2026-04-10 –, Limmat (Y15-G-60)
This panel explores the opportunities and challenges of bringing financial market processes onto Ethereum. It will examine whether tokenisation is reaching a stage of real adoption or remains largely conceptual, and what still stands in the way of broader implementation. The discussion will focus on practical use cases, structural obstacles and the conditions required for Ethereum to support real financial activity at scale.
This panel explores the opportunities and challenges of bringing financial market processes onto Ethereum. It will examine whether tokenisation is reaching a stage of real adoption or remains largely conceptual, and what still stands in the way of broader implementation. The discussion will focus on practical use cases, structural obstacles and the conditions required for Ethereum to support real financial activity at scale.
Milko Hensel is Team Head TechBanking at Maerki Baumann & Co. AG in Zurich. He is responsible for the relationships with FinTechs, supports the TechBanking team of the bank in client acquisition and management and works in strategic projects of the bank. Since 2019 he is instrumental for the development, implementation and enhancement of Maerki Baumann’s crypto strategy.
Tom Rieder is a digital asset entrepreneur and one of Switzerland’s leading voices in tokenization. As Head of Digital Assets at ISP Group, he drives the firm’s full digital asset stack across custody, trading, tokenization, and capital market infrastructure. Previously Managing Director of Tokengate and Co‑Founder of Switzerland’s first NFT art platform, elementum.art, he was also part of the Inacta Ventures leadership team until end of 2025, building and investing in Web3 startups.
Stéphanie Fuchs is an international tax advisor and the founder of Stéphanie Fuchs Consulting, a boutique advisory firm specialising in cross-border taxation, blockchain, and emerging technologies. She advises corporations, DAOs, family offices, and private individuals on structuring and compliance across jurisdictions.
Before establishing her own firm, she worked for two Big Four firms, a leading tax boutique, and a top-tier law firm, focusing on complex international tax matters involving trusts, foundations, M&A, and digital assets. She has a background in economic journalism and hosts the podcast “Lesson Nr. 1: Don’t fall”, where she explores the intersections of rules, resilience, and real-world decision-making.
Philipp is the CFO of the Solana Foundation based in Switzerland. Before that he had the same role at Bitcoin Suisse, the leading crypto broker in Europe. At Bitcoin Suisse, he also built the company’s crypto custody solution, the first fully audited custody solution in Europe. Before joining the crypto industry, Philipp worked in corporate finance at UBS Investment Bank as well as Falcon Private Bank, the first bank offering crypto assets globally.