Adopting Bitcoin 2024

13 year old Bitcoiner; presenting for the third time at Adopting Bitcoin in lovely El Salvador.

Hermann Vivier is the co-founder of The Surfer Kids (est. 2010) and founder of Bitcoin Ekasi (est. 2021). Hermann first became interested in Bitcoin in late 2013 as a result of the banking crisis and subsequent bank bailouts in Cyprus. In May 2015 he and his wife adopted Bitcoin as a form of payment. They operate a South African tourism business (Unravel Surf Travel) catering for the Eastern European and Russian markets, and the first Russian-Ukrainian conflict meant that Bitcoin was (in certain cases) the only form of payment available to receive money from their clients. Following the global covid lockdowns and the resulting slump in their tourism business they started looking for ways to become more active in the Bitcoin space. Hermann came across the Bitcoin Beach project in El Salvador in 2019 and started writing for Bitcoin Magazine in January 2021, two events which eventually led to the creation of Bitcoin Ekasi in August 2021.

EconoKidz was created by Ian Foster and narrated by two of his sons, Theodore (10) and Max (8), collectively known as The TedMax. When the banks were bailed out in 2008 followed by endless money printing and interest rate manipulation ever since, Ian realised that even those in his own profession – an accountant with a degree in economics – were blind to the problem. So he set about creating EconoKidz to help children around the world have sufficient understanding of economics and money to avoid falling into the fiat and CBDC trap.

For the past ten years, Ian has lived in Malawi, Southern Africa, where he founded a company to help startups and small businesses strengthen their financial management and raise capital. He has been an advocate for bitcoin adoption in the country since 2014 and continues to support grassroots adoption and education through @BitcoinBoma.

Scott Wolfe currently plays several roles in the global Bitcoin space. He is the Coordinator of the Federation of Bitcoin Circular Economies (FBCE), interim Executive Director of the Bitcoin Coalition of Canada, and also curates an educational resource called Bitcoin for Social Good which aims to support education and adoption of Bitcoin among non-profit organizations and charities. Prior to dedicating himself to more focused activity related to Bitcoin and human development in 2023, Scott had a 20-plus year career in the not-for-profit health and community development sector, most recently for 15 years as Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Community Health Centres and International Federation of Community Health Centres. He is based in Toronto, Canada.

A digital gypsy and full-time Bitcoiner, a passionate advocate for people and a better future. With a strong background in branding, marketing, and strategic communication, she pays close attention to innovation while prioritizing transparency and user privacy. Often describing herself as a “sharp mind with a creative soul,” Şelale works in various areas, primarily as an educator, writer, designer, and advisor. She is a core member of the Bitcoin FilmFest Team, the founder of the Bitcoin Junior Club and Wearables ₿y Sela. Additionally, she regularly contributes to European Bitcoiners and Love is Bitcoin under one of her nicknames, while also serving as a ghost-writer for various publishers.