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vcita WEBINAR! Boosting Customer Experience in the Digital Age (25 May at 11am CAT)

Discover how to optimise your digital customer experience in this free-to-access webinar, hosted by Tahlia Videlefsky & Maor Aharoni from vcita and James Williams from Connecting Africa.

Our experts will unpack:

Customer Experience – understanding consumer expectations of today
How to leverage modern digital tools such as CRM platforms, mobile payment, lead capture and online marketing to build customer loyalty
What easy steps can you take to provide a complete, immersive digital customer experience?

Register free today!

Core Agenda & Exhibition: 8-10 Nov
Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 7-11 Nov,
CTICC, Cape Town

The largest digital infrastructure event in Africa, focused on connecting the next billion people

Driving Inclusive, Sustainable Growth Through Tech Investment

Featuring AfricaTech, AHUB and the AfricaCom Awards.

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AFRICA TECH FESTIVAL RETURNS TO CAPE TOWN!

Two years ago, the world turned upside down. Technology became less about ‘the future’ and more an integral part of the present. As life moved online, our job of connecting the continent’s innovators and change-makers evolved to ensure you could continue doing what you do best – delivering on the promise of a better, more inclusive digital Africa.

You’ve told us how much you missed your annual trip to Cape Town for Africa Tech Festival, and we know that even the best virtual experience can’t replicate that live buzz – whether that’s for the inspiring speakers or discovery of new tech and telecoms innovation. That’s why we’re delighted to announce we’re back with a bang in 2022! We’ll be announcing more over the next few months, watch this space!

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PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Below are some of the speakers that joined us for the 2021 edition of Africa Tech Festival

Neelesh Pratap Singh

Group Chief Information Officer

Airtel Africa

Tracy Bolton

COO

SAP Africa

Dejan Kastelic

Group CTO

Vodacom

Habiba Ben Barka

Chief of Africa Section

United Nations Conference on Trade & Development

Brook Taye

Senior Advisor

Finance Ministry, Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Razvan Ungureanu

CTO

Airtel Africa

Miriam Altman

Professor of Practice 4IR, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg & Commissioner

National Planning Commission, South African Presidency

Emmanuel Lubanzadio

Head of Public Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa

Twitter

Meet the speakers

East Africa Com | 10-11 May | Online

If you can't wait for your fill of African tech and telco updates, then you can join this event with a free ticket!

The agenda will be packed with content curated to examine the challenges presented by the region’s pursuit of tech-enabled, 4IR-ready digital economies, with a special focus on the opportunities this journey is creating for enterprise.

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LAST YEAR'S THEMES

Connecting Africa’s Next Billion

Uniting Africa’s connectivity champions to deliver on the promise of affordable, reliable, and sustainable digital connectivity for all.

Digital Infrastructure Investment

Ensuring infrastructure investment remains at the top of Africa’s tech agenda.

Africa’s 4IR: Extracting Real Value

Examining the continent’s pursuit of an equitable Fourth Industrial Revolution that drives tech-enabled digital economies.

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.

Green ICT & Sustainable Development

Championing sustainable energy as a route to affordable and reliable electrification for all, as a central pillar of Africa’s 4IR.

Policy, Governance & Leadership Through Change

Highlighting the most important issues of governance and leadership to facilitate fair and progressive development.

View the 2021 agenda

Backed by the biggest brands

find out who attended - download the 2021 sample attendee list

Core Agenda & Exhibition: 8-10 Nov
Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 7-11 Nov,
CTICC, Cape Town

Anchor Event of Africa Tech Festival

Africa Tech Festival is the home of Africa Com and AfricaTech, connecting the business leaders, tech experts, policymakers, and investors, all at the forefront of Africa’s digital transformation.

Africa Tech Festival unifies Africa’s response to the 4IR and, in doing so, accelerate socio-economic development across the continent.

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Senior Programme Manager: CRM

Department of the Premier - Western Cape Government

As a government employe and a citizen residing in the African continent I got to learn about the high level of digital innovation and creativity in other African countries. The case studies that were demonstrated left us with our jaws hanging. What was amazing was to know that those countries that are leading in the digital space have limited resources and infrastructure compared to South Africa. They have come up with various ways of providing internet connectivity in the villages that are extremely disadvantaged and marginalised. On the other hand, I got the opportunity to interact and engage with colleagues from other spheres of our government and I learnt a lot. I will definately register again.

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Group Health and Safety Officer

Digicall Group (Contractor managing the Transport Information Centre for the City of Cape Town)

The best virtual event in the COVID-19 times to date

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Section Head: Technology Centre of Excellence

South African Police Service

This is an event where you can learn new things in the tech industry and I have never been disappointed since the inception. I return every year with eagerness to see what is in store and to confirm if initiatives I launched are aligned with what is happening in other parts of the world, especially on our own continent. This is a non negotiable event to attend.

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Senior Programme Manager: CRM

Department of the Premier - Western Cape Government

As a government employe and a citizen residing in the African continent I got to learn about the high level of digital innovation and creativity in other African countries. The case studies that were demonstrated left us with our jaws hanging. What was amazing was to know that those countries that are leading in the digital space have limited resources and infrastructure compared to South Africa. They have come up with various ways of providing internet connectivity in the villages that are extremely disadvantaged and marginalised. On the other hand, I got the opportunity to interact and engage with colleagues from other spheres of our government and I learnt a lot. I will definately register again.

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Section Head: Technology Centre of Excellence

South African Police Service

This is an event where you can learn new things in the tech industry and I have never been disappointed since the inception. I return every year with eagerness to see what is in store and to confirm if initiatives I launched are aligned with what is happening in other parts of the world, especially on our own continent. This is a non negotiable event to attend.

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Senior Programme Manager: CRM

Department of the Premier - Western Cape Government

As a government employe and a citizen residing in the African continent I got to learn about the high level of digital innovation and creativity in other African countries. The case studies that were demonstrated left us with our jaws hanging. What was amazing was to know that those countries that are leading in the digital space have limited resources and infrastructure compared to South Africa. They have come up with various ways of providing internet connectivity in the villages that are extremely disadvantaged and marginalised. On the other hand, I got the opportunity to interact and engage with colleagues from other spheres of our government and I learnt a lot. I will definately register again.

accelerateHER at Africa Tech Festival

accelerateHER came to Africa Tech Festival in November to deliver content-rich virtual offerings and high impact discussions, debates and masterclasses featuring Africa’s greatest women leaders and technology pioneers.

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CONNECTING AFRICA - AfricaCom's Official COMMUNITY FOR THE ARCHITECTS OF AFRICA'S DIGITAL FUTURE

Connecting Africa is the premier online community dedicated to tackling the immense scope of the African digital landscape. Connecting Africa offers a comprehensive, informed and nuanced understanding of the region's communications networking and ICT sector and the commercial opportunities such insight can afford. Connecting Africa's readers include decision makers from across the entire communications technology ecosystem that are either based in Africa, conducting business with African enterprises or seeking to learn more about one of the communications industry's growth hot-spots.

Register for Connecting Africa