Here is the list of confirmed speakers you will be meeting at Technext Coinference 2.0, in no particular order... It’s just few days away from the second edition of the largest blockchain gathering in Africa, Technext Coinference 2.0. The event is billed to hold on Monday, the 3rd of October, 2022, at the Landmark Event Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme remains unchanged: Blockchain and DeFi: Beyond the Hype. In previous articles, we gave a foretaste of what you should expect at Technext Coinference 2.0 and our official sponsors. In case you missed them, you can simply click on the links and read. When you bring together key players in the African crypto space, you’re certain to expect engaging conversations. Here is the list of confirmed speakers you will be meeting at Technext Coinference 2.0, in no particular order. Fejiro Hanu Agbodje Hanu Fejiro Agbodje, a pioneer in the African crypto space, is the Founder/CEO of Patricia Technologies, an alternative payment solutions company redefining everyday transactions through the power of Blockchain Technology, one crypto transaction at a time. An avid traveller on a never-ending quest for knowledge, Hanu has, over the past five years, proven himself a trail-blazer in the fintech and crypto space and has been honoured with awards and recognitions for his contributions to the African Fintech and Crypto space. Hanu will be delivering the first keynote presentation, Blockchain for Africa: Decentralised economies, merged future at Technext Coinference 2.0. Emmanuel Babalola Babz, as he is fondly called, is the current CEO of Bundle – an Africa-focused social payments app for cash and crypto. He is a self-taught software developer that has created multiple apps and products. He was previously the Business Development Manager at Binance in Nigeria, where he led the Africa chapter of the world’s largest crypto exchange and blockchain infrastructure provider. He also served as the VP of Sales & Marketing at Churchplus, the biggest church management solution in Nigeria. At Binance, Babalola has pioneered education initiatives such as Binance Masterclass which provides free blockchain education courses to the masses, especially in Africa and has reached over 400,000 people. He has also helped establish self-regulated blockchain institutions in Nigeria that have played a key role in building the crypto & blockchain ecosystem across Africa. Babz will be delivering the second keynote address, DeFi in Africa – Possibilities beyond the Hype, at Technext Coinference 2.0. Buki Ogunsakin Buki Ogunsakin is a legal practitioner with a track record of excellence in Crypto, Nanotechnology, Drone, IoTs, and NFT consultation/management. She is the Principal/Head Satoshi of BBO Solicitors, an organization that offers a spectrum of legal services to individuals, corporations, institutions and NGOs in the crypto space. She practises primarily in three areas of law – emerging technologies (crypto, NFTs, AI etc), data privacy, and cybersecurity. Ogunsakin is also currently a Consultant with InterStellar Inc; and the Director of Strategy at Emerging Technologies for Emerging Markets (E4E). Ogunsakin is also a Blockchain/Crypto/Smart Contract Researcher at Smart Contract Research Forum – a Canada-based forum that serves as a bridge between academia and industry, and a Kleros Decentralized Justice Fellow. She is also a Certified NFT Expert from the Blockchain Council and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Sandi Bitenc Sandi is the Chief Executive Officer at 3air, a blockchain-based startup structured to provide African communities with broadband internet connectivity while at the same time offering a wide variety of digital services. He is a serial entrepreneur and a computer geek. His professional computer career started already in his teens when he was part of a hosting and domain registrar startup company that went to become the biggest in the Adriatic area...