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Early Bird Registration is now open-Register before 01 January 2025 and save up to 40%
The following delegate prices apply to all delegates who register for the Zimbabwe Digital Week (Zim-DW) 2025
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* Government and media personnel will receive complimentary delegate passes.
* Group discounts apply (Please contact event organiser)
About Zimbabwe Digital Week 2025
Loita Business, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), Smart Africa, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), and Invest Africa, brings you the inaugural Zimbabwe Digital Week (Zim-DW 2025), to be held from 19-21 February 2025 at the Rainbow Towers Hotel and Conference Centre, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Zim-DW 2025 brings together local, regional, and global leaders from governments, business, and international organisations to collaborate on new ways of advancing Zimbabwe’s digital economy and shaping, accelerating, and sustaining Zimbabwe’s on-going digital revolution.
Zim-DW 2025 aims to enable Zimbabwe to become more competitive, agile, open, and innovative smart economy, in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) which identifies the Digital Economy as part of national priorities set to transform the country into an upper middle-income economy by 2030.
Taking place from 19-21 February 2025, this hybrid conference will feature a 3-day anchor event and a series of satellite and collocated events at various locations in Zimbabwe. Take part and experience engaging sessions by internationally renowned speakers and industry experts to unearth the latest digital trends, innovations, and investment opportunities. As part of our commitment to digitally transform Zimbabwe’s economy and boost trade and investment, we have a range of exclusive launch events happening throughout the rest of the year.
The Zimbabwe Digital Week will unite the tech community together and celebrate the best in tech innovation from Zimbabwe and across the globe, providing a platform to come together to drive Zimbabwe’s digital transformation agenda. Our mission is to build a better, more inclusive, digital Zimbabwe by gathering the world’s most inspirational founders, global leaders, senior investors and financiers, and tech rising stars to collaborate and discuss the vital role of technology on society.
Key themes for 2025
Building a more connected and intelligent Zimbabwe
Leveraging digitisation and automation to drive trade and investment
The year to imagine AI and Big Data in everything
Fuelling entrepreneurship and scaling small to medium businesses (SMBs) and start-ups
Building Zimbabwe's next generation digital infrastructure for trade
Inspiring a sustainable and inclusive tech ecosystem to advance Zimbabwe’s digital economy
On track to deliver
Delegates
Investors & dealmakers
Executives from fintech and technology companies
Countries represented
Key anchor and collocated events
Zimbabwe ICT & Telecoms Week
Zimbabwe Fintech Festival
Zimbabwe Trade & Investment Forum
Zimbabwe Cybersecurity & Cloud Summit
Zimbabwe Freight & Supply Chain Summit
Zimbabwe Exporters Week
Zimbabwe Business Show & SME Expo
Zimbabwe Trade & Supply Chain Finance Summit
Zimbabwe AI & Big Data Show
Zimbabwe-AFCFTA Business Forum
Zimbabwe Fibre and Broadband Forum
Zimbabwe Digital Skills Forum
Core topics throughout the event include
Building Zimbabwe's next-generation digital infrastructure for trade
Navigating the future of AI and Big Data
E-commerce revolution in Zimbabwe
Public sector's role in the digital economy: Enabling access to basic services in the digital era
Re-imagine corporate procurement in the age of B2B Marketplaces
Cybersecurity and cloud data strategies
Can regulation keep up with tech innovation?
Access to capital for startups
Why Attend Zim-DW 2025?
Zim-DW 2025 will provide a unique platform and value platform to take your business to the next level
- Showcasing the best of Zimbabwean and African business
- Make truly valuable business connections
- Build relationships & grow your network
- Learn about emerging technologies in Africa and how your business can benefit
- Be part of Zimbabwe's leading forum on digital transformation.
- Discover latest fintech opportunities and trends in Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond
- Free year-round VIRTUAL business platform
- Create opportunities
- Be part of history and witness ground breaking launch events
- Access an integrated African market of over 1.3 billion people with a GDP of over US$3.5 tillion created under the African Continental Free Trade Area
- Broaden your reach and deepen your impact through collaborations in Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond, shaping the digital landscape
- Learn from leading experts with relevant presentations, panel discussions and workshops that will impact your business today
- Catch up on emerging trends on Artificial Intelligence in Zimabbwe, Africa and what it means to you and your company
- Showcase your brand at Zimbabwe’s most influential tech festival
- Interact and network with key decision makers and deal makers
What to expect at Zim-DW 2025
Key highlights include
Exhibition
Official launch: electronic Certificate of Origin (eCo) portal by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce
Official Launch: Next Generation Healthcare Digital Marketplace Platform
Official launch: Zimbabwe’s Next Generation Business to Business (B2B) Marketplace
Workshops and Masterclasses
Zim-DW 2025: Deal Room
Nationwide pitch competition for Zimbabwean startups
Official Launch: Zimbabwe Networked Trade Platform
Official Launch: Transforming yellow pages into a one stop trade platform for both SMEs and large companies
Official launch: Zimbabwe "Connect Go Digital Programme"
Zim-DW 2025 Year Round Virtual Platform
Networking functions
Tech Tours
Official Launch: Cargoes Flow by DP World
Official launch: Tech-enabled trade and supply chain finance platform for exporters and importers
Official launch: Zimbabwe SME Go Digital programme
Official launch: Zimbabwe Exporter Go Digital Programme
MANSA Due Diligence Platform Seminar and Workshop in collaboration with Afreximbank
And more....
Who attends
Zim-DW 2025 conference brings together industry experts, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts from across the globe. With a jam-packed agenda, this conference promises to be a game-changer for the tech ecosystem in Zimbabwe.
Fintech companies
Investors and financiers
NGOs
SMEs and large companies across all key growth sectors
Startups
Tech innovators
Academia, consultants and leading digitals leaders
International and multilateral organizations
Investment banks and venture capitalists
Mobile telecom companies
Entrepreneurs
Africa’s business influencers
Private equity fund managers
ICT private sector service providers
Artificial intelligence firms and experts
Digital health service providers
Block chain experts
Public sector officials
Media companies and journalists
Industrialists and thought leaders.
Featured Speakers
List of Featured Speakers to be updated soon
List of Featured Speakers to be updated soon
Don’t miss out Zimbabwe’s largest tech festival
Full agenda
An agenda built to spark inspiration and power Zimbabwe's digital transformation
Exhibition and networking
The Zim-DW 2025 exhibition is an opportunity for companies to display their latest products and services to their target audience of industry decision-makers from around the world
Sponsorship opportunities
As a sponsor and/or exhibitor at Zim- DW 2025, you will be positioned amongst the most influential players
With thanks to our sponsors, this event wouldn't happen without you
Our Partners
Official partners are instrumental to the success of Zim-DW 2025 and Zim-DW 2025 recognises and expresses thanks for their support.
Zim-DW 2025 is proudly supported by the following partners
