The Future of Money and Market Infrastructure - Merkle Meet 2026 Paris Hosted by Norton Rose Fullbright
THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY. REGISTRATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE A SEAT.
Merkle Meet comes to Paris for a focused, practitioner-led program on the operational reality of crypto compliance, supervision readiness, and investigations in 2026, hosted at the Paris offices of Norton Rose Fulbright and timed alongside Paris Blockchain Week.
Agenda – April 14, Paris
09:30 – 10:00
Arrival & Networking
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome Remarks
10:10 – 10:50
Europe’s Stablecoin Moment: Competing in a Dollar-Dominated Market
Stéphanie Cabossioras (SG Forge), Daphnée Papiasse (Kulipa), Coralie Billmann (Circle), Luke Sully (Haycen)
Moderator: Sébastien Praicheux
11:00 – 11:40
Settlement Assets & Tokenised Markets
Mark Keppeneghian (LISE), Stéphanie Lheureux (Euroclear), Louis Tellier (Blockstories), Maia Steffan (BNP Paribas), Indira Vignon (CACIB), Charles Aubert-Couturier (CACEIS)
Moderator: Jonathan Herbst (NRF)
11:40 – 12:00
Zerohash Product Demo
Max Howenstine, Erik Schluter
12:00 – 12:40
Lunch Break
12:40 – 13:00
Product Workshop – Merkle Science
13:10 – 13:50
Crypto Crime in 2026: Strengthening Incident Response and Asset Recovery
Lars van Mulligen, Michel van Miltenburg, Chris Recker, Nicolas Bacca
13:10 – 13:50
From Issuance to Usage: Who Powers the Stablecoin Stack
Meglena Grueva (Allunity), Sebastian Ricketts (FCA), Arnoud Busmann (Quantoz), Katherine Jane (GFSC), Patrick Hennes
14:00 – 14:40
Litigation & Crypto: Blockchain as a Forensic Tool
Christian Dargham (NRF), Justus Delp (Merkle Science), Ghazi Ben Amor (Zama), Alix Mommeja (Binance)
14:40 – 15:00
Networking Break
15:00 – 15:40
MiCA Grandfathering Ends: Operational Readiness for Supervision
Clarisse Hagege (DFNS), Ami Nagata (Zodia Markets), Thomas Langbein (Trever), David Durouchoux (SG Forge), Dorothée Ciolino (NRF)
15:50 – 16:30
Are Tokenised Funds the Next Revolution in Finance?
Julie Bourgeois (6 Monks), Victor Charpiat (Spiko), Jérôme Castille (CoinShares), Dan Biton (Kiln), Fanny Thomas (CACEIS)
Moderator: Geoffroy Hermanns (NRF)
16:40 – 17:20
Global Crypto Regulation Outlook 2026
Julien David (Ledger), Envis Begaj (Bitvavo), Reza Ghadirizare (Keyrock), Faustine Fleuret (Morpho), Natalia Maximova (Bron Wallet), Nevo Lapidot (eToro), Claire Wells (Kiln)
17:20 onwards
Exclusive Reception & Networking
Registration
Seats are limited due to venue capacity. Please register early to secure attendance and ensure access to the workshops and networking portions of the program.
About Merkle Science
Merkle Science is a leading provider of next-generation tools for crypto compliance and forensic investigations, empowering businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies to navigate the digital asset landscape with confidence. With cutting-edge solutions like behavior-based transaction monitoring through Compass, asset tracing with Tracker, and advanced due diligence via KYBB, Merkle Science ensures robust AML compliance, fraud prevention, and forensic accuracy. Our customizable tools and expert training programs equip organizations to meet global regulatory standards and combat financial crime effectively. Trusted by over 90+ organizations worldwide, we deliver innovative blockchain analytics to protect and enhance your operations.
About Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg, covering Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets.
For more information, visit nortonrosefulbright.com.
About Utila
Utila is the leading digital asset infrastructure platform for fintechs and enterprises. Utila enables organizations of all sizes to securely build, manage, and scale digital asset operations across stablecoin payments, trading, treasury, and beyond. The Utila platform combines institutional-grade MPC wallets, granular policy controls, robust APIs, multi-chain support, and deep integrations with banking, compliance, exchanges, DeFi, and more. Trusted by 250+ industry leaders, Utila processes more than $15B in monthly volume and has secured over $110B in transactions to date.