- ABF Speakers
ABF 2026 Speakers
Dr. Emomotimi Agama
Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria
Amb. Prof. Bitange Ndemo
Immediate Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium and the EU
Sitah Lang’o
Head, East and West Africa, Swift
Daniel Mainda
Chief Executive Officer, Nairobi International Financial Centre
Kosen Kenta
Principal, Antler
Mactar Sekh
Chief, Innovation, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Edline E. Murungi
Head of Policy & Senior Legal Counsel, Yellow Card
Ricky Weir
Founder, Jersey 2 Africa 4 Football Foundation (J2A)
Mohamed Basheer
Head of IT Network & Infrastructure, Egyptian Banking Institute, Central Bank of Egypt
Dr Stanley Jacob
Group Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Meristem Securities Group
Aksel Brooks
Partner, Grand Stream
Layi Wasabi
Comedian, Actor, Host and Content Creator
Florence Githinji
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Yellow Card
Aly Z. Ramji
Director, Mediapix
Michael Mutie
Head of Exits and Portfolio Management, Launch Africa Ventures Fund I & II
Rukshan Karunarathna
Director of Partnerships, ADI Foundation
Dr. Peter S. O. Onyango
Chairman Virtual Assets Association of Kenya (MCSI, CIFA, ACI)
John Kamara
CEO, AICE Africa; Chairman, Africa Blockchain Centre Nairobi
Peter Mwangi
Country Manager (Kenya), VALR
Robert Muoka
CEO Virtual Assets Association of Kenya
Yvonne Kagondu
EthSafari
Kelechi Uchegbulem
Chief Executive Officer, Passpoint
Bright Eseosa Ada
BD team Leader, Mexc Africa
Norbert Haguma
Chairman, Rwanda Blockchain Association
Basil Gilbert Ogolla
Co-Executive Director, Virtual Asset Chamber
Mbali Ndhlovu
Founder, Director, Culture in Beta
Richie Santosdiaz
Santos-Diaz LLC / The Fintech Times
Oluwaseun Adepoju
Managing Partner, CcHUB
Charles OkaforMbah
CoFounder/CTO, Convexity
Zach Bijesse
Co-Founder and CEO of Archer
Osaro Jackson
Africa Growth & Market Expansion Executive | Fintech & Stablecoin Payments
Shon Osimbo
Sports journalist
Darlington Wleh
President, Blockchain Centre NBO
Bruce Porter Jr.
CEO, GlobalBoost
Olufemi Oguntamu
CEO, PENZAARVILLE AFRICA
Nicole Jamu
Multimedia broadcaster – Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation
Ibrahim Aliyu S Kamina
Founder & CEO, Kaminova
Amath Ndiaye
Chairperson of United diplomats of Africa and Software Engineer
Mercy Emmanuel
Stablecoins/Blockchain Commercial Lead
David Porter
COO at GlobalBoost, Founder at Washington Elite
Wanjiru Mwoka
Social Media Manager – Base
Richard E. Pelzer II
Founder, HarlemCLX
Sunny Joseph Imohimi
Regional P2P Manager, Bitget Middle East & Africa MEA
Beverly Ezebuike
Partnership Lead, Raenest
Victor Abiola
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, FarmHub Agro Services
Ayodeji Israel Awosika
Founder, Web3bridge
Luc Varejes
Chief Operating Officer, Lumepay
Sheye Banks
Founder, Hevy Global
Dagim Derese
Founder, Fanos Markets
Nefertiti A Strong
Co Founder Of Xragency.org/ Co Founder Beyondthecode.ai
Aggrey Heaven Shayo
Founder and heading at bitcoinsafaritz
Chris Oketch
Founder, Minisend
David Bobola
CEO, CompasAI
Dirk-Jan (DJ) Koeman
Technology & Commercial Growth Leader
Adiele Greatman
Web3 GTM Strategist
Haytam Isse Abdullahi
Author, Unlocking Africa’s Digital Wealth / Founder, Future Pillars Organization
Oludolamu Onimole
Cyber Operations Analyst ~ University of Glasgow
Panashe Sivindani
Founder, MAVARA & Flamelily Foundation
Chebet Kipingor
Business Operations Manager, Busha
Benjamin O. Ajibola
Africa Lead, StatePay
Ogunsuyi Kehinde David
Co-founder Westtrybe & TrybeBoost
Sylvester Olawale
Founder and Lead Product Engineer, Montare Labs LLC
Dami Adenuga
CEO/Founder, DAW Empire
Godwin Salako
Lead, Navigating Web3, NW3 Letters & NW3 Tours
Fiyin Odebunmi
Co-founder, Helicode
Seun Lanlege
CEO and Cofounder, Polytope Labs
Antony Mlelwa
Digital assets consultant/IBO, INKRYPTUS
Denis Darko
Head of Finance & Risk, Tribe
Onone Edodi Ega
Technical Program Manager, FinTech and Web3 Innovation
Christian Obi
CEO of Len3
Joan Jerop
Cofounder, OneDev
Modupeoluwa Adekanye (PhD)
Marketing Lead, BMONI
Isaac Wabuge
Country Manager, Kenya & Uganda, Yellow Card
Nathaniel Ochuko Luz
President, Africa Stablecoin Network
Apollo Sande
Country Manager Kenya, Luno
Olumide Aturu Olaoyenikan
MD/CEO, 5Stars Football Consultancy
Sheyilami Longe
Head of Legal, Passpoint
Sheila Wanjiru
Business Developer, XRAgency
Sarah Wahinya
Zcash Lead, East Africa
Ebuka Arinze
Chief Product Officer, Kredete
Amb. Dr. Benjamin Oyemonlan
CEO, PLATNOVA
Emmanuel Jago
Partner, Wolf Capital
George Mosomi
Expansion Manager, Tether
Usman Amalare
Founder, Supply Mind
Hank Coetzee
Strategic Partnerships Lead, VALR
Ayo Adewuyi
CEO, Pouchers
Hazeez O. Edunjobi (PhD)
Lead Architect, SubStrata AI; CEO, Oasis Geoenvironments
Pierre Luiz Pereira
CEO, Inkryptus
Keega Gachutha
Legal Counsel, Inkryptus
Ryan Kirkley
Co-founder & CEO, Global Settlement (GSX)
Allen Shoo
Partner, Inkryptus
Evodia Naulu Kuwese
Partner, Inkryptus
Lilian Edwin Maeda
Partner, Inkryptus
Patrick Guedes
Marketing Director, Inkryptus
Samson Ajewole
Marketing Manager, MEXC
Farai Gundan
Founder, Bhadala