Overview

ZK Connect organized by Brevis and PancakeSwap, cohosted by OpenBuild and AltLayer, will share with you a comprehensive exploration of how zero-knowledge (ZK) technologies are reshaping the future of decentralized applications.

Join us for expert insights into how the ZK computing stack enables scaling with trustless and privacy-preserving solutions, optimizing performance across DeFi, AI, on-chain identity, and beyond.

Join us with:

• Michael, Co-Founder of Brevis
• Chef Kids, Head Chef of PancakeSwap
• YQ, Co-Founder of AltLayer
• Qi Zhou, CEO of EthStorage
• Joshua Seam, Engineer at EZKL
• JiaWei, Investment Principal at IOSG Ventures
• Stephen Duan, CTO of ZKM
• Anurag, Co-Founder of Avail
• Sinka, Founder of Delphinus Lab
• Simon, CTO of TrustaLabs
• Deli, Co-Founder of Automata
• Xie Xiang, Co-Founder of Primus
• JT Song, Lead of Greater China of OG

Agenda

13:00 - 13:30

Registration & Refreshments

13:40 - 14:00

Keynote by Michael, Co-Founder of Brevis

14:05 - 14:25

Keynote by Chef Kids, Head Chef of PancakeSwap

14:30 - 15:10

Panel: ZK-Powered Modularity: Scaling Data, Storage & Compute

• Moderator: Joshua Seam, Engineer at EZKL
• Speakers:
  • Anurag, Co-Founder of Avail
  • Stephen Duan, CTO of ZKM
  • Sinka, Founder of Delphinus Lab
  • Qi Zhou, CEO of EthStorage

15:15 - 15:35

Keynote by YQ, Co-Founder of AltLayer

15:40 - 16:20

Panel: Every dApp is a ZK dApp: Redefining Scalability and UX for Mass Adoption

• Moderator: JiaWei, Investment Principal at IOSG Ventures
• Speakers:
  • Simon, CTO of TrustaLabs
  • Deli, Co-Founder of Automata
  • Xie Xiang, Co-Founder of Primus
  • JT Song, Lead of Greater China of OG

16:30 - 18:00

Networking

About Brevis

Brevis is an efficient, verifiable off-chain computation engine powered by zero-knowledge proofs. It enables Web3 applications to offload data-intensive and costly computations from on-chain environments to a significantly lower-cost off-chain engine.
Brevis Twitter: https://x.com/brevis_zk
Brevis Telegram: https://t.me/brevisnetwork
Brevis Discord: https://discord.com/invite/QTRkjKdZ6A

About PancakeSwap

PancakeSwap is a leading multichain decentralized exchange that operates on an automated market maker (AMM) model and is available across nine chains: BNB Chain, Ethereum, Aptos, Polygon zkEVM, zkSync Era, Arbitrum One, Linea, Base, and opBNB. Launched in 2020, PancakeSwap is one of the most popular DEXs in the cryptocurrency industry due to its low transaction fees, high-speed trading, and user-friendly platform.
PancakeSwap Twitter: http://twitter.com/Pancakeswap
PancakeSwap Telegram: https://t.me/pancakeswap
PancakeSwap Discord: https://discord.gg/pancakeswap

About OpenBuild

OpenBuild is an open-source community targeted at Web3 developers, dedicated to facilitating developers' entry into Web3 through systematic educational content, practical opportunities, and open-source tools.
OpenBuild Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenBuildxyz
OpenBuild Telegram: https://t.me/OpenBuildxyz
OpenBuild Github: https://github.com/openbuildxyz

About AltLayer

AltLayer is revolutionizing infra hosting by streamlining deployment of rollups, AVSs and verifiable agents. By supporting all major stacks and leveraging restaking, we provide users with enhanced security, decentralization, and interoperability. With billions in TVL on restaked rollups, we’re delivering unmatched security and reliability to many chains, products, and services.