Blockchain technology has moved from experimental pilot to production-grade infrastructure in European collateral markets. The 20th annual Collateral Management and Securities Lending Conference, hosted by Fleming Events on October 21–22, 2026, in Amsterdam, will feature dedicated sessions examining how distributed ledger technology, tokenization, and decentralized finance protocols are transforming the way institutions mobilize, settle, and optimize collateral.
The conference arrives at a pivotal moment. With the EU DLT Pilot Regime now live and major infrastructure providers running tokenized collateral in production.
Blockchain and DLT Sessions
Paolo Di Stefano, Director of Collateral Management at the Frankencoin Association in Switzerland, will present “The Future of Collateral Management: Research from the Frontier of DLT-Based Lending.” His session provides a practitioner’s comparison of how different blockchain-based lending protocols handle collateral risk, pricing, and liquidation — exploring how these systems operate without traditional intermediaries and what institutional collateral desks can learn from decentralized finance architecture.
Stephan Mögelin, Lead Senior Officer at BaFin, Germany’s federal financial supervisory authority, will deliver “Digital Collateral and Tokenisation: Navigating the Regulatory Landscape.” His session covers tokenization approaches for financial instruments, the transformation of financial market infrastructures through digital collateral, DLT-based market infrastructures operating under the EU DLT Pilot Regime, and the supervisory tension between fostering innovation and maintaining financial stability.
Carruthers K. Dzramedo, Vice President at State Street, will present “Beyond the Hype Cycle: A Practitioner’s View on Blockchain and Collateral Transformation,” offering a candid assessment of what tangible progress the industry has achieved, where scaling challenges persist, and what the next phase of DLT adoption could bring between 2026 and 2030.
Why Blockchain Matters for Collateral
Traditional collateral settlement takes 1 to 3 business days, trapping liquidity across fragmented custody systems. Tokenized securities on distributed ledgers enable near-instantaneous settlement, fractionalized asset posting, and round-the-clock collateral mobility. These capabilities that become critical as Europe prepares for T+1 settlement in October 2027.
Stoil Topalov, Executive Director at BBVA Global Markets, will examine how T+1 mandates, central clearing requirements, Basel III endgame, digital assets, and tokenization collectively shape growth opportunities in the securities financing space.
Conference Profile
The conference convenes senior professionals from European banks, asset managers, pension funds, custodians, and market infrastructure providers. Attendees include Heads of Collateral, Directors of Treasury, OTC Clearing leads, and risk management executives from institutions including DZ Bank, ABN AMRO, Mizuho Bank Europe, Helaba Invest, MN, Cecabank, and CACEIS.
Registration
Early-bird pricing is now open. Buy-side tickets start from €398. Partnership opportunities for blockchain infrastructure providers and digital asset platforms are available upon request.
Full agenda and registration at https://collateralmanagementforum.com/ or contact [email protected].
