Thought Leaders Summit 2026: A Gathering of Leaders Across the Digital Asset Industry
The Spartan Group successfully hosted the 3rd edition of Thought Leaders Summit (TLS) on 7 October 2026 during Token2049 Singapore, alongside co-hosts Pantera Capital and Maven 11.
This year's summit brought together a full house of industry leaders, founders, investors and experts for an afternoon of insightful discussions and meaningful conversations across five key topics shaping the digital asset industry.
Panel Discussions & Speakers
1. Beyond T-Bills: The New Collateral
Luca Prosperi — Co-Founder & CEO, M0
Conor Ryder — Head of Research, Ethena
Shaaran Lakshminarayanan — CEO, Multipli
Kevin Li — CEO, Saturn
Moderator: Calvin Poon, Executive Director, Spartan Group
2. Alpha vs. Algorithms: Who Trades and Manages Risk Better When It Actually Matters?
Tony Ling — Co-Founder, Minara
Ben Fielding — Co-Founder & CEO, Gensyn
Willy Chuang — Co-Founder, TrueNorth
Sergio Chan — Founder, T54 Labs
Moderator: Lionel Pek, Executive Director, Spartan Group
3. Prediction Markets: Peak Hype or Just Getting Started?
Brooke Rizzetto — Head of Institutional Liquidity, Polymarket
Ding X — Founder, Predict.fun
Ahmed Salih — Co-Founder & CEO, Outcome
Lucas Martin Calderon — Founder & CEO, Kash
Moderator: Eric Nicomedez, Investment Associate, Spartan Group
4. Tokenization, Its Promises, and the Regulatory Effects on Expected Progress
Romeo Ravagnan — Co-Founder, 3F Labs
Sidney Powell — Co-Founder & CEO, Maple Finance
Emile Dubié — Founder & CEO, Tenka
Chris Kim — Co-Founder & CEO, Axis
Lily Yarborough — Co-Founder & CBO, Valinor
Moderator: Pim Swart, Associate Partner, Maven 11
5. Are We Out of Crypto Winter?
Kelvin Koh — Co-Founder & Partner, Spartan Group
Cosmo Jiang — General Partner, Pantera Capital
Balder Bomans — CIO & Managing Partner, Maven 11
Moderator: Casper Johansen, Co-Founder & Partner, Spartan Group
A big thank you to all 25 speakers and moderators, our co-hosts Pantera Capital and Maven 11, and everyone who joined us and made the third edition of TLS another successful event.
We look forward to continuing these conversations and welcoming everyone back next year!
