Speaking & Media Portfolio
Carel de Jager is a sought-after speaker on blockchain technology, cryptocurrency compliance, Bitcoin mining economics, and digital asset regulation. He presents in both English and Afrikaans, and is experienced with audiences ranging from technical engineers to C-suite executives and government regulators.
With over 100 stage appearances across five continents — from the World Youth Forum in Egypt to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference in Germany to the Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg — Carel brings deep technical credibility and the ability to make complex topics accessible and actionable.
He is a regular guest on CNBC Africa, Moneyweb Crypto podcast, RSG Geldsake with Moneyweb, and Radio 702's The Money Show.
Conference Speaking Record
On stage.
2026
Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2026
Panel: "Blockchain Surveillance & Privacy" (with Riccardo Spagni)
Watch recording →Crypto Assets Regulation & Compliance Conference 2026
Speaker — digital asset regulation
2025
Blockchain Africa Conference 2025
Keynote: "Following the Money: Inside Blockchain Forensics"
Watch recording →Blockchain Africa Conference 2025
Panel: "Capitalising on Bitcoin Mining in Africa" (with Stafford Masie)
Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025
"Bitcoin: The South African Story" (with Stafford Masie)
Watch recording →Crypto Fest 2025, Cape Town
Panel: "Bitcoin and Ethereum as Strategic Reserves" & "Regulatory Clarity for Digital Assets"
Africa Stablecoin Summit 2025
"Tracking Illicit Flows: AML, Fraud, and Wallet Forensics"
2024
Blockchain Africa Conference 2024
"Money as a Science: The Next Frontier in Industrial Research" & Panel: "Blockchain Education"
Watch recording →Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024, Germany
"A Green Ledger" — blockchain in green finance
2023
Blockchain Africa Conference 2023
Keynote: "Enabling Smart Regulation: Tools and Software for Crypto Asset Compliance"
Watch recording →JSE Leaderex 2023
Banking innovation through the blockchain lens
Network Forum Africa Meeting
Digital Asset regulations panel (with SARB's Gerhard Van Deventer)
2022
CSIR Biennial Conference
Blockchain, Metaverse, and chain analysis research
2019 – 2020
Blockchain Africa Conference 2020
"A Practical Look at DeFi: Decentralization vs. Governance"
Blockchain Africa Conference 2019
"Stablecoins" / "Silver as a Digital Asset and Payment System"
World Youth Forum, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
"Blockchain: Multiple Applications & Unlimited Prospects" — 7,000 attendees, 164 countries
DeFi Conference 2020 (#DeFiConf2020)
Decentralised finance fundamentals
2018
Finance Indaba Africa (#findaba18)
"Blockchain technologies will close the loop on economic globalisation"
Seamless Southern Africa
Payments and blockchain technology
Startup Grind Pretoria
Fireside chat: "Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Night"
Additional appearances at the African PropTech Forum, Global Blockchain Congress, and numerous private corporate and institutional workshops across Southern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Media Appearances
On air. In print.
Television
Podcasts & Radio
Print & Online News
Sample Talk Topics
What I speak about.
Bespoke topics available on request. I tailor content for the specific audience — from regulators and compliance officers to retail investors and university students.
Booking
Book Carel to speak.
For speaking engagements, panel participation, media interviews, or executive workshops. I present in English and Afrikaans.
carel@careldejager.com