We encourage contributions from all topics in the Data ecosystem and we are excited to welcome speakers with a wide range of experience.

We are only offering in-person speaking opportunities for this event.

Tracks

The track categories are there to help us organize the event. If you are unsure of the right track for your talk, choose the one that best fits and we would make adjustments if necessary. Before you make a submission, please visit https://datafestafrica.com/index.html#speakers to get detailed information about each track and assess whether your content is relevant to our event needs/participants.

1. Research, Data Analysis & Visualization

2. ML/AI

3. Data Management

4. Data Engineering, Analytics engineering, and Infrastructure

5. Power Platform

6. Data Culture and Teams

7. Blockchain Analytics

8. Data Communities and Data Careers

Submission Type

Talk + Q&A (30mins): Thought-provoking talk that drives in a core message

Lightning Talk (10 mins): Community-focused talk, highlighting different data communities in Africa and beyond and how they are helping professionals in their career journey. If you are leading or part of any data community, this is a great platform to showcase your work.

Workshop (45 mins): Technical dive into tools and techniques where participants are actively involved

Submission Guidelines

The details of your submission(abstract) will be included in the conference program, so we encourage you to present detailed information about your talk. 

Your abstract description should answer the following question in a succinct manner;

1. What problem is your talk addressing (are you talking about a well-known problem or have you found something new during a project)

2. Why is the problem relevant to the audience

3. What is(are) your solution(s) to the problem, or are you simply pointing out the fact there is an issue we should be aware of 

 4. What are the main takeaways from your talk? For workshop submission this is extremely important, please specify what people will have learned at the end of the workshop.

As a general rule of thumb, an abstract is usually around 150–300 words. Try to keep to the limit. We look forward to reviewing your submission.

We have provided this useful link to help you learn more about abstract submission - https://simplyeducate.me/2021/11/09/a-good-abstract/

Any Questions?

Reach out to us at speakers@datafestafrica.com if you have any questions or requests.