With over 9 years of experience spearheading teams in the lifestyle industry and helped launch a start-up to acquisition by a NASDAQ-listed company, Founder and CEO, Lucaz Lee is no stranger in leading teams to success. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain are Lucaz's passion since 2016, being involved and investing in various projects.

Darrel has been a gamer since he was young. In 2016, he became a game developer and started producing indie games. His game was circulated in the internet game-dev forums and received much praise. He released a game called 'The Revenant Prince' in 2022 on Steam, and in the same year, he helped co-found his first blockchain game company, Creo Engine.

Igneus is the head of communications and media spokesperson of Bybit, one of the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency exchanges. He is a relentless advocate for transformative innovation and a staunch supporter for progressive regulation on the emerging digital asset class, helping to shed light on Bybit’s pursuit of bringing quality products and a fair, transparent and efficient trading environment to retail and professional clients around the globe.

Anndy Lian is an all-rounded business strategist in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international, public listed companies and governments. He is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur, book author, investor, board member and keynote speaker.

James had a decorated banking career in the Financial Services industry for more than 10 years. In the course of his career, he has covered both B2B and B2C sectors consisting of high net worth businesses with top commercial and private banking institutions overseas and in Singapore, before joining Coinstore as the Global Head of Business Development, where he oversees the global business development of Coinstore as a global brand across the world. Driving growth and listing sales in Coinstore, partnering with projects and Venture Capitalists on fundraising, marketing and growth globally. Specialist and a believer in South East Asia Crypto Industry at this moment.

Kelvin Yeung is the founder & CEO of HKD.com. He is an expert in search engine optimization with more than 18 years in internet technology industry.

Shawn, a multitalented leader and team player, is involved and passionate about blockchain technology. Experienced in business strategy and project management, his expertise is in developing strong partnerships and mutually beneficial business relations. He is tenacious in his pursuit towards blockchain development, progressing alongside NELO in creating a breakthrough for Web 3.0 technology and enabling greater adoption of blockchain technology.

I am a former Boeing-737 Pilot & Co-founder at SCALE. I am proud to announce that we have recently started our company TERAREUM which is still gaining momentum as we speak. It is a Centralized Crypto Exchange where one can do trading with your Digital assets with utmost trust.

Christopher has a massive passion for the financial industry. Christopher started as an accounting student, was introduced to the stock market and fell in love with investment in financial products since then. He traded almost any financial products you can think of in the market, including shares, commodities, indices, options (American), futures, options on futures, currencies, CFDs, and cryptocurrencies. Besides trading, he knows the instruments in-depth, which gives him cutting edge advantages.

Rahul Sharma, CFA by profession shares the stage of being a keynote speaker for the second time with Crypto Expo. His career includes but is not limited to being a Financial Analyst for over 10 years, founding his own Blockchain consulting firm, working as a Marketing Head for North America for a centralized exchange & now Chief Marketing Officer with Connect2Crypto.

Rico Pang is a serial entrepreneur, global venture builder, founding partner of several VC funds, and a regular speaker at international conferences on Digital Economy, Smart Cities, Social Impact. He has over 20 years of experience in emerging markets across real-estate, supply chain management, e-commerce, FinTech, private equity & public listed corporate management. Rico is the CEO of Sanctum Global Ventures - an ecosystem fund which incubates unicorns with the emerging technologies that contribute towards the development of the Global Digital Economy, Smart Cities & Social Impact. The fund invests primarily into deep technology ventures including Robotics, Space, Biotech, Telecommunications, Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Physics, Edge Computing & Emerging Industry. Rico has established a number of Impact funds in exclusive partnership with the SDG Impact Fund where he is the Founder and Chairman of the Deep Tech Impact Fund and the World Blockchain Centre Impact Fund. He is also Founder & Secretariat Chairman of Deep Tech Forum, a Global Tech Community initiative with the vision of seamless collaborations for the empowerment of our future generation and Founder of the World Blockchain Centre, which is a not-for-profit initiative that focuses on developing technological talents across underprivileged communities across the world. Rico is an avid Tech investors and believers in the power of tech as a way to develop talent, reduce inequalities, and subsequently help reduce poverty. To fulfil his personal passion and belief in always giving back to society, Rico is also a board member and advisor to numerous humanitarian and NGOs globally.

The Founder & CEO of MContent is a globally recognized marketing leader with almost two decades of cross-cultural business leadership experience. Umair has an extensive background in Marketing & Business strategy, Digital Transformation and Innovation, Media, Entertainment, Sports Broadcasting and is a true believer in disruption through the Blockchain & Web3. Through his career he has worked for some international brands from the media & entertainment, banking & financial services, automotive as well as hospitality sectors. Within the media & entertainment sector, he has held leadership positions in different media entities as the Commercial Chief for different content genres such as TV Drama, Sports, Infotainment, Live Entertainment and Public sector broadcasting. During his career, he also spent 7 years as a Banking and financial services marketer in the position of “Head of Marketing” for several financial sector entities where he had worked on global fintech partnerships, financial inclusion initiatives, global remittances, and digital banking solutions with some of the biggest global & regional brands. His last held position was being the Group Chief Marketing Officer for Gargash Group - one of the leading Business Conglomerates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he was managing the marketing portfolio of more than twenty international & regional brands including Mercedes-Benz, Daman Investments, Alfa Romeo, SIXT Leasing, GAC Motor, Gargash Real Estate and several other brands in multiple business sectors.

Jon began his career developing AI for Fintech, and has spent almost half a decade working with Deep Learning startups around Southeast Asia. In early 2021 he discovered the potential of blockchain tech to transform economies, and he's now leveraging it to bring green innovations to untapped industries.

As Director at OKX, Lennix leads the business strategy and operations for OKX internationally. With 15 years of experience in the world of crypto and financial services, Lennix plays a key role in OKX’s transformation from a standard centralized exchange into the largest hub for DeFi services, NFTs and blockchain gaming, as well as crypto trading. Lennix was one of the earliest employees to join the company in 2017. Since day one, he has championed financial inclusion through the power of crypto and decentralized finance. He is responsible for driving OKX’s mission to remove the traditional barriers to wealth creation, empowering everyone to create and own their wealth in the most innovative, decentralized and secure ways possible. Before joining OKX, Lennix served at JP Morgan, AIG and CASH Financial Services Group.

Yusho Liu is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coinhako, Singapore’s market-leading crypto platform, where he drives Coinhako's corporate strategy, investor relations as well as its business development and expansion. In 2014, Yusho and his long-time friend, Gerry Eng identified a new business opportunity as there was a market gap in trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit to start something that they can call their own, the pair founded Coinhako in that same year. Coinhako was developed to improve access to cryptocurrency and block chain technology for the mass market in Singapore and beyond. Regarded as a pioneer in Singapore’s cryptoeconomy, Yusho believes that blockchain technology will eventually play a critical role in society and crypto-based finance will coexist with traditional financial systems.

Gerry Eng is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coinhako, Singapore’s market-leading crypto platform, where he is responsible for driving the technological development and key business support functions of the Coinhako platform. Gerry’s entrepreneurial spirit compelled him to work in growth stage companies and startup environments, equipping him with valuable work experience and the fundamentals of operating in a startup environment. In 2014, he founded Coinhako with his long-time friend, Yusho Liu, after identifying a market gap in trading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Regarded as a pioneer in Singapore’s cryptoeconomy, Gerry is realising his vision of bringing simplicity and security to Asia’s crypto space.

General advisor of HH Sheikh Butti Bin Suhail Al Maktoum a member of Dubai Ruling Family

Urvashi Gupta currently serves as General Manager, APAC, based out of Singapore. She joined Onfido in 2019 to build the South-East Asia sales team & business. Prior to Onfido, Urvashi has held various business roles including business operations at LinkedIn, and as co-founder of a coaching & mental wellness platform.

A visual communications expert, co-founder of the Atomic Heroes CNFT, Dawon brings a fresh and creative solution to the table. Her creative vision helps the team to depict the future of MarinaChain at work.

Charles Turner is the Managing Director at Malca-Amit UK Ltd. His career to date has focused on providing bespoke products and solutions across multiple luxury goods and commodity industries, including diamonds, jewellery, bullion, fine art and now digital assets. His key areas of expertise are insurance, secure logistics, security, and risk management. Before joining Malca-Amit, Charles was a Senior Vice President at Marsh UK, where he led the fine art, jewellery and specie team.

Director of OKX. He leads the business strategy and operations for OKX, internationally. Before joining OKX, Lennix served at JP Morgan, AIG and Cash Financial Services Group. With 15 years of experience in the worlds of financial services and fintech, Lennix plays a key role in OKX’s transformation from a standard centralized exchange into the largest hub for DeFi services, nonfungible tokens and blockchain gaming — as well as crypto trading.

James started his career in traditional finance before moving into crypto over four years ago. He now works in Huobi Global. He is Global Head of Sales at Huobi Global. Currently working across: Spot Exchange, OTC Trading, Margin Trading, Futures, Perpetual Swaps, Options, Lending, Custody, Asset Management and Capital Introduction. Working closely with High Frequency Trading Firms, Market Makers, Arbitrageurs, Hedge Funds, Brokers, Proprietary Shops and Family Offices. Experienced Sales Trader with a demonstrated history of working within the digital assets industry.

Pavel Aramyan is the Blockchain Program Lead at FasTToken. With strong experience in product management, Pavel is in charge of the interoperability of blockchain-related products and services, their cooperation and integration with centralized services, as well as the FastChain blockchain development process.

Venkatesh Krishna Murthy, Founder & CEO of Wharf Street Studios, is recognized as an Innovator for disrupting the market with his unique projects based on emerging technologies in Blockchain, EdTech, DeFi, NFTs and Metaverse space. An engineer and MBA by background, he has been endorsed by the UK and Indian Government for his work.

David Pan is an avid enthusiast in crypto and AI. A life-long student, he started his career in AML screening during his time with Accuity/LexisNexis Risk Solutions prior to joining a Singapore based start-up focusing on leading edge AI in the fields of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. David currently leads the solutions consulting team at Advance AI and holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD.

Mr Karan is the Managing director and the head of operations at Zelta Tech. He is a blockchain en-thusiast and an energetic speaker.

Seasoned blockchain product builder, cryptocurrency early adopter, and expert in token economies. B.S. in International Economics, B.S. in IT & Innovation. During his IT career, Max created more than 40 digital products and launched 3 businesses. Since 2017, Max started actively engaging with cryptocurrencies as a trader and app developer. In 2020, he founded a tech-driven asset management company One Button Capital. Max is currently present on advisory boards of a dozen of web3 companies, as well as launched 2 tokens for his projects.

Gadaffi has over 20 years of experience in the financial service industry, most of which has been dedicated to the fraud and anti-money laundering space. His experience extends across 5 continents, and with major global and regional institutions such as Standard Chartered, DBS Singapore and Binance. He is a strong advocate of creating a global community and modern technologies to battle financial crime.

35 year old Romanian Marketing Graphic Designer with 12 years experience in design indoor and outdoor projects. My history with crypto started 12 years ago, when I mined first Bitcoin, and from that time i manage to accumulate it. My passions is to create music hence I became a music producer and I love making EDM music. I have a flight license (small planes) and I like to travel and make new connections.

Sunshine is a director at Bitmart, she supports the change and growth of the blockchain industry which extends its function beyond the financial sector.

Gina Poh is the APAC AML Head for Amber Group. She has more than twenty years of experience in the financial and banking sector, having held leading compliance roles including APAC and EMEA Compliance Assurance Head for Citibank Global Consumer Business, Regional AML Officer and MLRO for Citibank Private Bank and APAC Financial Crime Compliance Execution Head/Surveillance Head, Singapore Private Bank and MLRO at Credit Suisse.

Herbert Sim is the founder of BitcoinMan™️ (TheBitcoinMan.com), a UK venture capital fund. Mr Sim was the global operation director at HUOBI, and CMO of Cryptology exchange. Herbert has a MBA from University of Wolverhampton, UK; and BA in Mass communications from Oklahoma City University, USA. Currently Mr Sim, is one of the less than 100 verified 'blue tick' public figures across all major social media platforms in Blockchain industry, in the world..

Dan works in multiple spaces currently in IT in Service Design and Operations and in Crypto as Luffy’s CCO. For Luffy, Dan helps with Operations, Marketing and holding regular voice calls with the Luffy community.

Innovative and performance-driven Entrepreneur with a deep passion for technology and business Entrepreneurial, Philanthropic, and results-oriented. Devoted to promoting Wealth Management, and experienced in leading BLOCKCHAIN Technology-based projects to deliver cost-effective measures and attractive returns. Believe in Team Work with a personable nature and upbeat communication style and possess the capacity to support the teams to achieve their life goals, budget, and efficiency markers. He is committed to continuous learning and professional development, with a genuine interest in improving the quality of lifestyle.

Ben is a computer science expert with over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, where he successfully developed businesses for multiple MNCs, including Hewlett Packard. He is also leading a cross-border team as the Chairman of WOLOT Foundation who supports the growth of enterprises on the TOOL Global blockchain ecosystem. As the Director of UKISS Technology, Ben is committed to the company's vision in establishing a top-notch decentralised security ecosystem that bridges Web2 and Web3, empowering everyone with the control of digital security in their own hands.

Ken N is the Co-Founder & CEO of Southeast Asia leading blockchain media, accelerator & venture builder AsiaTokenFund Group. Ken has been in the blockchain & Fintech space since 2017 and was also the COO and CMO of Singapore’s first BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) Fintech start-up. In the early days of crypto in Singapore, Ken was a member of Huobi Global Elite which promoted one of the world’s largest crypto exchange in Southeast Asia. Ken’s active involvement in the blockchain space won him numerous awards such as Huobi Global Leading Community Award 2018, UCIM world’s best crypto media Award and others. In 2022, Ken has launched a new blockchain incubator and venture builder Block Asia Labs with aims to support traditional business to transit into Web3 , NFTs and Blockchain integration

Charles Kok is an investment director at UOB Venture Management, which is the PEVC arm of United Overseas Bank. Charles has more than 10 years of experience in PEVC investing across blockchain, fintech and consumer technology sectors. Currently, Charles manages a venture capital fund at UOB venture that focuses exclusively on blockchain investments globally.

Chief Executive Officer of Kommunitas, highly analytical and an effective communicator with a serious amount of business acumen. His strenght is at business development to expansion and building connections in the Indonesian market

A business magnate, an experienced Systems Architect and Blockchain expert. Being an expert in Architecture, Blockchain, Data Science, Cyber Security and Cyber Law. Mr.Vishal is having multiple patents in Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence thus making it possible to rise the glorious heights in IT industry.

Dave Lee is an internationally focused entrepreneur with a network of companies and vast track records. He is Co-Founder of Ih Bit Global and the CEO of X-Meta, a subsidiary company of Ih Bit Global.
Background in physical commodities trading, business development, and investments in startup companies. Mr. Lee’s experiences for the last decade in Asia include: development of international constructions in Asia, capital raise in construction and development of plant in energy industry, oversight and management for fortune 500 companies, partake in largest development with over 10M VCS Credits from single project, as well as in process of development, construction, and ownership of South Korea’s very first Bio Ethanol Production Plant using surplus gas from steel mills through world’s leading gas fermentation technology to just name a few.
Having extensive and diversified business experiences, He has been investing and focusing in innovative blockchain technology companies and renewable/green energy sector in Asia to continuously support and improve quality of life through new technologies for all mankind. He has co-founded a Singapore’s first electric vehicle company AVEVAI and distributed vehicles to companies like Singpostand contracted over million carbon credits to be monetized in carbon related industry to support global warming preventions. Further, founded digital technology company utilizing blockchain technology to monetize for telecom to digital fund utilizing artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, monetizing highest probable outcomes in forex, commodities, stock trading with full transparencies.
To Conclude, his vast experience in arbitrage trading in the crypto space since 2016 allowed him to spearhead the relationship between X-Meta and Binance and Chainalysis, along with many other crypto exchanges like KuCoin, making him the perfect candidate to lead X-Meta as the CEO.
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Led the team and won Best Crypto Exchange in Asia 2021 Senior industry advisor with over 5 years leadership experience Early investor in blockchain/crypto since 2016 with 100+ IEO partcipation experiences

Hao Yang is the Principal Product Director, Head of Options at Bybit. He was previously an Options trader and energy trader in the Netherlands.

Methodical, versatile and execution-driven practitioner with 15 years management experience As an MIT Innovator Under 35 APAC (2019) evangelist, the award winning qualified professional's exposure in Blockchain includes Singapore Government Higher Institution Overseas Blockchain Immersion Trip. Organizer For Korea Blockchain Festival and managed BlockBiz Pavilion @ 2019 World Smart city Expo with Kintex and Kroea Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Technology Adoption Programme by A*STAR Institute of Infocomm and Research which BETA solution blockchain based smart contract solution test-bedded with 30 aspiring corporation where facilitated Proof Of Concept (POC), Proof Of Value (POV), Minimum Variable Product (MVP) till Go-To-Market (GTM) which successfully commercialization with futher implementation with Infocomm Media Development Authority(IMDA) nationwide E-invoicing network under EU's PEPPOL Authority. The nationwide E-invoicing network was launched with 11 Access Point and was renamed as InvoiceNow Hao Yang is the Principal Product Director, Head of Options at Bybit. He was previously an Options trader and energy trader in the Netherlands.

Alex Phillips is the Senior Principal of Business Development, APAC at Gemini based in Singapore. Prior to Gemini, he was the Group Head of Sales at global cryptocurrency exchange EQONEX. Alex has over 17 years of experience in the financial markets - including roles such as Head of Trading for Dymon Asia Capital and Head of Asia Trading at Millennium Capital Partners. He has also held roles in sales and trading for equities and derivatives at BNP Paribas, Martin Currie, and RBS. Alex holds a Master's Degree in Financial Economics from the University of St Andrews, is an MBA scholar at Warwick Business School, and is both a chartered practising accountant (CPA Australia) and chartered global management accountant (CIMA).

Feroze Medora is the Director of Trading, APAC at Gemini based in Singapore. Prior to Gemini, Feroze has had over 15 years of experience as a derivitatives structurer and trader for foreign exchange, interest rates and commodities (Crude Oil & Refined Products). Feroze’s career started at Deutche Bank in London in 2004 and later, he built the commodities structuring business at Lloyd’s Banking Group. Feroze then moved to First Abu Dhabi Bank where he ran the FX exotics options and commodities trading books. In 2017, he returned to Singapore and joined Standard Chartered before moving into cryptocurrency trading in 2018.

Aaron is the Head of Marketing for Klaytn Foundation, the leading metaverse blockchain from Asia. Prior to Klaytn, Aaron has held various senior marketing positions across financial institutions (NTUC Income), technology (Microsoft), and blockchain (CoinMarketCap). Aaron first started his crypto journey in 2019, following Bitcoin's tumble from its ATH. As a product-first data-driven marketer, Aaron is a huge believer in the unlimited potential of blockchain and the positive impact it will bring to the world. Klaytn is the bridge that connects Web2 enterprises to Web3. It is a public blockchain focused on the metaverse, gamefi, and the creator economy. Officially launched in June 2019, it is the dominant blockchain platform in South Korea supported by internet giant, Kakao Corp, and is now undergoing global expansion from its international base in Singapore, led by the Klaytn Foundation, a non-profit organization to accelerate global adoption and ecosystem maturity on Klaytn. These business expansion activities are supported by the US$500m Klaytn Growth Fund, which aims to grow the ecosystem of companies built on Klaytn. The fund is managed and disbursed by Klaytn Foundation, a Singapore-based non-profit organization established in August 2021.

Manuel is Head of Product and Co-Founder at ADDX. After completing his master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2011, he started his own tech company, which was acquired in 2016 by the German fintech, Fino. At Fino, Manuel was responsible for the development and launch of new digital banking products. In March 2019, Manuel joined the Singapore-based fintech, iSTOX, now known as ADDX. As Head of Product, he leads the team responsible for the ADDX mobile app and desktop platform.

Web3re Technologies is a blockchain as a service company (BAAS) and the brainchild of Digital Philanthropy and the GOYA Metaverse Ecosystem (a social enterprise initiative). The Founders of GOYA Universe come from a diverse background of traditional businesses and professions and believe that the use cases of Blockchain and decentralized finance are wide and diverse and can be a force for good if used within the right context and regulated. GOYA Universe’s launch in 2022 is based on 5 fundamental pillars of growth, mainly Philanthropy, Education, Incubation, E-Commerce and Game Development and is premised on being future ready and taking companies from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and beyond.

Mr Raks Sondhi is the Managing Director and Country Head of Independent Reserve, one of the first regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in Singapore. With over 22 years of experience in capital markets and the finance industry, he is now responsible for growing the Independent Reserve business in Singapore and Asian markets. His career began at Lehman Brothers, and had held high-level leadership positions at organisations such as Nomura, Chi-X, and Bloomberg. Raks has played a pivotal role in electronic trading across the global finance sector for the last 15 years, becoming a respected name in the industry. He has extensive experience working with banks, brokers, exchanges, and trading firms in the high frequency, market-making arena - along with a history of building lasting relationships with traditional hedge funds and asset managers. Rak’s keen interest in the future of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology - along with his international experience in banking, trading, and finance - makes him a regular speaker, and contributor at trade conferences, media interviews, and seminars. Raks is from London, he has lived and worked in New York and Tokyo and has called Singapore home for the last 12 years.

ConsenSys is the leading Ethereum software company. Enabling developers, enterprises, and people worldwide to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. Starting as an engineer, Marouen grew into a strategic customer advisor and team leader by delivering numerous transformational projects across Asia Pacific and the US. Marouen’s passion for problem solving and continuous improvement drives him to challenge the status-quo to create a better version of his customers' business, his team and our society.

Kishor M started his career with an OTC Broker and thereafter worked in USA (Silicon Valley) with Asia-Tech a B2B Marketplace. He then moved to Singapore and started his own hedge fund. He then founded Future1Exchange a licensed Cryptocurrency exchange in Europe , Estonia. He then joined Propine as Director Business Development. Propine is a Singapore MAS regulated Tokenization and Custody service provider for Digital Assets serving Institutions/Funds/FamilyOffice/VC and Crypto Exchanges. Thereafter he joined Playermon a Play To Earn NFT Gaming Metaverse as Chief Growth Officer. He is currently CEO of https://www.crowdfundjunction.com a community driven Crypto Venture Capital. He is also founder of https://www.madfornfts.com , NFT Launch Specialist.

Markus Thielen is the Chief Investment Officer of IDEG Asset Management which manges a range of institutional focused digital asset funds. Before joining IDEG, Markus was Head of Proprietary Macro Trading (including cryptocurrency trading) at KGI Asia. Prior, he founded and was the Chief Investment Officer at Jomon Investment Management. Previously, Markus was a Portfolio Manager at Millennium Capital Partners as well as at JP Morgan’s Investment Group. He started his career at Morgan Stanley. Markus has a degree from French Grande Ecole, ESCP in Paris and a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from the University of Cambridge.

Sagar Sarbhai is the Global Head of Business Solutions & Advisory at Fireblocks. He works with financial services institutions, helping them launch new digital asset businesses and products, leveraging the Fireblocks infrastructure. Previously, he held senior positions at Amazon Web Services and Ripple in APAC where he led engagements with financial institutions and central banks on payments innovation, digital assets and cloud computing related matters. Prior to joining the technology sector, Sagar spent a decade in banking and capital markets, across multiple functions including technology, strategy, risk and government affairs. Sagar holds a Masters in Business Administration from INSEAD Business School, France.

Lewis Mhlanga is a crypto enthusiast, master trainer, real estate investor certified life coach, public speaker and professional network marketer with over 6 years in the direct sales industry worldwide. A corporate insurance employee fired his boss to become a serial entrepreneur generated millions of dollars through affiliate marketing. Lewis is a former Brand Ambassador of some Global Companies. He is on a mission to positively empower and impact millions of people for success.

Hao joined IDEG Singapore in 2021 and has played a key role in the establishment of the local office and driving the interests of IDEG and its sister companies Fundamental Labs (blockchain venture capital investment) and Atlas (high performance computing and BTC mining). He formally enters the industry having developed an initial curiosity in digital assets into a passion and subject matter expertise that he has shared and advocated on behalf of the asset class with venture capital, private equity, value driven and quantitative fund managers through workshops, seminars and online engagement. Hao has over 15 years of experience of experience across sell-side and buy-side with financial institutions such as Citibank and Nomura and served hedge funds and family offices to implement multi-strategy investments in global markets with a focus on Asia. Hao earned a bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University and a master’s from the University of Tokyo in Materials Engineering. He speaks English, Mandarin, and Japanese.