WAIB Summit Monaco 2026 Returns as Digital Assets & AI Forum

WAIB Summit Monaco returns after a successful 2025 edition, with dates set for June 9–10, 2026 at One Monte-Carlo in Casino Square. The event continues to position Monaco as a premier crossroads for Web3, artificial intelligence, and digital assets, drawing a global mix of founders, family offices, institutional investors, regulators, and brand leaders.

Organizers say the two-day gathering will once again attract 2,000+ attendees from around the world, underscoring the summit’s role as a high-signal venue for collaboration, policy dialogue, and capital formation at the intersection of finance and technology. The Monaco setting—coupled with the momentum around the Formula 1 weekend—is designed to elevate conversations about the future of the internet and decentralized finance to the highest level.

Key takeaways

• WAIB Monaco 2025 showcased 150+ speakers from Microsoft, Coinbase, OKX, B2C2, AS Monaco, and other leading brands and institutions.
• The event featured 50 top global KOLs with a combined following exceeding 6 million.
• More than 2,000 international attendees participated, reinforcing Monaco’s appeal as a premium gathering spot for Web3, AI, and digital assets.
• Social reach surpassed 1.3 million impressions, reflecting strong industry engagement and visibility.

A refined edition at One Monte-Carlo

The 2026 edition will take place at One Monte-Carlo, a venue perched at the heart of Monaco’s Casino Square. The choice of location continues to marry luxury with a purposeful program, aiming to accelerate collaboration among technology pioneers, capital providers, and policymakers. By aligning with the Formula 1 weekend’s global spotlight, WAIB Summit Monaco seeks to extend Monaco’s international visibility into the realm of Web3 finance and AI innovation.

In 2025, the summit established a template for a high-impact, invitation-forward program—combining curated sessions with private experiences and strategic networking. The organizers anticipate an expanded suite of experiences in 2026, designed to deepen collaboration across sectors and markets while maintaining the event’s hallmark emphasis on privacy, depth, and tangible opportunities for capital formation.

Power players and strategic partners

The 2026 program emphasizes a broad coalition of policy makers, financial institutions, asset managers, and Web3 infrastructure firms. Participants include senior representatives from European institutions, major banks, and leading asset managers, reflecting a continued push to bridge traditional finance with decentralised technologies and AI.

Policy and government voices featured or anticipated for the event include Peter Kerstens, adviser to the European Commission (DG FISMA); Ondrej Kovarik, former member of the European Parliament; and Dr. Clara Guerra, director representing the government of Liechtenstein. Their involvement signals a keen interest in regulatory and supervisory perspectives as the ecosystem scales.

From the financial sector, Franklin Templeton’s Rafael Mastroberardino; Julien Clausse of BNP Paribas; Ramzi Amairi of Natixis; Elie Naba of ABN AMRO; and Julien Busnel of CoinShares AM are listed among the profiles shaping investment views and product development for digital assets and related technologies.

Investors and family offices are also represented, with figures such as Lucius Czerlau, principal of the Czerlau Family Office, and Paul Infante Moñozca of the Moñozca Family Office noted among participants. In the Web3 infrastructure space, Ada Vaughan (Head of DeFi, Stellar Development Foundation); Kean Gilbert (Head of Institutional Relations, Lido); and Dayana Aleksandrova (Social & New Media Lead, WalletConnect) are expected to contribute to the dialogue on protocol design, liquidity, and user experience.

Global exchanges and trading platforms—Georg Harer (Bybit EU), Sabina Liu (KuCoin EU), Nenter Chow (BitMart), Dorian Vincileoni (Kraken, Head of Regional Growth), and Ajinkya M Tulpule (HashKey Europe)—are also slated to participate, highlighting continued institutional interest from the exchange community in Monaco’s high-profile format.

Experiences, awards, and opportunities for investment

Beyond the conference floor, WAIB Summit Monaco curates a series of exclusive experiences that blend finance, policy, and technology with elite networking. A VIP family offices dinner at the Yacht Club de Monaco—hosted in the iconic venue—gathers 20+ single and multi-family offices, private wealth leaders, institutional providers, and government representatives. The format prioritizes quality interactions over broad, mass-market networking, creating a setting where capital allocators and policymakers can explore collaboration opportunities away from crowded expo spaces.

In addition to the formal program, WAIB Summit Monaco presents awards recognizing excellence and breakthrough innovation in Web3, AI, and digital assets. The event also hosts a VC and startup pitching track, giving select Web3 and AI ventures a platform to present to leading investors such as Draper University, CV VC Labs, funders.vc, Gini Capital, and MonacoTech.

The summit also embraces creativity through a dedicated AI film festival, positioning artificial intelligence as a new driver of cinematic expression. An accompanying AI Film Fest 24H Hackathon—powered on-site by Alibaba Cloud—invites participants to craft a 1–3 minute AI-generated short film within 24 hours, with a jury awarding Gold, Silver, and Bronze distinctions. Jury members include Anthony Bourached, Vincent Lowy, Nicholas Shoolingin-Jordan, and Andrew McNamara, reflecting cross-disciplinary expertise in machine learning, cinema, and creative AI.

More information about the AI-focused program is available through the festival’s official site: aifilmfest-monaco.com. The closing notes of the WAIB experience are punctuated by a Moon party, a celebratory gathering on the Riviera coastline that aims to fuse ambition with the region’s magic after two days of intensive discussions and deal-making.

Ticketing for WAIB Summit Monaco 2026 is live, with early-bird rates available for a limited window. Details and registrations are at waibsummit.com, and access to select events and experiences can be secured through Moongate’s ticketing portal at app.moongate.id/e/waibsummitmonaco2026.

WAIB Summit (Web3 and AI Summit) describes itself as a global platform connecting thought leaders, investors, family offices, and innovators who are shaping the future of decentralized technology and artificial intelligence. The 2026 Monaco edition continues that mission by embedding high-level discussions within Monaco’s refined ecosystem during a moment of rising attention to cross-border collaboration and regulatory alignment.

Media inquiries can be directed to the WAIB Summit team at joseph@waibsummit.com.

What readers should watch next is how European policymakers and financial institutions translate these conversations into concrete pilots and partnerships, and whether the 2026 edition can translate headline attendance into measurable capital deployment and scalable products in Web3 and AI.

This article was originally published as WAIB Summit Monaco 2026 Returns as Digital Assets & AI Forum on Crypto Breaking News – your trusted source for crypto news, Bitcoin news, and blockchain updates.