Hong Kong Consensus 2025 Flashcards by Anays Lazo

Aaron Gwak
* Founder & CEO, Libeara
* Focused on decentralized finance and blockchain technology
* Entrepreneur in digital assets and Web3 space

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Adam Back
* CEO & Co-founder of Blockstream
* Invented Hashcash (1997), key to Bitcoin mining
* Leads Blockstream’s Bitcoin infrastructure & scaling solutions
* Key innovations: Liquid Network, digital asset issuance (stablecoins, tokenized RWAs)
* Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Exeter
* Former cryptographer at Zero-Knowledge Systems, consultant to Microsoft, Nokia, VMware
* Contributed to early Bitcoin development, named in Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper

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Adeniyi Abiodun
* Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Mysten Labs
* Led engineering and product teams at Oracle, VMware, Facebook
* Key contributor to Meta’s Diem (Libra) and Move programming language

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Adrian Cheng
* Chairman of Hong Kong Academy for Wealth Legacy
* Director at Chow Tai Fook, Non-executive VP at New World Development
* Founder of K11 Group, pioneered “cultural commerce”
* Led Victoria Dockside ($3.2B cultural district)
* Member of 14th National Committee of CPPCC
* Board member of Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council

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Ahmed Nimale
* Co-Founder / CEO, KYD Labs
* Former product leader at Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and Vivid Seats
* KYD Labs: World’s largest on-chain ticketing platform
* Revolutionizing fan relationships, payments, and ticketing in the web3 music space

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Akio Tanaka
* Founding Partner at IVC
* Focuses on Web3 gaming, digital entertainment, AI, DeFi, and infrastructure
* Also Founding Partner at Headline Asia, investing in fintech, e-commerce, and logistics across Japan, China, and Taiwan
* Former Head of Adobe Venture Investment Program in Asia, overseeing corporate investments in Greater China, Japan, and India
* Former CTO of Macromedia Japan, also served as Technology Advisor to the CEO.

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Akshat Vaidya
* Head of Investments, Maelstrom
* Manages investment strategy and portfolio
* Co-founded Maelstrom after leading M&A at BitMEX
* Former Management Consultant and investor at Granite Creek Capital Partners
* Holds BS in Economics from Wharton, UPenn.

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Alan Campbell
* President at CoinDesk Indices
* Formerly launched Bloomberg’s index business.
* Built global multi-asset benchmark solutions at Bloomberg.
* B.A. in European Business & Languages, Glasgow Caledonian University.
* Based in New York City.

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Alasdair Foster
* CEO, Bullish Capital
* Leads venture capital investing at Bullish Capital, part of the Bullish group (includes Bullish Exchange and CoinDesk)
* Former barrister in the UK and worked for JPMorgan in London
* Holds an MA Jurisprudence from Oxford University and an MBA from Cambridge University

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Albert Isola
* Senior Partner, ISOLAS LLP
* Former Minister in HM Government of Gibraltar (2013–2023)
* Led the establishment of Gibraltar International Bank, a wholly government-owned credit institution
* Introduced the world’s first legal framework for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) firms in 2018
* Worked on granting Gibraltar firms exclusive UK market access post-Brexit
* Appointed CBE by King Charles III in 2024 for services to financial and digital industries in Gibraltar

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Alessio Quaglini
* CEO & Co-Founder, Hex Trust
* Over 15 years of experience in banking, regulatory bodies, and management consulting
* Former Head of Strategy Asia for BBVA, overseeing business development in Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, and Japan
* Former Director of Financial Institutions at First Abu Dhabi Bank for North Asia
* Worked at Italian Financial Services Authority (Consob) in market abuse supervision
* MBA from IE Business School

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Alex Reinhardt
* Founder, ULTIMA CHAIN
* Blockchain expert and entrepreneur with €500 million in investments
* Creator of Ultima Chain network, featuring eco-friendly Splitting Technology
* Recognized by Forbes and Entrepreneur as a top crypto leader
* Founder of Alex Reinhardt Academy, coaching 500,000+ in leadership and business
* Based in Dubai, originally from Siberia
* Involved in blockchain since 2011, creating wallets, marketplaces, and games

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Alex Thorn
* Head of Research, Galaxy Digital
* Leads research on cryptocurrency ecosystem
* Formerly at Fidelity Investments for 12 years
* Co-managed Avon Ventures (crypto fund)
* Led Blockchain Research at Fidelity Center for Applied Technology.

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Alexander Yavorsky
* Global Head of Financial Institutions Banking, Jefferies LLC
* Leads Financial Institutions Group at Jefferies, focusing on financial technology, market structure, and digital assets
* Executed $150B in M&A and capital market transactions over 14 years
* B.S. in Computer Science from Pace University
* MBA from NYU Stern School of Business

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Allen Ng
* Co-Founder & CEO, Everest Ventures Group (EVG)
* Co-founded EVG in 2018, a venture-building group with over 300 employees globally
* Focuses on driving the mass adoption of Web3
* Experience in the technology and entertainment sectors

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Amanda Cassatt
* Founder & CEO of Serotonin
* Former Chief Marketing Officer of ConsenSys (2016-2019)
* Key role in defining and growing Ethereum and ConsenSys narrative globally
* Scaled marketing teams to 50+, managing brands like MetaMask, Infura, and Gitcoin
* Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016)
* Author of Web3 Marketing: A Handbook for the Next Internet Revolution

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Amelia Daly
* Head of Partnerships, Solana Foundation
* Former founding member of Solana Ventures
* Background in cryptocurrency operations and investments
* Former commercial team lead at Omada Health, a digital health company
* Author of six peer-reviewed publications in health sciences

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Anand Gomes
* CEO & Co-Founder, Paradex
* Built first institutional crypto derivatives marketplace, Paradigm, capturing 30% of the global crypto options market
* Co-founded Paradex, decentralized exchange with $36B lifetime trading volume
* Former trading leader at KeyBanc Capital Markets
* Holds an MBA/MS in Finance (Case Western Reserve University) and BS in Computer Science (University of Pune)
* Interests: alternative art, music (except country), distributed systems, mountains, and motorcycles

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Andreas Cerdan
* Director of Europe, Dimitra
* 20+ years in business development, sales, digital transformation in agriculture
* Leads blockchain, AI, and IoT solutions for agtech
* Drives Dimitra’s European initiatives from Berlin
* Focus on enhancing productivity and sustainability in agriculture

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Andrei Grachev
* Managing Partner, DWF Labs
* Leads DWF Labs, a Web3 investment firm and market maker
* Focuses on next-gen blockchain and crypto investments and market-making strategies

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Andrew Wong
* Executive Director, Fund Tokenization, UBS Asset Management
* Leads fund tokenization efforts at UBS Asset Management
* Focuses on blockchain technology for asset management
* Has extensive experience in financial technology and digital assets.

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Andy Baehr
* Head of Product, CoinDesk Indices (digital asset indices & strategies)
* Former Partner, Risk Premium Investments (alternative asset management)
* Leadership roles at Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank (derivatives, structured products)
* BA & MBA, Columbia University | CFA® | CAIA
* Board Member, Goodwill NYNJ (since 2008)

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Andy Kangpan
* Founder & General Partner, Metalayer Ventures
* Focuses on early-stage venture capital, backing founders driving the convergence of traditional financial services and the on-chain economy
* Led crypto investments at Two Sigma, a pioneer in quantitative trading

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Angelina Kwan
* Senior Advisor, IMC Asia Pacific
* Managing Director, Stratford Finance Limited – advising on regulatory and operational issues in financial services and digital assets
* Expert in Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) regulations, developed Hong Kong’s VASP framework
* Former Group COO/CRO, HashKey Group
* Senior roles at Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEX), and Cantor Fitzgerald
* Crypto advisor and lecturer since 2017

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Ann Chien * Partner at IVC * Specializes in Web3 gaming, DeFi, Fintech, and digital entertainment * Former Director at HCM Capital (Foxconn’s venture arm) * Expertise in investment banking (Shenwan Hongyuan) and equity research (BNP Paribas)

Anna Kazlauskas * Creator of Vana & CEO, Open Data Labs * Vana enables user sovereignty over data, allowing developers access to next-gen datasets for AI training * MIT graduate in Computer Science and Economics * First got into crypto by mining Ethereum in 2015 * Founded a YC-backed machine learning company * Contributed to Celo * Research at MIT's CSAIL, the Federal Reserve, and the World Bank shaped her vision of data as the currency of the future

Ansem * Co-Founder, Bullpen * Founder / Investor

Anthony Lau * Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Baboon VC * Focuses on pre-seed to Series A Web3 startups * Managing Director of a Hong Kong real estate firm, overseeing commercial assets and a global investment portfolio * Passionate about Web3 innovation since 2017, investing in pioneering projects * Actively supports Web3 ecosystem growth in Hong Kong through strategic investments and community-building initiatives

Anton Katz * Co-Founder & CEO, Talos * Leads Talos, a premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology * Talos adapts traditional finance standards to digital asset markets * Former Head of Trading Technology at AQR Capital Management * Led trading technology development at Broadway Technology * Began his career at Microsoft * Gold medalist in Shooting at the 1998 World Championships * Holds a Computer Science degree from MIT

Armani Ferrante * Founder & CEO of Backpack (includes Backpack Exchange, Wallet, Mad Lads NFT collection) * UC Berkeley graduate in Computer Science * Former software engineer at Apple * Focused on crypto and Web3 after leaving Apple

Avery Ching * CEO & Co-Founder, Aptos Labs (developer tooling & products for Aptos ecosystem) * Former blockchain leader at Meta, worked on Diem blockchain, wallet infrastructure, & ecosystems * Led Meta teams scaling products globally; managed batch processing (Spark, Apache Giraph, Hive/Hadoop) * PhD in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University (specialized in supercomputing & parallel computing) * Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii

Beatriz Callaghan * Director of Sales, Digital Asset * Leads APAC strategy for enterprise tokenization solutions * Supported blockchain transformations at HK Exchange, HK Jockey Club * Named one of the top 25 female leaders in fintech (2023)

Ben Fielding * Co-Founder, Gensyn * Co-founded Gensyn, a decentralized machine learning compute protocol * Gensyn enables developers to use global hardware resources (GPUs, CPUs, TPUs) for scalable ML training at fair prices, with trustless verification * Holds a PhD in Computer Science, specializing in evolutionary optimization of deep neural architectures for computer vision * Previously co-founded a data privacy/sovereignty startup

Ben Wong * CEO, Riverchain * Focus on working capital solutions for construction via blockchain * Over 10 years in supply chain and finance * Former GM Technology Innovation at New World Development * Founder of Impact Kommons and Startup Launchpad * MBA from Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Benjamin Schiller * Managing Editor, CoinDesk * Covers crypto since 2014 * Former Editor-in-Chief at BREAKER * Former staff writer at Fast Company

Bobby Ong * Co-Founder, CoinGecko * Co-founded CoinGecko in April 2014, the largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator * Bachelor of Science in Economics from University College London (2012)

Brandon Comer * Founder of Shogun * Co-founder of Shogun: Integration Layer for on-chain protocol interaction * In the blockchain space since 2020

Carlotta Costa * Director of ESG at Dimitra Technology * Leads ESG Compass platform development * Expertise in sustainability, blockchain, and compliance * Key role in ABRAFRUTAS partnership * Specialist in EUDR, CSRD, and traceability systems * Driving ESG innovation in agtech

Casey Lau * Vice President, Asia Pacific, Web Summit * Based in Hong Kong, originally from Canada * Host of Web Summit * Co-host of The GM Show by Memeland with 2 million followers on X

Casper Johansen * Co-Founder, Spartan Group * Advises Web3 companies on M&A, token launches, token raises, and equity raises * Has advised Web3 leaders such as Solana, Dapper Labs, Bybit, and Stacks * Formerly at Goldman Sachs for 10 years, executed over $20 billion in transactions * Worked in London, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Singapore during his tenure

Charles d'Haussy * CEO, dYdX Foundation * Leads dYdX, the world’s premier DeFi protocol for perpetual futures * Former Global Head of Business Development, ConsenSys * Former Head of FinTech, Hong Kong Government * Author of "Block Kong" (2021), a book on blockchain leaders in Hong Kong

Cheyenne Ligon * Regulatory Reporter at CoinDesk * Focus: Crypto-related crime, court cases, and regulation in the U.S.

Chi Zhang * CEO and Co-Founder, Kite AI * Leads Kite AI, a decentralized infrastructure for AI with Proof of AI * Former data engineering product lead at Databricks * Founding AI leader at dotData, an Automated Machine Learning platform * Ph.D. in ML/AI (Statistics) and M.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley * Mentors early-stage founders at StartX, Stanford's startup accelerator * Former professional inline speed skater

Chris Akhavan * Chief Business Officer at Magic Eden * Former Chief Revenue Officer at Glu Mobile (helped turnaround to $2.4B acquisition by EA) * Early employee at Tapjoy (helped launch a mobile gaming platform reaching 1B+ devices)

Chris Maurice * Co-Founder & CEO of Yellow Card * Achievements: * Africa's largest crypto company, first licensed virtual asset service provider * Facilitated over $3 billion in transactions across 20 countries * Raised $85 million from investors like Blockchain Capital and Coinbase Ventures * Education: Finance degree from Auburn University * Recognition: Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2023

Chris Zhu * CEO, SONIC SVM * Co-Founder and CEO of Sonic SVM, the first chain extension on Solana for games, applications, and TikTok App Layer * Built with Sonic HyperGrid Framework, focusing on onboarding the next billion users to Web3

Christian Angermayer * Founder of Apeiron Investment Group (family office with $2.5B+ under management) * Serial entrepreneur & investor focused on the "Next Human Agenda" (tech for longer, healthier, happier lives) * Advocate for human enhancement and scientific progress * Apeiron invests in Life Sciences, FinTech & Crypto, Future Tech, Clean Energy, & Hospitality * Founded 3 unicorns, lead investor in 4 unicorns & 2 decacorns * Offices in London, NYC, Abu Dhabi, and Berlin

Christina Pantin * Founding Member, Web3 Women * Founder of Toot Communications and Senior Production Editor at South China Morning Post (Plus) * Held senior roles at global PR agencies in Hong Kong, New York, and Orlando * Led product PR at Samsung Electronics America * Public Speaker at events like StartmeupHK, WOW Summit, and universities worldwide * Started as a financial journalist with Thomson Reuters in 5 countries

Christina Smedley * Co-founder & Chief Marketing Officer, Lightspark * Formerly led marketing, communications, content, and brand teams at Amazon, Edelman, Facebook/Meta, PayPal, and Robinhood

Christopher Chao * Professor Christopher Chao * Vice President (Research and Innovation) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Chair Professor of Thermal and Environmental Engineering * Director of the Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology * Renowned for work in Built Environment and highly cited researcher * Fellow of FHKEng, FHKIE, FIMechE, FCIBSE, FASME, FASHRAE * Serves on the Research Strategy Expert Group for the Chief Executive’s Policy Unit * Contributes to professional communities and Hong Kong Government

Clara Tsao * Founding Officer, Filecoin Foundation * Co-founder of Trust & Safety Professional Association * Former Senior Advisor, Department of Homeland Security (IoT & Blockchain) * Previously at Microsoft, Apple, Sony PlayStation, and AT&T * Board Chair, White House Presidential Innovation Fellows Foundation.

Connor Gaydos * CEO, Enron * Visionary entrepreneur leading Enron’s energy innovation * Focused on transforming energy with groundbreaking solutions like The Egg Reactor * Committed to reshaping global energy with compact, sustainable power sources

Daniel Oon * Head of DeFi, Polygon Labs * Previously Head of DeFi at Algorand Foundation * Held roles at Tezos Asia Pacific and Deloitte Consulting * Focuses on expanding and scaling DeFi solutions globally

Daniel Xiapu Luo * Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Director: Research Centre for Blockchain Technology * Research Focus: Blockchain & Smart Contracts Security, Mobile & IoT Security * Awards: ACM CCS'24 Distinguished Paper, Best DeFi Papers Award 2023, BOCHK Science & Technology Innovation Prize (FinTech) * Recognition: Listed among World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford * Editorial Roles: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security * Other Role: Member of HKMA CBDC Expert Group

David Fields * Founder & CEO, ReadyAI * Founded ReadyAI, accelerating AI initiatives with cost-effective, scalable data pipelines using decentralized networks * Built on Bittensor, ReadyAI operates as Subnet 33 on the leading crypto/AI protocol * Founded Afterparty; held key roles at Disney and Head of Investments for Michael Eisner’s family office * Early Bitcoin adopter since 2013 * Holds a degree in Economics & Incentive Design from Harvard

David Huang * CEO, AMMO (AmmoAI.io) * Ex-Google manager with 10 years of experience * Led billion-user services and AI initiatives featured in Google I/O and Made by Google * Extensive experience in startup management

David Tse * Co-founder of Babylon Inc. (Scaling Bitcoin for decentralized security) * Stanford professor & advisor at Bain Capital Crypto * Inventor of the proportional-fair scheduling algorithm, revolutionizing cellular tech (3G, 4G, 5G) * Collaborated with Ethereum, Protocol Labs, & Cardano, improving PoS Ethereum consensus * Author of "Fundamentals of Wireless Communication," with 77,000+ citations * Designed DNA/RNA sequencing software for genomics research * Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (2018), recipient of IEEE awards (Shannon Award, Hamming Medal) * Recognized for excellence in teaching with multiple awards

David Wachsman * CEO, Wachsman * Founder of largest communications firm in digital asset industry * Manages a global team of 125+ professionals across 7 cities * Shaped global media’s view on blockchain technology since 2015 * Advises leading firms in the blockchain space.

Dean Little * Chief Scientist at Zeus Network * Blockchain Developer: Specializes in Bitcoin, Solana, and cryptography * Passionate About: Secure, scalable, decentralized solutions, Web3 adoption and education * Roles: Technical Advisor to Jupiter * Achievements: Creator of the first quantum-resistant vault on Solana

Dirk Yuan * CMO, CUDIS * Transitioned from traditional finance to crypto in 2018 * Former investment manager in crypto VCs and incubators * Headed marketing for a crypto gaming project listed on top exchanges * Co-founded CUDIS in 2023, leading the marketing efforts

Dom Kwok * Co-Founder, EasyA – World's #1 Web3 learning app with 1M+ developers * Alumni funded by a16z, Founders Fund, YC, and top VCs * Projects launched by alumni valued at $2.5B+ * Graduated Cum Laude from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania * Former roles at The Blackstone Group and early employee at CloudKitchens, launched by Uber Founder Travis Kalanick

Edan Yago * Core Contributor, BitcoinOS * Co-founder and CEO of BitcoinOS * Former head of projects: Sovryn, CementDAO, Epiphyte * Advocate for expanding Bitcoin's functionality with smart contracts and decentralized apps * Expert in layer-2 technologies and ZK rollups

Eddie FW Lau * Chief Executive Officer, Arta Global Markets Limited (AGML) * Leads AGML, a SFC-licensed financial institution focused on tokenized monies (CBDC, stablecoins) and tokenized assets * Former board member of UChicago Alumni Board; received Alumni Service Award in 2023 * Member of the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development by the Government of Hong Kong * Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Hong Kong * Committee member of the Hong Kong Football Association, China (since 2019) * Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Honors from University of Chicago (UChicago)

Edith Yeung * General Partner, Race Capital * Seed investor in Solana, Lightning Network, Agora.io, Placer.ai, and more * Former partner at 500 Startups, invested in Twilio, Credit Karma, Grab * Former GM at Dolphin Browser (150M+ installs) * Expert in venture capital and tech investment, frequent speaker and media commentator

Elizabeth Peng * Head of Marketing, Celo Foundation * Leads marketing & communications for Celo Foundation, focusing on fast, low-cost payments worldwide * Former brand consultant with experience working with global lifestyle companies such as Bally, Tory Burch, and LVMH * Contributor to Vogue.com, Harper's Bazaar, and T Magazine China * Alumnus of the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program, Rice University, and Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design

Elizabeth Lok Yan Wong * Director and Head of Fintech Unit, Securities and Futures Commission * Leads fintech policy and licensing approval for virtual asset trading platforms, robo-advisers, and asset managers * Former banking and finance lawyer * Key contributor to policy initiatives enhancing Hong Kong as an international asset management hub.

Ella Arwyn Jones * Content & Business Director at Haymarket Media (FinanceAsia, AsianInvestor, CorporateTreasurer) * Oversees editorial strategy for FinanceAsia, AsianInvestor, and CorporateTreasurer * Focuses on unlisted fundraising and alternative assets * Former Editor of FinanceAsia and CorporateTreasurer (joined in 2021) * Background in publishing and international rights licensing * Holds a First-Class degree in Japanese from the University of Edinburgh and spent a year at Waseda University in Tokyo

Elodie de Marchi - Chouard * COO, Kaiko * Leads strategy, partnerships, & ecosystem growth at Kaiko (crypto data leader) * Former Investment Strategy Manager at VMware ($60B+ market cap) * Led 18 acquisitions, including CarbonBlack’s $2.2B deal * Former VP at Silicon Valley Bank * Master’s in Management & Finance, Kedge Business School * Fluent in 4 languages, passionate about entrepreneurship and mentorship

Elroy Cheo * CEO & Co-Founder at ARC * Expert in cryptocurrency and NFTs * Focused on Web3 tools for creating better digital products and experiences * Lead designer of ARC's community interactions, UI, and tech backbone

Emma Pecenicic * Head of Digital Propositions and Partnerships, Asia Pacific ex-Japan, Fidelity International * Joined Fidelity International in 2021 * Leads the development of digital product solutions and digital wealth strategy in Asia * Heads the distribution of digital assets globally, including Fidelity's Bitcoin spot strategy and fund tokenization since 2023

Eric Anziani * President & COO of Crypto.com (oversees global functions like sales, operations, strategy, and blockchain integration) * Former Chief Strategy Officer at Crypto.com (led initiatives like the Crypto.com App, blockchain R&D) * 18 years of experience in strategy, fintech, and tech leadership * Previous roles at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, PayPal, and Global Fashion Group (focused on growth, partnerships, and strategy) This version captures his current role, past experience, and key contributions succinctly.

Eric Demuth * CEO & Co-founder, Bitpanda * Co-founded Bitpanda in 2014, Europe's leading crypto platform * Austria's first unicorn with a $4.1B valuation * Former ship mechanic, later studied economics at WU Vienna & LSE * Passionate about making investments accessible * Entrepreneur, investor, and thought leader in fintech

Eric Diep * Founder & CEO, Manifold * Manifold: Platform for creating, selling, and distributing digital assets on Ethereum, Optimism, and Base * Trusted by top artists & brands like Beeple, Jay-Z, Adidas, Mercedes AMG * Co-founded A Thinking Ape Entertainment, acquired by The Embracer Group * Studied Math at University of Waterloo

Eric Yip * Executive Director, Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission * Heads the Intermediaries Division, responsible for licensing and supervision of licensed corporations. * Deep expertise in financial markets regulation in Hong Kong and Mainland China. * Held senior roles in banking, asset management, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. * Former Management Consultant at McKinsey and Company. * Member of the SFC Executive Committee.

Evan Auyang * Group President, Animoca Brands (focus on blockchain, NFTs, DeFi) * Chairman, Civic Exchange * Board Director, Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd., Asia Financial Holdings * Former MD, GLG International * Former Deputy MD, Kowloon Motor Bus Co. * Lecturer, Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy * MBA, Kellogg School of Management | BA, Brown University

Evan Cheng * CEO & Co-Founder at Mysten Labs * Developed the Sui layer 1 protocol * Winner of the 2012 ACM Software System Award * 24+ years in platform development, with roles at Apple and Facebook * Former lead of Novi Research at Meta (focused on blockchain technologies)

Evgeny Gaevoy * Founder & CEO of Wintermute (global algorithmic trading firm & liquidity provider) * Wintermute offers liquidity across 60+ centralized & decentralized exchanges, OTC trading, & Web3 investments * Formerly led the ETF trading desk at Optiver, a top algorithmic trading firm in traditional finance * Founded Wintermute in 2017, combining expertise from both traditional finance and crypto * Based in London, active industry voice on Twitter (@EvgenyGaevoy)

Evin McMullen * Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer, Privado ID * Focus: Unified Identity across blockchains & legacy systems, verifying humanity, KYC/AML, biometrics * Former CEO & Founder, Disco.xyz * Former Director at Berkshire Hathaway, ConsenSys * Cofounder of DAO Jones, inkDAO * Advisor to Boys Club * Yale University graduate

Fabio Frontini * Founder, Abraxas Capital Management * Established Abraxas as a leader in hedge funds since 2002, now focusing on digital asset management since 2018 * Leads portfolio management and oversees Elysium Funds strategies for market-neutral and directional exposure * Former Head of Strategic Proprietary Trading at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein in London * Worked at UBS and Merrill Lynch in proprietary trading and derivatives roles

Farokh Sarmad * President, DASTAN * Leads Myriad Markets, Rug Radio, Decrypt Media, Lucky Trader, and Degenz

Fereshteh Forough * Founder, Code to Inspire * Founded Code to Inspire (CTI), Afghanistan's first girls' coding school and one of the first nonprofits to accept cryptocurrency donations * Empowered over 650 students through coding and graphic design classes * Afghan refugee, earned Bachelor's in Computer Science from Herat University and Master's from Technical University of Berlin * Pioneering blockchain and cryptocurrency education for Afghan women

Filip Wielanier * Co-founder & CEO, Cookie3 | Cookie DAO * 7+ years of experience in IT, Data, and Banking * Core contributor to Cookie DAO and DeFAI development * Active in crypto since 2018 * Former Deloitte Digital professional.

Fernando Martinez * CEO of Nonco * Achievements: * 12x increase in PnL and 5x rise in trading volume under his leadership * Previously Managing Director at OSL, helped grow it to $50 billion in annual global volume * Experience: Nearly a decade in the digital asset industry * Focus: Digital asset market development, collaborating with regulators, banks, financial institutions, and crypto natives * Previous Role: Led OSL to become a regulated digital asset platform

Fiona Murray * Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Ripple * Leads Ripple's operations and strategic initiatives in Asia Pacific * Joined Ripple in 2018 (London), moved to Singapore in 2020 * Extensive experience in digital payments and enterprise-grade blockchain * Prior roles at Oracle, Fiserv, and Misys (Finastra) * Holds a MA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Oxford * Enjoys Muay Thai boxing and spending time with her toddler

Flavio Bianchi * CMO, Polimec * Council member and CMO at the Polimec Foundation * Started Web3 journey in 2017 * Former role in Crypto Solutions at Bitcoin Suisse: focused on fundraising, token sales, OTC deals, and tailored crypto solutions * Prior experience in equity sales, structured products, and venture capital

Forest Bai * Co-founder, Foresight Ventures * Focus on bridging Web3 ecosystems between East & West * Works with projects like Aptos, TON, Story, and Sei Network * Over 10 years of experience fostering Asia’s blockchain growth and promoting cross-border collaboration

Frank Mong * COO, Nova Labs (Helium) * Founding member of the Helium Network, world's largest decentralized wireless network * Led the launch of Helium Mobile, integrating decentralized network with traditional carriers * 25 years of leadership experience in the cybersecurity industry * Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis

Gabriel Dizon * Co-Founder, Yield Guild Games (YGG) * 20+ years in the gaming industry * Board member, Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) * Founding member, Web3 Gaming Collective (W3GC) * Angel investor, advocate for Web3 gaming and global opportunities in Web3

Gajinder Singh * Core Developer, Lodestar, ZEAM * EIP Editor * Contributed to Ethereum hardforks since Bellatrix * Currently building ZEAM, a Zig Beam client

Gary Liu * Co-Founder & CEO of Terminal 3 * Terminal 3 Focus: Decentralized data platform, zero-knowledge applications for private, composable data, verifiable anonymous identities * Chairman of Web3 Harbour: Advancing decentralized economy in Asia * Advisory Role: Hong Kong Government's Web3 Task Force * Founder of Artifact Labs: Historical NFT company * Previous Roles: CEO of South China Morning Post, roles at Digg, Spotify, AOL, Google * Honors: World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, recognized as one of Asia's most influential leaders

Gautam Sharma * CEO & CIO, Brevan Howard Digital * Led principal investments at Brevan Howard, including Alan Howard’s family office businesses in crypto & fintech * Formerly at Steadview Capital (tech-focused growth stage fund) and McKinsey & Co. (focused on fintech & digital banking transformations)

Gearoid Cox * Chief Operating Officer at Nomad Capitalist * Focuses on global citizenship, investment migration, and offshore opportunities * Expert in operational management and strategic development * Helps high-net-worth individuals optimize their global lifestyle and wealth

George Danezis * Chief Scientist & Co-Founder, Mysten Labs * Leads distributed systems and security research * Professor of security and privacy engineering at University College London * Former research scientist at Meta, part of the Novi team building the Diem payment network

GM * Partner at Dragonfly * Led investments in Monad, Kaito, etc. * Former Engineer at Chainlink Labs * Developed Fair Sequencing Services (MEV product) * Specialized in consensus algorithms for EVM Layer-1

Grace Wong * Co-Founder, Liven * Founder of Liven, the first "Eat-to-Earn" food game platform * Revolutionizing hospitality with community currency creation * Over 1 million players and 5000+ venues * Speaker at Milken Global Conference and Consensus * Winner of 30 Under 30 and Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award * Recognized as a top 5 Australian women in blockchain.

Gracy Chen * CEO at Bitget * Led Bitget’s global strategy since 2022 * Secured major partnerships with figures like Messi * Grew user base by 4x and increased transaction volume significantly * Holds a Bachelor's from National University of Singapore (NUS) and an MBA from MIT

Hamood Al Fanna * Investment Associate at Oman Investment Authority * Focuses on strategic technology investments in AI, Biotechnology, Healthcare, and Energy * Experienced in executing and managing deals across the GCC

Henri Arslanian * Co-Founder of Nine Blocks Capital Management ($170m AuM market-neutral crypto hedge fund) * Co-Host of Crypto Weekly on CNBC Arabia (viewed by >60m weekly) * Host of Future of Money Podcast and Newsletter * Adjunct Professor at University of Hong Kong (teaching crypto since 2015)

Henry Liu * CEO of BTSE * BTSE Focus: Trading tech for digital assets, global wallet & payment services * Role Focus: Corporate strategy, product innovation, international expansion * Previous Experience: Merchant banking, investing & incubating emerging tech companies * BTSE Operations: Offices in Taiwan, Singapore, Dubai, Europe; licensed in multiple jurisdictions; valued at $600M * Education: UBC Sauder School of Business, member of Hong Kong Securities Institute * Other Interests: Former musician, pilot with wings from Canada’s Chief of Defense Staff

Hong Fang * President of OKX, leading crypto exchange & Web3 tech company * Former investment banker at Goldman Sachs (8 years) * Involved in growth equity investments * First exposed to Bitcoin in 2016, strong advocate for trustless financial networks

Ian De Bode * Chief Strategy Officer, Ondo Finance * Digital asset expert with 9+ years of experience * Led McKinsey's digital asset efforts * Ondo Finance: Largest issuer of tokenized US Treasuries ($650M AUM) * Stanford MBA; University of Leuven degrees in Electrical Engineering & NanoScience

Ian Wallis * Partnerships, Linea / Consensys * Leads BD & Partnerships at Linea, focusing on Web3 Payments, Stablecoins, & dApps * Formerly led BD for Consensys and MetaMask * Held senior BD roles at Oracle, Openwave, Accenture, and startups.

Ian Xu * Vice President, Foresight Ventures * Former machine learning engineer at Meituan, focused on risk control * Expertise in AI and engineering * Responsible for AI and tech-driven project investments at Foresight Ventures * Extensive experience in AI + crypto space

Isabel Shi * CEO & Co-founder, Bitrace * Expert in crypto compliance and enforcement with 5+ years of experience * Provides compliance and investigative tools using AI and big data for Web3 and regulatory bodies * Former roles in investment banking at Société Générale and senior positions in a leading crypto firm * Expert witness in high-profile cryptocurrency cases

Isabelle Ki * Head of Operations, Blockchain Acceleration Foundation * 4 years at the center of the student movement, focusing on blockchain education * Built Boston University Blockchain Club * Executes initiatives at BAF, including builder residencies, student summits, and global Web3 network * Strong advocate for onchain autonomy, digital privacy, decentralized AI, and financial sovereignty * Passionate about cultivating a strong student network of blockchain researchers and builders

Ivan Vatchkov * Founder & CEO, Kalibra.ai * Leads AI-driven health platform for preventive healthcare * Focused on personalized health optimization * Innovating in health tech solutions for the past 4 years.

Jack Booth * Co-Founder of TON Society * Former Marketing Director at TON Foundation * Focused on decentralizing TON and expanding community engagement * Passionate about fostering innovation in blockchain ecosystems

Jack Yang * Founder & CEO, LTP * Former partner at TokenInsight with expertise in crypto quant research and investment * Co-founded Blofin, achieving $200M AUM * Pioneered largest crypto quant fund database in the Asia-Pacific region * Founded industry's largest quant trading competition * Dedicated to redefining finance through digital assets

Jacky Chung * CEO & Co-Founder at Pulsar (high-frequency trading firm) * Founded Pulsar in 2014, a global leader in digital asset trading * Specializes in algorithmic strategies and cutting-edge technology * Significant player in the crypto market

Jacob Phillips * Cofounder, Lombard * Responsible for driving strategic vision and overseeing operational execution at Lombard * Former COO at Perennial, a DeFi derivatives protocol, where he shaped the company's direction and growth * Former Partner at Polychain Capital, leading venture investments, liquid fund research, and governance

Jai Massari * Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer at Lightspark * Focus: Building core infrastructure on the Lightning Network * Previous Role: Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, led fintech & cryptocurrency practice * Education: JD from Duke University School of Law

Jakob Kronbichler * CEO & Co-founder, Clearpool * Over 10 years of experience building and scaling venture-backed start-ups * Former Commercial Director at Aspire, leading Southeast Asia's digital Neobank * Co-founded Clearpool in 2021 to tackle overcollateralization in DeFi lending * Successfully scaled Clearpool to originate $650+ million in loans to top-tier institutional borrowers * Led launch of Ozean, a blockchain for Real-World Asset (RWA) yield, supported by Optimism * Focuses on building a strong ecosystem of borrowers, lenders, and partners

James Harris * Chief Commercial Officer, Zodia Custody * Over 20 years of financial markets expertise, 7 focused on digital assets * Co-founded Altairian Capital, acquired by Diginex * Former roles at Citi and Standard Chartered Bank * Responsible for Product, Marketing, Operations, and Partnerships at Zodia Custody

James Van Straten * Senior Analyst, CoinDesk * Specializes in Bitcoin and the macro environment * Former Research Analyst at Saidler & Co. (Swiss hedge fund).

James Zhang * Cofounder, Jambo * Raised in D.R. Congo, bringing a unique perspective on emerging markets * Led crypto investments at Black Panther Capital, a $600M+ multi-family office * Invested in Coinbase, Bitmain, Messari, and others * B.S. in Computer Science from New York University

Jason (Beans) P * Co-founder, Head of Protocol at Abstract

Jason Atkins * Chief Commercial Officer at Auros * Specializes in liquidity provisioning through Auros Liquidity Solutions * Guides projects through their TGE (Token Generation Event) * Focuses on managing liquidity in the post-launch phase to ensure project sustainability

Jason Li * Co-Founder of Solayer Labs * Oversees research and engineering at Solayer * Key Projects: InfiniSVM (hardware-accelerated SVM blockchain), Solana restaking protocol ($500MM+ TVL, 300K+ depositors) * Launched: sUSD, Solana's first RWA-backed interest-bearing stablecoin * Backed by: Polychain Capital, Hack VC, Binance Labs, Big Brain Holdings * Co-Founder of MPCVault: Handles $5B in weekly on-chain transactions * Education: Dual degrees in Computer Science & Business from UC Berkeley

Jeffrey Tchui * Executive Director at Web3 Harbour * Co-Chair of the Enterprise Subcommittee * Web3 Harbour promotes an inclusive, pro-innovation environment for the decentralized internet and digital asset economy in Hong Kong * Over 18 years of experience in advisory, ventures, and growth * Led global AI, blockchain, cloud, and data transformation projects * Co-leads the development of Hong Kong’s Web3 Blueprint, aligning the private sector with key policy initiatives in blockchain, financial services, and trade finance.

Jennifer Sanasie * Executive Producer & Senior Anchor, CoinDesk * Hosts Markets Daily and CoinDesk's live policy and regulation show * Joined CoinDesk in 2021 as host on The Hash * Holds MBA and LLM from the University of Toronto

Jez Mohideen * CEO & Co-Founder, Laser Digital * Former Chief Digital Officer & Co-Head of Global Markets EMEA, Nomura * Former partner, Brevan Howard (led systematic trading capabilities) * Co-founder of Komainu, institutional digital asset custodian * PhD in Process Systems Engineering and Masters in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London

Jiannong Cao * Dean, The Graduate School, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Research in Web3, blockchain edge computing, wireless sensing, big data, AI * Published 500+ papers, 13 patents * Awards for outstanding research achievements * Chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Distributed Computing (2012-2014) * Member of Academia Europaea, Fellow of HK Academy of Engineering, Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of CCF, Distinguished Member of ACM

Jihoon Song * Software Developer * Contributed to Ethereum core protocol, including PBS, FOCIL, and APS * Developed a deep learning-powered mobile scanner app with 10M+ downloads

Jing Sun * Cofounder at IoTeX Network and MachineFi Lab * Focus on ecosystem investment and acceleration in DePIN and AI * Former General Partner at Sparkland Capital and DeltaG Venture (AUM $100M+) * Led over 60 investments in frontier tech (blockchain, VR/AR, Cyber Security, AI) * BA/MA in Economics and International Communications from NTU and NUS (Singapore)

Jintai Ding * Dean, School of Mathematics and Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University * Co-designer of ML-KEM (NIST's quantum-resistant key exchange standard) * Inventor of post-quantum key exchange (licensed to NIST) * Former Professor at Tsinghua University * Ph.D. from Yale University * Focus: Post-quantum cryptography (Rainbow signature, LUOV, GeMSS)

Johann Kerbrat * VP & GM of Crypto at Robinhood * Leads strategy for Robinhood's crypto business * Former engineering roles at Airbnb & Iron Fish (cryptocurrency startup) * Founder of an e-commerce & payments platform * MSc in Software Engineering from Oxford Brookes University * Grew up in Nice, France

John D'Agostino * Head of Strategy, Coinbase Institutional * Former Head of Strategy, New York Mercantile Exchange * Author of two NY Times bestselling books * Lecturer in Fintech at Oxford, MIT, and Columbia Universities * Chair of the UK Consulate Financial Services Working Group * AIF Global Financial Innovation Institute Fellow * Research Affiliate at MIT CSAIL * Co-founder of the AIMA Digital Asset Working Group

John Lilic * CEO of Telos Foundation * Early Adopter: Bitcoin, Ethereum * Previous Roles: Early ConsenSys employee (6 years), Investor & Product Advisor at Polygon * Current Ventures: Runs own venture fund * Co-Founder & Treasurer: Code to Inspire (non-profit teaching Afghan girls to code)

John Park * Founder, A41 * Founder of leading APAC validator company

John Patrick Mullin * CEO & Co-Founder, MANTRA * Focused on DeFi, tokenization, digital assets, and Web3 * Over 10 years in the crypto and digital assets space * Founded MANTRA, a Layer 1 blockchain for RWA tokenization * Raised tens of millions for various ventures with a global team of 75+ builders

John Platts * Managing Partner, Hypersphere Ventures * Co-founder of Hypersphere Ventures, focusing on on-chain treasuries and decentralized governance * Formerly led business development for Polkadot and worked as an analyst at Bain Capital * Invests in Web 3.0 projects, actively participates in ecosystem growth and community building

Jomkwan Kongsakul * Deputy Secretary-General, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Thailand * Oversees financial innovation and digital technology functions at the SEC * Focus on shaping policies for digital assets and supervising related business operators * Former Assistant Secretary-General and Director of Investment Management Policy Department * Previous experience as Mutual Fund Supervisor at Citibank, Bangkok * Holds a Bachelor’s in Economics (Thammasat University) and MBA in Finance and Marketing (Sasin Graduate Institute) * CFA (since 2000) and CAIA (since 2011)

Jon Trask * CEO & Founder, Dimitra * Focuses on agriculture technology using Blockchain, AI, and IoT * Expert in enterprise software development and supply chains * Passionate about supporting small farm holders with technology.

Jordi Alexander * Founder of Selini Capital (Digital Assets trading & investing) * Selini specializes in DeFi, early-stage venture investing, and High-Frequency Trading * Advisor to Mantle and co-host of the Steady Lads podcast

Joseph Baek * Co-founder, Modhaus (digital media & entertainment) * Former Head of Business, Playlist (Naver subsidiary) * Background in strategy development & M&A advisory, Bain & Company * Business Administration, Korea University * Experience in venture capital & private equity portfolio companies

Julia Leung * CEO, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) * Former Deputy CEO and Executive Director of Intermediaries at SFC * Previously Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, HKSAR Government * Former Executive Director at Hong Kong Monetary Authority, leading financial cooperation with Mainland and international regulators * Vice President, Hong Kong Institute of Bankers; Council Member, Treasury Markets Association * Holds a Master’s degree from Columbia University; author of a finance-related book

Justin Kim * Head of Asia, Ava Labs * Oversees business development and ecosystem growth initiatives across Asia (Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, SEA) * Key driver of Avalanche's adoption in Asia, partnering with brands like Nexon MapleStory Universe and SK conglomerate * Leads international teams across various Asian regions

Justin Sun * Founder, TRON (leading blockchain & DAO) * Ambassador & former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the WTO * Prime Minister of Liberland * Advisor to HTX (major crypto exchange) * Protégé of Jack Ma (Alibaba) * Multiple Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree * Art collector, gamer, investor, philanthropist, space enthusiast

Kain Warwick * Founder, Infinex * Founder of Synthetix (2017) and Infinex (2023) * Popularized yield farming in 2020, sparking DeFi Summer * Infinex aims to replace centralized platforms with decentralized alternatives.

Kanny Lee * CEO & Co-Founder, SecondSwap * Founder of Libra Capital, a Web3 venture firm * Former Group CEO of dtcpay, a regulated fintech company in Singapore * Former Managing Director of OSL, leading its expansion into Singapore * Over 20 years of experience in financial services across US and Asia * Advocate for mainstream adoption of digital assets through institutional partnerships and regulatory engagement

Karen Kwok * Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews * Covers global technology and venture capital sectors * Writes about AI, fintech, semiconductors, and deals in the Middle East * Focuses on mining sector news and analysis * Based in London

Kavin Phongpandecha * Co-founder, Bitazza & Soberin * Co-founded Bitazza, one of the top fully-licensed crypto trading platforms and the largest OTC desk in Thailand * Co-founded Soberin, a crypto fund management company in Thailand * Serves on the board of directors at Bitazza and as CEO of Soberin

Kaya Kanamori * Head of DX Business Planning Dept., Sony Bank Inc. * Graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Engineering * Worked in product development, planning, and marketing at Sony Corporation * Launched new fintech businesses and promoted customer experience strategy * Joined Sony Bank in 2022 to drive Web3 business planning * Chief Strategist at SNFT, Inc.

Keone Hon * Co-founder & CEO, Monad Labs * Focused on high performance and parallel execution for EVM * 10+ years as a HFT quant at Jump Trading & Getco

Kevin de Patoul * Co-founder & CEO, Keyrock * Founded Keyrock in 2017, focused on crypto market-making * Former Consultant at Roland Berger, exploring crypto since 2014 * Background in Business Engineering & International Management * Passionate about innovative technologies and financial inclusiveness

King Leung * Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech & Sustainability at Invest Hong Kong * Focuses on attracting investment and boosting job creation in financial services, fintech, and sustainability sectors * Helps enhance Hong Kong's long-term competitiveness and innovation in related sectors * Serial tech entrepreneur, angel investor, and fintech lecturer * Founded first data-related startup with seed investment from Credit Suisse * MBA in Finance and Strategy (honors) from University of Chicago * BSc in Mechanical Engineering (honors) from University of Wisconsin – Madison

Kosuke Hamasaki * Executive Officer, Sanrio * Oversees new business development in Web3 and metaverse * Previously worked as a management consultant and data scientist at Recruit * Leads partnerships in digital business and innovation

Kullarat Phongsathaporn * Special Counsel, Baker McKenzie * Expert in fintech, blockchain, digital assets, and financial regulations * Co-founded Baker McKenzie’s fintech team (2015), recognized as a Top 10 Legal Innovator by Financial Times * Led Thailand’s PromptPay-PayNow linkage and blockchain-based trading platforms * Listed among Influential Women in Crypto by E-Finance Thai

Kun Gao * CEO, Forge * Co-founder of Forge, a loyalty and rewards platform for gaming & entertainment * Co-founder of GGWP, an AI platform addressing gaming toxicity * Former CEO of Crunchyroll, leading it to be the world's largest anime & manga platform * 20+ years in consumer media, with past roles in Frappr, Slide, and HOTorNOT * Holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and B.A. in Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley

Kyu Lee * CBDO and Co-founder, Com2uS * Over 1 billion game downloads * Known for publishing top-grossing titles like Summoners War and MLB 9 Innings * Com2uS has expanded into entertainment and sees digital assets on blockchain as the future

Laszlo Szabo * CEO and Co-Founder at Kiln * Co-founded tech recruitment company in 2015 * Kiln is a leading enterprise-grade staking platform for institutional customers * $11B in stake under management, running over 5% of Ethereum network * Provides validator-agnostic products for custodians, wallets, and exchanges like BinanceUS, Crypto.com, Fireblocks, etc.

Lawrence Chu * Co-founder & CEO at IDA (stablecoin & digital asset projects) * Founder of BlackPine (investment company in blockchain, AI, eSports, etc.) * Over 20 years of investment experience, former UBS * Co-Founder of Kenetic (crypto Web3 investor) * Appointed member of HKSAR Web3 Task Force (2023) * Founding Vice-Chair of Web3 Harbour * Active in the Young Presidents' Organization and a supporter of the global arts community

Leah Callon-Butler * Director at Emfarsis * Web3 investment & advisory, focusing on strategic communications. * Active in blockchain gaming adoption globally. * Led content for Consensus 2023, Philippine Web3 Festival. * Elected Board Member, Blockchain Game Alliance.

Lex Sokolin * Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Generative Ventures * Formerly Chief Economist, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Fintech Co-Head at Consensys * Focused on protocol cryptoeconomics, digital assets, blockchains, decentralized finance (DeFi), and DAOs.

Lily Liu * President, Solana Foundation * Co-founder, Anagram * Former CFO of Chinaco Healthcare, built a 500-bed hospital in China * Co-founded Earn.com, acquired by Coinbase in 2018 * Former roles at KKR (NY) and McKinsey (NY & Beijing) * BA in Economics & International Relations from Stanford, studied East Asian Studies at Harvard

Logan Golema * Minister of Government & Foreign Affairs, Eliza Systems * American programmer and entrepreneur with 15+ years in blockchain * Early Bitcoin advocate * Focuses on MultiGenerational innovations, including fiscal, organic, and agentic longevity through his family office

Lorenzo @UniSat * Founder of UniSat * Core contributor of Fractal Bitcoin * UniSat offers Wallet, Marketplace, Explorer, APIs for Bitcoin assets * Fractal Bitcoin: Scalable solution using Bitcoin Core for infinite scalability, preserving Bitcoin’s core principles

Lorien Gabel * Co-Founder & CEO, Figment * Leads Figment, a top staking provider with 500+ institutional clients, valued at $1.4B by Thoma Bravo * Extensive experience in global tech companies with 30+ years in leadership * Former Global VP Business Development at MessageLabs (UK-based tech firm) * Ran multiple divisions at Micron (Fortune 500) before transitioning into entrepreneurship

Loxley Fernandes * CEO, DASTAN * Serial entrepreneur with expertise in emerging financial tech * Co-Founder and CEO of DASTAN, the parent company of MYRIAD, Decrypt, and Rug Radio * Led growth through acquisitions and development of MYRIAD, an innovative on-chain Prediction Market

Luuk Strijers * CEO at Deribit * Former Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Deribit (2019) * Extensive experience in exchange trading (20+ years) * Previously worked at SGX (Singapore Exchange) and in business development at a derivatives exchange in Amsterdam * Holds a Master of Science in Finance from Maastricht University

Maggie Wu * CEO & Co-Founder, TruBit * Founded Krypital Group (2017), backing successful projects like Animoca Brands and Injective * Launched Galactic Holdings (2020), empowering LATAM with digital financial products * Expanded TruBit across LATAM, US, Europe, and Asia for stablecoin-driven payments and crypto adoption.

Magnus Ahmad * Head of Product at Blocksense Network * Built core tech for self-sovereign identity at a Temasek venture * Worked on transitioning Amazon’s supply chain to ML * Degrees from Oxford University & London Business School * Based in Berlin

Man Ho Allen Au * Professor & Associate Head (Research & Development) at Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University * Specializes in information security, cryptography, and blockchain technology * Published over 200 refereed papers in top-tier journals and conferences * 2023 BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize in FinTech * Member of the HKMA CBDC Expert Group * Recognized for contributions in GPU acceleration and high-throughput signature verification in blockchain technology

Marcin Kazmierczak * Co-Founder, RedStone Oracles * Co-founded RedStone, a fast-growing oracle, leader in LST, LRT, & BTCfi Oracles * Involved in the blockchain space since 2017 * Former Google Cloud PM * Broad understanding of Web3 infrastructure and integration aspects

Maria Shen * General Partner, Electric Capital * Former CTO and co-founder of a supply chain startup * Previously worked at Microsoft on search technology * Harvard (A.B.) and Cornell (M.Eng.) graduate * Interested in women, minority, and immigrant founders

Marissa Trew * Director of Engagement, Blokhaus * Develops content strategies and manages client relationships * Producer & Host of Glitchwire podcast on emerging technologies * Professional host and moderator since 2016 * Hosted events like SXSW, Consensus, and NFT Paris.

Mark Mi * Head of Partner Development, VC & Investor Relations, NEAR Foundation * Focused on adoption & development of the NEAR Protocol * NEAR: sharded blockchain with 30M+ monthly users * Previous roles: BD in gaming metaverse, family office fund in Asia * Consultant at Ernst & Young, UC Berkeley Haas alum

Mark Rydon * Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Aethir * Led Aethir's growth from 5 to 157 employees and $0 to $3B FDV in 2 years * Focused on Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI) for Gaming & AI * Oversees largest fleet of 3000+ NVIDIA H100 GPUs in Web3 * Secured $130M in funding and built a community of 2M * Partner at Flux Capital and Gas Global, advising on blockchain and mining * Previous experience managing a 400-person team for a $34B project at Wheatstone

Martin Baumann * Managing Partner & Co-Founder, CMCC Global * Co-founded CMCC Global, one of Asia’s first blockchain-focused venture capital funds * Launched its first digital asset fund in 2016 when Bitcoin was at $600/BTC and Ethereum at $7/ETH * CMCC manages two digital asset funds, a fund of quantitative hedge funds (joint venture with Swiss private bank), and Titan Fund (invests in early-stage web3 start-ups) * Over 300 professional investors and backing from prominent family offices * Former investment banker focused on M&A and CFO of a large Asian fintech company

Masashi Okuyama * Executive Officer, SBI Holdings, Inc. * Oversees cross-border investments, joint ventures, and M&A transactions * CEO of SBI Ripple Asia * Board member of Ripple Labs and Zodia Custody * Focus on digital assets * Legal background with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Kobe Steel Group

Mathias Imbach * Co-Founder & Group CEO, Sygnum * Leads world’s first bank for digital assets with licenses in Switzerland, Singapore, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and UAE * Former GM at RNT Associates, Mr. Ratan Tata's investment platform * Career began at Bain & Company, advising Private Equity Funds, Family Offices, and Tech companies * Holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE)

Matt Cook * Co-Founder, CBDO of Mandala Chain Foundation * Entered Web3 in 2019 * Co-founded Catapult Group (venture investment & BD firm) * Co-founded OffChain Global, a Web3 community with chapters in 70+ cities

Matthew White * CEO, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) * Former Head of Cybersecurity at PwC * Co-founder of decent and Clubbie * Alumnus of University of Bath and Oxford.

Max Rebol * Director, Polkaport East * CEO & Managing Partner, Harbour Industrial Capital (Polkadot-focused VC fund) * Polkadot Head Ambassador (2024) * Co-founder of PolkaPort East, a HK-based growth initiative for Polkadot * Former investment banker in Greater China * Focus on Web3, DeFi, and Polkadot

Melody He * Co-Founder, Spartan Group * Leads advisory business, working with top crypto founders and projects (Wilder World, BitDAO, Qredo, Solana) * Active early-stage tech investor and early blockchain investor * Former investment partner at MOX/SOSV * Started career at Goldman Sachs, involved in Baidu IPO

Melvin Deng * CEO, QCP * Leads QCP, Asia's top digital asset partner (based in Singapore) * Former Head of Treasury at a global bank in Singapore * Over 15 years in banking before joining QCP in 2021 * Focused on unlocking institutional opportunities in digital assets

Michael Ferris * Senior Software Engineer, Ethereum Foundation * Contributor to Portal Network project since 2021 * Developed Trin (Rust client implementation) and Glados (monitoring & insights system) for Portal Network

Michael Higgins * International CEO & Global Head of Corporate Development, Hidden Road * 20+ years in financial markets, expertise in digital assets, FICC, and synthetic swaps * Specializes in electronic trading technologies, APIs, price generation, and risk management * Built and commercialized businesses in technology, trading, and brokerage * Started career on Wall Street, moved to London in 2009 * Bachelor's in Economics and Statistics from Fordham University

Michael Lau * Chairman of Consensus Hong Kong * Leads strategy and development for CoinDesk's cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 event in Asia * Senior Vice President, Group Head of Business Development at Bullish (manages CoinDesk, Bullish Exchange, and Coindesk Indices) * Former Global Chief Marketing Officer at CLSA * Over 10 years of experience in traditional capital markets (roles at CLSA and J.P. Morgan) * Holds a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from University of Toronto, Postgraduate Diploma from University of Oxford, and CMO Program from Kellogg School of Management

Michael Wu * CEO & Co-Founder, Amber Group * Founded Amber Group, a leading global digital asset company * Former Quantitative Analyst at Goldman Sachs * Former Macro Trader at Morgan Stanley * Former Portfolio Manager at a billion-dollar hedge fund.

Mike Kuehnel * CEO, Flow Traders * Leads Flow Traders in driving the global convergence of traditional and digital asset markets * Focused on advancing transparency and efficiency across financial markets * Drives investment, infrastructure development, trading, and commercial growth for the firm

Mike Silagadze * CEO & Co-founder, ether.fi (4th largest protocol on Ethereum) * Former Founder & CEO of Top Hat (ed-tech company with 500 employees & millions of customers) * Active angel investor & mentor in the startup community

Ming Wu * Co-founder/CTO, 0G * Ph.D. from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2007) * Expertise in distributed transaction systems, graph computing, and AI platforms * Former senior researcher at Microsoft Research Asia, developed distributed machine learning systems * Published in top computer system conferences (SOSP, OSDI, NSDI, VLDB, etc.).

Mohamed Baioumy * Co-founder, Exo Labs (founded in 2024) * PhD in AI & Robotics from Oxford, GA Paul award at 22 * Focus on decentralizing AI control * Featured by Meta, A16Z, The Information * Previous work on Lunar Zebro (Dutch moon rover), ecorunner.nl (efficient hydrogen car), and crypto startups

Mohamed Hamdy * Managing Partner, Further Ventures * 20 years of venture capital and private equity experience * Focuses on seed and growth stage investments * Exited fintech entrepreneur * Developed 4 venture capital funds and launched 3 startup accelerator programs * Actively chairs portfolio companies at Further Ventures

Momir Amidzic * Managing Director at IOSG Ventures * Joined IOSG in 2020 * Key role in crafting governance proposals for IOSG portfolio * Known for dedication, vision, and impact

Moshe Schlisser * Chairman, Oobit * Co-founder of Shefa Capital, a deep tech VC * Chairman of Tantel Group, a private equity firm * Seed investor in fintech and web3 companies, including Oobit Technologies

Muneeb Ali * Co-Founder of Stacks (Bitcoin layer for smart contracts) * CEO of Trust Machines (building Bitcoin app ecosystem) * Raised $200M+ from Union Square Ventures, Y Combinator, Breyer Capital * Ph.D. & Masters in Computer Science from Princeton University * Guest lecturer on Bitcoin & crypto at Princeton * Featured in Life After Google, technical advisor to HBO's Silicon Valley

Muriel Medard * CEO & Co-founder, Optimum * Focus: Solving scalability & cost challenges in blockchain * MIT Professor & NEC Chair of Software Science * Member of US National Academy of Engineering * Fellow of IEEE and US National Academy of Inventors

Nick van Eck * CEO & Co-Founder, Agora * Building blockchain-based payments and asset infrastructure * Launched AUSD, a freely tradeable digital dollar * Former Technology Investor at General Catalyst and JMI Equity.

Nikhilesh De * Managing Editor, Global Policy and Regulation, CoinDesk * Focuses on global policy and regulation in the crypto space

Niki Ariyasinghe * Head of Business Development, Asia-Pacific and Middle East at Chainlink * Leads business development for Chainlink Labs in Asia-Pacific and Middle East * Former roles at R3 and Abra * Extensive experience in banking (ING Bank) and management consulting (Accenture Strategy) * MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business

Nom Bonk * Core Contributor to BONK * Professional Dog Walker

Ogle * Founder of Glue.net * Expert in cybersecurity & on-chain negotiation * Recovered $400M+ from major crypto hacks * Built multi-million dollar tech companies * Lectured at Ivy League and trained government agencies on DeFi security

Omkar Godbole * Co-Managing Editor, Markets, CoinDesk * Based in Mumbai, with a master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) * Former research writer at FXStreet covering currency markets * Previously a fundamental analyst in currency and commodities at Mumbai-based brokerage firms

Parikshit Mishra * Deputy Managing Editor, Breaking News, CoinDesk * Previously: European Editor at Acuris (Mergermarket) * Former analyst at CRISIL and correspondent/editor at Reuters * No crypto holdings

Pascal Gauthier * Chairman & CEO, Ledger * Specializes in secure hardware for consumer and institutional cryptocurrency and NFT storage * Former COO at Criteo, pivotal in its global expansion * Venture Partner at Mosaic Ventures and non-executive chairman of Kaiko * Expanded Ledger’s product line with Ledger Live and Ledger Stax * Launched Ledger Enterprise, a B2B digital asset security solution * Committed to advancing security and ownership in the crypto industry

Patrick McCorry * Researcher at Arbitrum Foundation * Expertise: * Worked on transaction delivery, layer-2 protocols, atomic swaps, consensus protocols, and applied cryptography * Previous Roles: * Assistant Professor at King’s College London * Researcher at UCL, UIUC, and NCL

Paul Chan Mo-po * Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region * Certified Public Accountant, former President of Hong Kong Institute of CPAs * Former Legislative Council member and Chairman of Legal Aid Services Council * Served as Secretary for Development (2012-2017) * Financial Secretary since 2017

Paul Kim * CEO, XPLA * Leads XPLA, a Layer 1 blockchain for digital media content * Aims to bring 1B web2 players to web3 through partnerships with Com2uS, a web2 transmedia giant * Oversees ecosystem expansion, partnering with infrastructure providers, user services, and gaming projects * Background in strategy consulting in Korea, with previous roles at eBay and XPLA

Paul Kremsky * Head of Business Development, Cumberland * Leads global business development for Cumberland, focused on liquidity for institutional investors * Works with both institutional and crypto-native partners to build ecosystems for digital assets * Began career at DRW in 2006, trading various asset classes (interest rates, commodities, equities, forex) * Helped launch DRW's Singapore office in 2015, focusing on cross-asset algorithmic trading * Specializes in stablecoins and onchain cash-equivalent products

Paul Veradittakit * Managing Partner, Pantera Capital * Leads venture capital & hedge funds investment team * Active board member and advisor for Alchemey, Pintu, and Valr * Executed 200+ blockchain investments * Former associate at Strive Capital and Urban Spoils * Graduated from University of California, Berkeley.

Pedro Gomes * Founder & Director, WalletConnect Foundation * Founder of WalletConnect Network, facilitating secure connections between wallets and decentralized apps * Author of several Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) * Founding member of Chain Agnostic Improvement Proposals (CAIPs) initiative, setting standards for multi-chain blockchain projects

Peter Hui * Co-founder, Moongate * Focused on Web3 startup and attention assets protocol * Former experience in venture capital and investment banking at HSBC and Vectr Ventures * Holds a BBA in International Business from the University of Hong Kong and academic exchange at Marshall Business School

Peter Mintzberg * CEO of Grayscale Investments * Former Global Head of Strategy, Asset & Wealth Management at Goldman Sachs * Leadership roles at OppenheimerFunds, Invesco, BlackRock, Apollo * 20+ years in strategy and growth innovation * Former McKinsey & Co. consultant (NY, SF, São Paulo) * Recognized as Latino leader in Finance (2018) & David Rockefeller Fellow (2016-2017) * Bachelor's in Engineering (Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro), MBA (Harvard University)

Phil Kwok * Co-Founder & CEO, EasyA * Computer scientist & expert in blockchain, contributed to open source protocols * Top scholar at Cambridge University, recipient of multiple prestigious scholarships * One of the youngest ever to pass the New York Bar * Guest lecturer at Cambridge University and mentor for LEAP Programme * Awarded Leading Alumni Award by Cambridge University (given to only 5 alumni in its history)

Pierina Merino * Founder & CEO, Flickplay * 10+ years in design & technology to enhance human experiences * Former strategy lead for premium VR experiences in luxury retail * Founded first 3D-printed product line sold in Nordstrom

Raj Brahmbhatt * CEO & Co-Founder of Zeebu * Experienced in blockchain, tech, and business development. * Focused on building innovative solutions in the blockchain space.

Ran Yi * Co-founder of Orderly Network (2022) - cloud liquidity infrastructure. * Co-founded WOO Network, advocating DeFi democratization. * 15 years in asset management, 5 years in crypto. * Experience at China Merchants Bank and Freddie Mac. * BS from Carnegie Mellon, MBA from CEIBS.

Ray Chan * CEO & Co-founder of 9GAG (global entertainment network with 200M audience) * CEO & Founder of Memeland (fast-growing socialfi ecosystem & Web3 venture studio) * Alumnus of Y Combinator & 500 Startups * Former contributor to Singboard and pivotal role at aNobii (acquired in 2010) * Known for fostering community-driven digital innovation

Renz Chong * CEO & Co-Founder at Sovrun * Focused on Autonomous Worlds in gaming (backed by a16z and Delphi Digital) * Former management consultant specializing in growth strategy, data science, and machine learning * Experienced in web2 startups (e.g., Angkas) and blockchain, DeFi, NFTs * Active in Philippine entrepreneurial scene, overseeing 15+ recreational betting sites

Rich Rines * Core Contributor, Core * Former Money Movements Lead at Coinbase * CEO of Element Wallet, focused on stablecoins and encrypted messaging infrastructure * Founder of AutoReach, a B2B software company * Serial entrepreneur and strategic growth leader for Core

Richard Liu * Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Huma Finance * Huma Finance Focus: First PayFi network, on-chain liquidity solutions for payment financing * Huma Achievements: Facilitated over $2.8 billion in on-chain transactions, leader in stablecoin applications * Previous Roles: * Co-Founder of Leap.ai (acquired by Facebook) * CTO of Earnin * Engineering Director at Google, launched Google Fi * Entrepreneurial & Tech Background: Serial entrepreneur and Silicon Valley tech executive

Richard Teng CEO of Binance since November 2023 * 30+ years in financial services & regulation * Former CEO, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM) * Former Chief Regulatory Officer, Singapore Exchange (SGX) * Former Director of Corporate Finance, Monetary Authority of Singapore * Masters in Applied Finance, University of Western Australia

Richard Widmann * Global Head of Crypto Strategy, Google Cloud * Founding member of Google’s Web3 business * Former Regulatory Enforcement Defense Lawyer (2016) * Board member of a national bank * Adjunct Professor at Northwestern Pritzker University School of Law.

Rio "Popeye" Inaba * Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited * Leads digital transformation at Suntory, blending global and regional expertise * Former roles: * President & Director at Rakuten Asia * President Director & CEO for Rakuten Indonesia * Chief Innovation Officer at AEON * Group COO at EMURGO, commercial arm of Cardano Blockchain * Extensive experience in digital strategy, innovation, and leadership across various industries

Rita Liu * CEO of RD Technologies * Industry Experience: 20 years in payments and FinTech across Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East * Previous Roles: * CEO & Board Member of Mode Global Holdings (UK-based crypto asset company) * CEO & Board Member of Alipay UK * Worked for Ant Group and Alipay for 10 years

Rob Solomon * Cofounder, DIMO * CEO, Digital Infrastructure Inc. * Previous roles at ConsenSys and Vroom * Based in New York City

Robin Wingardh * CEO/Co-Founder, Wingbits * Built 8 companies, with the latest exit in 2021 * Co-founded Wingbits with Alex Lungu in 2023

Rodney Shen * Founder, Carleton Blockchain * Computer Science student at University of Carleton * Scaled Carleton Blockchain from 0 to 83 active members in 2 months * Interning at WEB3 startup focusing on on-chain storage

Roger Hamilton * CEO & Founder, Genius Group Limited * Entrepreneur and global thought leader in education, technology, and entrepreneurship * Creator of the Wealth Dynamics personality profiling system * Focuses on empowering entrepreneurs through innovative learning and technology solutions

Ryan Kim * Co-Founder & Partner, Hashed * Focuses on Infrastructure, DeFi, Gaming, and Entertainment sectors * Helps founders connect with global resources * Successfully exited LOOKET, a mobile solution for SMEs, to Recobell * Developed recommendation systems at LOOKET, sparking his interest in blockchain technology * Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from KAIST

Sam "Sahmrip" Kim * Cofounder, GoChapaa * Founder of GoChapaa, a Kenyan blockchain startup focused on fiat on/off ramp, cross-border remittances, and financial education * Partner at Sukuma Ventures, working on bridging the digital divide in Sub-Saharan Africa * Over 30 years of experience in investment banking, social entrepreneurship, and regulatory collaboration * Advocate for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) * Former indie rock guitarist, with two recorded albums * Holds an M.A. from New York University and a B.A. from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Sam Ewen * Head of Media Innovation, CoinDesk * 20+ years in digital advertising, experiential marketing, and social/marketing innovation * Expert in AR/VR/MR, NFTs, and human-computer interface design * Active in the Crypto and Blockchain space for 11 years * Previously ran mining rigs and advised/invested in protocols and projects * At CoinDesk for 3.5 years, overseeing various disciplines and occasionally writing Op-Ed pieces

Sam Haynes * Director of Market Development, BlockNet Technologies * Focuses on developing new market opportunities and partnerships * Experienced in building relationships and fostering innovation within the blockchain and crypto industry

Sam Kessler * Deputy Managing Editor, CoinDesk * Focuses on decentralized technology, infrastructure, and governance * Holds a Computer Science degree from Harvard University * Former Harvard Political Review leader * Part of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award for coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried and the FTX collapse

Sam Reynolds * Senior Reporter, CoinDesk * Based in Hong Kong * Part of CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb Award in Breaking News for coverage of FTX’s collapse

Samson Mow * CEO, JAN3 (Bitcoin tech company focused on hyperbitcoinization) * Known for work with El Salvador’s Bitcoin initiatives and global nation-state adoption * Former COO of BTCC (largest exchange & mining pool), CSO of Blockstream * Leads development of JAN3’s AQUA Wallet * Key figure in Bitcoin ecosystem and infrastructure development

Sandy Mosqueda * Digital Director, The Hundreds * Expert in building partnerships and creative campaigns that connect with communities * Focuses on innovation in streetwear through emerging tech * Experience in music, entertainment, and fashion industries

Sandy Peng * Co-Founder, Scroll * Co-founded Scroll, one of the largest zkEVMs for Ethereum * Focuses on applying zero-knowledge proof technology to scale Ethereum * Worked with SFC and Fission Capital * Educated in Cambridge * Scroll raised $80 million over the last 2 years

Sarah Song * Head of Business Development at BNB Chain * Over 6 years in the blockchain industry * Leads strategic partnerships with DeFi protocols, gaming platforms, AI companies, and institutional players * Focuses on ecosystem growth, including developer onboarding, hackathons, grants, and technical programs * Expands BNB Chain's presence in emerging markets * Former roles: Blockchain Expert at Deloitte, NEO, Alibaba

Scott Shi * Cofounder & CTO, Kite AI * AI expert with over a decade of experience in building AI and data platforms * Formerly founded and scaled Uber's "scale.ai" from solo effort to 200-person team for real-time risk detection * Chaired Uber's Engineering Committee, shaping company-wide innovation * Former founding engineer for Salesforce Einstein AI * Co-founded RisingWave, a streaming database company that raised over $45M * Holds Master’s from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Bachelor’s from Zhejiang University

Sean Bill CIO, Blockstream * Focus on Bitcoin financial products * 30+ years in finance * Former CIO at Prime Meridian Capital * Bitcoin advocate in institutional finance

Sean Lee * Co-founder, IDA Finance Hong Kong Limited * Veteran in Web3 and Fintech industries * Senior Advisor for Crypto Council for Innovation * Mentor at MIT Entrepreneurship and Techstars Web3 Accelerator * Former CEO of the Algorand Foundation, growing its valuation to over $10B * Active contributor to regulatory advocacy and digital asset innovation

Sébastien Borget * Co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox * President of Blockchain Game Alliance * Ranked #4 on CoinTelegraph’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Crypto (2022) * Recognized by TIME100 (Top 100 Most Influential Companies, 2022) * Honored by Forbes OC Top 100 Creators (2024) in Gaming

Serra Wei * Co-Founder, Aegis Custody & Digital Asset Clearing Company (DACC) * Formerly at Goldman Sachs * Founder of DACC, specializing in digital asset tokenization, custody, and clearing services * Holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business * Actively promotes global blockchain development.

Shaurya Malwa * Tokens Insights Analyst, CoinDesk * Co-leader of CoinDesk's tokens and data team * Focuses on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis

Shayne Coplan Founder & CEO of Polymarket * Built a crypto miner at 15 * Early Ethereum presale participant * NYU CS dropout * Contributed to DAO, DXdao, Tezos * NFT art collector * Former intern at Genius.com, worked at Chronicled

Shuyao Kong: * Co-founder and Chief Business Officer (CBO) of MegaETH, an EVM-compatible blockchain aimed at high transaction speeds * Previous Experience: * Global Head of Business Development at ConsenSys, a leading blockchain tech company * Consultant at IBM * Advisor at Veridise, a network management software company * Bachelor of Science in Economics and Psychology from Smith College * MBA from Harvard Business School * Recent Achievements: * MegaLabs (MegaETH developer) raised $10 million through the Echo platform * MegaLabs raised $4.2 million in 56 seconds during a recent sale

Sisi Duan * Researcher, Tsinghua University * Ph.D. from UC Davis (2014), B.A. from University of Hong Kong (2010) * Research focuses: distributed systems security, blockchain, applied cryptography * Contributions to Hyperledger Iroha and mBridge (BIS project) * TPC member for S&P, CCS, NDSS conferences

Smokey Bera * Co-founder, Berachain (EVM-identical L1 powered by Proof of Liquidity) * Former Healthcare/Biotech Founder and VC Investor * Crypto investor since 2015, focused on Infrastructure, DeFi, & UX Tooling * Venture Partner at Hack VC * Studied Engineering at University of Waterloo.

Steve Vallas * Managing Director, BlockchainAPAC * Drives blockchain adoption and policy innovation * Former CEO of Blockchain Australia * Co-Founder of Australian Policy Week and RegTech Forum * Member of ASIC Digital Finance Advisory Panel and Canadian Blockchain Consortium Regulatory Committee * Mentors startups and collaborates with major Australian universities.

Steve Yun * President & Board Member, TON Foundation * Drives adoption of TON Blockchain technology * Full-time contributor to TON since 2017 * Former Non-Profit Leader, led grassroots campus movement for ethno-linguistic minorities in North America.

Sumit Gupta * Co-Founder of CoinDCX (India’s first crypto unicorn) * Led Web3 revolution in India * Recognitions: Fortune's 40 Under 40, Web3 Entrepreneur of the Year (Economic Times) * CoinDCX: Largest crypto exchange in India, 15M+ users * Recently acquired BitOasis (MENA region expansion)

Sylvia To * Director, Bullish Capital * Focuses on investing in blockchain and cryptocurrency projects * Provides strategic support to founders * Part of the Bullish Group's venture capital arm.

Terence Kwok * CEO & Founder, Humanity Protocol * Mission to solve digital identity issues using AI and Web3 technologies * Founded one of Asia's first unicorns * Leading the palm-scanning identity verification project * Partnered with Animoca Brands and Polygon Labs * Focuses on integrating blockchain and Web3 to empower individuals and reshape digital identity * Advocates for disruptive technological change to make tech benefits more accessible

Thomas Restout * Group CEO, B2C2 * Previously EMEA CEO of B2C2, joined in September 2022 * Former Global Head of Macro Electronic Trading at Morgan Stanley * Played a key role in Crypto trading at Morgan Stanley’s Fixed Income division * Early investor in B2C2 and instrumental in its growth, including OTC trading and Japanese market expansion * Career started at Natixis * Connected with B2C2’s co-founder, Max Boonen, during his time at Goldman Sachs

Tim Grant * CEO, Deus X Capital * Leads Deus X Capital, a family office-backed global investment firm * CEO of Cor Prime, a digital asset prime lending company * Chairman of AlphaLab40 (digital asset market maker), Solstice Labs (institutional DeFi), Saltwater Games (Web3 gaming platform), and ApexE3 (AI and big data platform) * Board member at Hilbert Group (institutional asset manager)

Tim Ying * CEO of Octopus Holdings, Hong Kong's leading fintech company. * Focus on enhancing last-mile user experiences for Hong Kong residents, visitors, transit operators, and merchants globally. * Former General Manager of Digital Experience at Cathay Pacific Airways. * Ex-Chief Product Officer of PayMe at HSBC. * Co-founder of one of Southeast Asia's first central bank-licensed digital asset exchanges.

Tira Grey * Managing Director, CoinDesk Events * Joined CoinDesk in 2022, focusing on networking, business development, and educational products for institutional investors in digital assets * Previously led programming at the Managed Funds Association for the hedge fund ecosystem * Ran international GAIM conferences and other traditional finance events * Started her career in network news during the era of the three major U.S. networks

Tom Farley * CEO of Bullish (regulated digital asset exchange) * Chairman of Global Blue Group * Former CEO/Chairman of Far Point & Far Peak Acquisition Corp. (SPACs) * Former President of NYSE Group (2014-2018), COO at NYSE (2013) * Former SVP of Financial Markets at ICE, President of ICE Futures U.S. * Former CFO/COO at SunGard Kiodex (risk management for derivatives) * Background in investment banking (Montgomery Securities) & private equity (Gryphon Investors) * BA in Political Science, CFA

Tommi Enenkel * Ecosystem Developer, Polkadot * Co-founder of ChaosDAO and OpenGov.Watch * Specializes in ecosystem development, governance, crypto-economics * Former CIO and CMO with a background in systems architecture and political communication * MSc in Knowledge Management and IT Security * Master's thesis on agile software development and governance in open-source

Trung Banh * Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Holdstation * 8+ years in fintech, 5 years developing stock trading and commodities platforms for Australia & US * Focused on AI and account abstraction wallet at Holdstation for 3 years * Positioned Holdstation as a gateway to Vietnam's blockchain ecosystem, bridging finance with decentralized technology

Trung Phan * Standing Vice Chairman, Vietnam Blockchain Association * Over 20 years of senior leadership at financial institutions, investment funds, and technology corporations in Vietnam * Founder of Six Senses Ninh Van Bay, ranked among the TOP 10 spa resorts in the world * Chairman of Decom Holdings, investing in DeFi solutions and Blockchain applications * Previous roles at TechcomBank, TPBank, GPBank, and FPT

Usman Ahmad * Co-Founder & CEO at Zodia Markets * Former CIO at BC Technology Group * Led OSL to become world's first SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platform * Former roles at Merrill Lynch, HSBC in London, New York, Hong Kong * Strategic Advisor to Smarter Contracts

Vincent Chok * Founder & CEO at FirstDigital * Asia’s leading digital assets custodian and trust company * Innovates to bridge traditional and next-gen financial services * Creator of FDUSD, Asia’s first US Dollar stablecoin * Named Emerging Giant in KPMG & HSBC 2022 report

Vivien Khoo * CEO & Managing Director, Private Wealth Management Association * 3 decades of experience in wealth management, digital assets, crypto research, and regulatory oversight * Former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Compliance division * Ex-regulator at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission * Co-founder & former Chairwoman of the Asia Crypto Alliance * Former Global COO and Interim CEO of a leading crypto derivatives exchange * Serves on the Regulatory Subcommittee for the Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development (HKSAR, 2023)

Wei Zhou * CEO, Coins.ph * Leads Coins.ph, Philippines' largest regulated cryptocurrency exchange with 18M customers * Spearheading global expansion into Australia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa * Former CFO at Binance, guiding it to become the world’s largest exchange * Former CFO at Zhaopin.com and Charm Communications * Led Grindr acquisition, serving as Vice Chairman

Xiao Liang * Assistant Professor, CUHK * Research: Cryptography, Quantum Computing, Computational Complexity, Computer Security * Focus Areas: Zero-Knowledge Protocols, Secure Multi-Party Computation, Non-Malleability, Digital Signatures * Applications: Secure Spectrum Allocation, Plausibly Deniable Storage * Publications: FOCS, CRYPTO, ICALP * Previous Roles: Postdoctoral Fellow at NTT Research, Rice University, Indiana University Bloomington * Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science & M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics (Stony Brook University), B.Econ (Beijing Institute of Technology)

Xin Song * Co-CEO, GSR * Former Portfolio Manager at BlackRock and Co-Founder/CEO of Magpie Capital * MBA from London Business School, CFA charterholder * Based in Singapore

Yam Ki Chan * Vice President, Partnerships & Business, Asia Pacific at Circle * Oversees partnerships, policy, and market expansion across Asia * Led first-of-kind partnerships and advised on stablecoin economic opportunities * Former roles at Google Payments, Google Cloud in strategy and public policy * Former Director, White House National Security Council, and U.S. Treasury * Worked in technology investment banking at Jefferies in Silicon Valley

Yat Siu Co-founder & Chairman of Animoca Brands (leader in blockchain & gaming) * Started career at Atari Germany, founded Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation (first free web service in Asia) * Founded Outblaze, sold unit to IBM, pivoted to Animoca Brands * Recognized as Global Leader of Tomorrow (World Economic Forum), Young Entrepreneur of the Year (DHL/SCMP) * Listed as one of Cointelegraph's Top 100 in Blockchain * Classically trained musician, BAFTA advisory board member, Director of Asian Youth Orchestra

Yi Li * Associate Professor, NTU * Associate Director of CCTF (Computational Technologies for Finance) * Leads SRSLab@NTU (since 2018) * Research: Program analysis, automated reasoning, blockchain security & fairness * Awards: 4 ACM Distinguished Papers, 2 Best Artifact Awards * Program committee member: Top software engineering conferences

Yifan He * CEO, Red Date Technology * Founded first internet company in 1998, started equity investment in 2005 * Bachelor's in Computer Science from SUNY at Stony Brook, MBA from MIT Sloan * 20+ years of experience in IT, investment, and corporate management

Yongjin Kim * Co-Founder, Presto * Presto executes 100 million trades daily across digital assets and traditional finance markets * Former algorithmic trader at Jump Trading, specializing in quantitative finance * Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from MIT * Opted for entrepreneurship over a Master’s degree, a key milestone in his career

Yu Kan Adrian Lai * Founder, Newman Group * Leads Newman Group, a Web3 powerhouse in Hong Kong * Focused on cultural innovation and consumer-focused endeavors in Web3 * Formerly at BlackRock, specializing in Sales & Marketing, Fintech, and ESG Investment * Worked with 100+ listed companies across Asia on corporate governance, cybersecurity, and climate change risk

Yuji Kumagai * CSO, Startale Group * Leads blockchain protocol projects at Startale Labs * Involved in project management, strategy development, and business development * Former General Manager at Emoote, a Web3 fund focused on entertainment sector investments

Yusho Liu * Co-Founder & CEO of Coinhako * Coinhako Focus: Leading cryptocurrency platform in Southeast Asia

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