The Definitive Conference for Institutional Crypto

500
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Institutions
1,000
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attendees
100
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Speakers
October 27, 2026

On October 27, 2026, The Tie will host the fourth annual The Bridge conference in New York City. The Bridge convenes senior executives from leading traditional institutions and digital asset firms to examine the continued convergence of institutional finance and digital assets, through expert panels, formal presentations, and structured private meetings between token issuers and institutional participants.

01 / TradFi

TradFi Institutions

Banks, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Proprietary Trading Firms, VCs, Private Equity Firms, Allocators, and Web 2 Enterprises.

02 / Crypto Institutions

Crypto Native Institutions

Hedge Funds, VCs, Asset Managers, Market Makers, Exchanges, OTC Desks, and Prime Brokers.

03 / Tokens

Tokens

L1s, L2s, DeFi Projects, Pre-TGE Projects, RWAs, and other Issuers building the next generation of markets.

Introducing
Joseph Chalom
CEO
Sharplink
Introducing
Mike Dudas
Managing Partner
6th Man Ventures
Introducing
Scott Lawin
President
Pantera Capital
Introducing
Blue Macellari
Head of Digital Assets Strategy
T. Rowe Price
Introducing
Matthew Hougan
Chief Investment Officer
Bitwise Asset Management
Introducing
Matt Walsh
Founding Partner
Castle Island Ventures
Introducing
Kathleen Wrynn
Global Head of Digital Assets
Invesco
Introducing
Matthew Sigel
Head of Digital Assets Research
VanEck
Introducing
Jean-Marc Stenger
Chief Executive Officer
Societe Generale Forge
Introducing
Deborah Querub
Head of Digital Assets, Citi Wealth
Citi
Introducing
Marcos Veremis
Partner
Accolade Partners
Introducing
Haley Huang
Investment Director
YZi Labs
Introducing
Marc de Kloe
Managing Partner
Theta Capital Management
Introducing
Thomas Sy
Head of Multi-Asset & Digital Asset Solutions
New York Life Investment Management
Introducing
Sam ten Cate
Managing Director
State Street Investment Management
Introducing
Jim Ferraioli
Head of Crypto Research
Charles Schwab - Schwab Center for Financial Research
Introducing
Vanessa Grellet
Managing Partner
Arche Capital
Introducing
Randy Little
Partner
50T Funds
Introducing
Paul Yablon
Founder and CIO
Room40 Capital
Introducing
Andrew Moss
Head of Digital Assets Research
Jefferies LLC
Introducing
Chris Knight
Managing Director LMAX Digital
LMAX Group
Introducing
William Peck
Head of Digital Assets
WisdomTree
Introducing
Sonali Theisen
Global Head of Digital Assets Platform, FICC E-Trading and Markets Strategic Investments
Bank of America
Introducing
Brett Tejpaul
Co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional
Coinbase
8:30 am
Doors Open, Breakfast, Networking
9:30 am
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5:00 pm
Panel Discussions
12:00 pm
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1:30 pm
Lunch
5:00 pm
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7:00 pm
Happy Hour sponsored by Algorand

Homepage 2026

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Freedom Hall

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From The ROom

What attendees say about The Bridge

Fantastic event - I’d venture to say best I’ve been to in a long time
Rob Strebel
Head Of Relationship Management
DRW / Cumberland
Seriously the highest quality conference I’ve ever been to.
Matt Maximo
Investor
VanEck
The entire event far exceeded my expectations on all levels… it was the highlight of my month.
John Avery
Global Lead, Capital Markets Front Office Pre-Sales
FIS
The conference was exactly the right size, and the attendees were fantastic. I was flattered to be part of it.
David Nuelle
Head of Digital Assets
Geneva Trading
Location

Convene
Brookfield Place

A private, invitation-only setting in Lower Manhattan — a trusted forum for strategic engagement across institutional finance and digital assets.

225 Liberty St, New York, NY 10281
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New York · October 27, 2026
Where institutional finance meets digital assets.
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