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.

Owen Lau
Managing Director, Clear Street
Owen Lau is a Managing Director and Senior Equity Analyst covering Financial Technology (“FinTech”) on our Equity Research team at Clear Street LLC. Prior to joining Clear Street, Owen was an Executive Director and Senior Analyst with Oppenheimer & Co., focusing leading research in FinTech and Information Services, including blockchain and exchanges. Owen also has prior experience covering Banks and Consumer Finance, and was also previously with Janney Montgomery Scott, Standard and Poor’s (S&P Global), Barclays and HSBC. Owen earned an MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was awarded the Dean’s Graduation Honors, and received a Masters degree from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management, as well as receiving degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in Computer Science. Owen holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society for business school students, and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University School of Professional Studies.