{"id":7704,"date":"2026-10-12T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/?post_type=event&#038;p=7704"},"modified":"2026-10-12T10:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T10:09:52","slug":"africa-tech-festival","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/?event=africa-tech-festival","title":{"rendered":"Africa Tech Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Africa Tech Festival<\/strong> returns to Cape Town from 17-19 November 2026 for its 29th edition, bringing together the people, ideas and investment shaping Africa&#8217;s digital future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology leaders, policymakers, investors, founders and innovators from across Africa and around the world meet here to turn opportunity into outcome across the continent&#8217;s digital economy. Leading speakers, an international expo, expert-led discussions and high-value networking: this is where the technology community connects to build what&#8217;s next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 programme is built around six core pillars: <strong>Telecoms &amp; Connectivity, Data Centres &amp; Cloud Services, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Startups, and Digital Transformation.<\/strong> Across ten dedicated stages, specialist summits, masterclasses and curated networking experiences, you&#8217;ll leave with practical insight, the technologies worth watching, and the people making them happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From expanding digital infrastructure and advancing AI adoption to strengthening cybersecurity and accelerating digital transformation, every sector of Africa&#8217;s economy moves through what happens here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re scaling a business, investing in new opportunities or leading technology strategy, the festival gives you the insight and connections to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join Africa Tech Festival 2026. Be part of the people building what&#8217;s next for technology in Africa. Register Now: <a href=\"https:\/\/africatechfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/africatechfestival.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Tech Festival returns to Cape Town from 17-19 November 2026 for its 29th edition, bringing together the people, ideas and investment shaping Africa&#8217;s digital future. Technology leaders, policymakers, investors,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","event_category":[53,55],"class_list":["post-7704","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","event_category-events","event_category-upcoming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event\/7704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tespok.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fevent_category&post=7704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}