Global Leaders

Speakers

SmartCon brings together the world’s leading voices in finance, Web3, and government to share firsthand insights on how blockchain and onchain technologies are transforming industries, institutions, and the global economy—sparking critical conversations that chart the course of an onchain future.

Eliezer Ndinga
Head of Strategy, 21.co
Johannes Göttsch
Head of Strategy & Business Development, LinkPool and stake.link (SDL)
Austin Arnold
Founder, Altcoin Daily
Aaron Arnold
Host/Founder, Altcoin Daily
Isaac Zarb
Co-Founder and CTO, Simply Staking
Hyung Lee
CEO, B-Harvest
Serena Leung
Head of RWA Tokenization, Polygon Labs
Zale Reeves
Founder, NorthWest Nodes
Clayton Lowery
Co-Founder & CSO, The Network Firm
Johnny Reinsch
Executive Director, Tokenized Asset Coalition
Lou Kerner
Founder, CryptoMondays
Ben Sherwin
General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
Andrew McFarlane
CTO, Validation Cloud
Sam Fagin
Director, Payments, Polygon Labs
Robbie Morris
Founder, Contract Level
Dr. Axel U. J. Lode
Head of Decentralized Finance, Blocksize
Kevin Zhang
Contributor, DFX
Zubin Pratap
DevRel Engineering Manager, Chainlink Labs
Kenneth Shek
Moca Network Lead, Animoca Brands
Frank Seibold
Global Head Banking & Cap Markets Sales, Chainlink Labs
Zayi Reyes
Head of Partner Marketing, Chainlink Labs
Jake Denny
Chief Commercial Officer, Pier Two
Sam Elfarra
Community Spokesperson, TRON DAO
Ryan Lovell
Director of Capital Markets, Chainlink Labs
Gregory Neven
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Kostis Karantias
Research Engineer, Chainlink Labs
Edward Woodford
Founder & CEO, zerohash
Ben Forman
Founder & Managing Partner, ParaFi Capital
Spencer Yang
Managing Partner, BlockSpaceForce
Demetrios Skalkotos
Chief DeFi and Protocols Officer, Blockdaemon
Omar Azhar
VP of Business Development, Matter Labs
Arthur
CTO, Swapper Finance
Luke Leasure
Senior Research Analyst, Blockworks
Jimmy Haight
Head of Community, Chainlink Labs
Jakob Palmstierna
President, GSR
Gabor Gurbacs
CEO, Hadron
Austin Przybysz
Co-founder and Chief Builder, Instruxi
Rhett Shipp
CEO, Avant
Torab Torabi
CEO, Move Industries
Emilio Rivero Coello
Product, Payments Lead, Aptos
Daniel Coheur
Global Head of Digital Assets and Fund Distribution, APEX Group & Tokeny
Edwin Mata
CEO & CoFounder, Brickken
James Wright
CEO, Multisynq
Greg Osuri
CEO of Overclock Labs & Founder of Akash Network, Akash Network

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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

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Charles Adkins
CEO, Hedera Foundation
Charles Adkins is the CEO of the Hedera Foundation, where he leads initiatives to empower entrepreneurs building on the Hedera network. With over two decades of experience spanning blockchain, finance, government, and consumer brands, Charles has held leadership roles at Aptos Labs, Polygon Labs, and US Dept of Treasury. His background includes positions at Nike, Red Bull, and Morgan Stanley. A seasoned speaker, Charles has presented at over 50 events worldwide and co-authored the book "The Future of Community." He is recognized for his commitment to sustainable innovation and bridging the gap between emerging technologies and real-world applications.