Global Tech Event in Africa

One Africa.
Limitless Opportunities.

GO TO AFRICA

The largest tech and startup event coming to AFRICA

GO TO AFRICA

Africa’s Largest & Most
empowering coding community
programme.

GO TO AFRICA
NEXT

20,000+

TRADE BUYERS

125+

GOVERNMENT DELEGATIONS

900+

EXHIBITORS

400+

STARTUPS

300+

INVESTORS

LEADING GLOBAL TECH COMMUNITIES INTO AFRICA

GITEX AFRICA, the continent’s largest all-inclusive tech event, will connect tech titans, governments, SMEs, start-ups, coders, investors and academia, to accelerate, collaborate and explore new ventures.

A curation of emerging technologies from fintech, e-commerce, cloud, IoT, AI, telecom to cybersecurity will be heavily featured during the three-day annual pan-African forum in Marrakech, Morocco.

Unleashing the limitless possibilities of the globe’s youngest continent, the event will shape the vision for a more sustainable, inclusive and tech-driven digital economy.

GITEX AFRICA will amplify the continent’s digital aspirations and achievements powered by tech savvy youth, corporates and ambitious governments.

THE POWER OF TECH COMMUNITIES

The world’s next biggest digital economy has tech investment rocketing from $115 billion to $712 billion over the next 25 years. GITEX AFRICA connects tech titans, governments, start-ups, investors and global innovation hubs to accelerate, collaborate and explore.

Global Tech Execs

Global Tech Execs

Meet the world’s leading CEOs, CTOs, CIOs, CSOs and CMOs keeping their companies ahead through fast-paced inventive thinking.

Government

Government

The public sector accelerate Africa’s transformation with PPP tech partnerships, and embrace One Africa Digital Summit to advance projects and strategic visions.

Coders & Developers

Coders & Developers

Programmers, DevOps, data scientists, engineers and real- world creators of digital revolutions unleash their coding genius across.

Startups

Startups

The edgiest tech comes alive from a curated collection of the world’s most promising startups, enterprising founders and innovators.

Investors

Investors

Connect with influential Venture Capitalists, Family Offices, Fund of Funds, CVCs, Accelerators, Angels representing more than $100 Billion in assets under management.

Youth

Youth

Ground zero to develop future tech leaders, sharpen talent and shape the largest community of youth in tech.

Exhibition Sectors & Conferences

Explore the interactive global showcase of innovations and latest tech, attend outcome-focused conferences, witness products launches, and network with industry leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and more. Meet the leading experts, entrepreneurs, and innovators who share their insights and ideas, and discover the latest trends and opportunities in the technology industry.

Conference

Hear from global industry experts introducing the lastest tech innovations.

View Conference

Exhibition

Attend the global showcase of tech innovations and transformative technologies.

View Sectors GET A STAND

THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST INCLUSIVE STARTUP EVENT IN AFRICA

Connecting with global and regional investors, accelerators & incubators and building relationships with corporate buyers and governments.

AFRICAN & GLOBAL LEADERS, STARTUPS AND INVESTORS ADDRESS THE REGION

An amazing lineup of major tech CXO reveal their perspectives on the current challenges and the next frontier of innovation.

HE Ghita Mezour

Minister of Digital Transition and Administration
Reform
Morocco

Aurelie Adam Soule

Minister of Digital Economy and Communications
Benin

Simon See

AI Global Head
Nvidia
Singapore

HE Lacina Koné

Director General
Smart Africa
Rwanda

Bas Boorsma

Chief Digital Officer
City of Rotterdam
The Netherlands

Juliana Rotich

Head of Fintech
Safaricom
Kenya

Christopher Fabian

Co-Lead
GIGA-UNICEF
Switzerland

Gilles Babinet

Co-Chairman
French Digital Council
France

Siim Sikut

Former Government CIO

Estonia

Mohamed Anwar Maree Hafez

Group CISO
Central Bank of Egypt
Egypt

Habiba Ben Barka

Chief of Africa Section
UNCTAD
Switzerland

Mohammed Drissi Melyani

CEO
Digital Development Agency
Morocco

Dr Chen-Yu Lee

Taipei Smart City Director
Taipei City
Taiwan

Marijn Fraanje

Chief Digital Officer
City of The Hague
The Netherlands

Belete Molla

Ministry of Minister of Innovation and Technology
Ethiopia

Nathalie Gabala

Regional Director
Africa, Mastercard Foundation
Kenya

Fadila Leturcq

Senior Advisor
French Prime Minister Digital directorate
France

Hema Vallabh

Partner
Five35 Ventures
South Africa

CONFERENCE THEMES AT GITEX AFRICA

Executive leadership conference attracting ICT Ministers, regulators, development banks, technology companies and private sector leaders.

The most influential pan-African leadership Summit in 2023

GITEX CEO Summit

The premier gathering of pan African business leaders and investors. discussing the latest strategies for diversifying investments and revenue streams, leveraging AI, blockchain and automation.

Main Stage

Global visionary business leaders and experts are converging to GITEX AFRICA’s MAIN STAGE to share their bold and inspiring perspectives on the continent’s digital future.

North Star 10X

With record capital deployed in Africa’s tech startups in 2022, the continent’s entrepreneurs are scaling at breakneck speed to power economic growth – discover who they are at North Star Africa.

Cyber Security

Africa’s largest cyber security platform for key government and industry leaders coming together to stay ahead of potential threats, discover innovative strategies to safeguard their countries against cybercrime.

Digital Cities

GITEX AFRICA Digital Cities track is a pivotal event gathering the brightest minds in technology, urban planning, government and private sector to redefine the future of digital infrastructure in Africa

DevSlam

DevSlam brings together the best and brightest in the field of software development and data science to drive social transformation and shape the future of the digital economy.

Fintech

The meeting place for the entire Fintech ecosystem across Africa, bringing together fintech leaders, innovators and investors.

INSPIRING WORDS FROM THE COMMUNITY

Diamond Sponsor

Huawei

Platinum sponsor

Huawei

Research and development Partner

Huawei

Under the authority of

Hosted by

Organized by

The overseas events organizing company of Dubai World Trade Centre.

Inspired by

Endorsed by

UAE Cyber Security Council

MEDIA PARTNERS

Community Partners

 

Latest News