
ABOUT JAMFEST
Across the Jamfest Jamlab-only meetups, we will explore the power of UNPLUGGED (BUT STILL CONNECTING).
NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for input
Share your insights and ideas on how Jamfest should look this year.
Jamfest 2022 will be hybrid, with in-person sessions in Johannesburg, South Africa and virtual sessions for the broader global community. With your feedback, the Jamlab team hopes to curate a programme that will bring the right thought leaders, journalism and media experts and entrepreneurs together to stimulate new conversations, new information and new audiences in the African media market landscape.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
PANEL DISCUSSIONS/
PLENARIES
Subject-matter experts are combined into a panel to engage a particular topic. Experts are thought leaders in their respective fields.


VIRTUAL
SESSIONS
The virtual sessions are geared towards the African & global community. Formats include fireside chats with 1 speaker, or a panel of speakers.
WORKSHOPS /
MASTERCLASSES
Led by a facilitator, these sessions are intensive and interactive. The intended outcome is to equip participants with practical tools and resources.

JAMFEST UPDATES
The metaverse: the opportunities it offers journalism
The metaverse is a new era of immersive storytelling and interactive communications that can have significant implications for journalism and media practitioners
Registrations open for Jamfest22 and CTIF22
We invite African civic tech innovators, media makers, journalism innovators and other interested parties to attend the annual conferences
We are hiring an events coordinator for Jamfest/CTIF!
We are looking for an events coordinator who will assist with the planning, coordination, and implementation of the joint Civic Tech Innovation Forum 2022 and Jamfest 2022
BECOME A SPONSOR
If you’d like your company to be part of this or a future events, please fill in this form and one of our team members will get back to you.
QUESTIONS & QUERIES
REVISIT THE
2021 EDITION
Re-live all the moments from our inaugural festival in 2021.