JOHANNESBURG, GAUTENG, SOUTH AFRICA 19th March (AI Media Group) Africa’s largest Enterprise AI & Automation Event, AI Expo Africa, will be running its highly acclaimed 9th edition conference & trade show at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 28-29 October 2026
Now entering its 9th year, Africa’s Largest AI Event, AI Expo Africa, 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 9th Anniversary Edition and biggest show to-date, with an expo hall packed with local and regional vendors and startups making this Africa’s Largest AI Event. 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 and Sovereign AI strategies.”
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.
We hosted 3400 delegates at AI Expo Africa 2025 who engaged with 72 talks, 6 keynotes, 12 CPD workshops and 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 2026 format at a glance…..
- 10,000 Sq Foot Expo Hall
- Expected footfall ~3500+ delegates over 2 days
- Day 1 will be a dedicated Enterprise, Gov & NGO buyer day
- 100 vendors on the show floor
- 4x Track speaking programme (70 talks & keynotes)
- 8x Private Board Room Sessions (32 seat CxO round table style)
- 8x AI Skills workshops (200 seat classroom style deep dives)
- Women in AI Pavilion
- Startup Zone
- University R&D Poster Zone
- Industrial Robot & Drone showcase
- 8x 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 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 Robots
- AR VR / Mixed Reality / Metaverse / Web3
- ML Ops / Frameworks / NLP / LLMs / SLMs
- AI Strategy / Maturity Planning
- Training / Education & Skills
- Applied University R&D
- AI4Good / Ethics / Privacy / Standards
- Regulation / Policy / Responsible AI
- Smart Cities / Smart Society / Smart Citizens
- Community Building & VC Investing
About AI Expo Africa 2026
Now entering its 9th 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: http://aiexpoafrica.com/
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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