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The future of media won’t wait for anyone.
Global thinking. African ingenuity. Media’s next chapter.

THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA IS CHANGING. ARE YOU READY?

New technologies. New competitors. New audience habits. New ways to make journalism pay. The rules are shifting, and the media organisations that thrive will be those willing to question the old playbook.

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Adriana Peña Johansson

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Alastair Otter

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Amanda Strydom

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Ananias Ndlovu

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Anetta Mangxaba

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Ayabulela Poro

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Boikhutso Tsikane

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Crystal Orderson

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_David Adeleke

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Deji Adekunle

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Dina Aboughazala

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Dylan Bettencourt

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Gareth Davies

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Harlan Mandel

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Jo-Anne Smetherham

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Joseph Mwenda

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Joshua Olufemi

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Kathryn Kotze

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Khadija Patel

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Lerato Matheka

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Marenet Jordaan

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Michael Markovitz

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Mischka Lewis

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Múyìwá Mátùlúkò

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Nicola Jo Bergsteedt

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Nolwazi Tusini

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Nompilo Simanje

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Patricia Tembo

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Roland Perold

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Shirley Govender

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Sisanda Nkoala

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Slindile Khanyile

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Styli Charalambous

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Tesfalem Waldyes

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Verashni Pillay

AMP26 - Web Speaker Images_Zandile Mcinziba

#AMP27 brings together the people asking the hard questions, testing new ideas and building what comes next. Over two days in the Cape Winelands, media leaders, journalists, publishers and entrepreneurs from across Africa and beyond will exchange ideas, challenge convention and explore what it takes to build media that matters.

Where African media meets its next big idea

Join #AMP27 in South Africa for two days of sharp thinking, honest conversations and practical insights from people who are changing the way media works.

Expect to:

Challenge the status quo. Hear from people rethinking journalism, media products and the business models behind them.
Get practical. Explore real-world case studies, expert insights and workshops designed to take ideas beyond the conference room.
Find new opportunities. Discover fresh approaches to revenue, audience development, technology and growth.
Make connections that count. Meet peers, collaborators and potential partners who understand the realities of building media in Africa.
Return with something useful. Take home ideas you can test, adapt and put to work in your own organisation.

Better conversations. Bolder thinking. Stronger connections.

How do you build a sustainable media business when the economics keep changing? How do you earn audience trust in a world flooded with content? And how do you use technology to get ahead without losing sight of journalism’s purpose?

At #AMP27, the conversation will tackle the questions that matter, including:

Making media pay: Rethinking revenue, commercial partnerships and business models for long-term sustainability.
AI, without the hype: Separating genuine newsroom opportunities from the risks, limitations and noise.
Winning audience attention: Building trust, deepening engagement and creating products people actually want.
Journalism beyond traditional boundaries: Exploring the evolving relationship between newsrooms, creators and digital communities.
Collaboration with impact: Finding new ways to work across borders, share resources and produce journalism that makes a difference.
Innovation, made in Africa: Learning from the entrepreneurs and publishers developing solutions for the continent’s diverse media markets.

The programme will be announced soon.

Africa has a story to tell. And a media future to build.

Across the continent, media entrepreneurs and journalists are finding new ways to reach audiences, rethink business models and make technology work for their communities. They are not simply adapting to a changing industry. They are helping shape it.

Africa Media Perspectives exists to bring these people together. To share the ideas worth spreading, the lessons worth learning and the innovations worth scaling.

Because the future of African media will not be built by any one newsroom, publisher or entrepreneur working alone.

It will be built by the people willing to think differently, work together and act.

Be part of what comes next. See you at #AMP27!