Marco Kessler joined SDX in October 2018 and has been a core contributor since the early days of the platform. Following the integration of SDX into SIX in 2025, Marco serves as Head Product and Business Development for Digital Assets at SIX, where he is responsible for shaping product strategy and driving commercial growth across the digital assets portfolio. As of August 2025,
Marco also serves as Head of the Management Board of SDX AG.
Marco brings more than 14 years of experience in capital markets and digital transformation. Prior to joining SDX, he worked at Accenture, where he played a key role in large-scale digital transformation programs for global Swiss banks, with a particular focus on wealth management, advisory, and core banking.
His expertise spans management and technology consulting, business architecture for financial services, and IT strategy, with a strong emphasis on innovation in financial market infrastructures.
Since joining SDX, Marco has been instrumental in building and scaling the platform and in advancing the adoption of digital assets within regulated capital markets.
With a deep understanding of financial markets and a strong product and business mindset, Marco continues to play a central role in the development of SIX’s digital assets offering.
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Recent tokenization pilots signal that T+0 equity settlement is no longer theoretical - it is arriving, and it will change how shares are issued, traded, and held. Digital exchanges, wealth managers, platforms and custodians now face a fundamental question: how do you integrate on-chain equities into portfolios and platforms? This session brings together the architects of digital equity tokens to map what the transition actually requires.