BLOCKCHAIN AFRICA CONFERENCE 2025
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Founder and CEO of IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong) and Founder of Cardano
Keynote Address
General Manager of European Operations for Crypto.com
Keynote Address: CeFi and DeFi
Co-founder and CEO at Bybit
Keynote Address: Crypto: A Rising Tide That Lifts All Boats
Founder and CEO of Aave
Keynote Address: Introducing the Aave Protocol: Liquidity Unlocked
CEO and Founder at FTX
Keynote Address: Serum: The Decentralised Financial Ecosystem of the Future
CEO at the Global Blockchain Business Council
Keynote Address: State of Blockchain
Denelle Dixon: CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation | Richard Lema: Co-Founder and COO of ClickPesa
Keynote Address: The Stellar Network: Connecting Global Financial Infrastructure
Michael Awori: Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) | Atul Patel: Co-founder of dltedgers
Blockchain and Trade Finance
COO and Co-Founder of Coronet Blockchain
Using Blockchain for Food Security and Financial Inclusion
Senior Fintech Specialist in the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Fintech Unit
A Holistic Approach to Crypto Asset Regulation in South Africa
Founder at Electroneum and Founder and CEO at Anytask.com
Empowering a Generation with Crypto
CEO and Co-founder of Orchid
Decentralisation is the New Encryption
Accenture Global Managing Director Blockchain and Multiparty Systems – Digital Assets, Custody and CBDC Lead
Financial Ecosystems 2.0 and The Role of CBDCs
Head of Blockchain and Data Policy; Member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum’s Presidio Principles
Managing Editor at BitcoinKE
How Digital Blockchain Education is Helping to Grow the Ecosystem
Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Intelligent Systems, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Blockchain and the Future of Service and Information Monetization: From Barter to DigBarter
Co-CEO and Co-founder of SolidBlock
Institutional Adoption of Tokenisation
Founder of Blockchain Nigeria User Group and Advisor at Kinesis Money (West Africa region)
Building the Infrastructure of Financial Self-Sovereignty for Africa
Co-founder of Bicameral Ventures
Here Comes the Open Lending Era
CEO at Acria Network
Bridging the Blockchain and the Real World
CEO and Founder of Stratum Blockchain Group
How Stablecoins Will Change the Global Market for Import and Export
FinTech Advisor, Management and Strategy Consultant and Researcher
China´s Digital Yuan: The Start of a New Era
Host: Peter McCormack | Host of What Bitcoin Did podcast, Defiance podcast and Defiance TV
Moderator: Farzam Ehsani | CEO and Co-Founder of VALR.com
Moderator: Tony Obiajuru | Head of Programs and Broadcast Journalist at CryptoTvplus
Moderator: Kaj Burchadi | Managing Director at BCG Platinion
Moderator: Ciaran Adrian Ryan | Editor at Moneyweb Crypto
Moderator: Muthoni Njogu | Managing Partner Njogu and Associates Advocates and Head of Telecommunication, Media and Technology, General Legal Counsel for Blockchain Association of Kenya
Our global speakers are well-known thought leaders and experts in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology space.
John is the Founder and CEO at Axalio, Founder of Cryptovecs Capital
Mariana Gospodinova is the General Manager of European Operations for Crypto.com, where
Charles Hoskinson is a Colorado-based technology entrepreneur and mathematician. He attended Metropolitan
Peter McCormack is a Journalist at Defance and What Bitcoin Did.
Henri Arslanian is the PwC Global Crypto Leader, the former Chairman of
Stani Kulechov is the Founder and CEO of Aave, an open source
Ben Zhou is Bybit’s Co-founder and CEO. He spearheaded the cryptocurrency derivatives
Sandra is a proponent for ‘human-centric tech’. She left a career in
Dominik Ernst is a well-known German developer, who has been coding for
Atul is Co-founder of #dltedgers, one of Asia’s leading fintechs in trade
Dan is currently leading Growth at Kraken. His former company Interchange, a
Throughout his career, Peter held top jobs at a string of companies,
Dr. Steven Waterhouse is the CEO and Co-founder of Orchid. Waterhouse previously
Teana is the General Manager of the U.K. for Crypto.com, who with
Rocelo has a passion for inclusion and financial freedom while maintaining a
Ms Njogu brings in a wealth of experience from the Public and
David Zacks is the Chief Compliance Officer at Bitflyer USA. In this
Marvin Coleby is the CEO and founder of Raise (getraise.io), a Bahamian and
Investor, author, speaker and hater of zero-sum games. Former investment banker and
Prior to Quidax, had worked across several business sectors including; real estate,
Roselyne is an economist, youth mentor and blockchain strategy consultant. She is
Marc Taverner is the Executive Director of the International Association for Trusted
Farzam is the CEO and Co-Founder of VALR.com, a platform that bridges
Richard Ells balances nearly three decades of successful entrepreneurship that include still
Ehis is Conflux Network Africa Regional Marketing and Business Lead. He has
Mr Naicker is an accomplished fintech professional with vast experience and qualification
Yael Tamar is the Co-CEO and Co-founder of SolidBlock, a new fundraising
Adeshina is the CEO and Co-founder for One Kiosk Africa; an online
Nathaniel Luz is an award winning libertarian, lead for Dash Nigeria and
Herco is a Senior Fintech Specialist in the South African Reserve Bank’s
AltCoinTrader was developed by experienced computer programmer Richard de Sousa in 2014.
David is the Director and Founder at BitcoinKE. He is a blockchain
Tony Obiajuru is Nigeria’s foremost blockchain/cryptocurrency Event Host and Media Practitioner with
My management consulting focus across nearly a decade ushered me into an
A highly professional and experienced compliance leader in C-level capacity, a public
John is the Global Managing Director, Blockchain Technology Lead at Accenture, based in
Bishnen Kumalo has over twenty years of experience in the field of
Michael Awori is a seasoned banker with over 20 years of experience
Ciaran has written for most financial publications in SA. He spent time
Denelle Dixon is the CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development
Monica Singer is a Chartered Accountant (SA), Fellow of the Institute of
He is a Fintech founder and previous Director of Product for a
Mr Brandon Topham is the Divisional Executive for Enforcement at the Financial
Kaj Burchardi is a Managing Director with BCG Platinion with more than
Ajit currently leads institutional growth and strategy for Aave, the world’s leading
Yele Bademosi is CEO and Co-Founder of Nestcoin. Yele was previously the
Marius is the General Manager for Africa at Luno, a leading global
LL.B., MBA, PhD. FinTech Advisor, Management & Strategy Consultant and Researcher (Digital
Dr. Jim Kyung-Soo Liew is an Associate Professor of Finance at Johns
Marc Taverner is the Executive Director of the International Association for Trusted
Taha Sajid is a Chief Blockchain Consultant with Limar Global Tech, Founder
Moerieda Mackay is the Founder and CEO at Stride Consultancy Services &
A digital transformation/ blockchain professional and investor with major access to an