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.
More sessions to be added soon!
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10:00 AM
Tokenizing Towers and Transformers: A New Wave for Telecom Infrastructure
Pairpoint by Vodafone
Banking & Capital Markets
10:00 AM
The Data Continuum: Interoperability Now, AI Tomorrow
Tradeweb, Deutsche Börse Group, Digital Asset, FTSE Russell, an LSEG business, Chainlink Labs
Banking & Capital Markets
10:05 AM
Next-Gen Asset Management: Reinventing Infrastructure for the Onchain Economy
Wellington, Fidelity, WisdomTree, Invesco, Chainlink
Banking & Capital Markets
10:07 AM
Stake.link (SDL): Building the First Onchain LST Index
LinkPool and stake.link (SDL)
Lightning
10:14 AM
India's Digital Leapfrog: How Stablecoins and Tokenization Will Power the Next Trillion-Dollar Digital Economy
Anq
Lightning
10:30 AM
The Power of Open Standards
Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, OpenZeppelin, ERC-3643 Association, Chainlink Labs
Banking & Capital Markets
10:35 AM
When Code Becomes Capital: Securitize and the Great Rewrite of Finance
Securitize, Chainlink
Web3
11:15 AM
Shaping U.S. Blockchain Policy
The Digital Chamber, Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, Chainlink Labs
Banking & Capital Markets
11:15 AM
Data Confidentiality on Transparent Ledgers
Aeonic Digital, 21X, Digital Asset | Canton, Chainlink Labs
Banking & Capital Markets
11:40 AM
Keynote by Chris Perry of Broadridge Financial Solutions
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Banking & Capital Markets
11:45 AM
How Stablecoins Unlock a New Era for Payments
Polygon Labs, The Network Firm, Linea, f(x) Protocol, Dune
Banking & Capital Markets
11:50 AM
Lighting Up Onchain Finance With Traditional Payment Rails
Swift, Partior, Chainlink
Banking & Capital Markets
11:58 AM
From Gold to Game Gold: Why Real and Digital Ownership Matter as Much as Price
Alaska Gold Rush
3:00 PM
Bridging Worlds: How Standards Enable Seamless Connectivity in the Digital Asset Economy
Swift, GBBC, GLEIF, Chainlink Labs
Web3
3:00 PM
Ecommerce and Digital Assets: 24/7 Cross-Border Convergence and Infrastructure Evolution
Citi, Moody's Ratings, Alpha FMC, PayPal, Chainlink Labs
Banking & Capital Markets
3:00 PM
Fireside Chat with Dan Doney of DTCC and Derek Meyer of The Graph
DTCC, The Graph Foundation, The Graph Foundation
3:30 PM
Automating Compliance for Complex Transactions
Mysten Labs, APEX Group & Tokeny, WisdomTree, PayPal, Jefferies
Web3
3:30 PM
Onchain Equities and More: Why Tokenization Is Finally Clicking
TRON DAO, Hedera, 21.co, Move Industries, Messari
4:00 PM
Fireside Chat with David Mills of the Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Board, Chainlink Labs
Fireside Chat
4:30 PM
DvP in Practice: From PoC to Production
WisdomTree, Seturion / BX Digital, Kinexys by JPMorgan, Chainlink
Web3
9:30 AM
The Blockworks Thesis: How Chainlink Lays the Infrastructure for Tokenized Finance
Blockworks, Chainlink Labs
Lightning
1. Grand Central
2. Union Square
3. Penn Station
4. Fulton Street
Developer Workshop
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
5:00 PM
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6:30 PM
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The Metropolitan Pavilion, Expo Hall
SmartCon Welcome Mixer
Kick off SmartCon and network with attendees over drinks and light bites. For SmartCon attendees only.
Sponsored by
10:00 AM
Trends That Will Define 2026
Bloccelerate VC, Grayscale, MN Capital & MN Fund, BlockSpaceForce, Clear Street
10:27 AM
Collateral Mobility: Optimizing Liquidity With Intraday Onchain Solutions
Broadridge Financial, Taurus, DTCC, Citi, Chainlink Labs
Web3
11:12 AM
Convergence in Motion: Where Crypto and Capital Markets Collide
Mastercard, eToro, Crypto Finance | Deutsche Börse Group, Token Relations
Web3
11:15 AM
Tokenized Markets: Infrastructure in Action
Hedera Foundation, OpenZeppelin, Copper Technologies, Centrifuge and Anemoy, Media Luna
Convergence
11:15 AM
The Future of Onchain Finance: Interoperability at Scale
Coinbase, Falcon Finance, Anchorage Digital, AvaCloud, Framework Ventures
11:45 AM
Chainlink Build Deep Dive
World Liberty Financial, Space and Time, Brickken, Truf Network & Truflation, Chainlink
Web3
11:45 AM
Staying Safe Onchain: The Key to Mass Adoption
Olympix, Bitwise Asset Management, Google Cloud, Bermuda Monetary Authority, LF Decentralized Trust
1:00 PM
Capital at the Crossroads: How Leading Investors Are Shaping the Onchain Economy
ParaFi Capital, Galaxy
1:00 PM
Executive Perspectives: Architecting the Onchain Financial System
Ondo Finance, Tradable, Superstate , Balcony, VanEck
Banking & Capital Markets
1:20 PM
Fireside Chat with Stani Kulechov of Aave Labs and Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink
Aave Labs, Chainlink, Altcoin Daily
Web3
1:40 PM
SOL Season: Why Institutions Are Choosing Solana
Galaxy, State Street Investment Management, Solana Foundation
Web3
1:52 PM
Introducing Amp: Enterprise-Grade Onchain Data: Real-Time, Verifiable, Compliant, and Secure
Edge & Node
Break
2:00 PM
The Index of Everything — A New Global Benchmark for Digital Assets at the Convergence of Regulation and DeFi
Cryptex Finance
Web3
2:00 PM
The Chainlink Stack: The Developer's Edge
Move Industries, Cyfrin, Tenderly, thirdweb, Chainlink Labs
Web3
2:45 PM
Stablecoins and the Evolving Financial Stack
Elixir, Mento Labs, OpenEden, Avant, Tokenized Asset Coalition
Convergence
3:15 PM
From Weeks to Minutes: Building With Chainlink CRE
Swapper Finance, Concero, Instruxi, Llama Risk, Chainlink
Convergence
3:17 PM
How CRE Connects TradFi, DeFi, and Tokenized Assets
Banco Inter, Hadron by Tether | Pointsville, Bridgetower Capital, Kiln, Chainlink Labs
Web3
3:42 PM
TradFi x Crypto: Building Winning Products in a Converging Worldd
Spiko, Maple Finance, Hadron, Backed Finanace, Chainlink
Web3
4:00 PM
Tokenization on Legal Rails: Revolution or Evolution?
Fireblocks, Ava Labs, Latham & Waktins, Chainlink Labs
4:12 PM
Bermuda's Leadership in Digital Finance Adoption & Regulation
Government of Bermuda, Government of Bermuda / Penrose Partners
4:22 PM
A New Institutional Standard: What TradFi Needs to Join the RWA and Stablecoin Economy
Aptos
Web3
1. Grand Central
2. Union Square
3. Penn Station
4. Fulton Street
Developer Workshop
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
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The Metropolitan Pavilion, Expo Hall
SmartCon Farewell Mixer
Close out SmartCon and network with attendees over drinks and light bites. For SmartCon attendees only.
Sponsored by
9:00 PM
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12:00 AM
SmartCon After Dark
The official closing party for all SmartCon attendees.
Sponsored by
November 3
8:00 AM
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10:30 AM
Chainlink Run Club with Blockchain NYC
Part of Chainlink's Community Day
Sponsored by
NYBW
12:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Chainlink Hotpot Social with HotpotDAO
Part of Chainlink's Community Day
Sponsored by
NYBW
7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Chainlink SmartCon Kickoff Party
Part of Chainlink's Community Day
Sponsored by
NYBW
November 4
5:00 PM
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6:30 PM
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The Metropolitan Pavilion, Expo Hall
SmartCon Welcome Mixer
Kick off SmartCon and network with attendees over drinks and light bites. For SmartCon attendees only.
Sponsored by
SmartCon
6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
BitAngels Pitch Competition and Fireside Chat during Chainlink SmartCon
NYBW
November 5
7:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Welcome tRWAFi.RAW: Builders & RWA Rooftop Meetup – NYC Editiono the Sea-Suite 🦪 🥂 Hosted by Akash Network
NYBW
6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
The Lion Does Not Concern Itself (October Edition): Founders Dinner hosted by Avalanche
NYBW
5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
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The Metropolitan Pavilion, Expo Hall
SmartCon Farewell Mixer
Close out SmartCon and network with attendees over drinks and light bites. For SmartCon attendees only.
Sponsored by
SmartCon
9:00 PM
–
12:00 AM
SmartCon After Dark
The official closing party for all SmartCon attendees.
Sponsored by
SmartCon
November 6
