Helen Zille is the Premier of the Western Cape. She was elected to office by the Provincial Parliament on 6 May 2009 and reelected after the May 2014 general elections. She was educated at Johannesburg’s St Mary’s School, Waverley and the University of the Witwatersrand, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Before Helen
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A former councillor for the City of Cape Town, and a former member of the city’s Tourism, Events, Arts, and Marketing portfolio, Beverley Schäfer was the chair of the Standing Committee for Economic Opportunities, Tourism, and Agriculture at the Western Cape Provincial Parliament before being appointed as MEC in November 2018. This role encompasses providing
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Brock Pierce is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur with an extensive track record of founding, advising and investing in disruptive businesses. His level of domain knowledge and deep connections in gaming, Blockchain technology and the digital currency space are unparalleled. Mr. Pierce pioneered the market for digital currency in games and has raised more than
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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin”, published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin and “The Internet of Money”, a book about why bitcoin matters. As an engaging
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Lorien Gamaroff is the Co-founder and CEO of Centbee, a cryptocurrency payments and remittance company. As South Africa’s foremost blockchain expert, Lorien has been invited around the world to speak on digital/crypto currencies and decentralised/distributed ledgers and their benefits for emerging economies. He has addressed the United Nations, IMF, World Bank, FBI and Commonwealth Secretariat,
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Stefan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coil. Coil builds on open standards such as Web Monetization and Interledger, which means that payments are extremely fast, cheap, and not tied to one particular provider or platform. Stefan is also the Chairperson of the Board at the Interledger Foundation, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit advocate for
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Jurgen is a cryptocurrency enthusiast, trader and Co-founder and CEO of Xago Technologies Pty Ltd. He has been involved with crypto since early 2012, with trading and facilitating cryptocurrency transactions. He founded in a QR mobile payment startup utilising credit cards but soon realised the power of blockchain in creating new and unique avenues for
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Professor Nnamdi Nwulu is the Chair Holder South Africa/Switzerland Bilateral Research Chair in Blockchain Technology, Professor of Sustainable Cyber-Physical Engineering Systems and the Director of the Centre for Cyber-Physical Food, Energy & Water Systems (CCP-FEWS) at the University of Johannesburg. Prof Nwulu’s research focuses on Food, Energy and Water Systems (FEWS) and the inherent nexus
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Devon Krantz is a pioneering leader in the Web3 space, currently serving at Linum Labs, a global blockchain development studio she co-founded. With a background in spearheading major international Web3 projects since 2016, Devon has played a crucial role in building decentralized solutions and fostering inclusive digital communities. Her expertise spans product development, strategic growth,
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Victor Akoma-Philips is a highly experienced individual with a background in finance and economics. Currently serving as a Board Director of Operations at Africa Stablecoin Consortium, Victor also holds key positions at Interstellar Inc., Bantu Blockchain Foundation, and has previously worked at companies like Dell EMC, Cisco, and MTN Nigeria in various project management roles.
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