Chantal Maritz is a Partner at PwC South Africa and leads the Financial Services and Payments Transformation practice. With over 25 years of experience, she is a recognised leader in payments modernisation, financial services transformation, digital innovation, and large-scale industry change initiatives across Africa and international markets. Chantal advises leading financial institutions, regulators, central banks,
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Michail is an internationally recognized attorney with seven years of post-qualification experience specializing in financial services, payment services, blockchain technology, and cross-border transactions. He is an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, founded by Barack Obama in the USA, and a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship Award in the UK. Additionally, Michail is an alumnus
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Stephen Pratt is the Founder and Director of CAEP Group, a regulatory hosting and financial services solutions platform.
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Carel is an accomplished engineer and entrepreneur who excels at leveraging cutting-edge technologies, like blockchain, to bring innovative products to market. He was an early contributor to notable companies such as SnapScan and one of South Africa’s largest crypto exchanges, Luno. His latest venture, MoneyBadger, simplifies and secures the process for merchants to offer crypto
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Brian Behlendorf is the Executive Director of Hyperledger Project. Behlendorf was a primary developer of the Apache Web server, the most popular web server software on the Internet, and a founding member of the Apache Software Foundation. He has also served on the board of the Mozilla Foundation since 2003 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation since
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Marcus is co-founder and CEO of Luno, a leading global cryptocurrency company on a mission to upgrade the world to a better financial system. With millions of customers in 40 countries, Luno’s products and services make it safe and easy for people and businesses to store, buy, use and learn about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and
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Vinny is regularly recognized and featured by major media worldwide like Fortune Magazine, CNBC, Business Insider, and many more. Along with Elon Musk, South African-born Vinny is currently South Africa’s other major technology entrepreneur export to the famous Silicon Valley in San Francisco and is always found ranked online in the top 5 lists of
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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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