The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the first wave of speakers for the Binance Blockchain Week 2026 conference, which will take place on November 28–29 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center.
The program will include speeches by representatives of the cryptocurrency industry, traditional financial organizations, payment companies, regulators, and research organizations.
Among the confirmed participants are Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), Maelstrom Chief Investment Officer Arthur Hayes, and representatives of BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Visa, Mirae Asset Securities, and other organizations.
The conference will be held under the theme Evolve, dedicated to the development of digital finance, the integration of traditional markets and blockchain technologies, as well as changes in the global financial infrastructure.
Who will speak at Binance Blockchain Week 2026
The organizers divided the first wave of speakers into five main categories covering regulation, the crypto industry, institutional finance, research, and Binance's activities.
Representatives of state organizations and the regulatory sphere
The following will take part in the discussions:
- Gizzat Baitursynov — Vice Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan;
- Sean Tan — Head of Crypto and Fintech Development at Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), Bhutan.
The organizers plan to focus on the interaction of government bodies with the cryptocurrency industry amid the integration of traditional and digital financial markets.
Representatives of the cryptocurrency industry
The first wave of speakers included:
- Arthur Hayes — Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom;
- Changpeng Zhao (CZ) — founder of Binance and Giggle Academy;
- Matthew Rozak — head of Bloq.
Their speeches will be dedicated to the development of the cryptocurrency industry and changes in the digital finance infrastructure.
Institutional finance, payments and technologies
This category includes representatives of financial organizations, blockchain projects, and payment companies:
- Athena Y — CEO United Stables;
- Dan Miley — Head of Digital Assets for BlackRock in the Asia-Pacific region;
- Ella Zhang — Managing Partner and Head of YZi Labs;
- Kelly Song — Head of Digital Assets at Mirae Asset Securities (HK) Limited;
- Min Linn — Managing Director and Head of Global Business Development at Ondo Finance;
- Nischint Sanghavi — Head of Digital Currencies for Visa in the Asia-Pacific region;
- Roger Bayston — Head of Digital Asset Ecosystem Development at Franklin Templeton;
- Sushant Singh — Tether's business development representative for the Asia-Pacific region;
- Thomas Chen — Director of Business Development at BNB Chain;
- Yoshi Yokokawa — co-founder and CEO of Alpaca;
- Yuki Jinguji — Head of Financial Business Development at PayPay Corporation.
One of the main topics of the conference will be the development of the institutional segment of digital assets.
Participants will discuss expanding the use of tokenized stocks, real-world assets (RWA), and digital payments, as well as the integration of blockchain infrastructure into the traditional financial system.
Analytics, research and media
Representatives of research platforms and industry media will also take part in the conference:
- Alex Svanevik — CEO of Nansen;
- Anastasia Melakhrinos — head of the research direction at Kaiko;
- Josh De Vos — head of research at CoinDesk;
- Nic Puckrin — founder of Coin Bureau;
- Roosa Kivistö — Head of Business Development at DeFiLlama.
Speeches by representatives of these organizations are expected to focus on market trends, on-chain analytics, and changes in the digital asset ecosystem.
Binance management
Representatives of the exchange's leadership responsible for product development, trading, payments, institutional business, and compliance will also speak at Binance Blockchain Week 2026.
Among the confirmed participants:
- Antonio Alvarez — Deputy Director of Compliance at Binance;
- Catherine Chen — Head of VIP and Institutional at Binance;
- Eowyn Chen — Binance Marketing Director;
- Jeff Li — Binance Vice President of Product;
- Nirun Fuwattananukul — CEO of Binance TH by Gulf Binance;
- Richard Teng — co-CEO of Binance;
- SB Seker — head of Binance in the Asia-Pacific region;
- Shunyet Jan — Head of Exchange and Trading at Binance;
- Thomas Gregory — Vice President of Payments and Fiat Currencies at Binance;
- Yi He — co-founder and co-CEO of Binance.
Company representatives will discuss the further development of the exchange, improvement of trading infrastructure, payment solutions and institutional services, as well as issues of compliance with regulatory requirements.
The organizers noted that additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Main topics of the conference and registration
Within Binance Blockchain Week 2026, they plan to discuss changes in the global financial system and the role of blockchain technologies in the development of new products.
One of the areas will be interaction between regulators and industry participants. The organizers expect to create a platform for discussing regulatory requirements and approaches to regulating digital assets in different countries.
Particular attention will be paid to the institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies and the tokenization of traditional financial instruments.
The participation of representatives from BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Mirae Asset Securities, Visa, and PayPay Corporation reflects the growing interest of financial organizations in blockchain infrastructure and new payment solutions.
In addition, the program will cover on-chain analytics, cryptocurrency market research, development of trading products, and compliance issues.
According to the organizers, the event will bring together representatives of companies that develop blockchain technologies, invest in digital assets, and participate in shaping the future financial infrastructure.
Binance Blockchain Week 2026 will take place on November 28–29, 2026, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok.
Tickets are available on the official conference website.
Additional announcements and program updates are also published on Binance's official X page.