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Speaker Category: Crypto Fest 2025

Dr. Wiehann Olivier

Wiehann Olivier is a Partner at Forvis Mazars South Africa, where he leads both the FinTech & Digital Assets division and the Private Equity practice. He is a Registered Auditor with the IRBA and a qualified Chartered Accountant. Recognized for his thought leadership, Wiehann has been featured in numerous South African and international publications, television

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Hari Chaitanya

Based in Johannesburg, Hari Chaitanya is responsible for leading Investor Services business in 14 countries across Africa. Hari is also leading Digital Asset Custody initiative. Investor Services covers Custody, Trustee, Securities Lending and borrowing, Derivative Clearing and Investment Administration products for global and domestic institutional investors. Hari joined Standard Bank in July 2015. Hari has

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Rikki Barnes

Rikki Barnes has been with FirstRand for 12 years, predominantly in Foreign Exchange and Commercial Banking. He has recently taken on assumed a lead role in the group’s Crypto & DLT Centre of Expertise. Rikki holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science and Finance, and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial

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Jerome Brink

Jerome is a Director in CDH (Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc) Tax & Exchange Control practice. He specializes in corporate tax and international tax advisory as well as tax controversy and dispute resolution. He provides tax advice on all aspects of business-related activities, including financing, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, disposals and acquisitions, empowerment transactions, share incentive

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Hannes Wessels

Hannes Wessels is the General Manager, Binance South Africa. the world’s foremost blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, currently spearheading business operations in these regions.  Prior to joining Binance, he held the position of Head of Global Banking, South Africa, at HSBC, where he led HSBC’s corporate and investment banking business within the country. This encompassed the

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Carel van Wyk

Carel van Wyk is a distinguished engineer and serial entrepreneur renowned for harnessing technologies, particularly blockchain, to deliver innovative solutions to global markets. As an early contributor to pioneering companies like SnapScan and Luno, one of South Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Carel played a pivotal role in shaping the fintech and crypto landscapes. His latest

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Melanie Carstens

Melanie Carstens is a futurist and founder. She works at the intersection of technology, culture, and identity, speaking with the people shaping change and reflecting on the philosophies that drive it. Through 1018 Media she leads Bitcoin & Beyond, Culture Unchained, and The Atlas Journals. Together these projects form a single body of work that

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Graeme Tennant

Graeme Tennant, is the CEO of Nottingham Road Asset Management, a licensed investment management firm specializing in crypto asset and alternative investment strategies. With a career in financial services dating back to 2010 and active involvement in crypto assets since 2016, he leverages his experience across traditional finance and crypto markets to design innovative, risk-managed investment solutions. Graeme is

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Elo Mukoro

Elo Mukoro is the Founder and CEO of Cr3dentials, a verification protocol using zero-knowledge cryptography to help financial institutions verify identity, income, and reputation directly from online data sources in a privacy-preserving way. With a background in chemical engineering, Elo transitioned into Web3 and AI after teaching himself to code and building products at major

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Dale Russell

Dale Russell is a dynamic and visionary leader in the blockchain sector, he is the founder and Director of both TrustReserve Solutions Limited and Moore Blockchain and Digital Assets JHB. With extensive experience in digital assets and blockchain technology, Dale has established himself as a pivotal figure in the evolution of finance and assurance. Dale’s

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