Finnovation Africa: South Africa 2018 | Ethico Live Limited | 6 June 2018 | Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Rivonia Rd + West St, Sandown, Sandton, 2010, South Africa

South Africa’s FinTech adoption rate is expected to experience a major leap over the next few years. EY’s annual FinTech Adoption Index Report 2017 forecasted 71% growth, with the country ranking third in future growth behind only China and India. There is a greater number of technology hubs in South Africa than any other country on the continent with a larger amount of national and international investment in the sector. South Africa’s Reserve Bank has created a team which is dedicated to monitor the latest FinTech developments on payments, lending, deposit taking, investments and insurance, which will report directly to the Deputy Governor Francoise Groepe. South Africa is clearly in the midst of one of the most exciting phases of innovation and disruption in the financial sector.

Finnovation Africa: South Africa 2018 is a very different kind of event, a complete reboot, for a very different kind of industry. Deconstructed and shorn of all the usual, tired formats of the traditional convention and built from the ground up as a genuinely new event that is a ground-breaking in its focus as it is in its format and aspiring to be as innovative and transformative as the dynamic FinTech market it serves.

Combining a highly innovative and interactive event format with world-class speakers and more than 300 carefully selected participants, Finnovation Africa: South Africa 2018, to be held at the Radisson Blu Gautrain Johannesburg on the 6th of June 2018, will tackle the most pressing questions for the progress of FinTech and the positive transformation of banking in Africa, providing a platform for all stakeholders to engage in creating the future of financial services on the continent – from established banking powerhouses to FinTech start-ups.

2018 Speakers

Nick Ogden
Executive Chairman, Clear bank

David Gyori
CEO
Banking Reports , Founding Member, World FinTech Association

Paul Mitchell
Fintech and Blockchain Lead , PwC South Africa

Chris Principe
CEO Chain2Trade, Inc., Publisher , FinFuture & Financial IT

Assel Zhanassova
Chief Digital Officer
Astana International Financial Center (AIFC)

Nvalaye Kourouma
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, ROA, Barclays Africa Group Limited

Warren Hero
Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft

Lorien Gamaroff
CEO, Bankymoon

Adriana Marais
Head of Innovation, SAP Africa

Jane Zhang
Founder & CEO, Shellpay

Natalie Baatjies
Independent Digital Financial Services Consultant

Aatish Ramkaran
Digital Architect, Nedbank

Yudhvir Seetharam
Head of Analytics, Insights and Research, FNB South Africa

Kate Johnson
Global Director of Clients Services, Juntos Inc.

Paresh Daya
Blockchain Strategist, Standard Bank Chairman:Technology, South African Financial Blockchain Consortium

Sugendran Pillay
Head, Global Markets Architecture, Standard Bank

Clive Butkow
CEO, Kalon Venture Partners finnovation, fintech, events, kenya, africa, summit south africa

Jayshree Naidoo
CEO, YIEDI, Founder and Former Head of the Standard Bank Incubator Programme

Dr Jacques Ludik
President & Founder , Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA) CEO & Founder, Cortex Logic

Thabo Ndlela
Chief Executive, Amani Business

Bame Pule
Founder & CEO, Africa Lighthouse Capitala

Andrea Böhmert
Investment Partner, Knife Capital

Tanya Knowles
Managing Executive, Fractal Solutions, Division of Strate (Pty) Ltd.

Johan Bosini
Partner, Quona Capital

Ned Phillips
Founder and CEO, Bambu

Juan Engelbrecht
CEO, Mobu

Marius Reitz
Country Manager for South Africa, Luno

Ronny Tome
CEO, Ducatus

Tameez Abramjee
Chairman & CEO, Global Crypto Exchange

Colin Don Schouw
Managing Director , Media Personality, Presenter, The Fixer Company

Abe Wakama
CEO, IT News Africa

Brian Richardson
CEO & Co- Founder, WIZZIT International

Nasreen Saunders
Data Wrangler & Program Manager, Thomson Reuters Labs, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Consultant

Rutendo Hlatshwayo
Head of Legal, i-Pay

Alexandre Velut
CEO, Techfoliance

Xavier Gomez
COO, Techfoliance

Marvin Coleby
Founder, Raise

Annette Muller
Founder, FLEXY

Thabang Kekana
Co-Founder & CEO, Azar Bank

2018 Sponsors and Partners

POWERED BY:
• MOBU

SUPPORT IMPACT PARTNERS:
• LUNO
• In2 IT Technologies
• Koynce

CRYPTOCURRENCY PARTNER:
• Global Crypto Exchange
• Ducatus

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Risk Flow
• e4
• 4Di Capital
• X Crossfin Technology
• FS Frost.com
• Amani Business

THE WOLVES DEN SUPPORTED BY:
• Kalon Venture Partners
• Knife Capital
• Shell Pay
• Fin Future

RESEARCH PARTNER:
• Disrupt Africa

IMPACT MEDIA PARTNER:
• IT news Africa

TECHNOLOGY PARTNER:
• TechFoliance

ONLINE BROADCAST PARTNER:
• BL Radio Talk Show