Seamus Rocca

Seamus Rocca serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Xapo. He has more than 23 years of experience working in the financial service sector, as a chartered accountant in international companies in six countries in positions ranging from audit, product control, valuation, finance, to divisional CFO and senior group treasury roles. He has a

Andrew Whitworth

Andrew is a public policy specialist with extensive international experience in financial services, payments and fintech policy and regulation. He is currently Ripple’s Policy Director for EMEA, where he leads Ripple’s engagement with policy-makers in the UK, EU, Middle East and Africa. Before Ripple, Andrew led the policy work of a UK-headquartered fintech payments start-up

John Kamara

John Kamara is a Tech Entrepreneur with over 20 years’ experience working in new market acquisitions across various technology verticals in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. John is one of Africa’s leading experts on how businesses can leverage key technology trends, transform organizations and drive competitive advantage for impact in industries including finance, agriculture, health,

Yosuke Yoshida

Yosuke Yoshida is the former CEO of EMURGO Japan, where EMURGO Group was first established and started its entire business. Yoshida brings nearly 20 years of professional experience in M&A and business development and project management as the manager of Japan’s largest investment and cross-border trading company in the power sector. He has led multiple

Kevin Imani

Kevin is the Founder and CEO of Sankore 2.0, which operates in Kenya as NEAR Regional Hub, dedicated to blockchain innovation, education and talent development throughout the African continent. He is also the Director of Open Forest Protocol Hub (Kenya), which uses blockchain to monitor forest projects end-to-end and offers carbon financing to organisations that

Ayn Du Bazane

Ayn du Bazane is a Senior Fintech Analyst at the South African Reserve Bank, focused on crypto assets and big tech. She is the Crypto Assets Regulatory Working Group Chair and a Co-Lead for the Regulatory Guidance Unit in the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group’s Innovation Hub. Prior to joining the Fintech Unit, Du Bazane was

Robert Brine

Robert Brine is the Director, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions at Mastercard. Based in Johannesburg, Rob is responsible for driving Mastercard’s AI, Cyber, Fraud, Identity and Security solutions in Southern Africa.  Mr Brine is also responsible for Mastercard enterprise safety, security and network solutions including fraud management and prevention strategies; security, identity, scoring and decision systems;

Gerhard van Deventer

Gerhard is a Senior Fintech Analyst in the South African Reserve Bank’s Fintech Unit, focused on financial market innovation, including being the product owner for Project Khokha. He was also the product owner for the establishment of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Innovation Hub, and co-leads the IFWG’s Regulatory Sandbox. He holds degrees in

Maria Eisner Pelch

Maria Pelch is a Senior Manager at Concordium, a public science-backed blockchain designed to balance privacy with accountability through its novel ID framework. At Concordium, Maria is leading the work on ESG and sustainability focusing on building transparent, trusted Carbon Markets and creating a new paradigm for verified ESG reporting for corporates. Additionally, Maria is

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