Web3 Investor Day returns for its fifth edition in 2026, marking half a decade of community, conviction, and capital flowing through multiple market cycles. What began as early conversations about the future of finance and infrastructure has grown into an active collaboration among investors, founders, institutions, and innovators building that future in real time.
The 2026 edition centers on the theme Investing in Adoption, examining where real-world traction is accelerating across digital assets, stablecoins, tokenization, AI infrastructure, and blockchain-enabled applications. As markets mature and institutional participation deepens, the program shifts the conversation from speculation toward scalable adoption — exploring what it takes to move from promising technology to mainstream use.
Speakers include:
- Abdul Al Ali, Investor, Decasonic
- Abin Kuriakose, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, World Business Chicago
- Amanda Young, COO, BitRobot
- Andrew Gordon, President, Gordon Law Group, Ltd.
- Bayley Wang, Co-Founder, PrismaX
- Bruno Faviero, Head of Protocol & Institutional Growth, Kraken
- Brian Walls, Partner, Bridge Alternatives
- David Ervin, Finance, Ondo Finance
- David Nage, VC Portfolio Manager, Arca
- Dev Bharel, Developer Relations – AI, Solana
- Duane Block, Managing Director, Crypto, Alvarez and Marsal
- Duke Kim, Director of Institutional Solutions, Securitize
- Emnet Rios, COO, Digital Asset
- Erik Brown, Senior Director, Private Equity, Northwestern University
- Greg Girasole, Founder, Managing Partner, Motus Capital
- Jan van Eck, President and CEO, Van Eck Associates
- John Kobs, CEO & Founder, Giant
- Joseph Naggar, CEO, Feynman Point Asset Management
- Joseph Green, VP, Global Derivatives, Cboe Global Markets
- Justin Patel, Investor, Decasonic
- Komil Desai, Head of US Crypto & Partnerships, Visa
- Long Do, Founder & CEO, Anomaly
- Mark Frank, Professor, University at Buffalo
- Matt McAffee, Head of Digital Assets, M&T Bank
- Max Kauffman, Founder, MomentumX Global
- Michael Frisch, Partner, Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres
- Milica Cvetkovic, Applied AI Solutions Lead, Google
- Mohamed Allam, AI & Crypto Researcher
- Neil Thakur, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Teknos Associates
- Olta Andoni, Partner, Bellementis
- Paige Xu, COO, Fabric Foundation
- Paul Hsu, CEO, Decasonic
- Philip Simotas, Co-Founding Partner, New Form Liquid Capital Management
- Ram Ahluwalia, CEO & Founder, Lumida Wealth
- Rick Johanson, Founding Partner & Vice President, Arbitrum Gaming Ventures
- Rob Schmults, General Partner, Blockchange Ventures
- Robert Musiala, Partner & Co-Leader of Blockchain & Digital Assets Practice, BakerHostetler
- Sam Green, CEO, Cambrian Network
- Samir Mayekar, Managing Director, UChicago
- Sam Hallene, Investor, CMT Digital
- Srini Dhulipala, General Partner, New Form Capital
- Tim McDermott, Public Director, Kalshi
- Vishal Sachdev, Academic Director, UIUC
- Wyatt Lonergan, General Partner, VanEck Ventures
- Xiaochen Zhang, Chief Responsible AI Officer, AI 2030
- Yuval Rooz, CEO, Digital Asset (Canton)
- Zayd Alzein, CTO & Co-Founder, Kairos
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