Web3 Festival unveils 2026 speaker lineup, featuring leaders from BlackRock, OKX, Solana, Sharplink and Ondo

Following the sellout success of its previous editions, Hong Kong Web3 Festival has announced its return on 20-23 April at HKCEC.

Hong Kong Web3 Festival (“Web3 Festival”), co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, is Asia’s premier crypto conference since 2023. Now in its 4th year, this four-day event will once again bring tens of thousands of web3 professionals, investors, and enthusiasts across the globe to connect, learn, and be inspired.

In-depth discussions to navigate the web3 landscape

Web3 Festival 2026 has set the agenda for web3 growth and innovation, focusing mainly on traditional finance and crypto finance, AI + web3, and RWAs.

The convergence of traditional finance and crypto finance

This year’s Web3 Festival brings together leading global financial institutions to engage in dialogues with crypto-native forces. Discussions will be centered on the game-changing stablecoins and the emergence of a new global payment system.

AI + web3

The synergistic evolution of AI and blockchain is giving rise to a new generation of financial infrastructure. As AI evolves from a “conversational assistant” into on-chain entities capable of autonomously executing economic activities — such as OpenClaw — and as protocols like x402 and standards like ERC-8004 are paving the way for an AI-driven agent economy, the boundaries of technological convergence are being pushed ever forward.

Many AI-native projects, web3 pioneers, and leading investment institutions will be gathered for dialogues exploring the future of AI and web3 integration.

RWAs

RWA serves as a critical bridge connecting traditional finance with the digital economy. Web3 Festival 2026 unites globally renowned institutions like BlackRock, CICC, and Deloitte China Hong Kong, alongside top-tier law firms and securities organizations, to explore the practical guidance and future landscape of global RWA issuance.

Incredible speaker lineup released

The conference will convene top experts and leading web3 projects to exchange ideas, share best practices and gain perspectives on today’s evolving Web3 landscape.

Featured speakers include:

• Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• Dr. YIP Chee Hang, Executive Director of Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission
• Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
• Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong Kong
• Zhao Yao, Distinguished Senior Research Fellow, National Institution for Finance & Development
• Lennix Lai, Chief Commercial Officer, OKX Global
• Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Mysten Labs
• Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
• Joseph Chalom, CEO, Sharplink
• Francis B. Zhou, CEO, Quantum Solutions
• Abdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director, BlackRock
• Phil Kang, CEO, ZR Financial Group
• Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman, Animoca Brands
• Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies at Global Macro, HSBC
• Robert Lui, Deloitte China Hong Kong Digital Asset Leader; Member of Task Force on Promoting Web3 Development
• DIAO Zhihai, Head of International Business of Wealth Management, CICC
• Chris Lee, Vice President, ETF China Asset Management (Hong Kong)
• Gavin Wang, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, SNZ Holding & SNZ Capital
• David Lee, Chairman, Global FinTech Institute
• Min Lin, Managing Director, Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance
• Ru Haiyang, CEO, HashKey Exchange Business Group
• Anna Liu, HashKey Tokenisation CEO, HashKey Group
• DC, CEO, HashKey Capital
• Rita Liu, CEO, RD Technologies
• Leo Lin, Founder, Arkreen
• Franklin Bi, General Partner, Pantera Capital
• Henrique Centieiro, CIO, Maverick Capital
• John Cahill, COO, Galaxy Digital Asia
• Livio Weng, CEO, Bitfire
• Zhang Yufan, Founding Partner, NewTrails Capital
• Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner & Chief Commercial Officer, BIT
• Arda Senoz, Ecosystem Lead, Alchemy Pay
• Andrew Fei, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
• Lana ZHAO, Chief Representative of Hong Kong Station, Sina Finance
• Chen Shanlong, Head of Asia, XDC Network
• Ben Zhai, CEO, Robo.ai
• Raj Kamal, CEO, TransFi
• Jacqueline Qiao, Partner, JunHe LLP
• Patty Tu, Web 3.0 Business Research Manager | Innovation and R&D, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute Co., Ltd
• Jianqiu Chen, Executive Director, Hong Kong Robotics Group Holding Limited
• Zhang Baolong, Chief Strategic Advisor, Finanx AI
• Ivy Peng, Founder, Zillion Intelligence
• Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer, Plume
• Kang Shen, Founder, Hash Global

*Speakers are presented in no particular order.

A strong partner network

Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026 has forged a strategic alliance with Cyberport and the region’s trade statutory body, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Furthermore, the event has revealed an impressive lineup of 2026 sponsors so far, including:

• Title: OKX Wallet
• Platinum: Finanx AI, MSX, Qtum, TokenPocket, Zircon Securities
• Co-organizer: Arkreen, RD Technologies, SNZ
• Exclusive Dinner Sponsor: Sui Foundation
• Gold: Alchemy Pay, MaxQuant
• Primary: Anubis Chain, bitbaby, CoinP, ENI Network, HappyMeta, Hotcoin, SlowMist, Websea
• Secondary: Aspire, ChainUp, Digital Reserve, Ellipal, Fufuture, Passey, PlatON, SoonTech, W3SA-HK, Zbit
• Tertiary: Alpha Hunter, Black Water, Cobo Global, DeSaFa, EcoSync, Evolving Capital, iCloser, RWA.LTD, TiDB, Upay, XBIT

Open Stage: 0G, Boundless, DESUN SINGULARITY

*Same-tiered are presented in alphabetical order.

Additionally, media outlets including BlockTempo, Caixin Global, CoinNess, Foresight News, PANews, TechFlow, Wu Blockchain, Sina Finance, ZEX PR WIRE, and Zhihu (in alphabetical order) will host exhibitions on site.

Join the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 20 – 23 and be part of an epic web3 journey.