Past events

Past events

A look back at previous editions of the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa.

2026 - University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban), 6–9 July 2026

IndabaX 2026 IndabaX 2026 IndabaX 2026 IndabaX 2026 IndabaX 2026
  • 200+ attendees
  • 34+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 9 workshops
  • 4 fundamentals
  • 30+ posters
  • 2 hackathon challenges
  • AI Fest
Keynote speakers:
  • Dr Ndivhuwo Makondo (IBM)
  • Prof Okuthe P. Kogeda (UKZN)
  • Dr Herkulaas Combrink (University of the Free State)
  • Prof Chijioke Okorie (University of Pretoria)

Schedule → Event report →

2025 - Stellenbosch University, 7-11 July 2025

IndabaX 2025 IndabaX 2025 IndabaX 2025 IndabaX 2025 IndabaX 2025
  • 400+ attendees
  • 50+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 6 workshops
  • 4 fundamentals
  • 50+ posters
  • 2 hackathon challenges
  • AI Fest
Keynote speakers:
  • Stuart Reid (Nosible)
  • Prof Pius Owolawi Reid (Tshwane University of Technology)
  • Prof Marlene Holmner (University of Pretoria)
  • Dr Axel Tidemann (Takealot)
  • Prof Francesco Petruccione (Stellenbosch University and NITheCS)

Schedule → Event report →

2024 - University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg), 9-12 July 2024

IndabaX 2024 IndabaX 2024 IndabaX 2024 IndabaX 2024 IndabaX 2024
  • 300+ attendees
  • 50+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 5 workshops
  • 4 fundamentals
  • 30+ posters
  • 2 hackathon challenges
  • AI Fest
Keynote speakers:
  • Pelenomi Moiloa (Lelapa AI)
  • Dr Jabu Mtsweni (CSIR)
  • Dr Emmanuel Dufourq (AIMS)
  • Prof Mpho Raborife (Institute for Intelligent Systems, Primus Tech Hub)
  • Henrica Makulu Kadira (Medscheme Holdings)

2023 - University of Cape Town, 12-14 July 2024

IndabaX 2023 IndabaX 2023 IndabaX 2023 IndabaX 2023 IndabaX 2023
  • 300+ attendees
  • 50+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 3 workshops
  • 4 fundamentals
  • 30+ posters
  • 2 hackathon challenges
  • AI Fest
Keynote speakers:
  • Dr Paul Amayo (University of Cape Town)
  • Prof Kshitij Thorat (University of Pretoria)
  • Prof Jan van Zyl (Ecosystem AI)
  • Prof Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (University of Pretoria)
  • John Kamara (Adanian Labs & AAICE)

Schedule →

2022 - University of Pretoria, 12-15 December 2023

IndabaX 2022 IndabaX 2022 IndabaX 2022 IndabaX 2022 IndabaX 2022
  • 300+ attendees
  • 40+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 1 workshop
  • 4 fundamentals
  • 50+ posters
  • 2 hackathon challenges
  • AI Fest
Keynote speakers:
  • Dr Vukosi Marivate (University of Pretoria)
  • Jade Abbott (Masakhane, Retro Rabbit)
  • Frans Cronje (DataProphet)
  • Prof Marelie Hattingh Davel (North-West University)

Schedule →

2021 - Online roadshow, 3 September - 26 November 2021

13 talks and tutorials hosted by Cape AI, Spatial Edge, Dataprophet, Instadeep, LifeQ and many others

Event report →

2020 - Canceled due to COVID

2019 - University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban), 14-17 April 2019

IndabaX 2019 IndabaX 2019 IndabaX 2019 IndabaX 2019 IndabaX 2019
  • 200+ attendees
  • 30+ speakers
  • 3 programme tracks
  • 3 fundamentals
  • 40+ posters
  • 4 hackathon challenges
Keynote speakers:
  • Prof Tshilidzi Marwala (University of Johannesburg)
  • Dr Andrew Saxe (University of Oxford)
  • Prof Bruce Bassett (University of Cape Town)

Schedule → Event report →

2018 - University of Cape Town, 6 April 2018

  • 40+ attendees
  • 1 day