11-15, 13:00–14:00 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 6
How are Africans using crypto at scale, and what has been the impact on society? Last year Africa saw close to $120B onchain transactions, and 10%-20% of major countries' populations used crypto.
What problems are the top African founders solving for retail and businesses? What are the technical + non-technical friction points they face in building for the fastest growing markets in the world?
Hear African founders share lessons, nuances, and user behavior from the front lines.
Building an open, permissionless, and borderless economy for the African market, powered by Web3. Founder, Borderless Africa and magma: a coordination point for Africa's leading founders.
General Partner, LAVA, investing in early stage Africa focused startups that are building utility-driven and scalable applications for the fastest growing market in the world.
Co-Creator of Onboard, a digital money app for creators and dreamers.
David Nandwa is a serial entrepreneur as well as CEO/CTO & Founder @ HoneyCoin, before HoneyCoin he's worked as a software engineer at or with leading companies like Flutterwave and Andela. He's started, scaled, and exited two ventures prior to HoneyCoin and has a passion for finance and building real-world solutions to hard problems on the continent.
Damaris Njambi Njoroge is the Operations Director at Grassroots Economics Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Kenya. With a strong commitment to community upliftment and economic empowerment, Njambi plays a pivotal role in advancing Grassroots Economics' mission to implement the Commitment Pooling Protocol and Community Asset Vouchers. This innovative system enables communities to harness traditional mutual service practices for sustainable development and resource sharing.