Star-studded Line-up of Guests to discuss Metaverse Innovations 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, 3 April 2023 - We are pleased to announce that a panel discussion, co-organised by co-organiser Parrot, will be held on the afternoon of April 13^th, 2023, in the main stage under the theme of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Metaverse: NFT and GameFi". The session will be held in the afternoon of April 13, and will bring together technology experts and industry leaders from around the world to discuss the latest trends of the metaverse industry and how to meet the challenges of emerging technologies.

Keynote speakers confirmed for the " The Hitchhiker's Guide to Metaverse: NFT and GameFi" session include:
(Listed in the order of speakers’ keynote speeches)
· Xu Chen, Founder of MetaZ
· Chess, Co-founder of HogwartsLabs CEO/QuestN
· Xiankun WU, Co-founder of rct AI
· Roger Zhang, Strategy and Investment Director, Xterio
· Dominic Law, Chief Metaverse Officer, Neopets Meta
· Mark Rydon, Co-founder and CEO, Meta 1 Network
· Ryo Matsubara, Representative Director, Oasys
· Yat Siu, Co-founder and Executive Director, Animoca Brands
· Huang Yun, Head of Innovation Platform, ideaLAB, Alibaba
· Qin Qing, Founder of 2DAO3, Partner of Serenity Think Tank Singapore, Hong Kong
· Sunny Ng, Founder, China Ape Club (CAC) & YIBI Group / Founder, IloveNFT
· Yvonne, Co-founder of Parrot
· Nic, Chinese Cryptopunks Community Sponsor / NounsDAO Chinese Community Sponsor
· Qinwen, China Director, Web3 Foundation
· Mary Ma, Co-founder of Mixmarvel
· Victor Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Smart Token Labs

Industry Leaders to Discuss Metaverse Innovations
Notably, Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash, Sara Mao, Christie's Fine Art, Hanjin Tan, actor/singer/composer/album producer, and Angela MACKAY, CEO of the Financial Times Asia Pacific (listed in the order of speakers’ keynote speeches) will also explain the applications and innovations of metaverse from different perspectives.

In recent years, metaverse has emerged as a brand-new concept in the Internet industry and has become the focus of major technology companies. Nowadays, metaverse is a new concept that is gradually becoming a part of people's daily life and work. NFT is an important component of the metaverse economic model, which not only provides a more convenient and secure way to trade and manage virtual assets, but also has been widely used in the fields of artwork and games; while GameFi is introducing blockchain technology into the gaming field to promote the upgrade and development of the gaming industry.

Whether you are a metaverse enthusiast or a professional working in the industry, this will be a great opportunity for you to exchange ideas and explore new directions with experts from all over the world at the "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Metaverse: NFT and GameFi" session. The guests will share their insights on the new cycle of “Game+Web3", the next generation of metaverse infrastructure, and the infinite possibilities of NFT. They will also discuss in depth the Web3 technology convergence and innovations to accelerate the wide application of metaverse.

For more information on keynote speakers and attending events, please follow the official Twitter account of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival to stay up to date with the latest updates.

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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.