ETHSHANGHAI 2026
The Ethereum Renaissance
September 22, 2026
SHANGHAI
About ETHShanghai 2026
ETHShanghai is one of the most influential annual Ethereum events in Greater China, focusing on cutting-edge technology and the developer community. This year marks the fifth ETHShanghai, encompassing in-depth sharing, technical exchange, and ecosystem networking, bringing together builders from around the world to explore the future development of Ethereum.
The Ethereum Renaissance
ETHShanghai 2026 will focus on the "Ethereum Renaissance," reinterpreting the value of Ethereum: It is not just a blockchain or financial network, but more likely to become an open, trustworthy, and verifiable digital infrastructure for the AI era.
Schedule
Expected to attract over 1,200 registerers, with 800+ attending in person. ETHShanghai will bring together 20+ speakers from around the world, along with 20+ partner communities to collaboratively build and contribute.
Hackathon
4 Days (10/18 - 10/21)
The hackathon tracks focus on four themes: ecosystem acceleration, expansion, support, and long-term guidance.
Summit
1 Day (10/22)
Bringing together leading-edge builders to explore key topics like ecosystem acceleration, expansion, support, and long-term growth.
Road to ETHShanghai
3 Months (Aug - Oct)
Include Young Hacker Odyssey Plan, online co-learning, and online hackathon. Aims to identify and support outstanding young talents.
Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Feng Xiao
Chairman and Executive Director of China Wanxiang Holdings, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
Hsiao-Wei Wang
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Yu Du
Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain, GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
Bruce
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
David Lee
Chairman of Global Fintech Institute, Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Audrey Tang
Founder of DRK Lab, Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
Gordon
Co-founder of BitSeek
Vaelyn
ETHPanda Core, GP of Plutos VC
Skylar
Head of HashKey Chain
Bei Hai
Senior Advisor of PicWe
Tang Yi
Founding Partner of Enlight Capital
Anthurine
Co-founder of EthStorage
Xiao Xiao
Investment Partner of HashKey Capital
Serena
Head of HSK Eco Labs
Nora
Head of Community of Synbo Labs
CJ Fong
GM APAC of GSR Markets
Ryan Chen
Head of Research and Innovation of DigiFT
Tongtong Bee
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of PANONY & PANews
Ky
Co-founder and CTO of HolmesAI
Renee
Brand Director of Chainbase
Luke
CEO of Nora
Cindy Shi
Head of Marketing of KiteAI
Ethean
Brand Lead of TinTinLand
Yoyo
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Twone
GCC Core
Hanbai Yan
Contributor of Nantang DAO
Marcus
Builder of LXDAO
Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Feng Xiao
Chairman and Executive Director of China Wanxiang Holdings, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
Hsiao-Wei Wang
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Yu Du
Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain, GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
Bruce
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
David Lee
Chairman of Global Fintech Institute, Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Audrey Tang
Founder of DRK Lab, Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
Gordon
Co-founder of BitSeek
Vaelyn
ETHPanda Core, GP of Plutos VC
Skylar
Head of HashKey Chain
Bei Hai
Senior Advisor of PicWe
Tang Yi
Founding Partner of Enlight Capital
Anthurine
Co-founder of EthStorage
Xiao Xiao
Investment Partner of HashKey Capital
Serena
Head of HSK Eco Labs
Nora
Head of Community of Synbo Labs
CJ Fong
GM APAC of GSR Markets
Ryan Chen
Head of Research and Innovation of DigiFT
Tongtong Bee
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of PANONY & PANews
Ky
Co-founder and CTO of HolmesAI
Renee
Brand Director of Chainbase
Luke
CEO of Nora
Cindy Shi
Head of Marketing of KiteAI
Ethean
Brand Lead of TinTinLand
Yoyo
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Twone
GCC Core
Hanbai Yan
Contributor of Nantang DAO
Marcus
Builder of LXDAO
Speaker
Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Feng Xiao
Chairman and Executive Director of China Wanxiang Holdings, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
Hsiao-Wei Wang
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Yu Du
Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain, GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
Bruce
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
David Lee
Chairman of Global Fintech Institute, Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Audrey Tang
Founder of DRK Lab, Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
Gordon
Co-founder of BitSeek
Vaelyn
ETHPanda Core, GP of Plutos VC
Skylar
Head of HashKey Chain
Bei Hai
Senior Advisor of PicWe
Tang Yi
Founding Partner of Enlight Capital
Anthurine
Co-founder of EthStorage
Xiao Xiao
Investment Partner of HashKey Capital
Serena
Head of HSK Eco Labs
Nora
Head of Community of Synbo Labs
CJ Fong
GM APAC of GSR Markets
Ryan Chen
Head of Research and Innovation of DigiFT
Tongtong Bee
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of PANONY & PANews
Ky
Co-founder and CTO of HolmesAI
Renee
Brand Director of Chainbase
Luke
CEO of Nora
Cindy Shi
Head of Marketing of KiteAI
Ethean
Brand Lead of TinTinLand
Yoyo
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Twone
GCC Core
Hanbai Yan
Contributor of Nantang DAO
Marcus
Builder of LXDAO
Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Feng Xiao
Chairman and Executive Director of China Wanxiang Holdings, Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain, Chairman and CEO of HashKey Group
Hsiao-Wei Wang
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Tomasz Stańczak
Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
Yu Du
Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain, GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
Bruce
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
David Lee
Chairman of Global Fintech Institute, Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain at the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Audrey Tang
Founder of DRK Lab, Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
Gordon
Co-founder of BitSeek
Vaelyn
ETHPanda Core, GP of Plutos VC
Skylar
Head of HashKey Chain
Bei Hai
Senior Advisor of PicWe
Tang Yi
Founding Partner of Enlight Capital
Anthurine
Co-founder of EthStorage
Xiao Xiao
Investment Partner of HashKey Capital
Serena
Head of HSK Eco Labs
Nora
Head of Community of Synbo Labs
CJ Fong
GM APAC of GSR Markets
Ryan Chen
Head of Research and Innovation of DigiFT
Tongtong Bee
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of PANONY & PANews
Ky
Co-founder and CTO of HolmesAI
Renee
Brand Director of Chainbase
Luke
CEO of Nora
Cindy Shi
Head of Marketing of KiteAI
Ethean
Brand Lead of TinTinLand
Yoyo
Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Twone
GCC Core
Hanbai Yan
Contributor of Nantang DAO
Marcus
Builder of LXDAO
Speaker
Morning
10:00 ~ 10:10
Opening Remarks I
Lu Chun, President of Shanghai Beigao High-tech Group Co., Ltd.
10:00 ~ 10:10
Opening Remarks II
Feng Xiao, Chairman and Executive Director, China Wanxiang Holdings; Chairman, Wanxiang Blockchain; Chairman & CEO, HashKey Group
10:10 ~ 10:40
Fireside Chat: Feng Xiao and Vitalik Buterin (Virtual)
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of Ethereum
10:40 ~ 11:00
Keynote: Hsiao-Wei Wang (Virtual)
Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
11:00 ~ 11:30
Fireside Chat: Bruce Xu (moderator) and Tomasz Stańczak
Bruce Xu, Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Tomasz Stańczak, Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
11:30 ~ 12:00
Fireside Chat: Yu Du (moderator) and David Lee
Yu Du, Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain; GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
David Lee, Chairman of Global Fintech Institute; Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain of the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Afternoon
14:00 ~ 14:10
Opening Remarks: Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang, Founder of DRK Lab; Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
14:10 ~ 14:30
Keynote: World’s First Decentralized AI Model Provider
Gordon, Co-founder of BitSeek
14:30 ~ 15:10
Panel: Scaling Ethereum and Beyond
Moderator: Vaelyn, ETHPanda Core & GP at Plutos VC
Guest: Skylar, Head of HashKey Chain
Guest: Tang Yi, Founding Partner at Enlight Capital
Guest: Bei Hai, Senior Advisor at PicWe
Guest: Anthurine, Co-founder of EthStorage
15:10 ~ 15:50
Panel: Building Bridges Between TradFi and Web3
Moderator: Xiao Xiao, Investment Partner at HashKey Capital
Guest: Serena, Head of HashKey Eco Labs
Guest: Wendy, CMO of Synbo Labs Community
Guest: CJ Fong, GM APAC of GSR Markets
Guest: Ryan Chen, Head of Research and Innovation at DigiFT
15:50 ~ 16:10
Hackathon Award Ceremony & Lottery
16:10 ~ 16:50
Panel: The New On-chain Paradigm: The Intersection of Web3 and AI
Moderator: Tongtong Bee, Co-Founder & Editor-In-Chief at PANONY & PANews
Guest: Ky, Co-Founder & CTO of HolmesAI
Guest: Bob Xu, Founder & CEO of Questflow.ai
Guest: Luke, CEO of Nora
Guest: Cindy Shi, Head of Marketing of KiteAI
16:50 ~ 17:30
Panel: The Chinese Community Force Driving Ethereum
Moderator: Ethean, Brand Lead at TinTinLand
Guest: Yoyo, Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Guest: Twone, GCC Core
Guest: Hanbai Yan, Nantang DAO Contributor
Guest: Marcus, LXDAO Builder
17:30 ~ 18:00
Closing + Networking
Agenda
Morning
10:00 ~ 10:10
Opening Remarks I
Lu Chun, President of Shanghai Beigao High-tech Group Co., Ltd.
10:00 ~ 10:10
Opening Remarks II
Feng Xiao, Chairman and Executive Director, China Wanxiang Holdings; Chairman, Wanxiang Blockchain; Chairman & CEO, HashKey Group
10:10 ~ 10:40
Fireside Chat: Feng Xiao and Vitalik Buterin (Virtual)
Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder of Ethereum
10:40 ~ 11:00
Keynote: Hsiao-Wei Wang (Virtual)
Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
11:00 ~ 11:30
Fireside Chat: Bruce Xu (moderator) and Tomasz Stańczak
Bruce Xu, Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Tomasz Stańczak, Co-Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation
11:30 ~ 12:00
Fireside Chat: Yu Du (moderator) and David Lee
Yu Du, Executive Director of Wanxiang Blockchain; GM of Wanxiang Blockchain Labs
David Lee, Chairman of Global Fintech Institute; Professor of Financial Technology and Blockchain of the Singapore University of Social Sciences
Afternoon
14:00 ~ 14:10
Opening Remarks: Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang, Founder of DRK Lab; Initiator of ShanhaiWoo
14:10 ~ 14:30
Keynote: World’s First Decentralized AI Model Provider
Gordon, Co-founder of BitSeek
14:30 ~ 15:10
Panel: Scaling Ethereum and Beyond
Moderator: Vaelyn, ETHPanda Core & GP at Plutos VC
Guest: Skylar, Head of HashKey Chain
Guest: Tang Yi, Founding Partner at Enlight Capital
Guest: Bei Hai, Senior Advisor at PicWe
Guest: Anthurine, Co-founder of EthStorage
15:10 ~ 15:50
Panel: Building Bridges Between TradFi and Web3
Moderator: Xiao Xiao, Investment Partner at HashKey Capital
Guest: Serena, Head of HashKey Eco Labs
Guest: Wendy, CMO of Synbo Labs Community
Guest: CJ Fong, GM APAC of GSR Markets
Guest: Ryan Chen, Head of Research and Innovation at DigiFT
15:50 ~ 16:10
Hackathon Award Ceremony & Lottery
16:10 ~ 16:50
Panel: The New On-chain Paradigm: The Intersection of Web3 and AI
Moderator: Tongtong Bee, Co-Founder & Editor-In-Chief at PANONY & PANews
Guest: Ky, Co-Founder & CTO of HolmesAI
Guest: Bob Xu, Founder & CEO of Questflow.ai
Guest: Luke, CEO of Nora
Guest: Cindy Shi, Head of Marketing of KiteAI
16:50 ~ 17:30
Panel: The Chinese Community Force Driving Ethereum
Moderator: Ethean, Brand Lead at TinTinLand
Guest: Yoyo, Co-initiator of ETHPanda
Guest: Twone, GCC Core
Guest: Hanbai Yan, Nantang DAO Contributor
Guest: Marcus, LXDAO Builder
17:30 ~ 18:00
Closing + Networking
Agenda
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