Beyond Traditional: Digital Assets Across the Investment Landscape
Brought to you by Blockchain Association Singapore - Digital Assets Subcommittee
The financial landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. Digital assets have moved from experimental curiosities to essential components of sophisticated investment portfolios. Institutional investors, family offices, and forward-thinking advisors are no longer asking if they should engage with digital assets, they're asking how.
Join us as BAS brings together the industry's sharpest minds to tackle the questions that matter most in 2025.
Whether you're taking your first steps into digital assets or seeking to refine your existing strategy, this event will equip you with the knowledge and connections to move forward with confidence.
📅 03rd October 2025
🕛 08:30am – 2:00pm (GMT+8)
📍 SC Ventures
Beyond traditional: Digital assets across the investment landscape
Blockchain Association Singapore Digital Assets Subcommittee Token2049 side event
8.30am Registration
9.00am Welcome Address (Chen Shanlong, Co Chair, Digital Assets Subcommittee, Blockchain Association Singapore & GM, XDC Ventures)
9.05am Opening Address - Blockchain from the lenses of SC Ventures
9.15am Blockchain from the lenses of SC Ventures
· Alex Manson - CEO, SC Ventures
9.30am Panel 01 - Does the world need another L1/L2?
· Anna Tutova - CEO, Coinstelegram (Moderator)
· Chris Yin - Founder/CEO, Plume Network
· Jeffrey Tchui - Head of APAC Ecosystem, Hedera Foundation
· Jing Yi Tan - AI & DePIN Lead, Monad Foundation
· Lu Yin - Head of APAC, Solana Foundation
10.00am Panel 02 - Yet another stablecoins/payments startup? What are the differences?
· Kushal Gandhi - Partner, CMS UK (Moderator)
· Andrei Grachev - Managing Partner, DWF Labs and Falcon Finance
· Anna Yuan - Co-founder, Perena
· Eric Queathem - Co-Founder, Velocity
· Gbenga Omosuyi - Head of Global Business Development, Sphere Labs
· Irina Chuchkina - Chief Growth Officer, Wallet In Telegram
· Petr Hluze - General Partner, Nammu Capital
10.30am Panel 03 - Web3 projects in the spotlight
· Wanyi Wong - Partner, FinTech Leader and Financial Services (Banking and Capital Markets), PwC Singapore (Moderator)
· Alex Ryvkin - Founder, Rho Labs
· Chloe Lo - Co-founder & COO, Unitas
· Erkan Kaya - Co-Founder & CEO, ABEX
· Mario Bernardi - Head of Ecosystem, Pyth Data Association
11.00am Panel 04 - SPOT, ETFs or Mutual Funds - Which option is most suitable for which profile of investors?
· Nikita Sachdev - Founder, LUNA PR (Moderator)
· Chetan Karkhanis - SVP, Asia Pacific, FIRST (Franklin Innovation Research Strategies & Technologies), Franklin Templeton
· David Bachelier - Chief Markets Officer & CEO APAC, Flowdesk
· Geoff Ira - CEO, TradeTogether
· Chin Tah Ang – General Manager Singapore, Crypto.Com
· Laura Vidiella del Blanco - Head of Investor Relations, Digital Assets, VanEck
· Sagar Desai - APAC Head of Wholesale, Coinbase Institutional
11.45am Panel 05 - Institutional Investors & Family Offices - Are they looking for the same thing?
· Suvashree Ghosh - Crypto Currency Reporter, Bloomberg LP (Moderator)
· Gracie Lin - CEO, OKX Singapore
· Jack Yang - Founder & CEO, LTP
· Kevin Saunders - Director and Responsible Manager (Kraken Australia), Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
· Rebekah Woo - Managing Director - Private Markets and Funds, Farro Capital
· Samar Sen - SVP Head of APAC, Talos
· Usman Ahmad - Co-Founder & CEO, Zodia Markets
· Vicky Wang - President, Amber Premium
12.30pm Panel 06 - Follow the money - Investing Narratives for 2026
· Mark Tan - Founder & CEO, Blockhead (Moderator)
· Charles Kok - Director, UOB Venture Management
· Elliana Jin - Head of Investments & Principal, TBV
· Kevin Low - SVP (Digital Assets Investment), SBI Ven Capital
· Markus L Rahardja - Chief Investment Officer, BRI Ventures
· Olivier Dang - Head of Ventures & Board Member, Laser Digital
· Pranav Pandya - Investment Manager, Superscrypt
1.15pm Panel 07 - Predicting the Crypto Landscape in 2026
· Anton Ruddenklau - Global Head of Innovation and Fintech, Financial Services KPMG International (Moderator)
· Andrew Durgee – Co-CEO, Republic
· Chuan Jin Fong - APAC General Manager, GSR
· Gary Tiu - Executive Director / Head of Regulatory Affairs, OSL
· Nikhil Joshi - COO, EMURGO Group
· Stephan Lutz, CEO, BitMEX
· Ying Yi Liew - Director, CMS Holborn Asia
2.00pm Event End