# Africa Tech Festival 2026

- Dates: 17 November 2026 to 19 November 2026
- Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
- Organiser: Informa Connect

## About

Africa Tech Festival is an event focused on critical forces shaping Africa's digital growth, covering themes like telecoms, AI, and cybersecurity. It is for professionals in the tech space interested in the future of technology in Africa, offering opportunities to network, learn, engage, and conduct business.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://africatechfestival.com/)
- [Registration](https://africatechfestival.informafestivals.com/2026/registrations/General)
- [Agenda](https://event.africatechfestival.com/event/africa-tech-festival-2026/plannings/RXZlbnRWaWV3XzEyNTM3ODE=)
- [Call for speakers](https://get.knect365.com/atf-2026-enquire-to-speak/) (deadline unverified, check the call)

## Topics

- AI
- Fintech
- SaaS
- Design
- Cloud
- Technology
- Sales
- Women
- Innovators
- Future
- Entrepreneur
- Policy

## Speakers

- Jean-François Arnod, Chief Commercial Marketing Officer, Orange
- Fred Zhou, CEO, HONOR South Africa
- Lebogang Luvuno, BEEE Executive, Microsoft
- Wojtek Piorko, Managing Director, Vertiv Africa
- Philippe Baudrier, General Manager, Eutelsat Africa
- Boyd Chisslet, Chief Business Officer, Cassava Technologies
- Rhys Morgan, VP for Africa and Western Europe, SES

## Sponsors and partners

- Eutelsat Africa
- Microsoft
- SES

## Where to stay

- **Townhouse Hotel**: 1.2 km from the venue
- **Cape Diamond Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 3 stars, 117 Longmarket Street, Cape Town, 8001
  - [Hotel website](https://www.africanskyhotels.com/hotels/the-cape-diamond-boutique/)
  - Phone: +27 21 461 2519
- **Adderley Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 31 Adderley Street, Cape Town, 8001
- **Holiday Inn Express**: 1.1 km from the venue
- **Taj Cape Town**: 1.2 km from the venue, 5 stars
- **Mandela Rhodes Place**: 1.2 km from the venue
- **The Glam Hotel**: 1.1 km from the venue, 40 Burg Street
  - Phone: +27214241006
- **Southern Sun Cape Sun**: 800 m from the venue, 4 stars, 23 Strand Street, Cape Town, 8000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.southernsun.com/southern-sun-cape-sun?utm_source=openstreetmaps&utm_medium=businesslisting&utm_campaign=hotel_southern-sun-cape-sun)
  - Phone: +27 21 488 5100

## What people are saying

- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 Returns to Cape Town](https://furtherafrica.com/2026/06/23/africa-tech-festival-2026-returns-to-cape-town/)
  - Africa Tech Festival 2026 will return to Cape Town this November as investors, policymakers and technology leaders focus on the infrastructure underpinning the continent's digital transformation.
  - By furtherafrica.com
- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 Returns to Cape Town to Power the Continent's ...](https://empiremagazineafrica.com/africa-tech-festival-2026-returns-to-cape-town-to-power-the-continents-digital-future/)
  - Africa Tech Festival 2026 will take place from 17 to 19 November 2026 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in South Africa, bringing together technology leaders, policymakers, investors, startups, and enterprise executiv
  - By empiremagazineafrica.com
- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 Returns to Cape Town • 360 Angola](https://360angola.com/innovation/tech/africa-tech-festival-2026-returns-to-cape-town/)
  - Africa Tech Festival 2026 will return to Cape Town this November as investors, policymakers and technology leaders focus on the infrastructure underpinning the continent's digital transformation.
  - By 360angola.com
- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 opens CTICC registration](https://tech.africa/africa-tech-festival-2026-registration/)
  - Africa Tech Festival 2026 has opened registration for its 29th edition, running 16-19 November at Cape Town CTICC with six tech pillars on the agenda.
  - By tech.africa
- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 returns as Africa's defining platform for ...](https://menafn.com/1111296501/Africa-Tech-Festival-2026-returns-as-Africas-defining-platform-for-digital-transformation-investment-and-innovation)
  - Africa Tech Festival 2026 returns as Africa's defining platform for digital transformation, investment and innovation. CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 22, 2026/ --&nbspAfrica Tech Festival (), the ...
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- [Africa Tech Festival 2026 returns as Africa's defining ... - IT News Online](https://itnewsonline.com/news/Africa-Tech-Festival-2026-returns-as-Africas-defining-platform-for-digital-transformation-investment-and-innovation/37284)
  - Africa Tech Festival (https://AfricaTechFestival.com), the continent's longest running and most influential technology gathering, will return to the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16 to 19 November 2026, bringing together ke
  - By itnewsonline.com

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