Organising Host
MYBlockchain Week 2024 Agenda
10:00 - 13:30
BRIDG3 Hackathon Demo Day by Growth Charger
Demo Day for Hackathon Top 10 Finalists
10:00 - 10:05
Opening Speech by MY Blockchain Week Organiser
Speaker
Dr. Ian Tan
COO @ Lydian Labs
10:05 - 10:20
Crypto Regulations: A Malaysia Perspective
Keynote
Speaker
Nicholas Chong
Head of TCF @ pitchIN
10:05 - 10:30
Vital Innovation or Elaborate Scam?
Whitepapers & Tokenomics Panel
Moderator
EY
Business Development @ Pendle
Speakers
Min
Partner @ Foresight Ventures
Ching Tseng
Principal @ AppWorks
10:20 - 11:05
Is the Malaysian Government Providing Sufficient Support In Terms of Regulation?
Regulatory Panel
Moderator
Kelvyn Chuah
Founder & MD @ SINEGY
Speakers
Nicholas Chong
Head of TCF @ pitchIN
Kelvin Cheong
Director of Compliance @ GamBit Custody (Digital Assets Custodian)
CS Go
Director & CEO @ Torum
Suhanna Husein
Founder & CEO @ CoKeeps
10:35 - 11:00
Revolutionary Leap or Overhyped Fad?
Web3 Development Panel
Moderator
Thila Vijayan
Head of Academics & Learning Experience Designer @ 42 Malaysia | Co-founder of ELVTD
Speakers
Michael Meng
Founder & CEO @ Metacarbon
Jasim Puthucheary
Founder @ Trustchain Labs
11:05 - 11:30
Essential Safeguards to Protect Users or Unnecessary Hurdles that Stifle Innovation?
Token Audits and AML Panel
Moderator
John Kiew
APAC Team Business Development @ Certik
Speakers
Ryan Lum
Head of SEA @ Beosin
Aneirin Flynn
CEO & Co-Founder @ FailSafe
11:10 - 11:25
The Aptos Advantage & Why It's for Next gen dAPPs
Keynote
Speaker
Kevin Ang
Developer Growth Lead @ Aptos
11:25 - 12:10
Is Blockchain Really Necessary?
Blockchain Panel
Moderator
Henry Lee
Country Lead @ Superteam Malaysia
Speakers
Chyi Yan Hshieh
Head of Business Development, SEA @ Polygon Labs
Tommy Lay
Co-Founder & COO @ Dynachain
Patricia Arro
Co-contributor @ Polkadot SEA | OpenGuild
Walter Lee
Business Development @ BNB Chain
11:35 - 12:00
Quick Profits or Sustainable Knowledge?
Education vs Alpha Calls Panel
Moderator
Jonathan Quek
Co-Founder @ Future Trends
Speakers
Aaron M
CEO @ Kripto Labs | Founder @ Kripto School
Dr. David Yang
Director @ David Justin Academy
12:00 - 15:00
Trading Workshop by DeGate
Workshop
Speaker
Andrew G
Evangelist @ DeGate
12:05 - 12:30
UI/UX: The Ultimate Deal Breaker or Just a Pretty Face?
UI/UX Panel
Moderator
MJ Tangaan
Digital Marketing Executive @ Ubit
Speakers
Gambit Kwan
SEA Regional Head @ CoinTech2u
Tammy Tan
Co-Founder & UIUX Lead @ The Güte Bunch
12:15 - 13:00
Blockchain for Halal Supply Chain Traceability
Halal Traceability Panel
Moderator
Sheikh Faizal
Partnership & Growth Consultant @ TxCity.io
Speakers
Jonah Lau
Co-Founder @ Sinisana
Shamsul Anuar Abdul Wahid
Director @ MIMOS Kulim Hi Tech Park
Dr Suresh Naidu Sadasivan
Director of Communication and Innovation @ Masverse
12:35 - 13:00
Building a Community: The Lifeblood of Your Project or Just a Marketing Ploy?
Community Panel
Moderator
Shannen Ortega
Marketing Executives @ AppleBotX
Speakers
James Zhang
Co Founder @ Jambo
Peter Ing
CEO & Founder @ YEY Technologies & BlockchainSpace
13:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:00 - 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 - 13:55
Exploring the Role of Institutions in the Future of Finance and Cryptocurrency
Future Finance & Crypto Panel
Moderator
Jonathan Cheung
Principal @ CMCC Global
Speakers
Yanshan Tan
Head of APAC @ Figment Capital
Jay L
Principal @ Gate Ventures
13:30 - 13:55
GTM & UAS: The Secret Sauce or Just Common Sense?
Go To Market & User Acquisition Strategy Panel
Moderator
Terry Tang
Regional Head of Business Development and Partnerships (APAC) @ DIFY
Speakers
Gaurav Singh Mahur (Escanor)
Chief Strategy Officer @ DTC Group
Roy Kek
CEO and Co-Founder @ EMERGE Group
14:00 - 14:25
How to Secure $10 Million from VCs – Dream or Reality?
Fundraising Panel I
Moderator
Keisy Lo
Head of BD @ Newman Capital
Speakers
David Chew
Co-Founder @ Bored Slot
Calvin Ng
General Partner @ Plutus VC
14:00 - 14:45
Cutting-Edge or Catastrophically Vulnerable?
Crypto Payment Panel
Moderator
Ida Mok
Co Founder and President @ Women in Blockchain Alliance
Speakers
Alice Truong
VP Head of Digital Asset APAC @ Nuvei
Arravind Prabu
Co-Founder & CEO @ Cryptobilis
Dr. Irma Naddiya Bt Mushaddik
Head of School, School of Accounting and Finance @ Nilai University
Ben Choong
Founder / CEO @ KazePay
14:30 - 14:55
KOL Rounds – Influencers or Illusions?
Fundraising Panel II
Moderator
Choco Tan
Head of Business Development @ Mechcraft
Speakers
Web3honey
Co-Founder @ BuzzBridge Capital | BuzzOne
Yellow Panther
Forbes Web3 Gaming Creator of the Year | Founder of @GamingGridx
Jiayi Li
Founder @ Geek Cartel | Co-Founder @ Salus
14:50 - 15:05
Wear Your Endless Possibililties
Keynote
Speaker
Edna Lee
Director @ Ednaverse
15:00 - 18:00
MDEC: Minting Your Blockchain Success in Malaysia
Government Initiatives and Business Support
15:00 - 18:00
Learn about Aptos & How to Build Your Own End-to-end dapp in < 5mins
Workshop
Speaker
Jeremy Nguyen
Ambassador @ Aptos
15:00 - 15:25
Launchpads – The New Gold Rush or Fool’s Gold?
Fundraising Panel III
Moderator
Akkaraphol Raebaankoh (Mr. V)
Head of R&D @ DTC Group
Speakers
Adam Smurthwaite
Associate Partner @ Impossible Finance
Prakash Somosundram
CEO & Cofounder @ Enjinstarter
15:05 - 15:50
Financial Stability or Hidden Volatility?
Stablecoins Panel
Moderator
Eno
Co-Founder @ ISC
Speakers
Ethan Chung
CEO @ Blox
Jesslyn Zeng
Head of Growth @ FailSafe
Yoann Turpin
Co-founder @ Wintermute
Jason Tay
Head of Commercial @ StraitsX
Gunnar Jaerv
Chief Operating Officer @ First Digital
15:30 - 15:55
Project Listing on CEX: Game Changer or Just Another Step?
Project Listing Panel
Moderator
Riley Tran
Chief Investment Officer @ GFI Ventures
Speakers
Jeremy Joo
Growth Manager @ CoinEx Wallet
James Toh
Head of BD @ Coinstore Lab
15:55 - 16:10
Stablecoin Security Risk
Keynote
Speaker
Dr. Kang Li
Chief Security Officer @ Certik
16:00 - 16:25
Art of Manipulation or Essential Strategy?
Token Management & Market Making Panel
Moderator
Norazlin Hj Abd Jalil
Marketing Director @ Hans Advisory & Trust Co Ltd
Speakers
Albin Wan
APAC Sales Director @ BitGo, Qualified Custodian
CJ Fong
Head of APAC and EMEA Sales @ GSR
16:10 - 16:55
Breaking the Glass Ceiling or Fighting a Losing Battle?
Women in Web3 Panel
Moderator
Adrian Sim
CEO @ Lydian Labs
Speakers
Tracy Zhang
Co Founder & CMO @ Followin.io
Nicole Yap
Founder @ 8SIAN Magazine
Katherine Ng
Founder and Managing Partner @ Katashe Solutions
Joan Ng
CEO @ Colorverse
16:30 - 18:00
MATR1X FIRE Showdown
17:00 - 17:15
DeFi vs CeFi : A State of Affairs
Keynote
Speaker
Yoann Turpin
Co-founder @ Wintermute
17:15 - 18:00
Financial Freedom or Anarchy?
DeFi Panel
Moderator
Ben Liew
Product @ Jupiter
Speakers
Victor Ji
Co-founder @ Manta Network
Andrew G
Evangelist @ DeGate
Alvin Kan
COO @ Bitget Wallet
Joe Zhuang
CMO @ Scallop
09:00 - 12:00
Getting Started with Polkadot SDK
Workshop
Speaker
Chase Chung
Dev Rel @ Polkadot SEA | OpenGuild
10:00 - 10:45
Traditional Finance’s Last Stand or Crypto’s Next Frontier?
Real World Asset Panel
Moderator
David Wang
Co-Founder | CEO @ ZONE Wallet
Speakers
Datuk Clifford Hii
CEO @ GamBit Custody (Digital Assets Custodian)
Leo Tan
Founder @ Le'Born RWA
Hakan
Co-founder @ BEVM
Mark Tang
Head of Commercials @ JadaEX
10:00 - 10:45
The Importance and Impact of Blockchain Week in Each Region
Women Blockchain Week Panel
Moderator
Hanan Nor
Investment Manager @ Outlier Ventures
Speakers
Tiffany Lai
VP of Ecosystem @ 0G Foundation | Taipei Blockchain Week
Noelle Lee
CRO @ Lydian Labs | Malaysia Blockchain Week
Jenny Nguyen
COO @ Kyros Ventures & Coin68 | Vietnam Blockchain Week
Chezka Gonzales
Vice President @ Blockchain Council of the Philippines | Philippine Blockchain Week
10:50 - 11:05
Introducing CUDIS - Your Revolutionary DEPIN Wearable Tech
Keynote
Speaker
Edison Chen
Co-founder @ Cudis
10:50 - 11:05
The Art of Discovering Potential Tokens with CEX Listing
Keynote
Speaker
Gracy Chen
CEO @ Bitget
11:00 - 13:00
Pitch Day by Lydian Labs
Projects meet VC
11:05 - 11:50
AI in Gaming
AI Panel
Moderator
Roy Kek
CEO and Co-Founder @ EMERGE Group
Speakers
Mark Rydon
Co-Founder & CSO @ Aethir
Anbarivan NL
CTO @ Lagent Protocol
John Yao
CEO @ Team Secret
Henry Ondo
BD Advisor @ Bastion Trading
11:05 - 11:50
Malaysian Blockchain Founders: Global Innovators or Local Anomalies?
MY Founders Panel
Moderator
Dr. Ian Tan
COO @ Lydian Labs
Speakers
Matthew Tan
CEO @ Etherscan
Bobby Ong
Co-Founder | COO @ CoinGecko
Siong
Co-Founder @ Jupiter Exchange
Shawn Chong
Co-Founder @ Salus
11:55 - 12:10
The most technology-focused Bitcoin Layer 2 based on Taproot Consensus
Keynote
Speaker
Hakan
Co-founder @ BEVM
11:55 - 12:10
Why Dynachain? The Health-Fi Revolution
Keynote
Speaker
Perry Oi
Founder & CEO @ Dynachain
12:10 - 12:55
The New World of Web3 x AI: Driving Growth or Disruption
AI Panel
Moderator
Tiffany Lai
VP of Ecosystem @ 0G Foundation | Taipei Blockchain Week
Speakers
Chess
CEO @ GM Network
Jansen Teng
CEO & Co-founder @ Virtuals Protocol
KC
Co-Founder @ Chasm
Ivan Lau
Co-Founder | CEO @ Pantheon Lab Limited
12:10 - 12:55
Malaysians in Web3 Giants: Leading the Charge or Playing Catch-Up?
Web3 Giants Panel
Moderator
Kevin Ang
Developer Growth Lead @ Aptos
Speakers
Aaron Choo
Head of Business Development @ CoinMarketCap
Leroy Mah
Regional Head @ Avalanche
Wilguish
APAC Ecosystem Manager @ Wormhole Foundation
Choo Jin Wai
CMC Labs Lead @ CoinMarketCap
13:00 - 13:05
Welcome Address by MY Blockchain Week Organiser
Speakers
Noelle Lee
CRO @ Lydian Labs | Malaysia Blockchain Week
Dr. Ian Tan
COO @ Lydian Labs
13:05 - 13:15
Keynote Address by Minister of Digital
13:15 - 13:30
On-stage Photo Op with Minister of Digital
13:30 - 13:45
Minister of Digital & MDEC Walkabout
13:45 - 14:00
Registration of Crypto-Friendly Company
Keynote
Speaker
Norazlin Hj Abd Jalil
Marketing Director @ Hans Advisory & Trust Co Ltd
13:45 - 14:00
Catalyzing Growth: The Power of Launchpads in Building Thriving Digital Asset Communities
Keynote
Speaker
Prakash Somosundram
CEO & Cofounder @ Enjinstarter
13:45 - 14:00
Press Conference
14:00 - 16:00
Meet & Learn About Polygon
Workshop/ AMA
Speaker
Chyi Yan Hshieh
Head of Business Development, SEA @ Polygon Labs
14:00 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 - 14:45
Banking the Unbanked: Tokenisation’s Trillion Dollar Promise to Emerging Markets
Keynote
Speaker
Jerome Oei
Head of Business Development @ OpenEden
14:30 - 14:45
Incepting Big Brands into Web3: From A Brand Strategy Perspective
Keynote
Speaker
Ong Chee Lip
Regional Chief Creative Officer @ Lion & Lion
14:45 - 15:00
World's 1st Fully-Trained AI Agent!
Keynote
Speaker
Jamie Batzorig
CEO & Co-founder @ iAgent Protocol
14:45 - 15:00
Rise of Crypto Nation
Keynote
Speaker
Alvin Lee
Evangelist @ DeGate
15:00 - 15:45
Choosing the Right Ecosystem: Strategic Decision or Shot in the Dark?
Ecosystem Panel
Moderator
Kok Chung Ong
Investment Lead @ AYA Foundation, Enjinstarter
Speakers
Tytan.eth
Chief of Staff @ Magnify.Cash
Kyrie
Head of Business Development @ Typus Finance
Edison Chen
Co-founder @ Cudis
June Siang
TON Syndicate @ The Treasury
15:00 - 15:45
How to Raise for Your Project in SEA: A Goldmine or a Minefield?
Raising Funds in SEA Panel
Moderator
Teong Hng
Founder @ Satori Research
Speakers
Gabriel Yang
Deputy CEO @ ARC
Lewis
Founder & CIO @ Ouroboros Capital
Daryl Lim
General Partner @ TRIVE Digital
Sanjay Popli
CEO | Co-founder @ Cryptomind Group
15:30 - 18:30
VC- LP Matching Event (Invite Only)
15:50 - 16:05
Islamic Digital Asset Center
Keynote
Speaker
Jaafar Rihan
Head of Islamic Finance @ Labuan9 Financial Service Authority
15:50 - 16:35
Crypto in Gaming: Mainstream Revolution or Gimmick?
Web3 Gaming Panel
Moderator
0xShark
Founder @ Star Symphony
Speakers
Yellow Panther
Forbes Web3 Gaming Creator of the Year | Founder of @GamingGridx
Marcus Lim
Business Development Director @ Capverse
Darren Wong
Business Development Director @Space Nation
Ray
Co-founder @ MATR1X
16:05 - 16:35
Riba, Maysir and Gharar in DeFi
Islamic DeFi Panel
Moderator
Chan Wei Chi
CEO @ Tokenize Malaysia
Speakers
Jaafar Rihan
Head of Islamic Finance @ Labuan9 Financial Service Authority
Fuad Alhabshi
Executive Director @ Halogen Capital
16:40 - 16:55
Blockchain Technology in Business Application
Keynote
Speaker
Lynn Xiong
Sales Director @ Malaysia
16:40 - 16:55
How Web3 is Supercharging Fandoms
Keynote
Speaker
Peter Ing
CEO & Founder @ YEY Technologies & BlockchainSpace
16:55 - 17:40
Community Empowerment or Data Exploitation?
SocialFi Panel
Moderator
Pipat Wattanamongkolsiri
CEO @ 9 CAT Digital
Speakers
Peter Hui
Co-Founder @ Moongate
Cris D. Tran
Global Advisor @ Blockchain Founders Fund | Board Advisor @ WowAi
Subash Sukhdeo
CMO @ TaskOn
Michael Tiew
Head of Ecosystem @ Kakarot ZK-EVM
16:55 - 17:45
Democratic Governance or Dysfunctional Anarchy?
DAO Panel
Moderator
Pukerainbow
Co-Founder @ Pukecast & Rug Radio Asia
Speakers
George Wong
Country Manager @ The Sandbox
Shawn Tan
General Partner @ TRIVE Digital
Gaius
Founding Partner @ VirtualsGG
17:45 - 18:00
Bridging the Asian and European Markets
Keynote
Speaker
Michael Yumin Gehles
Head of Trading @ German Blockchain Week
17:45 - 18:00
Future Development of Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform
Keynote
Speaker
Vivian Chan
Business Development & Partnership Manager for the Ecosystem @ CoinEx Wallet
18:00 - 18:00
Official Closing
Speaker
Noelle Lee
CRO @ Lydian Labs | Malaysia Blockchain Week