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#Trend#Future#Insight

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

Michael CaseyFormer) CoinDesk Chairman of ConsensusใƒปDAIS (Decentralized AI Society) Chairman

Sirgoo LeeDunamuใƒปCEO

11:10 - 12:00

Keynote#Trend#ETF#RWA

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

Keith O'CallaghanArchax Capital LimitedใƒปHead of Asset Management & Structuring

Justin KimAva LabsใƒปHead of Asia

Alex KimBlockdaemonใƒปDirector of Digital Asset Security

Georgios VlachosAxelarใƒปCo-Founder

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:50

Finance/Business#Stablecoin

Stablecoins: The New Foundation of the Global Financial System

Keith YeoKaikoใƒปHead of APAC

Ross EdwardsRippleใƒปHead of Client Solutions and Delivery, APAC

Yam Ki ChanCircleใƒปVice President

Walter HessertPaxos Trust CompanyใƒปHead of Strategy

13:50 - 14:20

Content/Culture#Luxury#Traceability

Why Luxury Brands Are Turning to Blockchain for Provenance Management

Sascha RowoldLVMHใƒปExecutive 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 / OptimumใƒปNEC Professor of Software Science and Engineering / CEO & Co-Founder

Raullen ChaiIoTeXใƒปCEO

Wilson WeiCyberใƒปCEO & 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

Jonny FryClearBankใƒปGroup Head Digital Assets Strategy

Evy TheunisDBS BankใƒปHead of Digital Assets, Institutional Banking Group

Boon-Hiong ChanDeutsche Bank AGใƒปLead, Applied Innovation Head, Securities & Technology Advocacy APAC

Jae-uk JeongHana Financial Group (Hana Bank)ใƒปDeputy Vice President, AIยทDigital Strategy Division

16:20 - 17:00

Content/Culture#NFT#IP

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

Matt SzenicsME FoundationใƒปDirector

Luca SchnetzlerPudgy PenguinsใƒปCEO

17:00 - 18:00

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

Shaping Global Policies for the Future of Digital Assets

Haeboon LeeFormer) Financial Supervisory Service Senior Deputy GovernorใƒปDunamu Head of Upbitcare

Angela AngFormer) MAS Deputy Director & Team lead, Payment SupervisionใƒปTRM Labs Senior Policy Advisor

Clara ChiuFormer) SFC of Hong Kong Head of Fintech Unit & Director of LicensingใƒปQReg CEO & Founder

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

Jason SomensattoFormer) CFTC FinTech Policy and Technology AdvisorใƒปChainalysis 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.