Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition Announces Latest Round of Speakers and Expanded Leadership Team

BLOCKCHAIN WEEK – UNGA EDITION

September 10–19, 2026 · Times Square, New York City

Flagship Conference at Hard Rock Times Square

NEW YORK, NY – August 18, 2026

Industry leaders from Amazon, AWS, Bakkt, Brevan Howard Digital, Crypto ISAC, Streamex, Liberland and leading global institutions confirmed for the premier blockchain gathering during United Nations General Assembly week. David Fung named Global Head of Institutional and Partnerships; Jimmy Nguyen appointed Global Growth Officer; Enyo Sam joins as Engineering & Marketing Lead.

Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition today announced the full latest round of approved speaker nominations together with three key leadership appointments to its organizing team. Speakers will appear at the Hard Rock Times Square flagship conference and across more than 100 events during the 10-day program running September 10–19, 2026, timed with the 81st United Nations General Assembly and New York Fashion Week.

Leadership Appointments

• David Fung, Head of Institutional at Streamex Corp., has been appointed Global Head of Institutional and Partnerships. Streamex is a Nasdaq-listed real-world asset tokenization platform focused on bringing gold and other commodities on-chain. Fung will also speak at the conference.
• Jimmy Nguyen, Founder & CEO of New Win Ventures and already announced speaker, has been appointed Global Growth Officer. A globally recognized blockchain leader and former Founding President of the BSV Blockchain Association, Nguyen specializes in intellectual property, data infrastructure and RWA tokenization.
• Enyo Sam has been appointed Engineering & Marketing Lead. An AI-native developer, entrepreneur and founder of Easner (stablecoin banking infrastructure), Sam brings deep experience in fintech product development, cross-border payments, and marketing of emerging technology platforms. He is also a confirmed speaker and performer at the official after-party.

Featured Experienced Speakers

• Kedar Mohile (Amazon) – 22+ years in cognitive security, GenAI architecture and privacy-first blockchain-enabled healthcare platforms.
• Anisha Salunkhe (Amazon Web Services) – Cloud Applications Architect designing enterprise-scale systems processing millions of workflows daily.
• Phillip Lord – CEO, Bitcoin Japan Corporation (TSE: 8105); former President of International at Bakkt; previously Jefferies, Nomura and HSBC.
• Lewis Tuff – CTO, Brevan Howard Digital; formerly CTO of Blockchain.com; alumnus of Revolut, Goldman Sachs and UBS.
• Justine Bone – Executive Director, Crypto ISAC; cybersecurity leader with experience at Bloomberg, Dow Jones and the intelligence community.
• Eric Guthrie (eguthrie@cogentlaw.com) – Partner, Cogent Law; Director of Training, Government Blockchain Association; author of Blockchain or Die.
• Wook Lee – CEO & Founder, EDENA Capital Partners; pioneer in sovereign-asset tokenization and climate-linked digital finance.
• Ali Abou Daya – CEO, Transactix; blockchain and payments infrastructure expert since 2011; testified before Canadian Parliament.
• Wassim Jarkas – Managing Director, iBLOCKCHAIN; thought leader in RWA tokenization and AI-driven digital transformation.
• Cat Bonar – CEO, Block Reign; compliance and regulatory specialist for Web3 and real-world blockchain solutions.
• Harshitha Ram – International arbitrator and mediator specializing in blockchain, crypto, AI and smart contracts; JAMS Fellow.
• David Fung – Head of Institutional, Streamex Corp. (also Global Head of Institutional and Partnerships).
• Dorian Jakov Štern Vukotić – Congressman & Blockchain Developer, Free Republic of Liberland.
• Jimmy Nguyen – Founder & CEO, New Win Ventures (also Global Growth Officer).
• Chris Ransdell – Bitcoin mining and energy specialist; advocate for efficient, renewable-aligned proof-of-work operations.
• Enyo Sam – Founder of Easner stablecoin banking infrastructure (also Engineering & Marketing Lead).

Additional Confirmed Speakers

• Srinivasa Rao Gunda
• Suryasivaji Killi
• Nithya Ramachandran
• Akshay Pramod Roy
• Samir Sengupta
• Melody Fogarty
• Li Maor

These speakers will contribute to high-signal programming covering Bitcoin and institutional infrastructure, tokenization of real-world assets, AI × Blockchain convergence, regulatory outlooks during UNGA season, energy transition, payments innovation, cybersecurity, and the emerging space economy.

“This complete roster of speakers and the appointments of David Fung, Jimmy Nguyen and Enyo Sam significantly strengthen both our content and our operational capacity,” said the organizers. “From Amazon and AWS cloud architecture to institutional RWA platforms, cybersecurity leadership, stablecoin infrastructure and global growth expertise, Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition now reflects the full maturity of the industry at a pivotal moment during the United Nations General Assembly.”

The centerpiece remains the two-day flagship conference at Hard Rock Times Square (September 16–17), supported by more than 100 panels, workshops, fashion-tech runways, networking events and the Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala across Times Square and New York City from September 10–19, 2026.

Tickets and the complete speaker roster are available at BlockchainWeek.ai.