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.

Vladimir Novakovski
Founder & CEO, Lighter
Vladimir Novakovski is the founder and CEO of Lighter, pioneering the next generation of decentralized high-frequency trading. Before Lighter, he was Co-founder and CEO of Lunchclub, and a technology executive, investor, and advisor to various Silicon Valley companies including Quora, Addepar, and Robinhood. He started his career in quantitative finance, first joining Citadel to work on HFT strategies after graduating from Harvard at age 18.