Grace Lau is the Founder and CEO of ArtWise, an innovative art finance platform providing capital and liquidity solutions to the global art market. With a deep background in structuring bridge loans and complex financial facilities for high-net-worth individuals, Grace recognized a critical gap in the Asian market: the need for institutional-grade, non-recourse lending against fine art.

Under her leadership, ArtWise has developed proprietary structuring models-including the Loan Tranche for asset-backed financing and the Investment Tranche for fractional equity sales-that allow collectors to unlock the capital trapped in their blue-chip collections without sacrificing ownership or control. The platform is currently launching with a pipeline exceeding $100 million in post-war and contemporary assets.

Grace is a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader at the intersection of traditional finance, alternative assets, and Web3 innovation. She frequently speaks on the financialization of art, Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization, and the evolution of asset-based lending in Asia. Her public engagements span academic, institutional, and media platforms, including serving as a guest speaker at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

She is a regular panelist at major industry conferences, having spoken at WikiFinance Expo, Hong Kong FinTech Week, and exclusive events hosted by Cobo, Hashkey, and the Al Art Foundation in South Korea. Her insights on market trends and collector psychology have been featured across regional media, including expert appearances on Singapore' s leading financial radio program, Money Matters, as well as industry podcasts such as CoinDesk's Form Venture, Financial IT, and the Code & Concrete series.

A graduate of the Cyberport CCMF Program and a winner of the Web3Labs x Plume Bridge Program Demo Day, Grace is based between Hong Kong and Singapore. She works closely with a global network of art advisors, gallery directors, private bankers, and legal experts to bring sophisticated capital infrastructure to the art ecosystem.

Ezreal leads Business Development & Partnerships at Cobo, a Hong Kong-based digital asset custody and wallet infrastructure company serving 500+ institutional clients globally. He drives strategic partnerships across blockchain integrations, RWA tokenization, payment networks, and DeFi protocols, with particular focus on APAC market expansion.

At Cobo, Ezreal has spearheaded key initiatives including securing Hong Kong Cyberport's Blockchain & Digital Asset Pilot Subsidy Scheme and managing multi-million dollar custody opportunities. His work spans partnerships with major blockchain ecosystems, institutional payment networks, and emerging Layer 1/ Layer 2 protocols.

Previously, Ezreal founded ArtisanDAO, a Web 3 community advocating for decentralized cultures and cross-functional collaboration. He served as Investment Analyst at family offices and venture capital firms focusing on crypto, performing due diligence on 100+ early-stage projects and analyzing 200+ crypto ventures.

Ezreal actively promotes Web3 adoption through speaking engagements at international conferences including Token2049, Taiwan Blockchain Week, hackathons, and universities. He has reached audiences of 20,000+ listeners through Twitter Spaces and serves as a blockchain mentor on professional education platforms.

He believes Web3 represents a paradigm shift toward individual empowerment and global connectivity.

Mr. Mou specializes in Web3, domestic and international corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity fund investment and financing, and foreign investment matters. He also possesses extensive experience in corporate compliance and continues to deepen his expertise in corporate globalization and data compliance.

Mr. Mou specializes in providing legal services including investment and financing, M&A restructuring, fund establishment, and corporate affairs for enterprises and funds across industries such as Web3, fintech, semiconductors, software services, smart manufacturing, consumer goods, gaming and entertainment, and education. He consistently offers advice on taxation, equity incentives, and business compliance.

In Web3, Mr. Mou delivers legal services encompassing offshore equity structuring, investment and financing (equity financing, token-based financing), crypto asset management (crypto fund establishment, asset management license applications), and compliance (business compliance, internal governance compliance, intellectual property and data compliance) for leading Web3 exchanges, investment institutions and Web3 projects.

In PEVC, Mr. Mou delivers full-cycle services for RMB and USD venture capital funds and M&A funds, encompassing fund manager registration, fund raising and establishment, downstream investments, and domestic and international operational compliance. He also provides fund manager due diligence, fund raising and establishment, and fund investment services for market investors and state-owned investors.

In Corporate Globalization, Mr. Mou provides domestic enterprises with solutions for various expansion models, including greenfield investment, cross-border M&A and joint ventures, and cross-border product sales. He offers one-stop services covering overseas entity structuring, investment and financing, foreign exchange controls, trade protection, qualification acquisition, operational compliance, and labor matters.

Sasha Yakubov is the founder of Arthouse Advisory, an art consultancy based between Shanghai and Vienna, specializing in contemporary and blue-chip art as an alternative investment strategy. She is also the founder of NAYA, an artist residency and cultural space in Hainan, China. Her work bridges art, culture, and business, advising collectors, and curating cross-cultural projects.