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Event Update | The 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held from April 6th to 9th
From April 6th to 9th, Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group will host the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong. The 4-day 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Festival will feature nearly 40 themed forums held at various venues with a theme of Chinese style throughout the four seasons. Over 400 experts and scholars from different fields around the world will focus on vertical areas such as technology, finance, security, and entertainment, providing investors, developers, and projects with cross-industry, comprehensive insights.
In 2025, the Web3 Festival expands to Hong Kong, bringing together the East and the West for crucial dialogues and transactions to determine the next steps in development. BlockBeats as the official media partner of this event will bring exciting on-site coverage to readers.
Event Website: www.web3festival.org/hongkong2025
Main Speakers
· Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan Mo-po
· Ethereum Co-Founder, Vitalik Buterin
· Chair of Wanxiang Blockchain, Feng Xiao
· Vice President of JD Group, Shen Jiangguang
· Chair of Solana Foundation, Lily Liu
· CEO of Bitcoin Magazine, David Bailey
· GMGN Co-Founder, Haze
· Co-Founder of Berachain, SmokeyBera
· Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Offchain Labs, Ed Felten
· CEO of Swarms, Kye Gomez
Main Event Agenda (Partial)
April 6th
Topic: DePIN Full Perspective
Time: 09:35-09:50
Speaker: Salvador GalaMehash, Co-Founder of EV3
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:05-10:20
Speaker: Alex Rawitz, Co-Founder of DIMO
Topic: DePIN New Trends
Time: 10:35-11:15
Guests:
· Yu Shan Zheng, Founding Partner of Waterdrip Capital
· Will Wang, Partner at Generative Ventures
· Henrique Centieiro, Founder of Be Limitless Ventures
Theme: AI+DePIN: The Dawn of General Intelligence
Time: 11:45-12:25
Guests:
· Nils Pihl, CEO and Founder of Auki Labs
· Raullen Chai, Co-founder and CEO of IoTeX
· Yuan Gao, Co-founder of Gradient Network
April 7th
Opening Address
Time: 09:35-09:40
Guest: Feng Xiao, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain
Keynote Speech
Time: 09:40-09:55
Guest: Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government
Keynote Speech
Time: 09:55-10:10
Guest: Alice Chan, Executive Director of the Investment Products Division at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:10-10:25
Guest: James To, Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:25-10:40
Guest: Max Zhitao Ma, President and Chief Information Officer of WeBank, Director of WeBank Technologies
Keynote Speech
Time: 10:40-10:55
Guest: Jian Guang Shen, Vice President and Chief Economist of JD.com
Peripheral Activities Summary
April 1st
APTOS EVERMOVE Hackerhouse
Date: April 1st 10:00 - April 5th 18:00
Location: Cyberport, Hong Kong
Organizers: Movemaker, Aptos, and Cyberport
Event Link: https://lu.ma/c21497xh
April 5th
BUIDL 2025
Date: 9:00 - 19:00
Location: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizers: Foresight News, The Block, Foresight Ventures
Event Link: https://lu.ma/b6chvcd2
The Scaling DeAI Summit by 499 & BytePlus
Date: 12:00 - 18:00
Location: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizers: 499
Event Link: https://lu.ma/TheScaling2025HK
ZK Connect
Date: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Virtual Event
Organizers: Brevis, OpenBuild, PancakeSwap, EthStorage
Event Link: https://lu.ma/z75uwkls
Beyond Scaling: The DeFAI Era
Date: 14:00 - 18:00
Location: Virtual Event
Organizers: ScalingX, L H, TechubNews
Event Link: https://lu.ma/a74e186g
April 6th
AI Native Cloud: The Foundation of Web3 Technology
Date: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: 19/F, Sanxiang Building, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers: BytePlus, Digital One Solutions Limited, insight-software
Event Link: https://lu.ma/pkuzvjoi
LOTR · Hong Kong Blockchain Week
Time: 19:00-12th
Location: 232 Wan Chai Road, Hong Kong, Hang Lung Center
Organizer: 123 block
Event Link: https://lu.ma/vo23ecik
April 7
Liquidity 2025 | LTP | Digital Asset Institutional Summit | April 7, 2025
Time: 9:00-17:00
Location: JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
Organizer: LTP Event
Event Link: https://lu.ma/oqmyj67h
Solana DeFi and MEV Summit
Time: 13:00-18:00
Location: 31 Sugar St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Organizer: bloXroute, Linda Jiang, Curtis Plot Mak
Event Link: https://lu.ma/mnj8fkh1
Build The Next Odin.Fun - Bitcoin Dev Technical Salon
Time: 13:30-17:00
Location: 28 Stanley Street, Central, Hong Kong
Organizer: Omnity Network, ICP Hub China, RunesCC, TinTinLand, OpenBuild, ICP HUB Singapore
Event Link: https://lu.ma/gqfc2km4
Rising to the Challenge, Embracing the Future: A Trustworthy Global Digital Payment Network
Time: 14:00-18:00
Location: Central, Hong Kong
Host: MetaEra
Event Link: https://lu.ma/eohg9h5l
Virtual Assets Investment Trends and Cases for Family Offices
Time: 17:00-19:30
Location: To be disclosed upon registration
Host: Asia Family Office Foundation
Event Link: https://lu.ma/04wvyumm
BG Tipsy Night - Ultimate Chinese Language Community Meetup
Time: 19:00-23:00
Location: To be disclosed upon registration
Host: Bitget Asia, Bitget
Event Link: https://lu.ma/v3kftz2w
April 8
TECH FOR GREEN Summit
Time: 9:00 - April 9 18:00
Location: To be disclosed upon registration
Host: HiBlock, Vincent Lau
Event Link: https://lu.ma/tceyj2j2
TON Day at Web3 Festival in Hong Kong
Time: April 8 9:00-18:00
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Host: TON Foundation, Michael, Web3Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/bs1dxf5m
New Infrastructure in the Web3 Era (Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 Side Event)
Time: 13:30-18:00
Location: 14th Floor, 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
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th Floor BCDE Hall
Organizers: Web3Festival, SlowMist
Event Link: https://lu.ma/slowmist_2025hongkong
Microsoft Open Stage: Secure the Future of Web3 & AI
Time: 14:00-19:00
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th Floor 5E Hall
Organizers: Web3Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/Microsoft_2025HongKong
Hong Kong Crypto Finance Forum 2025
Time: 14:00-19:00
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th Floor BCDE Hall
Organizers: Web3Festival, MetaEra
Event Link: https://lu.ma/MetaEra
Cloud Convergence: Huawei Cloud Web3 Tech Social Night
Time: April 8th, 18:00-21:00
Location: 19th Floor, 353 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers: Digital One Solutions, Huawei Cloud
Event Link: https://lu.ma/v228q3g4
April 9
Takes Web3.0 to the Stage -- Standardization and Globalization
Time: 10:00-13:00
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th Floor BCDE Hall
Organizer: Web3Festival
Event Link: https://lu.ma/hk-side-event
ETHAsia 2025 @ Hong Kong Web3 Festival
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre 5th Floor BCDE Hall
Organizers: Web3Festival, ETHAsia, SNZ Holding, DRK Lab, AltLayer, ETHPanda, Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF), QZ
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ETHAsia
Monad Madness Hong Kong - Pitch Competition
Time: 11:00-18:00
Location: To be disclosed upon registration
Organizers: Monad Foundation, Michael
Event Link: https://lu.ma/oytrve4a
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