Africa Automation Indaba 2026 has concluded with a clear signal that Africa’s automation conversation is moving beyond technology showcases and into the more complex questions of implementation, skills, policy, ethics and industrial competitiveness.

Africa Automation Indaba 2026 will give delegates a practical view of what it takes to move automation from ambition to implementation with a two-day programme focused on industrial readiness, skills development, policy alignment, investment realities and the future of intelligent operations.

Africa Automation Indaba 2026 will take place on 13 to 14 May at the Radisson Collection Hotel, Waterfront in Cape Town.

Africa Automation Indaba 2026 brings together the engineers, technologists, policymakers and industry leaders shaping the next phase of industrial development across the continent.

Momentum is building for Africa Automation Indaba 2026, with the first wave of influential speakers now confirmed for the continent’s leading executive forum dedicated to automation, process control, smart manufacturing and industrial digitalisation.

In this edition of The Road to the Indaba, the spotlight turns to Jessie Ndaba, a dynamic business leader whose work spans manufacturing, innovation and an emerging interest in the space industry, a sector poised to redefine automation at scale.

The Road to the Indaba welcomes Alderman James Vos, mayoral committee member for economic growth at the City of Cape Town. His participation highlights the important role of public sector leadership in enabling industrial investment.

As part of The Road to the Indaba editorial series, we turn the spotlight on Arthur Goldstuck, one of the Africa Automation Indaba 2026’s most anticipated speakers - a thought leader whose research continues to shape how industry understands technology adoption across the continent.

In this edition of The Road to the Indaba, we turn the spotlight to Mitch Ilbury, one of South Africa’s leading futurists and strategic foresight specialists, whose work focuses on helping organisations think clearly about complex and uncertain futures.