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.

Sean Chung
Blockchain Partnerships, APAC Lead, Chainlink Labs
Shaz Jaleel
Head of MENA - BD, Chainlink Labs
Zachary Fallon
Global Co-Chair of the Digital Assets & Web3 Practice, Latham & Watkins
NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

Joshua Gottlieb
CEO & Founder, Lendvest
Josh is the CEO and Founder of Lendvest, a non-custodial fixed term lending protocol with the mission to improve the capital efficiency of blockchain-based lending. He began working in decentralized finance at Agenus in 2018. Josh was integral to the development of one of the first tokenized stocks for a public company, a project recognized by MIT Technology Review that laid the groundwork for tokenization in compliant seetings. At State Street Bank, he expanded his work to include ETF tokenization and blockchain-based settlement. In 2021, he founded K Level 1 to apply cutting-edge cybersecurity and smart contract capabilities to enterprise and startup companies. Additionally, Josh serves as an project manager and architect for NYC Node, which provides a compliant, direct connection to blockchains, serving as a public good for NYC.