2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival Full Agenda Released
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2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival Full Agenda Released
This year's carnival adopts a "1+3+1" format, featuring a rotating lineup of insightful keynote speeches, witty roundtable discussions, thrilling esports competitions, and vibrant stage performances...
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: Wanxiang Blockchain
From April 6 to 9, the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival, co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group and organized by W3ME, will once again join forces with 160+ global popular projects, 100+ vertical industry media outlets, and over 300 expert scholars, renowned project representatives, and industry leaders as speakers to create a new myth for Hong Kong's Web3 ecosystem. This year’s festival adopts a "1+3+1" format, featuring one main venue, three sub-venues, and one Open Stage area across nearly 9,000 square meters of exhibition space—offering an exciting lineup including insightful keynote speeches, thought-provoking panel discussions, thrilling esports competitions, and vibrant stage performances...
Co-Created by 150+ Leading Projects
The event is proudly supported by the following projects (sponsors of equal tier listed alphabetically):
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Title Sponsor: DWF Labs, Internet Computer, MEET48, OKX Web3, TON Foundation, ZA Bank
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Strategic Partners: Hong Kong Cyberport, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), InvestHK
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Platinum Sponsors: Chainlink, Cregis, Deepcoin Labs, Gate.io, Gunzilla Games, NEAR Protocol, Neo, Polkadot, Qtum, Victory Securities, SlowMist, Telos Foundation, Zetrix, Zircuit
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Co-organisers: Arkreen, AWS, Bitcoin Magazine, Nervos CKB, PlatON, SNZ, Hong Kong Virtual Assets Industry Association, ZAN
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Side Event Partners: ABGA, Animoca Brands & Chromia, Aptos, DRK Lab, Filecoin Foundation, GoPlus, Hashkey Exchange, SlowMist, TON Foundation, UOVABOX
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Gold Sponsors: AltLayer, Cards Ahoy!, CESS, Kaspa, Kava, Kun KUN, Mask Network, PortUS, Roam, Rollux, X-mint
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Level 1 Booth Sponsors: Alfa1, Alibaba Cloud, Bidaoshuju, BNBChain, Certik, EMC, Google Cloud, Hotcoin, MicrovisionChain, OneKey, XT.com
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Level 2 Booth Sponsors: Alchemy Pay, Bitget Wallet, Bitroo, CE Innovation Capital, Cell Studio, Conflux, Digital Reserve, Initiate Capital, Japan Open Chain, Nervape, NovaX Finance, OceanFi, PIN Labs, TynmoSpace, VoiceStreet, W3SA-HK
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Level 3 Booth Sponsors: 100x, Akamai, Alaya AI, Bit.Store, Bullish, CHAINUP, Cloud Ace Yunyi, Daling Research, dappOS, Dexpert.io, ELLIPAL, EngageLab, Hacken, ICG Trading, imToken, Keyblock Solutions, Landlord, MoreLogin, MuskEX, Notifi, OpenSand, PingCAP, PrivateAI, Shanhaiwu, StaFi, TaxDAO, Tencent Cloud, TokenPocket, TruBit, UD Blockchain, WatchX, iKuaiLuoDe Information + IOST, zCloak Network
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Intellectual Support: Brevis, CoinMarketCap, Flow Traders
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Coffee Bar Sponsor: Zetrix
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Open Stage Partners: KongGold, Mataverse, MATR1X & GEDA Esports, NovaX Finance, NULINK, OceanFi, Sandbox
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Goodie Bag Sponsors: d.id, VIP3
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Exclusive Video Sponsor: Spinor
Day One (April 6)
On the morning of April 6, the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival will officially kick off at Hall FG on the third floor of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre! (Speakers listed in no particular order) Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group; Wong Wai Lun, Deputy Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Deng Chao, Head of HashKey Singapore and CEO of HashKey Capital; Cathie Wood, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of ARK Invest; Chiu Tat Gun, Legislative Council Member of HKSAR (Technology and Innovation); Chen Sze Ming, Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited; Oda Genki, President of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA); Dr. Looi Guan Keong, Dean of Global FinTech Institute; Yang Jinyan, Secretary General of the Hong Kong Virtual Assets Industry Association; Dominic Williams, Founder and Chief Scientist of DFINITY Foundation; Steve Yun, Chairman of TON Foundation; John Hyman, Chief Investment Officer of Telegram App—will deliver deep analyses on the past and present of Web3 in Hong Kong and globally, while jointly unveiling its boundless future.
In the afternoon, five venues—the Main Venue, Sub-Venue 1, Sub-Venue 2, Sub-Venue 3, and Open Stage—will launch their full program of engaging content.
At the main venue, the forum titled “Building Hong Kong into a Digital Economy Hub” will feature distinguished guests (listed in no particular order):翁晓奇, COO of HashKey Group and CEO of HashKey Exchange; Eugene Ng, Founding Partner of DWF Labs; Hong, President of OKX; Charlie Chen, Vice President and CEO of Archblock; Rita Liu, CEO of RD Technologies; Raagulan Pathy, APAC Vice President of Circle; Paul Kremsky, Global Business Development Lead at Cumberland; Jordan Dunne, DeFi Lead at Telegram Ton Wallet; Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink; Alice Liu, Research Lead at CoinMarketCap; Sin-Di Shun, Alternate CEO of ZA Bank; Frank Zhang, Executive Director of OKX Hong Kong; Paolo Chen, Chief Strategy Officer of VDX; Darshan Vaidya, Co-founder of Credora; Richard Teng, CEO of Binance; Liu Jia, General Manager of Tokenisation at HashKey Group; Emily Parker, formerly of CoinDesk and the U.S. State Department; Jupiter Zheng, Partner at HashKey Capital; Deborah FUHR, Managing Partner and Founder of ETFGI; Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group; Giselle Lai, Deputy Director of Digital Asset Investments at FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited; Jean-Francois MESNARD-SENSE, Senior Vice President and Head of Exchange Products at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Derek Wang, Managing Director and Head of Sales & Customer Service at Bosera Fund (International) Limited; Chen Yu, Chief Advisor of Kun KUN. These speakers will share fresh perspectives and practical advice for those looking to invest, start businesses, or work in Hong Kong, aiming to help major Web3 projects enter the Chinese market, seize Asian growth opportunities, and capture a share in the booming global Web3 industry.
The “New Paradigm of Blockchain Gaming” forum will be jointly hosted by co-organizer Gunzilla Games and the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival organizers. The session will bring together notable figures such as Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands; Kevin Shao, Co-founder of Bitrise Capital / Executive Chair of ABGA / Advisor at ICC Group; Jerry Liu from Gunzilla Games; Arron Goolsbey, COO of Mythical Games; Gu Feiyong, General Manager of NetEase Blockchain and Game Advisor for Cards Ahoy!; Duan Xi, Head of Hashkey Japan; Ryo Matsubara, Representative Director of Oasys Pte. Ltd.; Seihaku Yoshida, CEO of HashPort; YASUSHI TERAMURA, Blockchain Business Lead at guimi Inc.; Yoshiaki Harai, Director at Brilliantcrypto; Pär Helgosson, Head of Web3 and Metaverse at Paris Saint-Germain Football Club; Leo, CGO of CARV; Anthony Blackburn, Growth Lead at Gunzilla Games; Ellidan Cober, O-Principal at SMILECOBRA PTE. LTD.; Ann Chien, Partner at IVC; Riccardo Sibani, CPO of My Neighbor Alice; Michael Tong, Founder of Xterio / CSO of Funplus; Viola Lee, COO of Metalist Game and Operations Lead of Cards Ahoy!. Together, they will deeply explore how to return games to their original purpose—"fun"—while also fulfilling Web3’s Play-to-Earn promise, enabling more Web2 users to experience the joy and charm of Web3.
On the afternoon of April 6, Amazon Web Services (AWS), as a co-organizer of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival, will jointly host the “Web3 + AI” themed forum with the festival team at Sub-Venue 2. Speakers include (in no particular order): John Liu, Global Product Leader for Blockchain & Web3 at AWS; Prof. Guo Yike, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Du Yu, Head of Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and Founder of Future3 Campus; Seth Ginns, Managing Partner and Head of Liquidity Investing at CoinFund; Hu Yilin, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University’s Department of History of Science and Founder of HuawenDao; Su Zhiyin, Chief Scientist at ORA; SY Lee, CEO and Co-founder of Story Protocol; Ethan Sun, Co-founder of MyShell; Yu Hu, CEO of Kaito.ai; Saneel Sreeni, Founding Member of Ritual.net; Amber, Co-founder of No Capital; Akina Ho, Co-founder of AllStarsWomen DAO; Annie Hui, Co-founder and COO of Custonomy; Megan Li, CEO of Regtank; Tess Hau, Founder of Tess Ventures. Panelists will dissect how AI can empower Web3 infrastructure development and how Web3 could reciprocally advance AI innovation. Notably, Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and HashKey Group, along with John Liu from AWS, will officially announce the teams selected for the third cohort of the Future3 Campus incubator's “Web3 + AI” track and mark the official opening of the incubation program.
Sub-Venue 3 will host the “Digital Asset Custody and Blockchain Security” forum, inviting experts such as Fan Ying, Senior Vice President of Fintech at InvestHK; Kang Li, Chief Security Officer of CertiK; Anthony Chung, Chief Product Officer of Cregis; Keywolf, Partner and CPO of SlowMist; Eskil, Co-founder of GoPlus; Xiao Pang, Product Lead at imToken; Zhang Xiao, Founder of zCloak Network; Zack Yang, Co-founder of FOMO Pay; Boya Yang, Co-founder of SharkTeam; Christoph Simmchen, Co-founder of Safe Ecosystem Foundation; YQ, Founder of AltLayer; Chen Xiaonan, Head of HashKey Wealth; Lily Z. King, COO of Cobo; TRUNG BANH, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of HOLDSTATION; Michael Lau, Senior Vice President and Global Sales Lead at Bullish; Matthew Le Merle, Managing Partner and CEO of Blockchain Coinvestors. These leading experts in cybersecurity and crypto will speak about eliminating security risks amid Web3’s rapid development.
The Open Stage will feature compelling talks by Yang Min, Founder and CEO of .bit; Charles, Co-founder of VIP3; Viola Lee, COO of Metalist Game and Operations Lead of Cards Ahoy!; Hu Yilin, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University’s Department of History of Science and Founder of HuawenDao; Chen Bo, CEO of Mataverse, among others.
Day Two (April 7)
Springtime in Hong Kong is alive with birdsong and butterflies dancing—just like the vibrant world of Web3 in April. On April 7, all five venues (Main Venue, Sub-Venue 1, Sub-Venue 2, Sub-Venue 3, and Open Stage) will host thematic forums alongside immersive Web3 experiences, interactive sessions, and live performances throughout the day.
On April 7, co-organizer SNZ will lead the “Infrastructure: Layer1 & Layer2” forum at the Main Venue, bringing together top figures including Avery Ching, Co-founder and CTO of Aptos Labs; Dato Fadzli Shah, Co-founder of Zetrix; Lily Liu, President of Solana Foundation; Scott Stuart, Co-founder of Kava; Haseeb, Partner at Dragonfly Capital; Anthony Blackbur, Growth Lead at unzilla Games; Kai Xu, COO of GMEET48; Illia Polosukhin, Co-founder of NEAR Protocol; Amos Zhang, Early Contributor to NEAR and Founder of MetaWeb Ventures; Max Rebol, CEO and Managing Partner of Harbour Industrial Capital; Eli Ben Sasson, CEO and Co-founder of StarkWare; Smokey, Co-founder of Berachain; Sandeep Nailwal, Co-founder of Polygon; Ross Zhang, Managing Partner at SNZ Capital; Tom Ngo, Executive Lead at Metis; Terence, Founder of Taiko; Sergei Medvedev, Chief Marketing Officer of IntMax; Leo Fan, Founder of Cysic; YQ, Founder of AltLayer; Angel Xu, Co-founder of Zircuit; Sam Seo, Representative Director of Klaytn Foundation; Sreeram Kannan, CEO of EigenLabs; Keith Chen, Managing Partner at SNZ Capital; Mo Dong, Co-founder of Brevis; Daniel Marin, CEO of Nexus; Georgi Koreli, Founder of Hinkal; Fubiao Xia, Co-founder of PADO Labs; Dennis Song, Chief Security Officer of Mind Network; Ryan Chen, Managing Partner at HashKey Capital; Lasse Clausen, Founding Partner of 1kx; Rodney Yesep, Partner at HackVC; Vineet Budki, Managing Partner and CEO of Cypher Capital; Gavin Wang, Chief Investment Officer at SNZ Capital; Emma Cui, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Longhash Ventures; Rena Shah, VP of Product & Operations at Trust Machines Stack Ecosystem; Cipher, Co-founder of Cell Studio; Eason, CEO of TerpLayer; Blue, Partner and CTO of Slowmist; Jan Camenisch, CTO of DFINITY Foundation. These global project leaders and investors will engage in in-depth discussions on technological trends, application scenarios, and industry impact related to Layer1 and Layer2 solutions.
Arkreen, as a co-organizer of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival, will host a dedicated DePIN forum at Sub-Venue 1 throughout April 7. Featured speakers (in no particular order) include Abhay Kumar, CEO of Helium Foundation; Andy Chatham, Co-founder of DIMO; Sal Gala, Founder of EV3; Ivy Peng, Founder of Open Infra Capital; Du Yu, Founder of Future3 Campus and Head of Wanxiang Blockchain Lab; Leo Lin, Founder of arkreen; Yuan Gao, Growth Lead at Helium Foundation; Kuleen Nimkar, DePIN Lead at Solana Foundation; Henrique Centieiro, Research Manager at Hashkey Capital; Adrian Cleven, Head of Digital Assets Market at PwC (Hong Kong); Yves La Rose, CEO of EOS Network Foundation; Richard Liu, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Huma Finance; Henry Zhang, Founder and CEO of DigiFT; Kazuhiro Sudo, COO of BOOSTRY; Abba Garba, Product & Partnership Lead at arkreen Network; Fredrik Ahlgren, CEO and Co-founder of Srcful.io; Dayon Elings, Business Development at bloXmove; Ting, Founder of PowerPod; Sascha Kubisch, Co-founder and CTO of Penomo; Alex, Co-founder of EMC; Diana Biggs, Partner at 1kx; Kang Shen, Founder of Hash Global; Xiao Rui, Senior Director at IOSG Ventures; Eo Hao, Co-founder of Future Money Group; Graham Friedman, Growth Lead at Roam; Dexter Luo, General Manager of Ecosystem Partnerships at Fibocom Wireless; Jose Marcelino, Solution Architect at RAKwireless; Joey Jiang, Vice President of Seeedstudio; Yiming Wang, Partner at JDI; Yuning Liang, Founder and CEO of Xcalibyte & DeepComputing; Daniel Andrade, CTO and Co-founder of Hotspotty; Nico Burkart, Partner and Business Development at Streamr Network; Luis Gruson, Co-founder and BD Lead at Kwil; Chess, CEO of GMNetwork; Andrew Law, Research Scientist at IoTeX. Top representatives from leading DePIN and RWA projects worldwide will gather to discuss core topics including hardware-software integration, technological evolution, investment momentum, and the interplay between DePIN and RWA.
On the morning of April 7, Sub-Venue 2 will convene global Web3 luminaries (in no particular order): Chae Ho Shin, CFO of 1inch; Akif, Regional Growth Lead at Deepcoin Labs; Kevin.Lee, CEO of gate.hk; Jehan Chu, Founder of Kenetic Capital; Uri Ferruccio, CEO of Concordia; Augie, Head of Asia at CMT; Stanley Huo, Partner and Head of Asia at Hivemind Capital; Steve Lee, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Neoclassic Capital; Balal Khan, Co-founder of ZKEX.com; Adrian Wang, Founder and CEO of Metalpha; Shawn Lim, Founder and Partner at Artichoke Capital; Paul Kim, CEO of Notifi; Smokey, Founder of Berachain; Tim Wang, COO of Elixir Network; Rushi Manche, CEO of Movement Labs. They will focus on “The Future of Web3,” sharing bold visions for what lies ahead.
In the afternoon, co-organizer PlatON will co-host the “Web3 Payment Re-imagined” forum at Sub-Venue 2. Attendees include Abdallah Abu-Sheikh, Co-founder & CEO of Botim under Astra Tech; Charles Huang, Chairman of DCS Fintech Holdings; Anson Zeall, Chief Strategy Officer and Compliance Lead at dtcpay; Adam Farhat, APAC Partnership Lead at Alchemy Pay; Chen Yu, Chief Advisor of Kun KUN. The forum features three panel discussions centered on “Forward-Looking Practices in Stablecoins,” “Global Regulatory Trends in Web3 Payments,” and “How Web3 Innovation Accelerates the Digital Economy.” Gu Feiyong from NetEase Blockchain and Li Hui, CEO of Fatpay, will delve into stablecoin innovations, discussing their implications for global financial systems, monetary policy, cross-border payments, regulatory frameworks, and novel use cases. Ceridwen Choo, CEO of DCS Innov; Laurence Yuan, Partner at Fangda Lawyers; Daniel Lee, Web3 Lead at Banking Circle; and Paul Li, President of the Hong Kong FinTech Industry Association will explore the balance between innovation and compliance in global Web3 payment regulation. Emil Chan, Co-chair of the Hong Kong Digital Finance Association, and Amor Maclang, Convener of the International Digital Economy Association, will lead discussions on how Web3 drives new growth and opportunities in the digital economy.
On the morning of April 7, the “Web3 Infrastructure” forum will take place at Sub-Venue 3 of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival, bringing together prominent representatives from global Web3 infrastructure projects including Qtum, Polygon Labs, Conflux, Neo, Google Cloud, Kaspa, Avail, ChainIDE, BNBChain, Astar, Ripple, and Manta for a dynamic exchange of ideas. (Speakers in no particular order): Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs; Miguel Palencia, Co-founder of Qtum; Wu Ming, Co-founder and CTO of Conflux; Da Hongfei, Founder of Neo; Rishi Ramchandani, APAC Web3 Lead at Google Cloud; Jagdeep Sidhu, CEO and President of SYS Labs & SYS Foundation; Shai Wyborski, Core Developer of Kaspa and Co-author of GHOSTDAG; Anurag Arjun, Co-founder of Avail; Wu Xiao, Founder of ChainIDE and Ethereum Riyadh Ambassador; Sarah, APAC Business Lead at BNBChain; Mingshi Song, Strategic Lead at Astar; Emi Yoshikawa, VP of Strategic Initiatives at Ripple; Kenny Li, Co-founder of Manta Network; Seun Lanlege, Founder and Chief Scientist of Polytope Labs. These industry leaders will deliver keynote speeches and participate in lively panel discussions.
On the afternoon of April 7, ZAN—the Web3 brand under Ant Digital Technologies—will serve as a co-organizer of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival, hosting the “Web3 Mass Adoption” forum together with the organizing committee at Sub-Venue 3, Hall FG, Level 3 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Wanxiang Blockchain General Manager Chen Bin will open the forum with an inaugural address and welcome remarks. (Speakers in no particular order): Victor Zhou, CEO of Namefi and Editor of Ethereum EIPs; Hui Zhang, CEO of ZAN; Yisi Liu, Co-founder and CTO of Mask Network; Dongliang Guo, VP of Product & Solutions at Alibaba Cloud International; Rich Rines, Early Contributor to Core DAO; Zheming Lin, Co-founder and CEO of Mempool and DotWallet; Cobe Zhang, Product Lead of Web3+AI at ZAN; Cipher, Co-founder of Nervos and Founder of Cell Studio; Jerry Li, CEO of Artela Network; Peet, Co-founder of Trusta Labs; Kai Xu, COO of MEET48; Ken, Partner and APAC Investment Lead at Web3Port Foundation; Sam, Operations Manager at TokenPocket; Shier, Co-founder of NFTScan Labs; Charles, Co-founder of VIP3; Rene Z, Founder of CharacterX; Daniel Dai, Partner at LFG; Eva Beylin, Director at The Graph; Tegan Kline, CEO of Edge & Node. These speakers will examine “Innovation and Practice in Foundational Technical Services” from diverse angles including technology R&D and application innovation, aiming to accelerate transformative product rollouts and strengthen the foundation for mass Web3 adoption.
The Open Stage on April 7 promises unforgettable moments—not only with inspiring talks by Jason Runyon, CEO of NovaX; Olaf Niggemann, CEO of OceanFi; Kathy Qu, Research Manager at HashKey Cloud; Jason Choi, Strategic Lead at Cointelegraph; Sreeram Kannan, Founder of Eigenlayer; David Tse, Co-founder of BabylonChain; Dorothy Liu, Growth Lead at Altlayer.io; Lucas Kozinski, Founding Contributor of Renzo Protocol; Ranvir Rana, Co-founder of WitnessChain; Erich Wong, Business Growth Lead (Hong Kong) at Sandbox; Liu Yang, Senior Manager of Digital Solutions at Payment Asia G+D; and Li Yizheng, Senior Manager of Fintech at Hong Kong Cyberport—but also with a vibrant performance by SNH48 GROUP. If you're attending, don’t miss it!
Day Three (April 8)
Spring is destined to be colorful—and “decentralization” and “co-creation” have always been defining traits of Web3. On April 8, the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival shifts from being solely the organizer’s domain to becoming the main stage for global leading projects—an authentic microcosm of the entire Web3 world. Side events hosted by partners such as ABGA, Aptos, Filecoin Foundation, GoPlus, Hashkey Exchange, SlowMist, and TON Foundation will include:
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Main Venue: TON At Web3 Festival
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Sub-Venue 1 (Morning): Only On Aptos
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Sub-Venue 1 (Afternoon): Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2024 Official GameFi Side Event
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Sub-Venue 2 (Morning): HashKey Exchange: New Era for Compliant Trading
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Sub-Venue 2 (Afternoon): GoPlus User Security Summit HongKong
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Sub-Venue 3 (Morning): FIL Hong Kong
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Sub-Venue 3 (Afternoon): Hacking Time: Web3 Security And Compliance
Notably, the official website of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival has been further upgraded, integrating Social Layer as the official event aggregation platform to showcase the rich and diverse network of activities during the festival week. Any organization hosting parallel events in Hong Kong can submit details via the festival’s official site to appear on the Side Event page—allowing more Web3 enthusiasts to enjoy these vibrant gatherings and helping Web3 blossom fully in Hong Kong this April.
View more satellite events
https://en.web3festival.org/Side_Event.html
The thrilling Matr1x & GEDA Esports competition will heat up the Open Stage on both the afternoon of April 8 and the afternoon of April 9—come cheer for your favorite team!
Day Four (April 9)
April 9 marks the final day of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival—the grand climax of the entire event. It’s a bittersweet farewell after joyful celebration, yet also the first day of turning inspiration into action. In addition to special side events hosted by partners such as Animoca Brands & Chromia, DRK Labs, and UOVABOX—including:
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Sub-Venue 1 (Afternoon): Animoca Brands & Chromia: Building the Future of Web3
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Sub-Venue 2 (All Day): Web3 Scholars Summit 2024
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Sub-Venue 3 (Morning): CRYPTO PACKET Themeless Web3 Marketplace
Beyond these, there are also flagship forums co-created by the organizers and co-organizers.
On April 9, Nervos CKB and BTC Media will serve as Co-Organizers, collaborating with the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival team to host the “Bitcoin Technology Advancement and Ecosystem Development” forum—at the Main Venue (morning) and Sub-Venue 3 (afternoon)—gathering elite minds from around the globe to discuss the current state and future trajectory of the Bitcoin ecosystem and crypto assets. In the morning session at the Main Venue, keynote speakers including Jan, Architect at Nervos; John Lilic, Executive Director at Telos; John Riggins, Partner at BTC Inc; and Jeff Ren, Partner at OKX Ventures will share insights and forward-looking perspectives. The closing panel discussion titled “Fifteen Years of Bitcoin” will feature Star Xu, Founder of Bixin Group; SHENYU, Co-founder and CEO of Cobo; Jan from Nervos; and Du Jun, CEO of Spark Pool—who will draw upon years of deep immersion in the Bitcoin ecosystem to reflect on its historical journey and anticipate upcoming challenges and opportunities. In the afternoon at Sub-Venue 3, heavyweight guests including Jeffery Hu, Research Lead at HashKey Capital; Ben, Founder of Discoco Labs; Arthur, Author of Atomicals Protocol; Cipher, Co-founder of Nervos and Founder of Cell Studio; Rena Shah, VP of Product & Operations at Trust Machines; David Tse, Co-founder of Babylon; and Jeff, Founder of Merlin Chain will unpack the latest developments in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Tang Han, Founder of SeeDAO; Jeffery Hu; researcher Yunwen from Nervous System Tech; and Zhang Zhao, CTO of OneKey will focus on the prospects of the Lightning Network, delivering cutting-edge industry insights. Additionally, during the panel “Wave of Asset Issuance on Bitcoin Layer 1,” Shawn, Head of SeeDAO Incubator, will moderate a discussion with Forest, Founder of Foresight Ventures and Chairman of The Block; Kong Jianping, Founder of Nano Labs; Wang Feng, Founder of Bluehole Interactive; and Brutoshi, Co-founder of Wizz Wallet—to decode recent technological innovations in Bitcoin and share strategic insights on its global market expansion. Pan Zhixiong, Co-founder of ChainFeeds; Keith Chen, Managing Partner at SNZ Capital; Jerry Liu, Founding Partner of Waterdrip Capital; Audrey Tang, Founder of DRK Lab; and BMAN, Co-founder of ABCDE will engage in a riveting debate on “The Battle of Bitcoin L2s: Who Will Reign Supreme?”, highlighting promising applications and key areas shaping the future of the industry.
In the afternoon, HashKey Tokenization will act as Co-organizer, hosting a forum focused on “Tokenization” at the Main Venue. Invited speakers include Prof. Guo Yike, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of HKUST; Chiu Tat Gun, Legislative Council Member (Technology and Innovation); Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and HashKey Group; Leo Lin, Founder of Arkreen; Ph.D Norbert Wei, Chief Energy Advisor of PROME Network; Aaron, Founder of Punk Code; Rosa Hu; Cao Meiying, Senior Manager at HashKey Group Tokenisation and Founder of ThreeDAO; Leo, Co-founder and CEO of Moore Finance; Alex, Co-founder of VIP3; Patricia Ho, Chief Legal Officer of Scroll; Li Chen, CEO of HashKey Cloud; Li Sirui, Tokenisation Economics and Legal Advisor at HashKey Tokenisation; Loong Pui Fung Andrew, Chief Consultant at Cascade Capital Limited; Derek Wang, Head of Sales & Customer Service at Bosera Fund; Kennix Chan, Executive Director at Victory Securities Company Limited; Merida Pan, COO of Magic Circle Technology Limited; Jonathan Gill, Senior Tokenisation Director and Legal Advisor at HashKey Tokenisation; Hannah Cassidy, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and Head of Financial Services Regulation, Asia; Jong-Goo Yi, Senior Foreign Attorney at Kim & Chang; Jay Lee, Partner at K&L Gates; Qiao Zheyuan; and partners from Jun He Law Office. Together, they will paint a vision of tokenization’s future and bring the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival to a perfect close.
The morning of Sub-Venue 1 will host the “Restaking & DeFi” forum, featuring (in no particular order): Arisa Toyosaki, Co-founder and CEO of Cega; Philip, CEO of Elixir; Charles d’Haussy, CEO of dYdX Foundation; Joseph Poon, CEO of Warp; Fiona Ma, Research & Investment Manager at DWF; Jacob Ko, General Partner at Superscrypt; Min Teo, Managing Partner and Co-founder of Ethereal; Adam, Founding Partner of Finality; Alan Curtis, CEO of Rio Network; Tina Haibodi, External Strategy Lead at Eigen Labs. These experts will dive into the future of restaking and DeFi, exploring Web3’s transformative potential in finance.
The 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival not only brings together trending projects and renowned industry leaders but has also attracted coverage from over a hundred global media outlets—sending a powerful signal to the world: The rise of Web3 starts here! What are you waiting for? Join us now and become a witness to the dawn of a new Web3 era!
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