Ryan Kirkley is the CEO of Global Settlement (GSX), an institutional settlement network for tokenized assets, stablecoins, and cross-border payments. His work sits at the intersection of regulatory reform, real-time settlement, and the growing convergence of stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and traditional payment rails. Before GSX, Ryan founded Cryptan Labs, a Miami-based venture studio and accelerator
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Simon Marland is the Managing Executive: RCB, Business Intelligence, RPA & Web3. He heads up the CIA (Commercialisation, Insights & Analytics) within Retail & Commercial Banking. CIA is partially responsible for idea generation, design and implementation of new tools and applications. The business unit provides data analytics & insights. CIA is partially responsible for idea
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Mercy Emmanuel is a fintech and blockchain leader with over eight years of experience driving the growth and commercialization of payments, stablecoins and cross-border financial solutions across Africa and global markets. Her expertise spans commercial strategy, go-to-market execution, strategic partnerships, market expansion, product commercialization and operational leadership. She currently serves as Stablecoin & Blockchain Vertical
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Experienced Lawyer, AML, Crypto and Regulatory Compliance Specialist with a proven track record in navigating global regulatory frameworks. Currently leading the On-Chain Analytics & Investigations Service Line at Provenance within the Digital Asset Compliance, Investigations, and AML environment. More than a decade’s expertise spans crypto investigations, AML/CFT, end-to-end KYC lifecycle management, and compliance architecture design.
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Gillian Darko is an accomplished Executive Director, Board Member, and C-suite, results-driven executive with a proven track record of building high-performance growth engines and delivering transformative commercial strategies in the fintech, blockchain, and traditional financial sectors. Currently the Vice President of Strategy, Gillian previously held the role of Chief of Staff and Director of Strategy
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Lerato specialises in aspects of financial services law and regulation. Her areas of expertise include banking, financial markets, consumer credit, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering (including regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings). She also has expertise in advising on Fintech-related legal issues and the legal implications of disruptive financial services-related developments (ie, payments, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, initial coin
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Kearabilwe Nonyana is a distinguished financial markets professional, technical analyst, and media commentator specializing in the structural evolution of multi-asset trading and digital financial infrastructure across Africa. Currently serving as a VIP Clients Manager at PrimeXBT, Kearabilwe bridges the gap between traditional market mechanics and the expanding digital asset ecosystem, focusing on liquidity, sophisticated execution,
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Eric Wainaina is the General Manager, Africa for Conduit. Eric leads Conduit’s business development and expansion in the continent, helping businesses in Africa move their money across borders easier, faster and with lower fees. Before joining Conduit, Eric worked as a Director at The Kenyan Wall Street, the African distributor of financial data and news
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Annelise Osborne is the Chief Business Officer at Kadena, where she leads strategic business initiatives and partnerships. With over 20 years of leadership experience, she brings her expertise in finance, real estate, and digital assets to drive the company’s growth across the Web3 landscape and beyond. Previously, she served as COO of Propellr, pioneering regulatory-compliant
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Rob Mackay is the Investor Manager Lead at Mesh, where he focuses on making high-quality alternative assets more accessible and helping investors connect with innovative opportunities. With over two decades of experience in wealth management, global markets, and structured finance, including senior roles at Nedbank Private Wealth, Rob brings a deep understanding of how technology and
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