TEAMZ Summit 2026 Day 2 Report

April 10, 2026

~ 10,625 visitors over 2 days, 2027 10th anniversary announced ~

TEAMZ Summit 2026 Day 2

The “TEAMZ Summit 2026,” which was held at Happoen in Tokyo on 2026/4/8, reached its 2nd day, and continued to show great excitement. Over the 2 days, a total of 10,625 people attended, and the results showed a strong presence as one of Asia's largest conferences in the Web3 and AI areas.

Start Day 2 with Japanese culture

Day 2 kicked off with a kabuki performance that symbolizes traditional Japanese culture.

It was an iconic opening that embodies the theme of “Tradition Meets Tomorrow” due to the production fused with the historic space of Happo-en.

Keynote Session Highlights

On Day 2, sessions focused on more practical and macro themes, such as policy, finance, infrastructure, enterprise implementation, and global capital.

Summit Host: Janik Adorf

Keynote: Japan's Digital Strategy and the Future of the Nation

The direction of Japan's digital policy and the national strategy led by Web3 and AI was shown from the government's point of view.

Digital Society Promotion Division General Manager Takuya Hirai

Keynote: Bridging Crypto Asset Finance and Traditional Finance in Japan

Explain the fusion of crypto assets and finance in the global market from an international perspective.

TRON founder H.E. Justin Sun

Keynote: The Integrity Economy: Why Digital Trust Is the New Global Currency

Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation

Panel: Layer 1 as basic infrastructure in the tokenization era

Discuss the role and evolution of Layer 1 as a basic infrastructure in the tokenization era.

Litecoin Foundation APAC General Director Robbie Coleman/Aptos Labs Head of APAC Suhan Zhao/Midnight Country Manager Taro Kimura/Ethereum Foundation Asia Regional Ecosystem Development Lead Adrian Li/ Altius CEO Annabelle Huang (moderator)

Panel: Web3 × AI 2026: From decentralized infrastructure to autonomous economy, presenting the possibility of a new economic model using decentralized infrastructure and AI.

Mitsubishi UFJ Innovation Partners Chief Investment Officer Takashi Sano/Sony Bank, Ltd. DX Business Planning Manager Kanamori Kanamori Kanamori Kanamori/ Matsuo Research Institute Co., Ltd. Executive Vice President Kim Go-soo/NTT Docomo Business Security Strategist | AI Agent Developer Jack/ Osmanthus United LLC CEO Huang Yu (Moderator)

Panel: Self-Custody 2.0 — Security, UX, and the Future of Institutional Adoption

Discuss the state of next-generation wallets from the viewpoint of security, UX, and institutional investor adoption.

Trust Wallet Business Development Officer Nick DiSisto/LEDGER APAC General Manager Takatoshi Shibayama/EXODUS Head of Occupational Pascal Kurzawa/ HYPERNATIVE VP of Asia Pacific Shawn Lim/Tangem Global Retail Business Development Manager Lee Skinner/THE BLOCK Head of APAC Frederick Tan (Moderator)

Panel: Bringing the world on-chain

We shared our efforts and vision for social implementation of Web3.

STARTALE Group CEO Watanabe Sota/SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd. President and CEO Tomohiko Kondo/ STARTALE Japan CEO Takashi Tezuka (Moderator)

Afternoon Session: Implementation Phases and Global Capital

The afternoon began with a Japanese drum performance, and an even more intense discussion unfolded.

Fireside: Ethereum in 2026: Infrastructure, Institutional Investors, and the Global Economy

Discuss Ethereum's role in infrastructure, institutional investors, and the global economy

Ethereum Foundation Head of Institutions, APAC Tiena Sekharan/Bitcoin.com News News Lead David Sencil

Fireside: The Era of Digital Ownership: A New Economic Sphere Created by Web3

Discuss the new economic sphere brought about by Web3.

animoca BRANDS co-founder Yat Siu/ Bitcoin.com News News Lead David Sencil

Keynote: The future of finance runs on the crypto asset rails

Explain the fluidity design that supports the growth of Web3.

Kanny Lee, founder and CEO of SecondSwap

Fireside: Yellow: Internet of Value for the Agent Economy

Dialogue on new forms of value in the agent economy and the potential of infrastructure

Yellow Captain Alexis Sirkia/Yellow Evangelist for Developers Steven Zeiler

Panel: Japanese companies' Web3 implementation strategies — from demonstration to full-scale implementation

Discuss steps and issues from PoC to full-scale implementation.

EMURGO Founder and Chairman of the Board Ken Kodama/Digital Asset Markets Co., Ltd. Director Tsuguo Kato/FINX jCrypto Co., Ltd. President and CEO Chen Haiteng/G.U.Group Co., Ltd. President and CEO Hidekazu Kondo/ Rakuten Wallet Co., Ltd. CIO and Executive Officer Yasuhiro Sasaki (Moderator)

Panel: 2026 Capital Trends: Where Will Smart Money Go in Web3?

Analyze global capital flows and investment strategies.

PLAY.FUN Founder and CEO Justin Waldron/C² Ventures Founder and Management Partner Ciara Sun/ Mendoza Ventures Venture Partner Moriwaka Kojiro/Gallet Capital CEO Nicolas Gallet/ TRIVE Managing Partner Daryl Lim/ GIMA Group , Inc. Representative Director, CEO and Founder Kevin Soltani (Moderator)

Fireside: HashPort Special Fireside: The Future of Japan Changed by AI and Web3

Discuss social changes brought about by the fusion of AI and Web3 and the future of policy and industry in Japan

Diet Countermeasures Vice Chairman Shiozaki Akihisa/HashPort CEO Yoshida Seihiro

Panel: New Assets and Agency Payments - Connecting Earnings and Lives

Discuss from multiple angles how profit opportunities and daily life will be linked through new asset concepts and developments in agency payments.

Iore Co., Ltd. CEO Yugo Takino/Osaka Digital Exchange Co., Ltd. President and CEO Hitoshi Yasuo/ Slash Vision Labs Founder & CEO Shin/ UPBOND CEO Mizuoka Hayao (Moderator)

Panel: Trust Infrastructure in the Web3 Era - Next Generation Internet Created by Identity Security Data

Discuss a new internet created by trust, identity, and data.

iagon CEO Navjit Dhaliwal/Hashlock Co-Founder Jock Haslam/Terminal 3 Co-Founder & CEO Gary Liu/RELIQUE CMO Yuma/Bitcoin.com News COO Jason Sheman (moderator)

Keynote: Making Japan a Digital Asset Nation — Web3 and National Growth Strategy

Representative of the National Democratic Party, Member of the House of Representatives Tamaki Yuichiro

Panel: Tokenizing Real World Assets (RWA): New Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market Opportunities

It presents the potential of the RWA market, which is estimated to be on the scale of trillions of dollars.

Gold Dollar (USDKG) Deputy CEO for International Cooperation Elena Chigibaeva/MIDAS Co-Founder & COO Jesper Cheng/ Banca d'Italia Japan Deputy Representative Dr. Andrea Perin/AEtheriumX Head of America Mike Neet/ EMURGO Global Marketing Director Nathaniel Acton (moderator)

Day 2 Recap ~And on to the Next Stage~

At the closing, the Japanese drum performance was shown again, and the excitement was just right for the end of the 2 days. Also, a BTC lottery worth 1 million yen was held, and the venue was very exciting.

BTC lottery

Furthermore, at the venue, it was officially announced that the “TEAMZ Summit 2027 (10th anniversary)” will be held on 2027/4/6 and 7, and great expectations and cheers were raised from the visitors.

TEAMZ CEO Tianyu Yang

Summarize

10,625 people participated in TEAMZ Summit 2026 over 2 days, and it was a place where they could experience the frontline of Web3 and AI and the reality of social implementation. Combining Japanese culture with cutting-edge technology, this event was not just a conference, but also provided new value and inspiration to participants around the world as a “platform for implementing the future.”

We'll see you again next year on the TEAMZ Summit 10th anniversary stage.

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