Events

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.

by Elisabeth Tweedie, Associate Editor

Mountain View, Calif., November 1, 2023--As would be expected a broad range of topics were discussed at the Satellite Innovation held from October 21-22 in Mountain View, California.  These included Direct-to-Device (D2D), low earth orbit constellations (LEOs), supply chains, orbital debris, in-space servicing and manufacturing (ISAM) and big data.  A couple of key topics that cropped up in several panels, and stood out for me, were D2D and ISAM. The former because opinion was sharply divided and the latter because it is a relatively new segment.  In addition, two keynotes, one from Jessica Rosenworcel, FCC Chairwoman and the other from Katherine Gizinski, CEO, River Advisers (formerly known as ManSat) were particularly interesting.

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.

New York, NY, August 1, 2023 - NAB Show and Future Media Conferences (FMC), with sponsorship by Dell Technologies, proudly announce the AI Creative Summit. This series of training events is set to teach and empower the creative industry by demonstrating how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can amplify and streamline creative workflows.

London, UK, July 17, 2023 -  IBC has unveiled the shortlists for this year’s prestigious Innovation and Social Impact Awards, taking place during IBC2023 in the RAI Amsterdam on 15th-18th September. The IBC Innovation Awards honour collaborative efforts that lead to the development of fresh solutions that address real-world challenges, while the IBC Social Impact Awards acknowledge projects that address critical industry diversity, inclusivity and environmental challenges. The Innovation Awards will be announced in a ceremony in IBC’s Premier Lounge at 18.00 CEST on Sunday, September 17th. The Social Impact Awards, part of the IBC2023 Changemakers Programme, will be held the same day at 17.00 CEST in The Forum.