2025-09-12 –, Plasma Stage
Language: English
This special AMA session will feature Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin, President Aya, and members of the Ethereum Foundation Enterprise Team or Founder Success Team.
The theme will be: “How can Japanese enterprises and society adopt and leverage Ethereum?”
The session aims to provide not only developers, but also corporate product owners and business leaders, a rare opportunity to engage directly with key figures from the Ethereum ecosystem.
This session is part of the official ETHTokyo'25 program and is a joint initiative by N.Avenue, Web3 Business Hub, and ETHTokyo.
2013年にヤフー株式会社に入社。 メディア・広告の事業開発に従事した後、イスラエル企業と共に事業立ち上げを経験。 2018年、ヤフー傘下でWeb3情報サービスを運営するN.Avenue株式会社を設立し代表取締役社長に就任。その後同社資本を独立させ、世界最大のWeb3メディアCoinDeskの公式日本版や国内最大の法人会員制Web3ビジネスコミュニティN.Avenue clubを運営。
また、一般社団法人ブロックチェーン推進協会（BCCC）の理事、Japan Blockchain Weekのアドバイザーを務める。
Life Science Ph.D. .After completing graduate studies at Kyoto University, entered the cryptocurrency market in 2016. Currently serving as a Director at Kudasai Co., Ltd., which was established in 2020 and hosts "KudasaiJP," one of Japan's largest cryptocurrency communities. Kudasai Co., Ltd. offers multifaceted and comprehensive growth support solutions. Additionally, its subsidiary, Omakase Co., Ltd., operates blockchain validators and provides related technologies.
Vitalik Buterin is the creator of Ethereum. After discovering blockchain technology and exploring its potential in 2011, he co-founded Bitcoin Magazine. In 2013, Vitalik wrote the Ethereum whitepaper, outlining a vision of a generalized framework for hosting decentralized applications and contracts. Today, he serves as a board member and continues his work as a researcher with the Ethereum Foundation.
President, The Ethereum Foundation
Aya was originally drawn to the blockchain space for its potential to advance financial inclusion in emerging economies. In 2013, she joined Kraken and helped educate the public, regulators, investors, and media as Managing Director of Japan. Driven by a passion for creating lasting impact, she joined the Ethereum Foundation as Executive Director in 2018. There, she led efforts to support the Ethereum ecosystem through core research and development activities,
Adrian Li leads the Founder Success Team at the Ethereum Foundation. Since discovering Ethereum in 2014, he’s worked in the industry professionally since 2017. Based in Tokyo, Adrian is a TechStars alum, has worked with Y-Combinator startups, founded two DeFi companies, and contributed to open-source blockchain tools at Truffle/ConsenSys.
Head of Stablecoins & RWA, The Ethereum Foundation.
Drawn by behavioral economics and markets, Ash works to ensures everyday people get to access the advantages of institutional finance. He co-founded Pier Two in 2017, a non-custodial Ethereum staking network, and has worked with the EF on the Lean Consensus roadmap & Pectra staking upgradability under multiple grants. Joining EF in 2025, he focuses on Ethereum as financial-markets infrastructure, advancing stablecoins, tokenized assets, and pa