JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA 27th August (AI Media Group) Africa’s largest AI event, AI Expo Africa, will be running its highly acclaimed conference & trade show at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 29-31 October 2025.
Now entering its 8th year, the annual AI Expo Africa event unites regional and international AI thought leaders, suppliers, investors and start-ups to discuss and showcase the latest AI & Smart Tech innovations from the biggest global brands to newest Startups.
The core focus of the show is real world applications you can deploy today with an audience comprised of Enterprise and Government buyers, deployment & service providers, start-ups, educators, NGOs, investors and AI ecosystem builders.
Dr Nick Bradshaw, Founder of AI Expo Africa & Chairperson of the South African AI Association stated, “This is our 8th Anniversary Edition and biggest show to-date, with over 100 companies in the expo hall, many of which are local and regional Startups. Big themes for this year range from Agentic AI and progress towards the autonomous Enterprise, Security in the Age of AI, Responsible AI, Data Centre investment, National AI strategies and a new, dedicated third day, devoted to AI for Good as we are proud to announce the hosting of the first International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Impact Africa gathering at the show.”
With a community of 50k+ practitioners, the show format is built upon the phenomenal success of the previous seven events that have cemented AI Expo Africa as the largest AI and Intelligent Automation business gathering of its kind in Africa.
The 3000 delegates will be able to network and listen to 72 talks, 6 keynotes, 12 CPD workshops and meet 100+ exhibitors on the show floor which include; Google, Verint, ServiceNow, Salesforce, VAST Data, Zoho Corporation, Pinnacle, Avochoc, Cyborg Intell, French Embassy SA, Interface Systems / Yooz, LRMG, Matogen Applied Insights, Mavin Powercube, NITheCS – National Institute for Theoretical & Computer Sciences, ReportsAI, Retro Rabbit, Silicon Overdrive, Stubber, TesserAI, ZapDash Studio, JustSolve, AgenticZA, Akili, Amathuba-ai, Aptus Data Labs, Boxfusion, CIRRUS BRIDGE, Cohesion X, Ele-vate AI, ITLawCo, Nexus Data, Samurai Global, Aflu Med Healthcare, Beta Analytics, BotCTL, Edge Executive Search, Ejoobi, Hey Harvey, Learn AI, Link Nova, Owethu Managed Services and Surveya.
AI Expo Africa 2025 format at a glance…..
- 10,000 Sq Foot Expo Hall
- Expected footfall ~3000+ delegates over 3 days
- Day 1 will be a dedicated Enterprise, Gov & NGO buyer day
- 100x vendors on the show floor
- 4x Track speaking programme (70 talks & keynotes)
- 24x Private Board Room Sessions (32 seat CxO round table style)
- 12x AI Skills workshops (200 seat classroom style deep dives)
- Women in AI Pavilion
- Startup Zone
- University R&D Poster Zone
- Industrial Robot & Drone showcase
- 10x networking sessions
- Fully catered VIP Lounge
- Meetup Bar
- Event Networking App
- VIP Private opening event
- VIP Gala AI4Good networking event
Key technologies & themes of interest to buyers at the show
- Machine / Deep Learning Business Solutions
- RPA / Intelligent Process Automation
- CX / UX / Chatbots / Conversational AI
- Avatars / Agents / Autonomous Enterprise
- Platform AI / NLP / LLMs / SLMs
- Creative Media / Generative AI
- Big Data / Data Ops / Analytics
- Cloud / Data Centre / AI Compute / Super Computing
- ML Ops / Frameworks
- AI in Security & DevSecOps
- IoT / Mobile / Edge AI
- Smart Devices / Hardware
- Autonomous Systems / Industrial Robots
- AR VR / Mixed Reality / Metaverse / Web3
- Training / Education & Skills
- Women in AI
- Applied University R&D
- AI4Good / Ethics / Privacy / Standards
- Regulation / Policy / Responsible AI
- Smart Cities / Smart Society & Smart Citizen
- National AI Strategies / Community Building / Investing
About AI Expo Africa
Now entering its 8th year, the annual AI Expo Africa event held in South Africa unites 1000s of regional and international thought leaders, suppliers and start-ups to discuss and showcase the latest AI & Intelligent Automation innovations, from the biggest global brands to the smallest and newest local Startups. The core focus of the show are real world applications you can deploy today with a senior level audience comprised of Enterprise and Government buyers, deployment & service providers, start-ups, educators, NGOs and ecosystem builders. Learn more at: https://aiexpoafrica.com/
About AI for Good Impact Africa
AI for Good Impact Africa is the second regional AI for Good Impact event dedicated to fostering innovation and partnerships within the AI for Good landscape. The event aims to provide a collaborative platform for knowledge sharing and the promotion of AI solutions to solve global challenges. Learn more at: https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/impact-africa/
About the AI Media Group
The AI Media Group is a South African based industry analysis, publishing & advisory consultancy focused on the AI and smart tech sector in Africa. The group runs the South African AI Association and are the organisers of AI Expo Africa, the continent’s largest Enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) trade show. They also publish The State of AI in Africa Report and Synapse Magazine, Africa’s only AI trade magazine charting Africa’s 4.0 innovation journey. The group also runs AI TV which hosts discussions on trends in AI / deep tech technologies with local, regional and global thought leaders.
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