In Seoul, KBW2026 unveils a partner lineup and speakers signaling a shift toward institutional finance, stablecoins, AI infrastructure, and next-generation digital asset services.

UIS, the Upbit Institutional Summit, is set for September 29, ahead of the main conference from September 30 to October 1.

Upbit serves as Presenting Partner, with 0G and BRV as Official Conference Partners.

Participants include executives from Franklin Templeton, a16z Crypto, Circle, Tether, and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, alongside policy leaders from the U.S., the Middle East, and Korean lawmakers discussing digital-asset legislation.

Speakers stress that digital assets have become more sustainable and spotlight EastPoint as a venue to bridge policy, capital, and technology for future financial-market structures.

Headline speakers include Arthur Hayes, Yat Siu, and Ed Felten, with more than 50 professionals from firms such as S&P Global, Ethereum Institutional, Galaxy Digital, Monad Foundation, and Hashgraph.

The roster also features participants from IBM Digital Asset, Hashgraph, and Hypernative, among others, in a broad lineup of industry players.

UIS targets global policymakers, institutional investors, financial firms, and digital asset/tech officials, aiming to be a continual forum for major shifts and the future of digital finance.

HSC Asset Group runs two series—HSC Conference and HSC Asset Management—connecting institutional and digital-native participants, with thousands of participants and hundreds of partners across editions.

The program covers asset tokenization (government bonds, real estate, commodities), blockchain trading/clearing/settlement infrastructure, and security tokens and digital payments.

Conference themes include Investments Today, Digital Economy financial infrastructure, RWAs tokenization, stablecoins, and AI in the agentic economy, with focus on Asia-Pacific dynamics.

A full-day program features panels, a roundtable, keynotes, and a networking zone to connect global and regional capital, partners, and market-entry pathways.