Join Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO of Sand Technologies, for a keynote exploring how technology can be harnessed as a force for good across the African continent, driving inclusive growth, innovation, and sustainable development.

As the global AI race intensifies, Africa has a unique opportunity to own its AI transition rather than be a passive recipient of technology built elsewhere. This panel brings together leaders in AI infrastructure, talent development, and market formation to explore how the continent can build the compute capacity, cultivate the technical talent, and create the market conditions needed to compete and lead in the AI era.

Africa's luxury hospitality sector is experiencing a new wave of investment and innovation, with world-class properties and homegrown brands redefining the continent's tourism landscape. This panel brings together leaders from Africa's premier hospitality brands to discuss what it takes to build, finance, and operate high-end hospitality ventures that showcase Africa's unique cultural heritage and natural beauty to the world.

Join this special lunch session for the launch of How We Made It in Africa, followed by a Q&A with the author. Explore the stories, strategies, and lessons behind some of the most successful businesses built on the African continent.