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Systemic digital transformation requires a multilayered platform of cooperation between companies, government and civil society – and Africa Tech Week, taking place on 5-6 May 2021 in Cape Town provides a unique opportunity for exactly this dialogue to take place.
Interact with business leaders shaping the way to the future. Meet and collaborate with top executives in your industry and develop partnerships to scale up your business. Africa Tech Week brings together more than 300 key decision makers and provides a platform to connect with global peers in the tech industry, as well as the opportunity to learn from thought leaders charting the path which catapults Africa into the digital age.
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Why attend?
Gain CPD Points
Knowledge
Understand Trends
Network
Contribute
Trending tech topics
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World Class Speakers
Speakers
2021 Speakers
Ashish J. Thakkar
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mara PhonesÂ
Bradwin Roper
CEO
FNB Connect
Dr Anino Emuwa
Founder and Managing Director
Avandis Consulting
Dr Valanathan Munsami
Chief Executive Officer
South African National Space Agency
Ibrahim Dikko
Managing Director/CEO
Backbone Connectivity Network
Julius Segole
Chief Technology Officer
Boxfusion
Karim SY
Afropreneur
Poncelet Ileleji
Lead and CEO
Jokkolabs Banjul, Gambia
Mark Schoeman
Principal
Centre of Digital Excellence
Marloes Pomp
Initiator and Program Officer
Dutch Government
Refilwe Ledwaba
Social Entrepreneur
Tim Mitchell
Head of Digital Transformation
Flux Labs
Olayemi Wonoula Keri CRISC, MSc
Chief Executive Officer
Heckerbella Limited
Abe Smith
Head of International
Zoom Video Communications
Zahra Baitie
Head of Partnerships and Programs
Africa’s Business Heroes prize
(Jack Ma Foundation)
Enver Groenewald
Group CEO
Ogilvy South Africa
Thomas Davin
Director
UNICEF Office of Global Innovation
Hon. Emma Theofelus
Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology
Republic of Namibia
James Milne
Head of Investment Promotion
Wesgro
Lindiwe Matlali
Founder and CEO
Africa Teen Geeks
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Janine Rebelo
Co-Founder and Executive Director
GDX- Global Digital Transformation
Marian Croak
Vice President
Site Reliability Engineering
Paul Stafford
Vice President for Africa
Mimecast
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SPEAKERS
Our Network of speakers
Emilie Sydney-Smith
CEO
ExO Works
Lorien Gamaroff
Bankymoon and Centbee
Craig Lubbe
CEO
BidorBuy.co.za
Zachariah George
Startupbootcamp – Afritech
Fola Olatunji-David
 Head of Startup Success and Launchpad Africa
Google, Nigeria
Phathizwe Malinga
Managing Director
SqwidNet
Daniel Guasco
Chairman/CEO
De Wet Swanepoel
Co-Founder
HearxGroup
Naomi Snyman
Standard Bank Group
Kobus Louw
Founder and CEO
Digemy, South Africa
Simon Robinson
Inspire
Rory Moore
Liquid Studio Director
Accenture
Grant Brown
Managing Director & COO
Zando
Benjamin Meltzer
Co-Founder & CTO
Aerobotics
Sean Reitz
United Drone Holdings
Richard Nefdt
CEO
Reality Check
Chris Currin
Data Scientist
AI – Neuroscience
Luc Albinski
Managing Partner
Vantage Capital
Anthony Miller
CEO
Simply
Samantha Perry
Co-Founder
WomenInTechZA
Khutso Ngoasheng
SA Radio Astronomy Observatory
Melody Musoni
Legal Consultant
Rurik McKaiser Attorneys
Craig Michelmore
Head of Intervate
T-Systems SA
Antoine Paillusseau
Co-Founder & CEO
FinChatBot
Willem van der Post
CEO
xTechCapital Partners
Amanda Arumugam
Partner
Bowmans
Jabeen Quadir
Executive Director
Fastrack Institute
Wendy Tembedza
Associate
Webber Wentzel
Dr Morne Mostert
Director: Institute for Futures Research
Stellenbosch University
Dean Hodgskiss
Chief Hustler
Speak Geek?
Jeremy Matthews
Regional Manager
Panda Security
Chijioke Egejuru
Investment Officer
Telecommunications, Media and Technologies Group, IFC
Yusuf Khan
Founder
MCX Technologies
Mark Walker
Telecomms and IoT: Africa – IDC
Abraham Omani Quaye
Founder
Farmart
Dr Jacques Ludik
Chairman/Founder
MIIA
John Kamara
Founder
Jambrorow
Nicholas Hall
Head
Interactive Entertainment
Troye Griffiths
Director
Miguel Oliveira
Director
Technology Cluster of Oracle South Africa
Riaan Singh
Head of Digital Client Solutions
Alexander Forbes
Lance Greyling
Director
Alderman James Vos
Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Management
City of Cape Town
