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AI Expo Africa 2025

Name: AI Expo Africa 2025
Start: 2025-10-29T06:00:00Z
End: 2025-10-31T14:30:00Z
Location: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

By AI Media Group https://aiexpoafrica.com/

Wed Oct 29, 08:00 - Fri Oct 31, 16:30

Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

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AI Expo Africa 2025

Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

29th-31st October 2025

[ In-Person ONLY Event ]

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Join us for the 8th edition of AI Expo Africa at SCC, JHB, South Africa

Co-hosting the 1st UN ITU AI4Good Impact Africa Summit

Overview

AI Expo Africa is the largest business focused AI IA & Cloud trade community event in Africa. Now entering its 8th successful year, our 2025 conference and expo (29-31 October) is the largest gathering of CxOs, investors, buyers, suppliers, innovators, SMBs and global brands in the region focusing on real world applications you can deploy today. Our business audience is comprised of Enterprise decision makers, Tier 1 / 2 deployment & service providers, start ups / innovators, investors, educators, government, NGOs and ecosystem community builders. LEARN MORE >> https://aiexpoafrica.com/

Ticket Types

3 day – VIP DELEGATE GOLD TICKET – Full access ticket (Expo & Programme plus 12 workshops / morning / afternoon refreshments) PLUS complimentary lunch, VIP lounge access & 2x Exclusive VIP Networking Receptions
3 day – BUSINESS DELEGATE SILVER TICKET – Full access ticket (Expo & Programme plus 12 workshops / morning / afternoon refreshments)
2 day - TRADE SHOW DELEGATE BRONZE TICKET – Grants access to the Expo Hall, Networking Sessions & 8 Workshops (30-31 OCT ONLY)

Programme talks & workshops are attended on a first come, first serve basis – there is NO reserved seating
BONUS – Become a member of the SA AI Association (individual membership is FREE)
BONUS – Each ticket comes with a FREE copy of The State of AI in Africa Report
BONUS - All workshops come with CPD credits & certificate to record your ongoing learning & development

For the 8th Edition our 2025 event will have the following elements……

10,000 Sq Foot Expo Hall
Expected footfall ~3000+ delegates
100+ vendors showcasing products & services
Dedicated Industry / Government / NGO buyer Day (29th Oct)
AI4Good Impact Africa Pavilion & Startup Showcase
10 networking sessions
4 Track speaking programme 72 talks & panels
12 CPD Accredited workshops (200 delegates per class)
6 Plenary Keynotes
24 Private CxO Round Table Vendor Briefing Sessions
Women in AI Pavilion
SA AI Association Pavilion
Startup Zone + Investor Match Making
R&D Zone
Gen AI Zone
Robot & Drone Zone
AI TV Media Lounge
Fully catered VIP lounge
The Meetup Bar
The Networking Boma
Private VIP opening reception
Private AI4Good opening reception
Coffee, DJ & Selfie Zones
The Book Shop

Themes at AI Expo Africa 2025

From real-world case studies to detailed tech demos the event aims to engage delegates about the current and near term state-of-the-art, best practice, available technology and cloud platforms, deployment challenges, ethical considerations allied to the vibrant innovation and start up ecosystem driving the industry in Africa TODAY.

Machine / Deep Learning / Agentic 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 / Storage / 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

Workshops at AI Expo Africa & AI for Good Impact Africa 2025

Join our CPD certified workshops from leading global brands and walk away with credits & certificate

Day 1

Huawei - Distributed Control System AI (DCS AI) Is speeding up AI Adoption to Reshape Various Industries
Silicon Overdrive & SW7 - Accelerating Growth for AI-Driven B2B Founders
Salesforce - Unlock AI Capabilities in your Custom Apps
Pinnacle - Building Sovereign AI for Enterprises – Defining Strategy, Building Use Cases, and Creating Appliances Experiences

Day 2

CISCO - Practical Strategies: Accelerating Africa's AI with Intelligent Infrastructure from Data Center to Edge
Google Cloud - The New Way to Cloud
Google Hackathon (Private)

Day 3

UN ITU - AI readiness
UN ITU - AI and Space Computing, Zhao Zhifeng, Chief Engineer Zhejiang Lab, Li Lun, Li Zhenting
FAIR Forward & AI Skills Coalition - Create and Collaborate: Open Source AI in Practice
UN ITU - Edge AI Innovations in Africa, Thomas Basikolo, Peter Ing, Patrick Mabziness, Daniel Rezende
ALX Africa-AI Skills Coalition - Using AI Responsibly when Trust is on the Line
Innovate for Impact Yapeng Wang, Programme Officer, AI & Emerging Technologies, ITU, Quanwenen Zhang, Shiguang Liu, Linbi Deng
UN ITU - ML 5G Challenge
ALX Africa-AI Skills Coalition - Turning AI Potential into Positive Action

Network and learn from the best in the industry from 100+ Enterprise vendors & AI Startups

Exhibitor & sponsorship brands signed up for 2025 include; Google, Pinnacle, Dell, Supermicro, Nvidia, WIOCC, OADC, Verint, ServiceNow, Salesforce, VAST Data, Zoho Corporation, 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 (Pvt) Ltd, 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.

Venue & Floor Plan

AI Expo Africa 2025 will be the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa for our biggest show to-date (see floor plan below). We co-locate the expo, workshops and conference on the same floor (Level 2 of SCC) for a convenient and easy to navigate event experience with space to meet, network and learn. With 2 hotels either side of the venue, its an easy 2 minute walk to the show. See accommodation options and best rates on the main event page.