The UK Africa Tech Corridor Event
Connect . Build . Scale
The UK-Africa tech corridor is live. CXI ’26 is where deals get done, markets open up, and the right people find each other.
Date
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Hours
11:00 -18:00 Summit
18:00 - 21:30 Afterparty
Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
400+
Expected Attendees
4
Breakout Tracks
8
Huddle Topics
15
Corridor Honours
One corridor.
One day.
One room.
CXI ’26 is a high-signal summit for tech founders, engineers, operators, and investors building across the UK and Africa.
Not a standard conference. No filler panels, no generic networking. Every session, huddle, and conversation is designed around one question: how do you actually build and scale along the UK-Africa corridor?
Show up ready to meet people who are doing the work and leave with the connections that move things forward.
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
Built for people doing the work
Founders
Building startups with a foot in both markets raising, scaling, and navigating two ecosystems at once
Engineers
African engineers in the UK shipping products and infrastructure for users across the corridor.
Operators
Cross-border operators managing teams, markets, and growth from a UK base.
Investors
Angels, VCs, and diaspora-backed vehicles actively deploying into the corridor.
Why
Birmingham?
A growing tech scene, one of the UK’s most diverse cities, and easy to reach from anywhere in the UK. The right city for this conversation.
Primary Audience
Africans (predominantly Nigerians) in tech and entrepreneurs operating along the UK–Africa corridor founders, operators, engineers and investors.
Secondary Audience
Venture capital firms, corporate sponsors, ecosystem enablers and innovation hubs seeking direct access to one of the world’s most active tech corridors.
Sponsor Value
Organisations seeking brand alignment, deal flow, and strategic positioning within the UK–Africa tech ecosystem — a specific, high-value audience.
Why
Birmingham?
A growing tech scene, one of the UK’s most diverse cities, and easy to reach from anywhere in the UK. The right city for this conversation.
Breakout Tracks
Four tracks. Pick yours.
Whether you’re building, raising, growing, or figuring out your next move there’s a room for you.
Build
For engineers and technical operators shipping products across the corridor. Architecture, scale, and building teams that work across borders.
Raise
How money moves along the UK-Africa corridor and how you access it. Angels, VCs, diaspora capital, and what investors are actually looking for right now.
Expand
For anyone taking a product or business into a new market. Distribution, localisation, and what real traction looks like across the corridor.
Lead
For operators, career professionals, and senior practitioners navigating growth managing teams, building influence, and making moves along the corridor.
Award Categories
Afterparty
needs
structured
energy
Designed moments that keep people engaged and connected, not just a room with music. Every activity is on-brand and facilitated.
3-minute timed rounds, host-facilitated. Attendees rotate tables and make targeted introductions. Host calls time and keeps energy high throughout.
No slides. Founders pitch to the crowd in 60 seconds. Audience votes by applause. Winner takes a prize bragging rights and a post-event feature.
Interest-based stickers or QR matching. Attendees flag what they’re building, what they need and what they offer. Sparks the right conversations organically
A physical board: sticky notes under three prompts What I’m Building / What I Need / What I Know. Attendees add and respond throughout the evening
Curated Afrobeats / Naija playlist with an MC who keeps energy intentional, calls out corridor milestones and bridges moments between activities.
Ready to be in the room?
Tickets are limited. Register now and secure your spot at CXI ’26.