ECOM AFRICA 2023

18 & 19 April | Cape Town |CTICC

More info coming soon.

ECOM Africa

2022

4 – 5 May | Cape Town | CTICC

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED

ATTENDEE INFO

Come learn from the movers and shakers in eCommerce and connect with the teams of top African brands

Hybrid Edition

Attend in-person or online

Join 1,000+ attendees for in-depth keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops, presented by 40+ international speakers.

Experience the exciting combination of an in-person and virtual event. Attendees with have the option to physically attend at the Cape Town International Convention Centre or enjoy the experience from the comfort of their home or office. Attendees have access to exclusive content and experiential set pieces, mixed together to provide an immersive online and in-person experience.

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Sign up for updates on speakers, the agenda, and special discounts.

Hybrid Edition

Attend in-person or online

Join 1,000+ attendees for in-depth keynotes, panel discussion and workshops presented by 40+ international speakers.

Experience the exciting combination of an in-person and virtual event. Attendees with have the option to physically attend at the Cape Town International Convention Centre or enjoy the experience from the comfort of their home or office.

Attendees have access to exclusive content and experiential set pieces, mixed together to provide an immersive online and in-person experience.

The business of selling

online

8th Edition

ECOM Africa brings together best-in-class agencies, experts, leaders, and entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of business ops, store design and optimization, fulfilment and logistics, payments and security, and marketing and brand building for a two-day jam-packed conference and exhibition to lead the way and get you and your team ready for the next phase of growth.

Contact us for more information or sign up for updates on speakers, the agenda, and special discounts on tickets.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSED

Sponsors & Partners

10,000+

Past Attendees

500+

Companies

40+

Speakers

10 Core Topics

Speakers

Handpicked for their industry expertise and deep understanding of the eCommerce landscape in South Africa and Africa.

Alex Genov

Head of Customer Research, Zappos.com

Odette Butcher

Founder & eCommerce Soloprenuer, Celestial Gifts experiences

Kyle Ranally

Global Vertical Insights Marketing Strategist, Meta

Tausif Ahmed

Merchant Country Leader, Worldpay

Mike Elton

Director, FarEye

Arvind Sahay

Regional Head, Middle East and Africa, FarEye

Andrew Bourne

Regional Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation

Vincent Viviers

General Manager: Pick n Pay Online Marketing & Commercial

Simon Hartley

Executive Lead, Delivery Services – Massmart Group eCommerce

Laurian Venter

Director, OneDayOnly

Dumi Mahlangu

Founder: Chepa Streetwear

Paris Philippou

Vice President, B2C websites, Group E-commerce – Massmart

Michael Ros

CEO/Co-founder, Bidroom

James Mew

Founder and MD – Mantality

Ajibola Olayiwola

Head: Konga Food

Diana Bett

Managing Director, Purpinks Gifts

Full Speaker Lineup

Topics

Store Design & Optimisation

Is your website easy to navigate? Are you building trust? Is your messaging effectively communicating your offer? From messaging and design to ease-of-use and trust, design a storefront that builds rapport with your visitors and converts them into buyers. Learn how to run experiments that increase the overall success of your business.

Marketing & Brand Building

Who is your customer? Understand your demographic, learn how to sell benefits not features, deliver personalized experiences at scale, automate your marketing, and build trust to increase customer lifetime value (CLV).

Business Operations

Supply chain planning, warehouse management, receiving and managing inventory, packing customer orders, shipping, and customer service. Streamlined operations are the bedrock of a successful ecommerce brand.

Payments & Security

Data security and secure payment are key to building trust with your customers. While this has become less of a barrier, it is still one of the most important factors in converting visitors into buyers. Learn about online identity verification, single sign on, OTPs and two-factor authentication for securing user profiles.

Fulfilment & Logistics

What is your fulfilment strategy? Explore the ways in which market leaders and up-and-comers are managing their fulfilment. This topic covers everything from supply chain and logistics to inventory management and returns.

Why Attend ECOM Africa

Lead Generation

We’ll put you in a room with some of the top minds in the eCommerce space in South Africa. You’ll be exposed to the top marketers, eCommerce experts, and decision makers in eCommerce and online for the top tier brands.

Take it to the next level and sponsor a booth and get full access for your team, we’ll assist in making sure your brand is in front of the right people.

Learning

Panel discussions and workshops go deeper into topics and uncover golden nuggets. Hear experts hash out ideas, share what’s worked for them, how they’ve succeeded and struggled in the past year, and what they’re focused on for 2022.

Experts share exclusive insights from failures and successes from within their organisations during a critical period of vast digital acceleration in online retail. They’ll share practical tips and tactics in each of the core topic areas.

Networking

Returning back to in-person events, we know that meeting likeminded professionals is one of the biggest and most important parts of attending an event like ECOM Africa.

You’ll be rubbing shoulders with 500+ experts and professionals in store design and optimisation, payments and security, marketing and brand building, business operations, and logistics and fulfilment.

Why attend

ECOM Africa?