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Focus: Practical pathways to scale investments, employment, and digital financial growth.

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DASA 2026 Official Programme

Two transformative days of policy alignment, innovation showcases, and investment dialogues driving Africa’s digital asset future.

08:00

Registration, Networking & Coffee

Business introductions.

Focus: Business introductions

09:00

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks

Government, BoG, Organisers.

Focus: Political endorsement

09:30

Keynote: State of Digital Assets in Africa

Delivered by BoG / SEC Ghana.

Focus: Policy direction

10:00

Keynote: Africa’s Digital Financial Blueprint

Presented by UN / AU representatives.

Focus: Regulatory harmonisation

10:30

Leadership Fireside Chat: Turning Policy into Prosperity

Industry and policy dialogue.

Focus: Policy–industry alignment

11:15

Networking Break

Refreshments and informal exchanges.

Focus: Regulation + Market Trust

11:30

Panel 1: Operating Within Clear Compliance Guardrails (AML/CFT, Licensing, Consumer Protection)

Exploring fit-for-purpose frameworks.

Focus: Easier regulatory onboarding for Fintechs & VASPs

12:30

Lunch + Exhibition Walk

Investor–startup matching, market enablers.

Focus: Market Infrastructure & Investment Enablers

13:30

Keynote: Building Digital Market Infrastructure

Custody, Liquidity, Payment Rails.

Focus: Market readiness for capital flows

14:15

Panel 2: Tokenisation of Real Assets & Capital Mobilisation

Real Estate, Agriculture, Minerals, Carbon Credits.

Focus: Deal structuring opportunities

15:15

Networking Break

Refreshments and deal discussions.

Focus: Security & Governance

15:30

Panel 3: Cybersecurity for Institutional Adoption

Collaboration between Banking, Telcos & Regulators.

Focus: Security confidence to attract investors

16:30

Policy Roundtables

Roundtable 1: Regulators & Banks – Readiness for Digital Asset Markets
Roundtable 2: Fintech CEOs – Policy Priorities Pre-2027

Focus: Actionable regulatory improvement agenda

Evening

VIP Reception / Investor Mixer

Networking cocktail for policy & investor delegates.

Focus: Deal origination networking