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HSC
Asset
Management
Management
Hong Kong
April 23, 2026
BlackRock, HSBC, and Standard Chartered Spoke at HSC Asset Management as TradFi met Digital Assets in Hong Kong
HSC Asset Management, a premier conference bridging cryptocurrency and institutional finance, took place in Hong Kong on April 23, 2026.
The event brought together C-suite executives and senior decision-makers from venture capital, asset management, private equity, banking, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, and blockchain infrastructure platforms, with more than 50 speakers joining panel discussions.
The agenda spanned four core pillars: Global Risk and Capital Markets, Regulation and Compliance, Stablecoins and Tokenization, and The Future of Financial Institutions, covering topics from macroeconomic repricing and cross-border capital flows to blockchain-based settlement, DeFi, and the tokenization of financial instruments across public and private markets. Alongside the main sessions, an exclusive VIP Lounge facilitated private conversations, strategic introductions, and partnership opportunities between investors and founders.
The event brought together C-suite executives and senior decision-makers from venture capital, asset management, private equity, banking, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, and blockchain infrastructure platforms, with more than 50 speakers joining panel discussions.
The agenda spanned four core pillars: Global Risk and Capital Markets, Regulation and Compliance, Stablecoins and Tokenization, and The Future of Financial Institutions, covering topics from macroeconomic repricing and cross-border capital flows to blockchain-based settlement, DeFi, and the tokenization of financial instruments across public and private markets. Alongside the main sessions, an exclusive VIP Lounge facilitated private conversations, strategic introductions, and partnership opportunities between investors and founders.
Panel Discussions
Agenda
8:30 — 10:20 — Guest Gathering
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10:20 — 10:25 — Opening speech by Founders
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10:25 — 11:05 — Panel: Flight to Stability: Repricing Global Risk
Participants:
• Nami Luxuan.Z, APAC Partnership, CoinPost & WebX
• Ciara Sun, Founder & MP, C² Ventures
• Kelvin Koh, Founding Partner, The Spartan Group
• Akshat Vaidya, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Maelstrom
• Bryan Vong, Investment Manager, Foresight Ventures
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11:05 — 11:15 — Keynote: Post-Dollar Finance System
Speaker:
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner, HSC Asset Group
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11:15 — 11:25 — Signing Ceremony
Participants:
• Weiyi Mei, Executive Chairman, VM Holding
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner, HSC Asset Group
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11:25 — 12:00 — Panel: Macro: What Defines the Next Market Leader in Web3?
Participants:
• Pauline Barnades, Technical Product Manager, Lava Foundation
• Eunice Giarta, Co-Founder, Monad
• Min Lin, Managing Director, Global Business Development, Ondo Finance
• Michael Heinrich, Co-Founder & CEO, 0G Labs
• Pei Chen, COO & Executive Director, Theoriq Foundation
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12:00 — 12:40 — Panel: Stablecoins: The New Money Layer
Participants:
• Chris Mihos, Co-Founder & CEO, makebanc
• Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association
• Brian Mehler, CEO, Stable
• Ng Yingzhong, Chief Product Officer , UR
• Shawn Lim, VP of Asia, Hypernative
• Niki Ariyasinghe, APAC VP, Chainlink
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12:40 — 13:00 — Fireside Chat: Cycles, Capital & Crossroads: An Insider's View on Asia's Investment Landscape
Participants:
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner , HSC Asset Group
• Allan Liu, Global Chairman, AIC
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13:00 — 14:00 — LUNCH TIME
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14:00 — 14:35 — Panel: When Everything Becomes Liquid
Participants:
• Aleksandra Fetisova, Venture Partner, HSC Asset Group
• Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies, Global Macro , HSBC
• Gillian Wu, Founder & General Manager , Mulana Investment Management
• Stanley Huo, Partner, Head of Asia, Hivemind Capital
• Cleo Cui, Associate Partner, HashKey RWA
• Florian M Spiegl, Founder & CEO, Evident Capital
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14:35 — 15:10 — Panel: Regulating a Fragmented World
Participants:
• Matthew Jiang, CSO, BlockSec
• Chris Barford, Partner, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young
• Julia Charlton, Managing Partner, Charltons Law
• Joy Lam, Founder, Clarient Advisory Limited
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15:10 — 15:50 — Panel: The Great Capital Reallocation
Participants:
• Gaby Hui, Head of Communications, AMINA Bank
• Alice Suen, VP, Amber Premium
• Jiyeon Park, APAC Lead, Steakhouse Financial
• Giselle Lai, Director, Digital Assets Strategist, Asia Pacific, Fidelity International
• John Cahill, COO Asia, Galaxy Digital
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15:50 — 16:05 — Keynote: Building the Future of Resilient Trading — Websea’s Next-Generation Derivatives Ecosystem
Speaker:
• Herbert R.Sim, CMO, Websea
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16:05 — 16:40 — Panel: Where is the Capital Flowing? How LPs Evaluate AI-Driven Quantitative Strategies and Digital Asset Allocation
Participants:
• Nico Lee, Barron's China, Partner at TMTpost Group, President of ChainDD
• Kevin Ren, Founder, CGV
• Herbert R.Sim, CMO, Websea
• DR. Eric Cao, President, Hong Kong Digital Asset Research Institute
• Konstantin Pylinskiy, Founder & CEO, Moonward Capital
• Leo Fan, Founder & CEO, Cysic
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16:40 — 17:15 — Panel: The New Financial Rails
Participants:
• Dominic Cox, Head of PR, 1inch
• Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner & CCO, BIT
• Felix Eigelshoven, Head of APAC, Dfns
• Mikhail Ivanov, CEO, Arcanum
• Evan Auyang, Group President, Animoca Brands
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17:15 — 17:25 — Keynote: Systematic Execution in Digital Asset Markets
Speaker:
• Mikhail Ivanov, CEO, Arcanum
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17:25 — 18:05 — Panel: The Future of Financial Institutions
Participants:
• Sangmi Cha, Asia Equities Reporter, Bloomberg
• Barton Lui, Director, Global Product Solutions, BlackRock
• Allan Song, Head of Data & Digital, Financing & Securities Services, Standard Chartered Bank
• Joseph Chalom , CEO, Sharplink
• Don Ng, Director, Digital Assets, China Asset Management
• Nimesh Panchal, Senior Product Manager, Global Payment Solutions, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
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10:20 — 10:25 — Opening speech by Founders
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10:25 — 11:05 — Panel: Flight to Stability: Repricing Global Risk
Participants:
• Nami Luxuan.Z, APAC Partnership, CoinPost & WebX
• Ciara Sun, Founder & MP, C² Ventures
• Kelvin Koh, Founding Partner, The Spartan Group
• Akshat Vaidya, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Maelstrom
• Bryan Vong, Investment Manager, Foresight Ventures
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11:05 — 11:15 — Keynote: Post-Dollar Finance System
Speaker:
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner, HSC Asset Group
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11:15 — 11:25 — Signing Ceremony
Participants:
• Weiyi Mei, Executive Chairman, VM Holding
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner, HSC Asset Group
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11:25 — 12:00 — Panel: Macro: What Defines the Next Market Leader in Web3?
Participants:
• Pauline Barnades, Technical Product Manager, Lava Foundation
• Eunice Giarta, Co-Founder, Monad
• Min Lin, Managing Director, Global Business Development, Ondo Finance
• Michael Heinrich, Co-Founder & CEO, 0G Labs
• Pei Chen, COO & Executive Director, Theoriq Foundation
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12:00 — 12:40 — Panel: Stablecoins: The New Money Layer
Participants:
• Chris Mihos, Co-Founder & CEO, makebanc
• Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director, Chief Representative, Asia-Pacific, International Capital Market Association
• Brian Mehler, CEO, Stable
• Ng Yingzhong, Chief Product Officer , UR
• Shawn Lim, VP of Asia, Hypernative
• Niki Ariyasinghe, APAC VP, Chainlink
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12:40 — 13:00 — Fireside Chat: Cycles, Capital & Crossroads: An Insider's View on Asia's Investment Landscape
Participants:
• Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner , HSC Asset Group
• Allan Liu, Global Chairman, AIC
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13:00 — 14:00 — LUNCH TIME
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14:00 — 14:35 — Panel: When Everything Becomes Liquid
Participants:
• Aleksandra Fetisova, Venture Partner, HSC Asset Group
• Bugra Celik, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies, Global Macro , HSBC
• Gillian Wu, Founder & General Manager , Mulana Investment Management
• Stanley Huo, Partner, Head of Asia, Hivemind Capital
• Cleo Cui, Associate Partner, HashKey RWA
• Florian M Spiegl, Founder & CEO, Evident Capital
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14:35 — 15:10 — Panel: Regulating a Fragmented World
Participants:
• Matthew Jiang, CSO, BlockSec
• Chris Barford, Partner, Financial Services Consulting, Ernst & Young
• Julia Charlton, Managing Partner, Charltons Law
• Joy Lam, Founder, Clarient Advisory Limited
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15:10 — 15:50 — Panel: The Great Capital Reallocation
Participants:
• Gaby Hui, Head of Communications, AMINA Bank
• Alice Suen, VP, Amber Premium
• Jiyeon Park, APAC Lead, Steakhouse Financial
• Giselle Lai, Director, Digital Assets Strategist, Asia Pacific, Fidelity International
• John Cahill, COO Asia, Galaxy Digital
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15:50 — 16:05 — Keynote: Building the Future of Resilient Trading — Websea’s Next-Generation Derivatives Ecosystem
Speaker:
• Herbert R.Sim, CMO, Websea
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16:05 — 16:40 — Panel: Where is the Capital Flowing? How LPs Evaluate AI-Driven Quantitative Strategies and Digital Asset Allocation
Participants:
• Nico Lee, Barron's China, Partner at TMTpost Group, President of ChainDD
• Kevin Ren, Founder, CGV
• Herbert R.Sim, CMO, Websea
• DR. Eric Cao, President, Hong Kong Digital Asset Research Institute
• Konstantin Pylinskiy, Founder & CEO, Moonward Capital
• Leo Fan, Founder & CEO, Cysic
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16:40 — 17:15 — Panel: The New Financial Rails
Participants:
• Dominic Cox, Head of PR, 1inch
• Cynthia Wu, Founding Partner & CCO, BIT
• Felix Eigelshoven, Head of APAC, Dfns
• Mikhail Ivanov, CEO, Arcanum
• Evan Auyang, Group President, Animoca Brands
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17:15 — 17:25 — Keynote: Systematic Execution in Digital Asset Markets
Speaker:
• Mikhail Ivanov, CEO, Arcanum
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17:25 — 18:05 — Panel: The Future of Financial Institutions
Participants:
• Sangmi Cha, Asia Equities Reporter, Bloomberg
• Barton Lui, Director, Global Product Solutions, BlackRock
• Allan Song, Head of Data & Digital, Financing & Securities Services, Standard Chartered Bank
• Joseph Chalom , CEO, Sharplink
• Don Ng, Director, Digital Assets, China Asset Management
• Nimesh Panchal, Senior Product Manager, Global Payment Solutions, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
