Cardano Africa Tech Summit 2026
📍 Tamarind Tree Hotel, Nairobi
The Cardano Summit serves as a crucial annual event for the Cardano blockchain, bringing together the community, businesses, developers, and regulators. Its 2025 objectives include driving blockchain adoption by onboarding new developers, promoting education and innovation, advancing infrastructure through discussions on programming and interoperability, engaging the global ecosystem for networking, and fostering governance discussions for decentralized decision-making. Taking a hybrid and decentralized approach, the global summit will feature a flagship event in Europe, complemented by four regional summits across Africa, USA, LATAM, and Asia.
Africa’s edition is scheduled for February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya, and is structured to advance blockchain adoption, AI integration, and enterprise deployment of Cardano infrastructure. The summit will serve as a convergence point for developers, startups, enterprises, regulators, and ecosystem partners, with a sharp focus on real-world utility, regenerative systems, and community.
Join us for the culminating day of CATS2026—where African blockchain innovation takes center stage.
What to Expect:
Pitches & Live Demos
Watch African-led teams showcase working projects and practical blockchain applications built on Cardano.
Governance & Policy Roundtables
Discussions on Cardano governance, decentralized decision-making, and regulatory frameworks.
Regenerative, AI & Blockchain Dialogues
Explore the intersection of decentralized infrastructure, ethical AI, and community-driven technology futures.
Partnership Announcements & Pilot MoUs
Witness new collaborations and real-world implementation plans as they're unveiled.
Fireside Chats & Cultural Programming
Inspiring conversations with ecosystem leaders plus artistic showcases celebrating African creativity.
Developer & Investor Meetups
Connect with builders, funders, and ecosystem partners shaping Web3 in Africa.
Hackathon Celebration and award ceremony
Celebrate 125+ teams, 250+ developers from 12 countries, building real Cardano adoption pathways across Africa. Projects will be showcased at the Cardano zone at ATS on Feb 11, and 12: https://luma.com/cats26-ats
Who Should Attend:
Developers • Enterprises with Innovation Labs • Entrepreneurs • Investors • Policymakers • Protocol Partners • NGOs • Media
Why Nairobi:
Kenya's capital is Africa's digital coordination hub—home to deep tech talent, leading fintech infrastructure, and rising policy momentum. This is where Web3 ecosystems must be: in principle and in practice.