Original article: Wanxiang Blockchain
The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from April 20-23!
As one of the world's most influential and largest top-tier industry events jointly created by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, this year's Hong Kong Web3 Carnival not only inherited the grand vision of previous years, but also completed a strategic upgrade in the depth of its topics.
Topic 1: The Convergence of Traditional Finance and Crypto Finance
Over the past few years, the relationship between traditional finance and the crypto world has undergone a qualitative change, evolving from observation and trial to deep integration. This conference brings together top global financial institutions to engage in dialogue with native crypto forces, jointly outlining a new landscape for the digital asset era. From the evolution and iteration of traditional payment infrastructure to the development of Web3 innovation, discussions will take place on the "disruption and symbiosis" of stablecoins and a new global payment system.
Here, you will gain insights into the strategic positioning of the world's largest asset management institutions for digital assets, understand how listed companies incorporate digital assets into their treasury management, and grasp the historic shift of digital assets from "niche exploration" to "mainstream allocation".
The "sandbox experience" and the issuance of the first batch of licenses for stablecoin regulation in Hong Kong will undoubtedly be the focus of the meeting.
Topic 2: The Value Reconstruction of AI and Web3
The synergistic evolution of artificial intelligence 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 autonomous economic actions, such as OpenClaw; as AI agents begin to reshape the fundamental paradigm of human-computer interaction; and as the x402 micropayment protocol and the ERC-8004 identity standard pave the way for an AI agent economy, the boundaries of technological convergence are constantly being pushed to the forefront. Around these rapidly unfolding changes, numerous AI-native projects, Web3 pioneers, and top global investment institutions will gather at the Web3 Carnival to jointly explore the future of the convergence of AI and Web3.
In this intellectual feast, you can not only gain a deeper understanding of how AI Agents become native economic entities on the blockchain, but also comprehend the core logic of the co-evolution of AI and Web3, and perceive the paradigm shift from "human-led" to "human-machine collaboration".
Topic 3: RWA's "Final Questions"
RWA is becoming a key bridge connecting traditional finance and the digital economy, and an important vehicle for activating real assets and promoting financial innovation.
This year's Hong Kong Web3 Carnival has specially invited authoritative experts such as Zhao Yao, a senior researcher at the National Institution for Finance and Development, to provide in-depth interpretations of mainland regulatory policies. At the same time, it brings together well-known global institutions such as CICC, Ondo, and Galaxy Digital, together with top law firms, to jointly explore the practical path and compliance landscape of RWA from domestic filing to global issuance.
A high-level dialogue on how to overcome the "last mile" of cross-border compliance is about to begin, helping Hong Kong accelerate its development into a global RWA innovation hub.
Whether you are looking for a strategy to implement the digitization of physical assets or want to gain insights into global trends in RWA, you can complete a "one-stop cognitive construction" from policy to practice, from concept to implementation at this carnival, and seize the strategic opportunity in the new blue ocean of digital assets.
Top global guests appear in Hong Kong
This year's Hong Kong Web3 Carnival boasts an unprecedentedly strong lineup of guests, bringing together senior officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, decision-makers from traditional financial giants, representatives from leading technology companies, founders of top blockchain projects, partners from investment institutions, and renowned experts and scholars, among other industry leaders.
Currently, the following individuals are represented: Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Ip Chi-hang, Executive Director of the Intermediaries Division of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission; Xiao Feng, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain and Chairman & CEO of HashKey Group; Chiu Tat-kan, Legislative Council Member (Technology Innovation Sector) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Zhao Yao, Senior Researcher at the National Institution for Finance and Development; Lennix Lai, Global Chief Business Officer of OKX; Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Mysten Labs; Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation; Joseph Chalom, Co-CEO of Sharplink; Francis B. Zhou, CEO of Quantum Solutions; Abdelhamid Bizid, Managing Director of BlackRock; Phil Kang, CEO of ZR Financial Group; Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands; Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets at HSBC; Lu Zhihong, Head of Digital Assets and Member of the Web3.0 Development Task Force at Deloitte China (Hong Kong); Diao Zhihai, Head of International Wealth Management at CICC; Li Xingyu, Vice President of International Business at China Asset Management (Hong Kong); and representatives from SNZ Holding & SNZ. Gavin Wang, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Capital; Li Guoquan, Dean of the Global Fintech Academy and Professor at the Singapore University of Social Sciences; Min Lin, Managing Director and Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance; Ru Haiyang, CEO of HashKey Group's Exchange Business Group; Anna Liu, CEO of HashKey Tokenisation; Deng Chao, CEO of HashKey Capital; Rita Liu, CEO of RD Technologies; Leo Lin, Founder of Arkreen; Franklin Bi, Partner at Pantera Capital; Henrique Centieiro, Chief Investment Officer of Maverick Capital; John Cahill, Chief Operating Officer of Galaxy Digital Asia; Livio Weng, CEO of Bitfire; Zhang Yufan, Founding Partner of Zengtu Capital; Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner and Chief Business Officer of BIT; Arda Senoz, Head of Ecosystem at Alchemy Pay; Fei Si, Partner at King & Wood Mallesons; Zhao Lan, Head of Sina Finance Hong Kong Station; Chen Shanlong, Head of Asia at XDC Network; Ben Zhai, CEO of Robo.ai; Raj, CEO of TransFi. Kamal, Qiao Zheyuan, Partner at Junhe Law Firm; Patty Tu, Web3.0 Business Research Manager & Innovation and R&D Manager at China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute Limited; Chen Jianqiu, Executive Director of Hong Kong Robotics Group; Zhang Baolong, Chief Strategic Advisor of Empower Love; Peng Zhao, Founder of IoT Think Tank; Shukyee Ma, Chief Strategy Officer of Plume; and KANG SHEN, Founder of Hash Global (listed in no particular order) are among the distinguished guests who have confirmed their participation and will bring cutting-edge insights and in-depth sharing to this grand event.
The Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will run for four days from April 20th to 23rd, and we will announce more high-profile guests in due course.
Strong support from the ecosystem partner matrix
This year's Web3 Carnival is honored to receive the strong support of the world's top ecosystem forces, bringing together leading projects and institutions that drive industry development to jointly create this cross-industry event.
The conference is honored to partner with strategic partners Cyberport and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and to receive strong support from numerous global ecosystem partners, including title sponsor OKX Wallet, platinum sponsors Empower Love, MSX, Qtum, TokenPocket, Zircon Securities, co-organizer Arkreen, RD Technologies, and SNZ, exclusive dinner sponsor Sui Foundation, gold sponsors Alchemy Pay and MaxQuant, primary booth sponsors Anubis Chain, bitbaby, CoinP, ENI Network, HappyMeta, Hotcoin, SlowMist, and Websea, secondary booth sponsors Aspire, ChainUP, Digital Reserve, Ellipal, Fufuture, Passey, PlatON, SOONTECH, W3SA-HK, and Zbit, and tertiary booth sponsors AlphaHunter, Black Water, Cobo Global, DeSaFa, EcoSync, E-Fund, iCloser, RWA.LTD, TiDB, Upay, XBIT, and Open Stage sponsors include 0G, Boundless, and German company Qidian Technology (sponsors at the same level are listed in alphabetical order).
In addition, media outlets such as BlockTempo, Caixin Global, CoinNess, Foresight News, PANews, TechFlow, Wu Blockchain Blockchain, Sina Finance, ZEX PR WIRE, and Zhihu (listed in alphabetical order) will also have booths on-site to capture the ongoing paradigm shift.
From April 20th to 23rd, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, we cordially invite you to join us for a vibrant exchange of ideas, discover your next growth curve, and jointly usher in a new chapter in the history of Web3 and the digital future.
