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

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Brian Foster
Global Head - ETFs | Crypto-as-a-Service | Government, Coinbase
Brian Foster is Head of Crypto as a Service, ETFs, and Government at Coinbase. Brian is responsible for the firm’s client business spanning banks, brokerages, exchanges, fintech firms, ETF and ETP issuers, and other institutional market participants. In his tenure at Coinbase, Brian has led several of the firm’s foundational commercial deals, including its partnership with BlackRock, and served as a member of the Coinbase Ventures investment committee. In his role with Coinbase Ventures, he led principal investments in crypto companies in the trading, security, and infrastructure categories.

Prior to joining Coinbase, Brian held strategy and product roles at Curv, a crypto security company (acquired by PayPal), and was a VC at Founder Collective and Marker LLC, where he focused primarily on crypto, cybersecurity, and enterprise software investing. He previously worked in marketing and sales at BuysideFX, an FX trading software company, and began his career as the founder of an online travel agency.

Brian holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Middlebury College.