What are the event hours?

Tuesday 13 July 09:00–17:00 and Wednesday 14 July 09:00–15:30.

Yes, visiting the exhibition is free with registration; the conference requires a paid delegate registration.

Manufacturing Indaba 2027

Name: Manufacturing Indaba 2027
Start: 2027-07-13T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-07-14T15:30:00+00:00
Location: Sandton Convention Centre

About this event

Manufacturing Indaba is an annual conference and exhibition focused on reindustrialising Africa. The two-day 2027 edition at Sandton Convention Centre brings manufacturers, suppliers, investors, government officials and industry leaders together to discuss how to grow the continent's share of global manufacturing.

Themes

The programme centres on practical routes to industrial growth.

Localisation and value-added production
AI and other technologies for innovation
Sustainability in manufacturing
Responses to deindustrialisation

Expo and workshops

A free-to-visit exhibition runs alongside the paid conference, with free workshops and seminars for visitors. Companies across the manufacturing supply chain exhibit products and services.

Who attends

Manufacturers and businesses across the manufacturing value chain, investors, development finance institutions, government officials and industry associations. A separate Cape Town Manufacturing Summit is run by the same organiser.

Manufacturing Indaba 2027 is an Industry & Manufacturing event taking place 13-14 Jul 2027 at Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.