Blockchain Economic Forum: Policy and Institutional Closed-Door Session
A seat at the table where the rules get written.
Africa's digital economy and the policy that governs it are being built simultaneously. This closed-door session brings policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, founders and investors into one room to determine what that economy needs to create broad-based wealth.
Presented by the Blockchain Economic Forum (BEF) as part of W3Node 2026, a Web3 developer conference and hackathon in Cape Town.
Why closed-door
The most useful policy conversations happen when people can speak plainly. Keeping the room small and off the record lets participants test ideas, name the real blockers and disagree openly, without positions hardening for an audience.
House rules
The session runs under the Chatham House Rule: you may use what is said, but not who said it. No recording, no live posting, and no press unless invited by the hosts.
Attendance is by invitation.
The Blockchain Economic Forum reduces the wealth gap through convening policymakers, the blockchain ecosystem and academic research. BEF is proud to partner with the City of Baltimore and Howard University. W3Node, Africa's premier Web3 developer conference and hackathon takes place in Cape Town, November 12-14, and will feature dedicated Policy and Institutional Roundtable sessions bringing together regulators, institutional finance, and blockchain companies from across the continent and beyond.