Crypto Circle:

Crypto Circle

Where Digital Assets Meet Traditional Asset Management

Date

Wednesday, 18 November 2026

Time

17:45 – 21:00

Location

Experience Center, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Birchstrasse 160, 8050 Zurich

About the event

Join us for an engaging discussion on the future of digital assets in asset management.

The event kicks off with an overview of the latest hot topics in the digital assets space, presented by the PwC Digital Assets Center of Excellence. This is followed by an exclusive fireside chat with Dr. Dirk Klee, Country Head at BlackRock Asset Management Switzerland and member of BlackRock's EMEA Wealth Executive Committee, who will share BlackRock's perspective on digital assets and their evolving role in wealth and asset management. The fireside chat will be moderated by PwC partners Patrick Akiki and Jean-Claude Spillmann.

Representatives from PwC, vision&, and ACK Consulting Knowledge will then present key findings from the 2026 Pulse Survey – Blockchain for Financial Service Providers, offering insights into how blockchain technology is shaping the financial services industry.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into the evolving landscape of digital assets in asset management, including Switzerland's role in fostering innovation and maintaining competitiveness.

We look forward to meeting you.


Agenda

17:45 Arrival of the guests  
18:00 Welcome and Hot Topics in the Digital Asset Space

Martin Burri, PwC

Dario Orteca, PwC

Silvan Thoma, PwC

18:30 Fireside Chat with Dr. Dirk Klee,
Country Head of BlackRock Asset Management Switzerland

Dr. Dirk Klee, BlackRock
Asset Management

Patrick Akiki, PwC

Jean-Claude Spillmann, PwC

19:00 Introduction to the Pulse Survey 2026

Dario Orteca, PwC

Thierry Hess, vision&

Markus Perdrizat, ACK
Consulting Knowledge

19:30      Networking & apéro riche  

Date and location

Wednesday, 18 November 2026
17:45 – 21:00

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
Experience Center
Birchstrasse 160
8050 Zurich

Participation fee
This event is free, but space is limited. Please cancel in advance if you can't make it so we can offer your seat to someone else.

Registration

https://pages.pwc.ch/view-form?id=701Vl00001ZRTR5IAP&embed=true&lang=en

Contact us

Patrick Akiki

Partner, Financial Services Market Leader, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 25 19

Email

Martin Burri

Partner, Corporate Tax Financial Services, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 45 00

Email

Dr. Jean-Claude Spillmann

Partner, Legal, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 43 94

Email

Bastian Stolzenberg

Partner, Assurance, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 6877

Email