Vision Stage
Innovation Stage
Day 1 - August 09
Day 2 - August 10
MORNING: Vietnam Empowers Web3
08:00-09:15
Opening Ceremony
Ceremony
09:20-09:35
Digital transformation Policy as a Catalyst for Web3 technology adoption
Keynote
Speaker
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoa
Deputy Director, Ho Chi Minh City Digital Transformation Center
09:35-10:15
HCMC - The Financial Hub of Tomorrow
Panel
Speaker
Mr. Johan Nyvene
Chairman, HSC Securities
Mr. Phung Anh Tuan
Secretary General, VAFI
Mr. John
CEO, GEM Group Joint Stock Company
Moderator
Catarina Quynh
Vietnam Country Lead, Republic
10:15-10:35
Blockchain Intelligence Transformation
Keynote
Speaker
Vinh The Nguyen
CEO & Co-Founder, Ninety Eight
10:35-10:45
Break
10:45-11:30
Viet Builders: From Vietnam to Global
Panel
Speaker
Thanh Le
Founder, Ninety Eight
Andy Ho
CTO, Sky Mavis
Anik Dang
Co-Founder & CEO, ReneVerse
Mike Le
CTO, Kyber Network
Moderator
Minh Thach
APAC Lead, Superteam
11:30-12:00
Navigating Vietnam’s Digital Asset Regulation and Institutional Adoption
Panel
Speaker
Will Ross
Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer, Dragon Capital
Vy Le
Co-Founder & General Partner, Do Ventures
Moderator
Tai Tran
Investment Director, Son Kim Retailer
12:00-13:30
Lunch Break
AFTERNOON: Asia Institution & Innovations
13:30-13:45
Vietnam's Institutions in Web3: Between Innovation & Uncertainty
Keynote
Speaker
Dr. Minh Nguyen
Lecturer in the Economics and Finance Department, RMIT Vietnam
13:45-14:25
Institutions and Digital Assets in Southeast Asia
Panel
Speaker
Diederik van Wersch
Regional Director, ASEAN, Chainalysis
Matthew Newton
Director, Institutional Sales, Galaxy Trading
Amy Zhang
Head of APAC, Fireblocks
Moderator
Noelle
Co-Founder & CRO, Lydian Labs
14:25-14:40
Shaping the Future: Asia’s Role in Digital Assets & Regulation
Keynote
Speaker
Ben El-Baz
Managing Director, HashKey
14:40-15:05
Money Reimagined - Stablecoins and the Future of Financial System
Fireside chat
Speaker
Richmond
Co-Founder, Zark Lab & Paxos
Moderator
Jann
Head of Ecosystem & Partnerships, WSPN
15:05-15:20
Break
15:20-16:00
Stablecoins as Infrastructure: The Quiet Rails of the New Financial Internet
Panel
Speaker
Moses Lee
Head of Asia, Anchorage Digital
Alex Lim
APAC BD, Head of Korea, LayerZero
Quynh Le
Regional Expansion Lead APAC, Tether
Patrick Chu
Head of BD, Agora
Moderator
Jae
BD Management, Frax Finance
16:00-16:35
Unlocking Institutional Liquidity in SEA: Custody, Capital & Compliance
Panel
Speaker
Aldwin
APAC Sales & BD, Bitgo
Taka
Head of APAC, Ledger
Sean Wong
Client Solutions Director, Ceffu
Moderator
Hasu
Marketing Manager, Vietnam Region, Bybit
16:35-16:45
Closing Remarks
Ceremony
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