Dreaming of the Future - Web3 Gaming Summit in Hong Kong Successfully Concluded

On April 8, 2024, the Web3 Gaming Summit in Hong Kong, officially hosted by ABGA and co-organized by ICC and aelf, with support from Web3Labs and CloudMile, grandly opened as the official gaming sub-venue of the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. This summit gathered industry leaders, developers, investors, and enthusiasts from leading institutions around the world, focusing on Web3 gaming, presenting an event rich in innovation and insights for industry explorers. Participants collectively focused on Web3 gaming topics, drawing on cutting-edge development insights, exploring the infinite possibilities of Web3 gaming development, and forging the future blueprint of the industry.

The Web3 Gaming Summit in Hong Kong officially commenced at 2 PM (UTC+8) on April 8, 2024, at the 3rd floor of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Senior experts from leading institutions in the industry brought three keynote speeches and three panel discussions to the audience, covering various aspects of Web3 gaming, from gaming technology to business models, and future industry trends and developments. Meanwhile, the industry's first startup camp focused on the Web3 Gaming track, the ICC Camp Ceremony, successfully concluded, showcasing projects from 31 participants of the S1 camp. A representative from the participants took the stage to share entrepreneurial insights and camp experiences, marking the official conclusion of the first offline entrepreneurial course.

K eynote S peech Recap

-Keynote 1:

Theme: Asia's Advantages in Global Web3 Gaming Ecosystem

This keynote speech was delivered by ABGA CEO Yoka Zhou, who explored Asia's leading position in the global Web3 gaming ecosystem. The Asia region has leveraged its vibrant developer community, large user base, and efficient environment to achieve significant accomplishments in the Web3 gaming field. Additionally, she emphasized Asia's spirit of innovation and the attention that leading public chains pay to the gaming industry, all of which contribute to Asia's key role in shaping the future of gaming. ABGA and ICC Camp will also work together to promote the development of this momentum, foster collaboration, and drive excellence in Web3 gaming.

-Keynote 2:

Theme: Esports Development in Web3 Gaming

Abin Arjun, Founder and CEO of Aura, elaborated on Aura's vision for the future of gaming and its impact on the global gaming ecosystem. He also delved into the bright prospects of esports in the Web3 gaming field. By combining Aura's innovative concepts with the application of Web3 technology, he emphasized the potential of esports in the future and explored how blockchain technology can drive the development of the esports industry, bringing more opportunities and innovations for players and developers.

-Keynote 3:

Theme: Elevating Web3 Gaming with aelf

Khaniff Lau, Business Development Director of aelf, showcased the exciting potential of aelf in disrupting the Web3 gaming landscape. He conducted a dual-perspective analysis from both the player and developer viewpoints, exploring how aelf's advanced blockchain technology redefines the future of gaming, providing users with unprecedented scalability, operability, and security, while offering developers more innovative support opportunities. Through aelf's innovations, the Web3 gaming industry will undergo a revolution, pushing gaming experiences into a new realm and creating more opportunities and possibilities for players and developers.

ICC C eremony Recap
Theme: Empowering the Future of Web3 Gaming: The Inaugural Journey of ICC Camp

Kevin Shao, the initiator of ICC Camp, Executive President of ABGA, and co-founder of Bitrise Capital, attended the event to introduce the industry's most vertical, experienced, and professional Web3 gaming accelerator—ICC Camp. He showcased ICC's powerful resource ecosystem and its launch vision, announcing the official start of the second phase of ICC Camp. At the same time, the ICC Ceremony presented an exciting showcase of 31 outstanding startup projects from the first phase. Representatives from five projects took the stage to share their thoughts and experiences from ICC Camp, expressing infinite expectations to potential projects wishing to apply for the second phase.

Panel Discussion Recap

-Panel Discussion 1:

Theme: Does the Future of Web3 Gaming Require Supportive Ecosystems?

Denzel Lim, Business Development & Ecosystem Growth at aelf, led project representatives—Steven Cao, Founder & Head of Growth at GaFin, Chris Chodakowski, Founder of Wizarre Stormfights, and John, Founder of Project Schrodinger—to discuss the future of supportive ecosystems for Web3 gaming. The guests shared their views and engaged in a lively and constructive discussion on how to build a more supportive ecosystem, leading the audience to recognize the importance of a complete ecological support system for the development of Web3 gaming.

-Panel Discussion 2:

Theme: The Renaissance in Web3 Gaming

Chris Zhu, CEO of Sonic SVM/Mirror World, hosted the second panel discussion. The guests included Eric, CEO of Cellula, Alexey Stelmakh, BD of Satoshi Universe, Saku, Co-Founder of Matr1x, and SEAKUK OH, BD Lead of TRALA LAB. The discussion focused on the renaissance in the Web3 gaming field, delving into how to shape the industry's innovative trends and developments. From blockchain-based gaming experiences to decentralized virtual worlds, the guests provided valuable insights for the future exploration of the gaming industry.

-Panel Discussion 3:

Theme: The Future of Web3 Gaming------From the Perspective of Public Chains

This roundtable featured representatives from top public chains, presenting the latest analysis of the future of Web3 gaming. Anderson Sima, Chief Editor of DeThings, moderated the discussion, with Adam Jin, Advisor of Solana Foundation, Sarah S, APAC BD Lead of BNB Chain, Pascal So, Product Market Strategy of starkware, and John Cho, Marketing VP of Klaytn Foundation, as public chain representatives. They collectively analyzed the future of Web3 gaming from the perspective of public chains, covering topics such as scalability solutions and the crypto ecosystem, providing valuable insights for the evolution of gaming in the Web3 era.

At this event, industry pioneers and practitioners shared valuable experiences and profound insights, bringing rich rewards to the participants. Their sharing not only deepened our understanding of the Web3 gaming industry but also showcased its infinite potential and broad development prospects. Thanks to all participants, guests, and partners for their efforts and contributions, making this event a hub for knowledge exchange and innovative thinking.

Web3 gaming is in a rapid development stage, and we look forward to this cutting-edge, advanced Web3 gaming gala driving industry transformation, bringing more surprises and opportunities to global players. Let us look forward to the SG WGS held during token2049 in September, hosted by ABGA, to once again gather and explore the future landscape of Web3 gaming together!

About ABGA

ABGA, the Asia Blockchain Gaming Alliance, is an ecological alliance established by mainstream organizations in the global blockchain industry, as well as outstanding organizations and individuals passionate about blockchain gaming, the metaverse, and NFTs. Through a rich array of online and offline activities, along with the latest industry information analysis and discussions, ABGA's internal members unite to discover, invest in, and incubate more potential projects, promoting the vigorous development of the industry.

About ICC

Imagine Creation Combinator (ICC) is a cutting-edge company deeply engaged in the WEB3 gaming track, dedicated to promoting the integration and innovation of blockchain technology with the gaming and entertainment industry. With creativity, innovation, and creation at its core, ICC provides comprehensive support and services for WEB3 gaming developers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts through extensive conference services, brand (PR) services, and WEB3 gaming startup camps, driving the development and innovation of the WEB3 gaming industry.

About aelf

aelf is a cloud-based, high-performance next-generation Layer-1 blockchain network designed to support the development of Web3 and its explosive growth in the next 5 to 10 years. As a Layer-1 network, aelf's processing speed surpasses that of most Layer-2 networks. Centered around the construction of the aelf ecosystem, the aelf team has built and open-sourced tools such as browser plugins, blockchain explorers, wallet apps, and SDKs in multiple languages, enabling developers to easily build and contribute to the aelf ecosystem.