Masterclasses
From insight to
implementation
Africa Tech Festival Masterclasses are focused, practical sessions built around real world application.
Explore AI, digital transformation, cybersecurity, connectivity and data centres in more depth, work through the decisions that matter and leave with ideas, frameworks and strategies you can put into action.
Artificial Intelligence
Turn AI ambition into action.
Explore what it takes to move from experimentation to implementation, from preparing legacy systems for AI to building responsible strategies and deploying the next generation of AI agents.
De-Risking the Enterprise AI Transition
As enterprises make the shift from legacy towards AI-driven services, measures are required to ensure system speed, uptime and accessibility. This masterclass explores actions enterprises can take to reduce risk throughout this transition
What you'll take away
- A framework for assessing AI readiness and prioritising migration opportunities
- A phased rollout strategy designed to minimise disruption
- An approach to integrating legacy and modern systems
Who’s it for?
AI, data, technology and transformation leaders
Responsible AI Strategy Development - Data Monetisation and Customer Trust
With AI usage scaling up within customer-facing services, it is vital that enterprises obtain user consent and utilise data responsibly. This session will provide attendees with strategies to remain compliant while dealing with customer data and driving revenue.
What you'll take away
- A responsible AI framework aligned with business and regulatory requirements
- Approaches to balancing data monetisation with customer trust
- A framework for building compliant AI business cases
Who’s it for?
AI, data, digital, governance and customer experience leaders
Transitioning to the Agentic Era: Deploying Generative AI Agents to Accelerate Enterprise Revenue
Move from talking about AI agents to working through what enterprise deployment actually requires.
What you'll take away
- A framework for prioritising agentic AI use cases
- An approach to testing, rollout and human oversight
- A clearer view of the security and data risks that need to be managed
Who’s it for? AI, technology, automation and digital transformation leaders
Digital Transformation
Build for what comes next.
Explore the infrastructure, customer experiences and skills organisations need to keep pace with a rapidly changing digital economy.
Implementing Hybrid Infrastructure Safely
Build greater flexibility into your technology environment while managing cost, complexity and disruption.
What you'll take away
- A framework for deciding what stays on premise and what moves to the cloud
- A checklist for mapping dependencies and reducing migration risk
- An approach to forecasting costs and improving infrastructure utilisation
Who’s it for?
IT, cloud, infrastructure, architecture and transformation leaders
Creating a Digital Customer Experience
How can telcos adapt to shifting customer expectations by leveraging AI, automation and data-driven services?
What you'll take away
- A clearer view of the trends changing customer expectations
- An approach to identifying where AI and data can improve personalisation
- A framework for strengthening customer experience and retention
Who’s it for?
Digital, customer experience, data, product and transformation leader
Creating a Robust Digital Ecosystem through Training and Development
Build the skills and capabilities needed to keep up with Africa’s changing technology landscape.
What you'll take away
A framework for identifying capability gaps across AI, cloud and digital transformation
• Approaches to attracting and retaining in demand digital talent
• Ideas for building stronger talent pipelines and industry collaboration
Who’s it for?
Business and technology leaders, HR, talent and learning teams
Cybersecurity
Stay ahead of a changing threat landscape.
Explore how AI, automation and cloud transformation are reshaping both cyber risk and cyber defence.
Fostering Enterprise AI-Readiness in Secure Cloud Environments
Prepare your cloud environment for AI while navigating security, data residency and sovereignty requirements.
What you'll take away
- An approach to evaluating sovereign AI and cloud deployment options
- Processes for protecting sensitive data used by AI
- A framework for assessing cloud readiness against regional requirements
Who’s it for?
Cybersecurity, cloud, AI, data governance and infrastructure leaders
Implementing AI and Automated Tools to Combat Cyber Attacks
Put AI and automation to work against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.
What you'll take away
- A framework for developing an AI driven cyber defence plan
- An approach to mapping threats against AI driven countermeasures
- A behavioural threat detection framework
Who’s it for?
CISOs, security practitioners, IT leaders and cyber defence teams
Telecoms & Connectivity
Build the backbone of Africa’s digital future.
Get into the infrastructure decisions behind greater connectivity, AI scale and the next generation of networks across the continent.
Executing Connectivity Transformation: Implementing Scalable Connectivity with the Right Infrastructure
Explore the infrastructure, investment and partnership models needed to meet growing demand for high speed connectivity.
What you'll explore
• Infrastructure Landscape and Evolution: Fibre, subsea, terrestrial, satellite and mobile infrastructure
• 4G and 5G network evolution
• Infrastructure investment, partnerships and sharing models
Who’s it for?
Telecom executives, infrastructure investors, government, policy leaders, technology providers and regulators
5G Rollout in Africa: Mastering Network Architecture and Deployment Strategies
Get closer to the technical and commercial decisions behind successful 5G deployment.
What you'll explore
• 5G architecture and network slicing
• Fibre, microwave and satellite integration
• Coverage and capacity planning across urban and rural markets
Who’s it for?
Network architects, engineers and planners across operators, ISPs and enterprises
Fibre Connectivity Rollout: Executing & Deploying High-Speed Broadband Networks Efficiently
Work through the practical decisions behind planning, deploying and maintaining resilient high speed fibre networks.
What you'll explore
- Demand led network planning
- Resilient fibre installation
- Fault detection, route optimisation and network protection
Who’s it for?
Network engineers, architects, field technicians, operators and service providers
Navigating Satellite Data & Regulation in Africa: Policy & Frameworks
Navigate the changing licensing, spectrum and data landscape for satellite connectivity across African markets.
What you'll explore
Satellite licensing and regulatory requirements
• Spectrum allocation and management
• Data sovereignty, privacy and cross border data governance
Who’s it for?
Satellite operators, government, regulators, policy leaders and data privacy professionals
Building Intelligent Networks: Cloud Architecture and AI Operations for Telco Transformation
Explore what happens when cloud architecture, edge computing and AI operations come together.
What you'll explore
• Cloud and edge architecture
• AI powered network automation
• Predictive failure detection and AIOps
Who’s it for?
Telecom, cloud, infrastructure and network technology leaders
Data Centres
Powering the next wave of AI
AI is reshaping what data centres need to deliver. As demand for compute accelerates, operators are facing new pressures around power, cooling, capacity and performance.
Explore the infrastructure decisions behind building and scaling AI-ready data centres, and what they mean for the future of Africa’s digital infrastructure.
Data Centres: Infrastructure Implementation from Design to Deployment
Understand how AI is changing the demands placed on data centre infrastructure, from compute and cooling to energy and capacity.
What you'll explore
- AI compute, memory, storage and power requirements
- Cooling, energy efficiency and infrastructure performance
- Forecasting future AI capacity and demand
Who’s it for?
Data centre operators, infrastructure leaders, enterprise architects and facility managers
Startups
Turn ambition into growth.
Practical Masterclasses for founders ready to scale their technology, sharpen their proposition and build stronger enterprise relationships.
From Startup to Scaleup - Harnessing Modern Technology to Grow your Business
Use AI, cloud and automation to build a business ready for its next stage of growth.
What you'll take away
- KPIs for measuring technology investment
- Opportunities to automate and improve efficiency
- A 12 month technology scale up plan
Who’s it for?
Founders, startup leaders and scaling technology businesses
How Startups can Win and Retain Long-Term Enterprise Customers
Understand how enterprise customers buy, what gets in the way and how to build a proposition that speaks to what they actually need.
What you'll take away
- A clearer view of the barriers to enterprise adoption
- An ideal enterprise customer profile
- A stronger enterprise value proposition
Who’s it for?
Founders and commercial leaders looking to grow enterprise business
Ready to go deeper?
Masterclasses are built for deeper discussion, practical learning and real-world application. With a maximum of 30 attendees per session, you’ll have the space to ask questions, share challenges and get closer to the detail.
What to expect
60 minutes of focused learning
1–3 industry experts leading each session
Maximum 30 attendees for a more interactive experience
Dedicated Masterclass Studio on the expo floor
Practical takeaways you can put to work
Masterclasses can be booked through the Africa Tech Festival event app (when it opens in October).
Don't wait. Limited capacity means these masterclasses fill quickly!