{"id":1562,"date":"2025-10-30T10:52:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T08:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/?post_type=event_listing&#038;p=1562"},"modified":"2025-12-14T00:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T22:13:31","slug":"africa-tech-festival-2025","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/event\/africa-tech-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Tech Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the African continent accelerates its digital transformation, South Africa prepares to host the 28<sup>th<\/sup> annual Africa Tech Festival (https:\/\/AfricaTechFestival.<wbr \/>com\/) from 11 to 13 November 2025 at the Cape Town International Conference Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of host city reflects the region\u2019s growing reputation as Africa\u2019s tech capital. The Western Cape &#8211; specifically Cape Town and its surrounds &#8211; has evolved into the heart of Africa\u2019s innovation economy. The Cape\u202fTown-Stellenbosch tech corridor\u00a0(https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/<wbr \/>48UHJOW) encompasses over 450 tech firms employing close to 40,000 professionals, supported by a network of incubators, accelerators, training providers, and investors that strengthen the region\u2019s innovation economy.<\/p>\n<p>Home to over 60% of South Africa\u2019s startups, Cape Town also boasts some of Africa&#8217;s highest concentrations of venture capital activity. World-class universities that feed a pipeline of skilled graduates into its technology ecosystem, robust digital infrastructure, a supportive business climate, and a lifestyle that attracts global talent are other factors that have led major tech firms and investors to choose Cape Town as their African base.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s leadership in digital infrastructure is also a contributing factor. This includes advanced fibre networks, renewable energy projects, and an expanding innovation footprint, all of which exemplify how technology can drive economic inclusion and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCape Town isn\u2019t just where the Africa Tech Festival happens. The city embodies the collaboration and ingenuity that define Africa\u2019s tech story. We look forward to welcoming the continent\u2019s industry leaders and innovators to participate in a forum for conversations and connections that elevate African tech onto the global stage,\u201d said\u202fKadi Diallo, Portfolio Manager for Africa Tech Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Africa Tech Festival is Africa\u2019s biggest showcase of enterprise tech innovation across key sectors like telecoms, connectivity, cybersecurity, cloud and data centres, green ICT, and media and entertainment. As over 15,000 global attendees, more than 300 exhibitors, and 450 speakers come together in Cape Town, they are connecting the local ecosystem with the world and reaffirming the city\u2019s status as Africa\u2019s tech capital.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 edition of Africa Tech Festival will unite its four flagship programmes: AfricaCom, AfricaTech, AfricaIgnite, and The AI Summit Cape Town under a cohesive narrative that captures the continent\u2019s shared ambition for responsible and inclusive growth. This ensures that conversations move beyond technology silos, exploring how areas such as connectivity, policy, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence intersect to accelerate Africa\u2019s development goals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1563,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"event_listing_category":[383],"event_listing_type":[368],"class_list":["event_listing","type-event_listing","event_listing_category-business-professional","event_listing_type-conference","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing\/1562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_category?post=1562"},{"taxonomy":"event_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_type?post=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}