Annual Conference

Digital Economy Live (DEL) 2026 – Conference Profile

Digital Economy Live (DEL) 2026 is a high-level, half-day strategic convening designed to bring together Africa’s most influential technology leaders, policymakers, regulators, investors, and enterprise decision-makers to address the structural and execution gaps shaping the continent’s digital future.

Positioned as the intellectual and policy engine of the Africa Digital Economy Awards (ADEA) 2026, DEL moves beyond conversation to focus on implementation, scale, and measurable outcomes.

At a time when Africa’s digital economy is projected to unlock multi-billion-dollar opportunities, the challenge is no longer ambition—it is execution at scale.

DEL 2026 will tackle this challenge head-on by focusing on six critical pillars:

  • Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI): Building interoperable systems for identity, payments, and data exchange
  • Cybersecurity & Digital Trust: Strengthening resilience across public and private digital ecosystems
  • Digital Inclusion: Expanding access across underserved and informal sectors
  • Cloud & Data Infrastructure: Enabling scalable, secure, and cost-efficient digital ecosystems
  • Artificial Intelligence Adoption: Moving from experimentation to enterprise and government use cases
  • Data-Led Transformation: Unlocking value through analytics, governance, and cross-sector integration

Our Speakers

Introducing the expert speakers joining our event

Hon. Samuel Nartey George

Minister for Communications, Digital Tech & Innovations, Ghana

Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko

Director-General, NCA, Ghana

Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani

CEO, Digital Realty Nigeria

Dr. Oman Jagne

CEO, Africmed International Hospital

William Makatiani

Founder & CEO, Serianu

Dr. Krishnan Ranganath

CEO/MD, UniCloud Africa

Jonathan Lamptey

CEO, Groupe Comsys