Meet Founder Institute of Silicon Valley, New Asia Dragons in Crypto, Hong Kong FO & RO
The new Asia Dragons and collaborative model is what happens when serious capital, serious tech and not‑so‑serious egos decide to build together instead of competing for the shiniest hype deck. While everyone else chases the usual hotspots, a new wave of Asian “dragons” is quietly shipping real infrastructure, Layer‑2, AI x crypto and on‑chain deployments—less drama, more working code. In this room, you will meet frontier builders and investors from some of the region’s hottest emerging markets, swapping playbooks on how collaboration becomes real products, real deals and real market access.
The Founders Institute network, alongside Hong Kong’s family offices and responsible officers, anchors this collaboration by connecting global founder talent, long‑term capital and on‑the‑ground regulatory expertise into one working loop.
This by‑invitation‑only Consensus 2026 side event is designed for people who sign term sheets, draft policies or ship code—and preferably all three. Address details will be shared after RSVP is confirmed; think of it as KYC for your calendar.
Co‑organizers 聯合主辦及合作夥伴
Hong Kong Digital Finance Association (HKDiFi), bringing together leaders from payments, virtual assets and digital finance ecosystems.
Founders Institute, the Silicon Valley–born accelerator with 8,900+ alumni companies, US$2 billion+ in funding and a network across 100+ countries.
AFOF Foundation - one of the largest family office network in greater China
ROA of HK
Bitcoin and Virtual Asset Development Association of Taiwan, represented by its Chairman and a hand‑picked delegation of builders from one of Asia’s most underrated deeptech crypto hubs.
Blockwind.News and HKBU MA International Journalism “Reporting on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain” class, adding media, narrative and storytelling rigor to the mix.
Why this room, why now?
Founders Institute’s global muscle and alumni network
The Founders Institute network spans 200+ chapter cities, 100+ countries, 40,000+ mentors and investors and an estimated US$20 billion portfolio value, making it a uniquely powerful bridge between Asia builders and global capital.Hong Kong FO and RO on RWA “hard mode”
Responsible Officers are evolving from pure risk gatekeepers into growth architects, using RWA and virtual asset compliance advantages to unlock new business and ecosystems in partnership with family offices, fintechs and technology partners.The new Asia Dragons and underrated crypto frontier
While everyone else chases the usual hotspots, including markets with technically sophisticated community across infrastructure, Layer‑2, AI x crypto and real‑world deployments including the only dedicated Taiwan delegation sharing during Consensus week.Hear how Blockwind.News and HKBU’s “Reporting on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain” journalism program dissect hype, spin and signal—so you can pitch, build and invest with storylines that survive both market cycles and fact‑checks.
Agenda
Opening: New Finance, New Roles, New Ecosystems
Panel – Responsible Officers on RWA: From Risk Control to Revenue Engine
Panel – The New Asia Dragons in Crypto and Path to Collaborate
Panel – Taiwan Crypto Scene 2026: Builders, Infra and Policy Signals
Fireside: From Silicon Valley to Central – How Founders Institute and HKDiFi Connect Global Talent, Capital and Regulation
Networking drinks: Because the best deals rarely happen on stage
Who should attend
Family offices and asset owners exploring RWA, tokenization and structured DeFi.
Responsible Officers, compliance leaders and legal counsels who prefer to be “early and right” rather than “late and sorry.”Responsible-Officers-RO-on-RWA.pdf
Founders and builders from Web3, fintech and deeptech looking to plug into Taiwan, Hong Kong and global FI networks.
RSVP
Spots are limited and the room is intentionally kept small for real conversations. Please RSVP via ; confirmed guests will receive the exact Central address and further details.