Proof of Talk to host 120+ C-level leaders at Louvre with $18T AUM

Organizers confirmed that Proof of Talk will bring more than 120 C-level speakers representing a combined $18 trillion in assets under management to the Louvre Palace in Paris on June 2–3, 2026. Attendance for the fourth edition is capped at 2,500 and remaining passes are being released ahead of the conference.

Ninety-five percent of the confirmed speakers are at CEO or founder level, organizers said. The roster includes Jenny Johnson of Franklin Templeton; Tom Zschach of Swift; Ken Moore of Mastercard; Emma Landriault of JPM Coin at JP Morgan; Caroline D. Pham of MoonPay and former CFTC commissioner; Adam Back of Blockstream; Michael Arrington of Arrington Capital; Stani Kulechov of Aave Labs; and other executives from banks, payments networks, major crypto firms and venture capital.

The program will include Proof of Pitch, a startup competition that gives early-stage founders live access to venture partners. Participating investors include partners from Arrington Capital, Dragonfly, Haun Ventures, Draper Associates and CoinFund. Organizers say more than 200 institutional investors will attend the conference, creating concentrated opportunities for meetings between founders and allocators.

The event begins June 1 with an invitation-only Golf Prelude at Racing Club de France La Boulie for VIP Black ticket holders. On June 3 the Louvre Palace will host StableDay, a focused program on stablecoins, payments, tokenization and digital dollar infrastructure aimed at banks, fintechs, protocols, corporates and regulators that are actively building or deploying those systems. StableDay sessions will address market structure, integration timelines, interoperability and the operational role of programmable money in finance.

Specialized tracks will run alongside the main agenda. The Bittensor Track will examine decentralized AI and blockchain infrastructure, while the Canton Track will highlight institutions working on financial market infrastructure. The schedule and private events emphasize one-on-one and small-group exchanges. Two recurring private dinners-the Investor Dinner and the Speaker & VIP Dinner-are scheduled for off-the-record conversations among fund managers, family offices, policymakers, founders and senior executives.

Proof of Talk operates without pay-to-speak arrangements and follows a journalist-led agenda focused on institutional discussions and market structure. The event sold out in 2024 and 2025. Media and attendees are directed to the event ticketing and contact channels for registration and information.