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About HODL Dubai 2025

HODL Summit Dubai 2025 is set to take place on May 14–15, 2025, at the prestigious Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This event marks the 30th edition of the World Blockchain Summit series, rebranded as HODL Summit. It continues its legacy as the world's longest-running crypto and Web3 summit series, gathering the global leaders in the blockchain and digital assets space.

The summit will bring together over 5,000 innovators, investors, and decision-makers from more than 60 countries, providing a dynamic platform for exploring the latest developments in blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenization, AI integration, and digital assets. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in high-value networking, forge strategic partnerships, and explore impactful business deals, positioning the event as a central hub for blockchain adoption and market-shaping collaborations.

Key Themes and Topics at the summit include:

Blockchain Market Trends 2025: Decoding the next decade
Innovative Governance: Virtual Assets & Global Laws
Enterprise Blockchain: Empowering Corporate Innovation
AI x Blockchain: Transforming Decentralized Ecosystems
Beyond Banking: The DeFi Frontier
Blockchain Interoperability: A Quest for Seamless Innovation
Unlocking Value: Tokenization of Real-World Assets
Web3 Technologies: Decentralization, Security, and Beyond
Artistry Unchained: NFTs Driving the Metaverse Frontier

The summit will feature over 50 distinguished speakers and 200 investors from organizations such as Bitcoin.com, Franklin Templeton, Morgan Stanley, Fireblocks, and Bitget. This is an unmissable opportunity to connect with the brightest minds in Web3, blockchain, and AI.

Speakers

Corbin Fraser

CEO at Bitcoin.com Bitcoin.com

Nils Andersen Röed

Global Head of FIU at Binance Binance

Gracy Chen

CEO at Bitget Bitget

Rifad Mahasneh

CEO MENA at OKX OKX

Hasan Fardan Al Fardan

Chief Executive Officer at Al Fardan Exchange Al Fardan Exchange

Robert Crossley

Global Head of Industry and Digital Advisory Services at Franklin Templeton Franklin Templeton

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Joseph Ziolkowski

CEO at Relm Insurance Relm Insurance

Viktor Fischer

CEO at RockawayX RockawayX

Vivien Lin

Chief Product Officer at BingX BingX

Luther Maday

Global Head of Payments at Algorand Foundation Algorand Foundation

Dyma Budorin

Co-Founder & CEO at Hacken Hacken

David Norris

Chief Financial Officer at NEAR NEAR AI

Ben Harburg

Managing Partner at Novo Capital MSA Novo

Vishal Kapoor

Chief Operating Officer at Chia Network Chia Network

Talal Tabbaa

CEO at COINMENA COINMENA

Ola Doudin

CEO & Co-Founder at BitOasis BitOasis

Nader Albastaki

Managing Director at Dubai Future District Fund Dubai Future District Fund

Billal Yamak

Head of Growth GCC at The Sandbox The Sandbox

Dr. Ayesha Binlootah

Assistant Vice President at VARA Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority

Jigar Patel

Global Head of FinTech & Internet at Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley

Sumit Gupta

Builder at CoinDCX CoinDCX

Jason Allegrante

Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at Fireblocks Fireblocks

Janet Adams

Board of Director at Artificial Superintelligence Alliance Council(ASI) Artificial Superintelligence Alliance

Marcello Mari

Founder & CEO at SingularityDAO SingularityDAO

Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi

Advisor at Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Dubai Health Authority

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William Bao Bean

Managing General Partner at Orbit Startups Orbit Startups

Baghdad Gherras

Venture Partner at Antler Capital Antler

Usman Ahmad

Co-Founder & CEO at Zodia Markets Zodia Markets

Noor Menai

President and CEO at CTBC Bank CTBC Bank

Saqr Mashhor Ereiqat

Secretary General at Dubai Digital Asset Association D2A2

Erwin Voloder

Head of Policy at European Blockchain Association European Blockchain Association e.V.

Cristian Ulloa

Co-Founder & CEO at Liquid Loans Liquid Loans

Filip Błoch

CEO at Pays Solutions Pays.Solutions

Teddy Liu

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at JINGDONG Coinlink Technology Hong Kong Limited JINGDONG Coinlink

Alex Fazel Chief

Chief Partnership Officer at SwissBorg SwissBorg

Roman J. Ma

Managing Partner at Ceras Ventures Ceras Ventures

Karan Gandhi

Partner at Cypher Capital CYPHER CAPITAL

Samir Safar-Aly

Co-Chair, Policy & Regulations Working Group at MENA FinTech Association MENA FINTECH ASSOCIATION

PROFESSOR PAUL GRIFFIN

Associate Professor at Singapore Management University Singapore Management University

Paula Naoufal

Senior Reporter at CNN Business Arabic CNN Business Arabic

Nikita Sachev

Founder & CEO at Luna Media Corporation Luna Media Corporation

Agenda

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Registration

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM – Welcome Address – Opening Remarks

10:10 AM – 10:55 AM – Crypto Rulebook: Global Best Practices & Regulatory Measures – Dyma Budorin, Jason Allegrante, Samir Safar-Aly, Erwin Voloder | Moderator: Saqr Ereiqat

10:55 AM – 11:15 AM – Keynote – Cristian Ulloa

11:15 AM – 11:35 AM – Insuring the Future of Crypto – Joseph Ziolkowski | Moderator: Nikita Sachdev

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM – Networking Coffee Break

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM – Crypto’s Trust Crisis: Navigating Security, Innovation & Adoption Post-Hacks – Gracy Chen, Nils Andersen-Röed, Talal Tabbaa, Oliver Stauber | Moderator: Nic Watson

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM – Keynote – R Vivekanand

12:45 PM – 12:55 PM – Keynote – RESERVED

01:00 PM – 02:15 PM – Networking Lunch Break

02:15 PM – 03:00 PM – Digital Securities: Tokenization and the Future of Finance – Robert Crossley, Luther Maday, Vivien Lin, Noor Menai | Moderator: Paula Naoufal

03:00 PM – 03:10 PM – Keynote – RESERVED

03:10 PM – 03:55 PM – Innovating Tomorrow: AI, Blockchain, and the Future of the Creator Economy – David Norris, Marcello Mari, Ayesha Binlootah, Jorge Carrasco

03:55 PM – 04:10 PM – Closing Remarks

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Registration and Networking

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM – Treasure or Trap? Uncovering Web3’s Most Promising Verticals – Viktor Fischer, Baghdad Gherras, Roman J. Ma, William Bao Bean | Moderator: Karan Gandhi

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM – Borderless Transactions: How Blockchain is Revolutionizing Cross-Border Payments – Rifad Mahasneh, Usman Ahmad, Filip Błoch | Moderator: Darius Alexander

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM – Networking Coffee Break

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM – The Digital Assets Galaxy: What’s on the Horizon This Season? – Corbin Fraser, Alexandre F, Ben Harburg, Billal Yamak, Ali Boukhalfa | Moderator: Anna Tutova

12:30 PM – 12:45 PM – Quantum Meets Blockchain: Foundations, Threats and the Future – Paul Griffin

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM – Networking Lunch Break

02:00 PM – 02:45 PM – Blockchain Cornerstone of Innovation: Unlocking Practical Business Applications – Vishal Kapoor, Alex Medana, Irina Karagyaur, Luc Froehlich | Moderator: Abdallah Al Jouaid

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM – Startup World Cup Pitch Competition

04:00 PM – 04:10 PM – Closing Remarks

08:00 PM – VIP After Party