Network State Conference: Singapore Oct 3, 2025
The Network State Conference is for those interested in founding, funding, and finding new communities. This year's speakers include Vitalik Buterin, Bryan Johnson, Amjad Masad, Jacqueline Poh, Brian Armstrong, Ben Horowitz, Arthur Hayes, Andrew Huberman, Ranveer Allahbadia, Nuseir Yassin, Zooko Wilcox, and Olaf Carlson-Wee.
Topics include startup societies, network states, digital nomadism, competitive government, legalizing innovation, and internet-first institutions. Watch presentations by startup society founders from around the world, explore them, and find the community that fits you.
Held in sunny Singapore at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Level 5) on October 3, 2025, right after Token2049. In-person tickets are only $99 and remote attendance is free. We look forward to seeing you there!
REMOTE ATTENDEES
We’ll be streaming at youtube.com/@nspodcast and x.com/balajis.
IN-PERSON ATTENDEES
Transport
Do not take Grab to Marina Bay Sands because traffic will be heavy due to F1. You should instead take the MRT to Bayfront MRT station, which is conveniently right outside Marina Bay Sands.
Location
The event is on level 5 of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956. For detailed directions, see here.
Food
We’ll be serving light lunch at 12pm and refreshments at 3pm. There are many restaurants near Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre which you can attend for dinner.
DETAILED SCHEDULE
8:30 - 9:30 - Registration opens at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center, Level 5
9:30 - 12:00 - Talks begin at 9:30am
Morning Session: State of the World & Startup Societies
Startup Societies I
Balaji | Opening Address
Farhaj Mayan | Forma
Timour Kosters | Edge City
Niklas Anzinger | Infinita
Isla Munro-Hochmayr | Zuitzerland
The State of the World
Arthur Hayes | Maelstrom
Richard Teng | Binance
Bruno Macaes | Flint Global
Kathleen Tyson | Pacemaker Global
Avik Roy | FREOPP
Parag Khanna | AlphaGeo
Tomas Pueyo | Uncharted Territories
Startup Societies II
Olly Kovalieva | Oz City
Vít Jedlička | Liberland
Lonis Hamaili | Prospera
Jean Hansen | Ipe City
Bradford Cross | Alpha City
Nation States and Networks I
Yat Siu | Animoca
Jacqueline Poh | Singapore - JTC
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch
13:00 - 14:30 - Talks resume at 1pm
Early Afternoon Session: Building the Network State
Nation States and Networks II
Noah Smith | Noahpinion
Stacy Herbert | El Salvador - Bitcoin Office
Rashid Mohammed | Dubai - Expo City
Wai-Lum Kwok | Abu Dhabi - ADGM
Michel Bauwens | P2P Foundation
Adam Miller | MIDAO
Maya Parbhoe | Bitcoin Sranan
Funding the Network State
Olaf Carlson-Wee | Polychain
Michael Gibson & Danielle Strachman | 1517 Fund
Patri Friedman | Pronomos
Ben Horowitz | a16z
Avlok Kohli | AngelList
AI, Biotech, and the Network State
Bryan Johnson | Don't Die
Andrew Huberman | Huberman Lab
Amjad Masad | Replit
14:30 - 15:00 - Coffee break
15:00 - 16:15 - Talks resume at 3pm
Midafternoon Session: Crypto and the Network State
Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum
Haseeb Qureshi | Dragonfly
Veronika Kapustina | TON Strategy Co
Xen Baynham-Herd | Coinbase Base
Brian Armstrong | Coinbase
Jesse Powell | Kraken
Sean Neville | Catena
Dan Romero | Farcaster
Sreeram Kannan | Eigenlayer
Josh Swihart | Electric Coin Company
Zooko Wilcox | Zcash
Akshay BD | Solana
16:15 - 16:20 - Water break
16:20 - 17:50 - Talks resume at 4:20pm
Evening Session: Parallel Media and Startup Societies
Parallel Media
Nuseir Yassin | Nas Daily
Ranveer Allahbadia | The Ranveer Show
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry | PolicySphere
Murtaza Hussain | Drop Site
Startup Societies IIl
Alexander Grintsvayg | Fractal NYC
Paul McNiel | Wagon Box
Aaron Renn | American Reformer
Punk6529 | Punk6529
James of Arc | Arc
Balaji | Closing Address
17:50 - 18:20 - Audience Q&A with speakers
18:20 - 20:00 - Audience hangout & discussion
20:00 - Event ends
Resources
Transportation: go to Bayfront MRT and walk to Marina Bay Sands
Location: marinabaysands.com/company-information/directions-to-marina-bay-sands.html
Questions
For ticket-related questions, reach out through the Luma page at lu.ma/ns2025
For general questions, email conference at ns dot com.
For Singapore meetups, you can self-organize with other conference attendees in this network state channel on Farcaster.
As one final reminder, do not take Grab to Marina Bay Sands because traffic will be heavy due to F1. You should instead take the MRT to Bayfront MRT station, which is conveniently right outside Marina Bay Sands.
See you at 8:30am Singapore time on October 3rd at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 5!