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The Omniverse Africa 2026

Catalysing Africa's
Deep Tech Ecosystem

Feb 24 - 27, 2026
Lagos, Nigeria

About the Africa Deep Tech Conference 2026

The Africa Deep Tech Conference 2026 is a pan-African convening built for and around innovators. It connects builders, founders, funders, corporates, policymakers, and researchers to accelerate frontier technology innovation across the continent.

Hosted as part of The Omniverse Africa 2026, this multi-day convening showcases Africa's deep tech talent and positions the continent as the next global frontier for AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotech, web3, and XR.

Research & Academia

Engineering & Technical Roles

Startup & Industry Builders

Corporate & Industry Professionals

Investment & Funding

Public Sector, Governance & Policy

Ecosystem & Community

Student Track

Research & Academia

Engineering & Technical Roles

Startup & Industry Builders

Corporate & Industry Professionals

Investment & Funding

Public Sector, Governance & Policy

Ecosystem & Community

Student Track

Research & Academia

Engineering & Technical Roles

Startup & Industry Builders

Corporate & Industry Professionals

Investment & Funding

Public Sector, Governance & Policy

Ecosystem & Community

Student Track

Featured Speakers

Africa's leading visionaries shaping the future of Deep Tech.
Keynote
Osh Agabi

Osh Agabi

Founder, CEO, and Chief Technology Officer, Koniku Inc.

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Osh Agabi is the CEO of Koniku Inc, a company that is revolutionizing healthcare by turning bathrooms into healthcare data centers. By analyzing volatile organic compounds, Koniku's small form factor “smell cyborgs” or “smell processor” can diagnose diseases in real-time, using a machine learning backend for automated data classification. With Koniku's proprietary platform, individuals can manage their health from the comfort of their own homes, positioning the company to become a major player in the healthcare industry within the decade. Koniku has an impressive customer base, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, who use the platform to foster the Koniku Technology Integrator Ecosystem (KTIE), a community supporting businesses of all sizes. This unique, proprietary dataset and wetware technology enable healthcare professionals and consumers to collaborate in new ways, making every individual the CEO of their own health. Koniku's ultimate goal is to make healthcare accessible to all, empowering people to take charge of their well-being. With its innovative approach and cutting-edge technology, Koniku is transforming the healthcare industry and improving the lives of millions of people around the world. By creating a marketplace that enables collaboration between healthcare professionals and consumers, Koniku is on the brink of changing how we think about healthcare. A world where individuals have the power to manage their health, Koniku is leading the charge towards a healthier and more equitable future

Keynote
Oji Udezue

Oji Udezue

Author, AI Product Executive

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Oji Udezue helps transform products and companies into market-defining successes. With board and executive product leadership experience at Twitter, Calendly, Atlassian, Typeform, and Microsoft, Oji brings rare cross-functional expertise spanning design, product, engineering, marketing, and sales enablement—the complete toolkit for building exceptional software companies. His signature achievement? Consistently turning customer-centric vision into exponential growth, most notably helping 5x Calendly into unicorn status. Working at the frontier of AI innovation, Oji is pioneering what's next in software development, having recently launched Typeform’s Formless and integrated AI capabilities throughout Typeform's ecosystem. His product leadership philosophy—captured in his book, co-authored with Ezinne Udezue - Building Rocketships: Product Management for High Growth Companies — delivers actionable playbooks and frameworks that transform companies into market-dominating forces through product-led growth. Oji's global perspective drives his passion for democratizing tech entrepreneurship and leadership across Africa, India, and South America as Managing Partner of Kernel Fund. He identifies and empowers diverse founding teams building transformative B2B solutions, expanding opportunities for elite talent worldwide, to create meaningful impact through the building and use of technology. Oji mentors the next generation of product leaders, sharing battle-tested wisdom through ProductMind’s Substack and strategic advisory work. His unique combination of enterprise-scale experience and startup agility makes him the go-to advisor for founders and product teams ready to launch their own rocketships.

Secure Your Pass

Choose the tier that matches your role in the ecosystem. Early bird pricing ends soon.
Early Bird

Student

₦3,000

₦1,500

Student Admission

  • Access to all sessions
  • Student networking hour
  • Workshops access
Most Popular
Early Bird

General

₦5,000

₦2,000

General Admission

  • Access to all sessions
  • Networking mixer
  • Conference materials
  • Startup showcase entry
Early Bird

Corporate

₦150,000

₦100,000

Corporate Admission

  • All General Access
  • Priority Support
  • Reserved Seating
  • Company Logo on Website

Call for Papers

Share your research and innovations with the deep tech community. Submissions are open for technical papers, case studies, and workshop proposals.

Submit Your Research

Thank you to everyone who submitted. We are currently reviewing proposals in AI, Climate Tech, Biotech, and Quantum Computing.

Submissions Closed - Review in Progress