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

More SmartCon speakers announced soon…

NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

Jillian Friedman
COO, Symbiotic
Jillian is the Chief Operating Officer at Symbiotic, a universal staking protocol backed by Paradigm, Pantera, and Coinbase Ventures. She launched her career by founding a crypto-focused law firm in 2014 and has since led at the intersection of digital assets and finance — serving as COO and CFO of Ether Capital, where she launched the first staked Ether ETF, and leading digital asset strategy at National Bank of Canada. Jillian also advises Web3 data platform Octav and mentors founders through Creative Destruction Lab.