Event Guide: 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Agenda and Peripheral Activities Overview

The 2026, also known as the 4th, Hong Kong Web3 Festival will be held from April 20 to 23, 2026, at Hall 5BCDE of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will bring together the world's leading digital asset exchanges, the most promising Web3 projects, and experts, scholars, and developers in the fields of Crypto and related areas to delve into hot industry topics and analyze policy trends.

The Hong Kong Web3 Festival is a Web3 event brand jointly launched by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, organized by W3ME. As a leading Web3 conference in Asia, the event has been held annually in Hong Kong every April since 2023. It has gathered over 350 cutting-edge exhibitors, invited more than 1,200 industry leaders for in-depth exchanges, and cumulatively attracted over 100,000 on-site attendees.

For more information, please visit the official event website:https://www.web3festival.org/hongkong2026/

Odaily has compiled the conference agenda and side events for readers and attendees (continuously updated). All times mentioned below are in Hong Kong Time (GMT+8):

Summit Agenda

April 20

Host Opening

Time: 09:00-09:10

Venue: Main Stage

Welcome Address

Time: 09:10-09:20

Guest: Lu Weiding, Deputy to the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Chairman and CEO of Wanxiang Group

Venue: Main Stage

Opening Speech

Time: 09:20-09:30

Guest: Paul Chan Mo-po, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong

Venue: Main Stage

Group Photo

Time: 09:30-09:35

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 09:35-09:50

Guest: Joseph Chan Ho-lim, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 09:50-10:05

Guest: Keith Choy Yat-heng, Executive Director of Intermediaries, Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 10:05-10:20

Guest: Duncan Chiu, Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong SAR

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 10:20-10:35

Guest: Michael Faulkender, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland

Venue: Main Stage

Panel Discussion

Time: 10:35-11:15

Guests:

• David Lee Kuo Chuen, President, Global FinTech Institute
• Duncan Chiu, Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong SAR
• Chan Sze-yuen, Chief Public Mission Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 11:15-11:30

Guest: Fan Wenzhong, Executive Director, China Finance Society

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 11:30-11:45

Guest: Chen Long, Secretary-General, Luohan Academy

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 11:45-12:00

Guest: TBD

Venue: Main Stage

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Donation Ceremony

Time: 12:00-12:20

Venue: Open Stage

Quantum Alliance Launch Ceremony

Time: 12:20-12:40

Venue: Open Stage

Chinese Music Quartet Performance

Time: 12:40-13:30

Venue: Open Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 14:00-14:15

Guest: Ruhai Yang, CEO of Exchange Business Group, HashKey Group

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 14:00-14:15

Guest: Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands

Venue: Stage 2

Discussion｜Institutional Integration: From Compliance to Business

Time: 14:00-14:15

Venue: Open Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 14:15-14:30

Guest: Lang Hanwei, Silicon Valley AI Tech Blogger

Venue: Stage 1

Keynote Speech

Time: 14:15-14:30

Guest: Lennix Lai, Global Chief Commercial Officer, OKX

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 14:15-14:30

Guest: Richa, Head of Brand and PR, MSX

Venue: Stage 2

Panel Discussion

Time: 14:30-15:00

Guests:

• He Xiaoyang, CEO, Gen Labs Limited
• Michael Yung, Strategic Advisor, Google Cloud
• Keywolf, Partner and Product Lead, SlowMist

Venue: Stage 1

Panel Discussion: Hong Kong's "Sandbox Experience" in Stablecoin Regulation

Time: 14:30-15:10

Guests:

• Rita Liu, CEO, RD Technologies
• Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets, HSBC

Venue: Main Stage

Panel Discussion: Exploring the Path for Real-World Asset (RWA) Tokenization

Time: 14:30-15:00

Guests:

• Leo Lin, Co-founder, Arkreen
• Chen Shanlong, Asia Lead, XDC Network
• Marques McCammon, President, Karma Automotive
• Nazmus Saquib, CEO, Oak Network

Venue: Stage 2

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:00-15:15

Guest: John, Head of APAC, TON Foundation

Venue: Stage 1

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:00-15:15

Guest: Zhang Baolong, Chief Strategic Advisor, Empower Love

Venue: Stage 2

Panel Discussion｜From Finance to Strategy: How Listed Companies Can Strategically Deploy Based on Digital Assets

Time: 15:10-15:50

Guests:

• Deng Chao, CEO, HashKey Capital
• Francis B. Zhou, CEO, Quantum Solutions
• Joseph Chalom, CEO, Sharplink

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:15-15:30

Guest: Miguel Palencia, Co-founder, Qtum

Venue: Stage 1

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:15-15:30

Guest: Junny Ho, Chairman, Kaspa Foundation

Venue: Stage 2

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:30-15:45

Guest: Changhao Jiang, Co-founder and CTO, Cobo

Venue: Stage 1

Panel Discussion: The Value of Tokenization for the Web3.0 Financial System

Time: 15:30-16:10

Guests:

• Sunny Ng, CEO, PANONY & PANews
• Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner and Chief Business Officer, BIT
• Henry Zhang, Founder and CEO, DigiFT
• Jakob Kronbichler, Co-founder, Clearpool
• Jeremy Ng, Founder and CEO, OpenEden

Venue: Stage 2

Keynote Speech

Time: 15:45-16:00

Guest: Jeffery Zeng, CEO, MaxQuant

Venue: Stage 1

Panel Discussion: How Will AI Agents Transform Human-Computer Interaction?

Time: 16:00-16:40

Guests:

• Zolo Xiong, Co-founder, TechFlow
• Cindy Shi, CMO, Kite AI
• KK, COO, Virtuals Protocol
• Bob, CEO, Questflow

Venue: Stage 1

Panel Discussion: Cross-Border Payments and Asset Digitization: Present and Future

Time: 16:05-16:45

Guests:

• Brian Mehler, CEO, Stable
• Akhil Devmurari, FinTech Industry Lead for Payments, J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific
• Leonard Hoh, President, Bitstamp by Robinhood

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech｜Bridging Traditional Finance and Web3: Building Infrastructure for the Real-World Financial System

Time: 16:10-16:25

Guest: Arion Ho, Founder and CEO, ENI

Venue: Stage 2

Keynote Speech

Time: 16:25-16:40

Guest: Chris Yin, Co-founder and CEO, Plume

Venue: Stage 2

Keynote Speech

Time: 16:40-16:55

Guest: Adrian Brink, Co-founder, Anoma

Venue: Stage 1

Panel Discussion: How Can RWA Move from Concept to Scale?

Time: 16:40-17:10

Guests:

• Zhou Zhou, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Foresight News
• Jason Huang, Executive Director and President, GCL New Energy Holdings Limited
• Wish Wu, Co-founder and CEO, Pharos Network

Venue: Stage 2

April 21

Keynote Speech

Time: 10:15-10:30

Guest: Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 10:30-10:45

Guest: Adeniyi Abiodun, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Mysten Labs

Venue: Main Stage

Keynote Speech: Connecting Korean Real Estate, On-Chain Participation, and Global Payment Infrastructure

Time: 10:35-11:05

Guest: Joel Roberts, CMO, K-Prop

Venue: Open Stage

Keynote Speech

Time: 10:45-11:00

Guest: Kai Xu, COO, MEET48

Venue: Main Stage

Happy Planet: Carnival Roadshow

Time: 11:05-11:35

Guest: Devin, Founder, HappyPlanet

Venue: Open Stage

Panel Discussion｜From Infrastructure to Entry: The Path for Crypto Assets to Enter Mainstream Finance

Time: 11:15-11:45

Guests:

• Franklin Bi, Partner, Pantera Capital
• Mykolas Majauskas, Senior Policy Director, Bybit
• Zeng Yuchao, Managing Director, Futu Group

Venue: Main Stage

RWA Retail Mall Alliance Launch & RWAClaw.ai Release

Time: 11:35-11:40

Guest: Fu Rao, Founder, RWA.LTD

Venue: Open Stage

Decentralized Payments: Self-Custody, Security, and Instant Spending

Time: 11:40-11:50

Guest: John, CBO, Ellipal

Venue: Open Stage

Panel Discussion｜Talking About the Year's Star Applications: Open Claw, Prediction Markets, DEX, and Others

Time: 11:45-12:15

Guests:

• YQ Jia, Founder, AltLayer
• Peter H.K. Koh, Executive Director and Group CEO, Oceanus Group
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