AI Expo Africa 2025
register hereWelcome to AI Expo Africa
Africa’s Largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation Trade Show & Conference – Connecting Enterprise Buyers with Global & Local Suppliers
(3 Day Event) 29th-31st October 2025
Sandton Convention Centre, JHB, South Africa
AI Expo Africa, now entering its 8th successful year, is the largest business focused Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and smart tech trade event in Africa, uniting 1000s of Enterprise buyers, suppliers & innovators across the region.
AI Expo Africa 2025 Overview
AI Expo Africa 2025 will be an IN-Person ONLY event. Engage in our four track speaking programme, watch demonstrations and learn about Enterprise case studies and the application of smart tech solutions in Business & Government TODAY. Discuss your deployment challenges, hear about latest best practice and ethical considerations allied to the vibrant innovation and start up ecosystem driving the 4IR deep tech industry in Africa.
For the 8th Edition our 2025 event will have the following elements……
- 10,000 Sq Foot Expo Hall
- Expected footfall ~2500+ delegates
- 100+ vendors showcasing products & services
- Dedicated Industry / Government / NGO buyer & Supplier ONLY Day (29th Oct)
- AI4Good Impact Africa Pavilion & Startup Showcase
- 10 networking sessions
- 4 Track speaking programme 64 talks & panels
- 12 CPD Accredited workshops (200 delegates per class)
- 3 Plenary Keynotes
- 8 Track Keynotes
- Women in AI Pavilion
- SA AI Association Pavilion
- Startup Zone
- Investor + Startup Match Making
- R&D Zone
- Gen AI Zone
- Robot & Drone Zone
- AI TV Media Lounge
- Fully catered VIP lounge
- Networking Meetup Bar
- Event App
- Private VIP opening reception
- Private CxO Gala Dinner reception
- Coffee, DJ & Selfie Zone
Want to find qualified Enterprise buyers & distributors of your products & services in Africa?
Want to build your brand, earn trust & drive demand?
With a community of 50k+ smart tech practitioners, our show format is built upon the phenomenal success of the previous six annual events that have cemented AI Expo Africa as the largest business gathering of its kind, attended by Enterprise buyers, Governments, 4.0 practitioners, decision makers, international trade missions, vendors, SMBs and global brands all focused on real world business applications you can deploy TODAY. Its a great place to find new clients, channel partners, learn about local trends and find new markets.
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AI Expo Africa 2025
Join Africa’s largest B2B AI, RPA & Smart Tech Trade Event
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Our business audience is a buyer / supplier focused community and comprised of Enterprise decision makers / CxOs, allied to AI Cloud platform providers, Tier 1 / 2 deployment & service providers, AI start ups / innovators, investors, educators, government and AI ecosystem community builders.
Our 2024 Exhibitors & Partners
AI Expo Africa prides itself at showcasing some of the largest and well established technology companies to our community of qualified buyers. We also welcome newly launched brands, start-ups, SMMEs, trade missions and community partners. You can meet them at the show and learn more about products and services that can transform your business today.
Destination & Host City Partners
Diamond Sponsors
Our Valued Government Partners
Premium Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
The SA AI Association Startup Pavilion
AI for Good Impact Zone
The Startup Zone
The Women in AI Startup Pavillion
DTIC SMME’s Pavillion
Ecosystem Partners
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AI Expo Africa is a proud member of AAXO
The African Association of Exhibition Organisers (AAXO) is committed to promoting the African exhibitions industry, encouraging businesses to participate in exhibitions and encouraging world-class industry standards.
Key Themes & Topics at AI Expo Africa 2024
From real-world case studies to detailed tech demos, AI Expo Africa aims to engage and inform delegates about the current and near term state-of-the-art, best practice, available technology, deployment challenges, ethical considerations allied to the vibrant innovation and start up ecosystem driving the industry in Africa TODAY.
- ML / DL / Gen AI Business Solutions
- RPA / Intelligent Automation / CX
- Chatbots / Conversational AI
- Big Data / Data Ops / Analytics
- Cloud / Data Centre / Storage / Super Computing
- ML Ops / Development Frameworks
- Security / DevSecOps
- IoT / 5G / Mobile / Edge
- Smart Devices / Hardware / Drones
- Autonomous Systems / Service Robots
- AR / VR / MR / Creative Media
- Training / Education & Skills
- Women & Youth in AI
- Applied University R&D
- AI4Good / Ethics / Privacy / Standards / Regulation & Policy
- Smart Cities / Smart Society & Smart Citizen
- National AI Strategies / Community Building
Synapse Magazine
Synapse magazine chronicles the 4th Industrial Revolution as it unfolds in Africa and plays a vital part in connecting the members of this rapidly growing trade and innovation community across the region. With a global readership of 15,000+ Synapse magazine is the official publication of AI Expo Africa and puts Africa centre stage with a clear focus on the African innovation and business narrative.
Read our Q3 24th Edition (Show Special)
Now entering its 7th year of publication, this unique quarterly trade publication is FREE to read on the ISSU platform. It is read in 131 countries with the top 10 most popular being; South Africa, USA, UK, Kenya, Nigeria, Ireland, Ghana, India, Tunisia & France. It is the integrated publication to the AI Expo Africa event series and a perfect platform to showcase your brand, products & thought leadership throughout the year.
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