About this Event
The Agora 2026 is an institutional-level forum held on 31st March 2026 in Cannes, France. Organized by the crypto market data leader Kaiko, in partnership with the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC). It’s designed as a high-calibre, unsponsored event where executives and decision-makers from traditional finance and digital-asset markets come together for deep, evidence-driven discussions about the future of financial infrastructure.
The event focuses on exploring how capital markets are evolving as trading and settlement move on-chain, with sessions covering market structure, tokenization, perpetual futures, stablecoins, DeFi/CeFi, Layer-1 ecosystems, institutional deployment of crypto, post-trade processing, regulation, and on-chain data systems. It aims to provide clarity on emerging technology and market architecture while facilitating rigorous debate and knowledge exchange among leaders building the next phase of financial markets.
Organized By
Kaiko is an international crypto market statistics and analytics organisation that gives institution-grade virtual asset facts, analytics, indices, and studies to financial institutions, asset managers, exchanges, and regulators.
Event Highlights
- Gain precious insights from ninety+ speakers
- Institutional-focused crypto and digital finance forum
- Expert panels on marketplace structure, DeFi, tokenization, and law
Why Attend
- Understand how conventional finance and crypto markets are merging
- Hear insights from top institutional and Web3 leaders
- Get clarity on the actual global crypto marketplace infrastructure
Benefits of This Event
- Practical insights for institutional adoption of crypto
- High-cost networking with decision-makers
- Strategic know-how to stay ahead in virtual finance
Event Agenda
- Digital asset market shape and infrastructure
- Tokenization and perpetual futures markets
- Stablecoins and their role in finance
- Crypto as collateral and liquidity management
- DeFi vs CeFi marketplace dynamics
- Institutional investment strategies
- Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem trends
- Staking, treasury, and balance-sheet control
- Digital securities and on-chain finance
- Post-change processing, clearing, and settlement
- Regulation, compliance, and market transparency
- Market statistics, on-chain analytics, and arbitrage mechanisms
Speakers
- Abhishek Jain - Head of international ETF trading
- Andrew O’Neill - Managing director
- Ben Brophy - Head of institutional growth
- Bradley Duke - Managing director
- Casper Johansen - Partner and Co-founder
The Agora 2026 offers clear, institutional insights into the future of on-chain financial markets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Agora?
The Agora is an institutional discussion board prepared through Kaiko in partnership with EthCC that brings together leaders from conventional finance and virtual markets to discuss the evolution of market infrastructure, on-chain capital markets, and institutional deployment of crypto property.
When and where is the event?
It takes place on March 31, 2026, at the JW Marriott in Cannes, France.
Who is the event for?
The event is designed for executives, institutional investors, financial experts, and selection-makers interested in deep, records-driven discussions about virtual finance, marketplace structure, and technical foundations of on-chain markets.
Is The Agora related to EthCC?
Yes — it’s an legit satellite tv for pc event of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), and members are also invited to attend the first day of EthCC with access to its DeFi and Enterprise tracks.
Event Details
Location
JW Marriott Cannes, 50 Bd de la Croisette, Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 06400, France
Cannes, France
Date & Time
Mar 31, 2026 09:00 - Mar 31, 2026 17:30
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
Price
💰 Paid
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