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
10:00am - 11:30am GMT+2
Workshop 1
10:10am - 10:45am GMT+2 Plenary Room
Panel: From Adoption to Trust: Building a Safe and Scalable Digital Asset Ecosystem in Africa
By Tom SchoonFrancis OgbukaNkahiseng RalepeliBadi 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
Panel: The Future of Money: How Banks, Stablecoins and Digital Assets are Reshaping Global Payments
By Muhammad NanaRobyn LawsonSimon MarlandHari Chaitanya
12:05pm - 12:25pm GMT+2 Lunch Area
12:00pm - 13:30pm GMT+2
Workshop 2
12:15pm - 12:30pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
12:30pm - 13:00pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
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
14:00pm - 15:00pm GMT+2
Workshop 3
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
Panel: Stablecoins vs Mobile Money: Competition or Convergence?
By Bontle MoganeGrace AnyeteiGillian Darko
16:20pm - 16:50pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Panel: Crypto, Tax & Cross-Border Capital: Are South Africa's Tax Rules Ready for the Digital Economy?
By Professor Shaun ParsonsTertius TroostWiehann Olivier
17:00pm - 17:10pm GMT+2 Plenary Room
Closing by Master of Ceremonies

Venue

To be Confirmed