Announcing the Speaker Line-Up for the "ReFi: Net Zero Web3" Session at Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023

Co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, and organised by W3ME, the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023 will take place from April 12 to 15.

HONG KONG, April 6, 2023—We are pleased to announce that the "Renewable Finance (ReFi): Net Zero Web3" themed session at the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023 will be hosted in collaboration with event co-organiser arkreen and held on the afternoon of April 13th on sub-stage 3. Distinguished experts and leaders have been invited to participate as guest speakers, to explore together how blockchain and Web3 technologies can be leveraged to promote the development of renewable energy and carbon neutrality.

The heavyweight guests who have confirmed their attendance at the "Renewable Finance (ReFi): Net Zero Web3" themed session include:

(Listed in the order of speakers’ keynote speeches)

• Bill Kentrup, Co-Founder of ALLINFRA
• Karl Weaver, Head of Community Growth at arkreen
• JenWee Kang, CEO of REDEX
• Leo LIN, Founder of Arkreen
• Steven Wong, Associate Professor at Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)
• Matthew Twomey, Co-founder of Sustainable Bitcoin
• Yafu Zhao, Head of Climate Fintech, New Energy Nexus
• David Lee, Professor at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
• Shawn Lim, Founder and Partner of Artichoke Capital
• Max Song, Founder of Carbonbase
• Yemeng LI, Founder of Continuous Regeneration (RGRT)
• Monty Bryant, Product and Content Lead of ReFi DAO
• Ben-El-baz, Head of Ecosystem at HashKey Group
• Julien Martin, Founder of Digital Climate Group

The Web3 world has always been striving to establish deep connections with the real world to expand its global influence. ReFi (regenerative finance) is a new generation of information technology that uses digital means to disrupt the traditional carbon neutrality business model, based on blockchain, the Internet of Things, smart contracts and other new technologies. The name "ReFi" is borrowed from "DeFi" (Decentralised Finance), but it is not limited to carbon finance, but also includes the creation of carbon assets such as forest carbon credits and photovoltaic green certificates, such as Flowcarbon and arkreen; the development of blockchain-based carbon markets after the digitalisation and tokenisation of carbon assets, such as Toucan; the development of financial derivative products based on tokenised carbon assets, such as Senken; carbon technology service providers, such as OFP; and carbon asset standard issuing institutions such as Verra and GoldStandard.

Although the global carbon market is still in its early stages of development and exploration, ReFi, as an emerging force in the Web3 world, has already formed hundreds of promising projects globally, and is deeply involved in the development and optimisation of carbon credit standards. The "Renewable Finance (ReFi): Web3 Carbon Neutrality" themed session will explore in-depth how to leverage Hong Kong's friendly operating environment, favorable policy support, and convenient communication platforms to facilitate the development of the ReFi ecosystem, while further connecting Web3 with the traditional world. We cordially invite institutions and individuals interested in ReFi to participate in this session, and work together to promote the development of the ReFi ecosystem and use Web3 to change the real world!

Want to know more? Check out our latest event agenda, speaker and partner line-up here.

Purchase tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/hong-kong-web3-festival-2023-tickets-531397453087

Contact the Organiser: [email protected]

About the Web3 Festival

The inaugural Hong Kong Web3 Festival (12–15 April) is a virtual asset-focused conference co-hosted by the HashKey Group and Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and organised by W3ME at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event will draw more than 10,000 offline attendees and will also feature over 100 crypto projects as exhibitors and 300 distinguished industry leaders, venture capitalists and senior executives from finance institutions as speakers. The Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2023 will be held in sync with the Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (InnoEX), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Together, this series of events are branded as the Business Week of Innovation and Technology (BitWeek) hosted by HKTDC.

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About Wanxiang Blockchain Labs

Funded by China Wanxiang Holdings in Sep.2015, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs is a non-profit research institution with Vitalik Buterin, Founder of Ethereum as its Chief Scientist. Aiming to accelerate socioeconomic development with blockchain technologies, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs has been gathering global experts together to research such topics as blockchain technology R&D, commercial application, industrial strategies, etc. and providing practical instructions for startups and useful references for policy makers.

About HashKey Group

HashKey Group is an end-to-end virtual asset financial services group in Asia. The Group provides a complete ecosystem across the entire virtual asset landscape, ranging from trading, custody, venture investment, technologies to Web3 infrastructure. HashKey’s senior team has decades of investment and trading experience and deep market insights gained from tier-one banks, regulators and FinTech ventures. By bringing together the most advanced blockchain research and development and technologies, HashKey identifies potential opportunities and delivers end-to-end solutions that operate within regulatory frameworks with the highest compliance standards. The Group has operations in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, and extensive partnerships with FinTech and blockchain solutions providers, academic institutions and associations.