(From left) Maria Ivina, founder of Satori Me; Gillian Pua, head of marketing and communications at BreederDAO; Emil Chan, co-chair at the Hong Kong Digital Finance Association; Alexy Joven, co-founder of Modjo; Elio D'Anna, co-founder of HOFA Gallery and CEO of Kreation.io; and DJ Clark, multimedia director at China Daily Asia Pacific, pose for a photo after "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - The World of Web3 Summit, or the WOW Summit, made a comback to Hong Kong on Tuesday.

After the successful hosting in the city last year, the event has brought together industry leaders, government officials and digital artists from around the world to the financial hub again to exchange ideas on topics including non-fungible tokens, central bank digital currency, blockchain, fintech and more.

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Running from Tuesday to Wednesday, the event, a part of the WOW global series, followed the hostings in Dubai and Lisbon in 2021 and 2022 respectively. 

China Daily photographer Andy Chong took the photos.

Maria Ivina, founder of Satori Me, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Gillian Pua, head of marketing and communications at BreederDAO, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Emil Chan, co-chair at the Hong Kong Digital Finance Association, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Alexy Joven, co-founder of Modjo, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Elio D'Anna, co-founder of HOFA Gallery and CEO of Kreation.io, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

DJ Clark, multimedia director at China Daily Asia Pacific, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Emil Chan (center), co-chair at the Hong Kong Digital Finance Association, speaks at "Technology and Innovation Panel: Emerging Trends in NFTs and the Metaverse" during the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Visitors attend the WOW Summit at the AsiaWorld-Expo on March 26, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)