Onchain Festival 2026 | Africa's Digital Economy Festival

Why Now

Africa Is the World's Biggest Digital Asset Market. Nobody Has Built the Stage for It. Until Now.

The numbers tell a story most of the world has not read yet. We built the room for it.

Nigeria Annual Stablecoin Volume

$0B

The highest stablecoin transaction volume of any single nation on earth

Population

0B

People on the African continent, with a median age of just 19 years old

Digital Asset Adoption Ranking

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Africa has ranked among the top three regions globally for digital asset adoption three consecutive years

Onchain Festival 2026 Target

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Founders, investors, government officials, builders, and enterprise leaders in one room

The Experience

Seven Worlds Inside One Festival

Every track is curated for a specific audience and a specific outcome. No wasted time. No generic panels.

01

Policy Forum and Compliance

Government officials, regulators, and legal architects discuss the frameworks that will govern Africa's digital economy. The conversations here become tomorrow's national policy.

Governance

02

Investor Summit

VCs, angel investors, and family offices meet the founders building companies worth backing. Deal flow is not accidental here.

Capital

03

Main Stage

Keynotes and fireside chats with Africa's most consequential voices in tech, finance, and policy.

All Access

04

Builder and Innovation Track

Where builders demonstrate what they have shipped and find the partners they need to scale globally.

Builders

05

Startup Showcase

Live pitches. Product demos. Real investors in the room. Africa's next generation of companies gets its moment.

Founders

06

Exhibition Floor

Over 20 companies presenting products directly to 1,000 active buyers, investors, and decision makers all day.

All Tickets

07

VIP Lounge and Curated Networking

Facilitated introductions. Private conversations. The relationships that matter most, made deliberately. For Title and Platinum partners and invited guests. The most concentrated deal-flow environment in African tech.

VIP

Speakers 2026

The Voices Shaping Africa's Digital Economy

Government leaders. Founders. Investors. Policy architects. Builders who are actually shipping. Full lineup to be announced from August 2026.

Femi Adegolu

Founder and Chief Architect

Onchain Festival

Dr. Emomotimi Agama

Director-General

SEC

Funsho Kale

Founder and Director

CCC Group

Somto Ifezue

Chief Executive Officer

PiggyVest

Lucky Uwakwe

Founder and CEO

Sabi Group

Victor Akoma

COO

Interstellar

Toyin Bamidele

Digital Innovation Officer

UNDP

Deborah Ojengbede

Chief Executive Officer

TradePal Ai

Mercy Thadeus

Co-Founder

Attention Factory

Senator Iheyen

Founding trustee

VASPA

Bayomi Semudara

Chief Executive Officer

in60

Want to speak at Onchain Festival 2026?

We are curating a world-class lineup. Applications open now. We prioritise speakers who bring real data, real decisions, and a point of view the audience will not hear anywhere else.

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Partner With Us

Six Ways to Own a Piece of Africa's Most Important Room

These are not sponsorship tiers. Each one is a strategic position inside the conversation shaping Africa's digital economy.

Every partner, regardless of tier, receives: official event programme inclusion, social media feature, after-party invitation, post-event report recognition, and a direct ongoing relationship with the Onchain Festival team.

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Schedule

October 30, 2026

One day. Eight tracks. Every session built for real outcomes. Full schedule to be published in September 2026.

08:00 AM

Registration and Exhibition Opens

Doors open. Exhibition floor live. Networking begins.

09:30 AM

Opening Keynote: Africa's Path to a Digital Economy

Femi Adegolu, Founder and Chief Architect, Onchain Festival

10:30 AM

Policy Forum: Regulating the Digital Asset Economy

Governance Line: SEC Nigeria, LSETF and guest regulators

12:00 PM

Investor Summit: Capital, Fintech and Inclusive Growth

Capital Line: VCs, angels and institutional investors

01:30 PM

Startup Showcase: Live Pitches to Real Investors

Africa's next generation of companies in front of the right audience

03:30 PM

Builder Track: Building Onchain from Africa to Global Dominance

Founders and engineers showing what they have shipped

05:30 PM

Main Stage Closing: Where Africa Goes Next

A conversation with Africa's most consequential voices in digital finance

07:00 PM

Official After Party

Exclusive networking for all credentialed attendees

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2025 Edition

They Said It Could Not Be Done in Lagos.

Then October 30, 2025 happened. Edition 2 goes further in every direction.

Watch Highlights on YouTube ↗

The Community

A Movement Growing Across Africa and Beyond

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24

Countries Represented at Edition 1

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5,000+

Community Members

🏢

80+

Companies in Ecosystem

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3K+

Social Following

🤝

14

Institutional Partners in 2025

Questions

Answered

Who attends Onchain Festival?+

Founders, investors, government officials, regulators, enterprise leaders, builders, media, and the entire ecosystem of Africa's digital economy. In 2025, attendees came from 24 countries and included representatives from SEC Nigeria, LSETF, Coinbase, Lisk, Aptos, Zenith Bank, and Wema Bank.

When and where is Onchain Festival 2026?+

October 30, 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. The exact venue will be confirmed and announced this year. Sign up to our mailing list to be notified first.

How do I become a speaker?+

Send your speaker application to femiadegolu@gmail.com with the subject line "Speaker Application." We prioritise speakers who bring real data, real decisions, and a perspective the audience will not hear anywhere else. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

What sponsorship packages are available?+

We offer six tiers from Title Partner down to Startup Partner. Book a call with Femi at the link on this page and we will walk through the right option for your brand and objectives.

Is this only about blockchain?+

No. Onchain Festival covers the full breadth of Africa's digital economy: AI, blockchain, digital assets, stablecoins, payments, fintech, compliance, government policy, enterprise adoption, and startup innovation. We deliberately built a cross-sector platform because the future of Africa's digital economy does not sit inside one vertical.

Where do I buy a ticket?+

Tickets are available at https://www.gruve.events/onchain-festival-2-0. Early registration is open now and we recommend securing your spot early as the 2025 edition sold out.

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