Dr. Sebonkile Thaba is at the apex of integrating blockchain into education, and her current endeavor involves crafting curriculum enhancements for BRICS SA Skills Working Group. This venture capitalizes on her extensive background in Operations Management as a seasoned Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg. Her team’s mission is to democratize blockchain knowledge, ensuring accessible
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Aubrey Mochela is the Group Executive Director for Group Information Communication Technology and Information Management at the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, following his tenure as the City’s Chief Technology Officer. With over 30 years of experience in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mochela has been instrumental in driving digital transformation within the municipality. His
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Sean is a leading figure in South Africa’s fintech and tokenisation ecosystem, driving innovation at the intersection of finance, regulation, and blockchain technology. Chairman of The Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA) Tokenisation Forum, where he leads a collaborative initiative of industry professionals focused on advancing the adoption of tokenised assets within the financial sector.
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Chris Maurice is an entrepreneur, writer, and public speaker who has led early developments in emerging industries and markets. He is the CEO and Co-founder of Yellow Card, Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, which in 2021 raised the largest Series A round for any African crypto company. Chris is continuing to expand Yellow Card’s presence across
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Wali Makokha is Chief Product Officer at Mansa, the on-chain liquidity platform enabling instant, compliant cross-border settlement and payments for PSPs, remittance firms, and fintechs. A seasoned product-led technology executive and former founder, he brings 18 years of building high-scale remittances, payments, treasury, and fx products across Africa and global corridors. Prior to Mansa, Waliaula
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Jade Bishop is the CEO of Linum Labs, a company that designs, builds, and audits Web3 solutions across multiple blockchains. With experience spanning DeFi, tokenisation, and smart contract audits, Jade is passionate about making Web3 accessible and usable for people beyond the crypto-native community. Her focus lies in bridging the gap between speculation and real-world
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Sidley is Professor of Practice at JBS, University of Johannesburg fields of artificial intelligence and in crypto technologies and economies. He an award-winning and multi-shortlisted author of seven books (both fiction and non-fiction). He has written two books on crypto – Beyond Bitcoin: Decentralised Finance and the End of Banks in 2021 and It’s Mine:
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Rikki leads FirstRand’s Blockchain Enabler, a team established to advance the group’s strategic imperatives through the adoption of distributed ledger technologies and digital assets. Rikki has over two decades’ experience in various roles across Life Insurance, General Insurance, and Banking. He qualified as a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 2005 and is a
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Darren Franks is the Chief Executive Officer of the Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA), where he has become a decisive voice in shaping the future of financial technology and policy in the country. With more than two decades of experience in fintech, banking and innovation, Darren has built a reputation as both a connector
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