The event will bring together 30 world-class speakers and 350 delegates to focus on digital disruption in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The conference aims to offer businesses real-world insights and solutions to influence their business strategies in response to the changing tech landscape.
The Department of Science and Technology and the City of Cape Town, along with the conference organisers, envisage the conference as an opportunity to introduce exponential thinking to Africa's tech players. They see this disruptive mindset as a critical skill that will accelerate digital growth on the continent.
By 2020 there will be more than 700m smartphone connections in Africa - more than twice the projected number in North America and not far from the total in Europe, according to GSMA, an association of mobile phone operators. In Nigeria alone 16 smartphones are sold every minute, while mobile data traffic across Africa is set to increase 15-fold by 2020. Image via Facebook: @AfricaTechWeek The theme of the conference The theme of Africa Tech week is How to create a world-class culture of innovation to dominate your industry and is aimed at startups, small and large businesses, and tech enthusiasts.
The event will seek to connect major players in the industry in a melting pot where the latest ideas around 21st-century transformation and business innovation will be at the centre of the conversation.
Choosing Cape Town as the host city for the inaugural @africatechweek was a no-brainer, says Ralph Fletcher, CEO of @Topco_Media and organiser of what's set to become the largest annual tech conference on the continent. https://t.co/Eyg8wxGZgO pic.twitter.com/8st50rD3R0
Invest Cape Town (@InvestCapeTown) March 2, 2019 The event will be hosted by Smile 90.4FM presenter Bobby Brown, and Salim Ismail will open the event. Ismail is the founder of ngstr , which was acquired by Google in 2010 and Brickhouse, Yahoo's internal incubator.
The event will happen in Century City and will promote digital transformation by connecting the public sector, private sector and tech talent in the industry.
Watch: Introducing keynote speaker Salim Ismail Meet the other speakers: Webber Wentzel Senior Associate, Wendy Tembedza (@Wendy_TMT), will be at @AfricaTechWeek on March 4, sharing insights on #digitaltransformation in business: Innovation and disruption in the insurance industry, the rise of the digital enterprise and more. #4IR #AfricaTechWeek2019 pic.twitter.com/GKG3OXS2oY
Webber Wentzel (@webberwentzel) March 1, 2019 It s our pleasure to announce the Head of Digital Client Solutions at Alexander Forbes, Riaan Singh will be joining us as a speaker at Africa Tech Week 2019. Don t miss your chance to witness industry leaders at #AfricaTechWeek2019
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Africa Tech Week (@AfricaTechWeek) February 25, 2019 An exciting addition to the Africa Tech Week speaker line-up. CEO of Reality Check, Richard Nefdt, will be sharing his knowledge on "Measuring Culture and Alignment".
Tickets are Limited. Book your seat today: https://t.co/IMnAiqf7NE#AfricaTechWeek2019 pic.twitter.com/CvgeG5p0Eb
Africa Tech Week (@AfricaTechWeek) February 27, 2019 We re thrilled to announce that Blockchain Lead for the Standard Bank Group, Naomi Snyman, will be sharing her abundant knowledge on "Adapting ntech for informal sector inclusion" at #AfricaTechWeek2019
Book your seat: https://t.co/IMnAiqf7NE pic.twitter.com/tqoBrlACKH
Africa Tech Week (@AfricaTechWeek) February 21, 2019 We re thrilled to announce that the CEO of Click2Sure & Founder of Groupon SA, Daniel Guasco, will be a Keynote Speaker on Community consciousness is individual initiative at #AfricaTechWeek2019.
Tickets can be purchased at https://t.co/IMnAiqf7NE pic.twitter.com/eegPrpotdu
Africa Tech Week (@AfricaTechWeek) February 19, 2019 We re incredibly excited to announce that CEO of UDH Group, Sean Reitz, will be sharing his knowledge on "Real world implications of emerging technologies that boost exponential change in Africa" at #AfricaTechWeek2019
Tickets can be purchased at https://t.co/IMnAiqf7NE pic.twitter.com/OHd05j1fjP
Africa Tech Week (@AfricaTechWeek) February 15, 2019 We are thrilled to announce that Liquid Studio Director at Accenture, Rory Moore, will be sharing his abundant knowledge on innovation at Africa Tech Week 2019. Don t miss your chance to witness industry leaders. Tickets can be purchased at https://t.co/IMnAiqf7NE pic.twitter.com/URYr9ActdH
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The event will bring together 30 world-class speakers and 350 delegates to focus on digital disruption in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
