After successful editions in Dubai and Lisbon, WOW Summit Hong Kong will become a flagship, full-scale Web3 event in the APAC region in 2023 alongside its general partner OKX. The conference will host over 5,000 attendees on March 29 and 30 at world-class venue AsiaWorld-Expo. WOW Hong Kong is supported by government institutions Invest Hong Kong and Hong Kong Tourism Board, and will be co-hosted by well-known players in the blockchain ecosystem, such as Uvecon.VC and MaGESpire. The event is organized by GuyWay and powered by Market Making Pro. The founder of MaGESpire, Bowie Lau, is one of the biggest names in Web3 in Hong Kong.
MaGESpire founder Bowie Lau commented: “Thrilled and excited to return to the Web3 arena as a co-host of the blockbuster WOW Summit 2023 Hong Kong edition — one of the biggest and the brightest Web3 conferences in the APAC region. It’s filled with thought leaders, trailblazers, and industry experts looking to shape the future of the industry. Hong Kong, as the home ground to the world’s largest Web3 gaming and Metaverse players, has always tread the waters with cautious optimism when it comes to crypto and Web3, and largely avoided the fallout of the Crypto Winter. But with an increasingly supportive regulatory stance and the open embrace of the Metaverse, Hong Kong is positioned well to reclaim its leadership in the Web3 space!”
WOW Hong Kong’s general partner OKX is a world-leading technology company building the future of Web3 and is known for having a reliable crypto trading platform for investors and professional traders. OKX’s crypto exchange is the second-largest globally by trading volume. In line with its commitment to transparency and security, the company publishes proof-of-reserves on a monthly basis.
“OKX is pleased to serve as the general partner of WOW Hong Kong, which will be a showcase and celebration of how Web3 and crypto are shaping our world,” said Lennix Lai, managing director of financial markets at OKX. “The Web3 community in Hong Kong is as vibrant as ever, if perhaps less visible in recent years. That’s going to change quickly thanks to events like WOW Hong Kong, which will propel Hong Kong’s Web3 industry to the forefront once again by bringing leaders of all stripes together.”
Hong Kong is made for tech gatherings, and Web3 is booming in the region. Top industry leaders, developers, startups, VCs, funds, corporates and creators will gather at WOW Hong Kong to discuss the hottest topics in the space, network and harness new business opportunities. Leading companies like AWS (Amazon), Newman Capital, Animoca Brands, First Digital, Tencent Cloud, Flowdesk, Custonomy, AntAlpha, Brinc, OLN and others are among the event’s partners. Reputable tier-1 and tier-2 publications eagerly support WOW Hong Kong as media partners as well. In addition, BeInCrypto and China Daily are the premium media partners, with Cointelegraph as a general media partner.
WOW Summit Hong Kong is the first full-scale Web3 event since the city’s reopening after the pandemic. Attendees can expect talks and fireside chats on the Web2-to-Web3 transition and the future of the internet, blockchain adoption, real assets tokenization, NFTs and Metaverse use cases, CBDCs, regulations and more. Renowned speakers will share their insight, including Yat Siu (co-founder and executive chairman at Animoca Brands), Lennix Lai (managing director of global institutional at OKX), Dave Chapman (executive director at BC Group), Angelina Kwan (CEO at Stratford Finance Limited), Duncan Wong (CEO at CryptoBLK), and Gillian Howard (founder and fair director at Digital Art Fair), among others.
Talented artists from across the globe will present their work at the NFT and digital art exhibition. In addition, startups building in Web3 will have a chance to participate in a startup competition, pitch in front of well-known funds, VCs and corporate partners, and get grants for their project development.
“The transition from Web2 to Web3, from centralized services to decentralized, is happening now despite the global recession, crypto winter, and uncertainty. Technological progress is unstoppable. Data privacy, end-user data ownership, access to financial products for the unbanked, digital property rights, new tools for customer loyalty management, DAOs and Metaverse development — these are the trends of the third decade of the 21st century. Hong Kong has reopened its borders and introduced a new vision on Web3 and virtual assets, welcoming tech companies from all over the world,” said Ivan Ivanov, CEO of WOW Summit and partner at UVECON.VC.
March 29 to 30 is perfect timing for WOW Hong Kong, as it will happen between two other popular events, Art Basel Hong Kong and Hong Kong Sevens, when the city will buzz and crave more entertainment. Several side events will offer more casual networking throughout the week and will be announced on the WOW Summit’s website. It is a must-visit Web3 event in 2023 for the global change-makers building a new world.