Last year, we announced our maiden blockchain event, Technext Coinference 2021. With the theme: Reimaging the future of finance, the event provided a visible platform for key players in the African crypto ecosystem to discuss the possibilities of cryptocurrencies to position for future leverage.
As you know, the event saw participation from representatives of the government and other key regulators. Being a hybrid event (combination of physical and virtual participation), it had in attendance a total of 2,162 cryptocurrency enthusiasts, innovators and regulators.
The keynote was delivered by the Nigerian minister of state for budget and national planning, Prince Clem Akanade Agba.
Panel speakers at the event include Uzoma Dozie, CEO of Sparkle; Buchi Okoro, CEO of Quidax; Dickson Nsofor, CEO of Korapay; Austin Okere, CEO of CWG; Nkemdili Uwaje, CEO of Future Software; and Chimezie Chuta, Founder of the Blockchain Nigeria User Group.
Others included Hanu Fejiro Agbodje, CEO of Patricia who delivered the 2nd keynote address. Other panel session speakers include Emmanuel Babalola, Africa Director at Binance and Interim CEO of Bundle; Modibe Matsepena, Senior Associate of Growth in Africa at Paxful; Founder of Aza Pay, Jacqueline Madu, Osamede Arhunmwunde, Co-founder & COO at Gigx technologies, and Bitmama CEO, Ruth Iselema.
In case you missed the event, you can catch up on the exciting conversations from the roundup video below:
Technext Coinference 2022
This year’s edition of Technext Coinference will be different and better. While conversations at the maiden edition focused only on the challenges of crypto regulation, the use cases of crypto and the prospects of crypto in Africa, this time, the scope of the conversation will cover the possibilities of Blockchain, Crypto, Web3 and the Metaverse for Africa.
Last year’s Technext Coinference event was all plenary with 2 keynote addresses and 2-panel conversations. This year’s Coinference will have 2 plenary keynotes, 1 plenary panel and 4 breakout panel sessions.
This way, attendees will have the opportunity to learn from a diverse array of speakers and engage more. The event is billed to hold on Monday, the 3rd of October, 2022 (a public holiday in Nigeria) at the Landmark event Centre by 10 am.
The first keynote presentation: Blockchain for Africa Decentralised economies, merged future will set the tone for the event by bringing to the fore the possibilities that adopting blockchain technology can mean for Africa. This will be followed by the breakout panel sessions. Each session will have 4 panellists with hands-on experiences.
They include:
The icing on the cake for this event is the introduction of “the celebrity spotlight” session. This is to take place immediately after the breakout session. Some popular entertainment industry figures will speak about their encounter with NFTs, DeFi, crypto, and the blockchain in a one-on-one conversation.
This will be followed by another plenary keynote address on DeFi in Africa – Possibilities beyond the Hype. This will be followed by a panel conversation on Crypto x Africa: the strains, the gains and the future by 5 renowned innovators and crypto experts.
Why you should attend
Perhaps you are wondering if this event will be worth your time, here are 5 major reasons you must attend Coinference 2022:
How to participate?
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