When the 27th version of Africa Tech Competition kicks off on 12 November on the Cape City Worldwide Conference Centre in South Africa, the highlight shall be on the distinctive girls shaping the way forward for expertise and telecoms in Africa. With August marking the celebration of Ladies’s Month within the host nation, the occasion will proudly showcase lots of the girls leaders driving development and innovation throughout the sector.
Going down from 12 to 14 November, Africa Tech Competition 2024 incorporates AfricaCom, AfricaTech, AfricaIgnite, and The AI Summit Cape City, which is able to welcome a cumulative 15,000 guests, greater than 400 audio system, and over 300 exhibitors because it explores enterprise tech innovation and disruption throughout key sectors akin to synthetic intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud and information centres, and inexperienced ICT.
Because the continent’s main platform for expertise innovators, specialists, and thought leaders, Africa Tech Competition 2024’s agenda consists of a number of outstanding feminine leaders who’re making a big contribution to the trade. Their experience and insights will present invaluable views on the challenges and alternatives inside the sector.
Key audio system embrace:
- Religion Burn, Chief Info Officer, Vitality and Utilities, Eskom Holdings SOC (View profile)
- Nollie Maoto, Group Compliance Chief Information and Analytics Officer, FirstRand (View profile)
- Kerissa Varma, CISO, Vodacom Group (View profile)
- Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne (View profile)
- Mary Mahuma, CIO, Southern Africa, Philip Morris (View profile)
- Motunrayo Opayinka, Founder and CEO, Womenovate (View profile)
“Africa Tech Competition gives the continent’s tech ecosystems with a singular platform from which to collaborate and drive constructive change. Constructing a extra inclusive, sustainable world means uniting the world’s most inspirational founders, enterprise leaders, policymakers, traders, and rising stars, so we’re delighted to see so many inspirational feminine tech executives featured on this yr’s speaker line-up. As we rejoice Ladies’s Month, we look ahead to their distinctive insights and contributions,” mentioned Informa’s James Williams, Occasion Director of Africa Tech Competition.
Organisers are assured that the presence of those feminine trade leaders at Africa Tech Competition will present impetus to efforts by the trade to be extra inclusive, highlighting the alternatives obtainable to girls in varied sectors, offering insights for girls wishing to embark on tech and telecoms careers, and showcasing the successes and contributions of girls making their mark inside the trade.
“Occasions akin to Africa Tech Competition present a platform for girls to community and to realize publicity to extra completed girls in tech. These position fashions present inspiration to girls beginning out of their careers that they’ll break the glass ceiling,” mentioned Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne, who shall be collaborating within the ‘Large Tech and Telcos: Collaborating on Digital Infrastructure Funding’ keynote panel.
Talking on the significance of mentorship for girls coming into the trade, Mary Mahuma, CIO, Southern Africa, Philip Morris mentioned, “As a feminine trade chief, I see mentorship as a essential reminder of our social duty to be empathetic, pushed, inclusive, and resilient leaders. I’m lucky to have a feminine mentor who has considerably influenced my management fashion, pondering, and understanding of company dynamics and tradition.” Mary shall be a panellist on the ‘Nurturing Expertise and Bridging Expertise Hole: Constructing a Future-Prepared Workforce within the Age of AI’ panel.
“Ladies’s contributions are considerably reworking the telecoms and expertise panorama in Africa by way of innovation, management, and advocacy. Their contributions should not solely advancing the trade but additionally driving social and financial growth throughout the continent. By fostering innovation, supporting entrepreneurship, and advocating for inclusive insurance policies, these girls are reworking the tech panorama in Africa,” added Motunrayo Opayinka, Founder and CEO, Womenovate. Motunrayo will share her insights on the ‘Academic Fairness By way of AI: Instruments for Advancing Schooling in Underserved Areas’ panel.
As well as, EQL:LOUNGE creates an area for girls in tech to attach instantly, and have interaction in significant dialogue, with high-calibre audio system in intimate settings internet hosting panel discussions, keynote addresses, and fireplace chats. Going down the night earlier than the occasion opens, InspiringFifty Africa is a prestigious awards ceremony specializing in recognising the highest fifty girls making important strides inside the African tech ecosystem.
Register now to safe your spot and be part of us in shaping the way forward for expertise in Africa: https://africatechfestival.com/
In a particular Ladies’s Day provide, Africa Tech Competition is providing a 15% low cost on Platinum Passes till midnight on 16 August. Passes may be bought through this hyperlink, utilizing the code NWD15 – https://africatechfestival.informatech.com/2024/registrations/Platinum?_mc=APO-NWD