With Africa’s digital progression in focus, ATC Africa’s recently concluded global conference, TechX Africa–The Future of Technology Africa Conference, capitalised on transformative ideas and reaffirmed that the continent’s sustainability lies in the hands of its tech talent.
Held at the KAFF Auditorium, University of Ibadan, TechX Africa 2025 drew over 500 attendees from different cities, states, and countries, including thought leaders, developers, innovators, and disruptors, with a common goal to bolster Africa’s digital growth in every sector.
As an initiative of ATC Africa, a tech-forward community with roots in five countries and operations across 26 chapters and 78 campuses in Nigeria, this annual conference is part of a holistic vision. Through programmes like CyberSmart, TalentTribe, Web3 Smart, She Innovate, and TechRise, ATC Africa is looking beyond a community to cultivate the next generation of African tech leaders.
With sponsors and partners including Cartway, Enforca, Cleva, 1App, Hacktales, VarcityChat, Pouchers, and Stallion, this year’s event featured an insightful mix of knowledge exchange, mentorship, and capacity building.
Conversations were solutions-focused, and panels tackled issues such as scaling startups in uncertain markets, bridging the tech education gap, and navigating Africa’s complex digital policies.
Among the line-up of speakers who enriched the sessions were Oluwatomiwa Williams, Microsoft Country manager; Orimolade Oluwamuyemi, global tech marketing and communications leader; Babafemi Ogungbamila, operation and technology leader at Interswitch; Ayo Adewuyi, head of product at Presmit; Ayobami Atolagbe, co-founder & CEO, DemoHub; Dr. Aituaz (Eboigbe) Kola-Oladejo, founder, financial service innovator; and Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, general manager, Dominion Broadcast.
Each of them stressed lived experience and insight that helped attendees look towards taking immediate action to solve problems in their respective environments.
Anita Ebiogbe, COO, Big Cabal Media; Dr Rhaheemat Adabanija, director of ICT, Oyo state; Adedeji Damilare, VP Growth, Grupp; Emmanuel Aiyenigba, 3MTT Oyo State community manager; Ibiniyi Obikoya, senior software engineer; and Mowa ljasanmi, product manager, were also part of the conversations, moving from policy to product, grassroots to global.
Every topic, including Web3, AI, cybersecurity, digital media, among others, addressed the gaps in Africa’s tech space, with strategy in focus.
TechX Africa reiterated how we, as Africans, can create value through technology by investing in people and promoting knowledge-sharing.
The event’s strength was in its inclusiveness, bringing underrepresented groups, students, and early-stage professionals into spaces where they could be heard and seen.
