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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.

Richard Gottleber
DevRel Content Manager, Chainlink Labs
Florent Sollier
Product Manager, Chainlink Labs
Sean Chung
Blockchain Partnerships, APAC Lead, Chainlink Labs
Shaz Jaleel
Head of MENA - BD, Chainlink Labs

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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

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Markus Franke
Founder & CEO, Mento Labs
Markus Franke is CEO and Co-Founder of Mento Labs, the development team behind Mento, an onchain FX platform. Markus is an economist who has been working for over 20 years at the intersection of economics, finance and technology: in traditional finance (J.P. Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Allianz), as a post-doc researcher (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Columbia Business School NYC, HKUST), and in the Web3 ecosystem (co-creator of Celo, Board Member of cLabs, Chief Economist at Celo Foundation). Markus holds a PhD in economics and is an advisor to many projects in the blockchain space.