Agenda
08:30 – 09:30
Guest Registration
09:30 – 09:50
Welcome Remarks
Speaker: Lawrence Lee, Chair, Finternet Committee & Chairman, OSL Group
09:50 – 10:20
Fireside Chat 1
Fintech Ecosystem and Crypto-related Investment
Introduction: The evolving fintech landscape is creating a critical intersection between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto investment. This session explores the core strategies and challenges within this space, covering institutional valuation of digital assets, TradFi's strategic approach to the sector, and crypto's ongoing shift from the periphery to the mainstream.
Moderator: Henri Arslanian, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Nine Blocks
Speaker: Alex Manson, CEO, SC Ventures
10:20 – 10:40
Featured Fireside
Hong Kong's Breakthroughs, Innovations and Safeguards
Moderator: Gary Tiu, Executive Director and Head of Regulatory Affairs, OSL Group
Speaker: Eric Yip, Executive Director (Intermediaries), Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission
10:40 – 11:10
Fireside Chat 2
Evolution of Digital Asset Regulation: From Hong Kong to the Middle East
Introduction: The global regulatory landscape for digital assets is rapidly evolving, with Hong Kong and the Middle East emerging as key jurisdictions. This session will explore the divergent and convergent paths of these two hubs. The discussion will compare their regulatory philosophies and frameworks, and approaches to balancing innovation with investor protection, examining how this dynamic is shaping the future of global digital asset markets.
Moderator: Rocky Tung, Director and Head (Policy Research), Financial Services Development Council of Hong Kong
Speakers:
Elizabeth Wong, Director of Intermediaries and Head of Fintech unit, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission
Wai Lum Kwok, Senior Executive Director, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market
11:10 – 11:40
Fireside Chat 3
Asia's Crypto Frontier: Balancing Regulation and Compliant Growth
Introduction: This session brings together the key regulators and policy advisor from some of Asia’s unique, rapidly evolving digital asset hubs. The discussion will analyze those market's distinct regulatory strategy, focusing on how they are implementing frameworks to foster compliant growth and maintain market integrity. It will also envisage the potential and prospect for Asian regulatory and market alignment, mapping concrete ways the region can collaborate to lead the global crypto industry.
Moderator: Angelina Kwan, Managing Director, Stratford Finance
Speakers:
Wong Huei Ching, Executive Director of Digital Strategy and Innovation, The Securities Commission Malaysia
Uli Agustina, Director of Digital Financial Assets and Crypto Assets Supervision, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan
Harry Kim, Chief Business Officer, Kintsugi Technologies
11:40 – 12:20
Panel Discussion 1
Empowering the Real Economy: Unleashing New Potential of Digital Finance in Cross-Border Payments
Introduction: The efficiency and cost of cross-border payments remain a persistent pain point in global trade. This session will dive deep into the potential and challenges of digital finance in this arena, exploring how enhancing payment efficiency can genuinely empower trade and other commercial sectors by providing enterprises with reliable, convenient, and low-cost payment solutions.
Moderator: Shaun Heng, Vice President of Global Payment Products, OSL Group
Speakers:
Nischint Sanghavi, Head of Digital Currencies in Asia Pacific, Visa
Yam Ki Chan, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Circle
Jonathan Wang, CFO, Sunrate
Tim Fu, Market Leader of Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan, PayPal
12:20 – 13:00
Tea Break
13:00 – 13:30
Fireside Chat 4
Solana Ecosystem Trends
Introduction: Built on its high-performance public chain positioning, Solana is actively constructing a diversified ecosystem. This session will delve into Solana’s core ecosystem development strategy, covering its latest breakthroughs in network performance, the evolution of its financial infrastructure, and its deployment in emerging scenarios.
Moderator: Eugene Cheung, Chief Commercial Officer, OSL Group
Speaker: Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
13:30 – 14:10
Panel Discussion 2
From ETF to DAT: Cracking the Growth Code for Digital Asset Investment
Introduction: Digital asset investment is maturing and becoming more institutional. This panel features top investors who will discuss the latest strategies for building institutional portfolios, covering topics from tokenized securities to digital asset treasuries, exploring the main drivers of return in the current market, and weighing the significant opportunities against the potential risks.
Moderator: Rebecca Sin, Head of ETF Research APAC, Bloomberg Intelligence
Speakers:
Freddy Wong, Head of Product Asia Pacific, Invesco
Giselle Lai, Associate Investment Director of Digital Assets, Fidelity International
Marco Lim, Independent Non-Executive Director, Boyaa Interactive
Jaden Chan, Investment Manager of Digital Assets, Flow Traders
14:10 – 14:30
Keynote Speech 1
RWA: The Digital Reconstruction of Global Value Storage and Transfer
Speaker: George Zhou, Managing Director, Antalpha
14:30 – 15:10
Panel Discussion 3
The Digital Bridge: Stablecoins, Commerce, and the Future of Payment Experience
Introduction: Stablecoins are viewed as the critical "digital bridge" connecting the digital economy with real-world commerce. This session will focus on the application potential of stablecoins in the transaction and payment fields. The discussion will explore how stablecoins can provide better payment experiences for end consumers and small and medium-sized merchants, particularly in cross-border e-commerce and B2B settlement scenarios, and the obstacles that need to be overcome to achieve large-scale adoption.
Moderator: Zhou Xin, Tech Editor, South China Morning Post
Speakers:
Henry Chan, Chief Operating Officer, Interlace
Colin Gotra, CEO, Morph
Holger Arians, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Banxa
Peter Chen, Institutional Expansion Manager, APAC, Tether
Avery Ching, CEO & Co-Founder, Aptos Labs
15:10 – 15:30
Keynote Speech 2
Global RWA Alliance
Speaker: Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer, Plume
15:30 – 16:10
Panel Discussion 4
Unlocking RWA: New Pathways for Tokenizing Real-World Assets
Introduction: Real-World Assets (RWA) are seen as the bridge connecting Web3 with the trillion-dollar traditional financial market. This session will analyze the tokenization of different asset classes in a compliant and secure manner, discussing innovative solutions for key issues such as product structure, asset on-chaining, market valuation, and risk control, outlining a reliable path towards a healthy and robust RWA market.
Moderator: Brian Chen, Head of Wealth Management, OSL Group
Speakers:
Dan Maley, Director and Head of APAC Cash Business within BlackRock Global Markets & Index Investments
Paul Liang, Chief Financial Officer, Antalpha
Andrew Scott, Head of Digital Assets, Marketnode
Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President, Franklin Templeton Strategic Ventures
16:10 – 16:30
Keynote Speech 3
Mapping the Digital World with Real Economy
Speaker: Tin Pei Ling, Co-President, MetaComp
16:30 – 17:10
Panel Discussion 5
Asset Tokenization: From Real-World to On-Chain
Introduction: Tokenizing real-world assets is a crucial step in connecting traditional finance with Web3, and asset rights confirmation is one of the cornerstones of this process. This session will focus on how to achieve clear ownership definition at the legal, technical, and compliance levels when assets migrate from the real world to the chain, discussing the main obstacles, rights confirmation solutions for different asset classes, and how to build a transparent and trustworthy new on-chain asset ecosystem.
Moderator: Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments & RWA, Polygon Labs
Speakers:
Rocky Mui, Partner, Clifford Chance
Henry Zhang, Founder & CEO, DigiFT
Robert Lui, Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader, Deloitte China
Benjamin Zhai, CEO, Robo.ai
Lily Z. King, Chief Operating Officer, Cobo
17:10 – 17:40
Panel Discussion 6
Gray Rhino or Systematic Failure: Unpacking Crypto's Historic Liquidation Event
Introduction: On October 11, 2025, the digital asset market experienced a historic multi-billion dollar liquidation, raising a crucial question: Was this a "Gray Rhino" event—a foreseeable collapse caused by inherent vulnerabilities such as excessive leverage and platform fragility—or a deeper systemic failure? This discussion will delve into the "Friday Flash Crash," exploring its root causes, lessons learned, and how to build a more resilient future market.
Moderator: Colin Wu, Founder, Wu Blockchain
Speakers:
Kevin Cui, Executive Director & Chief Executive Director, OSL Group
Patrick Pan, Senior advisor to the chairperson, China Renaissance
Livio Weng, Executive Director & CEO, Sinohope
Amy Zhang，Head of APAC, FireBlocks
10:00 – 10:30
Panel Discussion 1
Regulatory Innovation: Navigating the Global Push for Digital Asset Compliance
Introduction: The global digital asset industry is moving from "wild growth" to a new phase of "compliant development." This session will explore the practical challenges of this new phase through a forward-looking compliance perspective. The discussion will focus on how enterprises should understand and implement evolving regulatory standards, promote the secure and controllable launch of products, and ultimately point the way for Web3 innovation under a compliant framework.
Moderator: Angela Wong, Managing Director, QReg Advisory
Speakers:
Karen So, Head of Legal and Compliance, OSL Group
Yvonne Ng, Vice President, APAC, Elliptic
Minny Siu, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Chen Wu, CEO and Co-Founder, EXI.O
10:30 – 10:50
Keynote Speech 1
From Private to Public: How Ethereum Powers Enterprise Stablecoins and the Next-Gen Financial Supply Chain
Speaker: Mo Jalil, APAC Enterprise Lead, Ethereum Foundation
10:50 – 11:30
Panel Discussion 2
Web3 and Institutional Finance: Stablecoins, Tokenization, and Transformation of Institutions
Introduction: Web3 technology is poised to reshape the operations of traditional institutions. This session will focus on the practical integration of stablecoins and tokenization technology in institutional business. The discussion will explore the compliant application and AI empowerment of core Web3 technologies like stablecoins and asset tokenization in institutional financial services.
Moderator: Micky Sun, BD Manager, PA News
Speakers:
Sara Wong, Executive Director, Solowin
Paolo Chen, Partner, Victory Securities
Shann Ng, Chief Marketing Officer, 3World Global
Alex Cheng, Chief Compliance Officer, Beosin
Leo Li, Director of Digital Native Sector, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence International
11:30 – 11:50
Keynote Speech 2
Structural Impact of Stablecoin Expansion on the Digital Currency Industry
Speaker: Shaun, Founder & CEO, ANT.FUN