Alice is a technology entrepreneur, champion of emerging technologies, blockchain and digital assets adoption in Africa. She is a resourceful and innovative technical solutions and business development leader offering greater than a decade’s experience in blockchain, Web 3.0 technologies, fixed and wireless broadband, project operations, product management and new technology roll-outs. She is currently the
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Ayn du Bazane is a Senior Fintech Analyst at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) focussed on crypto assets. She is the Chair of the Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group’s (IFWG) Crypto Assets Regulatory Working Group (CAR WG), a regulatory structure that monitors and analyses the crypto asset ecosystem to inform and make recommendations to financial
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Kalin Metodiev, CFA is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of leading digital assets institution Nexo. His professional focus has always been directed towards investor wealth maximization and company growth, allowing him to take on the responsibility of managing the Sales, Trading, and Corporate Finance departments at Nexo. Kalin boasts 20+ years of experience in investment
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LL.B., MBA, PhD. FinTech Advisor, Management & Strategy Consultant and Researcher (Digital Banking and Finance, Central Bank Digital Currencies, Blockchain, Crypto and M&A). Oriol works as a Management Consultant at AirHelp, Advisor for a Hong Kong-based FinTech company, ixFintech, Strategic Advisor at a Hong Kong-based WealthTech company, ETFCool, Strategic Advisor at ScallopX and FinTech Mentor
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Chris Light is a seasoned executive, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and Program Manager with 25 years of experience. He has a global reach and a global result set. He has undertaken Information Communication and Technology (ICT) activities worldwide. He is well known in the International Development community. He has worked with major donors with a particular
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Wale Onawunmi is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Zone, where he leads the charge in product architecture, research and development, technology strategy, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cognitive computing. His expertise in these areas is a cornerstone of Zone’s cutting-edge solutions, driving innovation in the payments and blockchain industry. A graduate of Computer Science
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Cyrine is an Investment Associate at Global Ventures, where she joined in early 2021. Prior to this, Cyrine has left her full time position at Deloitte as a strategy consultant to join the VC industry with Lateral Capital, an African focused fund where she supported on deal sourcing and screening as well as portfolio management.
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Arushi Goel is a specialist for data policy and blockchain at World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution India. She works on strategic and governance issues relating to data sharing through data exchanges, blockchain and digital assets, in collaboration with government and industry stakeholders. She is also leading a workstream on regulation of
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Elisha (GhCryptoGuy) has been preaching the good news of cryptocurrencies in Africa since 2016. He is a former business development manager at Binance and currently a Social Media Specialist at the crypto media giant, Cointelegraph.
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