Bybit, which says it is trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, is sending senior leadership to Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 to lay out its vision for AI-driven platform infrastructure as traditional finance and digital assets continue to converge.
Key Takeaways
- Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou will deliver a Main Stage fireside chat on 3 November on AI-driven infrastructure, tokenisation and TradFi-crypto convergence.
- Sean Ballard, Bybit’s Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business, joins a panel on next-generation trading infrastructure and liquidity alongside Panthertrade, Gravity Team and BitGo.
- Hong Kong FinTech Week 2026 draws more than 1,000 speakers and 45,000 participants from over 120 economies, with Bybit noting it is not licensed by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission and does not serve the Hong Kong public.
AI and Tokenisation on the Main Stage
Ben Zhou, Co-founder and CEO of Bybit, will deliver a Main Stage fireside chat on 3 November titled “Bridging the Divide: The Next Chapter of TradFi & Crypto Convergence,” exploring how AI-driven platform innovation, institutional-grade infrastructure and asset tokenisation are reshaping the line between traditional financial markets and digital assets.
Sean Ballard, Head of Derivatives and Institutional Business at Bybit, will join a panel titled “The Future of Trading: Next-Generation Market Infrastructure and Liquidity” alongside executives from Panthertrade, Gravity Team and BitGo, examining how AI-driven execution models and tokenised market access are converging to create more resilient trading infrastructure for professional participants.
A Super-Connector Moment for Hong Kong
Themed “Fintech Nexus: Bridging the World, Building the Future,” HKFTW 2026 is organised around three strategic engines — Finance+, AI+ and Go Global — reflecting Hong Kong’s positioning as a connector between capital, innovation and international markets. The event runs at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 2 to 6 November and includes ten dedicated forums, among them a Digital Assets and Web3 Forum and an AI in Finance Forum.
Bybit’s participation adds to a packed week of exchange and institutional appearances at the summit, as platforms jostle to stake out positioning in the AI-and-tokenisation conversation that is increasingly dominating fintech industry events across the region.
