Africa’s growing role in blockchain, digital assets and financial technology will take centre stage when the Africa Blockchain Festival 2026 returns for its second edition at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi.
Under the theme ‘Capital, Code, and Continuity: Building Africa’s Permanent Digital Economy’, the three-day gathering is expected to attract more than 3,000 delegates from across Africa and beyond. Participants will include regulators, government officials, financial institutions, investors, blockchain developers, fintech companies and entrepreneurs.
Following its inaugural edition in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2025, the festival moves to Kenya as the country continues developing its digital asset regulatory environment and expanding its wider fintech ecosystem.
The festival’s agenda will focus on three interconnected pillars: capital, code and continuity.
The first day, 15 October, will concentrate on investment, regulation and the commercial opportunities emerging from blockchain adoption.
Discussions will cover institutional investment, stablecoins, tokenisation of real-world assets, cross-border payments and the regulatory frameworks needed to support Africa’s expanding digital economy.
Among the speakers are Dr Emomotimi Agama, Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission; Ambassador Professor Bitange Ndemo, Kenya’s former Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union (EU); Daniel Mainda, CEO of the Nairobi International Financial Centre; and Sitah Lang’o, Head of East and West Africa at Swift. Our very own Richie Santosdiaz will also be one of the speakers.
The opening programme will also feature venture capitalist Tim Draper in a fireside conversation with festival founder Olubunmi Fabanwo.
A notable feature will be a closed-door discussion on operationalising the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol , bringing together representatives from regulatory institutions and the wider digital finance ecosystem.
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