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
08:30
Coffee & Investor Meet-Ups
Early-morning networking and deal
negotiations.
Focus: Deal negotiations
09:00
Keynote: Financing Africa’s Digital Asset Economy
Global VC/DFI perspective
on capital attraction.
Focus: Capital Attraction | Job Creation & Skills to Scale
09:30
Panel 4: Job Creation Through Blockchain Innovation
Talent development and
academia partnerships.
Focus: Skills pipeline partnerships
10:30
Networking Break
Refreshments and recruitment
connections.
Focus: Talent & Hiring Opportunities
10:45
Case Study Showcase
Mobile Money 2.0, CBDC Interoperability, Supply Chain
Tokens.
Focus: Commercial deployments
11:30
Panel 5: Stablecoins & Cross-Border Trade Finance
ECOWAS & AfCFTA
enablement for intra-Africa commerce.
Focus: Increased regional trade
12:30
Lunch + Demo Tours
Product testing and innovation
demos.
Focus: Innovation + Investment
13:30
Startup Investment Pitch Forum
Top 10 African Digital Asset Innovators
present to investors.
Focus: Live investments / term sheets
14:30
Panel 6: Institutional Investment in Digital Assets
Banks, Pension Funds,
Asset Managers on domestic participation.
Focus: Institutional Capital Mobilisation
15:15
Networking Break
Deal closure sessions.
Focus: Commitment
Finalisation
15:30
Partnership Announcements & MoU Signing Ceremony
Public commitments and
collaboration declarations.
Focus: Partnership & Scaling Plans
16:15
Launch: DASA Workstreams 2026–2027
Regulation, Infrastructure, Talent,
Inclusion.
Focus: Accountability for progress
17:00
Closing Ceremony
Wrap-up and follow-through
strategy.
Focus: Implementation Roadmap