"GWDC 2026 KOREA" Web3 and AI's new paradigm in Asia will land in Seoul on September 29-30, inviting you to join the global developer summit

Following the successful inaugural Global Web3 Developer Conference (GWDC HK) held in Hong Kong in February this year, which ignited the tech wave in the Asia-Pacific region and gathered over 2,000 industry elites, the conference organizer Web3Labs today officially announced a significant upgrade: the second Global Web3 Developer Conference (GWDC 2026 Korea) will take place from September 29 to 30 at the aT Center in Seoul, South Korea. This year's conference will continue to uphold the hardcore geek spirit of "For Builders, By Builders," focusing on Asia's top tech hubs and committed to creating a new paradigm for the global Web3 developer ecosystem and next-generation industry integration.

According to the latest predictions from the organizing committee, the Seoul event will witness a comprehensive transformation and leap in scale. At that time, over 8,000 attendees, 500 top developers from around the world, 100 heavyweight speakers from the industry, and 100 exhibitors will gather in Seoul to witness the historic moment of deep integration between Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI), opening a new chapter in the development of Web3 in Asia.

Space Restructuring: Four Core Exhibition Areas Multidimensionally Deconstructing the Future of Web3

GWDC 2026 Korea breaks the traditional single-dimensional exhibition model, reshaping the spatial layout at the aT Center in Seoul. Through four core thematic exhibition areas, it comprehensively covers macro strategies, technical practices, geek competitions, and business matchmaking:

Main Stage | Strategic Leadership and Global Dialogue

The main stage is the core of the conference's top-level design and macro strategy. The conference will invite government officials from Hong Kong and South Korea, decision-makers from global tech giants, and visionaries in the Web3 field to engage in deep discussions. The topics will strongly focus on "policy synergy" and cross-border cooperation, rigorously dissecting the practical applications of AI and the next generation of decentralized infrastructure, defining new trends in Asian technology.

Innovation Stage | Deep Collision of Vertical Technologies

The sub-forums reject theoretical discussions and aim to deliver practical insights. The conference will precisely open three core special sessions: "Developer Ecosystem" focusing on the evolution of open-source culture and development toolchains; "Web3 and Financial Infrastructure" decoding new paths for RWA, DeFi, and cross-border financial innovation; and "AI and Cloud Native" directly addressing the underlying code behind model training and architecture upgrades. Additionally, the grand finale of the conference—the GWDC Hackathon finals and awards ceremony—will also take place here, showcasing peak presentations.

Innovation Booth Zone | Immersive Market of Cutting-Edge Technologies

Planning over 99 thematic booths, spanning diverse tracks such as AI, blockchain, SaaS, and developer tools (DevTools). The exhibition area abandons the dull traditional booth model, fully implementing "interactive demos" to showcase project strengths. On-site, there will be 30 top KOLs conducting follow-ups and high-frequency interactions with global social media, cleverly integrating Korea's highly popular "high-profile girl group flash dance" with the hardcore tech exhibition area to activate traffic density in the exhibition area.

Hackathon Zone | 48-Hour Extreme Programming Challenge

As the soul of the conference, the hackathon gathers over 500 elite geeks from China, South Korea, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia. This competition breaks the shackles of a single ecosystem, inviting five leading public chains to simultaneously release development challenges. The organizing committee has equipped a cash prize pool of over $100,000 and secured substantial computing power and resources from top global cloud service providers, creating the ultimate testing ground linking top capital, public chain ecosystems, and genius developers.

GWDC 2026 Korea's First Wave of Political and Business Leaders and Ecological Partners Shockingly Revealed

The core influence of GWDC 2026 Korea's cross-border integration continues to ferment, successfully gathering an international top lineup covering "government, industry, finance, and research." We are honored to announce that the following heavyweight speakers have confirmed their attendance at this conference:

Johnny Ng, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Hong Kong Legislative Council Member

Min Byoung Dug, South Korean Member of Parliament, Proposer of the "Digital Asset Basic Law," Member of the Government Affairs Committee

Suk-hun Yoon, Chairman of the Asian Economic Development Committee

Caspar Wong, CEO of Web3Labs
Jack Kong, Founder of Nano Labs

Lee Jae-won, CEO of Bithumb

Evan Auyang, President of Animoca Brands

Ella Zhang, Managing Partner and Head of YZi Labs

Ryan Li, Vice President of Cloud Native and Digital Transformation Business at Microsoft Greater China

With the support of top-tier guests, the global preparation of the conference has also received strong assistance from top ecological partners in the industry. Techub News, TinTinLand, ME Group, AMPHI, HypaiLabs, and CH90 Zhonghua Jiuling have officially appeared as the first wave of official business partners.

Currently, the business cooperation, booth reservations, and developer hackathon registration channels for GWDC 2026 Korea have been fully opened to the world. The organizing committee sincerely invites high-quality project parties and geek forces from around the globe to gather in Seoul to jointly define a new chapter of the integration of Web3 and AI in Asia.

For more information, sponsorship inquiries, or registration, please contact:

Conference official website: www.gwdc.net

Event registration: https://luma.com/cp87au4f

Event Details: https://gwdcseoul.carrd.co/