sponsorships & exhibitions
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About DigiFest-Africa
A festival experience, not a webinar.
The Africa DigiFest 2026 is ACWICT’s flagship three-day virtual festival — a produced, multi-stage festival experience, not a webinar. The confirmed programme delivers 8 keynote addresses across parallel stages, 7 interactive panel discussions, 9 hands-on Festival Edition masterclasses, a persistent Virtual Exhibition Village with dedicated daily exhibition blocks, Speed-Connect networking and mentor tables, and a gamified Festival Passport driving engagement across all three days. Every session is recorded and published on demand within the hour, and the Exhibition Village remains archived online for 30 days after the festival.
sponsorships & exhibitions
Three ways to be part of it
Part A
Sponsor
Fund and co-brand the festival at Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze level, with festival-wide visibility, advertising airtime and exhibition presence.
PART B
Exhibitor
Take a booth in the Virtual Exhibition Village — for 1, 2 or all 3 days — to showcase products, jobs, internships, courses and funding opportunities directly to participants
part c
Visibility & branding
Buy standalone branded moments around the festival experience, or review the full benefits matrices.
PART A — SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
Festival-wide visibility that works around the programme.
Cash sponsorship tiers with festival-wide visibility, advertising airtime and exhibition presence. All figures in KES, exclusive of VAT where applicable.
PLATINUM — Festival Anchor Partner
300,000
“Africa DigiFest 2026 — Powered by [Your Brand]” festival title association across all three days
Premier recognition at Opening & Grand Closing; category exclusivity; 60-sec ad spots daily; 2–3 Spotlight booths in the Exhibition Village; selected digital assets in the official Participant Exit Package; first right of refusal for 2027
GOLD — Festival Partner
150,000
Prominent festival-wide visibility across all three days
Prominent branding on the platform, partner reels and holding screens; 30-sec ad spots on 2 days; 1 Spotlight booth; press release mentions; opt-in leads
SILVER — Visibility Partner
80,000
Standard festival-wide visibility
Branding on the platform, partner reel and holding screens; 30-sec ad spot on 1 day; 1 Standard booth (full festival); booth leads
BRONZE — Supporting Partner
40,000
Festival-wide brand association
Logo in the rolling partner reel, website and platform; 15-sec ad spot in one exhibition block; exhibition listing; access passes
Compare every tier.
Compare the visibility, advertising, exhibition, engagement and post-festival benefits included across Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship tiers.
| Benefit | Platinum | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-FESTIVAL VISIBILITY | ||||
| Logo on event website, registration page & official communications | Premier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo & profile in the festival programme / e-brochure | Full page | Half page | Quarter page | Logo only |
| Dedicated sponsor announcements on ACWICT social channels (FB, X, LinkedIn, IG, #AfricaDigiFest2026) | 4 posts | 3 posts | 2 posts | 1 post |
| Inclusion in registrant email campaigns | All emails | 3 emails | 2 emails | 1 email |
| Mention in press releases & media engagements | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Co-branded countdown & promotional content | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| FESTIVAL-WIDE VISIBILITY (NO PROGRAMME OR CONTENT RIGHTS) | ||||
| “Powered by” festival title association | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Verbal recognition at Opening Ceremony & Grand Closing | Premier | ✓ | ✓ | Group mention |
| Logo in the rolling partner reel (daily Warm-Up Shows) | Premier | Prominent | ✓ | ✓ |
| Logo on virtual platform lobby, holding screens & transition slides | All 3 days | All 3 days | 2 days | 1 day |
| Video advertising airtime in the Transition & Sponsor Airtime buffers (3–4 per day, per the daily airtime plan) | 60 sec, all 3 days | 30 sec, 2 days | 30 sec, 1 day | 15 sec, 1 exhibition block |
| Logo carried onto on-demand session recordings (available 30 days) | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Association with Grand Closing prize draws & certificate announcements | ✓ | — | — | — |
| EXHIBITION VILLAGE PRESENCE | ||||
| Exhibition booths included (full festival) | 2–3 Spotlight booths | 1 Spotlight booth | 1 Standard booth | Listing |
| Feature in Day 1 Grand Opening Guided Tour | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Priority for Day 2 Exhibitor Spotlight live pitch to Main Stage | ✓ | ✓ | Eligible | — |
| Day 3 Career Connect meet-and-greet pod | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Booth(s) archived online for 30 days post-festival | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Listing |
| ENGAGEMENT, DATA & LEADS | ||||
| Opt-in attendee leads | Full event | Full event | Booth visitors + ad viewers | Booth visitors |
| In-platform push notifications to participants | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Branded downloadable resources in booth & resource centre | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Sponsored Festival Passport challenge or poll | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| Complimentary VIP passes (incl. speaker green-room networking) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| POST-FESTIVAL VALUE | ||||
| Selected digital assets & resources included in the official Participant Exit Package | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Logo & profile in the post-festival impact report | Profile + quote | Profile | Logo | Logo |
| Thank-you recognition on social media & newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Co-branded highlights film for your own channels | ✓ | ✓ | — | — |
| First right of refusal for Africa DigiFest 2027 | ✓ | Same tier | — | — |
| Category exclusivity (no direct competitor at equal or higher tier) | ✓ | — | — | — |
✓ = included — = not included. Programme content, speakers and facilitators remain fully curated and delivered by ACWICT.
PART B — EXHIBITOR PACKAGES
The Virtual Exhibition Village.
The Virtual Exhibition Village — a persistent, browsable exhibition space open throughout the festival and archived for 30 days after.
The Exhibition Village is woven into the live programme, not parked at a break: a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and MC-hosted Grand Opening Guided Tour (Day 1, 11:40–12:10), live Exhibitor Spotlight pitches broadcast from booths to the Main Stage and judged by audience reactions (Day 2), and a Career Connect finale where employer and recruiter booths host live meet-and-greet pods (Day 3, 10:40–11:10). Exhibition Passport stamps reward every booth visit and feed the festival leaderboard and prize draws — driving guaranteed traffic to every exhibitor — and the audience-voted Exhibitor of the Festival Award is crowned at the Grand Closing.
BAY 1
Intelligent Futures
AI & Emerging Technologies + Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Grand Opening Guided Tour: 11:40–12:10.
day 2
Hustle, Work, Earn
Gig Economy + Future of Work
Live Exhibitor Spotlight pitches to the Main Stage.
day 3
Create, Thrive, Connect
Creative Economy + Digital Trust + Career Connect
Career Connect meet-and-greet pods: 10:40–11:10.
CHOOSE YOUR DAYS
Select an exhibitor duration.
Every exhibitor tier is available as a 3-day (full festival), 2-day or 1-day package — pick the day(s) whose theme fits your audience: Day 1 Intelligent Futures, Day 2 Hustle, Work, Earn, or Day 3 Create, Thrive, Connect.
ACWICT Alumni/Partner-Programme Booth
By arrangement
Full festival access across all three days.
Spotlight Exhibitor
55,000
Exhibition access across two selected festival days.
Standard Exhibitor
32,000
Exhibition access across two selected festival days.
Starter Exhibitor
14,000
Exhibition access across two selected festival days.
ACWICT Alumni/Partner-Programme Booth
By arrangement
Exhibition access across two selected festival days.
ACWICT Alumni/Partner-Programme Booth
By arrangement
Exhibition access for one selected festival day.
PART B — EXHIBITOR PACKAGES
We help every exhibitor get ready.
Booth configuration, content preparation, live hours, pitch preparation and advertising are planned before doors open.
01
Booths are configured at least two weeks before the festival, with a mandatory exhibitor briefing covering booth programming, Spotlight pitches and live chat hours.
02
Day 2 Spotlight pitch slots are limited (3 live pitches) and allocated with priority to 3-day Spotlight Exhibitors and sponsor-tier booths.
03
Every booth is staffed by the exhibitor; booth content (visuals, videos, listings, downloads) is supplied by the exhibitor and reviewed by the exhibition manager.
04
Exhibitor airtime: Spotlight Exhibitors receive a 60-second and Standard Exhibitors a 30-second video advert in the daily Exhibitor Advert Roll that opens each exhibition block on their active day(s); Startup/Community booths feature in the shared sizzle reel. Video assets are due 21 days before the festival and are scheduled via the daily airtime plan.
What each booth contains.
Compare the booth features, live festival integration, advertising, promotion, data, passes and post-festival benefits included with each exhibitor tier.
| Benefit | Spotlight | Standard | Startup / Community |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH & CORE FEATURES | |||
| Booth position on the Festival Map | Premium | Standard | Standard |
| Branded visuals, videos & downloadable resources | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live chat & video “meet the team” hours | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Opportunity listings (jobs, internships, courses, funding) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual business-card drop & lead capture | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LIVE FESTIVAL INTEGRATION (ON YOUR ACTIVE DAYS) | |||
| Feature in the Grand Opening Guided Tour with 60-sec MC introduction (Day 1) | Guaranteed | Included | Included |
| Day 2 Exhibitor Spotlight live pitch to the Main Stage (3 slots, audience-judged) | Priority allocation | Eligible | Eligible |
| Day 3 Career Connect meet-and-greet pod | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exhibition Passport stamp circuit (drives booth traffic) | Double stamp weighting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exhibitor of the Festival Award eligibility (voted across all 3 days) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ADVERTISING & PROMOTION | |||
| Video advert in the daily Exhibitor Advert Roll opening each exhibition block (active days) | 60 sec | 30 sec | Shared sizzle reel |
| Inclusion in exhibitor promotion on ACWICT social channels | Featured | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listing in the festival programme / e-brochure | Logo + profile | Logo | Logo |
| DATA, PASSES & POST-FESTIVAL | |||
| Booth visitor leads & engagement analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complimentary VIP passes | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 30-day post-festival booth archive | Included (3-day packages) | Included (3-day packages) | Included (3-day packages) |
| Selected digital assets in the official Participant Exit Package | ✓ (3-day packages only) | — | — |
✓ = included — = not included. Live-integration benefits apply only on the exhibitor's active festival day(s).
PART C — PARTNER VISIBILITY & BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES
Own a moment around the festival experience.
Standalone branded moments around the festival experience — none confer any rights over the programme or session content. Each moment can be purchased on its own or added to any Part A tier (tier sponsors: 15% discount).
Exhibition Village Naming Sponsor
80,000 (exclusive)
“The Exhibition Village powered by [Your Brand]”: branding on the Village entrance, Festival Map and all daily exhibition blocks; association with the Day 1 ribbon-cutting; the audience-voted Exhibitor of the Festival Award presented in your name at the Grand Closing; branding on the 30-day post-festival booth archive.
Festival Passport & Prizes Sponsor
60,000 + prizes (exclusive)
Naming of the festival-wide gamification layer: logo on the Passport, leaderboard and daily prize draws; sponsor-branded grand prize draw at the Grand Closing; daily verbal credits during leaderboard reveals.
Networking & Mentor Tables Sponsor
30,000 (exclusive)
Branding of Speed-Connect networking pods and drop-in mentor tables across all three days, hosted by festival-appointed mentors and coaches.
Certificates & Post-Festival Pathway Sponsor
40,000 (exclusive)
Logo on all participant certificates; brand association with the post-festival resource hub and alumni community announced at the Grand Closing.
Transition Airtime — Single Spot
8,000 (12 available)
One video advert of up to 60 seconds played in a Transition & Sponsor Airtime buffer (ten 5-minute buffers run across the festival — three on Day 1, four on Day 2, three on Day 3). Slot and day assigned via the daily airtime plan; adverts never play inside sessions.
Transition Airtime — Festival Bundle
30,000 (4 available)
One up-to-60-second spot per day across all three days (3 spots total), scheduled across different transition buffers for maximum reach, plus logo on the holding screens of your allocated buffers.
Connectivity & Access Scholarships
From 20,000
Fund data bundles and devices so underserved participants can attend all three days; recognised on stage as an Access Partner.
Platform / Media / Production Partner
In-kind
Value-in-kind partnership (virtual event platform, media coverage, production, prizes) credited at the equivalent cash-tier visibility.
HOW TO PARTNER
From interest to activation.
A clear onboarding process gives sponsors and exhibitors enough time to prepare assets, booths and live activations properly.
01
Confirm
Confirmation: benefits activate on signature of a partnership agreement and a 50% deposit; balance due 14 days before the festival.
02
Prepare
Deadlines: booth configuration and artwork at least 14 days out; video assets 21 days out to guarantee full pre-festival visibility.
03
Customize
Custom & consortium packages: happy to co-design bespoke or multi-year partnerships aligned to your objectives.
