HSC Conference, a leading event series dedicated to bridging cryptocurrency and institutional finance, will take place on August 15, 2026, at the Hilton Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City. Hosted by Mpost Media Group, the one-day conference will convene financial institutions, policymakers, technology firms, and academic leaders to examine blockchain infrastructure, digital assets, and the development of on-chain financial markets.

The choice of Vietnam reflects the country's emergence as one of the world's most active markets for cryptocurrency adoption. Vietnam ranked third globally in Chainalysis's 2023 Global Crypto Adoption Index, and the broader Southeast Asian region has become a focal point for digital asset firms seeking growth outside saturated Western markets. The conference's agenda underscores how institutional-grade discussions once concentrated in financial capitals like London, New York, and Singapore are increasingly extending into markets where grassroots adoption already outpaces formal institutional participation.

Agenda and Key Themes

HSC Conference Ho Chi Minh 2026 will feature panel discussions, fireside chats, and keynote addresses covering artificial intelligence, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoin payments, and Web3 infrastructure adoption, with a dedicated emphasis on opportunities within Vietnam. The agenda tracks several themes that have moved from experimental to operational across global markets over the past year, including the tokenization of traditional financial instruments — a space where firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton have launched tokenized fund products — and the expansion of stablecoin-based payment rails, which have seen growing adoption for cross-border settlement and remittance corridors.

Topics on the agenda include:

• Who Gets the Next Billion: Infrastructure, AI, and RWA in the Race for Smart Capital
• Business Blockchain Adoption: Moving Beyond Pilots into Real Financial Infrastructure
• One Market, Many Venues: Navigating Fragmented Liquidity
• What Institutional Digital Asset Adoption Actually Looks Like
• Tokenization Era: The Infrastructure Is Here — Now What?
• Stablecoins Won the Payments War. What Comes Next?
• Global AI Landscape: Opportunities & Lessons for Vietnam
• The Adoption Gap: Why Mature Web3 Infrastructure Has Not Yet Reached Mass Market

Speaker Lineup

The speaker roster reflects the event's institutional, technological, and investment focus, drawing founders, executives, and professionals from crypto exchanges, asset management firms, venture capital and crypto funds, payment and stablecoin providers, blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platforms, and policy advisory organizations.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Ben El-Baz, Managing Director, Head of International Markets, HashKey Group
• Alice Truong, Vice President & Head of Digital Assets APAC, Nuvei
• Queenie Le, Regional Expansion Lead APAC, Tether
• Kha Nguyen, Co-founder & CEO, Birdeye
• Catarina Quynh, Vietnam Lead, Republic Advisory
• Rania Rahardja, APAC Director, Ondo Finance
• Will Ross, Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer, Dragon Capital
• Bruce Kurtz, CMO, Kanga Global
• Jeremy Ng, Founder & CEO, OpenEden
• Ran Yi, Co-Founder, Orderly

Additional participating organizations include Ledger, Bybit, The Spartan Group, FXHB Asset Management, Cactus Custody, 1inch, IDRX, RMIT, Onigiri Capital, and TOTM Labs, among others. The presence of Dragon Capital, one of Vietnam's largest asset managers, and RMIT University's involvement signal a bridging of domestic traditional finance and academic research with the global digital asset ecosystem.

Networking and Regional Focus

Beyond the programmed agenda, the conference will provide a non-stop networking zone designed for participants to connect with global and regional capital, discover curated high-conviction projects, identify partners and market-entry pathways, and strengthen institutional-grade brand credibility.

The Ho Chi Minh edition follows HSC Conference Cannes 2026, which gathered over 50 speakers to discuss the maturation of the digital asset sector — spanning institutional adoption, stablecoins, infrastructure, AI, and RWAs — while bringing together prominent figures from both the digital asset industry and traditional finance. Building on that foundation, the upcoming event will expand the conversation around how blockchain technology transitions from pilot programs into real financial infrastructure, what institutional digital asset adoption looks like at scale, and why mature infrastructure has yet to reach mainstream markets.

Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner at HSC Asset Group, said:

"We are bringing together the operators already moving assets on-chain, the institutions weighing their entry, and the infrastructure layers that must perform under real market conditions. If you are building or allocating in this space, this is where the next phase begins."

The event is supported by Sonic Labs, Hypernative, Securosys, Fystack, Birdeye, Mercuryo, Addressable, and Kanga Global.

Registration

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About HSC

HSC operates two complementary event series: the HSC Conference and HSC Asset Management.

HSC Conference connects institutional and digital-native market participants worldwide, providing a platform for innovators to present their vision and engage with leading investors, asset managers, and policymakers. The series covers the most relevant trends shaping digital assets and on-chain finance, including AI, DeFi, tokenized RWAs, payment solutions, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure. With more than 15 editions held globally, each event attracts over 4,000 attendees.

HSC Asset Management bridges crypto and institutional capital, creating a high-efficiency environment for fundraising and dealmaking. The format connects global funds, venture capitalists, hedge funds, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and public companies with visionary founders building across Web3, AI, RWA tokenization, DeFi, and fintech infrastructure. Across three successful editions, it has drawn over 5,000 participants and been supported by more than 150 partners.

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