Africa Tech Festival - AFRICA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL TECH EVENT
Uniting Africa’s tech ecosystems and industry verticals with 15,000+ attendees | 11-14 November 2024 | Cape Town
The Home of AfricaCom, AfricaTech and AfricaIgnite
Proudly delivered in partnership with the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies of South Africa
That's a wrap for 2023! See you in Cape Town on 11-14 November 2024
On 13-16 November 2023, Cape Town has witnessed 13,000+ c-suite tech and telco leaders, superstar founders, influential investors and top government officials taking over the city for the 26th edition of Africa Tech Festival.
Thanks to a power-packed programme, we've united this passionate community around critical topics to power the continent's digital transformation.
Our three anchor events, AfricaCom, AfricaTech and AfricaIgnite, served as a stage for unveiling the latest breakthroughs and cutting-edge innovations spanning telecommunications, pioneering technology, and the vibrant landscape of Africa's startup ecosystem.
Africa Tech Festival will be back on 11-14 November 2024, promising once again a vibrant fusion of business opportunities, future-focused content and true festival fun!
Three Anchor Events, Countless Opportunities
AfricaCom
THE HOME OF CONNECTIVITY AND COMMUNICATIONS
AfricaCom is now in its 27th edition, the largest and most influential telecommunications event and by far the largest gathering of Africa-focused connectivity leaders in the world.
AfricaTech
THE HOME OF IT AND ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
AfricaTech brings the most inspiring speakers to disucss and showcase innovative, disruptive technologies and their integration across African industry verticals!
AfricaIgnite
THE HOME OF AFRICAN TECH FOUNDERS
AfricaIgnite is Africa's supercharged start-up platform, delivering tons of founder-focused insigths, investor matchmaking sessions, a start-up showcase and a buzzing pitch competition.
THE PLACE TO BE!
You can't beat Africa Tech Festival for size, depth and opportunity: we're truly the continent's most influential tech event and here's what you can look forward to in 2024!
2023 Speakers
H.E. Minister Ousmane Gaoual Diallo
Minister
Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Economy, Republic of Guinea
H.E. Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity
The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
Provincial Minister Mireille Wenger
Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities
Western Cape Government
H.E. Minister Mondli Gungubele
Minister
Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies, The Republic of South Africa
Brelotte Ba
Deputy CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa
Orange
Funke Opeke
CEO
MainOne
Jannie van Zyl
Executive Head: Innovation
Vodacom
Nina Triantis
Global Head, Telecoms, Media and Technology
Standard Bank Group
Patricia Mugabe
Head: Digital Transformation, Innovation and Product Development
BancABC
Mathapelo Malao
Head of Energy, Environment and ICT
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
Richard Cazalet
Exec: Strategy and Transformation
Telkom SA
Christian Bombrun
CEO: Digital Platforms
MTN
Juliet Ehimuan
Founder, Beyond Limits
Former West Africa Director, Google
David Alema-Mensah
Founder
AsaanaPay
Mmaki Jantjies
Group Executive: Innovation & Transformation
Telkom SA
Amadou Diallo
Chief Executive Officer Middle East & Africa
DHL Global Forwarding
Laurie Fuller
Venture Partner
Raiven Capital
Ayanda Ngcebetsha
Director: Data & AI
Microsoft SA
Chilufya Mutale
CEO & Founder
Premier Credit
Jean Philippe Gillet
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and General Manager, Networks
Intelsat
H.E. Minister Dr Bosun Tijani
Minister
Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, The Republic of Nigeria
Sandra Särav
Deputy Secretary General for Economy & Innovation
The Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications
H.E. Minister Thulango Merafe Segokgo
Minister
Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, Republic of Botswana
Anna Gomez
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Deon Geyser
CEO
Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa
Nola Richards
Group Executive Head: ESG & Sustainable Business
Vodacom
Yasser Shaker
CEO
Orange Egypt
Vani Venkatesh
CEO - Global Business
Airtel Business
Leo Chen
President
Huawei - Sub-Saharan Africa Region
H.E. Minister Amara Kallon
Minister
Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs, The Republic of Sierra Leone
Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Founder
Umlambo Foundation & Former Deputy President of South Africa
Alex Okosi
Managing Director, Africa
2023 Leadership Council
In 2023, we've been proudly supported by some of the most influential tech leaders in the industry. Throughout the year, they engaged with the Africa Tech Festival team to:
- Help shape the agenda by identifying new, vital themes
- Provide feedback on the session development
- Suggest activities to deliver powerful experiences for our attendees
Richard Cazalet
Exec: Strategy and Transformation
Telkom SA
Velma Corcoran
General Manager, Middle East Africa
Airbnb
Amadou Diallo
Chief Executive Officer Middle East & Africa
DHL Global Forwarding
Kuseni Dlamini
Chairman
Massmart
Nitin Gajria
Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Prasanna Kumar Burri
Group Chief Information Officer
Dangote Group
Nollie Maoto
Chief Data and Analytics Officer – Merchant Services
FNB South Africa
Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy
Managing Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Spotify
Funke Opeke
CEO
MainOne
Razvan Ungureanu
Group CTO
Airtel Africa
Stephen Kiptinness
Chief Corporate Affairs
Safaricom
Mathapelo Malao
Head of Energy, Environment and ICT
Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
"One of the single most important, diverse and thorough tech events anywhere but hosted on the African continent and to a world class standard.”
DIRECTOR, SHUMBA MONEY
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“The Africa Tech Festival was amazingly well organised and run from the moment you entered the venue. The event had a good combination of some interesting speakers and great networking opportunities. We will be back next year.”
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, BE MOBILE AFRICA
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“One of the best mobile industry events out there. Perfectly organized, sized and with very relevant exhibitors and visitors. Best place to connect with the vibrating African industry!”
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