Geneva Summit
2026

12–13

November 2026

Geneva

Switzerland

The Corporate Gateway — Digital assets for non-crypto companies.

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Hotel President Wilson · 47 Quai Wilson, Geneva

300

Decision-makers

2 days

Intensive program

A 40-second glimpse into what makes Geneva Summit the defining event for institutional digital assets in Europe.

About the Summit

Where the future of onchain finance is decided

The Big Whale is the strategic intelligence partner for over 150 leading financial institutions navigating the digital asset economy — operating one of the largest institutional networks in onchain finance.

In November 2026, we host the inaugural edition of the Geneva Summit in Geneva. Join your peers in a cohort of 300 hand-picked decision-makers from leading banks and asset management firms to define the standards of tomorrow's finance industry together.

All discussions are held under Chatham House Rule. No recordings. No press. Pure signal.

Benchmark with Peers

A select group of 300 decision-makers — the only room where TradFi and digital asset leaders speak candidly together.

Chatham House Rule

A confidential setting that guarantees the privacy of all discussions. What happens in Geneva, shapes the future — discreetly.

Outcome-Oriented

You will leave with strong peer connections, actionable practices, a shared strategic vision, and three collective commitments.

The Geneva Advantage

Hosted in the world's wealth management capital — where $2.4 trillion in assets are managed and the future of finance is written.

Program

Two days.
One operating playbook.

100% practitioners, zero commercial positioning. Panels, workshops, and closed-door sessions — each format designed for a different kind of decision.

Programme partners

Every partner earns their place on the programme. Each brand leads a session in its field of expertise — follow a logo to the moment it powers.

Partnership opportunities

Limited slots remaining

Day One

Thursday, 12 November 2026

Frame the decisions.

08:30

Doors open · Networking breakfast

Neptune + Wilson Gallery

10:00

Panel 1

Tokenization: a new financial system, or just a faster version of the old one?

Fidelity International · Euronext Digital Assets · Franklin Templeton

45 min · Main Stage

11:00

Parallel Slot 1

Three workshops run in parallel. Plenary suspended.

11:00

Workshop 1A

Should banks build onchain infrastructure in-house, or is that a battle they have already lost?

Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines, Co-CEO at DFNS

11:00

Workshop 1B

Is onchain KYC actually safer than traditional KYC, or just faster than the regulators watching it?

Elias Kokaly, Head of Strategic Accounts at TRM Labs

11:00

Workshop 1C

Can you price a market that never closes with infrastructure built for one that does?

Marc Tillement, Director at Pyth

12:30

Networking lunch

Glow Bar, Lakeside (privatized)

15:30

Parallel Slot 2

Three workshops run in parallel. Plenary suspended.

15:30

Workshop 2A

Are stablecoins becoming the default rail for corporate payments and treasury management, or is legacy infrastructure holding the line?

Bivu Das, General Manager, Payward Services Payments

15:30

Workshop 2B

Are vaults the future default for asset management, or just DeFi version of a hedge fund wrapper?

Stephane Heip, CEO at Enzyme

15:30

Workshop 2C

The invisible stack: what do institutions really need to trade, settle and tokenize at scale?

Samar Sen, Head of International Markets at Talos

18:30

Cocktail reception & Gala dinner

Venue TBC

Day Two

Friday, 13 November 2026

Ship the playbook.

08:30

Morning coffee & Day 1 recap

Neptune + Wilson Gallery

10:00

Panel 2

Stablecoins: too many currencies, not enough use cases?

Stephanie Cabossioras, Chief Strategy at SG Forge
Jean-Jacques Barbéris, Deputy CEO at CACEIS
Jan-Oliver Sell, CEO at Qivalis

45 min · Main Stage

11:00

Parallel Slot 3

Three workshops run in parallel. Plenary suspended.

11:00

Workshop 3A

Is tokenization actually changing asset management and the assets themselves or just moving the same funds onto a faster rail?

Christopher Perkins, Head of Franklin Crypto at Franklin Templeton

11:00

Workshop 3B

Why do most enterprise onchain pilots never reach production?

Brian Oliver, VP RippleX Partnerships at Ripple

11:00

Workshop 3C

Is the liquidity you see on tokenized markets the liquidity you can actually get?

Guilhem Chaumont, CEO at Flowdesk

12:30

Working lunch

Glow Bar, Lakeside

15:30

Summit closes. Farewell drinks

Hotel President Wilson terrace

Topics Covered

Six operational fronts that
structure the next three years.

The debate over the legitimacy of digital assets is closed. The Summit covers the decisions that remain: which operational standards, governance practices, and execution playbooks will define institutional adoption between now and 2029.

01

The Regulatory Architecture

MiCA is signed but accounts for 20% of the real regulatory problem. Basel III prudential treatment of crypto exposures, DORA, FATF Travel Rule, AML/CFT. The architecture decisions you need to ship before December 2026.

02

Stablecoins & Cross-Border Settlement

Digital euro vs. private stablecoins vs. deposit tokens. What is actually running in production on EUR-USD, EUR-CHF, and EUR-EM corridors, with live cost, latency, and failure rate benchmarks.

03

Custody & Institutional Infrastructure

Who do you trust when the assets are real? Which chain for which use case? Which oracle without systemic risk? The operational stack institutional CTOs, CROs, and heads of custody ship together.

04

Tokenization of Real Assets

From term sheet to on-chain. Token legal structure, register choice, secondary liquidity, taxation, audit trail. The friction triangle issuers, institutional investors, and regulators actually negotiate.

05

AI Agents in Regulated Finance

When software starts making capital decisions inside a regulated institution. Compliance perimeter under MiCA and DORA, deployment patterns that work, the new attack surface at the crypto-AI intersection.

06

Institutional Doctrine & Capital Strategy

How tier-1 institutions and public capital actually allocate to digital assets. Mandates, thresholds, internal governance, and a real map of European adoption with operational figures only.

Who Attends

300 senior decision-makers.
One closed room.

Invitation-only. Chatham House Rule. The first exclusive summit for digital-asset leaders in Europe. Tier-1 institutions, public capital, payment networks, and infrastructure operators in one closed room. The Big Whale Corporate Members receive priority access.

Across The Big Whale network

4,500

Opt-in decision-makers

1,000

Met in person over 18 months

200+

Tier-1 companies engaged

72%

C-suite & senior leadership

By function

Practitioners with real signing authority on digital-asset decisions.

Heads of Digital Assets

CFOs & Treasurers

CTOs & Chief Architects

CIOs & Asset Managers

Chief Risk & Compliance Officers

Heads of Custody & Settlement

Heads of AI & Innovation

Regulators & Policy Leads

Heads of Payments & Correspondent Banking

Family Office Principals

By organization

A snapshot of the institutions already in the room.

Banks

JP Morgan

Arab Bank

Qivalis

Société Générale

BNP Paribas

Crédit Agricole

BPCE

Natixis

Santander

Delubac & Cie

Private Banks

Pictet

Julius Baer

Maerki Baumann

Oddo BHF

Asset Managers

Baillie Gifford

WisdomTree

Amundi

BlackRock

Franklin Templeton

AXA IM

Natixis

La Française

Eiffel IG

Ofi Invest

Regulators & Public

AMF

ACPR

ESMA

EBA

Min. Finance Luxembourg

French Central Bank

Caisse des Dépôts

Advisory & Market Infra

KPMG

EY

Deloitte

PwC

Forvis Mazars

BCG

Visa

Mastercard

Euroclear

Euronext

Stripe

Tether

with the full support of

Organisation promoting and developing the Paris financial marketplace.

Swiss blockchain ecosystem association, based in Zug.

Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services.

Capital Markets and Technology Association.

Travel

Flights, Accommodation & Logistics

Everything you need to get to Geneva — and make the most of two days.

Hotel President Wilson

Lakefront property in the Marriott Luxury Collection, steps from the United Nations and Geneva's financial district.

Where to Stay

Room block & recommended hotels within walking distance of the venue.

Getting There

Flights, rail & transfers — Geneva is one of Europe's most connected cities.

The Venue

Hotel President
Wilson

One of Geneva's most iconic addresses — a Marriott Luxury Collection property on the shores of Lake Geneva, steps from the United Nations and the heart of international finance.

Address 47, Quai Wilson — 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland

Plenary Apollon Room · Max 300 people

Breakout Jupiter Room · Max 60 pax

Dining Glow Bar privatized · Lakeside

F&B Bayview by Michel Roth · 1 Michelin Star

Included WIFI 1GB · Public transport card · Byredo amenities

02

Where to Stay

A dedicated room block at Hotel President Wilson is reserved exclusively for partners (booking details on partnership confirmation).

For all other participants, recommended hotels within walking distance:

Hôtel Warwick Geneva

14 Rue de Lausanne

Four Seasons Hôtel des Bergues

33 Quai des Bergues

Hôtel Beau-Rivage

13 Quai du Mont-Blanc

Mandarin Oriental Geneva

Hôtel Métropole

34 Quai du Général-Guisan

Hôtel d'Angleterre

17 Quai du Mont-Blanc

InterContinental Geneva

7-9 Chemin du Petit-Saconnex

Mercure Genève Aéroport Meyrin

All within a 15-min walk/taxi of Hotel President Wilson. Book directly via each hotel's website.

03

Getting There

Geneva is one of Europe's most connected cities.

By Air

Geneva Airport (GVA), 6 km from the hotel. Direct connections from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich, Dubai and New York.

By Rail

Geneva-Cornavin station, 10 min by taxi/tram. Direct TGV from Paris in 3h30.

From the Hotel

Complimentary Geneva public transport card included with your stay.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who can attend the Summit?

The Summit is invitation-only and reserved for senior decision-makers (C-suite, Managing Directors, Heads of) from financial institutions, asset managers, regulators, and enterprise firms. Priority is given to The Big Whale Corporate Members. You can apply via our application form — all applications are reviewed individually.

Is there a participation fee?

No participation fee applies. Venue, catering, and programme costs are fully covered. Attendance details and conditions are communicated upon application approval. Corporate Members of The Big Whale benefit from priority access and reserved places.

What does Chatham House Rule mean in practice?

Participants are free to use the information and insights from discussions, but may not attribute specific statements to named individuals or their organizations. There are no recordings, no press access, and no social media live-posting from sessions.

How do I book accommodation?

A list of recommended hotels within a 15-minute walk of the venue is available in the Where to Stay section. We have not reserved room blocks for guests — accommodation is arranged individually. A dedicated room block at Hotel President Wilson is reserved exclusively for partners (booking details shared upon partnership confirmation).

What other hotels are available nearby?

Geneva offers excellent accommodation options within walking distance of the venue. Recommended alternatives include Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues (5-star luxury, 1.2 km), Mandarin Oriental Geneva (5-star, 1.5 km), Hotel d'Angleterre (historic luxury, 1.3 km), Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva (lakefront, 1.8 km), Hotel Beau-Rivage Geneva (historic, 1.4 km), and Mercure Hotel Geneva Centre (modern, 1.6 km). All are within 15-20 minutes on foot or a short tram ride from Hotel President Wilson.

How do I get to Geneva?

Geneva Airport (GVA) is 6 km from the hotel, with direct connections from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich, Dubai, and New York. Geneva-Cornavin train station is 10 minutes by taxi/tram, with direct TGV from Paris in 3h30. All hotel stays include a complimentary Geneva public transport card for unlimited use of trams, buses, and trains within the city.

Will sessions be recorded or streamed?

No. In keeping with the Chatham House Rule, no sessions are recorded or live-streamed. Attendees receive a written summary of collective outcomes and commitments after the event — without attribution.

How can my company become a sponsor?

Three sponsorship levels are available — Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The Gold (Title) package is exclusive to one partner. Contact us via our sponsor form to receive the full sponsorship deck and discuss your objectives.

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Geneva

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Priority to The Big Whale Corporate Members · Limited to 300 seats · 12–13 November 2026