AFRICA
BITCOIN
CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
OUTLINE
DAY TWO
6TH DECEMBER
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM OPENING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome and Recap (SP)
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM FIRST KEYNOTE
Prof Nii Quaynor (SP)
09:30 AM - 09:45 AM SECOND KEYNOTE
Jack Mallers (SP)
09:45 AM - 10:00 AM THIRD KEYNOTE
Obi Nwosu (SP)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM FIRST FIRESIDE CHAT
Jack Dorsey (SP)
Farida Nabourema (MD)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM FIRST PANEL : THE POWER OF THE LIGHTNING NETWORK
Mike Jarmuz, Carla Kirk-Cohen, Nicolas Burtey (SP)
Veronika Kuett (MD)
While Bitcoin is about to fulfill the Store of Value property of money, the Lightning network enables Bitcoin to be used as a Medium of Exchange. This brings Bitcoin is one step closer to achieving its overall goal to serve as a global money. In this panel we will shed a light on the current status of the Lightning network, its main hurdles and its potential path in the years to come.
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM SECOND PANEL : BITCOIN POWERED VS TRADITIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS :
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ?
Dread, Obi Nwosu, Emily Chiu, Shah Ramezani (SP)
Laurence Aderemi (MD)
Bitcoin base layer transactions are often being compared with payments via service providers like Visa or PayPal re their cost and efficiency. Why is that and is this even a valid comparison ? The panel will start explaining the layered nature of the traditional financial system, the efficiencies it brings, together with its tradeoffs. The panelists will then discuss how a financial network, built on Bitcoin could look like, taking solutions like Lightning, Fedimint or Taro into account and compare this financial network with traditional financial structures.
Fadi Elsalameen, Roya Al Mahboob, Meron Estefanos, Leopoldo Lopez (SP)
Alex Gladstein (MD)
Bitcoin has revolutionised how people use, access and save money. Bitcoin's capacity to help freedom fighters resist autocratic systems and organize for change is one of its most inspirational use cases. As authoritarian states have weaponized money and financial systems against their people in order to dominate them, Bitcoin is assisting activists in circumventing financial censorship and challenging systems of political oppression accross the globe.
12:45 AM - 01:45 PM LEARNING LUNCH (TWO WORKSHOP OF 45 MINUTES OFFERED)
01:45 AM - 02:00 PM CULTURAL BREAK
02:00 AM - 02:15 PM FOURTH KEYNOTE
Tether : a tool for financial freedom (SP)
02:15 AM - 02:30 PM FIFTH KEYNOTE
Alex Gladstein (SP)
02:30 AM - 03:00 PM SECOND FIRESIDE CHAT
Magatte Wade (SP)
Conor Okus (MD)
03:00 AM - 03:45 PM BUILDING FOR AFRICA TRACK HACKATHON PITCH BY FINALISTS
The BOLT FUN #LegendsOfLightning tournaments "Building for Africa" track is sponsored by the Africa Bitcoin Conference to identify solutions that solve Africa's problems as well as increase bitcoin adoption on the continent.
03:45 AM - 04:30 PM FIFTH PANEL: BITCOIN MINING IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Janet Maingi, David Oren, Sebastien Gouspillou (SP)
Julie Landrum (MD)
From "Bitcoin will burn the oceans" to Greenpeace launching an anti-PoW campaign "Change the Code. Not the Climate", Bitcoin mining and it's energy expenditure is often being framed as a net negative when it comes to climate change. Recent findings are painting another picture: the one where Bitcoin might actually become carbon negative by 2025 through capturing otherwise flared methane gas. The panel will shed light on the actual energy usage of Bitcoin, the energy sources being used and will discuss Bitcoins impact on climate change.
LEARNING LUNCHES (*REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
01:00 AM - 01:45 PM BITCOIN CRASH COURSE BY PAXFUL (BALTSCHUG MEETING ROOM, GROUND FLOOR)
01:00 AM - 01:45 PM BUILD A CAREER IN BITCOIN AND LIGHTNING ENGINEERING (STAFFORD ROOM, 2ND FLOOR)
The Venue
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City provides the perfect venue for meetings and events with more than 1750 sqm of meeting and banquet space. From elegant affairs in our grand ballroom to productive meetings and conferences to special open-air events, our expertly designed conference, meeting, and banqueting facilities are your number one choice for the perfect event.