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Edinburgh Decentralised Finance Summit 2026
Hosted By
Blockchain Scotland
About this Event
Agenda
- •Networking, coffee and registration.
Session 1: Foundations
- •Opening remarks by Dr Maciej Zurawski.
- •“Dissecting the ‘De’ of DeFi” by Prof. Aggelos Kiayias.
- •“Beyond the Token Graveyard: Principles for Durable Token Value Capture” by Ben Whittle.
- •Speaker Q&A.
- •Coffee break.
Session 2: Institutional DeFi
- •“From Tokenization Theatre to Onchain Markets” by Matthew Fisher.
- •Institutional DeFi panel and audience Q&A covering liquid staking, custody, DEX liquidity, tokenised assets and institutional adoption.
- •Lunch and networking.
Session 3: Tokenisation, Risk Management, Security and Compliance
- •The future of tokenisation and payments.
- •Institutional infrastructure for digital assets.
- •Financial-crime compliance.
- •Agentic smart-contract security.
- •Web3 security in the age of AI.
- •Panel and audience Q&A.
- •Coffee break.
Session 4: Autonomous Finance and AI
- •How AI is transforming financial services.
- •AI-powered personalised financial services.
- •Where blockchain and AI reinforce each other.
- •Scotland’s AI strategy.
- •Closing panel, Q&A and remarks.
- •Networking drinks and canapés in the Grand Hall.
Speakers
Matthew Fisher
CEO, Katana Dominic Marley — Institutional Relations, Lido Finance Prof. Aggelos Kiayias — Chair in Cyber Security and Privacy, University of Edinburgh
Chief Scientist, IOHK James Tunnacliffe
Vice President, Sales Consulting, Northern Trust Chris Boyland — Head of AI and Digital Growth, Scottish Government Laeeq Shabbir — Partner, Digital Assets, HT Digital Tobias Vogel — CEO, Consensys Diligence Prof. Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE — Director, Digital Trust Centre
Professor of Cryptography, Edinburgh Napier University Luke Dufour
Compliance Advisor, TRM Labs Dr Amirreza Sarencheh — Co-Founder and CEO, Tokenive Darren Gray — Head of Ecosystem, QuickSwap Ben Whittle — Founder and Cryptoeconomics Designer, Token Architecture Aleks Tomczyk — Chief Executive, FinTech Scotland Dr Maciej Zurawski — Executive Director, Blockchain Scotland
CEO, Redeem Technologies Pedro Antonino
Senior Research Scientist, The Blockhouse Technology Ltd. Dia Banerji — Founder and CEO, Cherpa.AI
Who Attends
Blockchain developers
DeFi builders
Asset managers
Banks
Financial institutions
Regulators
Policymakers
FinTech founders
Researchers
Institutional investors
Infrastructure providers
Technology leaders
Investors and VCs
Seek high-growth projects and deal flow
Founders and Startups
Build blockchain companies and projects
Builders and Developers
Create apps, tools and infrastructure using blockchain
Policymakers and Regulators
Shape crypto rules, laws and compliance frameworks
Traders and Collectors
Buy, sell and collect digital assets
Media and KOLs
Cover news and influence the crypto community
Students and Beginners
New to crypto and eager to learn
Brands and Enterprises
Explore blockchain adoption and partnerships
Topics & Themes
Digital Assets
Technology
Markets
Policy
Other
Sponsors & Partners
Partners(Uncategorized — pending review)
Event Details
Date Confirmed
September 1, 2026
Time
9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
BST (UTC+1)
Venue Confirmed
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Format
In-person
Tickets from $75
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