Jackson Vaughan

Jackson Vaughan is a Managing Partner at Konvoy, investing in platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming. He sits on the board of Edgegap, Carry1st, Echo3D, and StageZero. Jackson was previously a software developer at IBM, is an alumnus of NYU Stern, and grew up as a third culture kid across Asia, Africa, and

Dalene Deale

Lohan Spies

Lohan has been a Co-founder of various cybersecurity and blockchain-based ventures in digital identity and personal data protection, a DApp called Amply aimed towards dematerialising the early childhood development subsidy claims to optimising the impact market with the IXO protocol; the blockchain for impact. His latest venture – DIDx focuses on self-sovereign identity and cybersecurity.

Cordel Robbin-Coker

Cordel Robbin-Coker is Co-Founder and CEO of Carry1st, the leading mobile games publisher and digital commerce platform for Africa. Prior to founding Carry1st, Cordel spent over a decade in private equity and investment banking with The Carlyle Group and Morgan Stanley, across the US, Europe, and Africa. He most recently served as Vice President in

Wiehann Olivier

Dr Wiehann Olivier is Global Co-Head of Digital Assets at Forvis Mazars and a Professor within North West University’s Applied Research in Management Cybernetics research entity. In his global leadership role, he leads strategic initiatives and technical thought leadership in digital assets across more than 100 jurisdictions. Dr Olivier provides assurance and advisory services to

Carmelle Cadet

A passionate advocate for financial inclusion and economic development in emerging markets, Carmelle founded EMTECH, a NY-based Fintech, to help Central Banks around the world with adopting modern technologies to provide financial inclusion by design and develop resilient financial market infrastructures. Carmelle is an experienced Finance and Business Leader in the Enterprise IT sector, with

Denelle Dixon

Denelle Dixon is the CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization using blockchain to unlock the world’s economic potential by making money more fluid, markets more open, and people more empowered. She leads the teams that help maintain Stellar’s codebase, support the communities around Stellar, and advocate on behalf of

Mark Brits

Mark Brits is a Senior General Manager at The Banking Association South Africa where he heads the Prudential Regulation Division. Prior to joining The Banking Association in 2003, he was a vice president and head of money markets in the treasury of ING Barings in South Africa for seven years. He holds a BCom and

Monica Singer

Monica Singer is a Chartered Accountant (SA), Fellow of the Institute of Directors and Vice Chair of the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). She is a Board Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Board Member of the Accounting Blockchain Coalition which sets the audit accounting and tax guidelines for

Johann Bornman

He is a Fintech founder and previous Director of Product for a Pan-European Robo-advisor. Prior to that, he was a Global Macro Portfolio Manager, where he helped to start and build an investment business.