BITCOIN EDUCATION
The Venue : Adlon 1 & 2
DAY ONE
1ST DECEMBER
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM OPENING CEREMONY
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM WELCOME REMARK
Wolali Ahlijah
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM OPENING KEYNOTE
Prof Nii Quaynor
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM COMMUNITIES/ADOPTION
Josef Tetek
10:00 AM - 10:35 AM ADOPTION AND COMMUNITY-BBUILDING: LESSONS FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH
David Mayowa, Dea Rezkitha, Kumi Nkansah, Noelyne Sumba (SP)
Ayobami Atolagbe (MD)
In this engaging panel we delve into the dynamic landscape of bitcoin adoption and community-building, drawing insightful lessons from experiences in the Global South. Explore how regions across the Global South have embraced digital currencies, overcoming unique challenges and nurturing vibrant bitcoin communities.
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM BUILDING BITCOIN COMMUNITIES: STORIES FROM AFRICA
Anita Posch
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM AFRICA'S PLACE IN BITCOIN'S GROWTH
Femi Longe
11:20 AM - 11:55 AM FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY: ENCOURAGING WOMEN'S ENGAGEMENT IN THE BITCOIN ECOSYSTEM
Mills Miller, Lorraine Marcel Atieno, Tochi Onyia (SP)
Meron Estefanos (MD)
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM OPPORTUNITIES FOR BITCOIN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ART AND ENTERTAINMENT IN AFRICA
James Mumo, Jepchumba, Michael Ugwu (SP)
Ojoma Ochai (MD)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCH BREAK
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM MUSIC PERFORMANCE
1:55 PM - 2:10 PM HOW TBD IS FACILITATING OFFRAMP TO AFRICA
Emily Chiu, Chris Maurice (SP)
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM BITCOIN LITERACY: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO BITCOIN EDUCATION
David Mayowa Joy, Josef Tetek, Ella Hough, Justin Rhedrick (SP)
Mary Imasuen (MD)
2:45 PM - 3:20 PM BITCOIN AND EDUCATION: ED TECH INNOVATIONS (+mini prés.)
Samson Olusegun, David Orenn, Ayobami Atolagbe, Noelyne Sumba (SP)
Discover how cutting-edge tools and platforms are revolutionizing the way individuals learn about and useBitcoin. From interactive courses to immersive simulations, our panel of experts will showcase the latest EdTech innovations that are making Bitcoin education accessible, engaging, and impactful.
4:55 PM - 5:10 PM AFRICA UNCHAINED
Charlene Fadirepo
DEVELOPER TRACK
The Venue : Adlon 1 & 2
09:45 AM - 09:50 AM OPENING: DEVELOPER TRACK
Femi Longe
09:50 AM - 10:05 AM KEYNOTE 1
Carla Kirk-Cohen
10:05 AM - 10:20 AM KEYNOTE 2
Tim Akinbo
10:20 AM - 10:35 AM KEYNOTE 3
Angie Jones
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM COFFEE BREAK
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM LIGHTNING TALK 1: WHAT'S UP WITH BITCOIN CORE ?
Stephan Vuylsteke
Bitcoin Core is a unique example of a decentralized development process. In this keynote, we'll cover how features and priorities get decided on without central leadership, and go into a bit more detail on the biggest projects Bitcoin Core developers have been working on for the previous and next software release
11:10 AM - 11:25 AM LIGHTNING TALK 2: ETTA WALLET, A CASE OF SELF-CUSTODIAL LIGHTNING
Collin Rukundo
EttaWallet is a reference project for developers as well as a case study on good UX and how it can be used to onboard more Africans onto Bitcoin.
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM PRODUCT SHOWCASE 1: MAVA PAY, BITCOIN PAYMENT FOR BUSINESSES IN AFRICA
Theophilus Isah
Mava Pay is an API solutions provider that empowers businesses to effortlessly convert Bitcoin to fiat. The core aim is to facilitate a higher volume of remittances using the Bitcoin payment infrastructure
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM SECURING BITCOIN
Amiti Uttawar
Censorship resistance is the magic of bitcoin. A decentralized, private network is key to ensuring that all individuals can participate in the network. As an engineer, it is a unique problem to keep the P2P network safe without even knowing the size or shape of it. A question as seemingly simple as “how many nodes are on the network?” is difficult and nuanced to answer. This talk dives into frameworks for reasoning about the long-term security of bitcoin’s distributed network, and highlights recent and ongoing developments
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM LIGHTNING TALK 4: THE STATE OF BITCOIN FEE ESTIMATION
Abubakar Ismail
Fee estimation in Bitcoin core, mempool based fee estimation and fee estimation based on historical blocks.
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM LIGHTNING TALK 5
Jodom
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM LIGHTNING TALK 6: THE EVOLUTION OF BITCOIN TRANSACTIONS
Vladimir Fomene
Since Satoshi's initial Bitcoin transaction, the transaction structure has undergone significant changes. Our in-depth exploration will cover various modifications, ranging from timelocks to SegWit and Taproot. Attendees will gain a profound understanding of both historical and current Bitcoin transaction structures.
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM PRODUCT SHOWCASE 2: USING LIGHTNING TO POWER E-COMERCE AND SOCIAL COMMERCE IN AFRICA
Tobi Ojuolape
Demo of how to use the Lightning Network to create a simple e-commerce store which can be used by merchants to receive payments for goods on their website through a simple scan-to-pay process.
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM LAGHTNING TALK 7: EARNING SATS WITH EVERY PR WITH SPHINX BOUNTIES
Raphael Osaze Eyerin
Showcase of the Sphinx Bounties Program, and how Organizations (Bounty Creators), Developers/Designers/Writers (Bounty Hunters), can benefit from using Sphinx Bounties
3:20 PM - 3:35 PM COFFE BREAK
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM WORKSHOP 1: BLOCK'S TBD LIQUIDITY PROTOCOL AND LDK
Angie Jones
Practical application of Block's Liquidity Protocol and LDK - an open-source protocol that enables exchange with a trust layer inbuilt.
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM WORKSHOP 2: MAKING A CHANGE TO BITCOIN CORE
Stephan Vuylsteke
Hands-on Bitcoin Core development workshop where we identify an issue to work on, think about possible solutions, set up our development environment, and then finally implement the solution. We'll talk about good (and less good) ways to get involved with Bitcoin Core development, and leave time for Q&A. Prerequisites: development experience (doesn't have to be C++), a laptop with Docker and VS Code pre-installed, plus a few other minor preparation ste
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF BITCOIN
The Venue : Adlon 1 & 2
3:35 PM - 3:50 PM PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY IN BITCOIN MINING
Elliot David
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM MINING IN AFRICA
Sébastien Gouspillou
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM MINING BEYOND BORDERS: INNOVATION IN BTC MINING
Jesse Pielke, Ryan MacLeod, Philip Walton (SP)
Elliot David (MD)
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM KEET IO : BUILDING DECENTRALIZED COMMUNITIES
Marco Dal Lago
5:10 PM - 5:25 PM EVOLUTION OF BITCOIN VC FUNDING IN AFRICA
Hands-on Bitcoin Core development workshop where we identify an issue to work on, think about possible solutions, set up our development environment, and then finally implement the solution. We'll talk about good (and less good) ways to get involved with Bitcoin Core development, and leave time for Q&A. Prerequisites: development experience (doesn't have to be C++), a laptop with Docker and VS Code pre-installed, plus a few other minor preparation ste
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