On April 28-29, 2025, the global event Unchained Summit 2025 will take place at the Kempinski Central Avenue hotel in Dubai, organized by Aeternum. This is not just a conference in the Web3 space, but a platform for bringing together founders, investors, regulators, and business leaders who aim to leverage cutting-edge decentralized infrastructure technologies that are set to transform identification, financial systems, and trust in the digital realm.
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The Importance of Dubai for the DePIN Sector and the Role of the Summit
The organizers noted that Dubai has become a significant hub in the development of decentralized infrastructure (DePIN), uniting policy, capital, and innovation. According to them, the Unchained Summit 2025 not only reflects this process but also acts as its driving force.
Big Names and Event Prospects
The lineup of speakers includes renowned experts in the blockchain and cryptocurrency fields:
- Co-founder of CertiK Ronhui Gu
- Head of YZi Labs Ella Zhang
- Co-founder of Mysten Labs Kostas Halkias
- Founder and CEO of EigenLayer Sriram Kannan
- Vice President of Blockchain Products and Crypto Assets at PayPal May Zabane
- Vice President of Quantitative Blockchain at Franklin Templeton Greg Scanlon
- Co-founder of Monad Foundation Keone Hong
- Chief Commercial Officer of OKX Lennox Lai
- Global Head of Financial Intelligence at Binance Nils Andersen-Red
«Web 3.0 is a collective movement, and Unchained Summit is where the next wave of builders and thinkers comes together. We are here to support the conversation. The growth of Web 3.0 depends on infrastructure that can scale — it’s about throughput, cost-effectiveness, and long-term sustainability. We are proud to participate in Unchained Summit and promote the idea of sustainable blockchain development,» said TAN Blockchain founder Abhijit Shukla.
Quantstamp CEO Richard Ma expressed his excitement about participating in the event, while José F. Pereira, CEO of Own, emphasized that the shift of assets, users, and markets to an on-chain model is growing, and this summit will help advance this trend.
Tobias Bauer, General Partner at TBV, noted that industry leaders who will shape its trends will participate in the event. Aeternum founder and CEO Sharat Kumar highlighted that Dubai is not only actively engaged in the Web3 space but is also setting the tone for its development by combining innovation with institutional capital.
The event is supported by numerous industry companies: platinum sponsors — Mesh and Own; gold sponsors — KoinBX, MOI Technology, TAN Blockchain; silver sponsors — AEON, BTSE, Mantle Network, and f(x) Protocol; bronze sponsors — BlockchainX, Gresham International, EcoTrader, and Threshold. There will also be support from partners after the event, including Consciousness and Coin Edition.
The organizers announced that after Dubai, the inaugural summit will take place in India in December 2025, and tickets for the event are already available for purchase on the official website.