SINGAPORE, 6 November, 2026 – Singapore Blockchain Week (SBW) returns from 13 to 17 November 2026. It is a government-supported flagship event, bringing together a coalition of regulators, financial institutions, sovereign entities, family offices, founders, investors, enterprises, and ecosystem builders to shape the next phase of the new economy.
Featuring a stellar line up of thought leaders and industry speakers including H.E. Justin Sun – Founder of TRON; Jose Fernandez da Ponte – President, Stellar Development Foundation; Hang Jia – Executive Chairman of DCS Group (Diners Club Singapore); Shun Ishikawa : Co-Founder of Startale Group; Matthew Dawson – Co-founder of Ethereum Institutional; Wee Siang Lee – Executive Director of Paxos; Rahul Bhargava – Senior Financial Sector Consultant of World Bank and Interim Chief Operating Officer of Contour Network. ; Nischint Sanghavi – Head of Digital Currencies, Asia Pacific of VISA; Jasoria Advait – Vice President of Kinexys by J.P. Morgan, Albina Gaisina – Blockchain and Digital Innovation Analyst of United Nations Development Programme, Stéphanie Cabossioras – Chief Strategy & Global Policy Officer of Société Générale-Forge, Inmooo Hwang, CEO – ADDX, Kevin Kang – Co-Founder of Reap, Annabelle Huang – Co-founder and CEO, Altius Labs and Venture Partner of Amber Group, Kiran Mistry – Regional Head of Financial Services of Asia Pacific, Japan & China, SAP and CK Ong – Acting CEO of SBI Digital Markets.
A Cross-Border Platform for the Next Financial and Digital Era
SBW 2026 is uniquely positioned as the world’s first cross-border blockchain week, connecting Singapore and Malaysia’s Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) to accelerate innovation, investment and technology collaboration across Southeast Asia, with support from partners including Singapore Global Network – Economic Development Board, Singapore Tourism Board, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, Iskandar Regional Development Authority, Johor Corporation, etc.
SBW 2026 will spotlight the convergence of emerging technologies and financial systems through the following :
- November 13 (Friday): Special Economic Zone Immersion
- November 14 (Saturday): Tech-Enabled Sports
- November 15 (Sunday): Learnathon
- November 16 (Monday): Inner Circle
- November 17 (Tuesday): Institution Summit
Commenting on the premier government-supported event, Sebastian Zilliacus – Chair of Singapore Blockchain Week 2026 Advisory Committee, said, “When leaders from Visa, J.P. Morgan, Sony, SAP, the United Nations Development Programme and the world’s leading blockchain foundations choose to gather in the same week, it signals how far this industry has come. Our role is to make sure that the week produces more than headlines. We want Singapore Blockchain Week to be where traditional finance and emerging technology stop talking past each other and start building together.”
CK Ong, Acting Chief Executive Officer of SBI Digital Markets; Strategic Partner of Singapore Blockchain Week 2026, commented, “The question for tokenisation is no longer whether the technology works, but whether the market around it does. Pilots become production when regulatory clarity, distribution, custody and commercial viability line up. Regulated players like SBI Digital Markets, who structure and distribute these products, have a real role in building that market, and Singapore Blockchain Week is where we, the regulators and institutions can align.”
Singapore Blockchain Week serves as a strategic platform for advancing the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Real World Asset (RWA) and Venture Capital (VC) and positioning Singapore and the wider ASEAN region at the forefront of global digital transformation.
The South East Asia gateway aims to foster meaningful dialogue, institutional adoption, and cross-border partnerships through a week of conferences, summits, roundtables, exhibitions, networking sessions, and ecosystem activations. These themes reflect growing institutional interest in blockchain-powered infrastructure and the convergence of traditional and emerging technologies.
Experience the Future of Digital Economy
SBW 2026 aims to serve as a high-level convening point for both public and private sector leaders to explore regulatory frameworks, investment opportunities, and technological innovation shaping the next generation of financial systems.
Kiran Mistry – Regional Head of Financial Services of Asia Pacific, Japan & China, SAP who is co-hosting the Inner Circle Round Table Segment of Singapore Blockchain Week 2026—added, “For the digital economy to truly scale, emerging technologies like blockchain and real-world assets must seamlessly connect with the enterprise backbone. At SAP, we believe the next era of financial innovation is about interoperability, bridging decentralized finance with core enterprise systems to deliver real-time treasury visibility, secure cross-border settlements, and tangible business value for institutions.”
“Supply chains cannot unlock optimal velocity or liberate trapped working capital while trade finance remains paper-bound and disconnected from modern settlements. As the first global, multilateral trade finance platform on blockchain, Contour has been processing live commercial Letters of Credit digitally since 2021. We are bridging this divide and actively addressing the $2.5 trillion trade finance gap through AI-assisted operations, pre-validation against Infocomm Media Development Authority’s TradeTrust and Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) standards, and flexible multi-rail settlements, delivered through an accessible, open-utility model. From Contour and XDC Network’s home base in Singapore, the Inner Circle Roundtable and Singapore Blockchain Week offer the ideal stage to review with global industry experts how a convergent and streamlined digital trade-to-settlement experience can help unlock supply chain velocity at scale. ” said Rahul Bhargava – Senior Financial Sector Consultant of the World Bank and Interim Chief Operating Officer of Contour Network.
Singapore Innovation Centre, the organiser brings practical experience in bringing Web3 innovation to real-world applications, including agentic commerce and ticketing, Web3-powered human-layer running experiences, and stablecoin payments for merchandise. These initiatives demonstrate how blockchain can move beyond theory into tangible use cases that connect businesses, institutions, and communities.
Through curated programming and cross-border engagement, the event is designed to strengthen collaboration between traditional finance and emerging decentralized ecosystems, while supporting responsible innovation across the region.
Raymond Ngan – Managing Director of Singapore Innovation Centre, which manages the intellectual property of Singapore Blockchain Week, commented, “This flagship event serves as a strategic platform to connect institutions, enterprises, investors, and technology innovators in shaping the future of the digital economy. With Singapore as a regional gateway and the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone creating new opportunities for cross-border collaboration, we aim to strengthen Singapore and Southeast Asia’s position in the global digital economy, particularly as Singapore prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2027.”
For more information and event registration, please visit : https://www.singaporeblockchainweek.org
About SBI Digital Markets
SBI Digital Markets is a subsidiary of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, the digital asset arm of Japan’s leading conglomerate SBI Group. With the largest securities account customer base and second-largest trading market in Japan, SBI Group has a global network across 26 countries and regions including key markets in Asia and Europe.
SBI Digital Markets offers clients a comprehensive digitalisation framework from origination, tokenisation, and distribution to custodian services across traditional and Web 3 securities products.
For more information, please visit : https://sbidm.com
About SAP
SAP is a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI. We help organizations run mission-critical operations across finance, procurement, supply chain, human resources, and customer experience, moving from systems that record work to systems that can help execute it. Our goal is to be the #1 Business AI company, powering the Autonomous Enterprise.
Our partners amplify SAP’s value through solution innovation, deep product expertise, world-class services, and more. For over 50 years, organisations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. The company has 110,000+ employees from 157+ countries, €36.8 billion total revenue (non-IFRS) in FY2025, 300m+subscribers in our cloud user base, 100+ development locations worldwide, AAA for MSCI ESG rating (Environmental, Social and Governance) Top 5% on S&P ESG Score.
For more information, please visit http://www.sap.com
About Contour Pte Ltd
Contour Network is a digital trade finance network connecting banks, corporates and technology partners to modernise global trade through blockchain technology and digital documentation. Its institutional ecosystem includes leading financial institutions such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, Bangkok Bank, DBS, ICBC and Bank of China, alongside corporates including Tata Steel, Tata International and United Tractors.
With strategic backing from XDC Ventures, Contour is exploring stablecoin-enabled settlement, cross-border payments and programmable trade finance through its Stable-Coin Lab. By bridging traditional banking infrastructure with blockchain innovation, Contour is advancing more transparent, efficient and connected trade finance solutions for global commerce.
For more information, please visit https://www.contour.network
About Singapore Innovation Centre
Singapore Innovation Centre is a platform focused on innovation, enterprise development, and industry collaboration, supporting businesses in areas including innovation planning, digital transformation, industry partnerships, and market development.
At the early stage of its formation, the Centre championed Singapore Food United e-commerce platform endorsed by Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association and officially launched in the presence of Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry. Commissioned by Workforce Singapore – Ministry of Manpower, to conduct Industry Catalyst Programmes to support enterprise capability development. In recent years, supporting vibrant heartland businesses in industry engagement and digitalisation under appointment by Federation of Merchants’ Associations Singapore supported by Enterprise Singapore.
The organisation also manages the intellectual property of three government-supported, industry-led flagship platforms: Singapore Artificial Intelligence Week, Singapore Blockchain Week, and Singapore Sustainability Festival. These platforms serve as catalysts for emerging technologies, enterprise innovation, and cross-sector ecosystem collaboration.
For more information, please visit https://www.singaporeinnovationcentre.com
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