About Africa Tech Week
Africa Tech Week is a technology conference, an exhibition and a Technology Awards Ceremony. It focuses on educating South Africa and other African countries on the challenges and opportunities to be gained by their drafting appropriate plans and policies for the 4th Industrial revolution. Africa Tech Week will also recognize and reward companies on the continent that have demonstrated excellence in the area of innovative product development. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent.
why it’s important to attend
The main sessions will feature addresses from world authorities on aspects of the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). They will outline the challenges and different scenarios as well as the mind blowing economic opportunities Industry 4.0 can deliver for those countries and organisations that make preparations for it.
The expert panels will cover public and private policy aspects and their implications advantages and opportunities. It will also include industry’s leaders from the private sector, civil society, investors, partners, experts, academics all with their expert insight into the different ways artificial intelligence,cryptocurrency,IoT, will affect the future of African Development.
The breakaways and focus sessions will include panels of world-leading authorities on the 4th Industrial Revolution’s effects on individual industry sectors, specific fields of production and different areas of commerce.
Client Testimonials
Kobus Louw
Founder & CEO Digemy
“Africa Tech Week is an unbelievable event, and it’s a great honour for me to be selected and take part in something where I can give back to a community that has supported us tremendously in the past year.”
Pamela Mkhize
Head of Africa Digital Solutions – Enel Group Power
“Africa Tech Week in itself is a platform that seeks to recognise businesses that are providing Tech solutions in the continent. Businesses, by virtue of being part of the Africa Tech Week give themselves an opportunity to learn from their counterparts.”
why sponsor
A large number of companies sponsor for various reasons with measurable and impactful ROI in mind hence we tailor make packages to help them achieve these. Let us know what keeps you awake at night, we will find a solution for you.
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP PLATFORM
Position yourself as the company at the top of its game. Share lessons; give dynamic and educational insights on doing business in Africa. If you are at the top of your game, there is no better place to showcase what you’ve got
LEAD GENERATION
Set up business meeting with new and old business partners, close deals onsite and partner with startups to catapult not only your business but also the African generation into the tech sphere. Create a one of a kind of pipeline to draw from and receive ROI onsite.
NETWORKING
Connect with the best of the best all under one roof! Network with possible financiers, business partners and key decision makers in the public and private sector.
BRANDING
With a dynamic network of the top companies in Africa and abroad, you will expose your brand and capabilities to not only your peers but also a larger market. Align your business with the best and gain unprecedented ROI.
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World Class Speakers
2022 speakers
Jared Isaacman
Founder & CEO | Shift4 Payments
Shayan Sanyal
Head of Game Tech Business Development, EMEA | AWS
Ofentse Mokwena
Strategic Projects Lead | Uber SA
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our vision
Africa Tech Week is a technology conference, an exhibition and a Technology Awards Ceremony. It focuses on educating South Africa and other African countries on the challenges and opportunities to be gained by their drafting appropriate plans and policies for the 4th Industrial revolution. African Tech Week will also recognize and reward companies on the continent that have demonstrated excellence in the area of innovative product development. The speed of current breakthroughs has no historical precedent.
When compared with previous industrial revolutions, the fourth is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace. Moreover, it is disrupting almost every industry in every country. The 3 day conference will consist of main sessions (Plenary) plus high-level industry sector-related breakaways and expert technical focus sessions.The Conference speakers and Exhibitors will demonstrate how the breadth and depth of Industry 4.0 heralds the transformation of entire systems of production, management, and governance.
The possibilities of billions of people connected by mobile devices, with unprecedented processing power, storage capacity, and access to knowledge, are unlimited. These possibilities will be multiplied by emerging technology breakthroughs in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, autonomous vehicles, 3-d printing, nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, crypto currencies, energy storage, quantum computing and so many other inter-related technical advances.
If you are serious about thriving in 2020 and beyond, and see yourself as a catalyst for powerful change, reserve your place at the main table.
2021 Highlights
why EXHIBIT
Meet and collaborate with top executives in your industry from across Africa, connect and develop partnerships to scale up your venture. Bringing together more than 2000 tech visitors, the event creates a platform to connect with your peers in the industry, learn from leading thought leaders and find the best solutions to catapult Africa into the digital age.
Leads
Generate new measurable and sustainable leads for your business.
Promote
Promote your solutions at the leading African technology event.
Network
Network with investors, public sector stakeholders and tech entrepreneurs.
Coverage
Publicise your brand and gain media coverage.
Insights
Gain insights into your competitors’ strategies and increase your market share.
Reinforce
Reinforce your relationship with your current buyers.
2021 partners & sponsors
Those that know what opportunity Africa yields
