// Speakers

Celebrate five years of pioneering web3 innovation in Africa

From main-stage keynotes and fireside chats to technical workshops and train-side conversations, ETHSafari has brought together people building the practical, creative, and community-led future of Web3 in Africa.

The voices behind
the migration

MAIN STAGE · KILIFI 2023

KEYNOTES◆FIRESIDE CHATS◆WORKSHOPS◆TRAIN-SIDE TALKS◆PANELS◆KEYNOTES◆FIRESIDE CHATS◆WORKSHOPS◆TRAIN-SIDE TALKS◆PANELS◆

// Past voices

EST. 2022 · 5 EDITIONS

Past voices of ETHSafari.

Developers, founders, researchers, investors, artists, and community leaders who shaped the Safari over five editions.

Founders, ecosystem builders & community leaders

Jason Eisen

Co-founder & CEO, UTU Protocol; co-instigator, ETHSafari & SafariDAO

Gwera Kiwana

Co-founder, Women Who Build Africa / SafariDAO / Africa DeFi Alliance

Yoseph Ayele

Borderless Africa; African Web3 ecosystem advocate

Alfred Opon

SafariDAO / UTU; ETHSafari host and moderator

Felix Macharia

Co-founder & CEO, Kotani Pay

Apollo Eric

Co-founder, BitLipa

John Kamara

Founder, Adanian Labs

Eugene Mutai

Web3 developer and strategist

Sianoi Kimari

H.E.R. DAO Kenya

Roselyne Wanjiru

Web3 education and developer community

Shaila Agha

Regen Foundation; diversity and community co-design in Web3

Yvonne Kagondu

SafariDAO / Internet Computer ecosystem

Global protocol, infrastructure & developer voices

Doro Unger-Lee

Algorand Foundation

Isha Varshney

Celo Foundation

Daniel Kimotho

Celo ecosystem, Kenya

Angelo Paolo Trinidad Kalaw

Celo Foundation

David Disu

Ethereum Foundation

Damilare Aregbesola

Polygon

Shodipo Ayomide

Polygon

Mark Ery

NEAR Foundation

Allan Mangeni

Filecoin Foundation

Khori Whittaker

ENS

Trent McConaghy

Ocean Protocol

Bastian Blankenburg

UTU Protocol; DApp architecture workshops

Tamara Ringas

ZK and Solidity developer voice

Joab Niwagaba

Polkadot ecosystem

Investors, policy, governance & real-world adoption

Erikan Obotetukudo

Founder & Managing Partner, Audacity

IK Kanu

Founding Partner, Atlantica Ventures

Matthew James Low

Outlier Ventures

Anelda Grové Dempster

Outlier Ventures

Wangui Mwai

Crypto regulation, emerging technologies and payments

Benjamin Son

Constellation Fund

Marvin Coleby

Raise

Aurelio Mofuga

Umoja Labs

William Ruddick

Grassroots Economics

George Mosomi

Africa DeFi Alliance

Creators, storytellers, culture & education

Anne Connelly

Author, TRUST graphic novel

Chief Nyamweya

Storyteller; co-author, TRUST

Dada Boipelo

Artist and AfrofutureDAO voice

Jimi Cohen

Treegens DAO; regenerative community building

Joel Rao

Creative, brand and metaverse conversations

Anie Akpe

Founder & CEO, African Women in Technology

Oyinkansola Adebayo

Founder & CEO, Niyo

Olumide Aderinwale

Web3 education and operations

Sharon Jebitok

Developer community and education

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