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XRP Tokyo 2026
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XRP Tokyo 2026

Asia's largest XRP conference

XRP Tokyo 2026 is Japan's largest conference dedicated to the XRP ecosystem, bringing together global leaders, developers, startups, investors, and enterprises. Explore the latest innovations in the XRP Ledger, institutional adoption, RWA tokenization, DeFi, and cross-border finance while connecting with the community shaping the future of the Internet of Value.

Date

Tuesday

07

April 2026

Time

TBA

Japan Standard Time

Venue

Happo-en Tokyo

Meet the

Speakers

Markus Infanger
Speaker

Markus Infanger

SVP, RippleX

Ripple

Christina Chan
Speaker

Christina Chan

Senior Director

Ripple

Tatsuya Yamada
Speaker

Tatsuya Yamada

President

Rakuten Wallet, Inc.

SungMo Park Partner
Speaker

SungMo Park Partner

Partner, Head of APAC GTM

A16z Crypto

Cody Carbone
Speaker

Cody Carbone

CEO

The Digital Chamber

Takuya Sugiyama
Speaker

Takuya Sugiyama

Vice President

SBI Ripple Asia SBI Holdings

Tomohiko Kondo
Speaker

Tomohiko Kondo

CEO

SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd.

Dave McCombs
Speaker

Dave McCombs

Senior Re-Writer

NHK World Japan

Hirokuni Onozawa
Speaker

Hirokuni Onozawa

Executive Officer

GMO Aozora Net Bank, Ltd

Seihaku Yoshida
Speaker

Seihaku Yoshida

CEO

HashPort Inc

Takafumi Shimoyama
Speaker

Takafumi Shimoyama

General Manager, Head of Business Development

SBI Ripple Asia

Toshinari Shinohara
Speaker

Toshinari Shinohara

Director, Future Co-Creation Lab, General Management Division

TOBU TOP TOURS

Meg Nakamura
Chief Operating Officer

Meg Nakamura

Chief Operating Officer

Evernorth

Mai Furukawa
Speaker

Mai Furukawa

Director of XRPL Japan Association and Support at XRPL Labs XRPL Japan/XRPL Labs

XRPL Japan Association

Noritaka Okabe
Speaker

Noritaka Okabe

Founder & CEO

JPYC Inc

Ryo Kato
CEO

Ryo Kato

CEO

HashHub Inc

Fumihiro Arasawa
CEO, XWIN Group

Fumihiro Arasawa

CEO, XWIN Group

XWIN Group Chair, DeFi Committee Blockchain Collaborative Consortium

Nathaniel T. Bradley
CEO

Nathaniel T. Bradley

CEO

Datavault AI

Steven Zeiler
Developer Evangelist

Steven Zeiler

Developer Evangelist

Yellow

Go Makino
Regional Director

Go Makino

Regional Director

Fireblocks Japan

Taisuke Isono
Head of Nikko Innovation Lab

Taisuke Isono

Head of Nikko Innovation Lab

SMBC Nikko Securities Inc

Eiji Kobayashi
Director & Country Head

Eiji Kobayashi

Director & Country Head

Securitize Japan

Ken Kawai
Advisor Partner Lawyer

Ken Kawai

Advisor Partner Lawyer

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Seiichi Kawamura
Strategic Planning Dept Blockchain Group

Seiichi Kawamura

Strategic Planning Dept Blockchain Group

Toyota Blockchain Lab

Tatsuya Kohrogi
Senior Ecosystem Growth Manager

Tatsuya Kohrogi

Senior Ecosystem Growth Manager

Ripple

Yoshimasa Satoh
CFA Representative Director and CEO, Japan

Yoshimasa Satoh

CFA Representative Director and CEO, Japan

Alpaca

Masa Kikuchi
Speaker

Masa Kikuchi

Founder & CEO

Secured Finance

Yusuke Takezawa
Independent Advisor on Cross-Border Finance and Institutional Design

Yusuke Takezawa

Independent Advisor on Cross-Border Finance and Institutional Design

Former VP at Progmat

Noriaki Yagi
Editor-in-chief

Noriaki Yagi

Editor-in-chief

Iolite Magazine

Ryo Sakai
Head of Business Development & CEO

Ryo Sakai

Head of Business Development & CEO

CoinPost, WebX

Hinza Asif

Hinza Asif

Founder & Representative Director

AI & WEB3 ALLIANCE JAPAN

About the Event

About XRP Tokyo

XRP Tokyo is Asia's premier conference dedicated to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem, bringing together global industry leaders, developers, startups, investors, financial institutions, and enterprises to explore the future of blockchain-powered finance.

The conference showcases the latest advancements in the XRP Ledger, including institutional adoption, cross-border payments, tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, and enterprise blockchain applications. Attendees gain exclusive insights from leading experts while connecting with the innovators shaping the next generation of digital finance.

More than just a conference, XRP Tokyo serves as a platform for collaboration, networking, and ecosystem growth—creating new partnerships, investment opportunities, and real-world use cases that accelerate the global adoption of XRPL.

Agenda

Tuesday, 07 April 2026
  1. 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM

    Welcome Note

    Mai Furukawa Director of XRPL Japan Association and Support at XRPL Labs XRPL Japan/XRPL Labs

  2. 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

    Scaling the Internet of Value with XRP: Building the Next Global Financial Infrastructure