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Africa Tech Festival 2026

Starts in 12 days

Africa Tech Festival 2026 runs Nov 17–19, 2026 at Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a Technology conference. It starts in 12 days. ConferenceGrid lists 45 speakers, 168 sponsors, 15 exhibitors and 1 session so far.

Lineup updated Nov 4, 2026 · dates verified May 4, 2026

Africa Tech Festival is one of Africa’s largest technology events, bringing together telecom leaders, investors, startups, enterprise decision-makers and policymakers to explore the technologies shaping the continent’s digital future. Organized into six core pillars - Telecoms & Connectivity, Data Centres, AI, Cybersecurity, Startups, and Digital Transformat…

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45Speakers
168Sponsors
15Exhibitors
1Sessions
192Companies · in total

Agenda

Selected from 1 sessions.

  • TBA

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Speakers

Programmed at Africa, in alphabetical order.

Abu Wole
Managing Director West Africa · Equinix
Alex Okosi
Managing Director, Africa · Google
Arno Smit
Cofounder and Head of Product · BioCertica
Bunmi Cynthia Adeleye
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer · Shoprite Nigeria
Caitlin Burton
CEO Zipline Africa & Intl Markets · Zipline
Charles Molapisi
Group Chief Technology & Information Officer · MTN Group
Donatien Chedom Fotso
Applied AI/ML Lead · Deutsche Bank
Dr. Blaine Lomberg
Chief Technology Officer · Cornerstone Institute
Elaine Kyalo
Group Head of Africa Wireline Network · Airtel Africa
Emmanuel Lubanzadio
Africa Lead · OpenAI
Furaha Maseke Marwa
Founder and Chief Technology Officer · Analytica-Ai
Hon. David Tshere
Minister of Communication and Innovation · Government of Botswana
Hon. Samuel Nartey George
Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations · Republic of Ghana
Hon. Solly Malatsi
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies · The Republic of South Africa
Jabulile Dlamini
CTO · Eswatini Mobile
Jürgen Peschel
CEO · Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
Kamogelo Radebe
Senior Data Manager · First National Bank
Kerissa Varma
Chief Security Advisor, Africa · Microsoft
Kim Sim
Chief Information Officer · Mr Price Group
Lazola Ndamase
Head of Data, Insights & MI · ABSA Bank
Leo Skarlatos
CEO · AT Ghana
Mandla Magagula
CTO · Libex

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

LinkfieldsPlatinum
Orange (Middle East & Africa)Platinum
Orange Middle East & AfricaPlatinum
Cassava TechnologiesGold
ManageEngineGold
AutodeskSilver
Digital RealtySilver
EutelsatSilver
GSMASilver
OmobioSilver
SiemensSilver
SubexSilver
A1L Digital
Acmetel
AFR-IX Telecom
Alcatel Submarine Networks
Allot
Altron Modular
Andela
Aria Technologies Africa Pty Ltd
ATDI
Axon
Axon Global
Axon Networks
Axon Wireless
Azercosmos (Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan)
Azercosmos - Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azercosmos Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
BlackNGreen
Blue Mesh AI
Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet)
Cabo Verde Telecom
CamtelLanyard Sponsor
Cellular Expert UAB
China Mobile International
China Mobile International (CMI)
Ciena
CIG
Comores Cables
Comviva

Quick answers

When is Africa Tech Festival 2026?
Africa Tech Festival 2026 runs Nov 17–19, 2026 at Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Where is Africa Tech Festival 2026 held?
Africa Tech Festival 2026 is held at Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Who is speaking at Africa Tech Festival 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 45 speakers, including Abu Wole (Managing Director West Africa, Equinix), Alex Okosi (Managing Director, Africa, Google) and Arno Smit (Cofounder and Head of Product, BioCertica).
Who sponsors Africa Tech Festival 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 168 sponsors, including Linkfields, Orange (Middle East & Africa), Orange Middle East & Africa, Cassava Technologies and ManageEngine.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 192 companies show up, and 19 bet on three roles at once?

192 companies. nineteen are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
19All threespeak · spons · exh
132Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
41Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Acmetel·AFR-IX Telecom·Altron Modular·Axon Global·Comores Cables·FiberOne Broadband·Flytxt·Hytera·Infosim·ManageEngine·MTN·Odoo·Spacecom·Tarana·Zoho·Digital Realty·Mauritius Telecom·Microsoft·Orange Middle East and Africa

Speakers by seniority

76% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite2556%
  • Founder / Owner12%
  • Director / Head of818%
  • Manager / Lead511%
  • Marketing / Brand12%
  • Other roles511%

Of 45 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AcmetelSponsorExhibitor-
2AFR-IX TelecomSponsorExhibitor-
3Altron ModularSponsorExhibitor-
4Axon GlobalSponsorExhibitor-
5Comores CablesSponsorExhibitor-
6FiberOne BroadbandSponsorExhibitor-
7FlytxtSponsorExhibitor-
8HyteraSponsorExhibitor-
9InfosimSponsorExhibitor-
10ManageEngineSponsor · GoldExhibitor-
11MTNSponsorExhibitor-
12OdooSponsorExhibitor-
13SpacecomSponsorExhibitor-
14TaranaSponsorExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
platinum3
2% of 168
gold2
1% of 168
silver7
4% of 168
coffee point sponsor1
1% of 168
coffee sponsor1
1% of 168
bag sponsor1
1% of 168
headline1
1% of 168
lanyard sponsor1
1% of 168
exclusive networking event sponsor1
1% of 168
next gen talent1
1% of 168
private briefing sponsor1
1% of 168
space tech partner1
1% of 168
connectivity partner1
1% of 168
unspecified146
87% of 168
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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