GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN CONGRESS, LONDON

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Agora is proud to announce the expansion of our Global Blockchain Congress to Europe

The Global Blockchain Congress is a truly international event with editions taking place in Dubai, Hanoi, Doha, and London. The Global Blockchain Congress – European Edition leverages the experience gained through the hosting of 11 editions in Dubai and one in Vietnam to ensure maximum return on investment for all our sponsors.

The previous editions of the Global Blockchain Congress were a tremendous success and we were able to host 1,000+ investors and 250+ blockchain startups and were able to raise millions in funds for our participating projects. This is not a conference nor an exhibition. This is an exclusive, closed-door, congress between investors and hand-picked blockchain projects looking to raise funds. It is the only event of its kind and it will bring together qualified investors (VCs, Private Equity Firms, Family Offices, Crypto Funds and High Networth Individuals) with digital assets startups through a series of pre-scheduled and pre-arranged one-on-one meetings. Startup founders from all over the world need financial advocates on their side. Raising funds and receiving funding is vital to the growth and success of startups. NOW is the right time for international startups to tap into a pool of highly engaged investors who are actively looking to invest in exciting and promising companies.
WHY SHOULD STARTUPS ATTEND?
Raising funds is no easy task. It takes a lot of time, effort, and money to meet with the right investors. The Global Blockchain Congress reduces time and cost for you by connecting you with the right investors at the right time. Startups will:
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  • Meet with institutional investors and family conglomerates looking for new investment opportunities
  • Listen to experts, educators and regulators on the legal aspects covering digital assets investments
  • Network with colleagues and peers from all over the world
  • Interact with thought leaders and speakers
  • Have exclusive access to ultra-high net worth individuals
  • Conduct a 10-minute presentation about their project/start-up to more than 60 hand-picked, pre-qualified groups of investors
WHY SHOULD INVESTORS ATTEND?
Our event is the ideal platform to learn all about the new trends in digital assets investment, explore investment opportunities and meet some of the most amazing entrepreneurs and founders from all over the world. Investors will:
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  • Meet with the hottest blockchain start-ups
  • Keep their fingers on the pulse of the investment community
  • Listen to expert investors and fund managers
  • Understand risk management and regulations
  • Network with colleagues and peers from all over the world
WHY SHOULD GOVERNMENTS ATTEND?
Take a deep dive into blockchain technology and digital assets, engage with its ecosystem, and nurture solid cooperation in order to be able to properly legislate and govern. Governments will:
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  • Promote Foreign Direct Investment into their country
  • Help create a platform that positions your country at the heart of the blockchain ecosystem
  • Meet with digital assets legislatures from all over the world
  • Understand how blockchain technology can help you streamline your operation and reduce cost
  • Learn from subject matter experts
  • Interact with thought leaders and speakers
WHY SHOULD ENTERPRISES ATTEND?
Blockchain Technology will affect every business and industry. Your company needs to understand how to leverage blockchain to maintain a competitive advantage. Enterprises will:
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  • Meet with the best blockchain solution providers
  • Learn from world class organizations how blockchain technology helped them become better, faster, more transparent, and safer
  • Network with peers in an exclusive, by invitation only, c-level event
  • Explore the opportunities of investing in exciting blockchain startups
Who attends
the global blockchain congress
Blockchain
Solution Providers
Crypto Funds
Crypto
Influencers
Exchanges
Family Offices
Governments & Regulators
Start-ups
Venture Capitalists
Discussion topics
Program
Mon
24
1hr

Registration and Refreshments

08:00am - 09:00am
10'

Opening Remarks - Welcome Note

09:00am - 09:10am
20'

Keynote Opening Address

Web3 in Mid-2023: Perspectives of an Investor

09:10am - 09:30am
30'

Panel Discussion:

The Onslaught of Regulation – A Defining Moment in the Life of Crypto

09:30am - 10:00am
10'

Presentation

Metaverse Mavericks: Unleashing Business Potential in Virtual Realms

10:00am - 10:10am
10'

Presentation

Camino – Tomorrows Global Operating System For Travel

10:10am - 10:20am
10'

Presentation

The Future of On-Chain Lending: The Prime Brokerage

10:20am - 10:30am
10'

Presentation

KYOTO - Using Blockchain To Solve The  Climate Crisis

10:30am - 10:40am
20'

Presentation

CrowdPoint - Where AI, Cloud & Decentralization Meet

10:40am - 10:50am
10'

Presentation

Zeebu – A Telecommunications B2B Payment Revolution Harnessing The Power of Blockchain

10:50am - 11:00am
10'

Presentation

Maniac Panda Games, The New Dimension of Gaming

11:00am - 11:10am
10'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

11:10am - 11:30am
1hr30'

One-on-One Meetings

11:30am - 1:00pm
1hr

Lunch Break

1:00pm - 2:00pm
30'

Panel Discussion:

Digital Assets Market: Key Trends & Challenges in 2023 and Beyond

2:00pm - 2:30pm
30'

Panel Discussion:

Ways for Startups and Young Companies to Become “Investor Ready”

2:30pm - 3:00pm
15'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

3:00pm - 3:15pm
1hr45'

One-on-One Meetings

3:15pm - 5:00pm
5'

Chairman Closing Remark and End of Day One

5:00pm - 5:05pm
Tue
25
1hr

Registration and Refreshments

08:00am - 09:00am
5'

Opening Remarks and Welcome from the Chairman of the Congress

09:00am - 09:05am
30'

Panel Discussion:

Blockchain Gaming: Make It or Break It

09:05am - 09:35am
10'

Presentation

Revolutionizing Sports Investment & Fan Engagement: How MYFC is Disrupting The Industry with Blockchain & Tokenization

09:35am - 09:45am
10'

Presentation

Juneo Blockchain Network Provider

09:45am - 09:55am
30'

Panel Discussion

Adaptive Success: How to Remain on The Cutting Edge in The Web3 Era

09:55am - 10:25am
30'

Panel Discussion:

How Funds & VCs Invest During a Crypto Bear Market

10:25am - 10:55am
20'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

10:55am - 11:15am
2hrs

One-on-One Meetings

11:15am - 1:15pm
45'

Lunch Break

1:15pm - 2:00pm
30'

Panel Discussion:

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Regenerative Finance (ReFi)

2:00pm - 2:30pm
30'

Panel Discussion:

Beyond Crypto Winter - What’s Next for the Metaverse?

2:30pm - 3:00pm
30'

Panel Discussion:

Web 3 Going Mainstream

3:00pm - 3:30pm
30'

Coffee Break & Networking Session

3:30pm - 4:00pm
10'

The Global Blockchain Congress Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks

4:00pm - 4:10pm
Keynote Speaker
Robby Yung
CEO of Investments
Animoca Brands
Speakers
Aashima Arora
Partner
LocalGlobe
Adrien Moisson
CMO
Juneo
Alex Odagiu
Investment Director
Binance Labs
Amar Odedra
VC Lead
Tezos Ecosystem
Amit Mehra
Partner
Borderless Capital
Animesh Saxena
Managing Director
Systematix
Anna Irrera
Senior Editor, Crypto
Bloomberg
Arseny Klekovkin
Founder & Managing Partner
G1 Ventures
Athar Ahmed
CEO
Bluemoon
Baptiste Cota
Founding Partner
LeadBlock Partners
Barbara Iyayi
Founder & Managing Partner
Unicorn Growth Capital
Belinda Pham
Operations Manager
The Sandbox
Bowie Lau
Founder
MaGE Group
Brenton Naicker
Principal & Head of Growth
CV VC
Brian Long Lu
Founding Partner
Hive Ventures
Catie Romero-Finger
CEO & Co-Founder
BABs
Christophe  de Courson
CEO
Mensis Capital
Connor Cantwell
Partner
COSIMO Ventures
David Noya
Chief Growth Officer
Maniac Panda Games
Enrique Penichet
Founding Partner
Draper B1
Eraj Akhtar
Founder & Chief Futures Officer
CrowdPoint
Fabio La Franca
Founding Partner
Blueverse Ventures
Frank Morey
Co-Founder
KYOTOProtocol
Gideon Davis
Co-Founder & COO
Kelsier
Guilherme Silva
Partner
Tagus Capital
Hugo Cortez
Co-Founder & CEO
MYFC
James Haft
Chairman
PALcapital
Jamie Wallace
Investor
BITKRAFT
Jason Brannigan
General Partner
Kronos Ventures
Jill Richmond
GP
Full Stack VC
Jingyu Xiang
Investor
YGG Ventures
Joseph Lassen
Investment Partner
CMT Digital
Joyce Chin
Portfolio Management
Animoca Brands
Julien Passagne
Partner
BLOCKRAISE
Julija Bainiaksina
Venture Partner
Tess Ventures
Karnika E. Yashwant
Founder
Utopian Capital
Leeor Groen
Managing Director
The Spartan Group
Luciano Mendonça Païs
CEO
Juneo
Mattia Mrvosevic
Partner
Eterna Capital
Michael Poyser
Partner
Blufolio
Mohamed Ezeldin
Head of Tokenomics
Animoca Brands
Mona Tiesler
Investment Manager
Tokentus Investment AG
Nadab Akhtar
Founder, President, & Chief Operating Officer
CrowdPoint
Nathan Pearson-Smith
CEO
18 Ventures
Nicolas Rabrenovic
Strategic Advisor
Juneo
Nikita Sachdev
CEO & Founder
Luna Media Corporation
Nikola Stojanow
Partner
Meta Change Capital
Nishil Patel
Executive Director
Binance
On Yavin
Founder & Managing Partner
Cointelligence Fund
Pablo Castillo
CTO & Co-Founder
Chain4Travel
Paolo Guida
Partner & Head of Investments
Blockchain Valley Ventures
Patrick Martin
General Partner, Europe
Alpha Sigma Capital
Pietro Negri
Structuring & Portfolio Fundraising
Outlier Ventures
Piotr Duda
CEO
DeltaPrime
Dr. Raghavendra Hunasgi
Co-Founder & CMO
Zeebu
Renato Brioni
General Partner
Mocha Ventures AIF
Riz Pabani
Partnerships Manager
Cardano Foundation
Robert Polito
CMO
Kelsier
Roland Roventa
Portfolio Manager
Atlanta Digital Assets Fund
Rupert Reid
Chief of Staff
KYOTOProtocol
Sarah Abuagela
Head of Investment
Ceras Ventures
Taras Yavorskyy
General Partner
3x Capital
Tess Hau
Founder
Tess Ventures
Tobias Bauer
Partner
Blockchain Founders Fund
Toby Lewis
CEO
Metalink Capital
Valerie Hawley
Affiliate Founding Partner
True Global Ventures
Vinícius Moraes de Carvalho
Investment Partner
Ikigai Ventures
Vugar Adigozalov
CMO
BeInCrypto
Walied AlBasheer
Founder & Managing Partner
Intuitio Ventures
Strategic partnerS
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsor
Bronze Sponsors
partners
Media Partners
Previous Speakers
H.E. Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Executive Chairman & CEO
DMCC
Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner
Blockchain Founders Fund
Amit Mehra
General Partner
Borderless Capital
Beniamin Mincu
Co-founder & CEO
Elrond
Bijan Alizadeh
Partner
Cypher Capital
David Namdar
GP, Coral Capital
Co-Founder, NFT.com
Feras Al Sadek
Managing Partner
Ghaf Capital Partners
Jamie Thomson
CEO
Vulcan Forged
Josef Holm
Founding Partner
Draper Goren Holm
Kalin Metodiev, CFA
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Nexo
H.E. Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi
CEO
Securities & Commodities Authority
Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
CEO
Dubai Blockchain Center
Mattia Mrvosevic
Partner
Eterna Capital
Mohamed Ezeldin
Head of Tokenomics
Animoca Brands
Peter Knez
Chairman
Venom Ventures Fund
Pranav Sharma
Founding Partner
Woodstock Fund
Pratik Gauri
Founder & CEO
5ire
Ralf Glabischnig
Founder & Board Member
Crypto Oasis
Robb McDaniels
CEO
The Beatport Group
Saeed Al Darmaki
Founder
Sheesha Finance
Previous sponsors & partners
Sponsor
Highlight videos
Testimonials
Open quote
When we participated in the 1st edition of the Global Bockchain Congress, we were able to secure funding and partnerships that allowed us to get to where we are today. To all the Blockchain projects, whether in the early or advanced stages, we assure you that the Global Blockchain Congress experience is unlike any other summit. This Congress is an exclusive, closed-door opportunity to connect with the greatest investors from the MENA region.
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Daniel Santos
CEO, Woonkly
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The 8th edition of the Global Blockchain Congress was the first conference organized by Agora we attended and the results speak for themselves. Conreality achieved the company goal of attracting international investors for its upcoming seed round. We were happy to be the Gaming Partner for the event and are looking forward for the future cooperation with Agora!
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Dan Komorny
CEO, Conreality
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I have been to many events but this was something special, sponsoring this event was more than worth it, as a startup you need events like this to help you not only to receive funding but to connect with those who have already been through similar stages and became great successes. It was a well organised and intense event, well done to Agora Group and all of the teams involved in making this a truly unique experience for us so far.
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Athar Ahmed
CEO, Legion Network
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Our experience with Agora was exceptional. Every promise exceeded, every opportunity to engage with the right funds exploited. But the real key was that it was all so well curated. Having done so many of these events I have never had such a high hit rate! Of the 22 funds we spoke to we had 20 with a strong fit. The dinner was a hit and the time we enjoyed in the Cleopatra Suite will create lifelong relationships. I don’t know how Agora does it, but each event is more amazing than the last.
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Jay Moore
Co-Founder & CMO , Prasaga
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I am very pleased about the performance and success of the Agora Global Blockchain Congress event! You feel all the efforts and dedication that the team put into turning this conference into a hit! From the registration counter, to the main stage where they picked the best panelists and to the section where start-ups pitch to investors all was very well done! It is truly a quality conference.
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Feras Al Sadek
Managing Partner, Ghaf Capital Partners
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The experience at this event was amazing! Everything was more than well arranged. We were promised at least 10 meetings with investors but it was closer to 20! The difference between other events and Agora is that everyone knows why they are there. 1 side comes to raise funds, the other side is searching for a project to put their funds in. I can advise EVERYONE to go to the next one. Met incredibly interesting people. In one word “amazing”.
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Randy van Brienen
CEO, Bitsliced
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Agora was a wonderful experience for Wild Meta Earth. The event was very well organized and fruitful in new encounters. All the team is dedicated to help you to connect with the right people, either investors or future partners. We have almost finished our seed and private sale of token. Thanks to a great organization!
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Adrien Moisson
Founder & CEO , Wild Meta Earth
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I always admire the events organized by the Agora Group and the Global Blockchain Congress was one such initiative. Being a partner at NewTribe Capital, we always struggle finding new investment opportunities in the top growing startups that could deliver us long term benefits but the 1 on 1 format implemented by this event was unique and very efficient indeed. I'd recommend this as a must attend event.
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Juliet Su
Partner , NewTribe Capital VC
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I love how diligent all the staff were in making sure that deals and connections were being made in the meeting floor. There was almost no idle time, all the staff consistently follows through to every meeting appointments. This was the highest quality engagement for a Blockchain event & how Agora managed to pull this off is truly a feat - you guys are a gem!
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Mikhail Jon Peñalosa
CEO , Rooster Wars
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Agora have seen the vision prior to that being a vision in Dubai when they were hosting the GBC when Crypto was still seen as something negative. What they have done has been super successful in navigating the storm and what we see today at the 10th GBC is just brilliant with so many great minds & amazing projects coming together all under one roof. There was a real vibrant atmosphere and everyone understood that we are in a building phase and we were able to have this togetherness all down to the amazing Agora team for putting this show together and making everything flow so smoothly.
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Mohamed Ezeldin
Head of Tokenomics, Animoca Brands
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It has been my honour and privilege to have been invited to speak at and participate in the most prestigious and most innovative events in the web3 and Blockchain industry. I can confidently say, without fear or favor, that GBC matches these events stride for stride. One simply needs to look at the luminaries in attendance to know how well regarded this event is and deservedly so. I will be back next year as will the team from Cypher Capital Group. Agora remain best in class when it comes to arranging these events and their continuous striving to further improve their offering serves them exceedingly well.
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Vineet Budki
CEO , Cypher Capital
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Pitches are good and all, but have you ever sat on a table for 8 hours with 30 minutes one-on-one meetings with 50 rotating investors? Agora is next level. I went to this conference last year, and it was like speed dating with investors. THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE. If you’re in #Dubai or can get there, and are looking to raise funds for your project, this is your jam.
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Nikita Sachdev
Co-Founder , LunaPR.io
schedule

Venue of the Event

Hilton London Bankside