FETSI Impact Hub Unites Global Leaders to Accelerate AI, Digital Skills, and Inclusive Innovation Across Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa, 10 October 2025 – FETSI Impact Hub today announces the official launch of its 2025 Summit, bringing together global business, technology, and social impact leaders to drive actionable solutions in AI, data ,Cybersecurity ,digital literacy, and inclusive innovation. The summit will showcase practical initiatives, thought leadership, and policy recommendations aimed at empowering communities and fostering equitable digital transformation across Africa.

The event, hosted by FETSI Impact Hub, will feature C-suite Executives ,CEOs, entrepreneurs, academics, and civil society leaders who will share insights on AI for social good, youth empowerment, and digital inclusion for people living with disabilities. Together, they will co-create strategies that bridge the digital divide and catalyse sustainable economic and social impact across the continent.

“This Summit represents a defining moment for inclusive innovation in Africa,” said Boitumelo Makgoba, Director of Strategy & Partnerships of FETSI Impact Hub. “By uniting leaders from multiple sectors, we are turning ideas into actionable pathways that expand opportunity, accessibility, and economic growth.”

Global Leadership and Collaboration
The Summit brings together a diverse leadership team from the African continent, including Botswana,Lesotho and Eswatini . A key highlight is the representation of Disability leaders,youth leaders  reflecting FETSI Impact Hub’s commitment to inclusivity and equitable participation. Panels and taskforces will focus on:

Panels and Thematic Sessions Will Focus On:

• AI for Good – Showcasing scalable, high-impact AI solutions that address Africa’s most pressing societal challenges, from climate resilience to public service delivery.
• Digital Skills & Youth Empowerment – Building sustainable talent pipelines in AI, cloud, data science, and emerging technologies to prepare Africa’s youth for the digital economy.
• Inclusion as a National Imperative – Exploring how governments, academia, and industry can embed inclusion into national digital transformation strategies while retaining top ICT talent to ensure long-term sustainability and resilience.
• AI Inclusion for People Living with Disabilities – Asking a critical question: Are digital advances truly serving people living with disabilities? This session explores how inaccessible platforms, unrepresented voices, and exclusionary AI limit opportunity — and why inclusive design is key to Africa’s digital future.
• Policy Dialogues – Bringing together policymakers, business leaders, and innovators to shape national strategies for digital inclusion, responsible AI adoption, and accessibility-first governance frameworks.
• Cybersecurity for Africa’s Digital Decade: Trust, Talent & Ethical Leadership – Addressing the human side of cybersecurity by advancing trust, ethical digital leadership, and capacity-building across the continent.
• Cross-Industry Disruption & Smart Infrastructure – Examining how AI, data, and cloud innovations are transforming critical sectors such as water, energy, manufacturing, mobility, and public services.
• Collaborating for Skills & Digital Equity – Building partnerships that strengthen Africa’s digital workforce, ensuring every learner, innovator, and entrepreneur has equitable access to future-ready digital skills.
• Economic Equity Through Innovation – Demonstrating how inclusive technology and AI-driven entrepreneurship can power equitable economic participation, job creation, and sustainable development across the continent.
• AI, Data & Cybersecurity for Operational Transformation – Exploring how intelligent automation and secure data ecosystems can enhance efficiency, resilience, and innovation in both public and private sectors.
• Breaking Barriers to Emerging Digital Careers – Addressing the funding, inclusion, and accessibility challenges that limit entry into high-growth digital and AI careers, while identifying solutions for greater participation and representation.

Path to Actionable Impact
Through expert consultations, knowledge-sharing sessions, and interactive workshops, the Summit aims to generate actionable insights, implementable strategies, and long-term collaborations that extend well beyond the event itself.

Sponsorship and Support

FETSI Impact Hub acknowledges the support of its strategic partners, whose collaboration is essential to advancing inclusive innovation across Africa. Lead partners include Purple Wire and Deviare, whose contributions are instrumental in driving skills development, resource accessibility, and actionable outcomes for youth and underserved communities.

FETSI Impact Hub welcomes additional partners to join this transformative journey.

Sponorship opportunities are now open for organizations committed to inclusive growth, digital equity, and Africa’s innovation future.

📩 To explore partnership opportunities, visit: Sponorship opportunities

About FETSI Impact Hub
FETSI Impact Hub is a pan-African innovation platform dedicated to AI for Good, digital skills, and inclusive entrepreneurship. Through its programs, it empowers youth, supports people living with disabilities, and drives innovation that delivers measurable social and economic impact.

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