Wealth Tech Executive Forum | 📍Zurich Edition

🇨🇭 The Wealth Tech Executive Forum: Zurich Edition is an invite-only executive series for senior leaders in asset and wealth management shaping the future of capital allocation, digital assets, and institutional infrastructure.
On the 26th May 2026, in Park Hyatt Zürich, a select group of Switzerland’s leading institutional allocators and technology experts gather to discuss the latest innovations in asset and wealth management, how technology is reshaping the investment stack, and what it takes to stay ahead of the next wave of disruption.
The event series is brought to you by CV VC, with SCRYPT as the main partner.

Other strategic partners include the Cardano Foundation & the Multichain Asset Management Association (MAMA).

Participants will
gain actionable insights into the latest trends, and
expand their high-class network
Program
17:00 - Doors Open & Networking
18:00 - Welcome AddressA Macro Inflection Point in Global Markets" - Philipp Rickenbacher, Chairman of the Board, CV VC
18:10 - Keynote"How Financial Infrastructure Is Being Rebuilt" - Sandro Knöpfel, Cardano Foundation
18:20 - Keynote"After the Rails: A New Design Space for Finance" - John Orthwein, Head of DeFi, SCRYPT - ETHSecurity Badge Holder
18:30 - Panel Discussion"The Next Disruption of Asset Management: Programmable Asset Allocation, Tokenized Funds, Vaults as Programmable Strategy Layers?"Dr. Diana-Cezara Toader, Head of Digital Assets, UBS Asset Management
Sylvan Martin, Founder & CGO, SCRYPT
John Orthwein, Head of DeFi, SCRYPT - ETHSecurity Badge Holder
Moderator: Hansjörg Hettich, Executive Director, Multichain Asset Managers Association
19:00 - Q&AChatham House Rules
19:10 - Fireside Chat"Digital Assets in Portfolios: From Infrastructure to Strategic Allocation"Alexander Bechtel, Global Head of Digital Products at DWS Group
Benedek Orban, Head of Ecosystem, CV VC & CV Labs
19:15 - Closing Remarks
19:25 - Networking & Apéro

Why This Conversation Matters
As global financial markets transform, tokenization, programmable settlement, and AI-driven structuring are actively redefining institutional allocation strategies. A new investment era is emerging across digital asset products, market infrastructure, portfolio construction, distribution, and institutional access.

🇨🇭 Zurich, a leading European financial center and a global hub for digital assets, DLT, and AI innovation, provides the ideal environment for this critical dialogue.

Who is attending?
This edition is designed to convene a select cohort of senior decision-makers, including executives from:
Asset Managers and Institutional Allocators
Family Office Principals
Hedge Fund Portfolio Managers
CIOs and senior portfolio managers from leading Swiss & global Asset managers & Private banks
Representatives from institutional-grade technology and infrastructure platforms
Selected innovators shaping the future of asset management

Core Themes for Discussion
The focused content will explore the following key areas:
Allocator perspectives on digital asset exposure
Market structure, trading access, and execution
The evolution of asset management: from ETFs to on-chain vaults
Innovation in practice: allocation, risk, and operating models
Institutional readiness: infrastructure, governance, and regulation
Portfolio implications for forward-looking allocators
Closed-door roundtable discussion among peers

Event Format - Efficient and Focused
The evening format is intentionally compact and highly time-efficient. This design allows participants to gain relevant and actionable insights, and forge meaningful connections in a high-calibre setting without requiring a full day away from the office.

Attendance Note
Attendance is strictly limited and subject to approval to ensure a high-quality, peer-level exchange. Chatham rules apply.

Other Editions in the Series
Geneva
UAE
Frankfurt

👉 Find out more on our website: https://wealthtech-executiveforum.com/

What Comes Next?
The Next Disruption in Asset Management? Asset management has evolved in distinct waves, each driven by structural innovation and enabled by technology:
1770s: Closed-End Funds
1920s: Open-End Mutual Funds
1970s: Index Funds
1990s: ETFs
2020s: A new paradigm emerging: Vaults?
Technological innovations in digital trading and programmatic trading gave rise to ETFs in the 1990s, which now account for around $20 trillion in AUM. Technology continues to evolve, and with it comes the next major disruption in asset management.
Is the next reinvention of asset management already happening in front of us?
The real question is not whether asset management will continue to be reinvented, but which investors will identify the next structural change early enough to benefit from it?
This forum will explore exactly that.