JACK DORSEY TO ADDRESS THE AFRICA FINTECH SUMMIT 2020

As the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Square, Inc., Dorsey is considered to be one of the biggest influencers in tech ecosystems worldwide and is often revered as a futurist. Founded in 2009, Square has introduced a suite of innovative tools and services that support financial inclusion and the growth of businesses. Recently, Square announced that it would become one of the first publicly traded U.S. companies to hold Bitcoin on its balance sheet. 

Dorsey’s keynote marks a year since the visionary visited Africa to meet with several of the continent’s tech leaders and incubation houses. He has since held an active and insightful voice on the future of African fintech, in particular, the future of cryptocurrency.  With an unbanked population of 66%  and a credit card penetration rate that averages 1.5%, the applications for crypto in sub-Saharan Africa only help solidify Dorsey’s interest in the continent. 

Dorsey’s closing keynote will revolve around the concepts of decentralized finance and opportunities it creates for financial inclusion. 

Throughout the three day event, registrants will have the opportunity to: 

• Engage and learn from  sixty  of the  sector’s most active thought leaders over the course of  twelve  panel sessions,  three  fireside chats and related discussion forums;
• Participate in discussions that dissect some of the sector’s regulatory hurdles;
• Connect with early-stage startups and the latest innovations through a startup expo;
• Meet with the industry’s stakeholders – investors, startups, regulators, banking executives  among others – in curated networking sessions;
• Learn best practices for approaching different types of investors, banking partners and regulators.

The summit will be concluded on November 12 with the regional final of Pegasus Tech Ventures’ Startup World Cup global pitch competition, the winner of which will be invited to compete for US$1M at the global semi-finals in Silicon Valley in May 2021.