Breaking the Web 4.0: The Hong Kong University Special Session of the Crypto Finance Forum will be grandly opened on April 19
Article author, source: ME News
As the global digital economy moves towards the eve of “Web 4.0,” where AI and Web3 are deeply integrated, Hong Kong is leading the global fintech transformation with a robust regulatory and innovation ecosystem. Co-hosted by ME Group and the Hong Kong University School of Economics and Management Executive Education, the “Hong Kong University Special Session” will be held on April 19, 2026 in the conference hall of the Lee Shau Kee Conference Centre of the University of Hong Kong.
Decoding the new paradigm of Web4.0 top-level strategy and asset integration
The purpose of this forum is to break down the barriers between academic research and industrial practice. The morning session of the forum brought together heavyweight guests from Hong Kong's political, academic, and business circles to comprehensively analyze the evolutionary logic of integrating digital assets and the real economy in the Web4.0 era through ceremonial speeches, keynote speeches, and in-depth round tables.
Event details
Time: April 19, 2026, 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Conference Hall, Lee Shau Kee Conference Centre, The University of Hong Kong
Organizers: ME Group, Hong Kong University School of Economics and Management Executive Education
Strategic cooperation: CoinFound, RWA Ecological International Federation, ABGA
Registration link:https://www.me.news/events/538
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Political and scientific representatives discuss the strategic height of Web4.0
At the opening of the forum, the three guests of honor will point the direction for the development of digital finance in Hong Kong from a policy and regulatory perspective. Mr. Shen Haojie, deputy to the National People's Congress and managing partner of Shen Huang Law Firm, Mr. Lee Chun-keung, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, and Vice Chairman of the Liberal Party, and Mr. Wang Junshun, Senior Vice President (Fintech) of the Hong Kong Investment Promotion Department, will personally visit the site. They will deliver important speeches on digital asset regulatory developments and Hong Kong's Web3 industry policy, and explain how Hong Kong is building a dual highland of “security and innovation” in the global AI and digital asset competition.
Evolution from the underlying architecture to the smart economy
In the keynote session that follows, a number of top scholars and industry leaders will bring forward-looking hardcore sharing.
The underlying logic of fintech: Professor Lin Chen, Vice President (Business Strategy) of the University of Hong Kong, will analyze the deep logic of Tokenized Gold from a global perspective. As a leading figure in finance, he will explain how gold tokenization is reshaping the way value is stored and distributed, and explain how technology can restructure production relationships and drive qualitative changes in the digital economy under the RWA (Real World Asset Tokenization) wave.
The rise of the smart economy: Amber Group co-founder and CEO Michael Wu will present a presentation entitled “Financial Services in the Smart Economy: From Platforms to Autonomous Operating Systems” to discuss in depth the shift in service paradigms after AI agents are deeply involved in financial decisions.
Practical implementation of security and compliance: Beosin's Chief Operating Officer Alex Cheng will focus on “From Regulatory Requirements to Technology Implementation”, analyze how Regtech (Regulatory Technology) can improve the on-chain risk control of payment institutions, and provide a technical roadmap for compliant operations in the Web4.0 era.
The explosion of the social finance ecosystem: John, head of the Asia Pacific region of the TON Foundation, will reveal how the Telegram ecosystem can build an AI agent bot with millions of users, showing the huge potential of combining decentralized social networking with smart devices.
Talent Development and Ecological Co-Construction: Dorothy Ying, Executive Director of Senior Management Education at the HKU School of Economics and Management, will introduce the HKU School of Economics and Management Web3 Global Elite Course and share how to send leading Web3 talents with a global perspective and practical ability to the industry through a systematic education system.
Pinnacle Conversation: Stablecoin Payments and RWA Institutional Applications
The morning agenda also included two high-quality round-table discussions, which directly addressed the current implementation scenarios that the industry is most concerned about:
Stablecoins and payments drive the on-chain economy: hosted by CoinFound founder and CEO Horace Peng, FOMO Group Co-Founder Zack Yang, Victoria Chen, Executive Vice President of Yuancoin Technology, Candice Zhang, DTCPay Hong Kong CEO, Shawn Chong, WLFI Market Leader, and Plume CSO Shukyee Ma discuss how stablecoins can be used as value anchors to reshape global clearing and Payment efficiency.
RWA Institutional Application Opportunities and Challenges: Hosted by Wang Ping, Chairman of the RWA Ecological International Federation and Chairman of the Asia Pacific M&A Fund, brought together experts such as Yang Hong, associate professor at the University of Hong Kong, Lin Zijun, executive director of Xinglu Technology, Tony Fu, head of RWA.LTD and the Hong Kong Institute of International New Economics, Wu Dayou, CEO of Youshu Technology Group, and Jeff Ko, chief strategist of ViaBTC to thoroughly analyze the structural problems of trillion-level physical assets on the chain.
Conclusion: Anticipating the future at the peak of academia and the cutting edge of industry
Intensive strategic layout analysis in the morning will establish a solid consensus on digital finance in the Web4.0 era. Afterwards, the high-profile RWA Demo Day will begin in the afternoon, presented by Nano Labs in collaboration with ME Group, ICC, and ABGA to showcase the explosive power of more than ten ecological projects. The winning projects will not only go directly to the BNB Chain RWA incentive program, but will also share ecological rewards worth over $100,000.
Let's meet at the University of Hong Kong on April 19 to start a new era of symbiosis and prosperity between digital assets and the real economy.
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