Of Ponzi and pyramid schemes: crossing international borders and building the picture

14 May 2025 1300 - 1400 BST

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A webinar presented by the IBA African Regional Forum and supported by the IBA Asset Recovery Committee, the IBA Business Crime Committee and the IBA Criminal Law Committee.

The webinar will cover the use of Bitcoin and digital currencies in the context of Ponzi and pyramid schemes in Africa. The webinar will also address how to identify such schemes and how to deal with professional pyramid raiders. Further topics that will be addressed in the webinar concern the importance of establishing solvency, the identification and quantification of scheme 'winners' and 'losers' and the necessity of record keeping.

As we are limited to 1,000 registrants, we request that you please only register for this event if you will be attending.

Fees

IBA member

Free

Non member

Free

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of attendance for this webinar will be provided to all delegates who have registered in advance and attended the live broadcast for a minimum of 30 minutes based on verified sign-in and sign-out times. The certificate will be sent to the email address provided at the time of registration. Certificates can only be issued to the name provided at the time of registration. If you have any queries relating to your Certificate of Attendance, please email webinars@int-bar.org

Moderator
Joyce Wambui Karanja

Moderator
Bowmans, Nairobi, Kenya; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, African Regional Forum

Confirmed speakers
Antonio Pooe

Speaker
Deloitte Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Benedict Daudu

Speaker
SSA FCTA, Abuja, Nigeria; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Business Crime Committee

Deborah Agyemfra

Speaker
Securities and Exchange Commission , Accra, Ghana

Johan Hetzel

Speaker
Luno, Johannesburg, South Africa

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