GITEX Africa | Africa’s Largest Tech & Startup Event

ELEVATE YOUR IMPACT IN AFRICA'S TECH ECOSYSTEM

The tech scene in Africa is rapidly advancing and changing at an exceptional rate. GITEX AFRICA 2024 is unveiling three new sectors aimed at propelling the advancement of various technological innovations throughout the continent: Digital Health, Smart Manufacturing, and Agritech. This highlights the increasing significance of Africa in the worldwide technology arena.

Explore the vibrant landscape of the global tech that will shape Africa’s future. Whether your goal is to display your inventive ideas, create valuable networks, engage with pioneering projects, establish your position as a thought leader, or gain industry knowledge, you'll encounter unparalleled business prospects. Enhance your brand's influence within one of the planet's most rapidly expanding tech ecosystems, spanning from Cairo to Cape Town.

What to Expect at GITEX AFRICA 2024

Showcase

Access Tech Opportunities Shaping Africa's Future

Engage directly with the tech leaders influencing the future of the continent. With over 1.3 billion people, Africa is a rich market for customer acquisition . The showcase spans from big tech to cutting-edge startups, and government-backed projects highlighting the continent's diverse tech ecosystem.

Connections

Cultivate synergies Across Borders with Strategic Collaborations

Forge lifetime connections to build partnerships with tech experts, all the way, from the emerging startups in Nairobi to well-established companies in Johannesburg. Capitalize on the vastest global media outreach visible across Africa from Cairo to Cape Town.

Experiences

Create Unforgettable Moments with Key Customers & Partners

See what the future of Africa looks like with immersive virtual factories tours . Watch exciting new startups compete in the GITEX AFRICA Supernova Challenge. And on the MoU stage, see policy-makers and cross-border leaders make deals to steer forward Africa's growing tech world.

Thought leadership

Voice your Knowledge of Africa Tech Thought Leadership

Position your brand as a digital transformation thought leader at the vanguard of Africa's burgeoning tech ecosystem and help shape the continent's digital future.

Industry insights

Amplify Knowledge Sharing for an Unmatched Continental Outreach

With coverage on critical topics like Cloud x IoT x AI, Connectivity, Cybersecurity, Digital Finance, Smart Manufacturing, Digital Cities , and more, make your mark across Africa’s diverse sectors. Get involved and share industry insights that will resonate across the continent.

GITEX AFRICA 2024 SECTORS

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Digital Health

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Agritech

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Smart
Manufacturing

Ai Cloud x
IoT x Data

Consumer
Tech

Cybersecurity

Digital Cities

Digital Finance

Telecoms / Infrastructure

Startups

AFRICA RISES WITH TECH TRANSFORMATION ON A GLOBAL SCALE

Africa entered a race to adopt advances in technology to transform business, society and culture. The Africa of tomorrow is already taking shape as its digital economy is growing from an estimated market size of $115 billion expected to reach $712 billion by 2050. Now is the time to demonstrate innovative solutions to a continent offering a opportunity.

Global Tech Showcase

Africa's Command Center for Innovation

A global platform with fast-paced inventive thinking where CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, CSOs and CMOs meet to drive the technological advancements across the continent.

With more than 50,000 trade visitors, 50%+ of which with purchase authority, this cross-sector innovation hub spans across digital health, BFSI, Energy, Retail, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Agriculture creating unique opportunities only accessible at GITEX AFRICA.

Startups & Investors Matching

Fueling the Future of Entrepreneurship

The continent’s curated collection of the world’s most promising startups.

Featuring 800+ startups, including 200 award-winning, and facilitating over 1,500 dedicated Startup/Investor Meetings in just three days. GITEX AFRICA acts as a powerful growth catalyst.

The Scalex & Raisex Summits will feature investment frameworks and success stories to gear the startups, enterprising founders and innovators to use this platform as a launchpad to elevate their brand.

Governmental Partnerships

Digital Governments for a Unified Future

Government zones will highlight the National Projects and strategic government initiatives accelerating Africa's digital transformation and solidified with Public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Ministers and DGs of national digital agencies will identify the key priorities to power Africa’s digital future during the Executive Ministerial Briefings, Council of African ICT Agencies (CAITA), and Ministerial Training; programs aimed to accelerate the implementation of digital solutions on a governmental level.

Bridging Nations with Tech

Digital Governments for a Unified Future

By connecting more than 130 countries, including 51 African nations, GITEX AFRICA presents a valuable opportunity to forge new global and pan-african connections.

Country Briefings for industry leaders, DFIs, and PPP stakeholders offer deep insights into cross-border technological endeavors, and a great chance to meet decision makers, innovators, startup owners and tech giants, to accelerate the digital transition process in this promising continent.

Global coverage of Tech Announcements

A global benchmark of Tech press coverage

Grab the world’s media attention with the coverage of 419 media outlets from 27 different countries.

Experience a new
benchmark of international collaboration with the largest signings of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the status of empowering digital infrastructure projects, fostering economic development and entrepreneurship, and driving digital transformation by advancing digital economy sectors

Youth & Academia Empowerment

Forge the Tech Leaders of Tomorrow

Fostering the next generation of tech leaders is crucial for the continent’s future.

Dedicated youth and academia programs with the Talent Connect and YouthX Mentorship Series aim to inspire and educate young talent in fields like programming, data science, and technology.

This showcase of tech innovation is a breeding ground to develop future tech leaders, sharpen talent and shape the largest community of youth in tech

LE POUVOIR DES COMMUNAUTÉS TECHNOLOGIQUES

La prochaine et plus grande économie numérique du monde verra ses investissements technologiques passer de 115 milliards de dollars à 712 milliards de dollars au cours des 25 prochaines années. GITEX AFRICA connecte les leaders technologiques, les gouvernements, les start-ups, les investisseurs et les pôles d'innovation mondiaux pour accélérer, collaborer et explorer.

Directeurs technologiques Internationaux

Rencontrez les PDG et Directeurs technologiques, informatiques, stratégiques et administratifs gardant une longueur d’avance sur leur entreprises grâce à des modes de réflexion inventifs et rapides.

Gouvernements

Changez la façon dont vous percevez le secteur public pendant que les gouvernements les plus axés sur l’avenir du monde présentent leurs partenariats, projets et visions technologiques.

Le secteur public accélère la métamorphose de l'Afrique avec des partenariats technologiques PPP et adopte le One Africa Digital Summit pour faire avancer les projets et les visions stratégiques.

Codeurs et développeurs

Les programmeurs, les DevOps, les analystes de données, les ingénieurs et les vrais créateurs de la révolutions numériques libèrent leur génie du codage.

Startups

Les technologies les plus à la pointe prennent vie à travers une série soigneusement sélectionnée de startups prometteuses et de créateurs d’entreprises dynamiques et innovants.

Investisseurs

Connectez avec les influenceurs de l’univers technologique : les investisseurs puissants, vice-présidents, entités familiales et accélérateurs représentants 100 milliards de dollars d'actifs sous gestion.

Jeunesse

Épicentre du développement des futurs leaders technologiques, du perfectionnement des talents et de la création de la plus grande communauté de jeunes créateurs technologiques.

Université

Des universités technologiques, établissements de recherche et organisations scientifiques de renom animent des formations, des ateliers et des sessions de développement des compétences technologiques.

THÈMES DES CONFÉRENCES A GITEX AFRICA

Conférence sur le leadership exécutif attirant les Ministres des TIC, les régulateurs, les banques de développement, les entreprises technologiques et les dirigeants du secteur privé.

Le sommet panafricain du leadership le plus influent en 2023

SOMMET DES PDG A GITEX

Le premier rassemblement de chefs d’entreprise et d’investisseurs panafricains. Discuter les dernières stratégies pour diversifier les investissements et les sources de revenus, en tirant parti de l’IA, de la blockchain et de l’automatisation.

SCÈNE PRINCIPALE

Des chefs d'entreprise et des experts visionnaires mondiaux convergent vers la MAIN STAGE de GITEX AFRICA pour partager leurs perspectives audacieuses et inspirantes sur l'avenir numérique du continent.

10X Startups

Avec un capital record déployé dans les startups technologiques africaines en 2022, les entrepreneurs du continent évoluent à une vitesse vertigineuse pour alimenter la croissance économique - découvrez qui ils sont chez North Star Africa.

LA CYBERSÉCURITÉ

La plus grande plate-forme de cybersécurité d’Afrique pour les principaux dirigeants gouvernementaux et industriels qui se réunissent pour garder une longueur d’avance sur les menaces potentielles et découvrir des stratégies innovantes pour protéger leurs pays contre la cybercriminalité.

VILLES DIGITALES

Le volet "villes numériques" de GITEX AFRICA est un événement charnière qui rassemble les plus grands talents dans les domaines de la technologie, de l'urbanisme, du gouvernement et du secteur privé afin de redéfinir l'avenir de l'infrastructure numérique en Afrique.

DEVSLAM

DevSlam rassemble les meilleurs et les plus brillants dans le domaine du développement de logiciels et de la science des données pour conduire la transformation sociale et façonner l'avenir de l'économie numérique.

FINTECH

Le lieu de rencontre de l’ensemble de l’écosystème Fintech à travers l’Afrique, réunissant les leaders fintech, les innovateurs et les investisseurs.

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GITEX AFRICA reflects the importance of the continent's tech sector on the world stage

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council
UAE ❞

Voices of Innovation Transforming the Digital
Landscape with GITEX AFRICA

GITEX AFRICA was a real opportunity for all Tech giants, Customers, Investors, Systems’ integrators, Partners & startups to connect, expand their expertise, and unlock boundless possibilities. During this in-person experience, I have had the opportunity and the privilege to connect with our Customers' Executives, Friends, Tech Giants and Partners from around the globe.

Imad Youssoufi
Country Sales Manager
Cisco

GITEX AFRICA is a very “hot” event: a lot of customers, prospects and partners from all the continent. SAP booth was crowded all the time speaking with Ministries, retailers, banking and insurance sector, metal & mining, etc. Fantasic event.

Dmitry Krasyuko
Chief Operating Officer for North Africa
SAP Middle East and Africa North

GITEX AFRICA, such an exceptional and successful event. Meetings with several startups, experts, business angels, ventures, incubators and accelerators.

Hamza EL HAMDANI
Innovation Programs Manager
Orange

Fantastic start to GITEX AFRICA with a very productive discussion with Redington Value management team. Looking forward to the partner discussions scheduled.

Ritesh Dalwale
Distribution Manager – MEA, Mediterranean & Iberia
Zoom

What an amazing week at #GitexAfrica, one of the most successful and engaging events I have ever witnessed in Africa. It confirmed to me that Africa is in a leading position as the next emerging market that embraces technologies.

Habib Mahakian
Vice President, Emerging Africa at Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies

Oracle is leading the #cloud computing dialogue at GITEX AFRICA, and it was a pleasure to showcase our latest innovations to Mr. Aziz Akhannouch, the Honorable Prime Minister of Morocco, and His Excellency Omar Sultan AlOlama, Minister of State for Digital Economy, A.I. and Remote Work Applications, #UAE

Nick Redshaw
VP Oracle Technology Cloud MEA
Oracle Technology Cloud

I had a wonderful experience at GITEX AFRICA! To all our customers and partners who visited our booth, it was a pleasure connecting with you, hearing your thoughts and discussing our innovative solutions.

Natalya Makarochkina
Senior Vice President
Schneider Electric

This is a very important conference here in the industry, we’ve been very happy to meet a lot of customers, a lot of prospects, being kind of a leader in automated security validation. We see a lot of customers coming to understand the impact in exposure management. I think it is very important to be present in GITEX, we are very happy and lucky to be part of this.

Sivan Harel
VP EMEA APAC
PENTERA