We know that knowledge sharing is key to advancing positive digital transformation. Get involved with these upcoming events.
As a trusted global resource on good digital infrastructure and data ecosystems, we are committed to promoting peer learning and collective knowledge sharing across the digital transformation ecosystem. That’s why we’ve curated a list of key upcoming events. While it’s not exhaustive, we hope this list will help guide you in connecting – and sharing – with others in pursuit of our shared mission of realizing a positive digital future for all.
We’ll be attending many of these events as well – we hope to see you there!
Add these upcoming events to your diary.
May
CDPI’s Global hackathon for user-centric data sharing, registration opens: 7 May, online
AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum: 8-10 May, Lusaka, Zambia
Africa Sandboxes for AI Co-Creation Lab: 9 May, Abuja, Nigeria
Africa Tech Policy Summit: 12-16 May, Nairobi, Kenya
Swiss Youth IGF 2025: 15 May, Geneva, Switzerland
ID4Africa: 20-23 May, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CPDP.ai 18th International Conference: 21-23 May, Brussels, Belgium
AI With Purpose Global Summit: 28-29 May, Taipei, Taiwan
E-Governance Conference: 28-29 May, Tallinn, Estonia (& online)
Africa Internet Governance Forum: 28-31 May, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
June
Global Digital Development Forum: 11 June, Washington D.C., USA (& online)
Data for Policy 2025 Europe: 12-13 June, The Hague, The Netherlands
UN Open Source Week 2025: 16-20 June, New York City, USA
2025 Africa Evidence Summit: 23-24 June, Nairobi, Kenya
Internet Governance Forum: 23-27 June, Oslo Norway
CDPI’s Global hackathon for user-centric data sharing, registration closes: 25 June, online
Sandbox Summer School 2025: 30 June – 4 July, Lisbon, Portugal
July
WSIS+20: 7-11 July, Geneva, Switzerland
Transform Africa Summit: 22-24 July, Kigali, Rwanda
August
Tech & AI International Expo 2025: 22-23 August, Zanzibar
September
Africa Smart Cities Investment Summit: 3-5 Sept., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
UN General Assembly: 9-23 Sept., New York City, U.S.A
October
Africa HealthTech Summit – 13-15 Oct., Kigali, Rwanda
World Bank Annual Meetings: 13-18 Oct., Washington D.C., USA
Mobile World Congress: 21-23 Oct., Kigali, Rwanda
November
Global DPI Summit: 4-6 Nov., Cape Town, South Africa
G20 Summit 2025: 22-23 Nov., Johannesburg, South Africa
Please note that while we try our best to keep this list up-to-date, event times may change. Please check the links provided for the latest updates.