Crypto Fest 2022 – Page 2

Sean Roberts

Sean Roberts is a brand sponsorship and athlete manager specializing in aligning fintech brands with strategic sporting assets. Sean’s experience in placing professional sports personalities within top clubs has earned him a reputation in the industry as he continues to expand his operation while always scouting for new opportunities. Sean is an expert in connecting

Ahren Posthumus

Ahren was awarded the Investec Entrepreneur Leader of the year award (2016). He was also selected to present at the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) on breaking the walls of code and poverty in South Africa. In 2020 He was voted in the Mail & Guardian’s top 200 Young South Africans as the Editor’s Choice for

Arno Carstens

Arno Carstens is an award-winning musician and fine artist based in Cape Town, South Africa. Arno was studying to be a graphic artist in the early 90’s when a friend introduced him to the now legendary guitarist and producer, Theo Crous. Through a series of serendipitous events which followed that meeting, Springbok Nude Girls were

Glenn Gillis

Glenn is the co-founder and CEO of Sea Monster. He has a Business Science degree from the University of Cape Town and has been a senior executive, consultant and entrepreneur for over 25 years. Prior to Sea Monster, Glenn served as the General Manager at two of South Africa’s leading film and animation companies: Moonlighting

Gideon Greaves

Gideon Greaves, Managing Director at CV VC & CV Labs Africa, is a dynamic entrepreneur and investor with a keen focus on blockchain startups. Guided by his extensive knowledge of Web3 and blockchain technologies, he has catalyzed growth, particularly in the burgeoning African tech market. He also serves as an advisor for the NODO Grants

Craig Chitima

Craig Chitima is an Afro-centric Digital designer, 3D Artist, and educator based in South Africa. He has a passion for creating beautiful things that showcase the best of African culture. Craig is a creative who is always looking for new ways to use technology to improve the world around him.

Kyle Brown

Kyle Gie Brown is an ex-South African rugby union player, playing with the South African Sevens team. He was the Captain of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Anushka Soma-Patel

Anushka is the Product manager for Atala PRISM ecosystems at Input Output Global. She has over 20 years experience in IT and Lean and has been exploring blockchain technology with an open mind and much curiosity since 2018. Her roles as the Co-Chair of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium Identity Working Group, guest lecturer

Rayn Derksen

Rayn Derksen is a blockchain strategist and Web3.0 advocate. She heads up the blockchain division within the Nedbank Retail and Commercial Banking (RCB) business. Rayn is responsible for developing the blockchain strategy, building frameworks, identifying new opportunities and developing use cases that add value to Nedbank clients, optimise processes and unlock additional revenue streams. Rayn

Adele Jones

Adele Jones has over 14 years of hands on information security experience. This includes building security mechanisms into some of the most well-known South African retail and business internet banking sites to participating in red and blue team exercises to map and validate possible attack path vectors. Adele also assisted in formalising the security architecture