The AYU Digital Asset Fund Forum

London, 11th October 2023

The AYU Digital Asset Fund Forum landed in Mayfair, supported by Zodia Custody and Elwood. DAFF brought together a highly concentrated group of experienced investment professionals who are focused on digital assets. Emerging crypto funds connected with family offices entering the space and heard from some of the leading crypto service providers poised to enable success in this rapidly evolving sector.

The forum was kicked off by Blockstone CEO Carl Szantyr with his take on the current resilience of the european market. Our first panel discussed family office cap intro: “Working with, and raising from family offices in the crypto industry”, during which Daniel Page, Cecilia Yu, Patrick Martin and Sam Nallen Copley discussed how emerging funds can engage with private capital.

The second insightful panel on Institutional Custody was contributed to by Zodia Custody Europe CEO, John Cronin, alongside Stephanie Ramezan of Gemini, Stuart Naples of Brevan Howard, Robert Gaskell of Appold, and Oya Celiktemur of Jacobi Asset Management. We then heard a fascinating discussion on the Crypto Fund of Funds’ role in growth with more from Carl Szantyr, Peter Rigg of Aaro Capital and Barry Thomas of Forteus.

The day was concluded with the AYU Pitch off presented by GoQuant. 3 pitches, one mic, and 4 mins of questioning from our panel of judges. The pitchers were pioneers in the digital asset space; many congratulations to María Guinda Pérez, CIO of Whale Capital for winning the AYU Pitch off with her compelling presentation.

This event was part of London Hedge Fund Week, AYU members attended this event for free, join us for the next one?