Double-Header: In Conversation with Filecoin Foundation and Global Digital Asset Regulatory Experts

​Join Web3 Harbour and DLA Piper on Feb 20th for an unmissable evening with Web3 leaders and policy experts.

First up, don't miss a candid SMART CONTACT conversation with Clara Tsao, Founding Officer at Filecoin Foundation, on how Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePin) revolutionizes computing and its impact on policy-making. Hear Filecoin's perspective on data regulations, trends, and how it is positioning itself in the growing AI space.

Then, join us for a fireside chat followed by a multi-jurisdictional panel discussion with distinguished global regulators and Web3 policy experts. Gatekeepers or guardians? Learn what regulators from Dubai, Thailand, and Hong Kong are focusing on, their challenges, and if harmonizing digital asset regulation is attainable.

Agenda: 
17:00 Registration starts

17:30 Voices from the W3H Community, with:
- Isadora Arredondo, Global Policy Director, Hedera

17:45 Session 1: SMART CONTACT - "How is DePin Revolutionizing Computing?" In conversation with:
- Clara Tsao, Founding Officer, Filecoin Foundation
- Joey Liu, Co-founder & COO, Terminal 3

18:30 Session 2: Are you Hot or Are you Not? A digital asset regulatory fireside chat with:
- Deepa Raja Carbon, Managing Director & Vice Chairperson, VARA
- Kristi Swartz, Partner, DLA Piper

19:00 Session 3: Where Regulation Hits the Pavement. A multi-jurisdictional discussion with:
- Deepa Raja Carbon, Managing Director & Vice Chairperson, VARA
- Elizabeth Wong, Director of Licensing and Head of Fintech unit, Intermediaries, SFC - Hong Kong
- Jomkwan Kongsakul, Deputy Secretary-General, SFC - Thailand
- Kristi Swartz, Partner, DLA Piper
**With special thanks to Angelina Kwan, MD, Stratford Finance for helping to power this panel conversation.

19:30 VIP Cocktail Hour

Who is this for:
This event invites digital asset executives, policy-makers and advisors, corporate decision-makers, and professionals looking to deepen their knowledge on the latest innovations and impact of decentralized technologies and their applications.


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About Web3 Harbour

Web3 Harbour is a Hong Kong-based industry association dedicated to engaging and representing Web3 builders, investors, users, and leaders to promote a pro-innovation, pro-collaboration, and inclusive environment for the development of the decentralized internet and virtual asset economy. The association's core activities convene stakeholders from across sectors for open knowledge-sharing, upskilling, critical discourse, and networking.

Website: www.web3harbour.org

SMART CONTACT is Web3 Harbour’s expert conversation podcast series with some of the world’s most influential and important Web3 leaders on the latest innovations and impact of blockchain technologies, from finance to logistics to art and social governance. Check-out some recent episodes at:
https://www.youtube.com/@web3harbour

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Disclosures:

• ​Advanced registration is required. ​​​

• ​Attendance implies your consent for photos/videos to be used in Web3 Harbour promotional materials.

• ​When a ​Typhoon 8 or above, Black Rainstorm Signal, or extreme weather advisory is hoisted, the event will be canceled.

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