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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.

Fiona Ma
Protocol Strategy Lead, Falcon Finance
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 Woddford
Founder & CEO, zerohash

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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

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Shyam Nagarajan
Chief Operating Officer, Hedera
Shyam is a distinguished leader in emerging technology, with over 20 years of experience in scaling AI, blockchain, and digital transformation. He has held key leadership roles at IBM, where he led responsible AI and blockchain initiatives, driving triple-digit growth and helping position IBM as a leader in enterprise blockchain services.

He also played a pivotal role in developing IBM's COVID pass solutions, which were adopted by NYC and reached over 12 million users, and led the growth of IBM’s Blockchain and Digital Assets business. Shyam previously served as a member of Hedera’s Board of Directors and Hedera’s Technology Committee.

Shyam has received a certificate in building AI products from MIT, executive diplomas from Harvard and Columbia, and a BA in computer engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University.