• Annie

  Artist Designer Toys Investor
  Annie

  @AnnieYi Artist, Designer Toys Investor artist, investor

  Annie is an artist from China, she has released 23 albums and 6 movies in total. She was invited to the Cannes Festival. Currently, she is the investor of art toy and digital collections.
  She is also the ambassador of Theirverse, Top Influencer In China, 20 million followers on Chinese Twitter, 40-70 million views per single TikTok video.
• Menexenia Tsaroucha

  ESG expert UBS
  Menexenia Tsaroucha

  ESG expert at UBS, ex-IMF and WBG analyst

  Menexenia is an expert in International Development & ESG issues, as well as data analytics, and has 9+ years of experience in financial services and international organizations, among which the IMF, the World Bank Group, the UN, and UBS. She is committed to the vision of a sustainable future, and believes in a multifaceted approach where financial innovation, scientific methods, and effective global policy making are key. She is solution-oriented, and a self-starter, with a love towards international development, cultural diversity, and philanthropy.
• Dr. Yu Jianing

  Digital economist Metaverse and Web 3.0 expert
  Dr. Yu Jianing

  — Ph.D. in Finance —Principal of Uweb —Co-chairman of China Communications Industry Association Blockchain Special Committee —Executive Director of China Mobile Communications Federation Metaverse Industry Committee —Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong Blockchain Association

  Dr. Yu Jianing, a well-known digital economist, authoritative blockchain, metaverse and Web 3.0 expert, has been hailed by China Weekly as "the leader of cultivating blockchain thinking", and has been honored with Global Blockchain Leadership Award, Special Contribution Award for Blockchain Development, Metaverse Chinese Leadership Award, Top Ten Blockchain Figures in China of the Year, etc. . He holds many positions, including the Executive Director of China Mobile Communications Association Metaverse Industry Committee, Co-chair of the China Communications Industry Association Blockchain Specialized Committee and Hong Kong Blockchain Association Honorary Chairman. He served as the president of Huobi University and the director of the Industrial Economics Research Institute of the Information Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Dr. Yu Jianing's book "Metaverse" has been translated into six languages and sold worldwide.
• Hassan Ahmed

  Country Director Coinbase Singapore
  Hassan Ahmed

  Coinbase Singapore Country Director

  Hassan Ahmed is the Country Director of Singapore at Coinbase, and experienced operator across web3 and fintech. Prior to Coinbase, Hassan served a dual role at GoTo Group as Chief Executive Officer of Coins.ph, the leading crypto brokerage in thePhilippines, and Head of Strategy for Gopay in Indonesia.
  Before moving to Singapore, Hassan was based in New York as Director of Finance & Operations at eToro USA, where he was responsible for the launch of their regulated crypto trading platform in the US. He also served as Head of Business Operations at Venmo and Vice President of Strategy at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in prior roles.
  Hassan obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
• Rory Moore

  Forbes 30 member United Nations Youth Representative
  Rory Moore

  Forbes 30 member Volunteering Strategy Consultant UK Government Global Shapers World Economic Forum United Nations Youth Representative

  Rory founded the world’s largest Covid-19 volunteering network, and has received awards for his work from the United Nations, UK Prime Minister, and the OECD. He was listed in Forbes 30 under 30, and was appointed by the UK Prime Minister to advise the UK Government on volunteering strategy. He is also a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Youth Representative to the United Nations, and has given keynote speeches in four continents. He studied International Relations at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded a prize for the best dissertation.
• Debarshi

  Director KPMG Singapore
  Debarshi

  Director with KPMG in Singapore

  Debarshi is a Director with KPMG in Singapore, whose key area of focus is on Blockchain/DLT and Fintech innovation. He is highly experienced in Digital transformation, Fintech partnership, Design thinking and Product management. He has over 18 years of experience working in multiple Tier-1 global banks and technology companies.
  Debarshi has experience working on multiple corporate and commercial digital banking to enable business growth and accelerate mass adoption of digital products – Payment and FX solutions, Digital wallets, SaaS ERP/TMS and digital client servicing such as digital chatbots, contextual web guidance and Corporate banking mobile app. He has established himself in the industry in implementing various banking solutions on Blockchain/DLT.
• Wen Kang Wong

  Vice President SBI Ven Capital Pte Ltd
  Wen Kang Wong

  SBI, Vice President

  Wen Kang is the Vice President at SBI Group. He manages an early-stage VC Fund that invest in Blockchain & Web3.0 start-ups. Prior to SBI, he was a Senior Associate at a private equity firm, where he looked at distressed and special situation investments. He started his career as a Management Associate with OCBC Bank. Wen Kang holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Engineering (Valedictorian) from the Nanyang Technological University.
• Sonny Mohanty

  CEO ETERNALUS
  Sonny Mohanty

  CEO ETERNALUS AND NORDEK ADVISOR

  Sonny Mohanty is the Co-Founder , Investor and CMO of Bitqin Exchange and Quincoin Foundation with responsibility for businesses in India, Dubai and Singapore. She also oversees hiring , global expansion efforts for Bitqin. Sonny spearheaded and launched Bitqinmart which is the professional services arm of the exchange and the blockchain development consulting firm.
  Sonny is also helping newly launched projects like Yonachain and AARGO Trade to grow their footprint.
  While at DELL EMC, Sonny as part of a newly set-up team, led the revenue recognition review for South East Asia and ANZ market for deals across software, hardware and services business and ensured that all transactions are in compliance with EMC’s Revenue Recognition Policy, SOP 97-2 and US GAAP.
  Carphone Warehouse (Now Currys plc) was the first company where Sonny started her career as Billing analyst after graduating from University of Westminster in Master’s of Business Computing.
• Tobias Bauer

  Partner Blockchain Founders Fund
  Tobias Bauer

  Tobias Bauer, Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund

  Tobias Bauer is a Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which helps to build top-tier startups by investment. He is a Startup Mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a Venture Partner of Republic.
  He worked in the investment team of Chinaccelerator, one of the global elite accelerator programs operated by the venture fund SOSV with $907M+ AUM in China.
  Furthermore, he worked for the German Government in Thailand where he co-organized the NSTF, a career fair with 1.1M visitors, in order to enable students to build their professional career. In the past, he has lived in 9 different countries across 15 cities and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English and German.
  Tobias holds a MSc. in Management + CEMS Master’s in International Management with Distinction from National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University and a Bachelor’s in Management and Law with Distinction from Management Center Innsbruck and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.
• Myrtle Anne

  Founder and CEO Block Tides
  Myrtle Anne

  Founder CEO of Block Tides, Co-founder CEO PlaceWar

  Myrtle has helped hundreds of companies to benefit and transform their businesses to disrupt,
  adjust or scale by utilizing the latest technological tools, and products or helping to build from scratch.
  Filipina serial entrepreneur and an angel investor. She is the Founder and CEO of multi-awarded world-class companies, Block Tides as well as PlaceWar which raised over $5.4 million intotal for seed, private, and sales with over 12 years of experience in technology, advisory,
  branding, marketing, public relations, business development, and growth. Started in Blockchain, Web 3, Cryptocurrency & Metaverse in 2016. Myrtle Anne Ramos is the founder of the Award Winning Blockchain, Crypto, Defi, NFT, IoT, AI, and Metaverse PR Firm Block Tides(Marketing, Growth Hacking, Sales, Social Media Management, Giving opportunities to people.
• U-Zyn Chua

  CTO and Co-Founder Cake
  U-Zyn Chua

  CTO and Co-Founder, Cake Group

  U-Zyn Chua is the Co-Founder and CTO of Cake DeFi, Cake DeFi is the most transparent wayto generate cash flow from your cryptocurrencies, making DeFi accessible to anyone andeveryone. lt is a platform that empowers users to take control of their finances by creating cashflow and harnessing the potential of decentralized finance.
  U-Zyn was one of the origina Co-Founders of DeFiChain, the world's first native DeFblockchain for the Bitcoin network devoted to decentralized monetary applications and serviceswhere he formerly served as Lead Researcher. DeFiChain has since gone on to become a fulldecentralized blockchain project with on-chain governance, dedicated to enabling fastintelligent, and transparent decentralized financial services and applications
  He was also the first Singapore Smart Nation Fellow under Singapore GovTech, and has alsomade globa headlines as the Lead Architect of the world's first retail Centra Bank DioitaCurrency (CBDC), the Sand Dollar, in the Bahamas.
• Tony Fu

  CEO of NFTChina.hk Novotel
  Tony Fu

  Executive Director of Hong Kong International New Economic Research Institute, Founder and CEO of Novotel Founder and CEO of NFT China (Hong Kong)

  Master of Peking University, member of Hong Kong Talents Association, columnist of "Chain Energy Lecture" in "Ta Kung Pao", published nearly 200 column articles in four years. Hong Kong gold and silver industry trade field examination manual financial technology consultant. Member of the Interface 2022 Metaverse Innovation Selection Review Committee. Engaged in the virtual asset industry for more than five years, providing NFT solutions for well-known institutions such as BYD, CCTV, and China Guangfa Bank. He has multiple financial certificates in the Mainland and Hong Kong, and has authored several monographs.
• Anndy Lian

  Intergovernmental blockchain advisor Best selling book author
  Anndy Lian

  Intergovernmental Blockchain Advisor

  Anndy Lian is an all-rounded business strategist in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international, public listed companies and governments. He is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur, book author, investor, board member and keynote speaker.
• Tamaz Tupuriia

  Senior Partner SINOFY
  Tamaz Tupuriia

  SINOFY Senior Partner

  Tamaz is a DeFi expert, blockchain analyst and developer.
  He is a senior partner at SINOFY, a WEB 3 early stage venture capital firm where he helps to analyze potential startups helping conduct due diligence.
  Additionally, he is also co-founder of CW Labs, Web 3 Research and Analytics Venture and Co-Founder Offchain Phuket, a community of WEB 3 builders.
• Hanis Harmiles

  Founder Reinvent DAO
  Hanis Harmiles

  NFT Queen Asia Founder of Reinvent DAO Web3.0 Advisor

  Hanis Harmiles is known as NFT Queen Asia (her Virtual Identity in the Metaverse), Founder of Reinvent DAO, a recognized Web3.0 Strategist, sought-after Senior Digital Leader in FinTech, and an Educator with knowledge in Blockchain Technology.
  Recognized as a resilient leader, she has spent her career in Strategy Consulting and Banking, where she acquired deep expertise in Design Thinking skills building customer-centric products.
  Hanis believes that we are at the frontier of the next Internet evolution with Web3.0, where it will be key in this open economic model, with NFT enabling a form of sovereign ownership for digital items.
  Hanis is also now accelerating the future of work model with Professional Consultants, by setting up a Decentralised Autonomous Organisation, named Reinvent DAO, helping to democratize Governance Models for businesses.
• Caesar Chen

  Ethereum Developer/IEEE International Standards Committee
  Caesar Chen

  Ethereum Developer/IEEE International Standards Committee

  Mr. Chen is an IEEE blockchain expert, a blockchain lecturer at the University of Science and Technology of China, and a disciple of Whitfield Diffie, a modern cryptography payment. He has developed specifications for several blockchain international standards in IEEE.
  Mr. Chen serves as a member of the IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Blockchain Standards Committee, and serves as a technical director or core technical member for several blockchain technology companies. In 2018, he proposed PoR consensus and BLAZE zero-delay architecture, and published related papers at international conferences.
  Mr. Chen also provides blockchain technology consulting services for many enterprises and government agencies, and enjoys a high reputation in the industry. He also serves as the vice president of the China Blockchain Technology Association and is often invited as a keynote speaker or guest at various industry conferences and events.
  Mr. Chen has rich research experience in the fields of payment standards, currency exchange, electronic invoicing and Internet of Things, and has made significant contributions to the development of the industry. Through close cooperation with domestic and foreign partners, he has implemented a series of successful application cases using blockchain technology, providing useful suggestions and support for the development of the industry.
• Eric Alexandre

  Creator and Founder Jetcoin
  Eric Alexandre

  Executive Director Ikon Media / Founder Jetcoin / Dynamic NFT Creator

  Eric is a Creative Director with more than 15 years of design and creative experience spanning TV, print, multimedia and web for some of the world’s leading brands. In 2014 Eric discovered Bitcoin and shifted his creative agency IKON Media to cater to this innovative industry. Since then IKON has been supporting many start-ups with their branding and creative alignments and has organised blockchain fundrasing events, official receptions and after-parties in Singapore and across Asia. He has been helping promising talents to develop a professional grade image over the last few years and recognized a similar demand for image and PR management among artists and athletes. Stemming from this experience and aware of the early challenges faced by emerging talents, he decided to spearhead the “Jetcoin Institute”, an organization aimed at financing the development of young athletes and artists through a new cryptocurrency called ‘jetcoin’. B Through the JET NFTs, individuals participate in their talents’ success stories when they choose to purchase unique NFT series of artwork and collectibles from emerging talents in sports and entertainment. When the talents mature in their careers, the value of their image rights increase, translating into rewards for the fans holding the NFTs. To date, Jetcoin has sponsored English Football League Derby County FC, Wigan Athletic F.C., English Premier League perimeter banner advertising, two Serie A football teams (A.C. Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona); three luxury yacht shows (Singapore, Phuket, Penang)
• Elijah Tan

  Vice President Coins.ph
  Elijah Tan

  Head of Exchange at Coins.ph Formerly head of fiat and ops at Binance

  Eli is the VP of Coins.ph, a fully regulated fiat and crypto mobile wallet provider in the Philippines. Prior to joining Coins, he served as a fiat and operations lead at Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. Before joining crypto, Eli served in the banking industry, most recently with Goldman Sachs.
• Clement Ooi

  Editor Coinlive
  Clement Ooi

  Coinlive Editor

  Clement worked as a journalist at Vulcan Post, covering topics such as EV adoption, crypto and blockchain usage, and business. This put him in contact with entrepreneurs in the Web3 space, as well as regulators and thought leaders.Currently, he is an editor at coinlive, where his main focus is on crypto regulation, governance, and tokenomics.
• Ian Chew

  Founder Greenie Web
  Ian Chew

  Founder of Greenie Web

  Ian Chew from Greenie Web - a Singapore ClimateTech startup that decarbonizes digital infrastructure (i.e. reduces Co2 associated with websites). A pioneer in the decarbonization of the digital world itself, Ian has been instrumental in dispelling the myth that "going digital always equates to going green". His expertise has been picked up by the Asian Development Bank where he was recently appointed a resource person who will consult for an ADB project on digitalization for green and inclusive growth. Ian also launched the "28 by 28 Initiative" this year to support capacity development of youths and young adults in sustainable digitization. As the name of the initiative suggests, Ian would be holding masterclasses on sustainable digitization for faculty and students from 28 universities around the world before COP28 this year. His masterclasses have thus benefitted universities from Finland to South Africa to Singapore. An expert in this emerging field, Ian regularly engages with both national governments and international companies, providing thought-leadership on the future of sustainability and digital decarbonization. Ian has been invited to speak at international tech conferences and has been guest lecturer for digital sustainability for post-graduate degree courses.
• Jyotimaya Mohanty

  Founder & CEO Neoin
  Jyotimaya Mohanty

  Founder & CEO at NEOIN | Singapore

  Jyotimaya Mohanty is An INSEAD Alumni , Qualified Diploma from International Compliance association -GRC with 23 years of proven track record in Retail & Commercial banking and in-depth Exposure to Digital Banking Product Innovation, Digital Banking Technology, Digital Wallet Business Models, and Digital Banking connected to Ecosystem, Digital Transformation (Retail, SME, NRI, and Corporate Banking). Winner of FinTech Boot camp 2015 Singapore chapter on best Fin-Tech idea ( Startup boot Camp) With 23+ years of experience in profitable setting up and managing all aspects of consumer & SME banking Headed Digital Innovation & New to market products & business strategy coupled with a history of award-winning product development. Worked on products across the country like Singapore, the Middle East, Canada, the UK, Cambodia, and India. Headed Digital New initiatives & many other responsibilities for more than 15 years in ICICI Bank ( India & Singapore), Group CTO – Quara Holdings, Director, Head Digital Banking -Chip Mong Bank- Cambodia, Head Global Expansion & Digital Ecosystems and Open Banking transformation across APAC and the Middle East for Debt & Collection SaaS on Cloud Platform for credgenics.com, Worked closely with BANKs, NBFCs, Fintech & start-up Ecosystem across Geography. Presently launching my own start-up ( Fintech & EdTech) a GenZ Market Place across APAC and India called Neoin & Neocardz
• Kevin Shao

  Founder Bitrise Capital
  Kevin Shao

  Bitrise Capital founder，Asia blockchain gameing alliance（ABGA） founder and executive chairman

  Kevin Shao is the founder of Bitrise Capital, executive chairman of Asia Blockchain Gaming Alliance (ABGA), and an angel investor for Cointelegraph Chinese. He holds an EMBA degree from the National University of Singapore and has spent many years focusing on investments and research in the fintech, digital currency, and blockchain industries. Previously, he was the general manager of the blockchain business unit of a NASDAQ-listed company Canaan, focusing on infrastructure areas such as DeFi and GameFi in the blockchain field. He hopes to use his abilities to discover every shining point in the industry.
• Karim Raffa

  Blockchain & Crypto Advisory KPMG
  Karim Raffa

  Blockchain & Crypto Advisory of KPMG in Singapore

  Karim came from banking and derivatives before venturing into the blockchain and fintech space. His career in Fintech and Blockchain started with his move to Singapore in 2015, where he dedicated 8 years to working with startups and at a venture builder focused on Core Banking Technology, where he set up and managed new ventures in Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the UK. He has been listed as one of the top 100 Fintech influencers globally by Onalytica, holds interviews on BTCN.tv and is a regular speaker and host at events across South-East Asia and Europe. In the past year, he produced "Broken Chains", a documentary about race, inequality, and the economic impact of racism. Karim is also fluent in multiple languages including English, French and German.
• David He

  Founder MotorN.io
  David He

  Founder of MotorN.io

  David He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of project management experience. He is proficient in handling large, complex, multi-million dollar, cross-domain infrastructure, AI, and Web3 application development and implementation. He has worked as a computer programmer, project portfolio manager with listed company, local University, HP APJ and innovative tech startups, delivering services to local government agencies and financial organizations such as IDA, MOE, SGX, Thomson Reuters, and Visa. Currently, he is leading a group of AI and cryptography scientists, as well as Web3 developers from the Bay Area States, Singapore, and Hangzhou China, in Web3 ESG, zk mining machine, and zk layer1 EVM infra R&D to meet the imminent needs of various industries. He graduated from NUS, Singapore, MSc in Tech Management.
• Josh Gier

  CEO KDArena.gg
  Josh Gier

  CEO at KDArena.gg

  With an unwavering passion for crypto and web3, Josh has dedicated the past decade to pursuing technological innovation and financial inclusion. As an early adopter and active participant in the decentralized finance space, he has gained invaluable insights and experience. His hands-on involvement led to the successful launch of his own DeFi platform, generating over $3M in revenue in 2022 alone. As the visionary behind KDArena, a web3 platform boasting over 2 million members, he has leveraged his expertise in community building and monetization, creating a platform that empowers businesses and gamers alike. Josh's passion for decentralized finance and gaming shines through in all of his endeavors, demonstrating that success in web3 can be both rewarding and fun. As he continues to break barriers, don't be surprised to find him levelling up in the gaming world, showing that his skillset extends beyond the realms of DeFi and into the virtual battlegrounds.
• James Lee

  CCO StarryNift
  James Lee

  StarryNift CCO

  James is the Chief Communications Officer of StarryNift, an innovative metaverse platform in the Web3 industry. StarryNift focuses on the exploration and development of 3D space co-creating and sharing; Decentralised Identity(DID), and creator incentive mechanism.
  With over ten years of project management experience and extensive Web3 product development experience, James has gained deep insights into the future prospects of the Web3 industry. He is passionate about the industry and continuously drives product innovation and feature updates, aiming to create a seamless 3D Starryverse that connects users.
• Ganesh R

  Co-Founder Firebond
  Ganesh R

  Co-Founder Of firebond

  Ganesh R is a dynamic entrepreneur with a proven track record in the field of web3 marketing and community building. He currently serves as the co-founder and CEO of Firebond, an all-in-one growth marketing platform tailored to help web3 games acquire, engage, and retain users. Prior to this, Ganesh was a key member of the Cake DeFi leadership team, where he oversaw a vast community base in the web3 space. Ganesh's innovative spirit led him to build India's first-ever online coaching platform for esports, which paved the way for the industry's growth in Asia. He also played a pivotal role in scaling the remote freelancer community marketplace from 5,000 to 15,000 members while assisting the founding team at 90 Seconds, a startup backed by Sequoia. Ganesh's expertise and entrepreneurial vision make him a valuable asset in the world of web3 marketing and community building space. LinkedIN Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gforced/
• Dr. Cheney Tsoi

  President President of Asian Blockchain Society
  Dr. Cheney Tsoi

  President of Asian Blockchain Society

  Dr. Cai Zhichuan is currently a member of the Hong Kong Capital Management Co., Ltd. Dr. Cai talked with a number of global] top Yuehuijia in April 2018 to establish the Asian brand Yueming, which aims to promote exchanges and commercial use in Asia , Yigui Company, Financial Building, etc. provide manufacturing solutions Dr. Cai Fang published South Asia's first Bitbook "Bitview is Changing the World" in 2014, which was collected by major libraries and Chinese libraries Dr. Cai then published "Fortune Fu Chengjie Selenium" in 2017.
• Dr. Ming Wu

  Co-Founder & CTO Conflux
  Dr. Ming Wu

  Co-Founder & CTO of Conflux

  Dr. Wu Ming is one of the founding team members of Conflux. Before joining the Conflux team, he was a senior researcher at Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Systems Research. He has extensive expertise in the design and implementation of distributed systems. The large-scale distributed machine learning system he designed is used in many products of Microsoft. Dr. Wu Ming graduated from the University of Science and Technology of China with a bachelor's degree, and obtained a doctorate in computer system architecture from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007. His main research directions include distributed transaction processing systems, graph computing engines, and artificial intelligence platforms. In recent years, Dr. Wu Ming has published many papers in top conferences in multiple system fields (such as SOSP, OSDI, NSDI, ATC, EuroSys, SoCC, VLDB, etc.), and served as the program committee of conferences such as OSDI, ASPLOS, HotDep, MiddleWare, etc. Committee member, and the Publication Chair of SOSP'17.
• Ken Nizam

  Co-Founder & CEO Asia Token Fund Group
  Ken Nizam

  Co-Founder & CEO at Asia Token Fund Group

  Ken N is the Co-Founder & CEO of Southeast Asia leading blockchain media & accelerator Asia Token Fund and metaverse project TMON. Ken has been in the blockchain & Fintech space since 2017 and was also the COO and CMO of Singapore’s first BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) Fintech startup, SpherePay. In the early days of crypto in Singapore, Ken was a member of Huobi Global Elite which promoted one of the world’s largest crypto exchange in Southeast Asia. Ken’s active involvement in the blockchain space won him numerous awards such as Huobi Global Leading Community Award 2018, UCIM world’s best crypto media Award and others. In 2022, Ken has launched a new blockchain incubator and venture builder Block Asia Labs with aims to support traditional business to transit into Web3 , NFTs and Blockchain integration.
• AlvinYap

  Founder Alteredverse
  Alvin Yap

  Founder of Alteredverse based in Singapore

  Alvin Yap is an esteemed Metaverse expert with a deep-rooted focus on delivering strategic guidance and innovative solutions to governments and enterprises. Drawing from a diverse background in game design, geospatial technologies, and digital twin Metaverse development, Alvin has successfully led pioneering initiatives.
  Alvin's expertise, fortified by extensive experience in technology, gamification, and digital transformation, positions him as a reliable advisor for governments and enterprises seeking to unlock the true potential of the Metaverse.
• Lester Li

  Founder & CEO Degame& L2Y Research
  Lester Li

  Founder & CEO @ Degame& L2Y Research

  Lester founded L2Y Research and Degame in 2021. Degame is the No.1 Web3 Games PoC platform, listing more than 4000 Gamefi projects and providing Proof of Contribution tools to the latest projects. Prior to this, Lester was the CEO of Huobi Europe and Head of Global Institutional Business and Strategic Investment Director. Lester graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and worked in the Fintech investment field for over 10 years.
• Malcolm Tan

  Chairman's Office Technicorum Holdings Group
  Malcolm Tan

  Chairman's Office (Chief Strategic Advisor) at Technicorum Holdings Group

  Malcolm Tan is a successful Serial Entrepreneur and Chief Strategist who has contributed to the success of hundreds of new companies across various industries. He is the Founder of Qrypt Technologies and Gravitas International, and the Chief Strategist and Advisor of Technicorum Holdings.
  Malcolm has advised over a hundred projects that have successfully raised between USD 10 million to USD 40 million. He has also reviewed regulations and consulted with multiple enterprises and government entities in the ICO, IEO, STO, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain space.
  As a thought leader, he has authored three books - How to ICO/ITO in Singapore (2017), DeFi - The Latest Financial Phenomenon (2020), and NFTs (May 4th, 2023).
  Social media links if any (LinkedIn, twitter etc.): https://linktr.ee/malcolmtan_eng
• ZHANG Bingxue

  AIGC Researcher National University of Singapore
  ZHANG Bingxue

  AIGC Researcher Researcher, National University of Singapore Associate Professor, University Shanghai of Science and Technology PHD, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

  Bingxue ZHANG got her PhD of Information Technologies at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, FRANCE. She became associate professor of University of Shanghai for Science and Technology. And now, she does her research work in the domain of AIGC and Blockchain at National University of Singapore. She is referee of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and Principal Investigator of several projects of NSFC.
• ASHISH VERMA

  Vice president (Data Tech) DBS Bank
  ASHISH VERMA

  Vice President (Data Tech) DBS Bank Singapore

  ASHISH VERMA : AI |DATA |Metaverse |Blockchain | NFT| Web3 Ashish is the Vice President ( Data Tech) in DBS Bank, Singapore and former Head Of -AI & Advance Technology Labs in SPH Media –Singapore. he has over 20 years of experience working with high-growth tech companies, in Blockchain/ AI /ML /Data Eng. / Other IT Technologies , which includes: Building of Technology Platform , Application Software and Products from scratch, with multi channel implementation in AI/ML , Web3.0 /Blockchain , Web2.0 and Mobile based app/tech platform. He won the INSPIRE Tech award 2021-Singapore for ‘Best use of AI/Automation for Innovative Capability’ at the ConnectGov Leaders Summit, Singapore for the ‘SPHRobbie’ -an AI based Robo Journalism tool for the newsroom In the field of Blockchain: He has Expertise in Blockchain Technology with Building of NFT Marketplace platform & AI based Intelligent & Interactive NFTs -(iNFT) Platform. Also he is Certified Blockchain Expert -SMU Academy (Singapore) In the field of AI : Ashish has expertise on Synthetic Media, aka Deepfakes (Image/Video/Voice) along with Generative adversarial networks (GANs). He is enthusiastic and focused on the adoption & implementation of next generation technologies( Metaverse ,Web3.0, NFT -Blockchain, AI/ML) . He helped built SPH’s Customer Data Platform (CDP) from Scratch within 9 months, called SPH Wave Ashish was a Co-Founder of Artificial Intelligence & Natural Language Processing Startup tie.ai -’A.I. Powered Platform for Business & Conversational Commerce’. His startup served the various industries by implementing Conversational AI solutions for Customer Service, Sales & Marketing across multiple marketing channels. Prior to founding his Startup, Ashish was involved in implementation and management of e-Commerce platform for WALMART (Walmart Labs). He worked on developing an online platform for BestBuy.com. He then joined as a Software Manager to lead BARCLAY’s engineering team and subsequently to lead the Integration team for ADOBE Systems. Ashish holds the Bachelor in Mech Engg. and also earned Masters Of Technology (M.Tech) from the Indian Institute of Technology ( I.I.T.) , Delhi –India
• Rahul Singh

  ESG Expert Best Thought Leader
  Rahul Singh

  best selling author

  Rahul is an expert at connecting the three Is - idea, insight, and individual who sums up his life as ABC - author, banker, and community builder. He advises companies & start-ups on their ESG journey towards Sustainable Development Goals and has pushed for inclusion of Conscious Capitalism & ESG in university curriculums. He has authored several books on purpose including “You know the glory, not the story”, “Engineering to Ikigai”, and “An atheist gets the Gita”. His book on Corporate purpose “ESG: Putting purpose back in Finance” is scheduled for release in 2023.
  Having an illustrious career in banking, he is the Assistant Director of Global Marketing & Strategy at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, Principal of Corporate Advisory Group at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Udaipur, and Academic Council Member of Jaipuria Institute of Management.
• Roy Lam

  Major shareholder Australian National Stock Exchange
  Roy Lam

  Carbon Neutrality Blockchain - CNB main investor National Stock Exchange of Australia - Substantial Shareholder

  Roy Lam is a major shareholder of the National Stock Exchange of Australia. He participated in financial industry and blockchain exchanges in early years. He established investment funds and multiple blockchain projects in the past. Recently is participating in Carbon Emissions Trading and the breakthrough of Carbon Emissions Structured Blockchain business.
• James LIU

  Director, New Business and Innovation Alliance Alibaba Group·Cloud & Technology
  James LIU

  Director, New Business and Innovation Alliance Alibaba Group·Cloud & Technology

  James LIU, PMP MBA James is the Director of New Business & Innovation Alliance at ALIBABACLOUD Intelligence focusing on Go Global, Web3，AI，ESG and Unicorn Club. He used to be a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded AI driven marketing SaaS company in 2015, and one of the biggest bilingual ICT tech community in SEA back to 2013. He is also an adjunct lecturer for National University of Singapore with the interest in cooperate Innovation, cooperate venture capital and innovation ecosystem and managment.
• Henry Ng

  Financial Services Advisory Manager (Crypto/ Blockchain) KPMG Singapore
  Henry Ng

  Financial Services Advisory Manager (Crypto/ Blockchain) at KPMG Singapore

  Henry is a Manager with KPMG in Singapore, focusing on Blockchain/ DLT innovation. As a FinTech professional with more than 7 years of experience in Solution Consulting, Sales & Business Development, Strategic Planning, and Project Management, he has led and delivered multiple projects leveraging Blockchain technology for applications in Capital Markets, International Trade, Sustainable Finance, and Carbon Management.
• Seh Harn G

  CEO Trigger Asset Management
  Seh Harn G

  CEO At Trigger Asset Management

  Mr Goh is the CEO of a fund management company licensed under the Monetary Authority of Singapore ( Capital Markets Services He has 20 years of experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital and C onsultancy Services He holds board positions in various organisations involved in business networking at various tiers spanning across governmental relations to private UHNWIs.
  Mr Goh has investment and project execution experiences in Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Vietnam, Philippines and China. He and his team at Trigger had individually been involved in managing funds and projects over US$5b. His broad experiences in business ranges from fund management, investment management, asset management, project management, to development management. Mr Goh had been engaged for professional roles as an Expert Witness in the Supreme Court of NSW Australia. He maintains his chartered surveyor status and operates a licensed fund management company.
  As an entrepreneur and investor himself, he understands the challenges in dealing with foreign investors. As a foreign investor himself entering different markets, he shares similar challenges. His exposure to various sides of the equation provides a holistic and risk managed approach to market access, and turning over revenue for businesses.
• Ken Wong

  CEO BitDATA Exchange
  Ken Wong

  BitDATA Exchange CEO

  As a CEO and Founder of BitDATA Exchange (BitEx), Ken Wong brought with him years of experience in technology R&D and management. Having worked with major names such as Lenovo and Huawei, he is an expert in system security, trusted computing, virtualization, and mobile security. He is also a known serial entrepreneur who has successfully launched commercially viable products related to cloud security, internet education, finance big data, and digital advertising.
  BitDATA Exchange (BitEx) is a regulated Fiat-Crypto Trading platform for Crypto-Asset headquartered in Singapore. It provides consumers the easiest way to manage, trade, and truly own their digital assets.
• KANNAN CHETTIAR

  CEO & Co-Founder Avvanz
  KANNAN CHETTIAR

  CEO & Co-Founder Avvanz

  Award-winning Technopreneur / CEO of Avvanz (FinTech and HRTech company) International Thought Leader and Keynote Speaker International Trainer and Coach President of Asia CEO Community (Singapore Chapter) and Social-ICE Club Committee Member of Infocomm Media Development Authority (iMDA) Mentor for Start-ups (Startup Buddy, Mentor For Hope, Workplace Accelerator, RAISE) Judge (SLINGSHOT by Enterprise Singapore, SHRI, HRD Magazine HR Awards) Kannan Chettiar is an award-winning Global Leader with 26 years of experience in the Technology and Human Capital sectors spanning across Asia, EMEA & Americas. He is co-founder and CEO of Avvanz (www.Avvanz.com) – an award winning HRTech and FinTech company that prides in its core business pillars: i) Screen – Pre- and In-Employment Background Checks, KYC/AML, Quick Vetting using Blockchain and Company Due Diligence ii) Develop – Highly interactive Training solutions to be competent in Digital Economy. Avvanz has received several awards including a Gold-Medal for Best Background Screening Provider (by Human Resources Magazine), Technology Company of the Year and other accolades for differentiated and disruptive solutions.

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