Core Agenda & Exhibition: 14-16 Nov|Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 14-16 Nov, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
The AI Summit Cape Town - The World's #1 AI Event For Business
Unlocking the Potential of AI in Africa

5 predictions for artificial intelligence in 2021
Nearly 2,000 vendors shared 35 predictions with AI Business for AI in 2021. The AI Business editorial team break down the list to look at five global predictions for artificial intelligence that they think will come true in the year ahead. Topics include COVID-19 and AI in medicine and image processing, the convergence of AIOps and DevOps, Data Annotation, and more.
Core Agenda & Exhibition: 14-16 Nov
Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 14-16 Nov,
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
CHAMPIONING THE AFRICAN AI REVOLUTION
Africa’s AI future is undeniably bright

How to equip the next generation of Artificial Intelligence entrepreneurs in Africa
Africa could benefit from Artificial Intelligence but issues around connectivity and talent resource can hamper progress. During the virtual Africa Tech Festival 2020, industry experts discussed the opportunity among Africa’s young tech-savvy entrepreneurs. Find out how young people can find their voice in the global AI research community and the ways private tech companies can partner with public research institutes to build AI-enabled societies.
As well as this, this panel discusses the role of progressive policy and regulation in Africa’s Artificial Intelligence revolution.
Hear from:
- Moustapha Cisse, Head of AI Centre, Google
- Nicolas Poussielgue, CEO at Dakar Institute of Technology
- Nomso Kana, Governor at Nuclear Energy Foundation Agency
- Pius Illah, Head of Innovation and Partnership at The Machine Intelligence Institute of Africa (MIIA)
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE AI SUMMIT CAPE TOWN
Across three days of exploratory content, discover how leading African and international enterprises are looking to AI to drive strategy across all key activities, whether it’s interacting with customers, identifying risks, or streamlining operational processes.
Free-to-Access with the AfricaCom Visitor Ticket:
Visit our Centre Stage located within AfricaTech and hear free content focusing on all things AI in Africa alongside other hot tech topics, all included in the free visitor ticket.
AI topics include:
- The Kenyan Government’s AI and Blockchain Taskforce: the role of emerging technologies in driving forward Kenya’s Big Four Agenda?
- Panel Discussion: How is Artificial Intelligence transforming African business and how can it be used to elevate African economies?
- Panel Discussion: Africa has one of the youngest and fastest growing population in the world – How do we equip the future workforce for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
The free AfricaCom Visitor Ticket also includes entry to the AfricaTech exhibition, the AHUB, the AfricaCom Headliner keynotes and much more!
The AfricaCom Delegate Experience:
Take advantage of everything AfricaCom has to offer, including the full AI Summit Cape Town agenda, with the All Access Pass.
Hot topics to date have included:
- Conversational AI in Customer Service
- Integrating AI in Business Strategy
- Building the Bridge Between AI and Policy
- Actionable Insights with Automation in Finance
- Making Your Data Work for You
- AI from Africa in the Global Arena

INTRODUCING AFRICATECH: ACCELERATING ENTERPRISE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION TO ELEVATE AFRICAN ECONOMIES
Home of the AI Summit Cape Town.
Industry 4.0 is here. To help our audience successfully navigate this revolution, we are pleased to announce the launch of a new event within AfricaCom called AfricaTech. AfricaTech is the place to accelerate enterprise digital transformation, featuring: The AI Summit Cape Town, the AfricaTech Centre Stage, IoT Africa and much more.

DOWNLOAD THE AFRICATECH EXHIBITION AND SPONSORSHIP BROCHURE
With over 15,000 attendees expected at the event, AfricaTech 2019, an event of AfricaCom, is the place to raise your profile, showcase your latest solutions and meet the right decision makers with purchasing power. Talk to us about our sponsorship, exhibition and speaking opportunities.
Core Agenda & Exhibition: 14-16 Nov
Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 14-16 Nov,
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
Align your brand with the AI revolution in Africa
To find out how the AI Summit Cape Town can connect you to the most senior enterprise professionals in Africa, request a callback to discuss sponsorship and exhibition opportunities brochure today.
Core Agenda & Exhibition: 14-16 Nov
Partner Programmes & Digital Content: 14-16 Nov,
Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
AI RESEARCH & INSIGHT
All the latest, exclusive African AI resources & insight, brought to you by Connecting Africa and AI Business.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INVESTMENT TIMELINE & 2025 FORECAST
Explore the interactive timeline featuring brand new, exclusive analysis of the AI technologies set to be deployed by key enterprise markets & the level of global investment projected into 2025.
TELECOM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE CASES IN AFRICA REPORT
The emergence of telecom AI use cases will vary greatly in application and scale across the globe. The deployment of AI on the continent of Africa, in the coming years, will have to overcome a number of market and societal barriers to see the potential of artificial intelligence fully realised. Nevertheless, Tractica estimates that spending on AI-driven software for telecom use cases in Africa will grow from $4.4 million in 2018 to more than $265 million in 2025. Download the new report today to gain insight on seven key telecom use cases. es.


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE WHITEPAPER
Within the medical industry, AI has been making rapid inroads into various sectors, from predicting diseases and clinical outcomes to analysing radiology examinations. Access the complimentary whitepaper an explore how AI is revolutionising the healthcare industry, AI applications within the sector, as well as the benefits of AI in the supply chain.
AI'S ROLE IN THE AFRICAN TELECOM'S EVOLUTION
Artificial Intelligence is impacting operations across multiple industry verticals, but how can it be put to good use by communications network operators across Africa? Find out in our free-to-access, on-demand webinar, brought to you in partnership with AI research firm Tractica.

AFRICACOM TV

Broadcast live from the 2018 event - tune into the on-demand stream featuring the AfricaCom Headliners keynote presentations and panel discussions, as well as exclusive interviews with MTN, PCCW Global, BBC Africa, Millicom, Stanbic, Project Isizwe and many more...