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Africa Tech Week 2024 | Conference Programme

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eXperience: INNOVATION UNLEASHED DAY 1 - 16 May, 2024 07:30 - 08:30

Registration and Refreshments

08:30 - 08:40 Moderator’s Welcome | Elma Akob, Founder, Elevate Africa 08:40 - 08:45 Organiser’s Address: Richard Fletcher, Founder, Topco Media & Ethan Fletcher, Executive, Topco Media 08:45 - 08:55 Host City Opening Address: Alderman James Vos, Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, City of Cape Town

08:55 - 09:05 Platinum Partner Opening Address: Tebogo Leshope, Acting CEO, Sentech

09:05 - 09:20 Minister’s Address | The 2024 Innovation Imperative: How Government is Leveraging AI & New Tech for Economic Growth Speaker: Honourable Mr Mondli Gungubele, Minister, The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies ConnecTech | Telecommunications and Innovative Accessibility 09:20 - 10:00 Panel Discussion | Broadband: The Backbone of Digital Transformation ●

Broadband fuels digital transformation and social progress! This panel explores the tangible benefits: analysing SA Connect's socio-economic impact on communities through 5G access, uncovering Sentech's vision for leveraging 5G, and identifying key partnerships to accelerate deployment. We'll cap it off with a real-world example – emaXesibeni – showcasing how 5G transforms content delivery.

Moderator: Nomahlubi Ogoh, Acting Chief Technology Information Officer, Sentech Panellists: ● Mmapula Kgari, Acting Executive Broadband, Sentech ● Mr. Joseph Ndaba, 4IR Commissioner at the Presidential Commission on the Fourth *=Invited speaker / not confirmed or committed as yet NB: Note that this Programme is subject to change without notice


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