
2026 Agenda
This year we’re exploring the timelines of crypto, and reviewing what brought us here. Get ready for 2 days of inspiration and discussion from the industries leading minds in the space.
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
Real Politics Assets: From Hype to Lasting Government Initiatives
TON Stage

Pauline Shangett
CSO
ChangeNOW
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
Demo: Boosting AI Agent Payments with Stablecoins
OKX Main Stage

Bam Azizi
Co-Founder and CEO
Mesh
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
The Future of Trading: From Fragmented to Unified
MEXC Stage

Nassar Al Achkar
CSO
CoinW
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
AI Beyond Knowing - Explore Emotion AI with Neura
TON Stage

Kevin Pang
Head of Partnerships
Neura
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
Lunch
Lunch
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (1 h)
3rd floor
Lunch
OKX Main Stage
BingX Labs Stage
MEXC Stage
TON Stage
The Forum
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
Ethereum’s Roadmap to 10M TPS
TON Stage

Luca Donno
Researcher
L2BEAT
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm (40 min)
3rd floor
USA₮ - Tether in America
OKX Main Stage

Brandon Lutnick
Chairman
Cantor Fitzgerald

Paolo Ardoino
CEO
Tether

Nathan McCauley
Co-Founder and CEO
Anchorage Digital

Jesse Spiro
Head of Government Affairs
Tether
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:40 pm (40 min)
3rd floor
DePIN: Hype or the Next Trillion-Dollar Market?
BingX Labs Stage

Frank Mong
COO
Helium

Mike Horton
CEO
GEODNET

Gaurav Sharma
CEO
io.net
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm (30 min)
3rd floor
AI x Crypto: The Breakthroughs That Will Actually Matter
MEXC Stage

Niraj Pant
Co-Founder
Ritual AI

Jansen Teng
Co-founder
Virtuals Protocol

David Choi
Co-Founder
USD.AI

Richard Muirhead
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Fabric Ventures
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm (25 min)
3rd floor
From memecoin to a global movement: the story of $DOGS
The Forum
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
From Wall Street to Main Street: Bringing the Next Billion to Crypto
TON Stage

Silvina Moschini
Founder and CSO
Unicoin
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
Exploring the TRON Ecosystem
TON Stage

Sam Elfarra
Community Spokesperson
TRON
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm (30 min)
3rd floor
Mergers and Acquisitions
MEXC Stage

Shiliang Tang
Managing Partner
Monarq Asset Management

Kash Dhanda
Cat Herder
Jupiter

Joel John
Founder
Decentralised.co
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm (40 min)
3rd floor
The Solana Treasury Bet: From Balance Sheets to Ecosystem Flywheel
OKX Main Stage

Saurabh Sharma
CIO
Jump Crypto

Jason Urban
Global Head of Trading
Galaxy

Cosmo Jiang
General Partner
Pantera Capital

David Lu
Co-Founder
Drift

Akshay BD
Non-CMO
Solana Foundation
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm (1 h)
3rd floor
Steady Lads (Live)
BingX Labs Stage

Taiki Maeda
Humble Farmer
Humble Farmer Army

Justin Bram
Investor

Dim Selk
Investments
Selini Capital

Jordi Alexander
Founder
Selini
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm (15 min)
3rd floor
Japan Hub Global Debut: 8 Startups & Government Message at TOKEN2049
TON Stage

Hinza Asif
President
Japan Hub / Asia Web3 Alliance Japan
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (1 h 0 min)
3rd floor
NEXUS Startup Competition Final Round
MEXC Stage

Akshat Vaidya
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Maelstrom
Moderator

Tom Schmidt
General Partner
Dragonfly
Moderator

Nihal Maunder
Partner
Pantera Capital
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm (5 min)
3rd floor
Welcome to the NEXUS Startup Competition Final Round
MEXC Stage

Akshat Vaidya
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Maelstrom
Moderator

Tom Schmidt
General Partner
Dragonfly
Moderator

Nihal Maunder
Partner
Pantera Capital
Moderator
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:25 pm (25 min)
3rd floor
BIGOD Now & Beyond
The Forum
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
3:05 pm - 3:15 pm (10 min)
3rd floor
NEXUS Final Round #1: AEON
MEXC Stage

Leo Li
CTO
AEON
October 2, 2025
October 2, 2025
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