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CryptoWinter26

CryptoWinter26 is New Zealand’s premier summit for blockchain and digital assets, bringing together the full crypto and digital assets ecosystem - including regulators, builders, investors, and enterprises - to drive real-world outcomes. The 2026 edition will focus on policy, technology, and market trends in Aotearoa and beyond, featuring keynotes from indus…

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55Speakers
13Sponsors
144On the bill · sessions
50Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at CryptoWinter26, in alphabetical order.
Aaron Chua
Regulatory Affairs and Policy – Asia Lead · Teather
Alan Crofts
Fintech and Innovation Specialist, Financial Markets Authority (FMA) · Financial Markets Authority (FMA)
Alexandra McNair
Head of Legal, Financial Markets Authority (FMA) · Financial Markets Authority (FMA)
Alex Stone
Partner, Lane Neave · Lane Neave
Amy-Rose Goodey
CEO, DECA · DECA
Andy Higgs
Executive Director · Digital Identity New Zealand
Ashima Chaudury
Head of Digital Assets Commercialisation, Mastercard · Mastercard
Ben Hanna
Managing Director New Zealand, Stripe · Stripe
Blake Holmes
Mayson · Mayson
Blockchain Forum New Zealand
Bryan Ventura
Partner, Hamilton Locke · Hamilton Locke
Callum Glendenning
Innovation & Commercialisation Lead; Digital Assets Lead, Visa AUNZ · Visa AUNZ
Chas Garunaratnee
Founding Partner & Principal Consultant, Kotuku Consulting · Kotuku Consulting
Craig Duffield
Co-founder, Pay It Now · Pay It Now
Darcy Ungaro
Financial Advisor, Radical Investment Limited · Radical Investment Limited
Darren Rewi
Founder, Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust · Mana Tāhuna Charitable Trust
Dehardt van der Merwe
Founder & CEO, Propopoly · Propopoly
Delia Burrage
General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, Macropod · Macropod
Effie Dimitropoulos
CEO and Co-Founder, AUDD · AUDD
Graham Pohl
Strategic Technology Advisor · The Co-Operative Bank
Hon Nicole McKee
Courts Minister, Associate Justice Minister, Deputy Leader · ACT Party
James Cochrane
Partner, Lane Neave · Lane Neave
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AUDD
Bitget
Chainalysis
GD1
Immersve
Kōura Wealth
KPMG
Lane Neave
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Pay It Now (PIN)
Sharesies
Swyftx
VerifyVASP
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Agenda

Selected from 144 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:15

    Keynote | Hard Assets, Digital Rails: Funding NZ’s Real Economy with Stablecoins

    This keynote explores the funding gap in New Zealand's agri and construction sectors and how stablecoins and digital assets can remedy these issues through faster, transparent capi…

    Main programme
  • 10:40

    Keynote

    Details to be announced

  • 10:55

    Panel Discussion + Q&A | Building from New Zealand: The Brutally Honest Conversation

    This session offers an open and honest look at why it remains challenging to build and scale companies in New Zealand, spanning regulation, access to capital, and talent constraint…

  • 11:00

    Keynote

    Main Programme
  • 11:15

    Keynote | The View From Across the Ditch

    DECA CEO Amy-Rose Goodey brings a view from across the Tasman: what’s actually happening in the Australian digital asset market right now, and her take on how Australia sees New Ze…

    Main programme
  • 11:15

    Know Your Agent: Identity, Authority and Trust in an AI Economy

    Explores the identity and governance infrastructure needed for agentic systems and trusted digital identity for the AI economy.

  • 11:20

    Panel Discussion + Q&A | Beyond Crypto: Exploring the Wider Use Cases of Blockchain Technology

    This session moves the conversation beyond digital assets as the primary blockchain use case, exploring where blockchain is delivering real value outside of crypto markets. It exam…

    Main Programme
  • 11:25

    Keynote

    Details to be confirmed

    Main Programme
  • 11:25

    Keynote | The Bigger Picture: Where the global digital asset economy stands – and what it means for New Zealand

    The conversations happening in New Zealand are just a fraction of what’s unfolding across the rest of the world. This session sets the scene – covering where the global digital ass…

    Main Programme
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 50 companies show up, and 6 bet on three roles at once?

50 companies. six are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
6All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
37Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

AUDD·Immersve·Lane Neave·MinterEllisonRuddWatts·Sharesies·Kōura Wealth

Speakers by seniority

62% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1120%
  • Founder / Owner1018%
  • Director / Head of1324%
  • Manager / Lead59%
  • Engineer · IC12%
  • Marketing / Brand12%
  • Advisor / Investor47%
  • Other roles1018%

Of 55 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01AUDDSp2V
  2. 02ImmersveSp2V
  3. 03Lane NeaveSp2V
  4. 04MinterEllisonRuddWattsSp2V
  5. 05SharesiesSp2V
  6. 06Kōura WealthSp1V
  7. 07BitgetSp
  8. 08ChainalysisSp
  9. 09GD1Sp
  10. 10KPMGSp
  11. 11Pay It Now (PIN)Sp
  12. 12SwyftxSp
  13. 13VerifyVASPSp
  14. 14Binance2V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified13
100% of 13
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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