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Jayson Jones

Business Consultant

Jones Consulting

Ondela Vundisa

Account Manager

Phoenix 7

Shaheer Karrim

Co-Founder

Mzansi Web3 ICP.Hub Southern Africa

Arthur Peace

CEO

Callpay South Africa

Sandisiwe Bhengu

General Manager Operations - Emerging Markets

Betika

Andrew Maclean

VP of Sales

Pariplay

Daniel Lyons

Senior Business Development Manager

Genius Sports

Hamed Rahimi

Regional Manager - Africa

Amusnet

Jeroen Bruyland

Solutions Consultant

Fast Track

Alan Weinrib

CEO

Web Gaming Consultants

Phillip Onyango

Managing Partner

P.I. Onyango & Co. Advocates

Omer Iqbal

Co-Founder & CEO

FiveWest

Omer Iqbal has worked in the financial services industry for a number of years and has held senior positions in both the traditional and fintech financial markets. He has extensive experience in financial product distribution in Africa, Europe and the USA. Omer holds a Bachelor of Commerce – Finance and…

Shanta Segabon

Senior Conversion & Retention Strategist

SS CRM Consulting

Nannekie van der Schyff

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Initiate International

John Maylam

Founder & CEO

7Qz

Purity Wahiu

Operations Manager

Palms Bet

Raeesah Sedick Rufino

Affiliate Marketing Specialist

TrustDice

Junaid Moerat

Director

Moerat Media

Zeena Rossouw

Senior Vice President - Africa

BMM Test labs South Africa (Pty)

Nikita Gorshkov

CEO

Mancala Gaming

Ruben Guillem

Head of Commercial Partnerships

Entourage Sport & Entertainment

Daniel Robus

CRO

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Imran Bukhari

Partner

WA. Africa

Simbarashe Absolom Murondoti

Senior Partner

Absolom & Shepherd Attorneys

Victor Sekushenko

Head of Sales

SOFTSWISS

Brenton Naicker

Principal & Head of Growth (Africa)

CV VC

Brenton has been a principal figure in introducing blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to Africa. He was among the youngest members to join the IFWG, a South African Reserve Bank initiative, to regulate cryptoassets. As one of only 30 industry stakeholders in South Africa, he has actively contributed to the South…

Nkopane Tshehla

Managing Director

Larocure (Pty)

Keith McDonnell

Director

KMI Group

Emily Asava

Regional Business Development Manager - Africa

SA Gaming and SimplePlay

Garron Whitesman

Founding Partner

Whitesmans Attorneys

Leonard Selassie Soku

General Manager

Open Gateway Company

Nakeeta Janse van Rensburg

Commercial Director

Bounce Interactive

Gail Odgers

Head of Acquisition Marketing

Sportingbet

Maxime Calot

CEO

Welcome Tomorrow

Aymen Soufi

Strategic Director

SunContract

Armed with his background in Investment Banking and Private Equity, Aymen Soufi helps projects create new business models, linking real economy to the blockchain and cryptos. Co-founder and advisor in some crypto-linked projects, he is currently the Strategic Director of SunContract in charge of designing and implementing growth strategies based on…

Annalisa Samuels

Product & Business Development Specialist

Bitville Holding

Petra Zackrisson

SVP of Growth

Better Collective

Petra joined Better Collective as SVP Growth in 2023. Before this she was an integral part of the C-level team at Greek operator KaizenGaming building a solid foundation for international growth both in terms of products, strategy and organisation and Betsson Group, where she was, among other things, driving M&A.…

Troy Hector

Founder & CEO

Trident Digital Enterprises

Lois Bright

Director of Africa & Middle East

The Conexus Group

Lilly Douse

Conference Presenter

SiGMA

Sergey Sheykhetov

General Director

Afrikaresearch

Sasha Boerma

Head of Affiliates

Coastline Gaming

Vasilii Gamov

CMO

888starz

Aideen Shortt

Advisor

Curaçao Gaming Control Board

Marco Funk

CEO

Decarb.Earth

Let’s decarbonize! In 2020 I founded decarb.earth, an ecosystem aligning the stakeholders of decarbonization via smart contract financing. To get here was quite the journey… At the initial stage of my career I engrossed myself in learning languages and understanding different cultures while working in international hubs of business and…

David Palmer

CPO

PairPoint by Vodafone

David Palmer is a digital visionary, innovator, and author. He is the Chief Product Officer and co-founder of the PairPoint by Vodafone IoT and Web3 platform Digital Asset Broker (DAB). He is board member of the Asia Web3 Alliance, and the author of a new book entitled “The Business of…

DK Michael Aghaji

Head of Sales

E2 Communications

Frank Deya

Director

Betcoin.Social

Cameron Green

Gaming Consultant - Africa

F9 Media Group

Piotr Piasecki

Board Member

Revenue Capital

Piotr has over 20 years of experience managing enterprises as CEO in Poland and United Kingdom. He specialises in marketing and sales. As a Board Member of Revenue Capital LLC he oversees the core elements of the company’s activities, revolving around developing and selling Web3 products and services, portfolio investments…

Oyindamola Michaels

Country Manager - Nigeria

Kaizen Gaming

Arnold Karanja

Partner

Mwenje & Karanja Co. Advocates

Hon. Javier Silvania

Curaçao Minister of Finance

Nikolay Lobov

Regulated Markets Director

Mascot Gaming

Amrita Sethi

NFT Artist

Art.by.Amrita

Amrita Sethi is the first NFT and phygital artist in the UAE, a pioneer, educator and thought leader in the art and web3 space as well as an award-winning UAE golden visa holder. After a successful career in the banking world, amrita left the corporate world to become an artist,…

Cal Evans

Managing Associate

Gresham International

Cal Evans Cal Evans is the Managing Associate of Gresham International, a UK & Dubai lawyer and US Securities Consultant with experience working in top law firms in both California and London. He undertook advanced IT at a junior college and received the top AVCE recognition award before then undertaking…

Robin Bennett

Head of Department - Regulatory Compliance

Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board

Solomon Godwin

Head - Africa

Booming Games

Oliver De Bono

CEO

Quantum Gaming

Chief Executive Officer with 18 Years Experience in iGaming, E commerce, Team Management, Affiliate Marketing, Media Buying, SEO and Sales.

Jason Foster

Managing Director

1337ProBet

Martin Sack

Founder & Director

Brainstorm Online

John Kamau

Founder

Betconsult.Africa

Gali Hartuv

CEO

WarriorLab Consulting

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Prof Abraham Kithure Kindiki

Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Interior & Coordination

National Government

Weldon Koros

Director

Association of Gambling Regulators Africa

John Kamau

Founder

Betconsult.Africa

Solomon Godwin

Head - Africa

Booming Games

Joseph F. Borg

Partner & Head of Innovative Technology

WH Partners

Joseph F Borg is an advocate and Partner at WH Partners, where he heads the Blockchain Advisory and Gaming and Gambling Advisory sections of the firm. Joseph is ranked in the prestigious Chambers FinTech 2022 guide in the FinTech Legal practice area in Malta. He is also ranked as a…

Dion Croom

Founder & CEO

Ovii Technologies, PLC

Dion Croom is acknowledged as a Social Entrepreneur and virtual world pioneer in avatar digital media and its use in translating virtual world branding into real world success for the benefit of society at large. Bridging the digital divide. Games-based intervention strategies, emergent in-action on-action models, commercial products, and patented…

Harmen Brenninkmeijer

Managing Partner

NYCE International

Harmen Brenninkmeijer is a highly experienced serial entrepreneur,  investor, and executive who has been an early adopter of new  technologies ranging from the internet to mobile and now blockchain  technologies. He has been at the forefront of the strategic development  of emerging markets for more than 30 years now. He…

Richard Monday

Vice President

Opera

Ikechukwu Okoye

Chairman

Anambra State Esports Association

Adeleye Awakan

Business Development Manager

FindMoreAfrica

Arnold Karanja

Partner

Mwenje & Karanja Co. Advocates

Salah Eddine Mimouni

Co-Founder

Richmedia

Salah Eddine Mimouni Salah Eddine Mimouni is a serial entrepreneur, public speaker, digital marketing expert, and the founder of Richmedia Digital Agency and Massinart.ma. Salah Eddine Mimouni is from the Moroccan city of Casablanca-Settat. Salah Eddine works in “Marketing & Advertising,” “Higher Education,” “Information Technology & Services,” “Fine Art,” and…

Oyindamola Michaels

Country Manager - Nigeria

Kaizen Gaming

Dean Akinjobi

CEO

Football Media

Robert Zammit

Partner

WH Partners

Robert Zammit Robert Zammit is a regulatory, licensing and litigation lawyer and practices in the Gaming and Transport industries. His principal areas of expertise are licensing of gambling businesses and regulatory compliance in the area of gambling, intellectual property, information security, privacy and data protection. Robert Zammit is a regulatory,…

Alessandro Pizzolotto

Co-Founder and CEO

Stm Gaming

I have been working in the igaming industry for over ten years now, during which i Co-founded Gamerevolution S.r.l and today i can say that in Italy we are the leading company on online affiliation, with particular focus on poker. Over the years i sharpened my skills as a manager…

Chhayan Roy Ringadoo

Ex- CEO

Gambling Regulatory Authority (Mauritius)

Bernice Mwihaki Kariuki

Head of Marketing

Aubrey Group

Bernice is a Head of Marketing that has been working in the lottery & Gaming industry with over 7 years of work experience in traditional & online media planning. Over the years she has had exposure working with startups and mature brands to see them excel within the currently saturated…

DK Michael Aghaji

Head of Sales

E2 Communications

Paris Anatolitis

CEO

Moja Group

Will Westcott

Head of Business Development

Genius Sports

Marc-Alexandre Saba

Co-Founder and Director

Moja Group Inc

René Maishu Maimo Kimfasi

Head of Marketing and Business Development

DME Systems

Summarily, I have a diversified experience and track record in successful management of start-ups here in Africa, with four years in the conception, implementation and management of marketing and business development strategies. I’ve assumed different roles in the insurance, healthcare and gaming sectors. This is my third year in uninterrupted…

Veiko Krunberg

CMO

Minterest

Veiko Krünberg is an experienced c-level executive with over 15 years of practice in building and operating digital platforms. He has a proven track record in scaling digital businesses, particularly in the iGaming industry where he worked as MD for companies such as Betsson Group and Olympic Entertainment Group. During…

Douglas Ogeto

CEO

Africa Esports Championship

Conor O’Donovan

Betting Consultant

GoAfrica Partners

As an Africa focused technology investor and a CEO for two multi-territory Sportsbetting Operators across East & West Africa, Conor has developed a deep knowledge of the African gaming & mobile technology sectors, and is experienced across M&A, Licensing & Regulation, Go-To-Market & Market Entry, Product Development, Operations and Media…

Robert Toth

Key Account Manager

Global Bet

Frank Deya

Director

Betcoin.Social

Russell Wain

Senior Sales Manager

PawaPay

My name is Russell Wain and I’m the Senior Sales Manager at Pawapay, I have been working across Africa for over six years in the payment space and have a vast amount of knowledge on payments, USSD and telecoms. I have been working with the betting sector for over 6…

Martin Sack

Founder & Director

Brainstorm Online

Devon Dalbock

General Manager

GLI Africa

Simon Pepper

CPO

Tola

Combining experience from the Telecoms, Billing arena, Payments and Enterprise, Middleware, Simon heads up Product at Tola. His wealth of experience has enabled him to tailor Tola’s products & features to meet the challenging demands that a payments product faces in Africa while ensuring that a diverse customer base across…

Jerome-O Falcon

CEO

Moobifun

Tobias Bauer

Partner

Blockchain Founders Fund

Tobias Bauer 托比亚斯 is a Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund which invests in and venture builds top-tier startups. He is a Startup Mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a Venture Partner of Republic. He worked in the investment team of Chinaccelerator, one of the…

Mr. Peter Mbugi

Director

Betting Control and Licensing Board

Albert Climent

Founder

Oneblock Technologies

Founder of Bluesea Gaming, entrepreneurial, hands-on, and goal-oriented individual, with a knack for deal-making. Problem solver, and comfortable in complex business scenarios. Entrepreneurial, hands-on, and goal-oriented individual, with a knack for deal-making. Comfortable in complex business scenarios and markets. I have specialized in the gaming , fintech, content network delivery,…

Maksim Afanasev

Co-CEO

PulseBet

Co-CEO of African Gaming startup PulseBet launched in collaboration and partnership with Pulse – Africa’s leading innovative media company. Industry expert, started as a cashier in one of the UK betting shops in 2009. In 2010 joined Russian gaming operator Liga Stavok and made a career from Head of Live…

Hilary Stewart-Jones

GCB Advisor

Hilary Stewart-Jones is a practicing UK lawyer who has specialized in assisting gambling companies and associated businesses since 1995 both in house and in private practice. She headed sector teams as a partner at BLP and DLA UK LLP, where she was able to leverage an international network to help…

Ayofemi Akinlaja

Founder & CEO

Shacks Evolution Studio

John Bamidele

Founder & CEO

Global Market Maker Resources Limited.

Jeremiah Maangi

Managing Director

Bizin Africa Group

Cameron Green

Gaming Consultant - Africa

F9 Media Group

James Everett

VP Africa

BetGames

Harrison Ehiaguina

Director (Marketing&Sales)

KoretBet

Owen Baldacchino

Deputy MLRO

888-William Hill International

Owen is an ICA Certified Practitioner on Governance, Risk and Compliance with experience in Anti-Money Laundering compliance, Data Protection compliance, technical compliance and Information Security Management Standards. Before joining the iGaming industry, Owen worked in Software and Technical Support since 2002 eventually gaining the ISACA CISA certification and moving to…

Shina Charles Memud

founder/CEO

Doingsoon

Jean Claude Mushimire

Executive Director

RGAA

Oliver De Bono

CEO

Quantum Gaming

Chief Executive Officer with 18 Years Experience in iGaming, E commerce, Team Management, Affiliate Marketing, Media Buying, SEO and Sales.

Amne Suedi

Founder

Shikana Law Group

Tumaini Maligana

Country Manager

Betika Tanzania

Over 8 years on fieldwork in Retail and Online Gaming & Entertainment industry including Live Casinos, Slot Shops, and Online Sports Betting and Casinos. Self-starter and a motivated, key player in Startups. Currently Overseeing the provision of quality services to meet clients’ needs and company expectations while playing an instrumental…

Keith Hathaway

Founder & CEO

Af Gam Elite

Keith is a veteran of the Online Gambling world, having first got involved in 2003. Since 2016 Keith has been solely focussing on the African continent. First going to Africa in a Head of Marketing position for a Sports and Games of Change operator who had activity in 9 African…

Tony Kazyumba

Chairman & CEO

Business Consultant Alex Corp

Luca Arrigo

Co-Founder

Metaverse Architects

Trina

Commercial Director

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Gary Vaynerchuk

Creator & CEO

VeeFriends

Gary Vaynerchuk serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber. Gary is also an entrepreneur at heart — he builds…

Jordan Belfort

VIP Guest of Pin-Up

Jordan Belfort is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. He was born in 1962 and is best known for his memoir “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which details his rise and fall as a stockbroker in the late 1980s and early 1990s. “The Wolf of Wall Street” pursued…

Fat Joe

American Rapper - Award Winning Artist

Fat Joe Fat Joe is an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York. His real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena. He is better known as Fat Joe. People also call him “Fat Joe da Gangsta” and “Joey Crack.” This rapper is in the music groups “D.I.T.C.” and “Terror…

John Lee

Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor & Speaker

John Lee is an internationally renowned Entrepreneur, Investor, Mentor, Speaker, and best-selling Author. Over the last two decades, John has been generating wealth through multiple streams of income and is highly passionate about helping others do the same. He became a self-made millionaire through real estate investing, building various seven…

Dr. W. Scott Stornetta

Partner & Chief Scientist

Yugen Partners

Scott Stornetta, Ph.D.  Dr. W. Scott Stornetta is considered by many to be the co-inventor of the Blockchain. Dating back to 1991, his pioneering series of papers and patents, written with co-author Dr. Stuart Haber, laid the foundation for Bitcoin and other digital currencies. (Of the eight citations in the…

Nick Spanos

Bitcoin Pioneer

Nick Spanos Nick Spanos is a pioneer in the bitcoin and blockchain technology space. In 2013, Spanos founded Bitcoin Center NYC – the world’s first ever cryptocurrency trading floor – which initially opened directly across from the NYSE in 2013. Spanos is also CEO of Blockchain Technologies Corp., which patented…

Dr Sara Al Madani

The Emirati Entrepreneur

Sara Al Madani is also called “Dr.” Sara Al Madani, owns a restaurant, is a fashion designer, a tech-preneur, and an entrepreneur. She got the idea to start her own business when she was 15 years old. They chose her because of her success as a young businesswoman and entrepreneur.…

David Meltzer

Founder

David Meltzer Enterprises

In his early 20s, David Meltzer quickly rose to the top of his game in the business world, becoming a millionaire. David lectured around the globe and saw rapid success in every business project he touched. But something was missing, and in his 30s as a multimillionaire, he went on…

Clinton Sparks

Author, Entrepreneur, Gaming and Esports Business Developer & Marketer

Clinton Sparks is a Grammy nominated, multi platinum music producer, songwriter and DJ responsible for over 75 million records sold, and has worked with some of the most recognizable people in the world from Eminem, Lady Gaga, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Akon, Diddy, to discovering and signing mega platinum…

Johnny Walker

MMA Fighter

Tim Burd

Co-Founder

Founders Mastermind

Craig Campbell

SEO Trainer & Consultant

Craig Campbell SEO

Craig Campbell Craig Campbell is Glasgow based SEO expert who has been doing SEO for 20 years. In this time he has gained extensive knowledge in the subject of SEO and has built up a wealth of experience in SEO and other digital marketing services and at present do a…

Mike Pearse

Co-Founder

Aphex Media USA

James Far

Founder & CEO

Magiccraft & James Crypto Guru

Carl Runefelt

Crypto Entrepreneur & Founder

CryptoJobs.com

Carl Runefelt, also known as ‘The Moon,’ is a serial entrepreneur who has invested in 400+ Web3 start-ups, making him possibly the world’s largest crypto angel investor. The crypto evangelist has featured in Forbes 30 under 30 and in top business publications such as FOX Business, Forbes US, CNBC, Business…

Davinci Jeremie

Crypto Educator

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Susan Breen

Partner

Mishcon de Reya

Susan Breen is a Partner in Mishcon de Reya’s top-ranked Betting & Gaming Group. Susan’s practice spans both corporate and M&A, as well as regulatory and commercial advice with over 25 years’ experience acting for gambling industry clients. A particular strength of Susan’s practice is her ability to blend her…

Megan Nilsson

Crypto Megan

Megan Nilsson is also known as Crypto Megan on social media. Megan high-end crypto and NFT portfolio advisor to corporations, investors, and celebrities, as well as an investor and member of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Doodles, World of Women, and many other top-tier NFTs. Currently, Megan is on a…

Andres Meneses

Founder

Crypto OGs & OG Media Group

Meet Andres Meneses, a renowned cryptocurrency expert and the host ofthe top-rated podcast, “Crypto OGs”, on the biggest streaming platform in crypto. With a deep understanding ofthe crypto industry, Andres has established himself as a thoughtleaderin the space. Overthe years, Andres has interviewed some ofthe most prominent figures in the…

Dr Marwan Al Zarouni

CEO

Dubai Blockchain Center

Marwan Al zarouni CISSP is a Crypto Pioneer and the CEO of Dubai’s Blockchain Center. The center provides crypto training courses and awareness programs for students, entrepreneurs and government departments. On February 2018, Marwan founded the region’s first crypto over the counted desk with the establishment of his company OTC…

Dr Jane Thomason

CHAIR

World Metaverse Council

Daven Michaels

Executive Chairman

CurrentC Power

Daven Michaels has been an entrepreneur since he was 15 years old, which is now more than 30 years. During this time, he discovered a business formula that he used to turn a variety of firms into incredibly profitable ventures, including a couple multimillion-dollar home runs. Daven Michaels was very…

Lucy Chow

Investor and Author

Changing the Game

Lucy is focused on the innovation space, both in terms of supporting founders and as an investor. She is the Secretary General, WBAF Global Women Leaders Committee and General Partner, WBAF Angel Investment Fund. She is also an investor with NextWave Impact Fund, and The Founder Institute and an LP…

Carl Brincat

CEO

Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)

Carl Brincat is an advocate by profession who graduated from the University of Malta in 2014 and was admitted to the bar in 2015. Prior to graduating he spent a number of years training in litigation, principally in the fields of criminal and human rights law. He joined the Malta…

Susan Oh

Advisor

Kryptic

Pontus Lindwall

President/ CEO

BETSSON AB

Gordon Einstein

Founder

CryptoLaw Partners

Gordon Einstein is a hybrid Crypto-Attorney, Technologist, and Enterprise Strategist. Gordon received his undergraduate degree in Politics in 1991 from Brandeis University in Boston and then received his JD in 1995 from the USC Gould School of Law in Los Angeles. Initially, Gordon’s law practice centered on startup, venture capital,…

Eitan Gorodetsky

CMO

Kitcode

Cal Evans

Managing Associate

Gresham International

Cal Evans Cal Evans is the Managing Associate of Gresham International, a UK & Dubai lawyer and US Securities Consultant with experience working in top law firms in both California and London. He undertook advanced IT at a junior college and received the top AVCE recognition award before then undertaking…

Rhiannon Burns

Head of iGaming

Zimpler

Richard Hogg

CEO

Openbox Gaming

Richard Hogg has been involved in online gaming since 1999. In a career that has spanned across three decades and three continents, he has overseen the induction of many brands and products into various marketplaces. Starting in Asia where he launched a number of sportsbooks, Richard moved to the UK…

Alexandra Carvalho

Founder & CEO

House of Social

Alex is a social media & business creative strategist. Following her performing arts career, she became an early adopter of internet marketing and spent 12 years working across branding, media, advertising agencies in London, Singapore, across the Middle East and Dubai. She ran social media departments and created social media…

Alessandro Valente

Co-Founder

Super Afiliados

He is iGaming Specialist in Latam & Co-Founder of Super Afiliados. Super Afiliados has one of the largest iGaming networks of websites in the whole of Latam and its main focus is in Brazil. Since 2007 your best partner in the region. Super Afiliados is a company that knows the…

Arvin Khamseh

NFT Marketing Expert

Sold Out NFTs

Arvin Khamseh Arvin Khamseh has always been on the forefront of new tech trends with an impressive history in biohacking, and internet marketing. Combining this with his experience in running investor relationship marketing for public companies,  Arvin knows what it takes to attract investors online. Successfully selling out an Italian…

Luca Tagliaferro

International SEO Consultant

Tag Digital

Robert Dowling

Director of Product

EBET

Robert Dowling Robert Dowling has been in this business for a long time and is a well-known face. He has worked with some of the biggest and best industry veterans and has kept his own style of being very honest. Dowling has a great track record and a lot of…