Mark Chirnside is the CEO and Co-Founder of Xago. He is an extremely successful, experienced global executive and board-level expert, guiding companies to grow and mature their digital strategy and ultimately succeed in their digital-led transformation. Highly people-focused, technology and business astute, Mark has an outstanding track-record of owning and implementing digital strategy and innovation
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Duncan Muchangi is a distinguished venture capital investor with a vast experience in technology entrepreneurship and operations in Africa. He has over a decade of experience in the technology industry, specializing in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship in various sectors such as Fintech, E-commerce, AI/Digital Identity, and Web3.0. Duncan is currently dedicated to investing and assisting
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Hannes Wessels is the General Manager of Southern and Francophone Africa for Binance, the world’s foremost blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, currently spearheading business operations in these regions. Prior to joining Binance, he held the position of Head of Global Banking, South Africa, at HSBC, where he led HSBC’s corporate and investment banking business
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Cedric Ming, MLaw, CAMS, is a Senior Consultant in the Legal, Regulatory & Compliance / Digital Law team at Ernst & Young (“EY”) in Switzerland. He is a seasoned business, legal, regulatory & compliance advisor focusing on Financial Markets Law, with a particular focus on IT (Blockchain, Metaverse, NFTs, Web3, RegTech and AI), as well
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Chris Becker is an economist turned digital banker. His role at TymeBank, South Africa’s first Cloud-based bank, affords him deep insight into cutting-edge digital banking and payments governance. Chris has also participated in several ground-breaking initiatives employing blockchain in modern banking and payment services. Notably, he led the development of a custody system for digital
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Alex Pryor is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience in the industry. She is Head of Digital Innovation at EOH – one of Africa’s largest IT companies – where she focuses on identifying and implementing emerging technologies that drive business growth and value. In addition Alex is a thought leader and
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Ernest Mbenkum is a prominent figure in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, recognized for his contributions as an entrepreneur, innovator, and thought leader. He is the founder and CEO of the Bantu Blockchain Foundation (Bantu), an organization dedicated to creating a sustainable and inclusive blockchain infrastructure for emerging markets, particularly in Africa. Ernest is also
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Rajiv has built a 12+ years’ successful career in the field of Financial Services, Business Development, Economic Development, Investment promotion, Economic Diplomacy, and International Marketing. Currently, Rajiv is working at the Economic Development Board of Mauritius and specialises in advising Fintech’s and Digital assets firms on Virtual Assets Licenses and fund structures. He also worked
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Joshua is Head of Africa for Bybit, which aims to build Africa’s crypto infrastructure for the sophisicated traders, the newbies, the crypto investors, as well as the remittance and payment users, one stage at a time. He is currently driving one of the most focused and heaviest investments in Africa among crypto exchanges. Previously as
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