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Africa Tech Festival

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Africa Tech Festival is a jam-packed, energy-filled week that celebrates Africa’s vibrant tech scene. The festival is expected to welcome a passionate community of tech and telco professionals, sponsors, exhibitors and speakers, and showcase the most inspiring examples of tech as a force for good.

The event features a supercharged programme where thrilling new features, content and experiences run alongside the main stars of the show, namely the Tech Festival's anchor events AfricaCom, AfricaTech and AfricaIgnite. The festival provides a perfect balance of business opportunities, future-focused content and true festival fun that will help power the continent’s digital transformation.

AfricaCom focuses on telecoms, connectivity, digital infrastructure and sustainable development. AfricaTech focuses on innovation, disruptive technologies and their integration across African industry verticals. Finally, AfricaIgnite focuses on empowering entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey to drive positive change in Africa and globally.

This year's festival instalment features the Africa Tech Festival Awards which are a celebration of innovation, inclusion, and sustainable development across the continent, AFest which is a must-attend networking party featuring a lineup of incredible acts and other entertainment, LeadersInAfrica which is a roundtable series for executive leaders in African tech, and more.


Date: 11 to 14 November 2024

Price: Prices vary (some features offer free access and access by invitation only)


Venue address: Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Accessibility details: The Convention Centre is designed to be disabled-friendly.


Website: https://tmt.knect365.com/africa-tech-festival/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africatechfest

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/africatechfestival/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/africatechfest

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