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.

Event 11
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
stage 5
Event 10
10:00 AM
11:15 AM
stage 1
Event 9
10:00 AM
10:45 AM
stage 4
Event 8
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
stage 2
Event 7
3:45 PM
8:00 PM
stage 2
Event 6
12:59 PM
1:29 PM
stage 6
Event 5
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
stage 5
Event 4
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
stage 4
Event 3
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
stage 3
Event 2
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
stage 2
Event 1
8:30 AM
9:45 AM
stage 1