Florian Westmeier

Friederike Sofie Burckhardt is Head of Digital Assets - Capital Markets at LBBW, a position she assumed in September 2025. Her stated focus is on institutional digital assets and the intersection of capital markets and technology, with a particular emphasis on bridging strategic vision and practical implementation in financial infrastructure.

Burckhardt has written publicly on the role of blockchain in capital markets, arguing that distributed ledger technology can remove intermediaries between institutions, reduce settlement friction, and support cross-border issuance and trading. She has also addressed the potential for AI to modernise fragmented banking infrastructure and improve risk management workflows. Prior to her current role, she spent nearly four years at LBBW as a Business Analyst within the Consulting department, from January 2022 to September 2025. She studied at Universität Ulm.

Marcel Franck is IT Cluster Lead for DLT Platforms at LBBW, specializing in distributed ledger technology and digital asset solutions within financial markets.