Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Kicks Off in April: Top-Tier Topics Revealed, Heavyweight Speakers Gather in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Kicks Off in April: Top-Tier Topics Revealed, Heavyweight Speakers Gather in Hong Kong
April 20–23, 2026: The Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will grandly open at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre!
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsOrganized jointly by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group, the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival is one of the world’s most influential and largest industry events. This year’s edition not only inherits the grand vision of previous editions but also achieves a strategic upgrade in thematic depth.
Three Core Themes Defining the Future
Theme 1: Convergence of Traditional Finance and Crypto Finance
Over the past few years, the relationship between traditional finance and the crypto world has undergone a qualitative transformation—from observation and cautious experimentation to deep integration. This year’s conference brings together top-tier global financial institutions and native crypto forces for dialogue on equal footing, jointly charting the new landscape of the digital asset era. Discussions will span the evolution of traditional payment infrastructure, the development of Web3 innovation, and the “disruption and coexistence” of stablecoins—as well as the emergence of a new global payment system.
Here, you’ll gain insight into how the world’s largest asset managers strategically position digital assets; understand how publicly listed companies incorporate digital assets into treasury management; and grasp the historic shift of digital assets from “niche exploration” to “mainstream allocation.”
Hong Kong’s stablecoin regulatory “sandbox experience” and the issuance of its “first batch of licenses” will undoubtedly be focal points of the conference.
Theme 2: Value Reconfiguration Through AI and Web3
The synergistic evolution of artificial intelligence and blockchain is giving rise to a new generation of financial infrastructure. As AI evolves from a “conversational assistant” into on-chain agents—such as OpenClaw—that autonomously execute economic actions, as AI Agents fundamentally reshape human–machine interaction paradigms, and as protocols like x402 micropayments and standards like ERC-8004 identity pave the way for an AI Agent economy, the frontier of technological convergence continues to advance. Against this backdrop of rapid change, numerous AI-native projects, Web3 pioneers, and leading global investment institutions will gather at the Web3 Carnival to collectively explore the integrated future of AI and Web3.
In this intellectual feast, you’ll not only gain a deep understanding of how AI Agents become native economic actors on-chain, but also grasp the core logic behind AI–Web3 co-evolution—and perceive the paradigm shift from “human-led” to “human–machine collaboration.”
Theme 3: The “Ultimate Q&A” on RWAs
Real-world assets (RWAs) are becoming a critical bridge linking traditional finance and the digital economy—and a vital vehicle for unlocking physical assets and driving financial innovation.
This year’s Hong Kong Web3 Carnival has specially invited authoritative experts—including Zhao Yao, Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute of Financial Research and Development—to deliver in-depth interpretations of mainland regulatory policies. It also unites globally renowned institutions such as China International Capital Corporation (CICC), Ondo, and Galaxy Digital, alongside top-tier law firms, to jointly explore practical pathways and compliance frameworks for RWAs—from domestic registration to global issuance.
A high-level dialogue on bridging the “last mile” of cross-border compliance is about to begin—accelerating Hong Kong’s development into a global RWA innovation hub.
Whether you’re seeking actionable strategies for digitizing physical assets or aiming to understand global RWA trends, this year’s Carnival offers a “one-stop cognitive framework”—spanning policy, implementation, concept, and execution—helping you seize strategic first-mover advantage in the emerging blue ocean of digital assets.
World-Class Speakers Headline in Hong Kong
This year’s Hong Kong Web3 Carnival features an unprecedented lineup of speakers—including senior officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, decision-makers from traditional financial giants, representatives from technology leaders, founders of top blockchain projects, partners from leading investment firms, and renowned scholars and experts.
Confirmed speakers include HKSAR Financial Secretary Paul Chan; Executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Intermediaries Division Chi-Hang Yip; Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group Feng Xiao; HKSAR Legislative Councilor (Innovation & Technology Sector) Dageng Qiu; Senior Research Fellow Zhao Yao of the National Institute of Financial Research and Development; Lennix Lai, Global Chief Business Officer of OKX; Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of Mysten Labs; Lily Liu, President of Solana Foundation; Joseph Chalom, Co-CEO of Sharplink; Francis B. Zhou, CEO of Quantum Solutions; Abdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director at BlackRock; Phil Kang, CEO of ZR Financial Group; Yat Siu, Co-Founder & Chairman of Animoca Brands; Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets at HSBC; Raymond Lui, Partner-in-Charge of Digital Assets at Deloitte China Hong Kong and Member of the Web3.0 Development Task Force; Zhihai Diao, Head of International Wealth Management at CICC; Xingyu Li, Vice President of International Business at China Asset Management (Hong Kong); Gavin Wang, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer of SNZ Holding & SNZ Capital; Guoquan Li, Dean of the Global FinTech Institute and Professor at Singapore University of Social Sciences; Min Lin, Managing Director & Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance; Haiyang Ru, CEO of HashKey Group Exchange Business Unit; Anna Liu, CEO of HashKey Tokenisation; Chao Deng, CEO of HashKey Capital; Rita Liu, CEO of RD Technologies; Leo Lin, Founder of Arkreen; Franklin Bi, Partner at Pantera Capital; Henrique Centieiro, Chief Investment Officer at Maverick Capital; John Cahill, Asia Chief Operating Officer of Galaxy Digital; Livio Weng, CEO of Bitfire; Yufan Zhang, Founding Partner of Zentu Capital; Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner & Chief Business Officer of BIT; Arda Senoz, Ecosystem Lead at Alchemy Pay; Fei Si, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons; Lan Zhao, Editor-in-Chief of Sina Finance Hong Kong; Shanlong Chen, Asia Head of XDC Network; Ben Zhai, CEO of Robo.ai; Raj Kamal, CEO of TransFi; Zheyuan Qiao, Partner at Jun He Law Offices; Patty Tu, Web3.0 Business Research Manager & Innovation & R&D Lead at China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute Limited; Jianqiu Chen, Executive Director of Gangzai Robotics Group; Baolong Zhang, Chief Strategic Advisor of FuNeng XiangAi; Zhao Peng, Founder of IoT Intelligence; Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer of Plume; KANG SHEN, Founder of Hash Global (in no particular order).
The Hong Kong Web3 Carnival runs for four days, from April 20–23. Additional high-profile speakers will be announced soon.
Strong Support from the Ecosystem Partner Matrix
This year’s Web3 Carnival is honored to receive strong support from top-tier global ecosystem players—uniting industry-leading projects and institutions to co-create this cross-sector, integrated industry event.
The event proudly partners with Strategic Partners Cyberport and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and receives robust backing from numerous global ecosystem partners—including Title Sponsor OKX Wallet, Platinum Sponsors FuNeng XiangAi, MSX, Qtum, TokenPocket, and Zircon Securities, Co-organizers Arkreen, RD Technologies, and SNZ, Exclusive Dinner Sponsor Sui Foundation, Gold Sponsors Alchemy Pay and MaxQuant, Level 1 Booth Sponsors Anubis Chain, bitbaby, CoinP, ENI Network, HappyMeta, Hotcoin, SlowMist, and Websea, Level 2 Booth Sponsors Aspire, ChainUP, Digital Reserve, Ellipal, Fufuture, Passey, PlatON, SOONTECH, W3SA-HK, and Zbit, Level 3 Booth Sponsors AlphaHunter, Black Water, Cobo Global, DeSaFa, EcoSync, E Fund, iCloser, RWA.LTD, TiDB, Upay, and XBIT, and Open Stage Sponsors 0G, Boundless, Deutsche Singularity Tech (sponsors at the same tier are listed alphabetically).
Additionally, media partners including BlockTempo, Caixin Global, CoinNess, Foresight News, PANews, TechFlow, WuShuo Blockchain, Sina Finance, ZEX PR WIRE, and Zhihu (listed alphabetically) will set up booths onsite to capture the ongoing paradigm shift.
From April 20–23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, we cordially invite you to attend in person—to discover your next growth curve through the collision of ideas and jointly usher in a new chapter in Web3 and the digital future.
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