ETHSafari 2023: Full Schedule

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6:00pm EAT

Virtual Bootckathon Kickoff

Register HERE: https://taikai.network/ethsafari/hackathons/ethsafari

Moderator: Joan Jerop
Introduction and Icebreaker Activities

Time: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Speaker: Joan Jerop, Jason Eisen Baru Kimang
Details: Let's kick off this exciting journey with a warm welcome! Introduce Ethsafari/ safariDAO to fellow participants through fun icebreaker activities that'll break the ice and set the tone for an engaging hackathon.

Introduction to bootckathon/ Taikai platform

Time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Koko, Kwasi, Joan Jerop
Details: Introduce the bootcamp topics, mentors, facilitators, duration, Taikai platform, communication channels , schedule, submission, judging criteria

Navigating the Tracks: Discover Your Path

Time: 7:00 PM - 7:05 PM
Speaker : Kwasi
Details: Unveil the hackathon tracks and themes that cater to your interests. Join their communication channels

Tech Insights: Building for Web 3

Time: 7:05 PM - 7: 15 PM
Speaker: Alfred Opon, Kwasi, Baru Kimang
Details: Overview into the technical aspects of Web 3 development. Learn about decentralized applications, smart contracts, and other core concepts that will empower you to craft innovative solutions.

Break & Team Formation

Time: 7:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Details: Take a breather, connect with fellow attendees, and form teams. Use this time to share your thoughts, skills, and project ideas. Who knows, your next team member might be just a conversation away!

Closing the DAY

Speakers

Pieter Buikema

Technical Support Specialist, Aragon

ETH lover, lives in Africa since 2010, works for Aragon, instigator ETHAfrica, co-instigator SafariDAO.

Jason is a serial entrepreneur and DAOist, speaker, author, and recovering consultant. In 2017 he co-founded and currently serves as CEO of UTU Technologies, building the decentralized trust infrastructure of the internet. In 2013 he founded MARAMOJA Transport, the oldest taxi app... Read More →

Joan Jerop

Memoi

Kwasi Ogol

Safari DAO

Friday September 1, 2023 6:00pm - 7:30pm EAT
Taikai Platform

Bootcathon, Virtual

9:00am EAT

IRL Bootckathon

Speakers

Joan Jerop

Memoi

Kwasi Ogol

Safari DAO

Monday September 18, 2023 9:00am - 5:00pm EAT
JKUAT

Bootcathon, In-Person

8:00am EAT

DAPS: Digital Asset Policy Safari

https://digitalassetspolicy.com/

Speakers

Michael Kimani

Blockchain Association of Kenya

Allan Kakai

Director, Legal and Policy Affairs, Blockchain Association of Kenya

Tuesday September 19, 2023 8:00am - 5:00pm EAT
Chez Mahmadi Chez Mahmadi

Side Event

4:00pm EAT

Aqualabs Side Event

Register here!

A driving force for Web3 projects, AquaLabs is deeply rooted in regions like Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. We are champions in bridging the gap from 0 to 1 for projects, boasting top KOLs and communities across Southeast Asia, Chinese-speaking regions, Japan, South Korea, and emerging territories such as Africa. Together, we make the impossible possible.

Speakers

Lin

Founding partner, AQUA LABS

Founding partner of a Aqua Labs and Aqua venturePeking university, National Development Institute MBA15 years of experience in well-known financial investment industry, multiple IPOs of well-known technology companiesFounded Aqua Venture , web3 portfolios in San Francisco in 2018... Read More →

Tuesday September 19, 2023 4:00pm - 7:00pm EAT
The Alchemist The Alchemist

Side Event

6:00pm EAT

Base Meetup

Apply to attend

Speakers

Sharon Jebitok

Software Engineer, UTU/SpaceYaTech

Bipul Sinha

Coinbase

Farid Salau

Software Engineer, Coinbase

Morgan Williams

Market Expansion, Coinbase

Tuesday September 19, 2023 6:00pm - 8:00pm EAT
Chez Mahmadi Chez Mahmadi

Side Event

6:30pm EAT

Celo Local

Sponsors

Celo

Tuesday September 19, 2023 6:30pm - 8:30pm EAT
Shared upon registration

Side Event

12:00pm EAT

Africa Defi Alliance - 2nd Annual Meeting

https://lu.ma/62y6zw7g

Moderators

Jason Eisen

Co-Founder and CEO, UTU Protocol

Speakers

Aurelio Mofuga

Tanzania Country Manager, Umoja Labs

Aurelio Mofuga serves as the Tanzania Country Manager at Umoja Labs, where he brings his extensive expertise in blockchain technology to lead business and partnership development. Umoja Labs is a fintech company dedicated to creating web3 banking infrastructure, which includes credit... Read More →

Shiku Njathi

UTU

Shiku Njathi is a writer and product marketing professional with a background in programming and web design. Her marketing career spans across the creative agency, fintech and crypto space. She is passionate about helping customers leverage technology to make their lives easier while... Read More →

Eliud Mungai

Habitat 254

Zeugh

Gwera Kiwana

Co-Founder, Women Who Build Africa / Safari DAO / Africa Defi Alliance

Gwera is MFS Africa's first crypto hire and serves as the Founder-In-Residence. She also serves as an advisory board member for web3 African startups and co-hosts Africa's first crypto podcast focused on the utility, produced by The Flip Africa titled: Crypto @ Scale.She spent the... Read More →

Marvin Coleby

Raise

Wednesday September 20, 2023 12:00pm - 4:00pm EAT
Chez Mahmadi Chez Mahmadi

Side Event

5:00pm EAT

MetaMask Builders Night

Limited Capacity seats available

https://lu.ma/buidlnairobi

Speakers

Yoseph Ayele

Borderless Africa

Norbert Amankwaa Adomako

Communications Lead, Metis Layer 2

Felix Macharia

CEO and Co-founder, Kotani Pay

Felix Macharia, CEO and co-founder at Kotani Pay, a blockchain on-ramp/off-ramp service that offers access to blockchain financial services to SMS phone users in Africa. Felix has worked in a variety of roles in the African blockchain space since 2016 including as a researcher for... Read More →

Alfred Opon

Safari DAO / UTU

Franceso Andreoli

DevRel Lead, Consensys/MetaMask

DevRel at @Consensys , Former Developer Community at Digital Asset/DAML

Wednesday September 20, 2023 5:00pm - 9:00pm EAT
Shared upon registration

Side Event

7:00am EAT

The BlockTrain

Thursday September 21, 2023 7:00am - 3:00pm EAT
Madaraka Express

BlockTrain

10:00am EAT

eth Safari 2023 Welcome/Opening

Friday September 22, 2023 10:00am - 10:15am EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

All Hands

Audience Everyone

10:15am EAT

Kamusi DAO Keynote

Speakers

Sharon Murugi

Community Lead, Kamusi DAO

Friday September 22, 2023 10:15am - 10:45am EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

10:45am EAT

Avalanche Keynote

Speakers

Martin Eckardt

Senior Developer Relations Engineer, AVA Labs

Friday September 22, 2023 10:45am - 11:15am EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

11:00am EAT

Digital Renaissance: An Exhibition by Mbogi ya NFT and African Meta Club

Step into the mesmerizing world of the digital renaissance with an immersive NFT exhibition that celebrates the beauty and diversity of our Flora & Fauna through the lens of blockchain technology. This exhibition showcases a collection of unique NFT artworks from 29 artists across the globe.

The Digital Renaissance; Flora & Fauna goes beyond static art displays. Interactive screens and augmented & virtual reality installations allow visitors to learn more about the art. The heart of the exhibition lies in the utilization of blockchain technology to tokenize and authenticate each piece of digital art. Through NFTs, artists can protect their creations and receive recognition for their work, while collectors can own and trade these unique pieces on blockchain marketplaces.

It's a testament to the boundless creativity of artists, the power of blockchain and the possibilities it presents to the art ecosysytem. Join us on this digital journey and become a part of the movement to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us by collecting a piece.

Speakers

Sherie Margeret Ngigi

Co-founder & community lead, Mbogi ya NFT

I am a visual artist passionate about building the african digital creative economy.

Exhibitors

Kamau Kamau

Creator ◦ World builder ◦ Mastermind behind @TheColourOfCode project on OpenSea

Mathew Munyao

Founder, Metameta Club

Digital Creator

Kevin Mwangi

3D generalist from Nairobi, Kenya. Mental health advocate

Edmond Nonay

Exhibition Curator, Kenya NFT Club

Hello! My name is Nonay, you probably have come across me on Twitter, Instagram, or in real life as 'designsbynonay' or 'mrnayed'. I am an audio-visual artist expressing myself through visual design in the form of graphic design, illustrations, paintings, and collages. On the other... Read More →

Ronny Onkeo

Community & Social media Manager, Exhibition Curator, Kenya NFT Club, Africa Meta Club

A proud member of the Kenya Association of Professional Photographers & APDJ; I have well over 7 years of experience as a photographer and 5 years as a videographer and creative consultant, helping brands create compelling vision, being involved in the creative direction of brands... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 11:00am - Saturday September 23, 2023 4:00pm EAT
NFT Gallery

Exhibition

11:15am EAT

Beyond VC Fireside…New funding models and mechanisms

Moderators

Songyi Lee

Gatherings

Speakers

Carlos Melgar

Public Goods Funding, Gitcoin

Friday September 22, 2023 11:15am - 11:45am EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

11:45am EAT

Incentive Compatible Mechanism Design Workshop

Mechanism Design is what is often called "reverse Game Theory": while Game Theory describes decision situations among a set of rational actors, Mechanism Design is about designing systems such that (rational) actors in them act in a desirable manner. As such, these concepts can be very helpful for designing decentralised systems which involve monetary transactions, such as blockchains and d-apps.

In this workshop, we will briefly look at some basic and relevant concepts from game theory, introducing mechanism design and incentive compatibility. We will mostly focus on their intuitive notions, and leave the formalisms and maths for further reading, for which some references will be provided.

We will then do some simple exercises on some well-known example auction mechanisms, to demonstrate whether they are incentive compatibility or not, and what that means.

We will also look at some real world examples which demonstrate that reality is often more complicated than Game Theory likes to assume.

Finally, we will look at some concrete d-apps and discuss how to apply incentive-compatible mechanism design to them; or at least how to approximatly think along those lines in practice.

Speakers

Bastian Blankenburg

CoFounder & CTO, UTU Protocol

Dr. Bastian Blankenburg is the technical co-founder and CTO of UTU. He specialises in decentralised systems, game theory and trust models. At UTU, he leads mechanism design, architecture, and AI and engineering teams.He holds a Ph.D. in CS conducted at the multi-agent systems group... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 11:45am - 12:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

11:55am EAT

Africa's Collector Culture: Art and NFTs

No doubt that Africa has inspired waves of creativity and innovation through-out the world.

Nonetheless, does the creator economy in Africa empower artisans? Do we actively consume, fund and engage in supporting the artisans long term growth and elevation?

Speakers

Dada Boipelo

Marketing lead, AfrofutureDAO

I am a seasoned multi-disciplinary artist and marketing consultant based in Kenya, fully immersed in Web 3 acceleration in Africa. I'm inspired by studies around self, identity, movement and its relation to the communities around us. My calling is to create and pilot models that... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 11:55am - 12:10pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

12:15pm EAT

How and why we democratize access to the decentralized web with MetaMask Snaps

The ad-based internet is broken. The web 2.0 status quo was built when the internet lacked a transactional layer. It wasn't easy to monetize, so people and their data became the product. Disparate, centralized services meant that users had to remember hundreds of passwords to hundreds of platforms regularly being hacked and leaking data. MetaMask Snaps use Secure Ecma Script allow the wallet to be securely extended at run-time to support a variety of new use-cases.

Speakers

Franceso Andreoli

DevRel Lead, Consensys/MetaMask

DevRel at @Consensys , Former Developer Community at Digital Asset/DAML

Friday September 22, 2023 12:15pm - 12:45pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:30pm EAT

Heartbeats & Hashrates: Human Stories Behind the Tech

Moderators

Faizah Naserian

CryptoHub KE

I'm Faizah Naserian, a passionate community builder specializing in blockchain technology and Web 3.0. I'm the founder of CryptoHub Kenya, an initiative aimed at educating the community about the benefits and potential of blockchain. With extensive experience in hosting tech-related... Read More →

Speakers

Ochi

Co-Founder, Kanga Labs

Kwame Rugunda

Blockchain Association of Uganda

Karim Valimohamed

SBU DAO

Social Bee, MoFoc Goat, Afropolitan citizen ++ Web3 Advocate. Raising awareness about DAOs, DeFi, NFTs, Community currencies, and blockchain technology to empower communities, organizations and serve social justice. Born and raised in Kenya, my formal education in North America... Read More →

Daniel Anomfueme

Contributor, Founder, VitaDAO, DeSci Africa.

👋🏾 Hello, I am currently a Community Builder and Technical Project Manager currently based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.For over four years, I have been actively building several tech and non-tech communities. I also have juggled through a range of positions and I see myself as... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 12:30pm - 1:15pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

12:30pm EAT

Coinbase Workshop

Calling all onchain builders and developers at ETH Safari! We want to invite you to the first Base Workshop in Kenya to learn about Base and get hands-on with an interactive technical challenge.
Learn how Layer-2 technology is revolutionizing scalability, transaction speed, and cost efficiency in the cryptocurrency landscape.

Agenda:
- Introduction to BASE
- BASE demo
- Interactive BASE programming activity
About Base
Base, incubated within Coinbase, is an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) network offering a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way to build decentralized apps onchain. Base aims to be decentralized, permissionless, and open to anyone. We believe onchain is the next online, and aim to empower developers to shape the onchain future.

Speakers

Morgan Williams

Market Expansion, Coinbase

Farid Salau

Software Engineer, Coinbase

Friday September 22, 2023 12:30pm - 1:30pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:45pm EAT

Of 0x and Oxen: On-Chain Agriculture

Moderators

Georgia Makunga

Logistics Project Lead, Safari DAO

Introducing Georgia Makunga, a dedicated advocate for sustainable agriculture and the transformative potential of technology. With a solid background in physics from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Georgia possesses a robust scientific and technical foundation.Georgia's... Read More →

Speakers

Eddie Kago

Founder/CEO, Antugrow

Avkash

Product Developer, Farm Star

Betty Wambeti

Mercy Corps Agrifin

Kennedy Ng'ang'a

CEO, Shamba Network

Geospatial scientist and Regen with a passion for empowering farming communities through technology. Web3 and ReFi evangelist.

Timothy Asiimwe

Innovation Project Manager, Mercy Corps Ventures

Timo leads pilot implementation efforts at Mercy Corps Ventures. At MCV Venture Lab, we run pilots for experimental but promising solutions addressing the needs of underserved users across emerging markets in Africa, Latam & Asia.

Friday September 22, 2023 12:45pm - 1:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

1:15pm EAT

Mouloukou Sanoh Short Talk

Speakers

Mouloukou Sanoh

Mansa Finance

Friday September 22, 2023 1:15pm - 1:30pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

1:30pm EAT

Starknet Short Talk

Speakers

Mucunguzi Moses

Alchemy University

Friday September 22, 2023 1:30pm - 1:45pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

2:00pm EAT

Sharufa R. Walker | Keynote - Web 3 Doesn't Need More Devs, it Needs People!: A Black Woman's Journey to Unlocking Opportunity in an Unconventional Way

Speakers

Sharufa R. Walker

CEO & Co-Founder, Welcome Home International

Friday September 22, 2023 2:00pm - 2:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

2:00pm EAT

Emerging Horizons: The Current Landscape of RWA in Developing Economies

Moderators

Jason Eisen

Co-Founder and CEO, UTU Protocol

Speakers

Aurelio Mofuga

Tanzania Country Manager, Umoja Labs

Felix Macharia

CEO and Co-founder, Kotani Pay

Gwera Kiwana

Co-Founder, Women Who Build Africa / Safari DAO / Africa Defi Alliance

Rachel Black

Founder, Halo Fi

I'm excited by how crypto is shaking up the internet and money scene. I'm especially excited about how Africa is skipping past traditional banking and diving right into crypto. I'm all about making DeFi user-friendly and mobile-first. With HaloFi we are building inflation beating... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

2:00pm EAT

Aragon Workshop

DAO DIY: Brew your own DAO!

Ready to dive into the wild world of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)? Join us for a workshop where you'll learn to brew your very own Aragon DAO!

What's in store for you:

Explore the basics of blockchain technology.
Craft your personalized Aragon DAO from scratch.
Conjure up governance plugins for your community.

Get ready for a hands-on experience! We'll guide you through the arts of DAO creation, helping you to emerge as a DAO master.

Speakers

Pieter Buikema

Technical Support Specialist, Aragon

ETH lover, lives in Africa since 2010, works for Aragon, instigator ETHAfrica, co-instigator SafariDAO.

Friday September 22, 2023 2:00pm - 3:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

2:30pm EAT

The Crypto Mullet: Building web 3 in a web 2 world

Speakers

Gwera Kiwana

Co-Founder, Women Who Build Africa / Safari DAO / Africa Defi Alliance

Friday September 22, 2023 2:30pm - 3:00pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

2:45pm EAT

Connect & Converse: Building Bridges in the Digital Age

Moderators

David Gitonga

BitKE

Speakers

Victor Muhagache

Co-founder, Chatafisha

Builder | Building new financial and social capitals in Africa | Tanzania, Dar es salaam

Brandson Umar

Songyi Lee

Gatherings

Norbert Amankwaa Adomako

Communications Lead, Metis Layer 2

Brian Adams

Co-founder || Sales & Business Development Lead, Lightning Transfers

Meet Brian Adams, co-founder, and the maestro of sales and business development at Lightning Transfers. With 6 years in the crypto realm, he's like the Gandalf of digital money wizardry. 🧙‍♂️Recently, he's been channeling his crypto powers to tackle money transfer challenges... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 2:45pm - 3:30pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

3:00pm EAT

Unpacking Ethereum Values

Moderators

Yoseph Ayele

Borderless Africa

Speakers

Awosika Ayodeji

Founder, Web3bridge

Ven Gist

MetaCartel DAO

Rebecca Dai

ETHos

See Eun Ha

Steward, MetaCartel DAO ETHos Pod

- As of September 2023, most of my time is spent researching and writing a book on DAOs (https://www.thedaobook.io/).- I am an active angel investor to a handful of (mostly) crypto companies across the globe. My circle of competence lies on DAOs and I haven't been investing beyond... Read More →

Yalor Moon

DAO ops @ MetaCartel, RaidGuild, Angel Investor MCV., ETHos

Friday September 22, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

3:30pm EAT

Eugene Mutai Short Talk

Speakers

Eugene Mutai

Web3 developer & strategist, Summertime.finance

Friday September 22, 2023 3:30pm - 3:45pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

3:45pm EAT

Umoja Labs Short Talk

Speakers

Aurelio Mofuga

Tanzania Country Manager, Umoja Labs

Friday September 22, 2023 3:45pm - 4:00pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

4:00pm EAT

Polygon 2.0, the next stage for blockchain

Speakers

Antoni Martin Bertran

Co-Founder Polygon zkEVM and PolygonID, Polygon

Antoni Martin, Co-Founder of PolygonID and Polygon Hermez, spent years working for Deutsche Bank before diving into the blockchain world. Until now, he has been Head of Enterprise, leading the business development and future growth opportunities for Polygon liaising with governments... Read More →

Friday September 22, 2023 4:00pm - 4:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

4:00pm EAT

The State of Account Abstraction: How account abstraction is racing from theory to practice

Moderators

Alfred Opon

Safari DAO / UTU

Speakers

Merdi Kim

Lead, Arweave Africa

Muhindo Galien

Alchemy ambassador, Alchemy

An experienced software engineer specializing in Web3 development. Proficient in Solidity, Javascript, Typescript, Rust, React-js, Next-js, Express-js, AWS, Graph-QL, Node-js, MongoDB, Rest-API, Docker.

Ruslan Serebriakov

Trust Wallet

Friday September 22, 2023 4:00pm - 4:45pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

4:00pm EAT

DAO Circle

Speakers

Songyi Lee

Gatherings

Friday September 22, 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Circle

4:30pm EAT

Moving Blockchain to the masses.

Speakers

Aliu Musa

Ecosystem Lead, Celo

Friday September 22, 2023 4:30pm - 5:00pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

4:45pm EAT

Web3 and the gig economy in Africa: The intersection

The gig economy today is growing rapidly in Africa, driven by innovation in blockchain technology, the gains of internet accessibility and the need for flexibility in work. The intersection of Web3 and the gig economy in Africa is creating bold opportunities for workers and entrepreneurs.

Speakers

Suleman Hezekiah Ufedojo

Ambassador/BD, Talent Protocol

Friday September 22, 2023 4:45pm - 5:00pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

5:00pm EAT

Blockchain Association of Kenya Fireside Chat

Speakers

Paul Gachora

Blockchain Association of Kenya

Allan Kakai

Director, Legal and Policy Affairs, Blockchain Association of Kenya

Norman Gabula

Norman's expertise lies in creating and drafting innovative regulatory frameworks for new technologies. He has dabbled in crypto and defi projects from when gas fees was nothing to worry about. Norman is also a founding contributor to web3lex.io, a collective of lawyers from around... Read More →

Michael Kimani

Blockchain Association of Kenya

Friday September 22, 2023 5:00pm - 5:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

10:30am EAT

Avalanche Workshop

Speakers

Martin Eckardt

Senior Developer Relations Engineer, AVA Labs

Saturday September 23, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

10:45am EAT

Tokens From The Tropics: Elevating Real-World Assets in Africa

Moderators

Saruni Maina

Flutterwave

Speakers

Joel

Core Contributor, CitaDAO

Joel comes with more than 15 years experience in the Real Estate and the Financial Sector. He started his career with UBS Investment Bank and transitioned to Real Estate where he held roles with established organizations such as CapitaLand and CBRE. Prior to CitaDAO, Joel was an investment... Read More →

Frank Deya

Satoshicentre

Philipp Pieper

Swarm

Yele Bademosi

CEO/Co founder, Nestcoin

I'm Yele Bademosi, and I wear several hats in the world of tech and finance. I'm the CEO and Co-Founder of Nestcoin, a venture with a bold mission to democratize access to economic opportunities for everyday people, especially in Frontier markets. I'm deeply committed to this cause... Read More →

Mouloukou Sanoh

Mansa Finance

Saturday September 23, 2023 10:45am - 11:15am EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

11:15am EAT

All About ReFi: Empowering Climate Action & Financial Inclusion

Moderators

Melisa Akumu

Impact Plus - Polygon Impact

Speakers

Raymond Maiyo

Co-founder & CEO, Peer Carbon

Raymond Maiyo, Co-Founder and CEO at Peercarbon, brings a wealth of experience from the IT and financial sectors. Prior to his blockchain journey, Raymond has served as startup enteprenuer at Fuelytica and a project manager honing his expertise in project implementation and management.Currently... Read More →

Giel Detienne

Co-founder, Head of DeFi, HaloFi

Giel brings over a decade of crypto experience, with a focus on DeFi, digital asset management, yield optimization, and research. Giel also has a strong passion for financial inclusion and ReFi. Giel oversees the implementation of new DeFi technology and conducts research and data... Read More →

Bradley Azegele

Co-founder, BLCK IoT

Saturday September 23, 2023 11:15am - 12:00pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

11:15am EAT

Digital Tribes: The Rise of Online Communities

Speakers

Miss Purple

Media Lead, Bankless

Awosika Ayodeji

Founder, Web3bridge

Joan Jerop

Memoi

DG

Fomo Weekly

Mansi

La Mansineta

Saturday September 23, 2023 11:15am - 12:00pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

11:30am EAT

Linea in the L2 Landscape How to and where do you build?

We will deep dive into L2 solution like Linea and define what are ZKEVM rollups etc!

Speakers

Franceso Andreoli

DevRel Lead, Consensys/MetaMask

DevRel at @Consensys , Former Developer Community at Digital Asset/DAML

Saturday September 23, 2023 11:30am - 12:30pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:00pm EAT

Eric Annan Short Talk

Speakers

Eric Annan

Ayaversity.com

Saturday September 23, 2023 12:00pm - 12:15pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

12:15pm EAT

Internet Computer Protocol Keynote

Speakers

Yvonne

Internet Computer / Safari DAO

Saturday September 23, 2023 12:15pm - 12:45pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:30pm EAT

Get Your Hand Out My Wallet!: Advancements in Wallet Infrastructure & Crypto Cybersecurity

Speakers

Kwasi Ogol

Safari DAO

Edward Karani

Product Lead, Go Chapaa

Building basic Blockchain infrastructure that promotes financial inclusion in Kenya and eventually in Africa.

Njoku Emmanuel

Intmax

Franceso Andreoli

DevRel Lead, Consensys/MetaMask

DevRel at @Consensys , Former Developer Community at Digital Asset/DAML

Kebaya Mwamba

Hela Money

Bartosz Rozwarski

WalletConnect

Saturday September 23, 2023 12:30pm - 1:15pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:30pm EAT

Celo Workshop

Speakers

Aliu Musa

Ecosystem Lead, Celo

Daniel Kimotho

Kenya Ecosystem Lead, Celo

Saturday September 23, 2023 12:30pm - 1:30pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

12:45pm EAT

African Web 3 VC Landscape: Surviving the winter

Moderators

Yoseph Ayele

Borderless Africa

Speakers

Nathan Doctor

Infinite Capital

Lin

Founding partner, AQUA LABS

Olu Oyinsan

Partner, Oui Capital

Gideon Greaves

CVVC

William Phelps

Adaverse

Saturday September 23, 2023 12:45pm - 1:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real World Assets

1:00pm EAT

Unity in the Chain: Fostering Inclusivity in Blockchain

Moderators

Yvonne

Internet Computer / Safari DAO

Speakers

Sharufa R. Walker

CEO & Co-Founder, Welcome Home International

Faith Aimoi

BitKE

Miss Purple

Media Lead, Bankless

Charles Freeborn

Technical Writer and Graph Advocate, The Graph Advocates DAO

Charles Freeborn is a front-end web developer, technical writer, Open Source contributor to Ethereum, and Graph Advocate based in Nigeria. He loves the web and the tremendous opportunities the web has given him. And being able to contribute to the web as a developer and a technical... Read More →

Lynette Mwangi

blu3 DAO

Saturday September 23, 2023 1:00pm - 1:45pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real People & Communities

1:30pm EAT

Startup Showcase

Ibrahim from AquaPurge
Jimmy from Treegens

Saturday September 23, 2023 1:30pm - 2:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

All Hands

2:00pm EAT

Kashushu Short Talk

The role of web3 in the mass adoption of African art

Speakers

Kashushu

Blocart creatives ltd

Saturday September 23, 2023 2:00pm - 2:15pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

2:00pm EAT

L2+ Showdown!

Moderators

Chidubem Emelumadu

Content Operations Lead, NODO

Speakers

Isha Varshney

Head of Defi, Celo Foundation

Morgan Williams

Market Expansion, Coinbase

Martin Eckardt

Senior Developer Relations Engineer, AVA Labs

Marine Andraud

Infrastructure Partnerships, Optimism

Marine is head of Infrastructure Partnerships at Optimism, building out ecosystem-ready OP chains to unlock global developer growth across the Superchain and shilling OP’s vision of impact = profit 🔴✨

Antoni Martin Bertran

Co-Founder Polygon zkEVM and PolygonID, Polygon

Saturday September 23, 2023 2:00pm - 2:45pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

2:00pm EAT

Polygon Workshop

Speakers

Melisa Akumu

Impact Plus - Polygon Impact

Saturday September 23, 2023 2:00pm - 3:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

2:15pm EAT

Waku Protocol : Uncompromising web3 communication at scale

This talk would highlight the importance of decentralized and privacy preserving communication for web3. Join Guru, DevRel at Waku who will be share his insights on building the corner stone of a network state.

Speakers

Guru

DevRel, Waku Protocol

Saturday September 23, 2023 2:15pm - 2:30pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

3:00pm EAT

Shadows & Streams: Balancing Liquidity with Privacy

Moderators

Faith Aimoi

BitKE

Speakers

Antoni Martin Bertran

Co-Founder Polygon zkEVM and PolygonID, Polygon

Ajibola Oseni

Knabu

Excited to meet, learn and share insights on chaos engineering, system design, and software architecture. Building with Python and javascript at the intersection of blockchain, web3, and smart contracts.Looking forward to exchanging ideas and expanding our horizons at the event.

Saturday September 23, 2023 3:00pm - 3:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Tech Advances

3:00pm EAT

Internet Computer Protocol Workshop

Speakers

Yvonne

Internet Computer / Safari DAO

Saturday September 23, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm EAT
Baobab Deck Beneath the baobabs

Real Tech Advances

3:20pm EAT

Beyond Pixels: The Expanding Universe of NFTs

Moderators

Lynn Gitau

COO, Africa Meta Club

Hi, Lynn here, recently baptised the Queen of the Metaverse.Currently Planning the biggest Metaverse Summit in Africa, Africa Metaverse Summit October 27–28, 2023I am passionate about Web3, digital twins, Metaverse, and AI at the intersection of Africa. Any questions about Web3... Read More →

Speakers

Dada Boipelo

Marketing lead, AfrofutureDAO

Sherie Margeret Ngigi

Co-founder & community lead, Mbogi ya NFT

I am a visual artist passionate about building the african digital creative economy.

Sowmya Raghavan

Product Manager, NODO

Experienced as a Senior Product Manager, I possess a proven track record of drivingsuccessful end-to-end product planning and execution. With a focus on deliveringexceptional value and exceeding client expectations, I have cultivated strong clientpartnerships across diverse industries... Read More →

Amos Guni

Senior Technical Recruiter, Nethermind

I am passionate about connecting talent to opportunities within the Web3 space. As the ecosystem grows, my joy is to see as many passionate developers and enthusiasts from Africa become part of it and making valuable contributions. Nethermind provides such credible talent with a unique... Read More →

Saturday September 23, 2023 3:20pm - 3:55pm EAT
Valley Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

3:30pm EAT

Building Africa’s economy onchain

Speakers

Yoseph Ayele

Borderless Africa

Saturday September 23, 2023 3:30pm - 4:00pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

4:00pm EAT

Impact Onboarding - Onboarding the "Next Billion" through Public Goods Funding.

The "Next Billion" is latest and greatest meme in crypto. How can we use public goods funding to create more meaningful adoption?

Moderators

Miss Purple

Media Lead, Bankless

Speakers

Carlos Melgar

Public Goods Funding, Gitcoin

Saturday September 23, 2023 4:00pm - 4:30pm EAT
Main Stage - Beneath the Baobabs

Real Impact and Use Cases

4:00pm EAT

Down & Dirty: Building Web 3 Products people want, that WORK

Moderators

Frank Deya

Satoshicentre

Speakers

Duncan Muchangi

fonbnk

Duncan Muchangi is an experienced entrepreneur, operator, and investor. Duncan is currently focused on investing and supporting high-growth Web3 companies in their next stages of growth with capital and technical expertise.Let's connect about strategic partnerships with portfolio... Read More →

Sharon Jebitok

Software Engineer, UTU/SpaceYaTech

Brian

Product • Go To Market • Consumer Behavior, Quantum Train

From playing with meme coins, experiencing brutal rugs to working with global play to earn & DeFi brands - I love building community narratives & audience insights through market research, product marketing & implementing consumer behavior data to drive adoption or user acquisiti... Read More →