MERGE Madrid 2026 takes place on October 27–29, 2026, across two landmark Madrid venues, establishing itself as the leading institutional crypto, blockchain and Web3 conference in Southern Europe and Latin America.
The event spans three days and two locations: the Bolsa de Madrid hosts the Institutional Summit on October 27, while the Palacio de Cibeles serves as the main congress venue on October 28–29. Together they bring together over 3,000 attendees, 200+ international speakers and 40+ exhibitors from more than 40 countries.
The program covers tokenization, institutional finance, stablecoins, DeFi, real-world assets, AI and regulation. Sessions run in English and Spanish with live translation, bridging the European and Latin American ecosystems across regulators, banks, exchanges, investment funds, startups and corporations.
Speakers include:
- Daniel Lynch, Partnerships, AAVE Labs
- Justine Scerri Herrera, Founder & Partner, MK Fintech Partners
- Stephan Dreyer, Managing Director, ANNA – Association of National Numbering Agencies
- Dennis Dounaev, Product Owner, DTIF – Digital Token Identifier Foundation
- Stijn Vander Straeten, CEO, Crypto Finance Group | Deutsche Börse
- Coty de Monteverde, Global Head Crypto & Digital Assets, Banco Santander
- Francisco Maroto, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets, BBVA
- Marina Villalonga, Partner, Asensi Abogados
- Konstantinos Ayfantopoulos, Head of Digital Assets, Piraeus Bank
- Massimo Cervesato, VP Global Blockchain & Digital Assets, Mastercard
- Guillaume Rodenas, Sales Account Director France, TRM Labs
- Eric Sanchez, CEO & Co-Founder, Reental
- José Ángel Fernandez Freire, CEO, Prosegur Crypto
- Carmen Arjona García, Corporate & Digital Assets Lawyer, Asensi Abogados
- Benoît Courtois, Director | Head of Blockchain & Digital Assets, Unicaja
- Javier González Cruz, Chief Business Officer, Allfunds Blockchain
- Cassie Craddock, VP, Managing Director – UK and Europe, Ripple
- George Panou, Head of Innovation Center, Eurobank
- Eduardo Saca Bahaia, CEO, Monetae
- Robby Yung, CEO of Investments, Animoca Brands
- Tali Salomon, Spanish & Portuguese Regional Manager, eToro
- Riccardo Donega, Head of DLT and Digital Assets Products, Banca Sella
- Vid Hribar, Institutional Partnerships, Qivalis
- Selin Rena Çetinkaya, Head of Digital Assets Custody, BBVA Garanti
- Ricardo Martins, Chief Crypto Officer, Bison Digital Assets Bank
- António Henriques, CEO, Bison Bank
- Elma Saric, Stablecoin Strategic Area Lead, Raiffeisen Bank
- Javier Pineda, Crypto Fund Manager, renta4
- Nicolas Marxer, Head of Blockchain Banking Solutions, Bank Frick
- David Calabaza, Digital Assets Specialist, BNP Paribas – Securities Services
- Tommaso Astazi, Policy Director, BC4EU (Blockchain for Europe)
- Wayne Hughes, Head of Digital Assets, BNP Paribas – Securities Services
- Carlos Salinas, Head of Digital Platforms Business. MD, Estating
- Luis Nacarino, Executive Director – Crypto & Digital Assets Unit, SCIB, Banco Santander
- Ilja Tomilin, Regional Sales Account Manager, Tangany
- Andrew Forson, President of DeFi Technologies, Chief Growth Officer of Valour, DeFi Technologies / Valour
- Khing Oei, Founder & CEO, Treasury BTC
- Daniel Garcia, CEO, Virtuabroker
- Pedro Corrales, CEO, The Muxic
- Maria E. Tsani, Head of Regulations – Europe, Tether
- Luis Ayala, Managing Director Latin America, BitGo
- Artur Callau, Corporate Innovation – Digital Assets, CaixaBank
- Jose Antonio Hernández Solano, CEO & Co-Founder, Stakely
- Niccolò Bardoscia, Head of Digital Asset Trading & Investments, IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, Intesa Sanpaolo
- Mónica Ramírez, Managing Director, Stablecoins, Anchorage Digital
- Ignacio Azorín, Digital Strategy Director, Comunidad de Madrid
- Abel Peña, Chief Sales Officer (CSO), Bit2Me
- Martin Coxall, Director of Growth, BSV Association
- Alejandra Dito, Global Partnerships Digital Assets & Blockchain Director, Mastercard
- Luis Pastor, CEO & Founder, Tritemius
- Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary, MiCA Crypto Alliance
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