DEUSS Official Launch & INATBA 7th Anniversary Gala

​The DEUSS Official Launch & INATBA 7th Anniversary Gala bring together policymakers, financial institutions, market infrastructures, and digital finance stakeholders for a full-day programme dedicated to the future of European capital markets and SME financing.

​The event will feature high-level discussions on the SME financing gap, the evolution of interoperable financial infrastructures in Europe, and the role of standardisation and tokenised markets in strengthening cross-border investment. It will also mark the official launch of the DEUSS platform, a European initiative aimed at enabling interoperable digital bond markets for SMEs within the EBSI framework.

​The event will conclude with the INATBA 7th Anniversary Gala, a flagship evening programme marking seven years of the INATBA community. The evening will include a seated gala dinner, high-level interventions, and an awards ceremony recognising contributions to the advancement of blockchain and digital infrastructure in Europe, followed by networking and celebrations.

​​Agenda Highlights

• ​10:00–10:30 | Welcome coffee

• ​10:30–10:35 | Welcome word

  • ​Belén Suarez (INATBA)

• ​10:35–10:45 | Presentation of DEUSS

  • ​Jan Skrabka (DEUSS)

• ​10:45–11:45 | The SME Financing Gap: Market Realities (panel discussion)

  • ​Armando Melone (DG GROW)

  • ​Johannes Schmitt (NYALA)

  • ​Mariana de la Roche Wills (BlackVogel)

  • ​Pablo Portugal (Euroclear)

  • ​Simona Amati (SMEUnited)

• ​11:45–12:00 | Keynote

  • ​Thibaut Kleiner (DG CONNECT, European Commission)

• ​12:00–12:45 | From Framework to Pathway: Standardisation and Cross-Border Integration (panel discussion)

  • ​Alessandro Fuser (Crypto Finance)

  • ​Fabian Rzadkowski (DG GROW)

  • ​Justine Bieliauskaite (European DIGITAL SME Alliance)

  • ​Mariana de la Roche Wills (BlackVogel)

  • ​Miguel Vaz (Hauck Aufhäuser Digital Custody)

• ​12:45–13:45 | Networking lunch

• ​13:45–14:40 | EBSI, DEUSS & European Digital Infrastructure (panel discussion)

• ​15:00–17:00 | European Architecture for Tokenised Financial Markets (policy roundtable)

  • ​With the participation of:

    • ​Ondrej Kovarik, Former MEP

    • ​Pablo Portugal, Senior Director, Euroclear
      Juan Jimenez Zaballos, Digital Assets Expert, Santander

    • ​Stefano Mazzocchi, Managing Director and Deputy Head Advocacy, AFME

    • ​Sujata Wirsching, Head of Government Relations and Lead Digital Finance, Deutsche Börse Group

    • ​Irene Tagliamonte, Head of Regulatory Impact Analysis Office, CONSOB

    • ​Emilie Allaert, Director Product, Digital Assets, Standard Chartered Ban

• ​16:30–17:00 | DEUSS Launch session

• ​19:00–23:00 | INATBA 7th Anniversary Gala (dinner and networking)

​​Participation & Fees

​Daytime Conference Ticket: A limited number of complimentary daytime conference passes are available to both members and non-members, subject to approval and venue capacity. This pass includes access to the conference sessions, networking breaks, and lunch, but does not include admission to the evening Gala and Awards ceremony.

​INATBA Members: Participation is free of charge for one representative per member organisation, including access to the full-day programme and the evening Gala.

​DEUSS Partners: Reserved exclusively for DEUSS partners, providing access to the full-day programme and evening Gala.

​INATBA Member - 2nd Delegate: Additional representatives from INATBA member organisations may attend the full-day programme and Gala for a fee of €200 per delegate.

​Non-Members: Non-INATBA participants may attend the full-day programme and Gala for a fee of €300 per delegate.