Ninth annual Blockchain Africa Conference to be held in Sandton
In Africa, blockchain technology has made great advancements, with South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana adopting the technology to ease cross-border payments for African firms.
The need for improved trust, security, openness, and traceability of data shared across business networks has prompted the shift to blockchain technology. Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of blockchain technology have made it an enticing alternative in an African setting, which might potentially accelerate the continent's socioeconomic growth.
The ninth annual Blockchain Africa Conference will be happening from March 16–17, 2023, at The Galleria in Sandton, South Africa, to exhibit the latest breakthroughs in blockchain technology in Africa.
The event will bring together world-class international and local experts to explore how blockchain technology and crypto assets are revolutionizing company operations around the world, including on the African continent. Since 2015, the conference has drawn over 9,000 people from 160 countries.
This year's conference will focus on how businesses are incorporating blockchain-based solutions into their business models, with a particular emphasis on the many inventive real-world applications of this technology.
Panel discussions and keynote speakers will cover subjects such as the opportunities and challenges of blockchain in healthcare, as well as the future of stablecoins in the global financial system. There will also be an exhibition, workshops, and networking activities.
John Kamara, founder of Adanian Labs and Afyarekod and chairman of the African Blockchain Centre, will speak at the conference, as will Rene Reinsberg, co-founder of Celo and president of the Celo Foundation; Julien Bouteloup, founder of Stake Capital Group and Curve Core team member; Briana Marbury, executive director of the Interledger Foundation, and Michal van de Poppe, CEO and founder of Eight BV.
Blockchain technology has grown in importance in a variety of industries, including finance, logistics, supply chain, healthcare, telecommunications, and agriculture. Farmers can now track critical information about their products and procedures thanks to blockchain technology, which has boosted supply chain transparency and reduced difficulties connected to illegal and unethical manufacturing.
"I believe blockchain is a key component of the future of the global economy, and Africa must play a major role in this technology," Kamara adds. We must become infrastructure owners rather than just users; we must also create our own reliable tokens rather than simply consuming other values."
"Blockchain technology has proven real-world impact, boosting communities where digital asset usage is highest. "When combined with quick, scalable mobile-first platforms like Celo, industries may benefit from transparent, on-chain infrastructure, increasing financial access and prosperity for everybody," Reinsberg adds.
The Blockchain Africa Conference brings together enterprises, start-ups, governments, and youth to interact and learn from commercial use cases in order to boost Africa's socioeconomic growth for e-commerce and entrepreneurship while also revealing the continent's potential to the rest of the world.
"Much remains to be said about blockchain's impact on Africa's developing economies, notably its inability to respect tribal divisions or state borders," adds Bitcoin events director Sonya Kuhnel. Instead, blockchain empowers a new generation of young African voices by bridging and connecting communities, sharing value and ideas across borders, and empowering a new generation of African voices.
"The African content contains unlimited possibilities that can be directed at boosting socio-economic prosperity using blockchain. This year, we'd like to emphasize that Africa is open for business. We intend to continue bringing together top professionals to fascinate and educate a worldwide audience while putting Africa on the map."
Following two years of being held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic protocols, the Blockchain Africa Conference hopes to generate valuable in-person and virtual contact. Global trends and disruptors will be highlighted at the conference.
