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Africa Tech Festival 2024

27 Years of uniting global technology and telecom leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to drive digital transformation and innovation across Africa.

12-14 Nov: Expo & Content Sessions

11-14 Nov: VIP & Partner Events

Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)


Putting African Tech on the Global Stage


Africa Tech Festival provides a 360 view of how tech and strategy evolution is reshaping Africa’s diverse industry sectors - from telecoms, financial services, healthcare, government, SME and start-ups, retail, manufacture and beyond.

Expect world-class speakers, industry leading content, two international exhibitions, and outcome-driven networking focussed on how tech integration is delivering real-world impact through enterprise excellence and socioeconomic development.

For 27 years, we’ve been a forum for conversations, connections, and celebration exploring how innovation is addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges while elevating African tech onto the global stage.

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2024 Sponsors and Exhibitors Include


EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Unlocking Business Growth with Africa Tech Festival Sponsorship

Download the report to gain access to

  • An overview of Africa's Telecoms, Digital Infrastructure and Tech markets
  • Benefits of Sponsoring & Exhibiting with Africa Tech Festival 2024
  • Insights from our prestigious Leadership Council Members

Discover Your Place at Africa Tech Festival


Telcos

Meet and learn with 125+ execs from MTN, Orange, Airtel, Vodacom, and other leading telcos on how they're protecting profit.

Enterprises

Learn how leaders from a range of different industry verticals are innovating and embracing emerging tech to become more productive, efficient and competitive.

Investors

Meet 120+ fellow investors and over 1000 start-ups in Africa's top investment hub.

Start Ups

Meet with Africa's next crop of investors in the continent's robust financial sector.

2024 Speakers include


Thomas Dohmke

CEO

GitHub

Mariana Kühnel

Deputy General Secretary

Austrian Federal Economic Chamber

Dejan Kastelic

Group CTO

Vodacom

Bunmi Adeleye

Chief Strategy Officer

Retails Supermarkets (Shoprite Nigeria)

Alex Okosi

Managing Director, Africa

Google

Dr. Sylvia Sathekge

Partner and CIO

SNG Grant Thornton

Robert Aouad

CEO

ISOCEL Telecom

Faith Burn

Chief Information Officer

Eskom Holdings SOC

Kalane Rampai

CEO

Microsoft SA

Hazem Metwally

CEO

e& Egypt (etisalat)

Thobile Mbatha

Deputy CIO: Telecoms, Networks & Electronic Services

eThekwini Municipality

Kagiso Mothibi

CEO, MTN Fintech

MTN South Africa

Connect, Learn and Discover


14,000+

Attendees

300+

Speakers

200+

Exhibitors

The Africa Tech Festival Expo - Where Tech, Talent and Telecoms unite


Stands across AfricaCom & AfricaTech are 85% sold out! Secure yours before it's too late!

Uniting Tech's Brightest Minds


AfricaCom

Explore all things telecoms, connectivity, digital infrastructure and sustainable development

AfricaTech

Discover innovative, disruptive technologies and their integration across African industry verticals

AfricaIgnite

Empowering entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey to drive positive change in Africa and globally

The AI Summit Cape Town

As AI transforms industries and reshapes the future, Cape Town emerges as a leading African hub for innovation.

LeadersIn Africa

An exclusive, invite only VIP series of content-led roundtable discussions designed to facilitate actionable dialogue between the continent’s most influential tech players.

AFEST

Africa Tech Festival’s highly anticipated networking event, AFEST, returns to the seaside on Tuesday 12 November 2024, at the Grand Africa Café & Beach!

Africa Tech Festival Awards

Celebrating organisations and individuals driving innovation, promoting inclusion, and fostering sustainable development.

VIP Experience

Designed to enhance your experience and maximise your networking opportunities

Yandisa Sokhanyile

Founder & Chief Digital Officer

KONECTA

AfricaTech Festival is a place where connections turn into opportunities. It is a good place to meet other professionals in the industry, offering an unparalleled opportunity to network, learn, engage, and conduct business. I eagerly anticipate the prospect of contributing to and benefiting from the forthcoming 2024 event.

Connecting Africa: Our Community For Africa's digital architects


Connecting Africa is the premier media site dedicated to tackling the immense scope of Africa’s digital landscape. Connecting Africa offers a comprehensive, informed and nuanced understanding of the region's communications networking and ICT sector - delivering the commercial opportunities such insights bring.

Join a community of decision makers from across the communications technology ecosystem that are either based in Africa, conducting business with African enterprises or seeking to learn more about the industry's growth hot-spots!