The Lineup

His Excellency Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat is the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. Long before digital transformation became a major conversation in governance, he was already contributing to Lagos's technology journey as Commissioner for Science and Technology from 2005 to 2011.

Teddi Speaks, also known as King Sol, is the founder and convener of Unchain Summer, a Web3 community builder, educator and blockchain advocate focused on growing Africa's onchain ecosystem.

Professor Temitayo Ogundipe is the Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulator of Nigeria's university system. He is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos and a Professor of Botany in the Faculty of Science at the University of Lagos, with an extensive academic and research background.

Eniola Osiyoku has built her career around digital payments, mobile money, remittances and banking infrastructure, with a focus on creating products that serve African markets.

Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende Abubakre is the Commissioner for Youth & Social Development in the Lagos State Government.

Opeyemi Stephen is QA & Releases Manager for the Solana Developer Platform at the Solana Foundation, where he oversees quality for the tools developers use to build and ship on Solana.

Faith Jerry is a technology entrepreneur building practical solutions with AI and emerging technologies.

Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, is Nigeria's Honourable Minister of Education, appointed in October 2024 under President Bola Tinubu's administration. He previously served as Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare from 2023 to 2024.

Dára Sobaloju is an AI-native Design Engineer and Product Designer focused on AI and product design. He has built tools used by over 80,000 designers and developers globally.

Olamilekan Majekodunmi, known as TheGreatOla, works at the intersection of AI, Web3, marketing and content creation, exploring how technology, products, markets and communities connect.

Ashley Rene Olika is Co-Founder & CEO of Owego, a digital neobank for digital nomads focused on stablecoin-native infrastructure and alternative payment rails across emerging markets.

Salemking is a storyteller, author, speaker and Co-Founder of Crea8torium, he is known as The Creator's Creator.