Carel de Jager is a blockchain expert, engineer, and thought leader in cryptocurrency and financial innovation. As the Founder and CEO of SilverSixpence, a Pretoria-based blockchain engineering firm, he leads a team specializing in cutting-edge solutions for cryptocurrency trading, technical compliance, exchange solvency audits, and proof-of-reserves for major exchanges like Binance, Crypto.com, KuCoin, and Luno.
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Ashlin Perumall is a partner at Baker McKenzie and leads the IPTech practice group in Johannesburg. He specializes in technology-focused transactions, including M&A and venture capital, and advises on the commercial aspects of intellectual property, such as licensing and commercialization. With over a decade of experience, Ashlin is a go-to advisor for companies in the
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Chantal Maritz is a Partner at PwC South Africa and leads the firm’s Financial Services Consulting practice, specialising in Payments and Financial Services Transformation. With more than 20 years of experience, she has worked with clients across various industries, demonstrating strong expertise in Financial Services and Digital Transformation. Chantal leads Financial Services and Payments Transformation
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Sean is a leading figure in South Africa’s fintech and tokenisation ecosystem, driving innovation at the intersection of finance, regulation, and blockchain technology. Chairman of The Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA) Tokenisation Forum, where he leads a collaborative initiative of industry professionals focused on advancing the adoption of tokenised assets within the financial sector.
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Wali Makokha is Chief Product Officer at Mansa, the on-chain liquidity platform enabling instant, compliant cross-border settlement and payments for PSPs, remittance firms, and fintechs. A seasoned product-led technology executive and former founder, he brings 18 years of building high-scale remittances, payments, treasury, and fx products across Africa and global corridors. Prior to Mansa, Waliaula
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Jade Bishop is the CEO of Linum Labs, a company that designs, builds, and audits Web3 solutions across multiple blockchains. With experience spanning DeFi, tokenisation, and smart contract audits, Jade is passionate about making Web3 accessible and usable for people beyond the crypto-native community. Her focus lies in bridging the gap between speculation and real-world
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Sidley is Professor of Practice at JBS, University of Johannesburg fields of artificial intelligence and in crypto technologies and economies. He an award-winning and multi-shortlisted author of seven books (both fiction and non-fiction). He has written two books on crypto – Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks in 2021 and It’s Mine:
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Rikki leads FirstRand’s Blockchain Enabler, a team established to advance the group’s strategic imperatives through the adoption of distributed ledger technologies and digital assets. Rikki has over two decades’ experience in various roles across Life Insurance, General Insurance, and Banking. He qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 2005 and is a
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Blockchain Association| Ethereum Foundation Devcon Queen 2019| Hackernoon Top 200 Black Women in Tech to Follow on Twitter Top 10 African Women in Blockchain| Wirex Rising Women in Crypto Power List 2023| Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent ( MIPAD) Class of 2024. As a blockchain and crypto early adopter, Yaliwe Mlambo has
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Mohil is an innovative problem solver, utilising his 8 year-diverse industry experience he now leverages off emerging technology to promote progressive and disruptive changes to micro and macro-economic systems. He follows a business-centric, high-impact problem solving approach whilst ensuring continuous alignment to a client’s evolving vision and market-value proposition. He has a BCom Financial &
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