Full Schedule Released for Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2024

HONG KONG, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Following the success of its record-breaking 2023 event, HK Web3 Festival is returning for its second edition from 6 to 9, April at Hall3FG, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, the Festival will convene over 160 game-changing projects, 100 media and 300+ notable speakers to exchange up-to-date knowledge, experiences, and views that are expected to shape the narrative around Web3 and blockchain.

With the event taking place in the innovation-rich city of Hong Kong, the Web3 Festival 2024 converges East and West ideologies. It sets four regular conference areas and an open stage, providing an avenue for eclectic discussions around Web3, idol performance, Web3 professional esports tournament, and more!
We’re proud to present our distinguished sponsors and exhibitors:
Title Sponsors: DWF Labs, Internet Computer, MEET48, OKX Web3, TON Foundation, ZA BankStrategic Partner: Cyberport, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), InvestHKPlatinum Sponsors: Chainlink, Cregis, Deepcoin Labs, Gate.io, Gunzilla Games, NEAR Protocol, Neo, Polkadot, Qtum, SlowMist, Telos Foundation, Victory Securities, Zetrix, ZircuitCo-organizers: Arkreen, AWS, Bitcoin Magazine, Nervos CKB, PlatON, SNZ, 香港虚拟资产行业协会, ZANSide Event Partners: ABGA, Animoca Brands & Chromia, Aptos, DRK Lab, Filecoin Foundation, GoPlus, HashKey Exchange, SlowMist, TON Foundation, UOVABOXGold Sponsors: AltLayer, Cards Ahoy!, CESS, Kaspa, Kava, 鲲KUN, Mask Network, PortUS, Roam, Rollux, X-mintPrimary Exhibition Sponsors: Alfa1, Alibaba Cloud, 百道数据, BNB Chain, CertiK, EMC, Google Cloud, Hotcoin, MicrovisionChain, OneKey, XT.comSecondary Exhibition 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-HKTertiary Exhibition Sponsors: 100x, Akamai, Alaya AI, Bit.Store, Bullish, ChainUp, Cloud Ace, Daling Research, dappOS, Dexpert.io, ELLIPAL, EngageLab, Hacken, ICG Trading, imToken, Keyblock Solutions, Landlord, MoreLogin, MuskEX, Notifi, OpenSand, PingCAP, PrivateAI, 山海坞, StaFi, TaxDAO, Tencent Cloud, TokenPocket, TruBit, UD Blockchain, WatchX, 伊克罗德信息+IOST, zCloak NetworkKnowledge Partners: Brevis, CoinMarketCap, Flow TradersCoffee Bar Sponsor: ZetrixOpen Stage Sponsors: KongGold, 玛特宇宙, MATR1X & GEDA Esports, NovaX Finance, NuLink, OceanFi, The SandboxWelcome Bag Sponsor: d.id, VIP3Exclusive Video Partner: SpinorApril 6th – FIRST DAY
The opening ceremony will kick off at the Main Stage on the morning of April 6th. Speakers of the ceremony will include:
Dr. Xiao Feng, Chairman, Wanxiang Blockchain; Chairman and CEO, HashKey GroupMichael Wong Wai-lun, GBS, JP, Deputy Financial Secretary, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionDeng Chao, Head, HashKey Singapore, CEO, HashKey CapitalCathie Wood, Founder, CEO and CIO, ARK InvestDuncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong KongSimon CHAN, Chairman, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company LimitedGenki Oda, Chairman, Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange AssociationDavid Lee, Chairman, Global FinTech InstituteYang Jinyan, Secretary General, Hong Kong Virtual Assets Industry AssociationDominic Williams, Founder and Chief Scientist, DFINITY FoundationSteve Yun, President, TON FoundationJohn Hyman, Chief Investment Officer, Telegram APPOn the afternoon of April 6, intriguing sessions will take place concurrently at the Main Stage, Stage 1-4, and Open Stage.
–          Main Stage – Journey to Building Hong Kong into a Digital Economic Hub
Focusing on Hong Kong policies, regulation and fintech development, this session will gather professionals and project leaders including:
Livio Weng, COO, HashKey Group; CEO, HashKey ExchangeEugene Ng, Founding Partner, DWF LabsHong, President, OKX,Charlie Chen, Vice President, Asia Pacific, ArchblockRita Liu, CEO, RD TechnologiesRaagulan Pathy, Vice President, Asia Pacific, CirclePaul Kremsky, Head of Business Development, CumberlandJordan Dunne, Head of DeFi, TON Wallet in TelegramSergey Nazarov, Co-Founder, ChainlinkAlice Liu, Research Lead, CoinMarketCapDevon Sin, Alternate Chief Executive, ZA BankFrank Zhang, Executive Director, OKX Hong KongPaolo Chen, CSO, VDXDarshan Vaidya, CEO & Co-Founder, CredoraRichard Teng, Chief Excutive Officer, BinanceAnna Liu, General Manager of Tokenisation, HashKey GroupEmily Parker, Former CoinDesk and US State DepartmentJupiter Zheng, Partner, HashKey CapitalDeborah FUHR, ETFGI, Managing Partner, Founder, OwnerGiovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products, CME GroupGiselle Lai, Associate Investment Director of Digital Assets, Fidelity InternationalJean-Francois MESNARD-SENSE, Senior Vice President & Head of Exchange Traded Products, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing LimitedDerek Wang, Head of Sales & Client Service, Bosera InternationalChen Yu, Chief Advisor, KUN-          Stage 1 – GameFi New Paradigm
Co-organized by Gunzilla Game, this session will dive into the magic of Web3 games, as well as user behaviors in Web2 and Web3 games. It will feature an eclectic lineup of speakers from across the globe:
Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman, Animoca BrandsKevin Shao, Co-Founder of Bitrise Capital, Executive Chairman of ABGA, Advisor to ICC GroupJerry Liu, Gunzilla GamesArron Goolsbey, COO, Mythical GamesJason Gu, CEO, NetEase Chain; Game Advisor, Cards Ahoy!Andy Dan, Head, HashKey JapanRyo Matsubara, Representative Director, Oasys Pte. Ltd.Seihaku Yoshida, CEO, HashPortYASUSHI TERAMURA, Head of Blockchain Business, gumi Inc.Yoshiaki Harai, Director, Brilliant CryptoPär Helgosson, Head of Web3 and Metaverse, PARIS SAINT-GERMAINLeo, CGO, CARVAnthony Blackburn, Growth Lead, Gunzilla GamesEllidan Cober, SMILECOBRA PTE. LTD. O-PrincipalAnn Chien, Partner, IVCRiccardo Sibani, CPO, My Neighbor AliceMichael Tong, Founder, Xterio; CSO, FunplusViola Lee, COO, Metalist Game; Operation Manager, Cards Ahoy!-          Stage 2  – Web3+AI
Co-organized by AWS, the “Web3+AI” forum will be held at Stage 2, discussing trending topics around the integration of Web3 and AI. Confirmed speakers of this session include:
John Liu, Head of Products for Blockchain and Web3, AWSYike Guo, Provost, The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyYu Du, General Manager, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs; Initiator, Future3 CampusSeth Ginns, Managing Partner and Head of Liquid Investments, CoinFundYilin Hu, Associate Professor of Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua University; Founder, HuawenDaoSY Lee, CEO and Co-founder, Story ProtocolEthan Sun, Co-Founder, MyshellYu Hu, CEO, Kaito.aiSaneel Sreeni, Founding Member, Ritual.netAmber, Co-Founder, No CapitalAkina Ho, Co-Founder, AllStarsWomen DAOAnnie Hui, COO and Co-Founder, Custonomy Company LimitedMegan, CEO, RegtankTess Hau, Founder, Tess VenturesThe “Web3+AI” forum will also feature a special session, where Dr. Xiao Feng and John Liu will announce the projects selected into Future3 Campus Cohort III, powered by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and partnered with HashKey Capital.
–          Stage 3 – Digital Asset Custody and Blockchain Security
Sessions on Stage 3 will feature a wide range of topics on digital asset custody and blockchain security, joined by professionals and experts including:
Pauline Fan, Senior Vice President, Fintech, InvestHKKang Li, Chief Security Officer, CertiKAnthony Chung, Chief Product Executive, CregisKeywolf, Partner and CPO, SlowMistEskil, Co-Founder, GoPlusYiqun, Product Lead, imTokenXiao Zhang, Founder, zCloak NetworkZack Yang, Co-Founder, FOMO PayChristoph Simmchen, Co-Founder, Safe Ecosystem FoundationYQ, Founder, AltLayerMichael Chen, Head, HashKey WealthLily Z. King, COO, CoboTRUNG BANH, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, HOLDSTATIONMichael Lau, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Sales, BullishMatthew Le Merle, Managing Partner and CEO, Blockchain Coinvestors-          Open Stage
The Open Stage will feature various trending topics around Web3, bringing together bigwigs like:
Tim Yang, Founder and CEO, .bitCharles, Co-founder, VIP3Viola Lee, COO, Metalist Game, Operation Manager, Cards Ahoy!Yilin Hu, Associate Professor, Department of the History of Science, Tsinghua UniversityBo Chen, CEO, 玛特宇宙                            April 7th – Day II
–          Main Stage – Layer1 + Layer2
The “Layer1+Layer2” Forum will be held on April 7th at the Main Stage, focusing on trending topics such as the latest landscape of Layer1, sustainable public chain, successful applications, Layer2 development, uses cases, ecosystem service and applications, best practice, investment trend, BTC Layer2, and more. Confirmed speakers of this forum include:
Avery Ching, Co-Founder and CTO, Aptos LabsDato Fadzli Shah, Co-Founder, ZetrixLily Liu, President, Solana FoundationScott Stuart, Co-Founder, KavaHaseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner, Dragonfly CapitalKai Xu, COO, MEET48Eli Ben Sasson, CEO and Co-founder, StarkWareSmokey, Co-Founder, BerachainRoss Zhang, Managing Partner, SNZ CapitalTom Ngo, Executive Lead, MetisTerence Lam, COO, TaikoSergei Medvedev, CMO, IntMaxLeo Fan, Founder, CysicYQ, Founder, AltLayerAngel Xu, Co-founder, ZircuitSam Seo, Representative Director, Klaytn FoundationSreeram Kannan, CEO, EigenLabsKeith Chen, Managing Director, SNZ CapitalMo Dong, Co-founder, BrevisDaniel Marin, CEO, NexusGeorgi Koreli, Founder, HinkalFubiao Xia, Co-founder, PADO LabsDennis Song, Chief Security Officer, Mind NetworkRyan Chen, Managing Partner, HashKey CapitalLasse Clausen, Founding Partner, 1kxAlexander Pack, Managing Partner, HackVCVineet Budki, Managing Partner and CEO, Cypher CapitalGavin Wang, CIO, SNZ CapitalEmma Cui, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Longhash VenturesRena Shah, VP of Product & Operations (stacks ecosystem), Trust MachinesCipher, Co-founder, Cell StudioEason, CEO, TerpLayerBlue, Partner and CTO, SlowmistJan Camenisch, CTO, DFINITY Foundation-          Stage 1 – DePIN
DePIN represents a new paradigm for building and managing physical infrastructure, and is undoubtedly a game changer for the crypto sector. Get ready to explore the current DePIN landscape and RWA at this forum co-organized by arkreen Stage 1, where you’ve got the chance to connect with an all-star lineup of guest speakers, top DePIN project founders, investors, and visionaries.
Abhay Kumar, CEO, Helium FoundationAndy Chatham, Co-Founder, DIMOSal Gala, Founder, EV3Ivy Peng, Founder, Open Infra CapitalYu Du, General Manager, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs; Initiator, Future3 CampusLeo Lin, Founder, arkreenYuan Gao, Head of Growth, Helium FoundationKuleen Nimkar, Head of DePIN, Solana FoundationHenrique Centieiro, Research Manager, Hashkey CapitalAdrian Clevenot, Digital Assets Markets Lead, PwC HKYves La Rose, CEO, EOS Network FoundationRichard Liu, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Huma FinanceHenry Zhang, Founder & CEO, DigiFTKazuhiro Sudo, COO, BOOSTRYAbba Garba, Head of Product and Partnership, arkreen NetworkFredrik Ahlgren, CEO and Co-founder, Srcful.ioDayon Elings, Business Developer, bloXmoveTing, Founder, PowerPodSascha Kubisch, Co-Founder & CTO, PenomoAlex, Co-Founder, EMCDiana Biggs, Partner, 1kxKang Shen, Founder, Hash GlobalRay Xiao, Senior Director, IOSG VenturesEo Hao, Co-Founder, Future Money GroupDexter Luo, General Manager of Ecosystem Partnership, Fibocom WirelessJose Marcelino, Solutions Architect, RAKwirelessJoey Jiang, VP, SeeedstudioYiming Wang, Partner, JDIYuning Liang, Founder & CEO, Xcalibyte & DeepComputingDaniel Andrade, CTO & Co-Founder, HotspottyNico Burkart, Partnerships & Business Development, Streamr NetworkLuis Gruson, Co-Founder and BD Lead, KwilChess, CEO, GMNetworkAndrew Law, Research Scientist, IoTeX-          Stage 2 – The Future of Web3 & Web3 Payment Re-imagined
The morning session at Stage 2 will convene Web3 bigwigs across the globe to explore the next big thing that’s shaping the future of Web3.
Chae Ho Shin, CFO, 1inchAkif, Regional Growth Lead, Deepcoin LabsKevin Lee, CEO, Gate.HKJehan Chu, Founder, Kenetic Capital;Uri Ferruccio, CEO, ConcordiaAugie, Head of Asia, CMTStanley Huo, Partner & Head of Asia, Hivemind CapitalSteve Lee, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Neoclassic CapitalBalal Khan, Co-founder, ZKEX.comAdrian Wang, Founder and CEO, MetalphaShawn Lim, Founder & Partner, Artichoke CapitalPaul Kim, Notifi CEOSmokey, Co-Founder, BerachainTim Wang, COO, Elixir NetworkRushi Manche, CEO, Movement LabsThe spotlight will be on Web3 payment at the afternoon session co-organized by PlatON, discussing topics like “Innovative use cases in Stablecoins”, “Global Regulatory Focus Trends Discussion in Web3 Payment”, and more. It will bring together esteemed speakers including:  
Abdallah Abu-Sheikh, Co-Founder of Astra Tech & CEO of BotimCharles Huang, Chairman of DCS Fintech HoldingsAnson Zeall, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Compliance at dtcpayAdam Farhat, Director of Partnerships, Alchemy PayHelen Chen, Senior Director, Payment AsiaLi Hui, CEO, FatpayCeridwen Choo, CEO, DCS InnovDaniel Lee, Head of Web3, Banking CircleLaurence Yuan, Partner, Fangda PartnersPaul Li, President, Hong Kong Fintech Industry AssociationEmil Chan, Co-Chair, Hong Kong Digital Finance AssociationChen Yu, Chief Consultant, KUNJason Gu, CEO, NetEase ChainAmor Maclang, Convenor, International Digital Economies Association-          Stage 3 – Web3 Infrastructure & Web3 Mass Adoption
At the morning session at Stage 3, a wide range of topics will be discussed around Web3 infrastructure. Intriguing discussions will surely ignite the stage with the participation of world-leading projects like Qtum, Polygon Labs, Conflux, Neo, Google Cloud, Kaspa, Avail, ChainIDE, BNBChain, Astar, Ripple, Manta, and more. Confirmed speakers of this session include:
Marc Boiron, Chief Executive Officer, Polygon LabsMiguel Palencia, Co-Founder, QtumMing Wu, Co-Founder & CTO, ConfluxDa Hongfei, Founder, NEORishi Ramchandani, Head of APAC Web3 GTM, Google CloudJagdeep Sidhu, CEO/President, SYS Labs/SYS FoundationShai Wyborski, Core Researcher, GHOSTDAG coauthor, KaspaAnurag Arjun, Co-Founder, AvailLing, Founder of ChainIDE, Executive Committee Member of ETH RiyadhSarah, APAC BD Lead, BNBChainMingshi Song, Head of Strategy, Astar NetworkEmi Yoshikawa, VP, Strategic Initiatives, RippleKenny Li, Co-Founder, Manta NetworkThe afternoon session aims to delve deep into the transformative concepts and technologies that are driving the mass adoption of Web3. Co-organized by ZAN, this forum will gather professionals and visionaries exchange insights and shed light on solutions towards Web3 mass adoption. It will feature an all-star lineup of speakers including:
Bin Chen, General Manager, Shanghai Wanxiang Blockchain IncVictor Zhou, CEO of Namefi, Ethereum EIP EditorHUI ZHANG, CEO, ZANYisi Liu, Co-Founder and CTO, Mask NetworkDongliang Guo, VP, Product & Solutions, Alibaba Cloud InternationalRich Rines, Initial Contributor, Core DAOZheming Lin, Co-Founder and CEO, Mempool and DotWalletCobe Zhang, Head of Web3 and AI products, ZANCipher, Co-founder, Nervos; Founder, Cell StudioJerry Li, CEO, Artela NetworkPeet, Co-Founder, Trusta LabsKai Xu, COO, MEET48Ken, Partner & Head of APAC Investment, Web3Port FoundationSam, Operation Manager, TokenPocketShier, Co-Founder, NFTScan LabsCharles, Co-Founder, VIP3Rene Z, Founder, CharacterXDaniel Dai, Partner, LFGEva Beylin, Director, The GraphTegan Kline, CEO, Edge & Node-          Open Stage
Notable speakers worldwide will be gathered at the Open Stage for ground-breaking discussions on Web3 and blockchain:
Jason Runyon, CEO, NovaXOlaf Niggemann, CEO, OceanFiKathy Qu, Research Manager, HashKey CloudJason Choi, Head of Strategy, CointelegraphSreeram Kannan, Founder, EigenlayerDavid Tse, Co-Founder, BabylonChainDorothy Liu, Head of Growth, Altlayer.ioLucas Kozinski, Founding Contributor, Renzo ProtocolRanvir Rana, Co-Founder, WitnessChainErich Wong, Head of Growth of, The Sandbox Hong KongRachel Lee, Senior Manager, FinTech, CyberportAlso enjoy an excellent idol performance like no other given by SNH48 Group!
April 8th – DAY III
Get yourself immersed in a crypto journey on April 8th with side-event partners as they take the center stage at the Festival.
Main Stage: TON At Web3 Festival
Stage 1 (Morning): Only On Aptos
Stage 1 (Afternoon): Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2024 Official GameFi Side Event
Stage 2 (Morning): HashKey Exchange: New Era for Compliant Trading
Stage 2 (Afternoon): GoPlus User Security Summit HongKong
Stage 3 (Morning): FIL Hong Kong
Stage 3 (Afternoon): Hacking Time: Web3 Security and Compliance
Web3 Festival Side-events:https://en.web3festival.org/Side_Event.html
An exciting Web3 professional esports tournament will kick off at the Open Stage from April 8 to 9, hosted by Matr1x and GEDA Esports. Get prepared!
April 9th – LAST DAY
The last day of the event will see exciting side-events organized by Animoca Brands & Chromia, DRK Lab, and UOVABOX, alongside two forums held by the hosts and co-organizers.
Forum – BTC Technology Development and Ecosystem Construction
This forum will take place at the Main Stage (morning) and Stage 3 (afternoon), with a special focus on the Bitcoin ecosystem. It will invite:
Jan, Architect, NervosJohn Lilic, Executive Director, TelosJohn Riggins, Partner, BTC IncJeff Ren, Partner, OKX VentureXing Kong, Founder, Bixin GroupShen Yu, Co-Founder & CEO, CoboDU JUN, CEO, SINOHOPEJeffrey Hu, Head of Investment Research, HashKey CapitalBen, Founder, Discoco labsArthur, Creator, AtomicalsCipher, Co-founder, Nervos; Founder, Cell StudioRena Shah, VP Products & Operations, Trust MachinesDavid Tse, Founder, BabylonJeff, Founder, Merlin ChainHan Tang, Founder, SeeDAOYunwen, Researcher, CryptapeZhao Zhang, CTO, OneKeyShawn, Head of Incubator, SeeDAOForest, Founder, Foresight Ventures; Chairman of The BlockJianping Kong, Founder, Nano LabsWang Feng, CEO & Founder, ElementBrutoshi, Co-Founder, Wizz WalletZhixiong Pan, Co-Founder, ChainFeedsKeith Chen, Managing Partner, SNZ CapitalJerry Liu, Founding Partner, Waterdrip CapitalAudrey Tang, Founder, DRK LabBMAN, Co-Founder, ABCDEForum- Restaking & DeFi
This forum will take place at the Stage 1 (morning). It will invite:
Arisa Toyosaki, Co-Founder and CEO, CegaPhilip Forte, CEO, ElixirCharles d’Haussy, CEO, dYdX FoundationJoseph Poon, CEO, WarpFiona Ma, Senior Associate, DWF VenturesJacob Ko, Founding Partner, SuperscryptMin Teo, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, EtherealAdam, Founding Partner, FinalityAlan Curtis, CEO, Rio NetworkTina Haibodi, External Strategy Lead, Eigen LabsForum- Tokenization
This forum will mark an official end to this incredible journey, where you’ve got the chance to connect with:
Yike Guo, Provost, The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyDuncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong KongDr. XIAO Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey GroupLeo Lin, Founder, arkreenCao Meiying, Co-Initiator, ThreeDAOLeo, Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer, Moore FinanceAlex, Co-Founder, VIP3Leo Li, CEO, HashKey CloudLoong Pui Fung Andrew, Principal Consultant, Cascade Capital LimitedKennix Chan, Executive Director, Victory Securities Company LimitedMerida PAN, COO, Magic Circle Technology LimitedHannah Cassidy, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills; Asia Head, Financial Services RegulatoryJong-Goo Yi, Senior Foreign Attorney, Kim & ChangJay Lee, Partner, K&L Gates 
About Web3 Festival 
Hong Kong Web3 Festival is a premier Web3 event hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, and organized by W3ME. Hong Kong Web3 Festival provides an open stage to foster collboration, explore the Web3 landscape and establish a shared vision of the digital future. Learn more at web3festival.org
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