Programme

08:00am - 09:00am GMT+2 Entrance Foyer
Registration
09:00am - 09:10am GMT+2 Plenary Room
Welcome Address by Master of Ceremonies
09:10am - 09:30am GMT+2 Plenary Room
From MiCA to Africa: Lessons from Scaling Digital Asset Infrastructure Across European Banks
By Dishen Govender
09:30am - 09:50am GMT+2 Plenary Room
The COFI Bill and South Africa’s Digital Asset Future: What Banks, Fintechs, and Crypto Businesses Need to Know About Building a Regulatory Framework for Innovation
By Lerato Lamola
09:50am - 10:10am GMT+2 Plenary Room
Keynote Address: The End of SWIFT? How Africa Could Leapfrog Into a New Financial System
By Ryan Kirkley
10:10am - 10:45am GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Leopoldt Jansen van Vuuren
Panel: From Adoption to Trust: Building a Safe and Scalable Digital Asset Ecosystem in Africa
By Tom SchoonFrancis OgbukaNkahiseng RalepeliLeopoldt Jansen van VuurenBadi Sudhakaran
10:45am - 11:00am GMT+2 Plenary Room
Keynote Address: The Future of Digital Finance
By Gillian Darko
11:00am - 11:15pm GMT+2 Networking Area
Networking Break
11:15am - 11:35pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
11:35am - 12:05pm GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Mohil Subban
Panel: The Future of Money: How Banks, Stablecoins and Digital Assets are Reshaping Global Payments
By Mohil SubbanMuhammad NanaRobyn LawsonSimon MarlandHari Chaitanya
12:05pm - 12:25pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
12:30pm - 13:00pm GMT+2 Lunch Area
Lunch
13:00pm - 13:35pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Fireside Chat:
By Stafford MasieCarel de Jager
13:35pm - 13:55pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Keynote Address
13:55pm - 14:15pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Keynote Address
14:15pm - 14:35pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
14:35pm - 15:05pm GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Kearabilwe Nonyana
Panel: The Next Commodity Boom: How Tokenisation is Connecting African Markets to Global Capital
By Connie BloemKearabilwe NonyanaSean EmeryCandice Dawkshas
15:05pm - 15:20pm GMT+2 Networking Area
Networking Break
15:20pm - 15:50pm GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Leopoldt Jansen van Vuuren
Panel: Stablecoins in South Africa: From Concept to Implementation and Regulation
By Leopoldt Jansen van VuurenWiehann OlivierCarel de JagerSean Emery
15:50pm - 16:20pm GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Priyanka Khanduja
Panel: Stablecoins vs Mobile Money: Competition or Convergence?
By Priyanka KhandujaBontle MoganeGrace AnyeteiGillian Darko
16:20pm - 16:50pm GMT+2 Plenary Room, Moderator: Stephen Boakye
Panel: Crypto, Tax & Cross-Border Capital: Are South Africa's Tax Rules Ready for the Digital Economy?
By Stephen BoakyeProfessor Shaun ParsonsTertius TroostWiehann Olivier
17:00pm - 17:10pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Closing by Master of Ceremonies

Venue

The conference will be hosted at PwC South Africa, Waterfall City Heliport, Gauteng, South Africa. View the location here on Google Maps.

Address: Waterfall City Heliport, 4 Lisbon Lane, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa, 2090.

Find out more about the venue here.

Parking at Venue

Free undercover parking is available to all attendees.