Trade, Education, Community

AI Expo Africa’s strategy to grow Artificial Intelligence in Africa

MAURITIUS emerged the highestranked African country in the Oxford Insights 2020 Government AI Readiness Index, ranking 45th out of 172 countries around the world. How do we keep Africa from trailing in the global AI race? Having successfully run AI Expo Africa – the continent’s largest B2B / B2G AI and smart technology conference – over the last three consecutive years, we believe it’ll come down to three things: trade, education and community.

AI Expo Africa 2020 ONLINE was our largest edition to date, drawing more than 2000 registered delegates and over 500 companies from 45 countries around the world to over 80 virtual booths. The online format saw more international exhibitors take part through the expo’s hugely successful international pavilions which brought start-ups and organisation s from France, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Israel.

The expo’s virtual innovation wall, which this year hosted over 30 posters addressing social, economic and environmental challenges facing Africa that can be solved using AI, gave start-ups a platform to showcase new innovations to potential partners and investors.

AI Expo Africa is now more than just an annual tech or business conference. Join our community at www.aiexpoafrica.com

Telecommunications Minister Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams (centre) visited AI Expo Africa last year and provided a keynote address at the ONLINE 2020 show. The minister is flanked by AI Expo Africa co-founders Dr Nick Bradshaw (left) and Roy Bannister (right).

The virtual lobby at AI Expo Africa 2020 ONLINE, which this year was the largest global AI virtual event, with over 80 online exhibitors featuring African and global tech companies like SAP, Microsoft, Huawei, Dell, Intel, Blue Prism, Oracle, UIPath and arm. The speaking programme featured over 80 global and African AI thought-leaders.