New trends and new possibilities, New Trends Summit concluded successfully

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2023-09-16 14:10

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SevenX Ventures will continue to explore the latest trends and leading technologies in Web3, conducting research-driven investments to empower entrepreneurs, connect and collaborate with various stakeholders, and collectively build a global ecosystem for Web3.

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The New Trends Summit, organized by SevenX Ventures, successfully concluded on September 13th at the JW Marriott Hotel in Singapore. The conference received over 1200 applications and attracted more than 800 attendees from around the world, who came together to listen to and witness discussions on the most mainstream, cutting-edge, and noteworthy topics about Web3.

Highlights of the Summit:

Powerful Guest Lineup: This summit brings together nearly 40 star figures in the global Web3 field, including founders of top overseas projects and researchers from top institutions, as well as outstanding Chinese entrepreneurs. The specific lineup includes Sreeram Kannan, founder of Eigenlayer; Nick White, COO of Celestia; Prabal, co-founder of Avail; Collin, CEO of Obol, and Oisin, CTO of Obol; Yaoqi, founder of Altlayer; Quintus, researcher at Flashbots; Max Resnick, research lead at SMG; Stan, APAC BD manager at GoPlus; and Alex, CEO of Aleo. The roundtable guests include James Parillo, partner at Figment Capital; Victor Ji, co-founder of Manta Network; Kartin, founder of Hyper Oracle; Jiaheng Zhang, co-founder and chief scientist of PolyHedra; Sinka Gao and Dr. Mo Dong, co-founders of Delphinus Labs and co-founders of Celer and Brevis; Lavenjer, investment director at SevenX Ventures, hosting; Suji Yan, founder of Mask Network; Wilson Wei, co-founder of CyberConnect; Troy Hua, founder of ReadOn; Kevin Che, co-founder of Lifeform; Jaden Yan, co-founder of Clique; the partner GM at Dragonfly; Xiao Xiao, partner at Hashkey Capital; Gabby Dizon, co-founder of YGG; Peter Pan, CTO of Particle Network; Michael, CEO of Xeterio; Jason, CCO of Immutable; Brandon Da Silva, CEO of AI Arena; Yijia Chen, co-founder of Curio; David Johnass, co-founder of Blocklords.o, Matr 1 x co-founder Madeira, investment manager Jeoy of ABCDE, Head of DODO Research YaoYao, CEO of Pendle Ken Chia, core contributor Rick of Gains, co-founder Jesper of Panoptic, and Engineer VP and Leader of Defi Tech Mourad Mesrour from GSR.
- Exploring Cutting Edge Topics: This summit explored the forefront topics in the Web3 field, including INTENT, DVT, modular blockchain, etc. It also discussed innovation and development in the areas of privacy and security, ZK, gaming, social, and DeFi. "New trends" and "possibilities" were common topics of interest and discussion. Quintus, a Flashbots researcher participating in an Asian event for the first time, presented the latest research on "INTENT". Max Resnick, Head of SMG Research, shared "Proposer Rent in CEX/DEX Arbitrage". Nick White, COO of Celestia, and Sreeram Kannan, Founder of Eigenlayer, respectively shared the latest progress on "Modular Blockchain Ecosystem" and "How Eigenlayer Enhances Ethereum Roll-up Stack through Shared Security". The roundtable discussions were also novel and in-depth. The social roundtable covered the discussion on the hot-topic friend.tech. The gaming roundtable discussed the next web3 gaming paradigm and new opportunities in the web3 gaming industry. The ZK roundtable shared cutting-edge experiences on balancing ZK project popularity and product privacy. The DeFi roundtable attempted to explore how to popularize DeFi applications and build innovative solutions.
- Global Impact: This summit attracted over 800 on-site attendees from around the world, including researchers, investors, project teams, developers, university students, and others. It also received support and attention from more than 50 communities worldwide, as well as coverage from overseas blockchain media, top Chinese blockchain media, and leading local media in Singapore.
- High-Quality Hackathon: The Demo Day of the Nitro hackathon, hosted by SevenX Ventures and themed "Full-Chain Games" and "AI+Web3," was held on the same day. 14 projects with the most potential presented their pitches and underwent judging. The hackathon winners will be announced later.
As a venture capital firm that focuses on cutting-edge innovation, SevenX Ventures will continue to explore the latest trends and leading technologies in Web3, to drive research-driven investment, empower entrepreneurs, and connect and collaborate with all stakeholders to build a global ecosystem for Web3.