Blockchain Life 2026 reveals speaker list for Dubai event

Blockchain Life 2026 is scheduled for December 1–2 in Dubai. Organisers expect more than 15,000 attendees from over 130 countries, alongside 200-plus speakers and 200-plus sponsors. The event has now published its confirmed speaker roster.

The forum's stages will feature executives from companies and ecosystems in cryptocurrency, finance, and artificial intelligence.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Arthur Hayes, CIO at Maelstrom
• Ben Zhou, Co-Founder & CEO of Bybit
• Garret Jin
• Sandeep Nailwal, Co-Founder of Polygon
• Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius
• Yat Siu, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands
• Kelvin Koh, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of The Spartan Group
• Jamie King, Co-Founder of Rockstar Games
• Luke Judges, Partner Director at Ripple
• Marius Smith, Co-Founder of Ethereum Institutional
• Tony Ashraf, Managing Director & Global Head of Digital Asset Transformation at BlackRock
• Sunny Lu, Co-Founder & CEO of VeChain
• Felix Fan, CEO of Trust Wallet
• Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner at DWF Labs
• Sergei Khitrov, Founder of Listing Help and Jets Capital
• Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC
• Saeeda Jaffar, Managing Director International at Circle
• Rajat Sakhuja, Director of Blockchain & Digital Assets at Mastercard
• Daniil and David Liberman, creators of Gonka AI and Humanism

And many other leaders from the global crypto and AI industries.

The Blockchain Life expo will bring together over 200 sponsors, including crypto projects, exchanges, mining companies, Web3 and AI teams, infrastructure providers, and startups.

Beyond the two-day forum, Blockchain Life & AI Future Week 2026 will feature more than 300 side events. Meetings, closed-door sessions, business dinners, parties, and other activities will take place throughout the week.

The event will conclude with the Blockchain Life Afterparty in Dubai.

About Blockchain Life

Blockchain Life is an annual crypto forum held in Dubai. Founded in 2017, it brings together crypto, finance, and AI companies. The 2026 edition expects over 15,000 attendees from more than 130 countries.