AI Expo Africa 2026

Connecting local, regional & global AI thought leadership across Africa

Africa’s Largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation Trade Show & Conference – Connecting Enterprise Buyers with Global & Local Suppliers

(2 Day Event) 28th – 29th October 2026
Sandton Convention Centre, JHB, South Africa

Learn from the best over our 4 track speaking programme

As with previous years our speaking programme is broken down into the following 4 tracks with a wide range of global, regional and local presenters, panels and keynotes.

INNOVATION & STRATEGY

Talks showcasing research, innovation, standards, ethics, policy & governance

PLATFORMS & PROCESS

Talks on platforms, tools & business process change utilising the full AI stack & bespoke solutions

CASE STUDIES

Talks showcasing real-world business use cases focusing on lessons learned, best practice & methods

TECHNOLOGY DEMOS

Deeper dive demos with a focus on the technical complexity of new & emerging AI & DC technologies

Themes for AI Expo Africa 2026

We cover a comprehensive set of AI topics and themes at AI Expo Africa 2026

ML / Generative / Agentic Business Solutions
RPA / Intelligent Process Automation
CX / UX / Agents / Conversational AI
Autonomous Enterprise / Workforce
Big Data / Data Ops / Analytics
Cloud / Data Centre / Storage
HPC / AI Factory / DPI / Sovereign AI
AI in Security & DevSecOps
IoT / Mobile / Edge AI
Smart Devices / Hardware
Autonomous Systems / Industrial Robotics
AR VR / Mixed Reality / Digital Twins
ML Ops / Frameworks / NLP / LLMs / SLMs
AI Strategy / Maturity Planning
CPD Training / Education & Skills
Case Studies & Deployment Blueprints
Applied University R&D
AI4Good / Ethics / Privacy / Standards
Regulation / Policy / Responsible AI
Smart Cities / Smart Society / Smart Citizens
Community Building & VC Investing

Introducing the AI Expo Africa 2026 Speaker Lineup - Global, Regional & Local AI Thought Leadership

We again joined by a truly diverse mix of local, regional and global thought leaders for AI Expo Africa 2026. Our speakers cover a wide range of disciplines and subjects, including; Enterprise AI / Gen AI & Automation deployments, case studies, data centre platforms, strategy, regulation, ethics, policy, data analytics, development frameworks, CX, UI & UX to name but a few.