The Event
Africa Tech Festival is back in Cape Town this November and celebrating 25 years as the continent’s largest and most influential tech event!
As well as being the largest tech event on the continent, Africa Tech Festival is the most impactful at a time when uniting Africa’s tech ecosystems, business communities and political leadership, and aligning their ambition to elevate African economies, has never been more important.
Since 1997, we have worked to deliver an event with real impact. We’ve explored the continent’s most pertinent challenges with inspiring speakers and built an unrivalled, global forum in which to network and share solutions.
In 2022, Africa Tech Festival will be back bigger and better - expect a best-in-class live event in Cape Town but with more virtual elements than ever before, becoming accessible to a truly global audience.
This action packed week will explore how technology champions are accelerating socio-economic development and building a better, more inclusive, digital world.
The continent’s largest tech event offering will provide you with countless opportunities pre-, during and post-event, to share brilliant ideas, showcase your solutions and products and develop relationships with the people pivotal to your 2022 business objectives.
Plus, with 25 years of informing, inspiring and connecting the biggest and most influential players across the continent’s digital ecosystem, there’s no doubt that this year will be one big party from start to finish!
Don’t miss out on reuniting with some of the biggest names in African tech, business and politics this November!
7-11 November | Cape Town, South Africa
Empowering connectivity champions and driving digital infrastructure investment
Dedicated to accelerating Africa’s enterprise digital transformation
Unleashing the power of Africa’s start-up ecosystem
Celebrating the people and organisations at the forefront of Africa’s digital transformation
Mapping Africa’s 4IR journey
Africa in Focus – Regional Deep dives
Explore the most exciting and impactful developments across North, West and Central Africa.
Green ICT and Sustainable Development
Championing sustainable energy as a route to affordable and reliable electrification for all
Telcos of Tomorrow
Exploring the biggest trends in Africa’s evolving telecoms sector to keep telcos at the centre of its digital transformation journey
Connected Leaders
Intimate, exclusive VIP events for our most influential senior executives. Expect bespoke, interactive, invite-only sessions curated to bring together industry leaders, policymakers and regulators for impact-led dialogue and meaningful connections
Building a Better Digital World
Design, build and run a better, more inclusive, digital world with equal opportunities for all
Key Themes for 2022
7-11 November | Cape Town, South Africa
Headline Keynotes
Bridging the most impactful topics in African tech and telecoms, with the industry’s most inspirational change-makers
Connecting Africa’s Next Billion
Uniting Africa’s connectivity champions to deliver on the promise of affordable, reliable, and sustainable digital connectivity for all
Telcos of Tomorrow: The Evolution of African Telecoms
Exploring the biggest trends in Africa’s evolving telecoms sector to keep telcos at the centre of its digital transformation journey
Digital Infrastructure Investment
Ensuring infrastructure investment remains at the top of Africa’s tech agenda, as the centre-piece of the continent’s digital transformation
Green ICT
Championing sustainable energy as a route to affordable and reliable electrification for all
7-11 November | Cape Town, South Africa
AI for Africa
Artificial Intelligence transforming business and elevating economies
Industry 4.0
Tracking the continent’s pursuit of an equitable Fourth Industrial Revolution that drives tech-enabled digital economies
Cyber Security and Data Protection
Building trust in Africa’s rapidly expanding digital economy
Fintech, Blockchain and MFS
The bright future of mobile money, mobile financial services and enterprise-ready blockchain
Africa Tech Festival Speakers
View just a few of our inspirational, industry leading speakers and join the biggest conversation in African technology
Hon Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Republic of South Africa
Hon. Ms Huria Ali Mahdi
State Minister - National ICT and Digital Economy Sector
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Innovation and Technology
Hon. Mr Joe Mucheru
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT
Innovation and Youth Affairs, Kenya
Hon. Ms Paula Ingabire
Minister of ICT & Innovation
Republic of Rwanda
Debbie Schafer
Provincial Minister of Education
Western Cape Government
Dejan Kastelic
Group CTO
Vodacom
Nitin Gajria
Managing Director
Sub Saharan Africa, Google
Mariam Cassim
Chief Executive Officer
Vodacom Financial and Digital Services
Nic Rudnick
CEO
Liquid Telecom
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Mayor of Freetown
Republic of Sierra Leone
Alioune Ndiaye
Chairman & CEO Orange Middle East & Africa
Orange
Funke Opeke
Chief Executive Officer
Main One
Shameel Joosub
Group CEO
Vodacom
Razvan Ungureanu
Chief Technology Officer
Airtel Africa
Lillian Barnard
Managing Director
Microsoft South Africa
Asif Valley
National Technology Officer
Microsoft South Africa
Sonia Jorge
Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Internet & Head of Digital Inclusion Program
Web Foundation
Fadi Pharaon
President, Middle East and Africa
Ericsson
Sekou Drame
CEO
Sonatel Group
Unathi Mtya
Chief Technology Officer
Grindrod Bank
Nicholas Williams
Head of ICT
African Development Bank
Africa Tech Festival will be held in accordance with Informa’s AllSecure health and safety standards.
At our event you, and our attendees, can expect to see that a broad range of measures are in place to ensure everyone involved is able to enjoy a safe, hygienic, productive, and high-quality organised experience.
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