TechCabal has revealed the theme for the fourth edition of Moonshot by TechCabal, its flagship pan-African technology conference: “Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World.” The two-day conference returns to the National Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 28 and 29, 2026.
The theme marks a deliberate shift in posture for African technology. Where Moonshot 2025’s “Building Momentum” recognised an ecosystem turning a corner after the funding corrections of 2022 and 2023, Courage & Conviction begins from the premise that the corner has been turned and that the question is no longer whether Africa’s tech ecosystem can survive but what it looks like in today’s world.
The case for ‘building a new world’
The theme responds to a fast-changing global order marked by shifting capital flows, growing demand for exits and disciplined execution, and the rapid restructuring of entire industries by AI.
Rather than framing Africa’s tech ecosystem as adapting to this new world, Moonshot 2026 positions it as actively building one as it owns more of the value it creates, designs solutions from first principles, and competes globally while enduring locally.
