Industry Insights: Panel Discussion: "How to Invest in Blockchain, Crypto Assets, and DeFi?"

Panel Discussion: "How to Invest in Blockchain, Crypto Assets, and DeFi?"

Industry Insights: Panel Discussion: "How to Invest in Blockchain, Crypto Assets, and DeFi?"

With all crypto assets currently valued at an aggregate of $1.6 trillion and the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi having increased sharply from $19 billion at the beginning of 2021 to $242 billion on January 1, 2022, our panelists Philipp Sandner, Frank Wagner, Felix Fernandez, Wolfgang Männel and Seamus Donoghue will address the various opportunities and risks of this market.

About the lecturers

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandner has founded the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC). In 2018 and in 2019, he was ranked as one of the “top 30” economists by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), a major newspaper in Germany. Further, he belonged to the “Top 40 under 40” — a ranking by the German business magazine Capital. Since 2017, he is member of the FinTech Council of the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany. The expertise of Prof. Sandner includes blockchain technology in general, crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, the digital programmable Euro, tokenization of assets and rights and digital identity. You can contact him via mail (email@philipp-sandner.de), or via:

LinkedIn profile of Philipp Sandner

 

Frank Wagner is Founding Partner at INVAO Group and a Bitcoin & digital asset enthusiast, serial entrepreneur and executive with a focus on company building and growth through excellence in execution. 
His entrepreneurial track record includes bootstrapping, profitable growth, successful exits, turnarounds, and failure. Areas of functional and industry expertise cover general strategy and their execution, venture capital fundraising, international expansion, strategic alliances and partnerships, business to business and consumer markets.

LinkedIn profile of Frank Wagner

 

Felix Fernandez recently assumed the role as CEO of 21e6 Capital AG, a newly founded Swiss based investment advisor focused on crypto investments especially in fund of funds. Felix has broad experience in the financial industry and works in parallel as CEO for OpenMetrics Solutions, an ETH Zurich Spin-Off with an excellent track record as provider for risk management and financial engineering solutions. He has a long track record in the exchange industry, having previously been in top management positions at Deutsche Börse Group.

LinkedIn profile of Felix Fernandez

 

Wolfgang Männel is a senior partner at Blockchain Founders Group (BFG). He has been active in venture capital, management buy-out and company building since 2000. BFG finances the development of companies that use blockchain technology to find innovative solutions to societal problems.

LinkedIn profile of Wolfgang Männel

 

Seamus Donoghue is VP at METACO,  one of the leading providers of security-critical infrastructure enabling financial institutions to enter the digital asset ecosystem. The company is trusted globally by banks, exchanges and financial infrastructure providers. Seamus has deep domain expertise in financial markets, commodities, wealth management, and crypto & blockchain market structure, regulation and technology.

LinkedIn profile of Seamus Donoghue

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