Spotlight Talk:
Unlocking Cross-Border Payments with Stablecoins

Cross-border payments in Africa remain slow, fragmented, and expensive. Mori shares how stablecoin-powered rails can make transactions faster, cheaper, and more transparent for individuals and businesses, and what it takes to balance liquidity, compliance, and user experience.

Mori Sylla

Senior Operations Manager, Due Network

Panel: Unlocking Business Finance — Payments, Liquidity & SME Growth

African SMEs face constant barriers with cash flow and expensive payments. This panel brings together founders solving these issues through digital payments, settlements, and global OTC liquidity. They will explore how SMEs can thrive by connecting local rails to global financial networks.

Moderator

Harriet Uwagbai

Lead Product Manager
Kredete

Speakers

Mbiplang Ardel

CTO
Clock Technologies

Rufai Faruk

Founder & CEO
Feedxpay

Abiola Shogbeni

CEO
Shiga Digital

Maria Gorrettie Namuddu

COO
Kanzu Finance Limited

Panel: Empowering Digital Entrepreneurs — Building, Monetizing & Scaling Online

Africa's entrepreneurs need tools to grow online. Khaime (AI-powered website builder) and Mainstack (creator monetization) share how they're helping businesses and creators establish presence, monetize, and scale globally. A fireside-style conversation on the future of entrepreneurship in Africa's digital economy.

Gabriel Olokunwolu

Founder & CEO
Khaime

Ayo Oyaleke

Founder & CEO
Mainstack

Panel: Building the Infrastructure of Finance — Stablecoins, DeFi & Custody Rails

Innovation needs foundations. This panel dives into the systems that make digital finance work: stablecoin protocols, DeFi tools, custody, and compliance-first rails. The conversation will explore design challenges, interoperability, and what's next for institutional-grade infrastructure in Africa.

Mark Afolabi

Founder & CEO
StableStack

Ashwin Ravichandran

Head of Product
Bkey

Tunde Olayinka

CEO, Africa
Klickl Group

Oluwaferanmi Kayode

African Expansions Lead
Codex

Panel: Content Creators' Corner: Building an Audience & Getting Paid in the Modern Age

Creators are critical to fintech adoption. This chat explores how African creators build trust, grow audiences, and overcome cross-border payment challenges — and why stablecoins and fintech may hold the key to unlocking seamless payouts.

Kagan

Tech Creator
Kagan Tech

Achufusi Gugua Eric

Tech Creator
The Eric Gugua

Spotlight Talk: From Products to Platforms — Scaling Africa's Financial Infrastructure

Africa's fintech journey is evolving from one-off products to large-scale platforms. Ebuka shares lessons from building at scale — designing for adoption, navigating regulation, and integrating stablecoins into mainstream finance. Practical insights on how to build not just products, but platforms that endure.

Ebuka Arinze

Chief Product Officer
Kredete, Inc.

Panel: Building Africa's Talent Engine for the Digital Economy

Talent is the real infrastructure behind every successful product. This panel explores how African startups and enterprises can build, retain, and empower the talent that drives digital innovation. From developer ecosystems and product management to diversity, HR systems, and remote team culture, panelists will share practical insights into creating Africa's next wave of digital builders.

Moderator

Oyenike Amoo

People and Culture
Kredete

Speakers

Lord Malcolm

Founder & CEO
Betrworkr

Gabriel Olokunwolu

Founder & CEO
Khaime

Shodipo Ayomide

Head of Developer Relations
Nuklai Protocol

Jubril Dimeji

COO & Co Founder
Peekpile

Panel: Developers as Catalysts — Growing Africa's Web3 & Fintech Ecosystems

Behind every product that scales is a thriving developer ecosystem. This panel explores how DevRel leaders are helping startups and protocols drive adoption in Africa. From building with stablecoin APIs to fostering global Web3 communities, panelists will share lessons on developer engagement, community trust, open-source culture, and why empowering developers is the fastest path to ecosystem growth.

Moderator

Harriet Uwagbai

Lead Product Manager
Kredete

Speakers

Olayinka Oshidipe

Developer Relations Engineer
Nillion Labs

Joshua Nwankwo

Senior Developer Relations
Hype Partners

Ademola Adelekan

Head DevOps Engineering
Interswitch Group

Fireside Chat: From Code to Culture — Building Real-World Assets on Web3

Africa's digital economy is being shaped not only by payments and banking rails but also by culture and creativity. In this fireside chat, Adaobi Orajiaku shares her journey as an engineer and founder of Atsur Art, exploring how Web3 infrastructure can support real-world use cases such as art, creative industries, and tokenized assets. Guided by Harriet, the conversation will dive into what it means to build at the intersection of technology and culture, the challenges of scaling creative fintech, and why Africa is uniquely positioned to lead in this space.

Adaobi Orajiaku

Founder & CEO
Atsur Art

Harriet Uwagbai

Lead Product Manager
Kredete

Panel: From Idea to Impact — Lessons on Building Successful Startups in Africa

Building a startup in Africa comes with unique challenges — from raising capital and navigating regulation to scaling teams and finding product-market fit. This panel brings together some of the continent's most resilient founders to share their hard-won lessons. Expect candid conversations on hiring, fundraising, pivots, failures, and what it really takes to go from an idea to a business that scales.

Moderator

Ebuka Arinze

Convener
Stable Africa Summit / CPO, Kredete

Speakers

Yele W. Oyekola

Founder & CEO
Duplo

Segunfunmi Oyedele

Founder & CEO
Raiz Digital Services

Adesuwa Omoruyi

Co-Founder
Accrue

Toyosi Abolarin

Founder & CEO
Yolat

Opening Remarks by Host & Hackathon Manager

Welcome, agenda walk-through, hackathon rules, and setting the tone for the day.

Introduction of Judges & Mentors

Harriet introduces the judges and mentors, highlighting their expertise and roles in guiding and evaluating the hackathon teams.

Harriet Uwagbai

Lead Product Manager
Kredete

Team Pitch Block 1 (4 teams, 15 mins each)

First round of team presentations featuring 4 teams with 15 minutes each to pitch their solutions.

Hackathon Stage Keynote: Why Bold Builders Will Define Africa’s Digital Future

Africa’s digital future will not be written by chance — it will be built by those bold enough to challenge old systems and create what’s next.

Oghenekparobor Eminokanju

Founder/CEO
Guava Finance

Team Pitch Block 2 (4 teams, 15 mins each)

Second round of team presentations featuring 4 teams with 15 minutes each to pitch their solutions.

Team Pitch Block 3 (4 teams, 15 mins each)

Third round of team presentations featuring 4 teams with 15 minutes each to pitch their solutions.

Panel: Building Africa's Talent Engine for the Digital Economy

Talent is the real infrastructure behind every successful product. This panel explores how African startups and enterprises can build, retain, and empower the talent that drives digital innovation. From developer ecosystems and product management to diversity, HR systems, and remote team culture, panelists will share practical insights into creating Africa's next wave of digital builders.

Moderator

Olabinjo E. T.

Head of Product
Khaime

Speakers

Emmanuel

Senior Software Engineer
Test Gorilla

Okwu Kinikachi

Head of Development
Kusnap

Seun

Senior Mobile Engineer
Kredete

Edward

Cloud Operations Lead
FCMB

Omolara Sanni

Co-founder/COO
Midddleman

Team Pitch Block 4 (4 teams, 15 mins each)

Fourth round of team presentations featuring 4 teams with 15 minutes each to pitch their solutions.

Team Pitch Block 5 (4 teams, 15 mins each)

Final round of team presentations featuring 4 teams with 15 minutes each to pitch their solutions.

Feedback & Reflections on the Hackathon

Judges and mentors share quick feedback on the pitches, overall impressions of the hackathon, and advice for participants moving forward.