# Network State Conference: Singapore Oct 3, 2025

Source: https://lu.ma/ns2025
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## Summary

The Network State Conference, held October 3, 2025, at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, is a one-day event on founding, funding and finding new communities, with topics including startup societies, network states, digital nomadism and internet-first institutions. The listed speakers include Vitalik Buterin, Bryan Johnson, Amjad Masad, Brian Armstrong, Ben Horowitz, Arthur Hayes and Andrew Huberman. In-person tickets cost $99, remote attendance is free, and the event will be streamed on nspodcast and balajis.

## Article

​The Network State Conference is for those interested in founding, funding, and finding new communities. This year's speakers include Vitalik Buterin, Bryan Johnson, Amjad Masad, Jacqueline Poh, Brian Armstrong, Ben Horowitz, Arthur Hayes, Andrew Huberman, Ranveer Allahbadia, Nuseir Yassin, Zooko Wilcox, and Olaf Carlson-Wee.

​Topics include startup societies, network states, digital nomadism, competitive government, legalizing innovation, and internet-first institutions. Watch presentations by startup society founders from around the world, explore them, and find the community that fits you.

Held in sunny Singapore at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre (Level 5) on October 3, 2025, right after Token2049. In-person tickets are only $99 and remote attendance is free. We look forward to seeing you there!

​REMOTE ATTENDEES

​We’ll be streaming at nspodcast and balajis.

​IN-PERSON ATTENDEES

​Transport

​Do not take Grab to Marina Bay Sands because traffic will be heavy due to F1. You should instead take the MRT to Bayfront MRT station, which is conveniently right outside Marina Bay Sands.

​Location

​The event is on level 5 of the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at the Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956. For detailed directions, see here.

​Food

​We’ll be serving light lunch at 12pm and refreshments at 3pm. There are many restaurants near Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre which you can attend for dinner.

​DETAILED SCHEDULE

​8:30 - 9:30 - Registration opens at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center, Level 5 9:30 - 12:00 - Talks begin at 9:30am Morning Session: State of the World & Startup Societies

Startup Societies I

​Balaji | Opening Address

​Farhaj Mayan | Forma

​Timour Kosters | Edge City

​Niklas Anzinger | Infinita

​Isla Munro-Hochmayr | Zuitzerland

​The State of the World

​Arthur Hayes | Maelstrom

​Richard Teng | Binance

​Bruno Macaes | Flint Global

​Kathleen Tyson | Pacemaker Global

​Avik Roy | FREOPP

​Parag Khanna | AlphaGeo

​Tomas Pueyo | Uncharted Territories

​Startup Societies II

​Olly Kovalieva | Oz City

​Vít Jedlička | Liberland

​Lonis Hamaili | Prospera

​Jean Hansen | Ipe City

​Bradford Cross | Alpha City

​Nation States and Networks I

​Yat Siu | Animoca

​Jacqueline Poh | Singapore - JTC

​12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch 13:00 - 14:30 - Talks resume at 1pm Early Afternoon Session: Building the Network State

​Nation States and Networks II

​Noah Smith | Noahpinion

​Stacy Herbert | El Salvador - Bitcoin Office

​Rashid Mohammed | Dubai - Expo City

​Wai-Lum Kwok | Abu Dhabi - ADGM

​Michel Bauwens | P2P Foundation

​Adam Miller | MIDAO

​Maya Parbhoe | Bitcoin Sranan

​Funding the Network State

​Olaf Carlson-Wee | Polychain

​Michael Gibson & Danielle Strachman | 1517 Fund

​Patri Friedman | Pronomos

​Ben Horowitz | a16z

​Avlok Kohli | AngelList

​AI, Biotech, and the Network State

​Bryan Johnson | Don't Die

​Andrew Huberman | Huberman Lab

​Amjad Masad | Replit

​14:30 - 15:00 - Coffee break 15:00 - 16:15 - Talks resume at 3pm Midafternoon Session: Crypto and the Network State

​Vitalik Buterin | Ethereum

​Haseeb Qureshi | Dragonfly

​Veronika Kapustina | TON Strategy Co

​Xen Baynham-Herd | Coinbase Base

​Brian Armstrong | Coinbase

​Jesse Powell | Kraken

​Sean Neville | Catena

​Dan Romero | Farcaster

​Sreeram Kannan | Eigenlayer

​Josh Swihart | Electric Coin Company

​Zooko Wilcox | Zcash

​Akshay BD | Solana

​16:15 - 16:20 - Water break ​​16:20 - 17:50 - Talks resume at 4:20pm Evening Session: Parallel Media and Startup Societies

​Parallel Media

​Nuseir Yassin | Nas Daily

​Ranveer Allahbadia | The Ranveer Show

​Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry | PolicySphere

​Murtaza Hussain | Drop Site

​Startup Societies IIl

​Alexander Grintsvayg | Fractal NYC

​Paul McNiel | Wagon Box

​Aaron Renn | American Reformer

​Punk6529 | Punk6529

​James of Arc | Arc

​Balaji | Closing Address

​17:50 - 18:20 - Audience Q&A with speakers ​18:20 - 20:00 - Audience hangout & discussion 20:00 - Event ends

​Resources

​Transportation: go to Bayfront MRT and walk to Marina Bay Sands

​Livestream: YouTube and X

​Location: marinabaysands.com/company-information/directions-to-marina-bay-sands.html

​Questions

​For ticket-related questions, reach out through the Luma page at lu.ma/ns2025

​For general questions, email conference at ns dot com.

​For Singapore meetups, you can self-organize with other conference attendees in this network state channel on Farcaster.

​As one final reminder, do not take Grab to Marina Bay Sands because traffic will be heavy due to F1. You should instead take the MRT to Bayfront MRT station, which is conveniently right outside Marina Bay Sands.

​See you at 8:30am Singapore time on October 3rd at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 5!