How institutional investors are approaching digital assets: adoption trends, risks, and long term portfolio thinking
Wednesday 11 March 2026 | 13:00 - 13:50 | Webinar
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Digital assets continues to move from the fringes of finance toward the institutional mainstream. With growing global adoption, evolving regulation, and increasing engagement from asset managers and pension funds, investors are reassessing how digital assets may fit into long-term portfolios.
In our community webinar Ray Dillet, Head of Financial Institutions – Europe, Bitwise Asset Management will provide a global update on digital assets, covering adoption trends, market developments, and how institutional participation is evolving across regions. The discussion will be complemented by insights from a pension fund, who will share a practitioner’s perspective on how large allocators are thinking about digital assets today and its potential role in the future investment landscape.
Designed for investors across the UK and Europe, this session will focus on education, real-world experience, and thoughtful discussion cutting through the noise to explore what really matters for professional investors.
What you’ll learn:
- The current state of global digital assets adoption
- Key institutional trends shaping the digital assets market
- How pension funds and institutional investors are evaluating digital assets
- Portfolio considerations, risks, and long-term outlook
- What the future may hold for digital assets in institutional portfolios
This webinar is perfect for institutional investors, pension funds, asset managers and allocators, investment consultants, family office investors, private markets and alternatives professionals.
Timings
Registration: 12:55
Event: 13:00 - 13:40
Speakers
Ray Dillet, Head of Financial Institutions – Europe, Bitwise Asset Management
Ray brings 15 years of professional experience as an Alternatives specialist, holding senior business development and strategy roles at Deutsche Bank, PGIM and (Lyxor) Amundi where he partnered with some of the most well-regarded Hedge Funds globally. He also Co-Founded Bridge Partners, a boutique advisory & asset management firm that employs a strategic and thesis driven approach to digital asset investing. Prior to this he spent several years in the British Army and Security Services, first encountering Bitcoin in 2011 whilst working at the National Cyber Security Centre (GCHQ) and he has been actively investing in digital assets since 2017.
Thomas Hibbert CFA, Chief Investment Strategist, Canaccord Wealth
Thomas is the Chief Investment Strategist at Canaccord Wealth. He joined the Chief Investment Office in 2022 as part of the acquisition of Punter Southall Wealth. He contributes to the investment process through asset allocation, investment strategy and fund selection. As a research member of various investment committees, including the Asset Allocation, Fixed Interest and ESG committees, he contributes towards the choice, monitoring, and screening of a variety of Canaccord Wealth’s investment assets.
Thomas has worked in the financial industry for over 10 years, having started his career at Henderson Global Investors. He then went on to work for Man Group’s Fund of Hedge Funds business, Financial Risk Management Limited, before being seconded to Man Solutions Limited in 2015.
Thomas is a CFA Charterholder and hold the CFA Society’s Certificate in ESG Investing. He was also named one of Citywire Wealth Manager’s Top 30 under 30 in April 2021.
Jeanne Sun, Manager, EMEIA Financial Services Advisory, EY and CFA UK Tech & Innovation Community Ambassador
Jeanne Sun is a dedicated driver in financial innovation and digital transformation, specialising in fund tokenisation and the integration of emerging technologies in asset management industry. Jeanne has led high-impact projects including pioneering risk and control review for crypto ETF issuers, setting up MiFID investment firms, managing product development and go-to-market strategy, driving operational and compliance excellence during FCA authorisation process.Jeanne is a key participant of EY’s collaboration with the Investment Association, leading the Fund Tokenisation Working Group. She has hosted industry-wide discussions with asset managers, technology vendors, and regulators, shaping the blueprint for tokenisation in the UK fund management sector. Her work culminated in the publication of “UK Fund Tokenisation: A Blueprint for Implementation”. In addition, she has co-authored a research piece with the CFA Institute, “An Investment Perspective on Tokenisation,” exploring how tokenisation can transform the investment fund value chain.
Jeanne is passionate about advancing technology adoption in finance, regularly champions innovation within the CFA UK community, and is committed to bridging the gap between traditional finance and the future of digital assets.
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