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The AI Innovation Forum, hosted in partnership with Open AI, is a lead-up event to the Africa Tech Festival, focusing on Africa’s role in the global conversation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The summit will dive into how AI can support startups, MSMEs, and communities to drive innovation and opportunity at scale. 

Led by OpenAI’s Africa Lead, Emmanuel Lubanzadio, and 22 On Sloane’s Executive Director, Kizito Okechukwu, the event brings together researchers, investors, and leaders who are shaping Africa’s digital future. 

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The Startup Huddle event provides a platform for entrepreneurs to discover solutions to the challenges they face through purposeful engagement with a broad array of voices from the local community, who can also share their experiences.

 

Startups are given context about the topic at hand, which includes tools, tricks and techniques from experts. This can take up to 10min. Thereafter, they will be given 2-3 minutes to tell us about some of the challenges they have encountered in their business venture. Participants then get into small groups where they Huddle for a 10-minute -interactive activity. Each group selects a team member or two to share what they discussed. The Huddle will close off having equipped the techies with practical and value-add experience they can use in their startup journey.

The AI-Driven Innovation Hackathon challenges participants to work in teams to design and build practical solutions using Artificial Intelligence to tackle real-world challenges faced by businesses and communities.

The AI-Driven Innovation Hackathon challenges participants to work in teams to design and build practical solutions using Artificial Intelligence to tackle real-world challenges faced by businesses and communities.

AI Driven Hackathon

Date : 8 – 9  November 2025

Day 1 : 09:00 – Late

Day 2 : 07:30 – 16:00

Location : 22 On Sloane Cape Town Hub, 39 Somerset Road, Green Point, 8005

The FNB App of The Year Hackathon is a hybrid event which will bring together developers from around the globe. Join over 150 in-person participants and more than 1,500 online attendees for a sprint filled with innovation, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving.

The FNB App of The Year Hackathon is a hybrid event which will bring together developers from around the globe. Join over 150 in-person participants and more than 1,500 online attendees for a sprint filled with innovation, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving.

FNB App of The Year Hackathon 2025

Date : 24 October 2025

Time : 10:00 – 13:00

Location : 22 On Sloane, Bryanston, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa, 2191