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The Web3 Festival is a Web3 event brand launched by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, organized by W3 ME. The Hong Kong Web3 Carnival 2025 will be held from April 6-9, 2025 on the 5th floor BCDE halls of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The four-day event will have 4 venues, covering an area of over 14,000 square meters, and is expected to attract over 50,000 on-site attendees, more than 300 globally influential speakers, and over 150 popular Web3 projects, communities and media.
Event website: https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025/
Speakers (continuously updated)
Summit Agenda (continuously updated)
April 6
Keynote Speech: DePIN Panorama
Time: 9:35 - 9:50
Venue: Hall 2
Speaker: Salvador GalaMehash, Co-founder of EV3
Keynote Speech
Time: 9:50 - 10:05
Venue: Hall 2
Speaker: Leo Dorlöchter, Co-founder of Peaq
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:20 - 10:35
Venue: Hall 2
Speaker: Leo Lin, Founder of Arkreen
Round Table Discussion: New Trends in DePIN
Time: 10:35 - 11:15
Venue: Hall 2
Speakers:
- Zheng Yushan, Founding Partner of Waterdrip Capital
- Will Wang, Partner of Generative Ventures
- Henrique Centieiro, Founder of Be Limitless Ventures
Keynote Speech
Time: 11:30 - 11:45
Venue: Hall 2
Speaker: Mike Horton, Co-founder of Geodnet
Round Table Discussion: AI+DePIN: The Dawn of Intelligent Everything
Time: 11:45 - 12:25
Venue: Hall 2
Speakers:
- Nils Pihl, CEO and Founder of Auki Labs
- Raullen Chai, Co-founder and CEO of IoTeX
- Yuan Gao, Co-founder of Gradient Network
April 7
Opening Remarks
Time: 9:35 - 9:40
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain
Keynote Speech
Time: 9:40 - 9:55
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Government
Keynote Speech
Time: 9:55 - 10:10
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Christina Choi, Executive Director of Investment Products, Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:10 - 10:25
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology and Innovation Constituency)
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:25 - 10:40
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Weimin Ma, President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank, Director of WeBank Technology
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:40 - 10:55
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Jian-Guo Shen, Vice President and Chief Economist of JD Group
Round Table Discussion: Regulation
Time: 10:55 - 11:30
Venue: Main Stage
Speakers:
- Genki Oda, Chairman of the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA)
- Lawrence Lee, Fintech Academy of Paragon Global
- Kevin Goldstein, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Kee Global Advisors
Keynote Speech
Time: 11:30 - 11:45
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Jason Brett, Managing Director of Key Bridge Advisors
Keynote Speech
Time: 11:45 - 12:00
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Zhong Chen, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Peking University
Keynote Speech
Time: 12:00 - 12:15
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: David Bailey, CEO of Bit Magazine
Peripheral Activities
March 28
BTC Chamber of Commerce (BCC) gathering (for all BAHK members & friends)
Time: 18:30 - 20:30
Venue: Playasia
Organizer: Arthur (BAHK)
Event link: https://lu.ma/84j1y6xm
April 1
APTOS EVERMOVE Hackerhouse
Time: April 1, 10:00 - April 5, 18:00
Venue: Function Room, 3/F, Block E, Cyberport 3, Hong Kong
Organizers: Movemaker, Aptos, Cyberport
Event link: https://lu.ma/c21497xh
April 5
BUIDL 2025
Time: 9:00 - 19:00
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizers: Foresight News, The Bit, Foresight Ventures
Event link: https://lu.ma/b6chvcd2
The Scaling DeAI Summit by 499 & BytePlus
Time: 12:00 - 18:00
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizer: 499
Event link: https://lu.ma/TheScaling2025HK
ZK Connect
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Venue: See registration
Organizers: Brevis, OpenBuild, PancakeSwap, EthStorage
Event link: https://lu.ma/z75uwkls
Beyond Scaling: The DeFAI Era
Time: 14:00 - 18:00
Venue: See registration
Organizers: ScalingX, LH, TechubNews
Event link: https://lu.ma/a74e186g
April 6
AI-Native Cloud Empowers the Future of Web3 Technology
Time: 18:00
Venue: 19/F, Sunlight Tower, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers: BytePlus, Digital One Solutions Limited, insight-software
Event link: https://lu.ma/pkuzvjoi
Crypto AI Workshop: Autonomous Management and Development of Crypto Communities and Social Media
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Venue: TBD
Event link: https://lu.ma/kn9trs3t
The Lord of the Rings: Hong Kong Blockchain Week
Time: 19:00 - April 12, 19:00
Venue: 232 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizer: World Blockchain Finance
April 7
Liquidity 2025
Time: 9:00 - 17:00
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizer: LTP Event
Event link: https://lu.ma/oqmyj67h
Build The Next Odin.Fun - Bitcoin Developer Technical Salon
Time: 13:30 - 17:00
Venue: 28 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Organizers: Omnity Network, ICP Hub China, RunesCC, TinTinLand, OpenBuild, ICP HUB Singapore
Event Link: https://lu.ma/gqfc2km4
Solana DeFi and MEV Summit
Time: 13: 30 - 17: 00
Venue: 22/F, 31 Sugar Street, Causeway Bay
Organizers: bloXroute, Linda Jiang, Curtis Plot Mak
Event Link: https://lu.ma/gqfc2km4
Soaring in Hong Kong, Steering the Future: A Trusted Global Digital Payment Network
Time: 14: 00 - 18: 00
Venue: 19/F, Chinachem Tower, 26 Chatham Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
Organizer: MetaEra
Event Link: https://lu.ma/eohg9h5l
Trends and Cases of Family Office Virtual Asset Investment
Time: 17: 00 - 19: 00
Venue: 14/F, Three Exchange Square, Central (HashKey Office)
Organizer: Asia Family Office Foundation
Event Link: https://lu.ma/04wvyumm
BG Tipsy Night - Top Chinese Esports Team Exchange
Time: 19: 00-23: 00
Venue: Check registration
Organizers: Bitget Asia, Bitget
Event Link: https://lu.ma/v3 kftz 2 w
April 8
Web3 Scholars Summit 2025
Time: 9: 30 - 17: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5 BCDE Stage 3
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ DRKLab_ 2025 _HongKong
TECH FOR GREEN Summit
Time: 9: 00 - April 9 18: 00
Venue: Check registration
Organizers: HiBlock, Vincent Lau
Event Link: https://lu.ma/tceyj2j2
TON Day at Web3 Festival in Hong Kong
Time: 9: 00 - 18: 00
Venue: HKCEC
Organizers: TON Foundation, Michael, Web3 Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/bs1dxf5m
New Infra in the Web3 Era
Time: 13: 30 - 18: 00
Venue: 14/F, Three Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong
Organizers: Eva Pan, Wenxi Liang, Richard Lau
Event Link: https://lu.ma/prei5nsk
Web3 Security and Compliance
Time: 14: 00 - 18: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5 BCDE Stage 3
Organizers: Web3 Festival, SlowMist
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ slowmist_ 2025 hongkong
New Infrastructure in the Web3 Era
Time: 13: 30 - 18: 00
Venue: 14/F, Three Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong (Hashkey Group Headquarters)
Event Link: https://lu.ma/prei5nsk
Microsoft Open Stage: Secure the Future of Web3 & AI
Time: 14: 00-19: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5/F Hall 5E
Organizer: Web3 Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ Microsoft_ 2025 HongKong
Hong Kong Crypto Finance Forum 2025
Time: 14: 00-19: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5/F BCDE Halls
Organizers: Web3 Festival, MetaEra
Event Link: https://lu.ma/MetaEra
Cloud Convergence: Huawei Cloud Web3 Tech Social Night
Time: 18: 00-21: 00
Venue: 19/F, Suntec Tower 3, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers: Digital One Solutions, Huawei Cloud
Event Link: https://lu.ma/v2 28 q3 g 4
April 9
ETHAsia 2025 @ Hong Kong Web3 Festival
Time: 10: 00 - 17: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5 BCDE Mainstage
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ETHAsia
Web3.0 Standardization and Globalization Summit
Time: 10: 00 - 13: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5 BCDE Stage 3
Event Link: https://lu.ma/hk-side-event
Takes Web3.0 to the Stage -- Standardization and Globalization
Time: 10: 00 - 13: 00
Venue: HKCEC 5/F BCDE Halls
Organizer: Web3 Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/hk-side-event
Monad Madness Hong Kong - Pitch Competition
Time: 11: 00 - 18: 00
Venue: Check registration
Organizers: Monad Foundation, Michael
Event Link: https://lu.ma/oytrve4a
