About Africa Unboxed
Global Innovation. African Priorities. International Reach.
Africa Unboxed, Technology For Everything is an annual continental convergence for frontier technology, capital and enterprise integration, hosted by Eki Global Holdings Ltd. The platform brings global technology principals, sovereign institutions, institutional capital and African enterprises together to move from technology ambition to practical adoption and commercial execution.
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Executive Summary
THE CONTINENTAL MANDATE
Global Innovation. African Priorities. International Reach.
Reimagined from The Global Trade Fair Africa Unboxed, Africa Unboxed, Technology For Everything is conceived to become the continent’s largest technology convergence.
Africa First establishes the priorities: productive capacity, institutional capability, enterprise competitiveness and
African participation in intellectual property and economic value creation.
To the World establishes the ambition: global participation, international standards and technologies capable of competing across borders.
The platform invites leading technology conglomerates to integrate their most advanced capabilities into African operating environments. African innovators participate as technology originators, commercial principals,
implementation partners and international suppliers.
The annual architecture combines:
● Nine international roadshow missions to originate technology partnerships, enterprise demand and
investment opportunities.
● Three days in Kigali dedicated to sovereign direction, technical validation and commercial execution.
● A continuing implementation programme to track agreements, pilots, capital deployment and enterprise adoption.
Rwanda is the annual assembly point. The African economy is the field of execution.
June 1- 3
Event Dates, 2027
Kigali
Rwanda
Organizer
Eki Global
Holdings
“The infrastructural vanguard and engine room of African digital commerce, powering the daily operational and consumer technology ecosystem.”
Eki Global Holdings Ltd. anchors Africa Unboxed in the systems through which economic activity occurs: identity, payments, commerce, communication, mobility, hospitality and digitally mediated services.
Our strategic proposition is an integrated operating environment that reduces fragmentation across daily
business and consumer transactions.
Eki Place and Eki Co-Net form part of the platform’s digital continuity proposition, supporting business presence,
professional introductions and post-event engagement.
Group CEO
Godwin Aigboviose Omage
Founder & Group CEO, Eki Global Holdings
The Context
From Technology Ambition to Operational Adoption
Target Audience
THE GLOBAL-TO-AFRICA IMPERATIVE
Technology for every profession
A Sector-Agnostic Adoption Agenda
Agriculture and Food Systems
Precision agriculture, remote sensing, traceability and automated processing.
Manufacturing and Industry
Robotics, industrial AI, digital twins and predictive maintenance.
Finance and Commerce
Digital payments, identity verification, fraud analytics and enterprise platforms.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Clinical decision support, connected diagnostics and interoperable records.
Logistics and Mobility
Fleet intelligence, route optimisation and cargo visibility.
Energy and the Built Environment
Smart metering, storage controls and building intelligence.
Professional and Creative Services
AI-assisted workflows, language technologies and digital production.
Hospitality, Retail and Consumer Services
Integrated reservations, inventory systems and customer intelligence.
Education and Public Administration
Learning technologies, digital credentials and secure service platforms.
ORGANIZING COMMITEE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
COUNTRY DIRECTORS
Mercy Kaponda
Country Director
KENYA
Benjamin Mensah
COUNTRY DIRECTOR
GHANA
Brenda Wagura
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER
KENYA
Technology deployment requires continuity.
Implementation register and progress updates at 30, 90 and 180 days. Reporting distinguishes expressions of interest from signed agreements, capital commitments from disbursements, pilot proposals from deployments, introductions from completed commercial engagements, and intended benefits from verified improvements.
Reporting may cover adoption, African supplier participation, capability, productivity and service outcomes. Confidentiality applies within agreed permissions.