Korea Blockchain Week 2024, the most influential blockchain conference in Asia, has announced a lineup of prestigious sponsors and featured speakers. Mysten Labs’ advanced Layer-1 blockchain, Sui, has been chosen as the Official Conference Partner. Gold sponsors include Orbs, Flare Network, and Ripple, while Aptos Foundation and Tron are the title sponsors. The official KBW website features a comprehensive list of partners participating as Silver, Bronze, and Copper sponsors.
Evan Cheng, Co-Founder & CEO of Mysten Labs, expressed his excitement about the event, which will feature renowned speakers like Vitalik Buterin (virtually), Arthur Hayes, Mike Belshe, Mo Shaikh, Yat Siu, Muneeb Ali, Keone Hon, Eli Ben-Sasson, Ed Felten, and Aleksander Larsen. New speakers added to the lineup include Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, Richard Teng, CEO of Binance, Sébastien Borget, Co-founder and CEO of The Sandbox, Dominic Williams, Founder and Chief Scientist at DFINITY Foundation, and others.
Seon-ik Jeon, CEO of FACTBLOCK and host of KBW, revealed that the seventh edition of Korea Blockchain Week will be held from September 1–7, 2024, with the main “IMPACT” conference taking place on September 3–4 at the Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts in Seoul, South Korea.
KBW2024 is anticipated to be a highly anticipated international Web3 conference of the year, co-hosted by Asia’s leading Web3 venture capital fund, Hashed, and organized by FACTBLOCK. The event will explore the convergence of Web2 and Web3, emphasizing Asia’s role in driving growth, innovation, and adoption in the global Web3 ecosystem.
Simon Kim, CEO of Hashed, highlighted that KBW2024: IMPACT will feature an Institutional Day focusing on the interaction between decentralized finance and traditional finance, as well as how blockchain technology is being utilized by Web2 companies to enhance user services. The conference aims to serve as a platform bridging institutional capital and Web3 innovations as Korea emerges as a key player in the Web3 space.
To enhance the participant experience, KBW2024: IMPACT will offer interactive features showcasing cutting-edge blockchain-based games and apps. For more information and updates on Korea Blockchain Week 2024, visit https://koreablockchainweek.com/.
