IBW Institutional Forum 2026

Have a great chance to attend India’s first invite-only, closed-door institutional forum IBW Institutional Forum 2026, from 1–2 November 2026 at Fairmont Mumbai. The event gathers senior leaders from banking, fintech, enterprises, regulators, and global financial institutions. The forum, which brings together a carefully selected group of 100–120 top decision-makers, provides a private platform for important conversations around tokenization, digital assets, blockchain adoption, payments, and the future of financial infrastructure.

Organised By

Hashed Emergent is a Web3 finance and innovation platform that provides investment, mentorship, strategic advice, and a robust global network to blockchain startups operating in emerging markets.

Event Highlights

• 4,000+ attendees connected through the wider IBW ecosystem
• 120+ speakers featured across the fourth edition of IBW
• 100+ partners and sponsors supporting the wider event
• 300M+ estimated media reach, extending the conversation
• Invite-only forum designed for senior institutional leaders
• Closed-door conversations conducted under the Chatham House Rule
• 100–120 carefully selected C-suite and director-level participants

Why Attend IBW Institutional Forum 2026?

• Exchange ideas privately: Discuss opportunities and challenges away from public narratives.
• Meet decision-makers: Connect with banking, fintech, enterprise, regulatory, and financial-market leaders.
• Explore blockchain adoption: Understand how blockchain is moving from pilots toward production.
• Discover institutional use cases: Learn about tokenisation, CBDCs, settlement, and enterprise DLT.
• Build strategic connections: Engage with leaders shaping the next generation of financial infrastructure.
• Stay ahead of change: Explore how AI, blockchain, and programmable finance are converging.

Agenda Highlights

• CBDC & Programmable Money – Explore conditional disbursements, offline payments, and programmable rupee use cases.
• Tokenisation & Real-World Assets – Discuss tokenised funds, fractional assets, custody, and regulatory frameworks.
• Trade Finance & Settlement – Examine blockchain-based infrastructure for letters of credit, e-way bills, and cross-border settlement.
• Capital-Markets Infrastructure – Explore DLT, covenant monitoring, regulatory sandbox initiatives, and market infrastructure.
• Institutional DLT & Enterprise Infrastructure – Understand production-ready blockchain systems being developed across institutions.
• AI × Blockchain – Discover where autonomous AI agents and verifiable on-chain infrastructure can work together.

The Calibre IBW Convenes

• Vitalik Buterin – Co-Founder, Ethereum
• Jesse Pollak – Founder & CEO, Base
• Sandeep Nailwal – Co-Founder & CEO, Polygon
• Sreeram Kannan – CEO, Eigen Labs
• Avery Ching – Co-Founder & CEO, Aptos Labs
• SB Seker – Head of APAC, Binance

The IBW Institutional Forum 2026 provides a focused forum for meaningful discussion on institutional blockchain adoption, digital assets, tokenization, and the future of finance for executives influencing the next phase of banking and financial infrastructure.