Ripple’s Swell Opens Tuesday With 100+ Speakers and 80+ Sessions

Ripple’s Swell conference opens Tuesday in Manhattan, bringing institutional finance, XRP Ledger development and academic research together in a three-day crypto industry program featuring 100+ speakers.

The conference runs through Thursday, Oct. 29, at The Shed. Its program lists 80+ sessions across three stages, with projected attendance of 1,500+. The Institutional, Ecosystem and Innovation tracks cover digital asset markets, stablecoins, payments, tokenization, bank-grade infrastructure, AI and XRP Ledger development.

Swell will run alongside Apex, Ripple’s XRP Ledger developer summit, and UBRI Connect, an academic conference for the company’s University Blockchain Research Initiative. The event’s dates and combined format were covered earlier.

Scheduled speakers include Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Bullish Chairman and CEO Tom Farley, and Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White. David Schwartz and Ayo Akinyele are scheduled to discuss the XRP Ledger’s future.

Ripple said, “Swell has historically been where Ripple makes its most significant product and partnership announcements.” The 2026 lineup lists discussion topics but names no specific launch or partnership; the conference runs through Thursday, Oct. 29.