Stephan Livera
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Stephan Livera: Bitcoin Podcaster, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Hosts the Stephan Livera Podcast (SLP), in-depth Bitcoin interviews and education. At the forum: "Funding Bitcoin: Independence, Incentives, and Influence" (debate, WAGMI Stage) on 23 Oct at 16:00 Lugano time (15:00 London), plus 4 more sessions.
Source: planb.lugano.ch
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Role (per the organiser) | Bitcoin Podcaster | planb.lugano.ch |
| Plan ₿ Forum 2026 | 5 sessions; first: 23 Oct, 16:00 Lugano (15:00 London) | Brella, planb.lugano.ch |
| Background | Hosts the Stephan Livera Podcast (SLP), in-depth Bitcoin interviews and education. | stephanlivera.com |
| Official X account | @stephanlivera | x.com, planb.lugano.ch |
Plan ₿ Forum Lugano 2026: sessions
Stephan Livera is on the official agenda of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 (Palazzo dei Congressi, Lugano, 23–24 October 2026) with 5 sessions. Times are local Lugano time with London time in brackets; the organiser can still move sessions on the day.
- 23 Oct, 16:00 Lugano (15:00 London): "Funding Bitcoin: Independence, Incentives, and Influence" (Debate · WAGMI Stage · 30 min; moderator), with Mike Schmidt and Knut Svanholm
- 23 Oct, 17:30 Lugano (16:30 London): "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails" (Panel · P2P Stage · 30 min; moderator), with Roy Sheinfeld, Moritz Kaminski, Ben Kaufman and Dario Varela
- 24 Oct, 10:45 Lugano (09:45 London): "Podcast: Stephan Livera - Dan Gould" (Podcast recording · Mempool Stage at Tent · 30 min; moderator), with Dan Gould
- 24 Oct, 15:25 Lugano (14:25 London): "Podcast: Stephan Livera - Steven Schwartz" (Podcast recording · Mempool Stage at Tent · 30 min; moderator), with Steven Schwartz
- 24 Oct, 18:00 Lugano (17:00 London): "Treasury Companies during the next Bull Market" (Debate · WAGMI Stage · 30 min; moderator), with Jimmy Song and Alexandre Laizet
Source: the organiser's agenda feed [Brella] and [official agenda], checked 2026-10-21. Full schedule and other speakers: Plan ₿ Forum 2026 event page.
Who is Stephan Livera
Bitcoin Podcaster (organiser's [official speakers page]). Hosts the Stephan Livera Podcast (SLP), in-depth Bitcoin interviews and education. [stephanlivera.com]
FAQ
- When does Stephan Livera speak at Plan ₿ Forum 2026?
- Per the official agenda (checked 2026-10-21): 23 Oct 16:00 Lugano (15:00 London): "Funding Bitcoin: Independence, Incentives, and Influence", WAGMI Stage; 23 Oct 17:30 Lugano (16:30 London): "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails", P2P Stage; 24 Oct 10:45 Lugano (09:45 London): "Podcast: Stephan Livera - Dan Gould", Mempool Stage at Tent; 24 Oct 15:25 Lugano (14:25 London): "Podcast: Stephan Livera - Steven Schwartz", Mempool Stage at Tent; 24 Oct 18:00 Lugano (17:00 London): "Treasury Companies during the next Bull Market", WAGMI Stage. The organiser can still change times.
- Who is Stephan Livera?
- The Plan ₿ Forum 2026 organiser lists Stephan Livera as "Bitcoin Podcaster". Hosts the Stephan Livera Podcast (SLP), in-depth Bitcoin interviews and education.
See also
- Mike SchmidtMike Schmidt: Executive Director, Brink, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Co-founder and executive director of Brink, a Bitcoin research and development centre; joined Bitcoin in 2018 as a product manager at Blockstream and contributes to Bitcoin Optech. At the forum: "Funding Bitcoin: Independence, Incentives, and Influence" (debate, WAGMI Stage) on 23 Oct at 16:00 Lugano time (15:00 London), plus 1 more session.
- Knut SvanholmKnut Svanholm: Author & Host Bitcoin Infinity Show, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. He wrote Bitcoin: Sovereignty through Mathematics, a short book on money, inflation, scarcity and mining, published in 2019. At the forum: "The next soft fork - BIP 110 Post Mortem" (panel, WAGMI Stage) on 23 Oct at 14:30 Lugano time (13:30 London), plus 5 more sessions.
- Roy SheinfeldRoy Sheinfeld: CEO at Breez, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Breez makes the Breez SDK, which adds non-custodial bitcoin and stablecoin payments to apps and services. At the forum: "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails" (panel, P2P Stage) on 23 Oct at 17:30 Lugano time (16:30 London), plus 2 more sessions.
- Moritz KaminskiMoritz Kaminski: Co-Founder at Alby, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Alby makes open-source Bitcoin Lightning wallets and tools, including the self-hosted Alby Hub. At the forum: "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails" (panel, P2P Stage) on 23 Oct at 17:30 Lugano time (16:30 London).
- Ben KaufmanBen Kaufman: Software Developer at Synonym, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Synonym's team page lists him in its Paykit team, next to the teams building the Bitkit wallet and Pubky. His GitHub account, linked from that team page, is the second-largest contributor to Bitkit's native iOS wallet; in July 2026 his merged pull request moved Bitkit onto the native Paykit SDK. The same account is the second-largest contributor to Specter Desktop, the open-source Bitcoin wallet software; Bitcoin Magazine's author page describes him as a developer building Specter Desktop. At the forum: "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails" (panel, P2P Stage) on 23 Oct at 17:30 Lugano time (16:30 London), plus 1 more session.
- Dario VarelaDario Varela: Engineer, Lightning Labs, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Lightning Labs' team page lists him as a full stack engineer. His GitHub profile, which links to his X account, names Lightning Labs and Numeraire Technologies as his companies; in September and October 2026 he committed to Lightning Labs' tap-sdk, a kit for building Taproot Assets applications. Numeraire, a Swiss company, lists him as a co-founder and says it mines Bitcoin using only renewable energy sources. At the forum: "Agents Need Money: Bitcoin, Lightning and A2A Payment Rails" (panel, P2P Stage) on 23 Oct at 17:30 Lugano time (16:30 London).
- Jimmy SongJimmy Song: Bitcoin Educator | Open-Source-Programmer | Author, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. By his own site, he is a Bitcoin developer, educator and author who has programmed since 1998 and discovered Bitcoin in 2011. He wrote five Bitcoin books, including Programming Bitcoin (O'Reilly Media), and hosts the Bitcoin Fixes This podcast. At the forum: "The next soft fork - BIP 110 Post Mortem" (panel, WAGMI Stage) on 23 Oct at 14:30 Lugano time (13:30 London), plus 3 more sessions.
- Alexandre LaizetAlexandre Laizet: Board Director at Capital B, as listed by the organiser of Plan ₿ Forum 2026 in Lugano. Capital B describes itself as a Bitcoin treasury company aiming to accumulate 1% of Bitcoin's total supply by 2033. At the forum: "Treasury Companies during the next Bull Market" (debate, WAGMI Stage) on 24 Oct at 18:00 Lugano time (17:00 London), plus 1 more session.
References
- Plan ₿ Forum 2026: official speakers page (planb.lugano.ch) planb.lugano.ch
- Plan ₿ Forum 2026: official agenda (planb.lugano.ch) planb.lugano.ch
- Plan ₿ Forum 2026: official agenda feed (Brella, PlanBLugano2026) api.brella.io
- stephanlivera.com stephanlivera.com
- Stephan Livera on X (@stephanlivera) x.com