03Visual journal · Selected moments

Gallery: In the room.

Every room has a story. Every conversation, a possibility.

From global stages and industry gatherings to conversations with the people shaping tomorrow, these moments capture the ideas, relationships, and experiences behind the work.

21 photographs · 2013–2026

01On stage

Keynotes, presentations, talks and the press.

Dr. Jovian Tan speaking at a lectern in front of a presentation slide about GPU clusters — On stage · October 2026 · Marriott Petaling JayaPresenting at the Aelion Twelve (A12) Asia-Pacific DAO co-builders conference.

Dr. Jovian Tan on stage with a microphone, gesturing towards a slide showing a network diagram — On stageDelivering a keynote on cloud technology.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a dark blazer and scarf speaking into a microphone, standing among a seated conference audience — On stageSpeaking from the floor during a session.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a grey suit speaking into a microphone beside a lectern — On stage · August 2017Addressing an audience.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a navy three-piece suit with a rose boutonnière, presenting on stage in front of a screen listing trading bots and asset investment — On stage · 2018 · ThailandPresenting a next-generation high-frequency trading platform.

Dr. Jovian Tan answering questions at a press conference, facing microphones from several Chinese media outlets — On stage · 2019At a press conference on the future applications of blockchain.

02Industry & events

Panels, conferences, awards and industry gatherings.

Dr. Jovian Tan speaking on a panel, seated in an armchair with a microphone — Industry & eventsSpeaking on a panel at a cryptocurrency expo.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a three-piece suit in front of a BrandLaureate SMEs BestBrands backdrop — Industry & eventsAt The BrandLaureate SMEs BestBrands event.

Dr. Jovian Tan seated in the front row of a conference audience — Industry & events · October 2026 · Marriott Petaling JayaIn the front row at the Aelion Twelve (A12) conference.

Industry & eventsAt the Forbes office.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a navy three-piece suit wearing a guest badge, seated and listening in a conference audience — Industry & events · 2018Special guest at an Israel–China cross-border innovation partnership event on next-generation AI and blockchain development.Photograph: ChainHoo Finance (链虎财经)

Dr. Jovian Tan in a black tuxedo and bow tie in front of The BrandLaureate BestBrands Awards 2016–2017 backdrop — Industry & events · 2017Attending The BrandLaureate BestBrands Awards.

Dr. Jovian Tan smiling in a red sweater with a staff lanyard and notebook, standing in a corridor at a Microsoft office — Industry & events · 2014 · SingaporeAt Microsoft’s office in Singapore, during his years at Microsoft.

Industry & events · Seattle area, USAAt Microsoft’s headquarters, near Seattle.

Dr. Jovian Tan smiling as he signs a guest wall branded Blockchain Centre Shanghai — Industry & events · 2018 · Shanghai, ChinaSigning the guest wall at Blockchain Centre Shanghai, invited to a global blockchain event.

03Beyond work

Travel, music and the moments in between.

Dr. Jovian Tan smiling in front of the Great Wall of China winding across green hills — Beyond work · Beijing, ChinaAt the Great Wall of China.

Dr. Jovian Tan smiling in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, with a traditional gate building in the background — Beyond work · August 2017 · Tiananmen Square, Beijing, ChinaIn Beijing Tiananmen Square.

Dr. Jovian Tan smiling as he plays an acoustic guitar, seated on garden steps among tropical plants and red ginger flowers — Beyond work · 2013Playing the guitar.

Dr. Jovian Tan in a cap and white T-shirt, crouching beside a large red Rafflesia flower in bloom on a rainforest floor — Beyond work · 2013Beside a Rafflesia in bloom.

Dr. Jovian Tan in sunglasses and a striped T-shirt, carrying a shoulder bag and looking up beneath a tree among city buildings — Beyond work · 2014 · New York, USAVisiting Wall Street.

Dr. Jovian Tan in freefall during a tandem skydive, grinning with both thumbs up, farmland and a river far below — Beyond work · 2016Jumping out of a plane at 14,000 feet.