Africa’s largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation event, AI Expo Africa, sees 9th edition of its highly acclaimed AI conference & trade show return to the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 28-29 October 2026.
Now entering its 9th 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 this year will see themes such as Security, Sovereign AI, Agentic AI and Responsible AI dominate with an audience comprised of Enterprise and Government buyers, deployment & service providers, start-ups, educators, NGOs, investors and AI ecosystem builders.
Dr Nick Bradshaw, Chairperson of the South African AI Association & founder of the AI Expo Africa event series stated, “This 9th Anniversary Edition is a landmark moment in our region as the AI industry as changed radically in the last 12 months. With 1000s of AI practitioners and 100 AI brands you can meet and network with at the show it’s a perfect place for both local and regional thought leaders to connect and do business. You can also attend 8 CPD workshop sessions and gain deep insights from a mix of local and regional AI experts”
Data Centre investment, the rise of Neoclouds & Green AI will also be discussed with 50+ speakers, panels and AI thought leaders from the likes of Bowmans Law, Cassava Technologies, Clickatell, ECOBLOX, Financial Sector Conduct Authority, First Technology, FirstRand Group, Huawei Technologies, iNOVO, Liquid C2, MICT SETA, National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS), Oracle, Nestle, Netcare, NiCE, Redhat, SailPoint, Sasol, Solcon Capital, Stratos Lab, Zendesk and Zoho to name but a few.
Backed by the South African AI Association with 5000+ members, the show format is built upon the phenomenal success of the previous eight events that have cemented AI Expo Africa and Johannesburg as the largest AI and Intelligent Automation business gathering of its kind in the Africa region.
About AI Expo Africa
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: https://aiexpoafrica.com/
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