Bain & Company Seoul office digital practice (Vector) leader
Deloitte Consulting
Monitor Group

CEO of Binary Korea
CEO of ARQUES (NXC subsidiary)
Nexon Intelligence Labs Development Director
Microsoft Software Engineer

2004~ Actoz, Nexon Mobile, NHN
2015~ Nexon Korea PC / Mobile Project – Launch and Operate 10+ Games
2021~ Maplestory Universe Head of Business

I am a very passionate about every project I take on. I experienced global success as well as some heartbreaking defeat. I bring over 20+ years of international C-Level management and C-Level consulting experience and am passionate about building and developing brands, online and offline. I have a very deep technical understanding and a hands-on approach. I am affectionate about building and developing teams, markets and individuals. I have a deep passion for value creation in a variety of industries and supporting / leading change, combined with a healthy hunger for new things to learn and to adapt my experience & skills. For over 15 years, I have continuously been working with global brands and continue working with and for them in developing their brand, both on- an offline, focused on international expansion, customer lifetime value and brand expansion. Deep passion for customer-centric brand communication.

► 11/1986 Born in Seoul
► 05/2011 Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign graduated from the Department of Economics
► 08/2011 Joined the trading division of Samsung C&T
► 09/2016 Joined Deutsch Motors
► 03/2021 Appointed Director, Strategic Planning Headquarters, Deutsch Motors
► 11/2021 Current) President, CEO, Deutsch Motors

I gained know-how in finance and affiliate marketing at Samsung Card and engaged in various platform businesses at SK Planet. Currently leading SK Planet's blockchain business.

A passionate believer in cryptocurrency with 8 years of experience as a crypto enthusiast, mining farm owner, trader, token issuer and advisor.

Kim Dong-kyu, CEO, founded CALIVERSE after his time at NCsoft in Korea and an executive role at SEGA in Japan. Through M&A with Lotte Innovate, he is developing the next-generation metaverse as part of Lotte Group. The CALIVERSE platform integrates hyper-realistic graphics and live-action elements, providing shopping, entertainment, and user-generated content services across diverse devices including PC, HMD, and 3D TVs.

Daniel is part of Digital Assets for Global Markets at Citigroup. He is responsible for Digital Assets/Blockchain strategy and its execution for their Global Markets business (FY23 Revenue: $18.8Bn), with a focus on portfolio companies and partnerships and supports product initiatives and capabilities development for Cryptocurrencies, Tokenization, Digital Currencies, and Enterprise Blockchain for the business.

Jono Cowling is a Business Development Director focused on Asia Pacific for Circle.
His responsibilities include supporting organizations across Asia in implementing Web3 infrastructure and wallet solutions across a wide range of use cases, and facilitating access to Circle's trusted and highly liquid digital dollar USDC – for businesses across the region.

Jono was previously involved in empowering global companies with cutting-edge digital asset management tools and trusted custody solutions. He has held various business development roles at FEG and Google in Taiwan, and finance roles in South Africa

Alex is a Principal on the Client Solutions team at Circle, owning all technical and solution aspects of client engagements. He helps to empower USDC use cases and enables clients to build with Circle's Web3 Services. Before joining Circle's Client Solutions team, Alex had a varied professional background that includes successful stints in Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success functions. Fun fact – he even worked as a Broadcast Journalist in Radio, accompanying commuters during their morning rush hour! Alex was born and raised in Taipei, attended Northeastern University in Boston, and now lives in sunny Singapore.

Hoseok Jung is a managing partner at SEUM and leads the firm’s Blockchain & Cryptocurrency team. He advises various cryptocurrency companies, including Hashed, Weavercare(MediBloc) and UPRISE.

As the representative expert of Samjong KPMG's Crypto-asset business support team, I provide a variety of advisory services enhancing the reliability of crypto asset-related businesses, including issuance, establishment of disclosure structure & internal control and accounting consulting.

After obtaining degrees in computer engineering and distributed systems, Lihan conducted information intelligence research at the National Defense Science Institute. He co-founded OpenSurvey, a smartphone-based survey platform back in 2011. Since 2018, he has been co-leading CrossAngle, which operates Xangle, a trusted crypto information service in Korea.
Xangle contributes to a sustainable Web3 ecosystem through on-chain data-based infrastructure services including ERP as a Service, Block Explorer, and Research Hub focusing on Enterprises adopting web3.

Christie has over a decade of experience in the tech venture space, having worked as a business developer, investor, and entrepreneur. She joined Aptos Labs to expand Aptos’ business in Korea and Asia, leveraging her expertise from previous roles at startups like DSRV(web3) and Sentbe(fintech), and Irongrey— a Korean family office who invested into Aptos’ seed fundraising.

Sam was a Senior BD and Korea Lead for BNB Chain at Binance where he onboarded and incubated top web3 projects from around the world. Before Binance, Sam spearheaded the NFT, Metaverse, and Gaming strategy at YG Entertainment for top tier KPOP groups such as BLACKPINK & Big Bang.

Chief Product Officer at 1inch with over 15 years of experience in software development. Progressed from developer to Product Owner. Holds advanced degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science. Certified Product Owner and Agile Leadership expert. Recognized for exceptional leadership and strategic vision. Active member and contributor to Web3 communities and conferences, specializing in security and user experience in Web3.

Eisuke Endo has served as a Board Member from the launch of NTT Digital from 2022 to present. He has also served as CISO and Managing Director of service development and security management. Previously, he led developing, maintaining, and planning of 3G, LTE and 5G infrastructure development as a network engineer at NTT DOCOMO, Japan’s largest telecommunications company. In the 5G network development project, he achieved multiple technical advancements including development of core network APIs and MEC enablement.

Joseph Lee is CEO, co-founder of Supervillain Labs, a pioneering web3 gaming studio. He manages all business aspects of this pioneering Web3 venture, utilizing his past leadership experience in prominent gaming companies to guide strategic partnerships and stimulate business growth. His comprehensive knowledge of the gaming industry, combined with his acute business insight, is instrumental in propelling Supervillain Labs to the forefront of Web3 gaming. 10+ years in gaming Prev. - Business Director, METAPIXEL - Chief of Staff, Devsisters Corp - Game publishing lead, LINE Games

Department Lead, Hedera Hashgraph Council Member

Jinnie Lee is a Sales Director at Fireblocks. Jinnie is a Blockchain and Web3 Specialist with extensive experience in Business Development and Global Partnership Management in industries relating to Blockchain, Digital Asset, Banking, and Finance.
Jinnie also has an excellent track record from front to back office, sell-side to buy-side, outstanding aptitude in relationship management, and notable contributions during her time at technology companies and banks including Klaytn foundation, Bloomberg L.P., Barclays and Goldman Sachs.
An exceptional thought leader with expertise in blockchain technology, digital assets, and various enterprise segments, Jinnie has spoken at panels during the Singapore Blockchain Week, Vietnam Blockchain Summit, a speaker at Global Shiseido Digital Leadership Summit and Google Web3 Gaming Week.

Zhen is the CEO of SaltSweeet Inc. and an outsourcing producer for TOHO's development team. She leads “Mofu Mofu Music Caravan" TOHO's inaugural Web3 and IP project. With expertise in digital media and technology integration, Zhen excels in pioneering entertainment innovations. At the conference, she will discuss the impact of Web3 on traditional media industries

Founder of SAKAZUKI web3 project.
Founder / President of web3 startup
“Good Measure” in Suntory group.
Father of Highball and Highball Mug.

Terry Tomonaga is an entrepreneur and educator known for bridging various cultures and advancing education. He is at the forefront of Japan's entry into the global web3 sector through his ventures, 8ships and Rising3x. In addition, he serves as a co-founder of the Sakazuki web3 initiative, a project under the Suntory Group

Head of strategy formulation and contents creation of PlayMining, leading vario us projects merging Games and Web3 to solve social issues. After serving as a T V producer at TV Tokyo for 15 years, founded PlayMining (Digital Entertainment Asset). Graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo

Mr Evan Auyang is the Group President of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based multinational blockchain technology and investment company focused on developing the digital property rights ecosystem, including play-to-earn games, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain marketplaces, infrastructure and more. Mr Auyang is also the Chairman of the Board of Civic Exchange, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director on two boards: Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd., and Asia Financial Holdings Limited. He is an Advisor for Our Hong Kong Foundation, and serves on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Transport Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Development Fund Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Advisory Council for Institute at Brown for Environment and Society for Brown University, as well as the Board of Advisors of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In addition, Mr Auyang is a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy. Prior to joining Animoca Brands, Mr Auyang was the Managing Director and Head of GLG International (Gerson Lehrman Group), a technology-enabled expert insight platform where he ran and grew its business spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific across 15 locations. Before GLG, Mr Auyang was the Deputy Managing Director of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. (“KMB”) and a board director of Transport International Holdings Limited, the parent company of KMB. Prior to joining Transport International and KMB, Mr Auyang was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company. Before that, Mr Auyang worked at Citigroup’s Derivatives Structuring and Marketing unit