora 2027 will have its own private beach, restaurant, and café at Ciro's, the Majestic Hotel, just steps from the Palais. A networking app will help attendees plan conversations in advance.

Ciro's