Hong Kong Web3 Festival Unveils Full 2026 Schedule

The Hong Kong Web3 Festival has released its comprehensive four-day schedule for the 2026 edition, set to take place from April 20 to 23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This major industry event will gather over 200 speakers and 100 partners to explore the convergence of traditional finance, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology. By hosting high-level discussions on real-world assets and regulatory compliance, the festival underscores Hong Kong's strategic position as a global hub for the evolving digital economy and decentralized finance.

The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Festival is scheduled to take place from April 20 to 23 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, featuring over 20 sessions across four stages. The event aims to bring together more than 200 speakers and 100 partners, including high-level government officials such as Joseph H. L. CHAN from Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and Dr. YIP Chee Hang of the Securities and Futures Commission. International perspectives will be provided by Michael Faulkender, a former U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary, and Akhil Devmurari of J.P. Morgan, highlighting the festival's role in facilitating dialogue between global regulators and the digital asset industry.

The programming heavily emphasizes the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto finance, with key sessions dedicated to stablecoins, cross-border payments, and asset digitization. Industry heavyweights including Yi He and Richard Teng from Binance, Lennix Lai of OKX, and Bugra Celik from HSBC are slated to lead these discussions. Additionally, the festival will explore the intersection of AI and Web3, featuring representatives from Byteplus, Ant Digital Technologies, and the TON Foundation to discuss value reconstruction in the age of intelligence.

Real-world assets (RWAs) and tokenization represent another core pillar of the 2026 agenda, with contributions from BlackRock’s Abdelhamid Bizid and Ondo Finance’s Min Lin. Technical development remains a priority, highlighted by a full-day Ethereum Applications Gathering featuring Vitalik Buterin and other core builders. The event will conclude with specialized summits such as the Bitfire Day Institutional Digital Wealth Management Summit and the HashKey On-Chain Finance Summit, reinforcing the industry's shift toward institutional compliance and commercial scalability.