2026 Agenda
This year we’re exploring the timelines of crypto, and reviewing what brought us here. Get ready for 2 days of inspiration and discussion from the industries leading minds in the space.
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm (30 min)
1st Floor
Mergers and Acquisitions
MEXC Stage
Shiliang Tang
Managing Partner
Monarq Asset Management
Kash Dhanda
Cat Herder
Jupiter
Joel John
Founder
Decentralised.co
Moderator
October 2, 2025
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm (40 min)
1st Floor
The Solana Treasury Bet: From Balance Sheets to Ecosystem Flywheel
OKX Main Stage
Saurabh Sharma
CIO
Jump Crypto
Jason Urban
Global Head of Trading
Galaxy
Cosmo Jiang
General Partner
Pantera Capital
David Lu
Co-Founder
Drift
Akshay BD
Non-CMO
Solana Foundation
Moderator
October 2, 2025
2:40 pm - 3:40 pm (1 h)
1st Floor
Steady Lads (Live)
BingX Labs Stage
Taiki Maeda
Humble Farmer
Humble Farmer Army
Justin Bram
Investor
Dim Selk
Investments
Selini Capital
Jordi Alexander
Founder
Selini
Moderator
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm (15 min)
1st Floor
Japan Hub Global Debut: 8 Startups & Government Message at TOKEN2049
TON Stage
Hinza Asif
President
Japan Hub / Asia Web3 Alliance Japan
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (1 h 0 min)
1st Floor
NEXUS Startup Competition Final Round
MEXC Stage
Akshat Vaidya
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Maelstrom
Moderator
Tom Schmidt
General Partner
Dragonfly
Moderator
Nihal Maunder
Partner
Pantera Capital
Moderator
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:05 pm (5 min)
1st Floor
Welcome to the NEXUS Startup Competition Final Round
MEXC Stage
Akshat Vaidya
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Maelstrom
Moderator
Tom Schmidt
General Partner
Dragonfly
Moderator
Nihal Maunder
Partner
Pantera Capital
Moderator
October 2, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:25 pm (25 min)
1st Floor
BIGOD Now & Beyond
The Forum
October 2, 2025
3:05 pm - 3:15 pm (10 min)
1st Floor
NEXUS Final Round #1: AEON
MEXC Stage
Leo Li
CTO
AEON
October 2, 2025