Adrian Hope-Bailie

Adrian is the Co-founder and CEO of Fynbos. He is originally from Johannesburg but now lives in Cape Town with his wife, three kids, and two dogs. Adrian is a long time open source, open standards and payments nerd who still likes to do some coding just to make sure he’s not getting rusty. He

Yvonne Kagondu

Yvonne Kagondu is a Kenyan Blockchain expert, mentor, and speaker. She plays a key role in promoting the adoption of Blockchain and Web3 in Kenya, and East Africa as a whole, through pioneering education and mentorship programs, as well as through empowering youth and women and encouraging them to venture into blockchain. Her efforts have

Michael Burke

Michael is an experienced professional with a strong track record of developing and identifying new business and client opportunities, revenue generation, and customer satisfaction through leveraging blockchain and other emerging technologies. He is currently a Sales Director for Fireblocks working with clients across the EMEA region to help them leverage the Fireblocks platform for secure

Christo de Wit

Christo de Wit serves as the Country Manager for Luno in South Africa. Although originally from South Africa, de Wit brings a wealth of experience from the global business arena. Prior to joining Luno, he held leadership positions at TrueMoney, a fintech unicorn boasting over 65,000 outlets across six countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In

Nolwazi Hlophe

Nolwazi Hlophe is the Senior Fintech Specialist with FSCA South Africa and has been recognised by African Shapers as one of the Top 60 African Women who are Fintech Experts. Nolwazi obtained her MCom in Economics from the University of Pretoria in 2016. Nolwazi previously worked for Digital Frontiers as the Deputy Director Financial Regulation

Nonkululeko Musa Ntuli

With a background in finance and data science, Nonkululeko is passionate about leveraging AI and blockchain technology to develop innovative solutions for complex business challenges. Nonkululeko’s expertise, particularly in the Solutions Economy at IQbusiness, reflects a commitment to driving transformative solutions in the business landscape. Nonkululeko is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Finance and

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Cayla Murray

Murray worked as an assistant researcher at Brunel University from November 2013 to March 2014, as an administrator for Liberal Democrat Women from June 2016 to September 2017, as a Media Researcher and Content Producer at the Democratic Alliance from January 2018 to October 2018, and as spokesperson to the Western Cape Minister of Social

Wesley Diphoko

Wesley Diphoko has been working at the intersection of technology, media and communications across organisations. In the late 90’s Wesley worked for the University of the Western Cape as its head of online communications. He later joined South Africa’s leading media company to develop its innovation lab that was instrumental in the media companies transitioning