AfricaCom at Africa Tech Festival 2023
Date: November 14 to November 16, 2023
Venue: Cape Town International Conference Centre
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Target Audience: Canadian scale-ups, SMEs and multinational corporations servicing the telecommunications ecosystem, including FinTech, mobile entertainment, mhealth and small scale renewable energy sectors
Sector: Information and communications technologies
Event Description:
The Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) will be at AfricaCom 2023, the largest African telcoms, media, and technology event that attracts senior decision makers from Africa’s major mobile network operators. Bringing together over 12,000 business visitors and more than 300 exhibitors, participation in this event will allow Canadian companies to gain access to major industry players from multiple African countries.
The TCS will host a Canadian pavilion in partnership with the Provincial Governments of Ontario and Quebec. The pavilion will showcase 24 companies that will make meaningful business connections during the event
Register to attend
- Contact Nina Dube, Michael Shapiro and Kathleen Oosthuizen at JBURG-AfricaCom@international.gc.ca to participate in the Canadian pavilion.
Why your organization should participate:
- Compare your product/service with international competitors
- Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
- Gain insights and market intelligence
- Increase visibility of your product or service
- Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
- Meet key regulatory bodies
- Participate in networking events
- Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
- Pitch your product /service to selected audiences
- Receive on-the-ground assistance from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Trade Commissioner(s) involvement:
Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service
- Business-to-business meetings
- Export Café (individual meetings with Trade Commissioners from different international markets)
- Networking event
- Pavilion/exhibit
- Product pitch to select audiences
The Trade Commissioners in Johannesburg, Nina Dube (nina.dube@international.gc.ca) who specialises in the information, communication and technology sector and Michael Shapiro (michael.shapiro@international.gc.ca) who specialises in the digital industries sector for the southern African market, can provide information on this event and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region. Numerous other Trade Commissioners from our offices across Africa will also be in attendance.
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.
