Programme
Two Days, Six Themes.
VBW27 takes place June 2–3, 2027 in Vienna. The programme is announced on a rolling basis — the themes and the questions behind them are already set.
The Themes
Six strands the entire programme runs along.
Institutional Digital Assets
How banks, asset managers and custodians move digital assets into production.
Stablecoins & Payments
Euro stablecoins, settlement rails and what they mean for European payments.
Tokenization & RWA
Funds, bonds and real assets on-chain — beyond the pilot stage.
Regulation & MiCA
Licensing, supervision and what the next European rulebook will require.
Digital Asset Infrastructure
Custody, market structure, security and the plumbing institutions depend on.
AI × Finance
Where AI agents, compliance automation and financial infrastructure converge.
How the Days Run
A provisional frame for planning your trip. Times and sessions are confirmed with the programme announcement.
Day 1
Wednesday, June 2, 2027
- 08:30Registration & welcome coffee
- 09:30Opening keynote
- 10:00Institutional Digital Assets
- 11:15Break & networking
- 11:45Stablecoins & Payments
- 13:00Lunch & 1:1 meetings
- 14:15Tokenization & RWA
- 15:30Break & networking
- 16:00Regulation & MiCA
- 17:15Institutional Roundtablesby invitation
- 19:00VBW Opening Night
Day 2
Thursday, June 3, 2027
- 08:00VBW Executive Breakfastby invitation
- 09:30Day two opening
- 10:00Digital Asset Infrastructure
- 11:15Break & networking
- 11:45AI × Finance
- 13:00Lunch & 1:1 meetings
- 14:15VBW Startup Showcase
- 15:15Break & networking
- 15:45Closing panel
- 17:00Closing remarks
- 19:00VBW After Dark
All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST) and remain subject to change until the final programme announcement.
The Questions
These questions decide who ends up on stage in 2027.
Stablecoins & Payments
Stablecoins vs CBDCs: Who Will Own Digital Money in Europe?
Tokenization & RWA
Tokenized Assets: From Pilot Projects to Institutional Markets
Institutional Digital Assets
Crypto ETFs: Has Institutional Adoption Reached the Point of No Return?
AI × Finance
AI Agents and Digital Assets: The Next Financial Infrastructure?
Regulation & MiCA
Europe After MiCA: Competitive Advantage or Regulatory Burden?
Digital Asset Infrastructure
Battle of the Custodians: Banks vs Crypto Native Providers
Programme item
VBW Startup Showcase
Meet Europe’s next generation of digital asset and fintech companies.
- 8–10 selected startups
- 5 minutes on stage each
- Investor jury
- Investor meetings for the finalists
- Media exposure through our partners
What Comes Next
Speaker announcements, stage allocation and the detailed timetable follow over the coming months.
The agenda of the last edition
If you want to see how dense the programme actually gets: the full VBW26 agenda with 39 sessions across three stages is in the archive.