Paris, May 18, 2026 — Proof of Talk, widely known as Web3’s Davos, today confirmed its 2026 program and opened remaining passes for its fourth edition on June 2-3 at the Louvre Palace in Paris.

The gathering will bring together more than 120 speakers, 95% at the CEO or founder level, representing a combined $18 trillion in assets under management. Attendance is limited to 2,500. The event sold out in both 2024 and 2025.

When the most senior leaders in digital assets, finance and infrastructure need a room that matches the weight of the decisions ahead, this is where they come.

Confirmed speakers include Jenny Johnson (CEO, Franklin Templeton), Tom Zschach (CIO, Swift), Ken Moore (CIO, Mastercard), Emma Landriault (JPM Coin Global Executive Director, JP Morgan), Kathleen Wrynn (Head of Digital Assets, Invesco), Caroline DPC Commissioner, St. Klitschoff (Founder, Aave Labs), Michael Arrington (GP, Arrington Capital), Adam Beck (CEO, Blockstream), Evan Cheng (CEO, Mysten Labs), Johann Kerbrat (SVP Crypto, Robinhood), Steven Goldfeder (CEO, Offchain Labs), RoomBack (CEO), Robinhood (CEO Dragonfly), Diego Monica (GP, Haven Ventures), Stephanie Caboceras (Chief Strategy and Global Policy Officer, SG Forge), Tero Riva (CEO EU, Paxos), Chris Cox (Investment Services, Citi), Moritz Platt (Capital Markets, Digital Markets, Research Managers), Tero Riva (CEO). Wayne Eck), Jacob Steves and Alaa Shabana (Co-Founder, Bitnser), among others. Additional The name It will be announced in the coming weeks.

Proof of pitch brings venture capital to the lower stage.

Proof of the point And Spectrum will again host Proof of Pitch, a startup competition for early-stage founders. Live pitches will be made to leading venture investors, including partners at Arrington Capital, Dragonfly, Haun Ventures, Draper Associates, and CoinFund.

With more than 200 institutional investors attending the conference, the competition is designed to give founders focused access to both capital and strategic relationships.

Golf Prelude, Stable Day and Bitnser and Canton Tracks

Proof of Talk 2026 begins June 1. Golf Prelude, an invitation-only retreat at Racing Club de France La Boulie for VIP black ticket holders. The day brings together institutional decision makers for golf, fine dining, and off-stage conversations that define the event.

On June 3, Louvre Palace will host. Stable dayA dedicated program focused on stablecoins, payments, tokenization, and digital dollar infrastructure.

Rather than an introductory talk, StableDay is designed for banks, fintechs, protocols, corporates, and regulators who actively build and deploy these systems. Sessions will focus on market structure, integration timelines, interoperability, and the emerging role of programmable money in global finance.

Ongoing on both days of the conference. Butnser The track will explore the intersection of decentralized AI and blockchain infrastructure. Oh Canton The track will feature leading institutions building the future of financial market infrastructure.

Two private dinners that define the event.

Evidence is known not only for its public agenda, but also for the private conversations surrounding it.

The Investor Dinner brings together fund managers, family offices, and institutional allocators for an off-the-record evening focused entirely on capital allocation, market structure, and strategy.

A speaker and VIP dinner is one of the highlights of the event. With nearly all speakers in attendance, the dinner creates a rare setting where senior executives, founders, policymakers, and investors engage directly outside the constraints of onstage programming.

At most conferences, dinner is a side event. As a matter of fact, they are often where the most important conversations take place.

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Proof of the point It is held annually at the Louvre Palace in Paris and convenes senior leaders in digital assets, finance, policy and media. The event operates without pay-to-talk arrangements and emphasizes a journalist-led agenda that focuses on key institutional interactions, market structure, and emerging financial structures.