12TH - 13TH NOVEMBER 2025
AFRICA STABLECOIN SUMMIT
Harnessing Stablecoins for Africa’s Economic Resilience
THE EMPIRE CONFERENCE AND EVENTS VENUE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
A high-level summit targeting C-suite executives, regulators, central bankers, stablecoin issuers, and leaders in finance and cross-border trade.
Agenda
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TIME
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ACTIVITIES - DAY ONE
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08:00AM - 09:00AM
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Breakfast, Networking and Exhibition
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09:00AM - 09:40AM
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Opening Ceremony
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09:40AM - 10:00AM
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Keynote: Stablecoins & the Promise of Economic Resilience in Africa
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10:00AM - 11:00AM
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Panel: Stablecoins at Work – Real Use Cases in Fintechs, African Business and SMEs
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11:00AM - 11:30AM
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Coffee & Exhibition Networking
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11:30AM - 12:10PM
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Navigating the Stablecoin Space: Opportunities and Risks for Traditional
Financial Institutions.
Exploring roles in custody, banking services for VASPs, prime brokerage,
and investment strategies
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12:10PM - 12:30PM
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Fireside Chat: The Rise and Implementation of Local Stablecoins in Africa
Exploring what local stablecoins are, standout implementations across the
continent, their most relevant use cases, why they matter for African
economies, and how regulators are responding to this emerging sector.
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12:30PM - 13:20
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Tracking Illicit Flows: AML, Fraud, and Wallet Forensics in Africa’s Stablecoin Ecosystem
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13:20 - 14:00
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Cool Stablecoin Builds: Meet the Builders Shaping Africa’s Stablecoin
Ecosystem.
How Teams Are Integrating AI Agents, ZK Tech, and More into Wallets
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14:00 - 17:00
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Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
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TIME
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ACTIVITIES - DAY TWO
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08:00AM - 09:00AM
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Regulators Roundtable Breakfast (Invite-Only): Forging a Pan-African Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins
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09:00AM - 09:20AM
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Keynote: Infrastructure at Scale – Connecting Stablecoins to Global Value Chains
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09:20AM - 09:50AM
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Presentation: Taxation in the Age of Crypto – Understanding CARF, CRS & Digital Asset Obligations
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09:50AM - 10:15AM
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Stablecoin Adoption in Francophone Africa: An overview of stablecoin adoption in francophone Africa, covering market maturity, adoption metrics, real-world use cases, key risks and opportunities, and the region’s
regulatory evolution
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10:15AM - 11:00AM
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Panel: Positioning Stablecoin Regulation in Africa: Lessons from the
GENIUS Act and VASP Bills
– Beyond the GENIUS Act and Africa’s VASP frameworks, how can the
industry shape a stablecoin regulatory approach that is future-ready?
– What key principles and safeguards should be prioritized to ensure
responsible innovation and regional alignment?
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11:00AM - 11:30AM
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Coffee & Exhibition Networking
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11:30AM - 12:20PM
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Panel: Stablecoins in Context: National Perspectives on stablecoins from African Policymakers
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12:20PM - 13:00
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Panel: Stablecoin Adoption in Africa: Insights from Exchanges
Examining the USDT and USDC dominance
The emergence of yield-generating stablecoins
The growing role of stablecoins in DeFi and trading activities
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13:00 - 13:55
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TownHall Session: Charting the Road to Scale: From Fragmentation to PanAfrican Rails
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13:55 - 14:00
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Closing Remarks
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14:00 - 17:00
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Lunch, Networking and Exhibition
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