The Hub acts as a forum to facilitate important discussions between academics and entrepreneurs from the Hub with senior policy makers and leading industry experts.
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The Hub organises at least one academic and policy conference every year, usually in conjunction with partner universities and other universities. These conferences aim to bring together leading academics in our five research area work streams, as well as senior policy makers and industry participants.
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The intergovernmental fintech working group (IFWG) is the premiere forum for fintech discussions on the intersection of industry and policy in South Africa. It brings together over 200 industry participants and government officials and so far has been sponsored by the South African Reserve Bank, the NRF and private entities such as the Interledger Foundation, UBRI and the Algorand Foundation.
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Furthermore, the Hub organises ad-hoc industry and policy workshops on specific topics and practitioner seminars with industry experts which provide a great environment to build insights and networks.