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Yat Siu: Innovation Led by Digital Property Rights
Web 3, Gaming, Open Metaverse Annie Zhang Web 3, Gaming, Open Metaverse Annie Zhang

Yat Siu: Innovation Led by Digital Property Rights

Yat Siu is the co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, a global leader in blockchain and gaming with the mission to deliver digital property rights to the world’s gamers and internet users, thereby creating a new asset class, play-to-earn economies, and a more equitable digital framework contributing to building the open metaverse.

He is a veteran technology entrepreneur and investor based in Hong Kong. He was previously the Founder and CEO of Outblaze, and began his career in Atari Germany. He has been an early advocate for the use of blockchain and NFTs in the gaming industry, which will allow gamers to enjoy true ownership of their own game assets, data and consequently, equity.

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Jon Lai: Why Gaming is Becoming Mainstream
Gaming, VC, Social Annie Zhang Gaming, VC, Social Annie Zhang

Jon Lai: Why Gaming is Becoming Mainstream

Jon Lai is a partner on the consumer investing team at Andreessen Horowitz, focusing on games, next-gen social, and the creator economy. Before a16z, Jon led the North America business development & investments team at Tencent. Prior, Jon was a product manager at Riot Games, the developers of League of Legends, before the company was acquired by Tencent.

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