Dubai, UAE, December 14, 2025
Unchained Summit’s upcoming Dubai edition announces first round of speakers and confirms W Dubai&nbsp; – The Palm venue as <a href="https://aeternuminc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Aeternum</a> cements the event further as the number one Web 3.0 platform for&nbsp; Deal-Flow and Serious Networking.
Organized by Aeternum, the B2B events firm focused on&nbsp; emerging tech, <a href="https://unchainedsummit.com/dubai/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Unchained Summit </a>will return to Dubai on 1st &amp; 2nd May 2026 with a speaker lineup that&nbsp; reflects the growing maturity of the global Web 3.0 sector. Supported by Official Media Partner Coin&nbsp; Edition, the summit is expected to draw more than 1,500 builders, investors, developers and&nbsp; policymakers. The first wave of speakers released this week signals the kind of conversations the&nbsp; organizers aim to foster: grounded in real adoption, regulatory clarity and institutional scale.
The UAE is no longer positioning itself as a digital asset hub. It has firmly established itself as one of&nbsp; the world’s most active and credible markets for digital assets and Web 3.0. With mature regulatory&nbsp; frameworks in place and increasing participation from global institutions, banks, enterprises, and&nbsp; technology providers, the country has become a jurisdiction where meaningful innovation, deployment,&nbsp; and large-scale adoption are actively taking place.
Against this backdrop, Unchained Summit in Dubai is designed to deliver the level of curation, senior&nbsp; participation, and structured engagement that a mature digital asset economy now requires. While the&nbsp; region has seen a rapid increase in industry events, few platforms are built to serve the needs of&nbsp; institutional capital, enterprise innovators, high-growth founders, digital asset treasury teams, and active&nbsp; investors. Unchained Summit addresses this gap by creating a focused environment where founders&nbsp; are connected with investors, Web 3.0 companies engage directly with institutional decision makers,&nbsp; and enterprise leaders collaborate with the infrastructure builders shaping the next phase of adoption,&nbsp; alongside purposeful Web 3.0 to Web 3.0 partnerships.
The 2026 edition in Dubai will feature a highly curated speaker lineup of over 80 leaders across two&nbsp; days, spanning traditional finance, enterprise technology, digital asset infrastructure, venture capital,&nbsp; and high growth startups. Speakers will be announced in phases.
<h3 id="first-round-of-confirmed-speakers-include">First round of Confirmed Speakers include:</h3>
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 <li>Eowyn Chen, CEO, Trust Wallet, UAE</li>
 <li>David Norris, CFO &amp; CSO, NEAR Foundation, UAE</li>
 <li>Andrew Vranjes, Chief Revenue Officer, Blockdaemon, UAE</li>
 <li>Abdulla Al Dhaheri, CEO, The Blockchain Center, Abu Dhabi</li>
 <li>Anthony Bassili, President, Coinbase Asset Management</li>
 <li>Richard Wang, Partner, Draper Dragon, China</li>
 <li>Akshay Dalal, Head of Regional Risk &amp; Compliance, Google, UAE</li>
 <li>Jack Platts, Co-Founder, Hypersphere Ventures, USA</li>
 <li>Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands</li>
 <li>Nic Puckrin, Co-Founder and CEO, Coin Bureau</li>
 <li>Niraj Pant, Co-Founder, Ritual, USA, among others.</li>
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Beyond content, Unchained Summit is built around outcome driven engagement. The event will include&nbsp; structured investor founder meetings, curated one to one introductions, and dedicated spaces for&nbsp; enterprise teams and infrastructure providers to engage in focused discussions. The objective is to&nbsp; move beyond surface level networking and toward tangible collaboration, partnerships, and&nbsp; deployment.
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 Akshay Dalal from Google, who will be speaking at the event said, “Web 3.0 represents a pivotal shift in how we interact with data, identity, and&nbsp; trust. As regulatory frameworks begin to catch up, I believe the convergence of&nbsp; Web 3.0 and AI can unlock transformative potential, if we build it with&nbsp; responsibility, resilience, and real-world value in mind. I’m excited to bring a risk&nbsp; and compliance lens to the Unchained Summit in Dubai, helping bridge&nbsp; innovation with integrity.
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 Reflecting on the previous edition, Yat Siu, Animoca Brands, noted: “Events&nbsp; like Unchained Summit matter because they help people understand why the&nbsp; industry exists in the first place.” He noted that the talks, panels and connections&nbsp; serve a larger purpose, especially in a space that still sits in the early stages of&nbsp; global adoption. He reminded the audience that despite carrying a value in the&nbsp; trillions, Web 3.0 remains a small part of the world economy. That is why&nbsp; collaboration and shared learning are essential. He said, “Unchained Summit&nbsp; plays a key role in bringing the community closer and creating the connections&nbsp; that push the industry forward.”
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 Nic Puckrin, CEO of Coin Bureau, added: “Happy to be speaking at Unchained&nbsp; Summit in Dubai and to share a clear view on where the crypto markets may be&nbsp; heading next. The industry is moving through a defining period, and informed&nbsp; analysis matters more than ever.”
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 Sharath Kumar, Founder and CEO of Aeternum, organizer of Unchained&nbsp; Summit, said: “Following the success of our first edition, Unchained Summit&nbsp; returns at a time when the UAE has become a place where globally significant&nbsp; developments can be executed, not just discussed. The Summit is built to help&nbsp; companies, investors, and enterprises engage with intent, close meaningful&nbsp; partnerships, and drive real outcomes”.
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Tickets are available on the official website: <a href="https://unchainedsummit.com/dubai" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://unchainedsummit.com/dubai </a>
<h3 id="about-aeternum-consulting-ltd">About Aeternum Consulting Ltd:</h3>
Aeternum organizes business-to-business events in the emerging tech space, provides strategic&nbsp; consulting, and tailored services to a diverse range of clients, from corporations to governments and&nbsp; startups to individuals. Aeternum specializes in crafting impactful B2B platforms that foster meaningful&nbsp; connections, drive business growth, and facilitate knowledge sharing through conferences, exhibitions,&nbsp; and bespoke networking opportunities.
For more information visit: <a href="https://aeternuminc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">aeternuminc.com</a>.
For further details about the announcement, please contact:
media@aeternuminc.com | +971 55 243 1191
Partnerships Associate – Aeternum

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