Event Update | The 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held from April 6th to 9th

By: blockbeats|2025/03/18 17:45:04

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 Update | The 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival will be held from April 6th to 9th

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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