Programs

Introducing sessions of UDC 2024. Check out this year's main sessions.

Time

Theme/Speaker

10:30 - 10:35

Opening Stage

10:35 - 11:10

Keynote#Blockchain#AI#Future

[D:Sight] Blockchain : Transforming Reality, A Powerful Trend Toward the Future

Michael CaseyFormer) CoinDesk Chairman of Consensus・DAIS (Decentralized AI Society) Chairman

Sirgoo LeeDunamu・CEO

11:10 - 12:00

Keynote#ETF#RWA

Blurring the Boundaries Between Digital and Real-World Assets: RWA and Digital Asset ETFs

Keith O'CallaghanArchax Capital Limited・Head of Asset Management & Structuring

Justin KimAva Labs・Head of Asia

Alex KimBlockdaemon・Director of Digital Asset Security

Georgios VlachosAxelar・Co-Founder

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:50

Finance/Business#Stablecoin

Stablecoins: The New Foundation of the Global Financial System

Keith YeoKaiko・Head of APAC

Ross EdwardsRipple・Senior Director, Global Financial Institutions

Yam Ki ChanCircle・Vice President

Walter HessertPaxos Trust Company・Head of Strategy

13:50 - 14:20

Content/Culture#Luxury#Traceability

Blockchain and Luxury: Revolutionizing Craftsmanship or Destabilizing Heritage

Sascha RowoldLVMH・Executive Advisor and Interim CMO & CDO

14:20 - 15:00

Industry/Technology#DeSci#DePIN#DeSoc

Unveiling the New Wave of Decentralization Trends - DeSci, DePIN, DeSoc

Muriel MedardMIT / Optimum・NEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering / CEO & Co-Founder

Raullen ChaiIoTeX・CEO

Wilson WeiCyber・CEO & Co-Founder

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:20

Finance/Business#Global Banks#UK#Singapore#Germany#Korea

A New Paradigm for Global Banking - Blockchain-Driven Transformation

Chloe (Jung-Myung) LeeLee & Ko・Partner Lawyer

Boon-Hiong ChanDeutsche Bank AG・Lead, Applied Innovation Head, Securities & Technology Advocacy APAC

Jonny FryClearBank・Group Head Digital Assets Strategy

Jae-uk JeongHana Financial Group (Hana Bank)・Deputy Vice President, AI·Digital Strategy Division

Evy TheunisDBS Bank・Head of Digital Assets, Institutional Banking Group

16:20 - 17:00

Content/Culture#NFT#IP

NFT Industry in Phase 2: Will Its Glory Days Return?

Alexandre DreyfusChiliz・Founder & CEO

Victor Eunsuk Choed'strict Korea・Vice President

Cheryl LawPudgy Penguins・Head of Asia

Matt SzenicsME Foundation・Director

17:00 - 18:00

Policy/Academic#Global Policy#USA#Europe#Singapore#Hong Kong

Global Regulatory Trend and the Future of Digital Assets

Haeboong LeeFormer) Financial Supervisory Service Deputy Director・Dunamu Head of Upbitcare

Angela AngFormer) MAS Deputy Director & Team lead, Payment Supervision・TRM Labs Senior Policy Advisor

Clara ChiuFormer) SFC of Hong Kong Head of Fintech Unit & Director of Licensing・QReg CEO & Founder

Dimitris PsarrakisFormer) European Parliament Economic, Capital Markets and Monetary Policy Specialist・Wharton Business School Senior Fellow for Digital Asset

Jason SomensattoFormer) CFTC FinTech Policy and Technology Advisor・Chainalysis Head of North America Public Policy

18:00 - 18:30

Closing Stage

*Program details will be updated on an ongoing basis.

*Programs are subject to changes based on availability.