2025 Schedule

SmartCon Agenda

Hear from leaders at Swift, JPMorgan, Mastercard, Aave, Optimism, and more as they unpack real-world tokenization, cross-chain interoperability, onchain data, compliance, identity, and emerging use cases.

Keynotes from Chainlink Co-Founder, Sergey Nazarov, and product leaders will anchor a dynamic lineup of panels, fireside chats, and more — plus exclusive networking and community events.

November 3
Chainlink Community Day

A full day dedicated to celebrating and connecting the Chainlink community at SmartCon.

vLEI Hackathon Awards Ceremony
Hosted By
SmartCon at Sunset
Invite-only VIP Reception
November 4
Program Topics

Convergence of TradFi and DeFi

Capital Markets

  • RWA Tokenization
  • Compliance
  • Asset Servicing
  • Interoperability
  • Payments and Settlements
  • On-chain data distribution

Government

  • Proof of Reserves
  • Automated Compliance
  • Identity
  • Interoperability
  • Real-World Applications
  • Legislation

Keynote by Sergey Nazarov

Chainlink Product Keynote

Featured Speakers
Thomas Zschach
Swift
Raj Dhamodharan
Mastercard
Chris Perry
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Ryan Rugg
Citi
Nelli Zaltsman
Kinexys by JPMorgan
Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink
November 5
Program Topics

Web3

  • Derivatives
  • Liquid Staking
  • BTCFi
  • Cross-Chain
  • Convergence of TradFi and DeFi
  • Stable coins
  • Economics

Government

  • Proof of Reserves
  • Automated Compliance
  • Identity
  • Interoperability
  • Real-World Applications
  • Legislation
Featured Speakers
Stani Kulechov
Aave Labs
Ben Jones
Optimism
Steven Goldfeder
Offchain Labs
Ophelia Snyder
21.co
SmartCon After Dark
The official SmartCon closing party

More SmartCon events and details announced soon…

NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

It’s On, NYC.

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Cryptex Solo
2:45 PM
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3:00 PM
Main
Panel
9:45 AM
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10:15 AM
Main
Product Keynote (Close Other Stages)
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Main
Closed for Sergey & Product Keynote
1:00 PM
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3:15 PM
Stage A
Goldfeder Solo
1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
Main
Panel
4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Stage A
Intro
9:30 AM
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9:35 AM
Main
Panel
4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Stage A
Community Panel
10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Stage A
Panel
9:30 AM
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10:00 AM
Stage B
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 11:37-11:44am
11:37 AM
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11:44 AM
Lightning
9-Minute Break
10:51 AM
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11:00 AM
Lightning
Panel
10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Stage B
9-Minute Break
10:51 AM
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11:00 AM
Lightning
15-Minute Break
11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 9:44-9:51am
9:44 AM
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9:51 AM
Lightning
7-Minute Lightning
10:51 AM
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10:58 AM
Stage B
Solo
3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
Main
LlamaRisk Solo
10:30 AM
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10:45 AM
Stage A
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 2:00-2:07pm
2:00 PM
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2:07 PM
Lightning
7-Minute Lightning
2:47 PM
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2:54 PM
Stage B
Panel
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
Main
10-Minute Solo
9:35 AM
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9:45 AM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:22-4:29pm
4:22 PM
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4:29 PM
Lightning
Closed-Door Sessions
10:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Closed-Door Sessions
Panel
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Stage B
15-Minute Break
11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Stage A
Panel
10:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Stage A
9-Minute Break
10:21 AM
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10:30 AM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:00-10:07am
10:00 AM
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10:07 AM
Lightning
Tokenized Markets: Infrastructure in Action
11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
Stage A
Fireside
11:55 AM
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12:15 PM
Main
Future of TK Panel
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
Stage B
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:37-10:44am
10:37 AM
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10:44 AM
Lightning
Reg and Policy Panel 1
10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
Stage A
9-Minute Break
11:21 AM
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11:30 AM
Lightning
Lunch
12:15 PM
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1:00 PM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 10:44-10:51am
10:44 AM
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10:51 AM
Lightning
9-Minute Break
2:21 PM
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2:30 PM
Lightning
Solo
3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
Stage B
Intro
9:30 AM
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9:35 AM
Stage A
Sota Solo
10:30 AM
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10:45 AM
Main
Panel
2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
Main
Panel
11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
Stage A
Onchain Asset Management: Convergence Panel
1:00 PM
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1:30 PM
Stage A
Matter Labs Solo
10:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 1:00-1:07pm
1:00 PM
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1:07 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:52-3:59pm
3:52 PM
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3:59 PM
Lightning
Space & Time Solo 1
3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
Main
17-Minute Break
2:30 PM
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2:47 PM
Stage B
Intro
9:30 AM
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9:35 AM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:15-4:22pm
4:15 PM
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4:22 PM
Lightning
Aptos Fireside
11:15 AM
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11:35 AM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 11:51-11:58am
11:51 AM
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11:58 AM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 3:07-3:14pm
3:07 PM
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3:14 PM
Lightning
Sergey Keynote (Close Other Stages)
1:00 PM
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1:45 PM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 3:14-3:21pm
3:14 PM
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3:21 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:22-3:29pm
3:22 PM
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3:29 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 1:37-1:44pm
1:37 PM
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1:44 PM
Lightning
Lunch
12:05 PM
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1:00 PM
Lightning
Panel
4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Stage A
9-Minute Break
3:36 PM
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3:45 PM
Lightning
Solo
12:00 PM
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12:15 PM
Stage B
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:30-10:37am
10:30 AM
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10:37 AM
Lightning
9-Minute Break
3:21 PM
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3:30 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 10:30-10:37am
10:30 AM
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10:37 AM
Lightning
9-Minute Break
9:51 AM
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10:00 AM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 1:14-1:21pm
1:14 PM
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1:21 PM
Lightning
Hello and Welcome to Day 2
9:30 AM
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9:35 AM
Stage A
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 4:07-4:14pm
4:07 PM
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4:14 PM
Lightning
Headline Convergence Panel (DeFi x TradFi)
4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Main
Panel
11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
Main
Developer Workshop Sessions
10:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Developer Workshop
25-Minute Panel
9:35 AM
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10:00 AM
Stage A
Closed for Sergey & Product Keynote
1:00 PM
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3:15 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 2:14-2:21pm
2:14 PM
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2:21 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 1:07-1:14pm
1:07 PM
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1:14 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 1:30-1:37pm
1:30 PM
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1:37 PM
Lightning
Lunch
12:15 PM
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1:00 PM
Stage A
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 11:14-11:21am
11:14 AM
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11:21 AM
Lightning
15-Minute Break
3:00 PM
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3:15 PM
Main
15-Minute Break
11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Main
Closed-Door Sessions
10:00 AM
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5:00 PM
Closed-Door Sessions
Solo
3:45 PM
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4:00 PM
Stage B
9-Minute Break
1:21 PM
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1:30 PM
Lightning
17-Minute Break
10:58 AM
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11:15 AM
Stage B
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:29-3:36pm
3:29 PM
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3:36 PM
Lightning
Panel
3:15 PM
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3:45 PM
Stage B
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 11:58am-12:05pm
11:58 AM
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12:05 PM
Lightning
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 2:07-2:14pm
2:07 PM
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2:14 PM
Lightning
Future of TK Panel
2:00 PM
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2:30 PM
Stage B
9-Minute Break
4:06 PM
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4:15 PM
Lightning
15-Minute Break
11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
Stage A
15-Minute Break
2:30 PM
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2:45 PM
Main
Solo
1:45 PM
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2:00 PM
Stage B
Panel
4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Main
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:44-10:51am
10:44 AM
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10:51 AM
Lightning
Building for DeFi Summer 2.0
4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Stage A
9-Minute Break
9:51 AM
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10:00 AM
Lightning
Node Operator Panel
9:35 AM
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10:00 AM
Stage A