Program
Program
Day 1
Day 2-3
Day 1
Institutional Forum
Friday, April 17, 2026 13:00 - 18:00
The Plaza Seoul | 119 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Opening Remarks: CIS 2026 Institutional Forum
13:00–13:10
Speech
James Kim
(Xangle / Co-CEO)
The Middle East's Digital Asset Playbook: Abu Dhabi's Investment Strategy
13:10–13:30
Keynote
Faisa
(Further Ventures / Partner)
Global Stablecoin — Current Landscape & Adoption Strategy
13:30–13:50
Speech
Wooseok Shin
(Bain & Company / Partner-Head of Financial Services Practice)
TradFi Strategies for Digital Assets
13:50–14:10
Speech
Jongmin Son
(Hanwha Investment & Securities / CSO)
Korean Crypto Investors & Institutional Readiness
14:10–15:00
Panel
Youngjin Choi
(Hanwha Asset Management / CMO)
Byungha Kang
(Meritz Securities / Managing Director)
Kibeom Kang
(Hana Securities / Head of Department)
Junha Park
(Toss Bank / CTO)
Insung An
(Hanwha Investment & Securities / Executive Vice President)
Sangwon Lee
(Pinetree Securities / CEO)
Trading the Cycle: Where Liquidity and Alpha Are Right Now
15:00–15:30
Panel
Sihoo Ahn
(ASH Capital / Founder)
Yi Tang
(Enlight Capital / Founding Partner)
Chuan Jin Fong
(GSR Markets / APAC General Manager)
Chloe Han
(Flow Traders / APAC BD)
Lee Jihyun
(Pinetree Securities / Business Development Manager)
Institutions Are Coming: How Real Money Enters Crypto
15:30–16:00
Panel
Qin En Looi
(Onigiri Capital / Managing Partner)
Sungmo Park
(a16z / Head of APAC GTM)
Sungmin Kim
(Deutsch Motors / CAIO)
Andy Lee
(HashKey Tokenisation / Partner)
Ethan Tan
(Pinetree Securities / Head of Business Development)
Digital Identity 3.0: Trust, Privacy, and Data Sovereignty
16:00–16:15
Fireside
Terence Kwok
(Humanity / Founder)
On-chaining the US Financial Market & Tokenized Products
16:15–16:30
Fireside
Milton "Todd" Ault III
(Ault Capital Group / Executive Chariman)
Roland Mclean
(Ault Capital Group / Head of Global Capital Markets)
James Kim
(Xangle / Co-CEO)
The State of Ethereum — L2s, Staking & Institutional Demand
16:30–17:00
Panel
Kevin Lepsoe
(ETHGas / Founder)
Joseph Chalom
(Sharplink / CEO/Founder)
Curtis Oh
(Optimism / Enterprise Sales Lead)
The Solana Showcase: Projects Shaping the Next Wave
17:00–17:40
Speech
Austin Federa
(DoubleZero / Co-Founder)
Scott Lee
(Solana Foundation / Head of Korea)
Marc Liew
(Jito Foundation / Head of APAC)
Jaye Tan
(Sanctum / Co-Founder)
Mackenzie Hom
(Metaplex / President at Metaplex Foundation USA)
The Changing Role of Finfluencers and the Direction of Retail Investors
17:40–18:00
Speech
Donghwan Kim
(3PROTV / President)
Day 1
Day 2-3
Day 1
Institutional Forum
Friday, April 17, 2026 13:00 - 18:00
The Plaza Seoul | 119 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Opening Remarks: CIS 2026 Institutional Forum
13:00–13:10
Speech
James Kim
(Xangle / Co-CEO)
The Middle East's Digital Asset Playbook: Abu Dhabi's Investment Strategy
13:10–13:30
Keynote
Faisa
(Further Ventures / Partner)
Global Stablecoin — Current Landscape & Adoption Strategy
13:30–13:50
Speech
Wooseok Shin
(Bain & Company / Partner-Head of Financial Services Practice)
TradFi Strategies for Digital Assets
13:50–14:10
Speech
Jongmin Son
(Hanwha Investment & Securities / CSO)
Korean Crypto Investors & Institutional Readiness
14:10–15:00
Panel
Youngjin Choi
(Hanwha Asset Management / CMO)
Byungha Kang
(Meritz Securities / Managing Director)
Kibeom Kang
(Hana Securities / Head of Department)
Junha Park
(Toss Bank / CTO)
Insung An
(Hanwha Investment & Securities / Executive Vice President)
Sangwon Lee
(Pinetree Securities / CEO)
Trading the Cycle: Where Liquidity and Alpha Are Right Now
15:00–15:30
Panel
Sihoo Ahn
(ASH Capital / Founder)
Yi Tang
(Enlight Capital / Founding Partner)
Chuan Jin Fong
(GSR Markets / APAC General Manager)
Chloe Han
(Flow Traders / APAC BD)
Lee Jihyun
(Pinetree Securities / Business Development Manager)
Institutions Are Coming: How Real Money Enters Crypto
15:30–16:00
Panel
Qin En Looi
(Onigiri Capital / Managing Partner)
Sungmo Park
(a16z / Head of APAC GTM)
Sungmin Kim
(Deutsch Motors / CAIO)
Andy Lee
(HashKey Tokenisation / Partner)
Ethan Tan
(Pinetree Securities / Head of Business Development)
Digital Identity 3.0: Trust, Privacy, and Data Sovereignty
16:00–16:15
Fireside
Terence Kwok
(Humanity / Founder)
On-chaining the US Financial Market & Tokenized Products
16:15–16:30
Fireside
Milton "Todd" Ault III
(Ault Capital Group / Executive Chariman)
Roland Mclean
(Ault Capital Group / Head of Global Capital Markets)
James Kim
(Xangle / Co-CEO)
The State of Ethereum — L2s, Staking & Institutional Demand
16:30–17:00
Panel
Kevin Lepsoe
(ETHGas / Founder)
Joseph Chalom
(Sharplink / CEO/Founder)
Curtis Oh
(Optimism / Enterprise Sales Lead)
The Solana Showcase: Projects Shaping the Next Wave
17:00–17:40
Speech
Austin Federa
(DoubleZero / Co-Founder)
Scott Lee
(Solana Foundation / Head of Korea)
Marc Liew
(Jito Foundation / Head of APAC)
Jaye Tan
(Sanctum / Co-Founder)
Mackenzie Hom
(Metaplex / President at Metaplex Foundation USA)
The Changing Role of Finfluencers and the Direction of Retail Investors
17:40–18:00
Speech
Donghwan Kim
(3PROTV / President)