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In-Person | Singapore | June 10-12, 2025
UBRI Connect will take place at Apex 2025, bringing together scholars, researchers, and thought leaders from the UBRI network to showcase blockchain initiatives, share knowledge, and inspire future research.
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UBRI Connect
UBRI Connect
UBRI Connect at Apex 2025 will take place from June 10 to 12 in Singapore. The program includes a pre-summit day on campus at National University of Singapore on June 10, followed by an exclusive welcome reception in the evening. The main UBRI Connect sessions will take place during Apex 2025 on June 11 - 12 at Raffles City Convention Centre.
June 10
10.00 AM - 4.00 PM
UBRI Connect Pre-Summit at National University of Singapore (NUS)
5.00 PM - 7.00 PM
UBRI Connect Welcome Reception (Location to be shared with confirmed attendees)
June 11 - 12
UBRI Connect at Apex 2025 at Raffles City Convention Centre
- AI & Blockchain
- Applications & Use Cases
- Blockchain for Good / Sustainability
- DeFi
- Financial Inclusion
- Interoperability
- Stablecoins
- XRP Ledger Features & Functionality
2024 Award Winners
- UBRI Educator: Courses
Roberto Caparroz (FGV)
Raša Karapandža (UPenn) - UBRI Educator: Programs
Will Cong (Cornell) - UBRI Innovator
Agostino Capponi (Columbia) - UBRI Maverick
University of Pennsylvania
(Blockchain & Digital Assets Project) - UBRI Visionary
Kenneth Chung (UPenn) - XRPL Contribution
Walter Hernandez Cruz (UCL) - UBRI Legend
Yifen Tian (UMich) - UBRI Impact
Emma Nassari (KU)
Venue
Venue
The UBRI Connect Pre-Summit will be hosted at the National University of Singapore.
The UBRI Connect at Apex 2025 will be happening at the Raffles City Convention Centre Singapore.
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore, COM311 Research Link, Singapore 119391
National University of Singapore, COM311 Research Link, Singapore 119391
Raffles City Convention Centre Singapore
80 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189560
80 Bras Basah Rd, Singapore 189560
Accommodations
Exclusive Room Block
We have partnered with Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore and Fairmont Singapore to offer discounted rates exclusive to attendees during UBRI Connect at Apex 2025.
Both hotels are connected to Raffles City Convention Centre where Apex is located, and are approximately 20 minutes by car to the pre-summit venue at NUS.
Please register using the link below to ensure you are getting the best available rates. Both rates are inclusive of breakfast and internet.
Speakers
2024 Speakers
Dr. Thomas Puschmann
Founder and Director
Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab, University of Zurich
Jungpil Hahn
Professor of Information Systems and Analytics, School of Computing
National University of Singapore
Kristina Cornèr
Ambassador
Cointelegraph
Linda Jeng
CEO / Visiting Scholar on Financial Technology
Digital Self Labs/Georgetown Law
Scott Chamberlain
Entrepreneurial Fellow
ANU College of Law
Leid Zejnilovic
Academic Director
Nova School of Business and Economics / Data, Operations, and Technology Knowledge Center
Vera Radeva
Academic Program Manager
XRPL Commons
Walter Hernandez Cruz
Research Fellow / PhD Candidate
DLT Science Foundation / University College London
Burcu Kulahcioglu Ozkan
Assistant Professor
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Qihong Ruan
Cornell University
PhD Candicate
Co-Pierre Georg
Professor
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
Rui Ting Valencia Lim
Full Stack Developer Intern
National University of Singapore
Jéfferson Colombo
Professor
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP)
Ali Emdad
Associate Dean and Director
Morgan State University
Jeff Strnad
Charles A, Beardsley Professor of Law
Stanford University
Raša Karapandža
Dean and Professor of Finance
NYU and EBS
Farhaan Dawood
CEO
Frii-World Limited
Reshma Balaraman
Research Assistant
National University of Singapore (NUS FinTechLab)
Yaw Nyarko
Professor
New York University
George Micheni
Director, Capital Markets
Morgan State University
Orestis Alpos
Blockchain Scientist
Common Prefix
James Yaw Nyarko
Professor of Economics
New York University
Kenneth Kou
Head of Venture Lab
Mercy Corps Ventures
Jack McDonald
SVP, Stablecoin at Ripple & CEO at Standard Custody
Yuichi Ikeda
Professor
Kyoto University
Cristina Nita-Rotaru
Professor
Northeastern University
Jayamine Alupotha
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Bern
Pedro H. Barcha Correia
Researcher
University of São Paulo
David Bchiri
President
XRPL Commons
Dan Boneh
Professor
Stanford University
Marco Botta
Professor
European University Institute
Christian Cachin
Professor
University of Bern
Eduardo Castelló Ferrer
Assistant Professor
IE University
Chien-Chih Chen
PhD Candidate
University of Waterloo
Klitos Christodoulou
Assistant Professor
University of Nicosia
Yebo Feng
Research Fellow
Nanyang Technological University
Marcelo Fernandes
Professor
Sao Paulo School of Economics, FGV
Cesare Fracassi
Associate Professor of Finance
University of Texas at Austin
Nicholas MacGregor Garcia
Lecturer
National University of Singapore
Yuliya Guseva
Professor of Law
Rutgers Law School
Thorsten Hens
Professor
University of Zurich
Hafsteinn Hjartarson
Ph.D. Student
Reykjavík University
Julian Kanjere
CEO
Mandla Money
Junghee Lee
Associate Professor
Korea University
Jimmie Lenz
Executive Director, Master of Engineering in Financial Technology
Duke University, Pratt School of Engineering
Audrey Low
President
Gyalphozhing College of Information Technology, Royal University of Bhutan
Hong Sheng Loy
Software Engineer
National University of Singapore
Otavio Martins
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Sao Paulo
Giovanna Massarotto
Academic Fellow
Penn Carey Law
Daniel Matos
Researcher
GITEC/FGV
Kamila Nigmatulina
Fellow
Saïd Business School
Massimiliano Sala
Full Professor and Head of the Laboratory of Cryptography
University of Trento
Gustavo Salaiz
Blockchain Professor
ITAM
Soheil Saraji
Associate Professor
University of Wyoming
Gabriel Silva Cogo
Associate Professor
FGV - EAESP
Radu State
Professor
University of Luxembourg
Daniel Vilardell
PhD Student
Cornell Tech
Robert Walters
Director Digital Finance Law
Victoria University
Songyue Wang
Research Assistant
National University of Singapore
Kevin Werbach
Professor
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Osman Yagan
Research Professor
Carnegie Mellon University
Brian Zhu
PhD Student
Columbia University
Lauren Weymouth
Director, University Partnership
Ripple
UBRI NETWORK
The UBRI Network
- Australian National University
- Arizona State University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Delft University
- Duke University
- EBS Universität
- EPITA
- ETH Zurich
- European University Institute
- Fundacao Getulio Vargas
- Georgetown University
- IE Madrid
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM)
- International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
- Korea University
- Kyoto University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Morgan State University
- Nanyang Technological University
- National University of Singapore
- Northeastern University
- NOVA School of Business and Economics
- NYU Abu Dhabi
- Princeton University
- Portland State University
- Reykjavik University
- Royal University of Bhutan
- Rutgers University
- Stanford University
- Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson)
- Trinity College Dublin
- Tsinghua University
- Universidad de Sao Paolo (USP)
- University College London
- University of Bern
- University of California Berkeley
- University of Cape Town
- University of Kansas
- University of Luxembourg
- University of Michigan
- University of Nicosia
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Oregon
- University of Oxford
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Tokyo
- University of Trento
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- University of Wyoming
- University of Zurich
- Victoria University
- Yonsei University
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