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.
With a background spanning product strategy, research, business development, engineering and Web3, she brings a multidisciplinary approach to building technology and financial products.
Before Owego, Ashley served as Lead Engineer at NIGCOMSAT and Head of Product at Superteam Nigeria, where she led product research and strategy across more than 200 initiatives.
Her experience sits at the intersection of technology, product and emerging-market financial infrastructure. At Blockfest Africa 2026, she joins the founders, regulators and builders shaping Africa's next chapter, onchain.