Avalanche London Summit 2025 to Gather 1500+ Blockchain Leaders

The Avalanche London Summit, scheduled to take place from May 20-22, 2025 at Hatfield House in Hatfield, England, has unveiled its initial lineup of expert speakers. Hosted by Ava Labs, the event aims to gather over 1500 developers, founders, investors, and former policymakers to explore the latest advancements in blockchain, AI, Layer 1 (L1) development, and the Avalanche ecosystem. The summit follows the success of the Buenos Aires event in October 2024, which featured 92 sessions and 164 speakers, setting a new standard for global blockchain engagement.

The first confirmed speakers include Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, John Wu, President of Ava Labs, Lavinia D. Osbourne, Founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner of SkyBridge Capital, Baylor Myers, Vice President of Corporate Development at BitGo, Christopher Perkins, President of CoinFund, Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner/Founder of Dragonfly, Meltem Demirors, General Partner of Crucible Capital, Paul Kremsky, Global Head of Business Development at Cumberland, Rob Hadick, General Partner of Dragonfly, and Stani Kulechov, Founder of Aave Labs. These industry leaders will share their insights and expertise through thought-provoking keynotes, interactive panel sessions, hands-on workshops, and networking opportunities.

The summit will cover a wide range of topics, including AI, DeFi, Institutional Adoption, Gaming, Developer Tools, SocialFi, and more. Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, expressed his excitement about the event, stating that London's vibrant and pro-crypto ecosystem makes it an ideal location to connect with key partners across DeFi, Institutional, and Gaming sectors. He emphasized the importance of the summit in driving the next era of blockchain adoption forward.

Lavinia D. Osbourne, Founder of Women in Blockchain Talks and emcee of the Summit, highlighted the significance of the event in bringing together diverse voices within the blockchain community. She looks forward to the summit providing a platform for meaningful dialogue, collaboration, and growth, as well as fostering valuable networking opportunities for those new to the space.

In addition to the main agenda, the summit will feature several supporting events to further engage the community and drive innovation. These include Codebase, the official Avalanche incubator, Avalanche Innovation House, a multi-month residency in Bath for visionary builders, Owl Explains Crypto Summit presented by Sidley, a one-day conference focused on blockchain and DeFi regulations, and the Avalanche Hackathon, a three-day event for developers to innovate and build transformative projects.

Additional speakers and the full agenda will be announced soon. For more information on the Avalanche London Summit and to secure tickets, users can visit the official website. Avalanche is an ultra-fast, low-latency blockchain platform designed for builders who need high performance at scale. The network's architecture allows for the creation of sovereign, efficient, and fully interoperable public and private layer 1 (L1) blockchains, leveraging the Avalanche Consensus Mechanism to achieve high throughput and near-instant transaction finality. Supported by a global community of developers and validators, Avalanche offers a fast, low-cost environment for building decentralized applications (dApps).