Events

Washington, D.C., November 16, 2023 — Registration is now open for the 2024 NAB Show, scheduled for April 13-17 (Exhibits April 14-17), at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This year will delve into trends such as artificial intelligence, streaming universes, virtual production, live events, the creator economy and advertising. Serving as the paramount live event driving the evolution of broadcast, media and entertainment, NAB Show presents a global stage for industry visionaries and leading companies to shape the future of digital storytelling and elevate audio and video experiences.

Johannesburg, South Africa, November 6, 2023 – The list of finalists - of the projects and people who are powering change and working to bridge the digital divide across Africa - has been announced, with the winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards set to be unveiled and celebrated at a gala evening on Wednesday 15 November in Cape Town. 

Rockville, MD., November 2, 2023 – The SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition is pleased to announce the competitors for this year’s Startup Space entrepreneur pitch competition. Competitors include Little Place; Obruta; Planewave, Inc.; UNIO Enterprise; Spaice Tech; TrustPoint GPS; In Orbit Aerospace; Share My Space; Arkisys; and Pale Blue. The judges panel includes Lockheed Martin Ventures, Starbridge Ventures, Stellar Ventures, Seraphim Space Fund, DCVC, E2MC Ventures, MaC Ventures, and OpAmp Capital, with new additions of AIN Ventures and Promus Ventures.

Johannesburg, November 1, 2023 – The results are in and today, organizers of the annual Africa Tech Festival, taking place in Cape Town 14 – 16 November, announced the top ten finalists of the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition who will battle it out to win the opportunity to represent the African continent in the Startup World Cup on 1 December this year.

Washington.D.C., November 1, 2023--The SATELLITE 2024 Conference and Exhibition has unveiled its conference program full of cutting-edge insights, inspiring speakers, and sessions covering diverse topics that reflect trends and challenges facing the satellite industry.

Johannesburg, October 2, 2023 - Africa has abundant economic potential and the enormous uptake of digital technology socially and in the business sector, has positioned the continent for explosive growth, but there are challenges that lie in wait.  Many of these will be spotlighted at the 2023 Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town 13-16 November, along with innovative solutions all led by a line-up of headline speakers including several African government ministers.

by Elisabeth Tweedie

Paris, France, October 1, 2023--Held in Paris as always, the 26th annual World Satellite Business Week (WSBW) attracted a record number of attendees: 1,500 from 50 different countries.  Unusually, Nathan de Ruiter, Managing Director, Euroconsult opened his presentation jointly with Elona, a digital assistant, who explained that Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the key to reshaping the communications landscape, particularly with regard to network management, by predicting network congestion and dynamically allocating resources.  

Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2023 - Intersputnik will participate in the 74th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2023), which will be held from 2 to 6 October 2023 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. Intersputnik is honored to become a silver sponsor for this important and respected event in advancing the global space industry and to present its exposition. 

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 19, 2023 - Attendees from over 170 countries have visited the RAI to visit and interact with more than 1,200 exhibitors, who have been showcasing their latest products and services, which push new boundaries in media technology. 

London, UK, September 5, 2023 – IBC2023 announces an impressive line-up of eighty world-leading media brands and new players taking part in the Accelerator Media Innovation Program, bringing together a range of industry pioneers from across the media, entertainment and technology ecosystem to enable fast-track, collaborative innovation experiments to understand and solve some of the complex challenges of transformative new technologies. In addition, global technology leaders Microsoft and AMD are announced as Associate Sponsors for 2023, building on two years of key participation and support for the Accelerator Program.