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Cryptoinvestors are Coming to NexChange's Block O2O Blockchain Summit in Hong Kong on May 8, 2018Block O2O Blockchain Summit 2018 hosts over 100 blockchain and cryptocurrency investors HONG KONG, April 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Blockchain and cryptocurrency investors are coming to Hong Kong on May 8th to meet with potential investees in the form of companies leading in deploying blockchain solutions. As a global financial leader in the sector, Hong Kong's own position vis-a-vis mainland China and Asia makes it the best place for investors and entrepreneurs to meet and do deals.  Juwan Lee, CEO of innovation ecosystem firm NexChange, says, "CryptoInvestors are excited to come to Hong Kong. As the blockchain and utility token markets mature, major players, including traditional financial services companies are developing capacity in this area. They are investing in the technology, facilitating client investment and trading, and using it themselves." Over 100 investors from major financial services firms, PE and VC funds, family offices, and angel investors will be at the event. High net worth individuals (HNWI), including cryptoinvestors, will also be at the event to learn and get first hand updates of important projects. Special networking platforms are being created to connect investors to top quality projects. Major accelerators like 500 Startups will participate, sending Bonnie Cheung, Venture Partner and head of Asia. The Blockchain Investment Consortium, with 120 plus members with over US$5 Billion AUM, will be represented by co-founder and Managing Partner, Brad Yasar. Blue chip investment banks, custodial firms, brokerages and more are moving into the sector and will come to learn and collaborate. Founders from United Traders, CryptoBazar, will join True Global Venture's legendary investor-founder, Dusan Stojanovic, and have an eye out for new investment targets. Cryptoexchange leaders Xiong Lijian of Xstar Exchange and LoMoStar and Aurelien Menant of Gatecoin will take the stage. Many speakers have already led successful funding for blockchain and utility token projects through both traditional and new blockchain based fundraising. Successful business builders and blockchain technologists coming include Nick Spanos, Bitcoin pioneer, founding member of the BitcoinCenter in New York and current CEO and Co-founder of Zap.org, using blockchain to create next-gen voting systems. David Allen Cohen is the Founder of Dcntral.ai and an advisor to Hashgraph, the protocol that some think is the next generation of blockchain. Alex Leverington, Ethereum core developer and payments entrepreneur, will speak on "Breaching Borders with Magic Internet Money". Topics covered will include ICOs and the use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more. The use of blockchain by financial services institutions, cryptoexchanges, and the connection between AI and blockchain will be examined. The event is part of a two day series including:
A full list of speakers and topics can be found at www.blockO2O.com A select list of speakers follows:
PR Newswire, a Cision company, is the premier global provider of media monitoring platforms and news release distribution services that marketers, corporate communicators and investor relations professionals leverage to engage key audiences. PR Newswire is the supporting media organization of Block O2O Blockchain Summit 2018. For more info, visit www.prnasia.com For more information, visit www.blockO2O.com for the full agenda, speaker list and delegate and media registration. Contact: Andrew Work About NexChange NexChange is an innovation ecosystem as a service, specialising in fintech, insurtech, blockchain, AI and healthtech. By creating an global O2O community, our three pillars are the creation, marketing and investment in innovative products. The three main pillars of the business work seamlessly together to create synergies beyond the sum of the parts. Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20180424/2113269-1 SOURCE NexChange Limited 
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