16th Edition
Global Blockchain Congress

The Premier Event Connecting Blockchain Innovators with Leading Investors

Agora is hosting its 16th edition of the
Global Blockchain Congress in Dubai, UAE
soon.

This is the premier event connecting
blockchain innovators with leading investors.
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Nestled behind closed doors, this event offers an unparalleled level of exclusivity, ensuring that only the most promising ventures and discerning investors converge.

The Global Blockchain Congress leverages the experience gained through the hosting of 15 editions of the event in Dubai & 3 international editions in Vietnam, London, and Singapore to ensure maximum return on investment for all of our sponsors.

‍Our mission is simple yet impactful:
To bring together visionary projects and investors through a series of pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings.

By creating this exclusive networking environment, we aim to drive collaboration, investment, and innovation that will shape the future of blockchain technology.

Startup founders from all over the world need financial advocates on their side. Raising funds and receiving funding are vital to the growth and success of startups. NOW is the right time for international startups to tap into a pool of highly engaged investors from the MENA region who are actively looking to invest in exciting and promising companies.
Over the past editions, we've had
5,200+
Attendees
400+
Sponsors
5,750+
One-on-One
Meetings
800+
Speakers
1,850+
Investors
Join us in Dubai for this exciting edition, where the world's top blockchain minds converge to explore opportunities and spark the next wave of industry advancements.
WHY SHOULD STARTUPS ATTEND?

Raising funds is no easy task. It takes a lot of time, effort, and money to meet with the right investors. The Global Blockchain Congress reduces time and cost for you by connecting you with the right investors at the right time. Startups will:
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  • Meet with institutional investors and family conglomerates looking for new investment opportunities
  • Listen to experts, educators, and regulators on the legal aspects covering digital assets investments
  • Network with colleagues and peers from all over the world
  • Interact with thought leaders and speakers
  • Have exclusive access to ultra-high net worth individuals
  • Conduct a 10-minute presentation about their project/start-up to 100+ hand-picked, pre-qualified groups of investors
WHY SHOULD INVESTORS ATTEND?

Our event is the ideal platform to learn all about the new trends in digital assets investment, explore investment opportunities, and meet some of the most amazing entrepreneurs and founders from all over the world. Investors will:
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  • Meet with the hottest blockchain start-ups
  • Keep their fingers on the pulse of the investment community
  • Listen to expert investors and fund managers
  • Understand risk management and regulations
  • Network with colleagues and peers from all over the world
WHY SHOULD GOVERNMENTS ATTEND?

Take a deep dive into blockchain technology and digital assets, engage with its ecosystem, and nurture solid cooperation in order to be able to properly legislate and govern. Governments will:
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  • Promote Foreign Direct Investment into their country
  • Help create a platform that positions your country at the heart of the blockchain ecosystem
  • Meet with digital assets legislatures from all over the world
  • Understand how blockchain technology can help you streamline your operation and reduce cost
  • Learn from subject matter experts
  • Interact with thought leaders and speakers
WHY SHOULD ENTERPRISES ATTEND?

Blockchain Technology will affect every business and industry. Your company needs to understand how to leverage blockchain to maintain a competitive advantage. Enterprises will:
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  • Meet with the best blockchain solution providers
  • Learn from world class organizations how blockchain technology helped them become better, faster, more transparent, and safer
  • Network with peers in an exclusive, by invitation only, c-level event
  • Explore the opportunities of investing in exciting blockchain startups
Who attends
the global blockchain congress
Family Offices
Governmental Institutions
KOLs
Regulators
Solution
Providers
Subject Matter Expert Speakers
VCs
Web3 Projects

"The GBC event was probably one of the best investor conferences I have been to.

We met about 10 high-quality investor leads on a 1-to-1 basis, who were looking to deploy money, and had lots of other networking opportunities throughout the event and into the evening. The management team was fantastic and arranged a number of ad-hoc meetings for us. Every need was attended to, and the staff were fun, friendly, and focused on helping us to raise funds.
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Overall, an excellent event, and I couldn't recommend it enough.
5 stars!"
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James Dunthorne
Founder, CEO, Neuron
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Jeroen Gillekens
Principal
Kearney
Christopher Scanlan
Chief Operating Officer
Pelican Investments
Jack Samatov
CEO
Solarious
Antoine Kanaan
Founder & CEO
HAQQ Legal AI
Dan Evseev
Managing Partner
Oversubscribed Capital
Gaurav Dubey
Founder & CEO
TDeFi
Jay Shah
Venture Partner
Mindfulness Capital
Jordan Kotsopoulos
Chief Revenue Officer
Contango Digital Assets
Marwan Kawadri
Investment Director
YZi Labs
Manav Gupta
Founder & CEO
Brinc
Hayden Hughes
Managing Partner
Tokenize Capital
Irina Heaver
Founder
NeosLegal
Miki Mak
Investment Principal
L2 Iterative Ventures
Kate Zems
Head of Agency
Formula by Cointelegraph
Mattia Mrvosevic
Co-Founder & General Partner
Eterna Capital
Daryl Lim
General Partner
TRIVE Digital
Dara Campbell
Senior Executive Officer
Hashgraph Ventures
Harsh Agarwal
Investment Director
Cypher Capital
Kamal Youssefi
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Hashgraph Ventures
Sarah Abuagela
Partner & Head of Investments
Ceras Ventures
Laura Estefanía
CEO
Conquista PR
Nikita Sachdev
CEO & Founder
Luna Media Corporation
Rajive Keshup
Partner
Cathay Innovation
Yan Ma
Executive Director
The Spartan Group
Doug Hsu
Investor
CMT Digital
Brendan Ma
Head of Investment Strategy
Arbitrum Foundation
Anna Tutova
Founder
AI Crypto Minds
Talal Tabbaa
Founder & CEO
CoinMENA
Tom Purdon
Ecosystem Lead
Brinc
James Wo
Founder & CEO
DFG
Tess Hau
Founder & General Partner - Founder & Chairwoman
Tess Ventures - Gaia Labs
Chris Keshian
CIO
Triton Liquid Fund
Sebastien Guglietta
Head of Asset Management
Laser Digital
Alessia Baumgartner
VP, Ecosystems
DWF Labs
Petr Hluze
General Partner
Nammu Capital
Cristian Ulloa
CEO & Co-Founder
Liquid Loans
Vineet Budki
Managing Partner & CEO
Sigma Capital
Amit Mehra
Partner
Borderless Capital
Yat Siu
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Animoca Brands
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14th Global Blockchain Congress: Web3 TV Interviews
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Hadi Malaeb
Co-Founder & CEO, AgoraGroup
Strategic partner
Sponsors
Media Partners
Previous Speakers
Abdulla Al Dhaheri
Chief Executive Officer
The Blockchain Center – Abu Dhabi
H.E. Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Executive Chairman & CEO
DMCC
Alex Odagiu
Investment Director
YZi Labs
Aly Madhavji
Managing Partner
Blockchain Founders Fund
Amit Mehra
Partner
Borderless Capital
Andrew Durgee
Head of Republic Crypto
Arnav Pagidyala
Principal
Bankless Ventures
Bijan Alizadeh
Partner
Cypher Capital
Brian Crain
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Chorus One
Carl Hua
Investment Partner & CTO
Shima Capital
Diana Biggs
Partner
1kx
Feras Al Sadek
Managing Partner
Ghaf Capital Partners
Forest Bai
Founder
Foresight Ventures
Gokhan Er
Managing Director
IOSG Ventures
Inal Kardan
Partner
TON Ventures
Jacob Ko
Founding Partner
Superscrypt
James Parillo
Managing Partner
Figment Capital
Jamie Wallace
Investor
BITKRAFT
Jason Brannigan
General Partner
Kronos Ventures
JT Law
Partner
Infinity Ventures Crypto (IVC)
Kamran Amin
General Partner
MH Ventures
Kevin Yang
Managing Partner
Gate Ventures
Leeor Groen
Managing Director
The Spartan Group
Dr. Marwan Alzarouni
CEO
Dubai Blockchain Center
Mattia Mrvosevic
Partner
Eterna Capital
Michael Terpin
Founder & CEO
Transform Ventures
Mohammad Alblooshi
Chief Executive Officer
DIFC Innovation Hub
Mohammed Al-Hakim
President
Crypto.com
Rifad Mahasneh
CEO - MENA
OKX
Richard Wang
Partner
Draper Dragon
Robby Yung
CEO of Investments
Animoca Brands
Rodney Yesep
Partner
Hack VC
Roland Roventa
Principal
Mechanism Capital
Shaishav Todi
General Partner
Lemniscap
Shreyansh Singh
Head of Investments
P2 Ventures
Stephen Cheung
General Partner
WAGMi Ventures
Steve Lee
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Neoclassic Capital
Takashi Hayashida
Managing Partner
Taisu Ventures
Tess Hau
General Partner & Founder
Tess Ventures
Yoann Turpin
Co-Founder
Wintermute

"We are thrilled to share our positive experience at our first attendance at the GBC.

This event has proven to be an invaluable platform for forging personalized and tailored connections within the blockchain community. Unlike larger, overwhelming conferences, the GBC strikes the perfect balance in size, fostering an environment conducive to quality networking. This setting allowed us to engage meaningfully with key individuals who showed a genuine interest in our project.

We are eagerly anticipating the next GBC. Our experience this year has set a high precedent, and we look forward to participating again!"
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Christian Trejo
CSO & Co-Founder, BBAChain
Previous sponsors & partners
Previous sponsors & partners

"Embarking on a 16-hour journey from Brazil to attend this event wasn't a simple feat for our startup. However, from the moment we set foot here, the rapport established with prospective venture capitalists worldwide has been remarkably encouraging.
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Now, as we return home, we do so with more than just promising conversations; we carry the weight of over 12 major venture capitalists expressing keen interest in our venture, eagerly scheduling follow-up discussions.
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I would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the organizers of the GBC for their tireless efforts in orchestrating such a remarkable gathering. Your dedication has provided us with invaluable opportunities."
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Lucas Schoch
Founder & CEO, BWS

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  • One-on-One Meetings
  • Panel Discussions & Presentations
  • Networking Sessions
  • Cocktail Reception & Gala Dinner

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Testimonials
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Embarking on a 16-hour journey from Brazil to attend this event wasn't a simple feat for our startup. However, from the moment we set foot here, the rapport established with prospective venture capitalists worldwide has been remarkably encouraging. 

Now, as we return home, we do so with more than just promising conversations; we carry the weight of over 12 major venture capitalists expressing keen interest in our venture, eagerly scheduling follow-up discussions.

I would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the organizers of the GBC for their tireless efforts in orchestrating such a remarkable gathering. Your dedication has provided us with invaluable opportunities, and for that, we are sincerely thankful.
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Lucas Schoch
Founder & CEO, BWS
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The 13th Agora's GBC was well-organized and offered plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow VCs and founders. On the project side, we are currently doing follow-ups with startups from my 1-on-1 meetings, several of which are showing promising potential. On top of that, our portfolio projects participating in the event highlighted the exposure to a great number of VCs, ongoing investment conversations, and honest feedback.

I'm not going to miss the next editions of GBC in Singapore and/or Dubai.
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Petr Hluze
Investment Manager, Black Alpha Capital
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The GBC event was probably one of the best investor conferences I have been to. A great venue, great attendee list, and excellent management. We met about 10 high quality investor leads on a 1-to-1 basis, who were looking to deploy money, and had lots of other networking opportunities throughout the event and into the evening.

The management team was fantastic, and arranged a number of ad-hoc meetings for us. Every need was attended to, and staff were fun, friendly and focused on helping us to raise funds.

Overall an excellent event, and couldn't recommend it enough. 5 stars!
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James Dunthorne
Founder, CEO, Neuron
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The experience at this event was amazing! Everything was more than well arranged. We were promised at least 10 meetings with investors but it was closer to 20! The difference between other events and Agora is that everyone knows why they are there. 1 side comes to raise funds, the other side is searching for a project to put their funds in.

I can advise EVERYONE to go to the next one. Met incredibly interesting people. In one word “amazing”.
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Randy van Brienen
CEO, Bitsliced
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We are thrilled to share our positive experience at our first attendance at the GBC.

This event has proven to be an invaluable platform for forging personalized and tailored connections within the blockchain community. Unlike larger, overwhelming conferences, the GBC strikes the perfect balance in size, fostering an environment conducive to quality networking. This setting allowed us to engage meaningfully with key individuals who showed a genuine interest in our project. We are eagerly anticipating the next GBC.

Our experience this year has set a high precedent, and we look forward to participating again! 
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Christian Trejo
CSO & Co-Founder, BBAChain
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As the Head of Business Development at Cointelegraph Accelerator, my role involves attending numerous significant conferences annually. This extensive travel schedule often leads to experiences with overcrowded events, which can be quite exhausting. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the high caliber of attendees at the recent GBC conference. The event's selective audience truly set it apart. Notably, two of our portfolio companies from the Cointelegraph Accelerator have garnered substantial preliminary commitments following their participation in this conference. We are now eagerly anticipating the conversion of these commitments into actual investments.
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Anna Shakola
Business Development Manager, Cointelegraph Accelerator
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When we participated in the 1st edition of the Global Blockchain Congress, we were able to secure funding and partnerships that allowed us to get to where we are today. To all the Blockchain projects, whether in the early or advanced stages, we assure you that the Global Blockchain Congress experience is unlike any other summit. This Congress is an exclusive, closed-door opportunity to connect with the greatest investors from the MENA region.
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Daniel Santos
CEO, Woonkly
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I always admire the events organized by the Agora Group and the Global Blockchain Congress was one such initiative. Being a partner at NewTribe Capital, we always struggle finding new investment opportunities in the top growing startups that could deliver us long term benefits but the 1 on 1 format implemented by this event was unique and very efficient indeed.

I'd recommend this as a must attend event.
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Juliet Su
Partner , NewTribe Capital VC
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It was truly a pleasure to be part of such a well-organized and high-caliber event. 

I was particularly impressed with the quality of discussions, the caliber of investors and projects in attendance, and the structured approach to facilitating meaningful connections.

The Agora team did an excellent job curating a platform that fosters real engagement and strategic opportunities.

Overall, it was a fantastic event, and I appreciate the opportunity to connect with key industry stakeholders. I look forward to future collaborations with Agora and seeing how the congress continues to evolve.
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Jimi Ibrahim
CBDO, IOPn
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Agora have seen the vision prior to that being a vision in Dubai when they were hosting the GBC when Crypto was still seen as something negative. What they have done has been super successful in navigating the storm and what we see today at the GBC is just brilliant with so many great minds & amazing projects coming together all under one roof. There was a real vibrant atmosphere and everyone understood that we are in a building phase and we were able to have this togetherness all down to the amazing Agora team for putting this show together and making everything flow so smoothly.
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Mohamed Ezeldin
Head of Tokenomics, Animoca Brands
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We had the privilege of joining the 14th Global Blockchain Congress (GBC) in Dubai. This premier event brought together top Web3 investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders, providing a unique platform to exchange insights and forge meaningful connections.

We had the opportunity to connect with key leaders shaping the Web3 landscape and discover innovative founders leveraging MENA’s strengths to drive blockchain adoption. Their fresh perspectives and groundbreaking ideas reinforced the region’s growing impact on the global Web3 ecosystem.

A big thank you to Agora Group for hosting this incredible event!
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Takashi Hayashida
Managing Partner, Taisu Ventures
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It has been my honour and privilege to have been invited to speak at and participate in the most prestigious and most innovative events in the web3 and Blockchain industry. I can confidently say, without fear or favor, that GBC matches these events stride for stride. One simply needs to look at the luminaries in attendance to know how well regarded this event is and deservedly so. I will be back next year as will the team from Cypher Capital Group.

Agora remain best in class when it comes to arranging these events and their continuous striving to further improve their offering serves them exceedingly well.
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Vineet Budki
CEO, Sigma Capital
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Pitches are good and all, but have you ever sat on a table for 8 hours with 30 minutes one-on-one meetings with 50 rotating investors? Agora is next level. I went to this conference last year, and it was like speed dating with investors.
THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD BE.

If you’re in Dubai or can get there, and are looking to raise funds for your project, this is your jam.
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Nikita Sachdev
Co-Founder , LunaPR.io
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As usual, the congress was extremely well curated and organized. It was great to meet old friends and make new acquaintances to kick-o the new year. The panel discussions were extremely informative and the 1:1 startup conversations provided distraction free opportunity to connect with the founders. The event quality and people attending have only got better with each edition. I can't wait for the next one!
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Amit Mehra
Partner, Borderless Capital
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The Global Blockchain Congress was an incredibly efficient and high-impact event. In just two days, we connected with top-tier investors and made the most of every moment to achieve our goals. We also met outstanding startups that are driving innovation in the industry. The event wasexceptionally well-organized, with comprehensive materials that made follow-ups seamless. Overall, a fantastic experience!
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William Hsu
CSO, FinTax
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I am very pleased about the performance and success of the Agora Global Blockchain Congress event! You feel all the efforts and dedication that the team put into turning this conference into a hit! From the registration counter, to the main stage where they picked the best panelists and to the section where start-ups pitch to investors all was very well done! It is truly a quality conference.
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Feras Al Sadek
Managing Partner, Ghaf Capital Partners
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The 2nd SEA edition of the GBC in Singapore was awesome!

Curated, small number, cozy environment for unique networking, well-designed 1-on-1 speed meeting with founders.

It was a great experience at one of the nicest venues in Singapore, with a curated crowd. Well done—we made valuable connections and found several potential investment opportunities.
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Steve Lee
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Neoclassic Capital
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