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Space in Africa, in conjunction with the African Union Commission, the Angola National Space Program Management Office, under the auspices of the Ministry of Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication (MINTTIC), is organizing the NewSpace Africa Conference 2024 from 2nd to 5th April 2nd through 5th, 2024, in Luanda, Angola.
As Africa’s leading space event, the conference will bring together decision-makers from various African governments, national space agencies, industry leaders, NewSpace companies, and high-level stakeholders from all segments of the African space industry. As African governments intensify their efforts and investments to develop their respective local space ecosystems and more commercial space companies take root on the continent, the need to create enabling environments for innovation to thrive has never been more important.
The conference, themed The Role of Space in Closing Africa’s Poverty Gap, will highlight the transformative potential of space initiatives in addressing socioeconomic disparities across Africa and serve as an avenue for discussing the best approach to leveraging space technology, including satellite communications, remote sensing, and geospatial data, to revolutionize various sectors, such as agriculture, healthcare, climate change, security, and infrastructure development. Furthermore, the conference will explore every aspect of space and satellite technology, including policy and business opportunities in Africa, while also spotlighting the potential impact of cooperation frameworks between stakeholders to achieve common goals in the industry and on the continent.
Conference participants will include the African Union Commission, policymakers and government officials, representatives of national ministries of science and technology and communications, leaders of national space agencies, NewSpace companies, satellite manufacturers and operators, venture capitalists and angel investors, African tech hubs, delegates from Earth observation and satellite communication organisations worldwide.
In addition, the event will promote technological advancements and innovations in the African space scene on a global stage and invite foreign investments into various segments of the African space sector, both enterprises and budding companies alike. The expected outcome of the NewSpace Africa Conference 2024 is to create productive collaborations, further strengthen existing partnerships to explore new markets and identify gaps and challenges that can hinder the growth of the African NewSpace ecosystem while devising opportunities to fill them. The conference will extend the prospects to explore and nurture alliances between local and international audiences through one-of-a-kind exposure for stakeholders.
This third edition of the conference aims to extend unique exposure to various emerging markets in the African space ecosystem and the efforts African countries have invested in prioritizing the continent’s NewSpace ecosystem.
For four days, the conference will feature operational topics on policies, research, trends, future outlooks, and all segments of the African space and satellite industry. In addition, the event will feature various networking opportunities and interactive sessions, B2B, B2C, B2G matchmaking, side events, exhibitions, and selected keynotes. Moreover, the conference provides a platform for businesses, enterprises, and government agencies to showcase and introduce their products and services to a diverse audience of indigenous, international, and commercial players in the space industry, thus facilitating engagement with influential decision-makers and cultivating new prospective partnerships.
The most recent edition of the conference gathered 400 delegates from more than 190 organizations domiciled across 54 countries, including representatives from ministries, space agencies, academia, foreign organizations, and the commercial sector. More details on the most recent edition of the conference, NewSpace Africa Conference 2023, can be accessed here.
Early-bird registration is open until December 31, 2023, and regular registration is open until March 31, 2024. Register for this event at this direct link…
For additional information on the conference, please visit via this infolink…
Filed Under: African Union Commission, Angola, Angola National Space Program, Conferences, NewSpace Africa Conference, Space In Africa, Trade Event
