ALL SPEAKERS
Hayden Adams
Uniswap Labs
Founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs
Tom Lee
Bitmine
Chairman of the Board
John D'Agostino
Coinbase
Head of Strategy
Katherine Dowling
Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company
President and Board Director
Franklin Bi
Pantera Capital
General Partner
Bilal Bin Saqib
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Minister of State / Chairman
Yat Siu
Animoca Brands
Co-founder and Chairman
Yoshitaka Kitao
SBI Holdings
Representative Director, Chairman, President & CEO
Giselle Lai
Fidelity International
Director, Digital Assets Strategist, APAC
Nischint Sanghavi
Visa
Head of Digital Currencies, Asia Pacific
Christian Rau
Mastercard
Senior Vice President Digital Assets and Blockchain
Carole House
Former White House Advisor, Penumbra Strategies
CEO
Takafumi Horie
Chetan Karkhanis
Franklin Templeton
Senior Vice President
Fiona Murray
Ripple
Vice President and Managing Director of APAC, Ripple
David Walsh
Ethereum Foundation
Head of Enterprise
Avalon Ingram
Swift
Digital Assets Business Lead
Anthony Apollo
Wyoming Stable Token Commission
Executive Director
Sunayna Tuteja
Federal Reserve System
Former Chief Innovation Officer
Alex Svanevik
Nansen
CEO
Sota Watanabe
Startale Group
CEO
Ju Chun Ko
Legislative Yuan (Congress) Taiwan
Legislator (Congressman)
Hideki Kaneko
Simplex Inc.
CEO
Emily Parker
RWA.xyz
Strategic Advisor
Tomoya Asakura
SBI Global Asset Management
CEO
Debbie Soon
Privy, a Stripe company
Head of Marketing
Omkar Godbole
CoinDesk
Markets editor/analyst
Min Lin
Ondo Finance
Managing Director, Global Business Development
Noritaka Okabe
JPYC inc.
CEO
Alice French
Bloomberg
Reporter
Iñaki Moreno
Google
AI GTM - Strategic Partnerships
Noriyuki Hirosue
bitbank,inc
Founder & CEO
Yuki Tanaka
BlackRock
Director
Shinpei Okuno
Metaplanet Inc.
Executive Officer Capital Markets and Investor Relations
Shigeru Yotoriyama
National Police Agency of Japan
Retired Senior Commissioner
Hiroshi Ozaki
KPMG Japan
Executive Advisor
Angelina Kwan
Stratford Finance
Chief Executive Officer
Ikkei Matsuda
Digital Platformer Inc.
Representative director CEO
Doo Wan Nam
Compound Foundation
Partnerships Lead
Dr. Arda Akartuna
Elliptic
Crypto Threat Intelligence Lead, APAC
Junghee Lee
Korea University
Professor
Akio Isowa
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP
Senior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Mitsunori Yuasa
Franklin Templeton Japan
Director, Digital & Fintech
Mo
Ethereum Foundation
Head Of Institutional Privacy
Alex Shin
Shinlabs
Founder/CEO
Yuki Dambayashi
J-CAM Inc.
Business Strategy & Development Director
Gen Adachi
NETSTARS Co., Ltd.
Director and CFO
Daniil and David Liberman
Gonka
Co-creators
Kazuo Miura
Simplex Inc.
Executive Principal
Yumi Ahn
TKI
Counsel
Michael
0G Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
Marc Liew
Jito
Head of APAC
Roi Hirata
Ava Labs
Head of Japan
Yugo Takino
株式会社イオレ
代表取締役社長 兼 CEO
Phillip Pon
EMURGO
CEO
June Lau
Elliptic
CJ
GSR
APAC General Manager/Global Head of Business Development
Taro Togo
Digital Asset
Managing Director, Japan
Tesuta
Akio Nishizawa
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Executive Offcer and General Manager
Martin Arnold
Financial Times
Financial regulation editor
Abel Seow
BitGo
Head of APAC/Managing Director
NISHI the Crypto
Crypto Currency Analyst
Yusuke Osoegawa
Napier Labs
Founder & CEO
Yuya Hasegawa
Bitbank, Inc.
Market Analyst
Masamichi Matsushima
Monex, Inc.
CryptoAssetAnalyst
Takeshi Nagase
ANDERSON MORI TOMOTSUNE
Partner
June Morita
Perplexity
Head of APAC
Shiv Shankar
Boundless
CEO
Yusuke Jindo
DeltaForesight
Founder&CEO
Tetsushi Hisata
Datachain, Inc.
CEO
Koji Higashi
Diamond Hands
CEO
David Wachsman
Wachsman
Founder & CEO
Takehiko (Ken) Koyanagi
Nikkei Inc.
Senior Staff Writer
Can Sun
Backpack
Co-Founder
Yusuke Shidara
Gentosha Inc.(New Economy)
Editor-in-chief
Sam Reynolds
Freelance
Crypto journalist
Takahito Kagami
CoinPost inc.
CEO
Shinsuke Sato
SLASH VISION PTE. LTD.
Founder
Joe
Justin Wang
Capital Layer
CEO & Founder
Thomas Chou
Canton Foundation
Head of Asia-Pacific
Atsushi Kuwabara
Bitbank, Inc.
Chief Business Development Officer
Tokuyou Li
SPEQETRA Investment Research
CEO
Hidekazu Kondo
G.U.Technologies , Inc.
Representative Director and President / Japan Open Chain founder
Yevgeny Khessin
DIMO
CEO
Taishi Mikura
日本ビットコイン産業株式会社
R&D/ビットコイン研究所ライター
Hayden Adams
Uniswap LabsFounder and CEO of Uniswap Labs
Hayden Adams is the Founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs and inventor of the Uniswap Protocol, the largest decentralized exchange protocol.He began building in crypto in 2017. As his first project, he set out to build an application that fully embodied the unique properties of Ethereum: decentralized, trustless, permissionless, and secure.This project eventually became Uniswap.As of April 2024, the Uniswap Protocol has processed over $2 trillion in lifetime volume. It competes head-on with centralized exchanges, offering 2x more liquidity than both Binance and Coinbase (two of the largest centralized exchanges) for popular pairs like Ethereum to stablecoin trades.Today, Uniswap Labs contributes to the development of the Uniswap Protocol and builds products for users to safely and securely access DeFi — including the Uniswap Interface and the Uniswap Wallet, which collectively have served millions of users.
Tom Lee
BitmineChairman of the Board
Thomas J. Lee (Tom Lee) is one of the most widely recognized and followed macro strategists on Wall Street, with nearly 30 years of experience in macro strategy and equity research. Known for his evidence-based, data-driven approach, he has made numerous timely and contrarian market calls—often going against consensus with accuracy—and was one of the first strategists to introduce institutional investors to Bitcoin. He is widely regarded as a trusted voice among top asset managers, advisors, and allocators.
In September 2014, he co-founded Fundstrat and serves as its Head of Research. Fundstrat is a research advisory firm that has grown to over 30 full-time employees and now serves hedge funds, mutual funds, and family offices in more than 26 countries.
Tom Lee founded Fundstrat Capital in Spring 2024 and serves as its Chief Investment Officer while continuing in his role as Head of Research at Fundstrat. He is the lead Portfolio Manager for the Fundstrat Granny Shots ETF suite (NYSE: GRNY, GRNJ, GRNI). The flagship large-cap portfolio, GRNY, is recognized as one of the most successful equity ETF launches of the past two decades, with over $4.6 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2026.
In June 2025, Lee was appointed Chairman of the Board of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR). He serves this role while also maintaining his roles as Head of Research at Fundstrat and CIO of Fundstrat Capital. At Bitmine, a $10 billion market-cap company, he helps guide the company’s strategic vision as an Ethereum-focused treasury model with broader blockchain initiatives.
Before founding Fundstrat, Lee was Chief Equity Strategist at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., where he worked from 1999 through 2014. Earlier in his career, he was a highly regarded telecommunications equity research analyst and small-cap equity/bankruptcy/reorg strategist, holding roles at firms including Kidder, Peabody and Salomon Smith Barney.
Over the course of his career, he has been ranked consistently by Institutional Investor for the past 30 years, earning #1, #2, and #3 positions for 15 consecutive years from 1998 to 2013. He is known for his data-driven approach (“analysis not opinions”), and clients view his work as both contrarian and highly differentiated.
Lee earned a BSE in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, with dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He is also a CFA Charterholder.
In September 2014, he co-founded Fundstrat and serves as its Head of Research. Fundstrat is a research advisory firm that has grown to over 30 full-time employees and now serves hedge funds, mutual funds, and family offices in more than 26 countries.
Tom Lee founded Fundstrat Capital in Spring 2024 and serves as its Chief Investment Officer while continuing in his role as Head of Research at Fundstrat. He is the lead Portfolio Manager for the Fundstrat Granny Shots ETF suite (NYSE: GRNY, GRNJ, GRNI). The flagship large-cap portfolio, GRNY, is recognized as one of the most successful equity ETF launches of the past two decades, with over $4.6 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2026.
In June 2025, Lee was appointed Chairman of the Board of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR). He serves this role while also maintaining his roles as Head of Research at Fundstrat and CIO of Fundstrat Capital. At Bitmine, a $10 billion market-cap company, he helps guide the company’s strategic vision as an Ethereum-focused treasury model with broader blockchain initiatives.
Before founding Fundstrat, Lee was Chief Equity Strategist at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., where he worked from 1999 through 2014. Earlier in his career, he was a highly regarded telecommunications equity research analyst and small-cap equity/bankruptcy/reorg strategist, holding roles at firms including Kidder, Peabody and Salomon Smith Barney.
Over the course of his career, he has been ranked consistently by Institutional Investor for the past 30 years, earning #1, #2, and #3 positions for 15 consecutive years from 1998 to 2013. He is known for his data-driven approach (“analysis not opinions”), and clients view his work as both contrarian and highly differentiated.
Lee earned a BSE in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, with dual concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He is also a CFA Charterholder.
John D'Agostino
CoinbaseHead of Strategy
Katherine Dowling
Bitcoin Standard Treasury CompanyPresident and Board Director
Katherine Dowling is the President and Board Director of Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR). Prior to BSTR she was a member of the Executive Committee at Bitwise Asset Management as well the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. She currently is a Senior Strategic Advisor for Bitwise. She also previously served in General Counsel, CCO, and COO roles at several financial and private equity firms, and was a co-founder, Managing Director and COO of Luminate Capital Partners, a software private equity firm in San Francisco. A Harvard Law School graduate, Ms. Dowling spent over a decade as a federal prosecutor, most recently in the Economic Crimes Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, where she worked with the FBI, SEC, IRS and other agencies to prosecute insider trading, fraud, and money laundering cases, among others. She serves on the boards of two non-profit organizations.
Franklin Bi
Pantera CapitalGeneral Partner
Franklin is a General Partner at Pantera Capital, focused on early-stage venture & token investing and portfolio development. Since joining Pantera in 2019, Franklin has led investments across DeFi, infrastructure, and Web3 gaming. He serves on the boards of Bitso, Azra Games, Pintu, MakersPlace, InfiniGods, Mezo, and Helika.
Franklin has 10 years of experience building and investing in blockchain and crypto, from seed stage to Fortune 50. Previously, Franklin was a founding member of J.P. Morgan’s blockchain group Onyx in 2015, leading many of the bank’s earliest blockchain initiatives across digital assets, market infrastructure, tokenization, and joint ventures. Franklin also co-founded Scale8 Partners, an advisory firm serving early-stage DeFi protocols, exchanges, and infrastructure projects. He began his venture career at ff Venture Capital, a top-performing early-stage VC fund based in NYC. Franklin is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics.
Franklin has 10 years of experience building and investing in blockchain and crypto, from seed stage to Fortune 50. Previously, Franklin was a founding member of J.P. Morgan’s blockchain group Onyx in 2015, leading many of the bank’s earliest blockchain initiatives across digital assets, market infrastructure, tokenization, and joint ventures. Franklin also co-founded Scale8 Partners, an advisory firm serving early-stage DeFi protocols, exchanges, and infrastructure projects. He began his venture career at ff Venture Capital, a top-performing early-stage VC fund based in NYC. Franklin is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. in Economics.
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Bilal Bin Saqib
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory AuthorityMinister of State / Chairman
Bilal Bin Saqib, MBE, is the Chairperson of PVARA (Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority), State Minister for Crypto and Blockchain and the CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council. He is also the Chief Advisor to the Finance Minister of Pakistan.
Yat Siu
Animoca BrandsCo-founder and Chairman
A veteran technology entrepreneur/investor based in Hong Kong, Yat Siu is the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in Web3 with the mission to deliver digital property rights to the world's Internet users, thereby creating a new asset class, play-and-earn economies, and a more equitable digital framework contributing to the building of the open metaverse.
Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he moved to Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation, the first free web page and email provider in Asia. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM and pivoted Outblaze to become an incubator of projects and companies to develop digital entertainment services and products. One of those incubated companies is Animoca Brands, which was created in 2014.
In 2017 he set up the Dalton Learning Lab, an afterschool digital lab for skills not emphasized by most education systems, including divergent thinking and design thinking. He is the founder of ThinkBlaze, the research arm of Outblaze investigating socially meaningful issues in technology.
Since 2018, Yat has been an early advocate for the use of blockchain, including fungible tokens and NFTs, which enable users to enjoy true ownership of their own virtual assets, data, and, consequently, equity. With a clear vision of the potential of decentralized apps and assets, Yat quickly steered Animoca Brands to a leadership position in blockchain, gaming, tokenization, and the open metaverse. Today Animoca Brands is an industry leader that operates a series of Web3-focused subsidiaries and products, and that has invested in over 570 Web3-focused companies to build one of the largest blockchain portfolios in the world.
Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards, and recognition as one of the Cointelegraph top 100 notable people in blockchain.
A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.
Yat began his career at Atari Germany in 1990. In 1995 he moved to Hong Kong to establish Hong Kong Cybercity/Freenation, the first free web page and email provider in Asia. In 1998 he set up Outblaze, an award-winning pioneer of multilingual white label web services. In 2009, he sold Outblaze’s messaging unit to IBM and pivoted Outblaze to become an incubator of projects and companies to develop digital entertainment services and products. One of those incubated companies is Animoca Brands, which was created in 2014.
In 2017 he set up the Dalton Learning Lab, an afterschool digital lab for skills not emphasized by most education systems, including divergent thinking and design thinking. He is the founder of ThinkBlaze, the research arm of Outblaze investigating socially meaningful issues in technology.
Since 2018, Yat has been an early advocate for the use of blockchain, including fungible tokens and NFTs, which enable users to enjoy true ownership of their own virtual assets, data, and, consequently, equity. With a clear vision of the potential of decentralized apps and assets, Yat quickly steered Animoca Brands to a leadership position in blockchain, gaming, tokenization, and the open metaverse. Today Animoca Brands is an industry leader that operates a series of Web3-focused subsidiaries and products, and that has invested in over 570 Web3-focused companies to build one of the largest blockchain portfolios in the world.
Yat has earned numerous accolades including Global Leader of Tomorrow at the World Economic Forum, Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the DHL/SCMP Awards, and recognition as one of the Cointelegraph top 100 notable people in blockchain.
A classically trained musician, Yat is a member of the advisory board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.
Yoshitaka Kitao
SBI HoldingsRepresentative Director, Chairman, President & CEO
Yoshitaka Kitao is the President and CEO of SBI Holdings Inc. He earned degrees from both Keio University (1974) and Cambridge University (1978). Prior to his role at SBI, he has held multiple positions within Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (1974-1995) as well as Softbank Corporation (1995-1999). Kitao became the Representative Director, President of SOFTBANK INVESTMENT CORPORATION, currently SBI Holdings Inc., in 1999, and has led the company to become one of the biggest financial conglomerate in Japan.
Giselle Lai
Fidelity InternationalDirector, Digital Assets Strategist, APAC
Giselle Lai is a Digital Assets Strategist at Fidelity International, where she has been
instrumental in shaping and executing the firm’s digital assets strategy since 2022, spanning
crypto investment solutions to tokenisation initiatives. She leads client engagement across
digital assets and supports the distribution of Fidelity’s digital asset capabilities. She also
contributes to thought leadership, educational initiatives, and research in related to digital
assets development.
Giselle has been actively involved in the digital assets ecosystem since 2018, driven by a
strong interest in emerging technologies and their implications for capital markets. She holds a
Master of Science in Blockchain and Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia and is an
active member of the Web3 Women association. In addition, she has served as a guest
lecturer for digital assets courses at universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Prior to her current role, Giselle was an Associate Investment Director, specialising in Asian
fixed income and China bonds markets. She was responsible for product strategy and
franchise management for the Asian fixed income strategies, leading investor communications,
client engagement, and portfolio manager support across institutional and intermediary
channels.
Giselle joined Fidelity as a graduate associate and gained experience across various areas,
including Multi Asset Investment Directing, Institutional Business & Consultant Relations,
Digital Solutions, and Intermediary Sales in both Hong Kong and Singapore.
She holds a BSc degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Hong Kong and is a
CFA and CAIA charterholder.
instrumental in shaping and executing the firm’s digital assets strategy since 2022, spanning
crypto investment solutions to tokenisation initiatives. She leads client engagement across
digital assets and supports the distribution of Fidelity’s digital asset capabilities. She also
contributes to thought leadership, educational initiatives, and research in related to digital
assets development.
Giselle has been actively involved in the digital assets ecosystem since 2018, driven by a
strong interest in emerging technologies and their implications for capital markets. She holds a
Master of Science in Blockchain and Digital Currency from the University of Nicosia and is an
active member of the Web3 Women association. In addition, she has served as a guest
lecturer for digital assets courses at universities in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Prior to her current role, Giselle was an Associate Investment Director, specialising in Asian
fixed income and China bonds markets. She was responsible for product strategy and
franchise management for the Asian fixed income strategies, leading investor communications,
client engagement, and portfolio manager support across institutional and intermediary
channels.
Giselle joined Fidelity as a graduate associate and gained experience across various areas,
including Multi Asset Investment Directing, Institutional Business & Consultant Relations,
Digital Solutions, and Intermediary Sales in both Hong Kong and Singapore.
She holds a BSc degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Hong Kong and is a
CFA and CAIA charterholder.
Nischint Sanghavi
VisaHead of Digital Currencies, Asia Pacific
Current Position and Responsibilities
Nischint is the head of Digital Currencies in Asia Pacific for Visa. Based in Singapore, he oversees Visa’s digital currency business performance in Asia Pacific, including partnership strategies and developing new crypto business streams for Visa’s crypto offerings.
Other Information
Nischint is the subject matter expert on digital currency and web 3.0 engagements with key stakeholders such as banks, fintechs, regulators and blockchain infrastructure companies.
As part of his portfolio, he is also responsible for emerging stablecoin, CBDC and tokenized deposit products, leading Visa’s go-to-market efforts in the region.
Other Information
Nischint joined Visa in 2022, bringing over 20 years of experience in financial services having worked across multiple streams through the years. Before Visa, Nischint was managing fintech partnerships at Singtel and has worked with multiple digital currency business prior to that.
Nischint holds a Masters in Business Administration from Boston University School of Management and is also a Certified Chartered Accountant.
Nischint is the head of Digital Currencies in Asia Pacific for Visa. Based in Singapore, he oversees Visa’s digital currency business performance in Asia Pacific, including partnership strategies and developing new crypto business streams for Visa’s crypto offerings.
Other Information
Nischint is the subject matter expert on digital currency and web 3.0 engagements with key stakeholders such as banks, fintechs, regulators and blockchain infrastructure companies.
As part of his portfolio, he is also responsible for emerging stablecoin, CBDC and tokenized deposit products, leading Visa’s go-to-market efforts in the region.
Other Information
Nischint joined Visa in 2022, bringing over 20 years of experience in financial services having worked across multiple streams through the years. Before Visa, Nischint was managing fintech partnerships at Singtel and has worked with multiple digital currency business prior to that.
Nischint holds a Masters in Business Administration from Boston University School of Management and is also a Certified Chartered Accountant.
Christian Rau
MastercardSenior Vice President Digital Assets and Blockchain
Christian Rau is Senior Vice President Blockchain and Digital Assets within Mastercard’s global digital commercialization organization.
In this role Christian establishes and coordinates global partnerships with Digital Asset and Fintech customers, and executes impactful initiatives in collaboration with Mastercard’s relationship management and product teams to deploy innovative digital payment propositions globally.
Previously heading up Mastercard’s Central European Product team between 2015 and 2019, Christian was responsible for the introduction of Debit Mastercard. Subsequently Christian led the Mastercard Vienna office as General Manager for the Austrian Market. Christian joined Mastercard in 2012 after having held positions in the telecommunication, internet service provider and banking sector.
In this role Christian establishes and coordinates global partnerships with Digital Asset and Fintech customers, and executes impactful initiatives in collaboration with Mastercard’s relationship management and product teams to deploy innovative digital payment propositions globally.
Previously heading up Mastercard’s Central European Product team between 2015 and 2019, Christian was responsible for the introduction of Debit Mastercard. Subsequently Christian led the Mastercard Vienna office as General Manager for the Austrian Market. Christian joined Mastercard in 2012 after having held positions in the telecommunication, internet service provider and banking sector.
Carole House
Former White House Advisor, Penumbra StrategiesCEO
Carole House is a strategic technology executive who has spent her career focusing on leveraging innovative technologies to combat national security threats. She is the founder and CEO of a strategic technology and national security advisory practice, Penumbra Strategies, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council GeoEconomics Center and Georgetown University CyberSMART Center. Carole recently departed the White House National Security Council (NSC) as Special Advisor for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure. She previously served as the NSC Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation. During her time at the White House, Carole architected two Executive Orders driving critical steps to promote innovation in cybersecurity, digital identity, artificial intelligence, and digital assets. Carole has held positions in the private sector as an Executive in Residence at Terranet Ventures, Inc., co-founder and interim COO for a stealth fintech startup, and served on advisory boards for three financial regulatory agencies and three non-profits. She also has been recognized for her leadership in cyber and emerging tech initiatives, to include the prestigious "Fed100" award and AFFIRM's "Leadership in Crisis" award, in addition to various publications across the Atlantic Council, Bloomberg, the Small Wars Journal, and the Military Review. Carole’s prior government experience includes service as a U.S. Army Captain as well as positions leading emerging tech, cybersecurity, and national security initiatives across the White House, Senate Homeland Security Committee, and the U.S. Treasury.
Fiona Murray
RippleVice President and Managing Director of APAC, Ripple
Based in Singapore, Fiona Murray is Vice President and Managing Director of APAC for Ripple, leading the company’s strategy and business operations in the Asia Pacific region.
During her tenure she has played an instrumental role in onboarding key partners and products critical to digital asset trade across the region, including building out payment rails for on/off ramping and overseeing the growth of OTC in APAC.
She drives Ripple's efforts to scale enterprise blockchain and crypto adoption in this region's fast-growing digital asset hubs, including working to secure the company's landmark Major Payments Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Fiona joined Ripple in 2018 and has led the APAC sales team since 2020. Prior to Ripple, Fiona held business development positions within large enterprises, including Oracle, Fiserv and Misys (now Finastra), helping financial institutions innovate in payments across Europe and Asia. Fiona holds a Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
During her tenure she has played an instrumental role in onboarding key partners and products critical to digital asset trade across the region, including building out payment rails for on/off ramping and overseeing the growth of OTC in APAC.
She drives Ripple's efforts to scale enterprise blockchain and crypto adoption in this region's fast-growing digital asset hubs, including working to secure the company's landmark Major Payments Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Fiona joined Ripple in 2018 and has led the APAC sales team since 2020. Prior to Ripple, Fiona held business development positions within large enterprises, including Oracle, Fiserv and Misys (now Finastra), helping financial institutions innovate in payments across Europe and Asia. Fiona holds a Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Avalon Ingram
SwiftDigital Assets Business Lead
Avalon is the Business Lead for Digital Assets, Asia Pacific at SWIFT, where she drives strategic engagement with banks, market infrastructures and regulators on the adoption of tokenization, digital assets and next-generation payment and settlement models. Her role supports SWIFT’s vision across both traditional and emerging digital asset ecosystems.
With over 12 years of experience across financial crime compliance, payments and RegTech, she has worked with AI-driven RegTech startups and served on the Singapore FinTech Association’s RegTech Sub-Committee (2020–2021). Avalon frequent speaker and moderator at industry events across digital assets, payments innovation, compliance and financial inclusion.
With over 12 years of experience across financial crime compliance, payments and RegTech, she has worked with AI-driven RegTech startups and served on the Singapore FinTech Association’s RegTech Sub-Committee (2020–2021). Avalon frequent speaker and moderator at industry events across digital assets, payments innovation, compliance and financial inclusion.
Anthony Apollo
Wyoming Stable Token CommissionExecutive Director
Anthony J. Apollo was appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission in September 2023. Director Apollo brings his experience in both traditional finance (KPMG, EY) and digital assets (ConsenSys, Rensa) to the development of the first fiat-backed and fully-reserved stable token issued by a public entity in the United States. Prior to his tenure, Anthony launched blockchain-native projects around intellectual property, debt securities, multimedia licenses, and real-time payments.
Sunayna Tuteja
Federal Reserve SystemFormer Chief Innovation Officer
Sunayna Tuteja is a globally recognized innovation leader operating at the nexus of finance, technology, and policy. She most recently served as the first Chief Innovation Officer of the Federal Reserve System, where she built and led the Fed’s innovation agenda across the 12 Reserve Banks and Board of Governors. Her work focused on both the application of emerging technologies within the institution and assessing the policy implications shaping the future of the financial system - including artificial intelligence, digital assets, tokenization, quantum computing, and the future of money and payments.
With more than a decade of experience as a builder, investor, and operator across TradFi, fintech, crypto, and central banking in North America and Asia, Sunayna is known for helping institutions meet the moment - by solving gnarly problems and translating bold ideas into practical execution, shipped outcomes, and measurable business value. Prior to the Federal Reserve, she built the digital assets practice at TD Ameritrade and led major digital transformation initiatives across TD Bank in both Canada and the United States.
A connector of ideas, individuals, and institutions, Sunayna has spent her career creating the conditions for active engagement between the public and private sectors. Her regularly hosted and curated (and over subscribed!) roundtables have yielded not only a forum for spicy conversations, but also positive connections and productive collaboration. When Sunayna is not nerding out about all things innovation, you can find her adventuring the skies in her Cessna.
With more than a decade of experience as a builder, investor, and operator across TradFi, fintech, crypto, and central banking in North America and Asia, Sunayna is known for helping institutions meet the moment - by solving gnarly problems and translating bold ideas into practical execution, shipped outcomes, and measurable business value. Prior to the Federal Reserve, she built the digital assets practice at TD Ameritrade and led major digital transformation initiatives across TD Bank in both Canada and the United States.
A connector of ideas, individuals, and institutions, Sunayna has spent her career creating the conditions for active engagement between the public and private sectors. Her regularly hosted and curated (and over subscribed!) roundtables have yielded not only a forum for spicy conversations, but also positive connections and productive collaboration. When Sunayna is not nerding out about all things innovation, you can find her adventuring the skies in her Cessna.
Sota Watanabe
Startale GroupCEO
Sota Watanabe is a pioneering force in the global Web3 ecosystem and one of Japan’s most influential tech entrepreneurs. As the Founder and CEO of Startale Group, Watanabe leads visionary efforts to build the foundational infrastructure for a decentralized internet with the overarching mission of bringing the world onchain.
Watanabe first gained prominence through his leadership of Astar Network, Japan’s largest public blockchain, which has become a cornerstone of the country’s Web3 infrastructure.
A notable milestone in Watanabe’s career is the co‑development of Soneium, an Ethereum Layer‑2 blockchain created in partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs and supported by broader Sony Group collaborations. This initiative positions Japanese blockchain technology at the intersection of consumer entertainment, AI and mass adoption.
In the realm of tokenized digital assets and real‑world finance, Watanabe has steered strategic partnerships with SBI Holdings to advance innovative infrastructure including a fully compliant Japanese yen‑denominated stablecoin and development of a blockchain optimized for tokenized stocks and real‑world assets.
Watanabe first gained prominence through his leadership of Astar Network, Japan’s largest public blockchain, which has become a cornerstone of the country’s Web3 infrastructure.
A notable milestone in Watanabe’s career is the co‑development of Soneium, an Ethereum Layer‑2 blockchain created in partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs and supported by broader Sony Group collaborations. This initiative positions Japanese blockchain technology at the intersection of consumer entertainment, AI and mass adoption.
In the realm of tokenized digital assets and real‑world finance, Watanabe has steered strategic partnerships with SBI Holdings to advance innovative infrastructure including a fully compliant Japanese yen‑denominated stablecoin and development of a blockchain optimized for tokenized stocks and real‑world assets.
Ju Chun Ko
Legislative Yuan (Congress) TaiwanLegislator (Congressman)
Ju-Chun (JC) Ko currently serves as a Legislator-at-Large in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan and is an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate Institute of Networking and Multimedia, National Taiwan University. In 2012, he obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from National Taiwan University. He then went to Keio University in Japan to serve as a postdoctoral researcher at the Graduate School of Media Design (KMD), followed by becoming the first Taiwanese participant at Singularity University. He has held the position of Taiwan AI/Web3 Growth Partner at the Dentsu Group in Japan and is also the founder of the well-known technology podcast which he continues to run tirelessly.
Hideki Kaneko
Simplex Inc.CEO
1987 Hitotsubashi University - Department of Law Graduated, then joined Arthur Andersen (currently Accenture). Later worked at a foreign venture firm, then joined Salomon Brothers Securities (currently Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.) in 1991. Established Simplex Risk Management, the predecessor to Simplex in 1997, then appointed to his current position as CEO in 2000. Upon a sole share transfer in 2016, Simplex Holdings was established as a holding company, where Kaneko was appointed to his current position as CEO.
Emily Parker
RWA.xyzStrategic Advisor
BitLending Stage
07/14 12:45 - 07/14 13:25
RWA Unlocked: How Tokenized Money Market Funds Are Reshaping Liquidity
Tomoya Asakura
SBI Global Asset ManagementCEO
Born in 1966. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Keio University. After working at Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Merrill Lynch Securities in the United States, obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 2004, has served as President and Representative Director of SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. As Executive Vice President and Representative Director of SBI Holdings, Inc., oversees the SBI Group’s overall asset management business and digital asset business.
Debbie Soon
Privy, a Stripe companyHead of Marketing
Debbie Soon is the Head of Marketing at Privy, a Stripe company building the infrastructure redefining digital asset ownership and programmable money. She is also the author of Digital Mavericks, a guide to crypto told through the stories of pioneering innovators. A two-time founder, she previously co-founded HUG (acquired by .ART), led business expansion at ONE Championship, and managed a $1B equity portfolio at GIC. Recognized by nft now as a top crypto founder to watch, she has appeared on platforms like FINTECH.TV and CoinDesk Live.
Omkar Godbole
CoinDeskMarkets editor/analyst
Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor and analyst on CoinDesk's Markets team. He has been covering crypto options and futures, as well as macro and cross-asset activity, since 2019, leveraging his prior experience in directional and non-directional derivative strategies at brokerage firms. His extensive background also encompasses the FX markets, having served as a fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desks for Mumbai-based brokerages and FXStreet. Omkar holds small amounts of bitcoin, ether, BitTorrent, tron and dot.
Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.
Omkar holds a Master's degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation.
Noritaka Okabe
JPYC inc.CEO
2001年に一橋大学在学中に一社目を創業し、以降、代表取締役や取締役CTOとして数々のプロジェクトをリード。2017年にはリアルワールドゲームス株式会社を共同創業し、技術と財務の分野で卓越したリーダーシップを発揮。2019年に日本暗号資産市場株式会社(現JPYC株式会社)を立ち上げ、代表取締役として2021年より日本円建プリペイド型トークン「JPYC Prepaid」の発行を開始。2023年7月からはBCCC「ステーブルコイン普及推進部会」の部会長に就任し、ブロックチェーン技術の普及と発展に貢献しています。さらに、iU情報経営イノベーション専門職大学の客員教授や一般社団法人ブロックチェーン推進協会(BCCC)理事、一般社団法人 日本暗号資産ビジネス協会(JCBA)理事を務めるなど、教育と業界発展にも注力。
Alice French
BloombergReporter
Alice French is a Tokyo-based reporter for Bloomberg covering Japanese financial markets. Her work focuses on equities with a particular interest in the technology and entertainment sectors. She also reports on crypto and has tracked the rise of digital asset treasuries in Japan and across Asia.
Beyond her markets coverage, Alice has led reporting on social and gender issues in Japan and is a regular contributor to Bloomberg TV and podcasts.
Before joining Bloomberg in 2024, Alice was a reporter and editor at Nikkei Asia, where she covered major global events including the G7 Hiroshima Summit. She previously worked for the Yamagata Prefectural Government through the JET Programme. Alice is from the UK and holds a BA in Japanese from the University of Cambridge.
Beyond her markets coverage, Alice has led reporting on social and gender issues in Japan and is a regular contributor to Bloomberg TV and podcasts.
Before joining Bloomberg in 2024, Alice was a reporter and editor at Nikkei Asia, where she covered major global events including the G7 Hiroshima Summit. She previously worked for the Yamagata Prefectural Government through the JET Programme. Alice is from the UK and holds a BA in Japanese from the University of Cambridge.
BitLending Stage
07/14 12:45 - 07/14 13:25
RWA Unlocked: How Tokenized Money Market Funds Are Reshaping Liquidity
Iñaki Moreno
GoogleAI GTM - Strategic Partnerships
Iñaki Moreno leads Strategic Accounts for AI and Digital Natives at Google in APAC, where he helps high-growth SaaS, FinTech, and Web3 startups build their frontier AI roadmaps. With over a decade of global tech experience, he has spearheaded landmark industry partnerships and spoken to audiences of over 1,000 at premier events like Mobile World Congress and SmartCon.
Passionate about democratization and community impact, Iñaki volunteers as a Master Trainer with AI Singapore, mentoring individuals and enterprises on practical AI adoption. He is also an active angel investor, regularly advising early-stage founders on go-to-market strategies and fundraising.
When he’s not bridging the gap between infrastructure and intelligence, you can find him practicing Muay Thai or playing semi-professional football for Tiong Bahru FC in Singapore’s second division.
Passionate about democratization and community impact, Iñaki volunteers as a Master Trainer with AI Singapore, mentoring individuals and enterprises on practical AI adoption. He is also an active angel investor, regularly advising early-stage founders on go-to-market strategies and fundraising.
When he’s not bridging the gap between infrastructure and intelligence, you can find him practicing Muay Thai or playing semi-professional football for Tiong Bahru FC in Singapore’s second division.
Noriyuki Hirosue
bitbank,incFounder & CEO
I started my career at Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and later became fascinated by the Internet and was involved in the launch and management of IT startups for many years.
I served as executive Managing Director of GMO Internet, Inc., President and Representative Director of GaLa, Inc. and CEO of Commuca, Inc.
In 2012, I became convinced that crypto-asset technology would become the Internet of Money, and founded Bitbank,inc in 2014.
In 2022, I established Japan Digital Asset Trust Establishment Preparatory Corporation (JADAT) to enter the digital asset trust business for institutional investors and business companies, where I also serves as its CEO.
I'm currently working hard for the healthy development of crypto assets through Bitbank, which operates a crypto asset exchange, and JADAT, which is planning a trust business specializing in digital assets.
I served as executive Managing Director of GMO Internet, Inc., President and Representative Director of GaLa, Inc. and CEO of Commuca, Inc.
In 2012, I became convinced that crypto-asset technology would become the Internet of Money, and founded Bitbank,inc in 2014.
In 2022, I established Japan Digital Asset Trust Establishment Preparatory Corporation (JADAT) to enter the digital asset trust business for institutional investors and business companies, where I also serves as its CEO.
I'm currently working hard for the healthy development of crypto assets through Bitbank, which operates a crypto asset exchange, and JADAT, which is planning a trust business specializing in digital assets.
Yuki Tanaka
BlackRockDirector
2011年ブラックロック・ジャパン入社。トレーディング業務に従事後、2024年3月よりブラックロック・グローバル・マーケッツ部長としてトレーディング、セキュリティーズ・レンディング、キャッシュ・マネジメントを統括。更にデジタル戦略・業務にも従事。2025年1月よりグローバル・プロダクト・ソリューション部を兼務し、同部内でトランジション・マネジメントを統括。
Shinpei Okuno
Metaplanet Inc.Executive Officer Capital Markets and Investor Relations
Spent approximately 20 years in the investment banking division of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, supporting the planning and execution of equity financing, capital policy, and IR strategies. Has extensive experience advising listed companies on fundraising, investor communications, and initiatives to enhance corporate value.
After leaving the firm, spent approximately three years as a private investor, conducting company analysis and investment activities while exploring new growth areas from a capital markets perspective. Through this experience, developed a strong interest in the potential of digital credit utilizing Bitcoin and joined Metaplanet after resonating with its vision.
Currently leads capital raising strategies aimed at maximizing shareholder value, while communicating Metaplanet’s growth story as a Bitcoin Treasury Company to investors and communities in Japan and overseas. Plays a key role in bridging capital markets and Bitcoin.
After leaving the firm, spent approximately three years as a private investor, conducting company analysis and investment activities while exploring new growth areas from a capital markets perspective. Through this experience, developed a strong interest in the potential of digital credit utilizing Bitcoin and joined Metaplanet after resonating with its vision.
Currently leads capital raising strategies aimed at maximizing shareholder value, while communicating Metaplanet’s growth story as a Bitcoin Treasury Company to investors and communities in Japan and overseas. Plays a key role in bridging capital markets and Bitcoin.
Shigeru Yotoriyama
National Police Agency of JapanRetired Senior Commissioner
I am a retired Senior Commissioner of National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan. I joined the NPA in 1986 and retired in 2021 after 35 challenging and rewarding years of service. During the period, I held a number of senior positions, including Director General of NPA’s Tohoku Regional Police Bureau, NPA’s Director of Second Investigative Division (Fraud/Scams, White-Collar Crime and Public Corruption) and Director of Fourth Investigative Division (Japanese Organized Crimes) of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, where he supervised numerous criminal investigations and international operations. After leaving the NPA, I was invited to Waseda Institute of the Policy of Social Safety, Waseda University as Research Fellow, where he has been doing research, focusing primarily on countermeasures against fraud/scams and transnational organized crimes. I am a graduate of Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo ’86 (LL.B.) and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University ’92 (Master in Public Administration).
Hiroshi Ozaki
KPMG JapanExecutive Advisor
Angelina Kwan
Stratford FinanceChief Executive Officer
Angelina Kwan, CPA, CA ANZ
Angelina Kwan is a Hong Kong–based financial services executive, a former regulator, and the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance, a boutique consulting firm specialising in regulatory, operational, licensing and technology advisory services for financial institutions and digital asset businesses. Stratford Finance supports clients in navigating complex regulatory environments, strengthening governance frameworks, and building resilient operating models across traditional finance and the Web3 sectors.
A seasoned finance professional, Angelina has held senior leadership roles at leading global institutions, including Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), Cantor Fitzgerald, and IMC Asia Pacific. She has also held senior executive and advisory positions in the digital assets sector, including Senior Advisor, Group Chief Operating Officer, and Group Chief Risk Officer roles at organisations such as the HashKey Group and BitMEX, as well as leadership roles at major digital asset exchanges.
In addition to her executive career, Angelina serves on a number of public and non profit leadership roles. She is the Chair of The Women’s Foundation and a member of various Hong Kong Government boards and committees, including the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council. She also serves on the boards of the Ebenezer School for the Blind, University of Wollongong Hong Kong, Web3Harbour, Chevalier Hong Kong, and Zurich Life Insurance.
Angelina is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds degrees in finance, accounting, business, and law from the University of Southern California, Pepperdine University, the University of Hong Kong / Manchester Metropolitan University, and Harvard Law School.
Angelina Kwan is a Hong Kong–based financial services executive, a former regulator, and the Chief Executive Officer of Stratford Finance, a boutique consulting firm specialising in regulatory, operational, licensing and technology advisory services for financial institutions and digital asset businesses. Stratford Finance supports clients in navigating complex regulatory environments, strengthening governance frameworks, and building resilient operating models across traditional finance and the Web3 sectors.
A seasoned finance professional, Angelina has held senior leadership roles at leading global institutions, including Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), Cantor Fitzgerald, and IMC Asia Pacific. She has also held senior executive and advisory positions in the digital assets sector, including Senior Advisor, Group Chief Operating Officer, and Group Chief Risk Officer roles at organisations such as the HashKey Group and BitMEX, as well as leadership roles at major digital asset exchanges.
In addition to her executive career, Angelina serves on a number of public and non profit leadership roles. She is the Chair of The Women’s Foundation and a member of various Hong Kong Government boards and committees, including the New Business Committee of the Financial Services Development Council. She also serves on the boards of the Ebenezer School for the Blind, University of Wollongong Hong Kong, Web3Harbour, Chevalier Hong Kong, and Zurich Life Insurance.
Angelina is a Certified Public Accountant in the United States, Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. She holds degrees in finance, accounting, business, and law from the University of Southern California, Pepperdine University, the University of Hong Kong / Manchester Metropolitan University, and Harvard Law School.
Ikkei Matsuda
Digital Platformer Inc.Representative director CEO
Ikkei Matsuda is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 25 years of experience in tech-investment and blockchain implementation. As a co-founder of Soramitsu, he played a key role in the launch of "Bakong," the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the National Bank of Cambodia. Currently, as CEO of Digital Platformer, he leads the development of next-generation financial infrastructure for banks and municipalities using decentralized ID (DID/VC) and stablecoin technologies. He has also served as an advisor and committee member for government entities such as NEDO and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). By integrating expertise in technology, capital markets, and public policy, he is driving the real-world adoption of Web3. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Keio University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a Ph.D. in Medicine from Hokkaido University.
Dr. Arda Akartuna
EllipticCrypto Threat Intelligence Lead, APAC
Arda is a Senior Crypto Threat Analyst at Elliptic and an Assistant Professor of Crypto & Future Crimes at City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on crimes enabled by cryptoassets and emerging technologies, including fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing and illicit activity on the dark web. He has advised numerous international organizations, public and private sector entities on emerging crime trends and prevention measures.
Junghee Lee
Korea UniversityProfessor
Dr. Junghee Lee received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University in 2000 and 2003, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013. He has been with the School of Cybersecurity at Korea University since 2019. He founded Anam145 in 2023 to commercialize advanced security technologies developed in his lab at Korea University. From 2003 to 2008, he worked at Samsung Electronics on electronic system-level design for mobile system-on-chips. From 2014 to 2019, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research interests include hardware-based security techniques, blockchain, and cryptographic accelerators.
Akio Isowa
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUPSenior Managing Executive Officer & Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Joining SMBC (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) in 1990, Akio Isowa was engaged in corporate banking, legal affairs, corporate planning, human resources management. He established the Retail Marketing Department and IT Strategy Department as the General Manager and led the debit card business, and the UX project of their internet banking app. As the head of Transaction Business Division, he led product and sales planning for online payment services such as Bank Pay and Cotra. Since 2023, he has been leading digital innovation of the SMBC Group as the Chief Digital Innovation Officer.
Mitsunori Yuasa
Franklin Templeton JapanDirector, Digital & Fintech
Mitsunori leads the business development of digital assets and fintech solutions at Franklin Templeton Japan. He joined the firm in 2021, upon the merger of Legg Mason. Since joining Legg Mason in 2012, he has held leadership roles in Retail Sales, Marketing and Product.
Mitsunori started his career as a trader in money markets and derivatives at Mitsui Trust & Banking (now SMTB). After SMTB, he spent ten years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, followed by stays at Nikko AM and Wellington.
Mitsunori received his BA in Political Science from Keio University.
Mitsunori started his career as a trader in money markets and derivatives at Mitsui Trust & Banking (now SMTB). After SMTB, he spent ten years at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, followed by stays at Nikko AM and Wellington.
Mitsunori received his BA in Political Science from Keio University.
Mo
Ethereum FoundationHead Of Institutional Privacy
Mo Jalil – Head Of Institutional Privacy, Ethereum Foundation
Mo leads institutional privacy efforts at the Ethereum Foundation, helping institutions and governments adopt Ethereum as public infrastructure.
With a background in Privacy, AI, and capital markets, he’s a former founder and Goldman Sachs alumni focused on decentralized technologies and real-world adoption.
Mo leads institutional privacy efforts at the Ethereum Foundation, helping institutions and governments adopt Ethereum as public infrastructure.
With a background in Privacy, AI, and capital markets, he’s a former founder and Goldman Sachs alumni focused on decentralized technologies and real-world adoption.
Alex Shin
ShinlabsFounder/CEO
Alex is an entrepreneur, investor and advisor.
He has collaborated with and advised some of the most important foundations in our industry: Solana, AVAX, Sui, Uniswap, MakerDAO and more.
Alex previously served as cofounder/CBO at Hashed and prior to that, launched Blind -- world's largest work-place anonymous social app.
He's advised SamsungNEXT on their web3 initiatives and also Arrington Capital (founder of TechCrunch) in the past before creating Shinlabs in 2022.
Alex has a background working at Google, DocuSign and other tech firms in San Francisco Bay Area and today is passionate about keeping east Asia relevant and competitive in web3.
He has collaborated with and advised some of the most important foundations in our industry: Solana, AVAX, Sui, Uniswap, MakerDAO and more.
Alex previously served as cofounder/CBO at Hashed and prior to that, launched Blind -- world's largest work-place anonymous social app.
He's advised SamsungNEXT on their web3 initiatives and also Arrington Capital (founder of TechCrunch) in the past before creating Shinlabs in 2022.
Alex has a background working at Google, DocuSign and other tech firms in San Francisco Bay Area and today is passionate about keeping east Asia relevant and competitive in web3.
Yuki Dambayashi
J-CAM Inc.Business Strategy & Development Director
Yuki Dambayashi is the Business Strategy & Development Director at J-CAM Inc., having joined in 2024. He previously worked at Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., leading business transformation projects for e-commerce and customer service, including establishing the global headquarters in New York. Prior to that, he worked at Accenture Japan Ltd. specializing in consulting on new business strategies and business planning for securities firms. He began his career in 2011 at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., focusing on high-net-worth clients and financial product sales after graduating from university.
Gen Adachi
NETSTARS Co., Ltd.Director and CFO
Gen Adachi - Netstars Chief Financial Offer / Director since 2021. He graduated from Keio University then he started his career as an investment banker in Citigroup. He has been a specialist in capital market. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2015 and became a head of syndicate division.
He leads Netstars' Web3.0 projects with his deep experties in this area.
He leads Netstars' Web3.0 projects with his deep experties in this area.
Daniil and David Liberman
GonkaCo-creators
David and Daniil Liberman are Los Angeles-based futurists, serial entrepreneurs, and investors, and former Directors of Product at Snap, as well as the co-creators of the Gonka protocol. They began their entrepreneurial path together with their siblings, co-founding ventures across computer graphics, finance, and artificial intelligence.
They co-founded Frank Money, pioneering radical financial transparency, and later launched Kernel AR, which was acquired by Snap in the same year. Together with their siblings, David and Daniil signed the Founders Pledge, channeling their economic output into Libermans Co., now valued at approximately $400 million, and attracted investments from Marc Andreessen, Josh Kushner, and Arielle Zuckerberg.
Gonka is a decentralized, community-governed network that delivers the first truly efficient computation on the blockchain, designed for AI inference and training. The Gonka protocol ensures that nearly 100% of computational resources are directed toward productive AI tasks rather than wasteful security overhead, addressing fundamental inefficiencies in both centralized cloud providers and existing decentralized networks.
They co-founded Frank Money, pioneering radical financial transparency, and later launched Kernel AR, which was acquired by Snap in the same year. Together with their siblings, David and Daniil signed the Founders Pledge, channeling their economic output into Libermans Co., now valued at approximately $400 million, and attracted investments from Marc Andreessen, Josh Kushner, and Arielle Zuckerberg.
Gonka is a decentralized, community-governed network that delivers the first truly efficient computation on the blockchain, designed for AI inference and training. The Gonka protocol ensures that nearly 100% of computational resources are directed toward productive AI tasks rather than wasteful security overhead, addressing fundamental inefficiencies in both centralized cloud providers and existing decentralized networks.
Kazuo Miura
Simplex Inc.Executive Principal
After completing graduate studies, joined Simplex in 2010 as a new graduate. Has led FX and crypto asset dealing solutions, supporting a wide range of financial institutions across areas from system development to revenue optimization through data-driven analysis.
Later spearheaded R&D initiatives in emerging technology domains, and currently focuses on the application of blockchain technologies across crypto assets, security tokens (STs), and stablecoins, while also driving web3 adoption in entertainment sectors such as gaming. Oversees web3-related business initiatives from a solutions perspective.
Alongside serving as a product manager for the SaaS deployment of dealing systems, is an active contributor to industry media and a frequent speaker and lecturer at conferences and academic institutions. Key projects include a stablecoin issuance and redemption system (JPYC Inc.), the wallet service A Wallet (Amuse Inc.), the PlayMining platform (Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd.), dealing systems for Mercoin, Inc. and others, and the delivery of ST systems to securities firms.
Later spearheaded R&D initiatives in emerging technology domains, and currently focuses on the application of blockchain technologies across crypto assets, security tokens (STs), and stablecoins, while also driving web3 adoption in entertainment sectors such as gaming. Oversees web3-related business initiatives from a solutions perspective.
Alongside serving as a product manager for the SaaS deployment of dealing systems, is an active contributor to industry media and a frequent speaker and lecturer at conferences and academic institutions. Key projects include a stablecoin issuance and redemption system (JPYC Inc.), the wallet service A Wallet (Amuse Inc.), the PlayMining platform (Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd.), dealing systems for Mercoin, Inc. and others, and the delivery of ST systems to securities firms.
Yumi Ahn
TKICounsel
Yumi Ahn is a California-qualified lawyer, working as a counsel at TKI, a full-service law firm based in Tokyo and Singapore, specializing in cross-border M&A and digital asset-related matters. Prior to relocating to Tokyo in 2023, Yumi worked in Singapore for 10 years at major international law firms, MNCs and startups. Originally from Korea, Yumi connects and supports web3 businesses regionally within Asia.
Michael
0G LabsCo-Founder & CEO
Michael is a Forbes 40 under 40 entrepreneur and started two unicorn companies. He runs Zero Gravity Labs, the largest Blockchain for AI agents and is the executive chairman of the Nasdaq listed Zerostack (http://zerostack.ai) to ensure a safe future for AI. He’s previously generated over $200 million in revenue, raised more than $1B in capital, and invested in Anthropic, SpaceX, and Binance. His strategic leadership guided over 650 employees through volatile markets and achieved remarkable customer satisfaction. He previously worked at Microsoft, SAP Labs, Bain, and Bridgewater Associates. He’s also been named a top technologist, top YCombinator company, and top entrepreneur, and he has been featured in esteemed media outlets such as Entrepreneur, Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc, Techcrunch, Business Insider, and Coin Telegraph. Educated at Stanford, Harvard, UC Berkeley.
Marc Liew
JitoHead of APAC
Marc Liew is a global business leader at the intersection of Web3 innovation, institutional finance, and emerging technologies. As Head of APAC at Jito Foundation, he leads the expansion of Jito’s market layer ecosystem across Asia-Pacific — driving strategic collaborations that strengthen Solana’s decentralized infrastructure and unlock new capital efficiencies for the next generation of on-chain economies.
Previously, Marc spearheaded Ripple’s institutional Web3 ecosystem initiatives, advancing digital currency transformation across stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization (RWAs), and institutional DeFi. His work has focused on bridging traditional finance with blockchain networks through scalable, regulatory-aligned frameworks and strategic partnerships.
With a career spanning blockchain pioneers and fintech innovators — including R3, Braintree, PayPal, and Fiserv — Marc brings a unique perspective on how technology, capital, and policy converge to accelerate global financial inclusion and infrastructure modernization.
Marc holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Monash University and an MBA from The University of Manchester, along with executive qualification in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School.
Previously, Marc spearheaded Ripple’s institutional Web3 ecosystem initiatives, advancing digital currency transformation across stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization (RWAs), and institutional DeFi. His work has focused on bridging traditional finance with blockchain networks through scalable, regulatory-aligned frameworks and strategic partnerships.
With a career spanning blockchain pioneers and fintech innovators — including R3, Braintree, PayPal, and Fiserv — Marc brings a unique perspective on how technology, capital, and policy converge to accelerate global financial inclusion and infrastructure modernization.
Marc holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Monash University and an MBA from The University of Manchester, along with executive qualification in Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School.
Yugo Takino
株式会社イオレ代表取締役社長 兼 CEO
瀧野 諭吾は、AIインフラ、デジタルアセット、次世代金融システムの融合領域に注力するテクノロジー起業家です。2025年6月、株式会社イオレ(東証:2334)の代表取締役社長兼CEOに就任。現在、同社はAIコンピュートインフラとクリプトネイティブな金融サービスを中核とするテクノロジープラットフォームへと進化を進めています。 また、AI時代に向けた新たな金融プラットフォーム「Neo Crypto Bank」の構想を推進しており、暗号資産トレジャリー管理、レンディングインフラ、プログラマブル金融アプリケーションの統合を目指しています。 AIエージェントが経済活動に参加する未来を見据え、ブロックチェーンを基盤とした次世代金融インフラの構築に取り組んでいます。
Phillip Pon
EMURGOCEO
Phillip Pon is the CEO of EMURGO, a co-founding entity of the Cardano blockchain that drives the commercial adoption of blockchain technology and asset tokenization.
As CEO, Phillip oversees EMURGO’s strategic direction and global operations, leading the company’s efforts to bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain through investments, partnerships, and infrastructure development.
As CEO, Phillip oversees EMURGO’s strategic direction and global operations, leading the company’s efforts to bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain through investments, partnerships, and infrastructure development.
June Lau
Elliptic
Driven by a deep belief that digital-asset innovation must be matched with strong safeguards, June has dedicated her work to building systems that keep markets safe from bad actors. Her commitment to responsible innovation and financial-crime prevention led her to join Elliptic as APAC Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, where she works at the intersection of technology, regulation, and public-sector trust.
June Lau has led APAC-wide compliance and regulatory strategy across global financial institutions, most recently as Head of APAC Compliance at State Street, where she strengthened the region’s culture of compliance, risk management, and regulatory alignment while serving as Principal Compliance and AML Officer for State Street International Holdings and sitting on the APAC Executive Committee. Her career spans two tenures at State Street supporting Global Markets, Global Services (including digital assets), Alternative Investment Solutions, and Global Exchange, as well as a period at BNP Paribas Securities Services leading Singapore Compliance and APAC Financial Crime Compliance. Earlier roles at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Deloitte shaped her regulatory and advisory foundation, and she later served briefly as Chief Compliance Officer of a stablecoin issuer.
A Fellow of the International Compliance Association, June is an active regional voice in compliance and a trainee counsellor committed to bringing clarity, empathy, and integrity to people and organisations.
June Lau has led APAC-wide compliance and regulatory strategy across global financial institutions, most recently as Head of APAC Compliance at State Street, where she strengthened the region’s culture of compliance, risk management, and regulatory alignment while serving as Principal Compliance and AML Officer for State Street International Holdings and sitting on the APAC Executive Committee. Her career spans two tenures at State Street supporting Global Markets, Global Services (including digital assets), Alternative Investment Solutions, and Global Exchange, as well as a period at BNP Paribas Securities Services leading Singapore Compliance and APAC Financial Crime Compliance. Earlier roles at the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Deloitte shaped her regulatory and advisory foundation, and she later served briefly as Chief Compliance Officer of a stablecoin issuer.
A Fellow of the International Compliance Association, June is an active regional voice in compliance and a trainee counsellor committed to bringing clarity, empathy, and integrity to people and organisations.
CJ
GSRAPAC General Manager/Global Head of Business Development
CJ is APAC General Manager and Global Head of Business Development at GSR, and is based in Singapore. Before entering the crypto market CJ started his career in Hong Kong as a structurer at Morgan Stanley before heading up Fixed Income Solutions for Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He also worked for Nomura Private Bank, where he focused on client solutions in both public and private markets.
Taro Togo
Digital AssetManaging Director, Japan
Taro Togo is the Managing Director, Japan at Digital Asset, where he leads the firm’s business development and strategic engagement across Japan’s financial ecosystem. He works closely with financial institutions, market infrastructures, and regulators to advance the adoption of next-generation financial market infrastructure powered by the Canton Network, including tokenized securities, collateral mobility, and regulatory-compliant blockchain solutions.
Prior to joining Digital Asset in 2023, Taro was engaged in venture capital and business development initiatives in the financial and technology sectors at companies including SoftBank Group.
He holds an MBA from IE Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Meiji University.
Prior to joining Digital Asset in 2023, Taro was engaged in venture capital and business development initiatives in the financial and technology sectors at companies including SoftBank Group.
He holds an MBA from IE Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Meiji University.
Akio Nishizawa
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking CorporationExecutive Offcer and General Manager
He leads digital asset initiatives at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (MUTB), focusing on trust services and product development.
He brings extensive experience in corporate and structured finance, as well as digital business and strategic partnerships.
He holds a degree from Kyoto University.
He brings extensive experience in corporate and structured finance, as well as digital business and strategic partnerships.
He holds a degree from Kyoto University.
Martin Arnold
Financial TimesFinancial regulation editor
Martin Arnold has worked for the Financial Times since 1999 and been the FT’s financial regulation editor since 2024. Before that he was Frankfurt bureau chief, covering the European Central Bank and the Eurozone economy for five years. During his two decades at the FT, he has also worked in London, Paris and New York. Previous roles include banking editor, deputy companies editor, Paris correspondent and private equity correspondent.
NISHI the Crypto
Crypto Currency Analyst
With a background in securities investment at financial institutions and research and analysis at a leading domestic think tank, I specialize in analyzing the crypto asset market by leveraging on-chain data and AI technologies. I regularly publish insights on X and contribute expert commentary to newspapers and magazines.
Yusuke Osoegawa
Napier LabsFounder & CEO
Yusuke Osoegawa
Born in 1999, Founder & CEO of Napier Labs. With a background in physics and structural engineering, I began my career in blockchain in 2019 and previously worked at Fracton Ventures and multiple tech companies.
I lead Napier, a programmable yield infrastructure for fintechs and developers, enabling them to build and operate their own applications with full ownership. We are focused on helping developers turn complex financial systems into everyday, usable products.
Napier has reached ~$50M TVL, raised $3M+ from leading DeFi investors and VCs, and is supported by the Uniswap Foundation, with growing expectations as a competitor to Pendle Finance.
Born in 1999, Founder & CEO of Napier Labs. With a background in physics and structural engineering, I began my career in blockchain in 2019 and previously worked at Fracton Ventures and multiple tech companies.
I lead Napier, a programmable yield infrastructure for fintechs and developers, enabling them to build and operate their own applications with full ownership. We are focused on helping developers turn complex financial systems into everyday, usable products.
Napier has reached ~$50M TVL, raised $3M+ from leading DeFi investors and VCs, and is supported by the Uniswap Foundation, with growing expectations as a competitor to Pendle Finance.
Yuya Hasegawa
Bitbank, Inc.Market Analyst
After completing graduate studies in the UK, Yuya Hasegawa began his career as a crypto market analyst at a fintech startup founded by professionals from the financial industry. Since 2019, he has served as a market analyst at Bitbank, Inc. He regularly provides commentary to major domestic financial media and has contributed articles to international publications. His insights on the crypto asset market are also published on Bitbank’s official owned media platform, Bitbank Plus.
Masamichi Matsushima
Monex, Inc.CryptoAssetAnalyst
After working at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, joined a crypto asset startup and later Monex Group in 2018. Currently oversees research and reporting in the crypto and web3 space. Experienced in industry analysis, market insights, and content development for both internal and external audiences. Also contributes to media publications and is the author of an introductory book on crypto assets.
Takeshi Nagase
ANDERSON MORI TOMOTSUNEPartner
Takeshi handles finance and corporate transactions, and has significant experience advising on a variety of matters, including public and private M&As, joint ventures and fintech advisory matters. His clients range from prominent financial institutions to virtual currency start-ups. Between 2013 and 2014 Takeshi, was seconded to the Disclosure Department of the Financial Services Agency of Japan, where he was part of a team that revised the laws and guidelines governing disclosure by listed companies, and prepared the Japanese Stewardship Code. Additionally, he has experience, on secondment, at the legal department of major Japanese securities firm from 2015 to 2017, where he handled a broad range of finance and corporate transactions. As a result of the exposure gained on these secondments, Takeshi is often sought for his advice on finance-related matters, with particular focus on the regulator’s point of view.
Recently, Takeshi has also been advising on virtual currency laws, including registration requirements applicable to virtual currency exchange service providers, regulations for initial coin offerings, and the like.
Member of the LDP Web3 Working Group and Legal Advisor to the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA)
Recently, Takeshi has also been advising on virtual currency laws, including registration requirements applicable to virtual currency exchange service providers, regulations for initial coin offerings, and the like.
Member of the LDP Web3 Working Group and Legal Advisor to the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA)
Shiv Shankar
BoundlessCEO
As the CEO of the Boundless Network, I oversee the product and engineering teams that are working on the mission to bring verifiable execution to the broader world. I have more than 15 years of experience in the tech industry, spanning three continents and various product domains (rideshare, storage internals, fintech, compliance, onboarding etc.)
My core competencies include managing large and diverse engineering organizations, delivering cutting-edge products, and solving complex problems. I have a degree in computer science and management from National University of Singapore and KTH (Sweden), and a Master's degree in Economics from Purdue University. I am passionate about innovation, collaboration, and the craft of building high value products.
My core competencies include managing large and diverse engineering organizations, delivering cutting-edge products, and solving complex problems. I have a degree in computer science and management from National University of Singapore and KTH (Sweden), and a Master's degree in Economics from Purdue University. I am passionate about innovation, collaboration, and the craft of building high value products.
Yusuke Jindo
DeltaForesightFounder&CEO
Career
2026–Present|DeltaForesight, Founder, Representative Director & CEO
2024–Present|Japan Cryptoasset Business Association, Tax Reform Working Group Secretary
2024–2025|Animoca Brands Japan, CFO / Head of Validator Business
2021–2023|Mercari / Mercoin, Accounting & Tax Manager, Corporate Planning, Segregated Management
2018–2021|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, Financial Services
Profile
While studying at Meiji University, he passed the Japanese Certified Public Accountant examination with the highest score nationwide. He began his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, where he was primarily engaged in accounting audits and segregated asset management audits for crypto asset exchange service providers, as well as smart contract analysis.
In May 2021, he joined Mercari, where he served as Accounting & Tax Manager, corporate planning member, and segregated asset management specialist at Mercoin. He contributed to the launch of Bitcoin trading services and NFT-related initiatives, while also working on the development and testing of internal accounting systems.
In February 2024, he joined Animoca Brands Japan as CFO, overseeing finance, corporate strategy, investment management, and overall back-office operations. He also led the launch of the company’s validator business and represented the company as a speaker at conferences in Japan and overseas.
In addition, as Secretary of the Tax Reform Working Group at the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association, he has been actively involved in initiatives to reform Japan’s crypto asset taxation system.
He has served in his current role since February 2026.
2026–Present|DeltaForesight, Founder, Representative Director & CEO
2024–Present|Japan Cryptoasset Business Association, Tax Reform Working Group Secretary
2024–2025|Animoca Brands Japan, CFO / Head of Validator Business
2021–2023|Mercari / Mercoin, Accounting & Tax Manager, Corporate Planning, Segregated Management
2018–2021|Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, Financial Services
Profile
While studying at Meiji University, he passed the Japanese Certified Public Accountant examination with the highest score nationwide. He began his career at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, where he was primarily engaged in accounting audits and segregated asset management audits for crypto asset exchange service providers, as well as smart contract analysis.
In May 2021, he joined Mercari, where he served as Accounting & Tax Manager, corporate planning member, and segregated asset management specialist at Mercoin. He contributed to the launch of Bitcoin trading services and NFT-related initiatives, while also working on the development and testing of internal accounting systems.
In February 2024, he joined Animoca Brands Japan as CFO, overseeing finance, corporate strategy, investment management, and overall back-office operations. He also led the launch of the company’s validator business and represented the company as a speaker at conferences in Japan and overseas.
In addition, as Secretary of the Tax Reform Working Group at the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association, he has been actively involved in initiatives to reform Japan’s crypto asset taxation system.
He has served in his current role since February 2026.
Tetsushi Hisata
Datachain, Inc.CEO
Tetsushi Hisata is the CEO of Datachain, Inc. and a Founder and Director of Speee, Inc. After founding Speee in 2007, he served as its Representative Director before stepping down in 2011 to focus on new business creation. In 2018, he founded Datachain, where he currently leads the company.
Koji Higashi
Diamond HandsCEO
CEO of Diamond Hands, Japan’s premier Bitcoin consulting and business development firm. He's also leading business expansion of Blockstream in Japan as a brand ambassador. Koji has been involved with Bitcoin since 2014 and is known as one of the key contributors to the Bitcoin ecosystem in Japan and beyond. He has extensive experience in marketing, content creation, product development and community management in the Bitcoin and crypto industry.
David Wachsman
WachsmanFounder & CEO
David Wachsman is Founder and CEO of Wachsman, the first global strategic communications firm focused on blockchain, bitcoin, and adjacent emerging technologies. Since 2014, he has advised the launch and growth of hundreds of companies across the digital asset industry, helping shape some of the sector’s most recognizable brands and market leaders.
From leading banks and asset managers to global payments companies, social networks, protocol infrastructure providers, and consumer brands, Wachsman’s team has supported many of the organizations driving the adoption of emerging technologies worldwide. Under David’s leadership, the firm grew to more than 125 professionals across offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
In addition to leading Wachsman, David serves as President of Hawkeye Systems, where he brings more than a decade of experience, deep industry relationships, and a proven track record of identifying transformative technologies to support the next generation of frontier technology companies.
From leading banks and asset managers to global payments companies, social networks, protocol infrastructure providers, and consumer brands, Wachsman’s team has supported many of the organizations driving the adoption of emerging technologies worldwide. Under David’s leadership, the firm grew to more than 125 professionals across offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
In addition to leading Wachsman, David serves as President of Hawkeye Systems, where he brings more than a decade of experience, deep industry relationships, and a proven track record of identifying transformative technologies to support the next generation of frontier technology companies.
Takehiko (Ken) Koyanagi
Nikkei Inc.Senior Staff Writer
Ken Koyanagi, based in Tokyo, is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience currently covering such fields as technology businesses, technology-related policy, cyber security and Indian economy. Prior to the current role, he was a member of Nikkei’s editorial board. Prior to that, he was a Nikkei Asia Editor-at-large based in Southeast Asia and in India for seven years through March 2021. Prior to that, he was the founding publisher of the Nikkei Asian Review (renamed to Nikkei Asia in 2020), after having led web-service development projects for the Nikkei Online Edition. Before that, Ken covered capital markets, financial and technology sectors in Tokyo and at Nikkei’s Silicon Valley Bureau.
Can Sun
BackpackCo-Founder
Can Sun, J.D., Ph.D., is a co-founder of Backpack Exchange, a regulated global cryptocurrency exchange. Prior to Backpack, Can served as General Counsel at FTX International, where he oversaw the former exchange’s legal operations and regulatory strategies across all non-US jurisdictions. Prior to FTX, Can co-chaired the Blockchain Practice Group at Fenwick & West LLP, where he played a pivotal role in advising hundreds of token projects, stablecoins, and major exchanges in their compliance and regulatory matters. Can holds a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.
Yusuke Shidara
Gentosha Inc.(New Economy)Editor-in-chief
Yusuke Shidara founded The New Economy (Atarashii Keizai), a blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused media platform published by Gentosha. At Gentosha, he has been responsible for the company’s digital publishing business and new business development initiatives within the Content Business Division. He also serves as a Director of Gentosha Comics.
Shidara is a Board Member of the Fukuoka Blockchain Alliance and a member of the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Council for New Industry Creation in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
As a podcaster, he hosts and produces several programs, including the Amazon Audible Original series Minna no Mentor Room (“Everyone’s Mentor Room”), as well as Web3-focused podcasts such as EXODUS and The New Economy News, distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. He also hosts business-oriented programs including Niban Keiei, Podcast Soken, and Koreijo Hanasenaiyo.
In October 2025, he set a personal goal of becoming a professional bassist within two years and launched the YouTube series Kaishainga 2nende Purono Bassist Ni Naru (An Office Worker’s Journey to Becoming a Professional Bassist in Two Years).
He is the author of Choosing the Role of the “Tataminin Toiu Sentaku” (President Inc.).
X: @ysksdr
Shidara is a Board Member of the Fukuoka Blockchain Alliance and a member of the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Council for New Industry Creation in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
As a podcaster, he hosts and produces several programs, including the Amazon Audible Original series Minna no Mentor Room (“Everyone’s Mentor Room”), as well as Web3-focused podcasts such as EXODUS and The New Economy News, distributed on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. He also hosts business-oriented programs including Niban Keiei, Podcast Soken, and Koreijo Hanasenaiyo.
In October 2025, he set a personal goal of becoming a professional bassist within two years and launched the YouTube series Kaishainga 2nende Purono Bassist Ni Naru (An Office Worker’s Journey to Becoming a Professional Bassist in Two Years).
He is the author of Choosing the Role of the “Tataminin Toiu Sentaku” (President Inc.).
X: @ysksdr
Takahito Kagami
CoinPost inc.CEO
Takahito Kagami, the founder of CoinPost, launched the global conference WebX in 2023.
CoinPost is Japan's largest cryptocurrency and Web3 media outlet, having a significant impact on providing information and education within the industry.
In addition, Kagami is leading the welfare business Wave3, which utilizes next-generation technology, and SUDACHI Tech, a Web3-focused development support business. These initiatives aim to promote Web3 technology and deepen its social significance.
In 2024, he was appointed as an expert committee member for the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's "Web3.0 and Blockchain-based Digital Public Goods Development Project," contributing to the development of digital public goods.
CoinPost is Japan's largest cryptocurrency and Web3 media outlet, having a significant impact on providing information and education within the industry.
In addition, Kagami is leading the welfare business Wave3, which utilizes next-generation technology, and SUDACHI Tech, a Web3-focused development support business. These initiatives aim to promote Web3 technology and deepen its social significance.
In 2024, he was appointed as an expert committee member for the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's "Web3.0 and Blockchain-based Digital Public Goods Development Project," contributing to the development of digital public goods.
Shinsuke Sato
SLASH VISION PTE. LTD.Founder
In 2023, he founded Slash Vision Labs and, as Founder & CEO, led the company from its initial concept through team building, fundraising, and token listing. He is currently working toward the real-world adoption of stablecoins by developing SlashCard, a self-custody Visa card backed by USDC. The service enables users to spend their stablecoin balances at existing Visa merchants while complying with Japanese regulations, bridging digital assets and traditional finance.
Justin Wang
Capital LayerCEO & Founder
Justin Wang is the CEO and Founder of Capital Layer. Born in Taiwan and raised in Canada, Justin graduated from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and started his entrepreneurial journey in 2016 when he launched a successful VPN business in Dubai, primarily targeting the Saudi market, which he exited in 2018 for $3.5 million in equity.
From 2019 to 2021, Justin served as Chief Business Officer at a Singapore-based payment startup, where he built enterprise client relationships and commercial partnerships from the ground up. The company was acquired in 2021, giving Justin a second exit and direct exposure of how payment infrastructure actually works at the enterprise level.
Since 2015, Justin has been active in the blockchain space and was one of the earliest Solana advocates in Asia. In 2020, he founded dAppio Lab, a DeFi aggregator on Solana, and later Zeus Network to make Solana the ultimate application layer on top of Bitcoin.
Capital Layer is what that experience adds up to. Cross-border settlement in Asia runs across fragmented banking systems, compliance regimes, and currencies — turning every transaction into a multi-day coordination problem. Capital Layer builds the orchestration layer that resolves it: the custody, compliance, and settlement infrastructure that lets banks and enterprises across APAC operate stablecoins at institutional scale, inside their existing financial systems.
From 2019 to 2021, Justin served as Chief Business Officer at a Singapore-based payment startup, where he built enterprise client relationships and commercial partnerships from the ground up. The company was acquired in 2021, giving Justin a second exit and direct exposure of how payment infrastructure actually works at the enterprise level.
Since 2015, Justin has been active in the blockchain space and was one of the earliest Solana advocates in Asia. In 2020, he founded dAppio Lab, a DeFi aggregator on Solana, and later Zeus Network to make Solana the ultimate application layer on top of Bitcoin.
Capital Layer is what that experience adds up to. Cross-border settlement in Asia runs across fragmented banking systems, compliance regimes, and currencies — turning every transaction into a multi-day coordination problem. Capital Layer builds the orchestration layer that resolves it: the custody, compliance, and settlement infrastructure that lets banks and enterprises across APAC operate stablecoins at institutional scale, inside their existing financial systems.
Thomas Chou
Canton FoundationHead of Asia-Pacific
Thomas Chou is Head of Asia-Pacific at Canton Foundation, where he leads regional growth, partnerships, and ecosystem development across Asia's institutional and digital asset markets. He brings more than a decade of experience across global technology platforms and digital asset infrastructure, having held leadership roles at Meta, TikTok, Indeed, OKX and Aptos Labs. Throughout his career, Thomas has led go-to-market strategy, business development, and ecosystem expansion across international markets. He works closely with financial institutions, technology partners, and developers to advance tokenized assets, digital market infrastructure, and the adoption of on-chain finance across the Asia-Pacific region.
Atsushi Kuwabara
Bitbank, Inc.Chief Business Development Officer
Atsushi joined Bitbank in 2019 and has led business development and institutional sales as the general manager of the business development department. At Bitbank, he is responsible for new business and alliances, new crypto asset handling operations, investments, and public relations. Atsushi also serves as a committee member of the Web3 Business Rule Review Task Force at the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association. Previously, he was the director for business and sales at BizReach. Appointed Chief Business Development Officer from March 2025.
Tokuyou Li
SPEQETRA Investment ResearchCEO
As Chief Executive Officer of SPEQTRA, Tokuyou leverages his extensive experience in traditional finance to deliver comprehensive excellence across investment strategies, business initiatives and risk management. Since 2022, he has been developing the systematic investment business for digital assets, blending traditional finance knowledge with advanced investment methodologies. Prior to founding SPEQTRA, he spent over 7 years at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he led institutional investor solutions across credit, equity, and fund derivatives, focusing on client-centric business initiatives and sophisticated risk management frameworks.
Hidekazu Kondo
G.U.Technologies , Inc.Representative Director and President / Japan Open Chain founder
Founded G.U. Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Acts as the founder of Japan Open Chain (JOC), a blockchain infrastructure fully compliant with Japanese regulations. G.U. Technologies leads the development of JOC's core technology and, as one of its validators, drives the growth and reliability of the ecosystem.
Yevgeny Khessin
DIMOCEO
Yevgeny Khessin is the CEO and Founder of DIMO, where he leads the development of a protocol that enables trusted vehicle access across both physical and digital. Starting his career at OnStar, Yevgeny has created software used by millions of drivers of Ford, General Motors, and VW vehicles. Leading multiple engineering teams from 0 to 1 in developing complex connected vehicle products, from fleet dispatch to on demand charging.

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