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.

Lee Schneider
General Counsel, Ava Labs
Lee A. Schneider is a financial services and technology lawyer with extensive experience in blockchain, FinTech and global regulation. Lee serves as General Counsel for Ava Labs. He has been general counsel of several companies, led practice groups at major law firms, held many board of directors positions with trade associations and other groups, served as the inaugural contributing editor for the Chambers and Partners Fintech Practice Guide, co-hosted the original FinTech podcast “Appetite for Disruption”, and co-founded Owl Explains. Lee is the father of two wonderful Oxford graduates who recently joined the workforce. He learns about Japanese art history from his wife.