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Peter Tylczynski Senior VP at MineBest

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Dr. Steven Waterhouse CEO and Co-founder of Orchid

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Richard de Sousa Founder and CEO of AltCoinTrader

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David Gitonga Managing Editor at BitcoinKE

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Bishnen Kumalo Executive Head of Modernisation South Africa, BankservAfrica

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