Name: BSA - EPFL | Stablecoins & Payments Conference
Start: 2026-03-20T09:00:00.000+01:00
End: 2026-03-20T19:30:00.000+01:00
Location: BC Building (building of the IC faculty)

Blockchain Student Association - EPFL

On March 20 at EPFL for a deep dive into the latest in Stablecoins and Payments

🇨🇭 Organized by EPFL students in the 

, this conference offers cutting-edge talks, panel discussions, and plenty of opportunities to network with fellow enthusiasts.

Whether you’re a seasoned expert or just curious about stablecoins, merchant integration, and the role of banks, you’ll find valuable insights and a vibrant community ready to share ideas.

Don’t miss this chance to connect with leading voices in the field and discover the future of blockchain.

⭐ The conference will feature exciting talks with some of the best minds in the space. For the full speaker lineup and more details: 

JP Aumasson (Taurus) · Lancelot de Ferriere (Hyli) · Cedric Maire (CVA – Bitcoin Suisse AG)

10:30 – 11:15 · CBDCs and Their Frameworks

Sebastiaan Krist (Raiffeisen) · Oleschak Robert (SNB) · Shiri Band · Alexandre Mourot (BSA)

Adi Seredinschi (Circle) · Micha Roon (Hashgraph Association) · Filip Koprivec (Flare Network) · Sheraz Ahmed (STORM Partners)

 · Data Sovereignty: Blockchain in the Age of AI - William De Ath (AlphaTON)

14:00 – 14:45 · Regulatory Landscape & Compliance

Biba Homsy (Homsy Legal) · Juan Ignacio Ibanez (MiCA Crypto Alliance) · Trang Fernandez-Leenknecht (Holistik) · Nicola Massella (STORM Partners)

15:00 – 15:45 · Real-World Adoption & Merchant Integratio

William De'Ath (AlphaTON) · Thomas Hussenet (XRPL) · Jean-François Rochet (Ledger) · Carmen Hett (UNHCR) · Stan Stelcher (BSA)

16:00 – 16:45 · How Can Banks Create a DeFi Strategy?

Carlos Martin Doncel (Swissquote) · Charles Henry Monchau (SYZ) · Rafael Mastroberardino (Franklin Templeton) · Mark Richardson (Bancor) · Sebastiaan Krist (Raiffeisen)

10:15 – 11:00 · How Token Issuers Efficiently Grow TVL - Nandy Ba (AAVE)

11:00 – 11:45 · On-Chain Treasury: UN Adoption of Blockchain & Stablecoins - Carmen Hett (UNHCR) & William De Ath (AlphaTON)

11:45 - 12:30 · From Experiment to Infrastructure: Institutional Capital in DeFi - Stanislas de Maistre (Belem Capital)

13:00 - 13:15 · CMTAT - Rosie Ovan (CMTA) & Ryan Sauge (Taurus)

13:15 - 14:00 · Stablecoins Will Bring All the Trading Onchain - Nicolas Rémond (SwissBorg)

14:00 - 14:45 · Hyli: The ZK Settlement Layer for Institutional Finance - Lancelot de Ferrière (Hyli)

14:45 - 15:30 · Understanding M&A in Digital Assets - Sheraz Ahmed (STORM Partners) & Timothy Voirol (Areta)

15:30 - 16:00 · Institutional Yield in Digital Assets - Florian Ducommun (Bonnard Lawson)

17:00 – 17:30 · The Rise of Autonomous Agents in DeFi - Gauthier Vila (Zyfai)

10:30 - 11:15 · Ephemeral Coin Tracing - François-Xavier Wicht (UniBern)

11:15 – 12:00 · Programmable Money - Marc Bickel (Fume)

14:00 – 14:45 · Offline Use of Stablecoins in Crisis - Jean-Marc Seigneur (University of Geneva)

14:45 – 15:30 · Mean-Rate Exchange Protocol - Mark Richardson (Bancor)

15:30 – 16:15 · Stablecoins & Global Payments Infrastructure - Dr. Anandadeep Mandal (University of Birmingham)