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Africa Tech Festival 2026 puts the conversations shaping Africa’s digital economy in focus

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Africa Tech Festival returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16 to 19 November 2026, bringing together government, technology companies, telecoms operators, infrastructure providers, enterprise leaders, startups and investors from across the continent and beyond

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With a little over two months to go, anticipation is building for the 29th edition of Africa Tech Festival (https://AfricaTechFestival.com), the continent’s longest running and most influential technology event. As the countdown continues, the programme is taking shape around some of the most pressing questions facing Africa’s digital economy, from AI and the infrastructure needed to support it, to cybersecurity, connectivity and the changing investment environment for African technology businesses.

Africa Tech Festival returns to the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 16 to 19 November 2026, bringing together government, technology companies, telecoms operators, infrastructure providers, enterprise leaders, startups and investors from across the continent and beyond.

“The questions facing Africa’s digital economy are becoming more interlinked, more complex and more urgent. It’s no longer simply about whether businesses will adopt AI, move to the cloud or invest in new infrastructure, but about how those decisions are made, who benefits from them and what needs to be in place for them to deliver sustainable growth,” said David Monaghan, VP, Africa Tech Festival. “This year’s programme is designed to provide a platform for those conversations and give stakeholders a clearer view of the decisions, partnerships and investment priorities that will shape the next phase of Africa’s digital development.”

Artificial intelligence runs through much of the 2026 programme. A panel titled Beyond Adoption: What Will Make Africa an AI Producer, Not Just a Consumer? will examine what is required to build globally competitive AI capabilities in Africa. Sessions will explore the emergence of agentic AI in enterprise decision-making and how companies should prioritise investment across AI, cloud, data platforms and core systems as they modernise for growth.

That focus on capability extends to the infrastructure underpinning it. AI growth is inseparable from questions about data centres, cloud infrastructure and local compute capacity. The Next Wave of AI Infrastructure Growth panel will consider where new capacity should be built, the role of hyperscaler partnerships and the need for localised compute to meet data sovereignty requirements. Dedicated discussions will examine which African markets are attracting investment interest, how power availability and hyperscaler presence are shaping that interest, and how sovereignty, performance and cost are reshaping cloud architecture decisions.

Africa’s next phase of digital growth also depends on extending reliable connectivity while keeping digital businesses and services secure. The Telecoms & Connectivity programme will examine fibre investment, 4G and 5G deployment and the growing role of satellite technology in reaching underserved communities.

All of these conversations point to a maturing digital economy, where competitiveness depends as much on enabling environments as on ambition, and where practical groundwork, compute, capital, skills and partnerships will determine who benefits from Africa’s growth. This is what makes Africa Tech Festival such a highly anticipated fixture on the calendar: it is where these decisions are debated, tested and made, bringing together the people setting policy, developing infrastructure and allocating capital across the sector.

With just months to go, the excitement is building for three days of conversation, connection and insight into where Africa’s digital future is heading. Registration for Africa Tech Festival 2026 is now open.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Tech Festival.

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About Africa Tech Festival:
Africa Tech Festival is the continent’s leading platform for shaping the future of the digital economy. Taking place annually in Cape Town, the festival brings together the full technology ecosystem, from telecoms and infrastructure providers to enterprise leaders, startups, investors and policymakers.

Through six core pillars spanning connectivity, AI, cybersecurity, data centres, digital transformation and the startup ecosystem, Africa Tech Festival delivers a comprehensive view of the trends, challenges and opportunities defining Africa’s digital landscape.

The festival combines high level content with large scale exhibition and networking, creating a space where strategy meets execution. Across three days, it convenes global technology leaders, decision makers and innovators to share insight, build partnerships and drive real business outcomes.

Africa Tech Festival is part of Informa Festivals, a division of Informa.

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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Details

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) will release third quarter 2026 financial results prior to the market opening on Thursday, October 22, 2026. A news release and supporting financial data will be available at that time on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website (www.huntington-ir.com).

The Company will host a conference call to review quarterly financial results at 9 a.m. ET.

Webcast Information

The third quarter 2026 earnings conference call, along with slides, may be accessed via a live Internet webcast in the Investor Relations section of Huntington’s website or through a dial-in telephone number at (877) 407-8029 or (201) 689-8029; conference ID # 13762987.

A replay of the webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations section of Huntington’s website. A telephone replay will be available approximately three hours after the completion of the call through Friday, October 30, 2026, at (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415; conference ID # 13762987.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $284 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. A top 10 U.S. commercial bank, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle-market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services. Founded in 1866, Huntington operates over 1,400 branches in 21 states, with certain businesses operating nationally. Visit Huntington.com for more information.

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Media Advisory: Conference call for the release of the consolidated results of Quebecor Inc. for the third quarter 2026

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MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2026 /CNW/ — Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. and Hugues Simard, Chief Financial Officer, Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 9:00 AM, following the release of Quebecor Inc.’s consolidated results for the third quarter 2026. Media are invited to access the call on a listen-only basis.

Conference call:

Quebecor Inc. reports third quarter 2026 consolidated results
Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 9:00 AM,

Call-in number:   

1-800-990-4777 (North America)
Or 514-400-3794 (Greater Montréal area)

To join the conference call without operator assistance, please register and
enter your telephone number at the following address to receive an instant
automatic callback: https://emportal.ink/4gxxWlc 

Speakers:       

Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc.;
Hugues Simard, Chief Financial Officer, Quebecor Inc. and  
Quebecor Media Inc.

Anyone unable to attend the conference call will be able to listen to an audio webcast available on the Quebecor website at https://www.quebecor.com/en/investors/conferences-and-annual-meeting until February 3rd, 2027.

The Company
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the best-performing integrated communications companies in the industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best possible customer experience, all of Quebecor’s subsidiaries and brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform, convergent products and services.

Québec-based Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) employs more than 11,000 people in Canada.

Since its founding in 1950, Quebecor has been strongly committed to the community, in line with the values of its founder, Pierre Péladeau. Every year, it actively supports more than 400 organizations in the vital fields of culture, health, education, the environment and entrepreneurship.

Visit our website: www.quebecor.com 

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Commvault Achieves AWS Data Competency in Relational Databases Category

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TINTON FALLS, N.J., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced that it has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Database category. This designation recognizes Commvault for its demonstrated expertise delivering unified data architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping customers build the data foundations that power modern analytics and AI workloads.

Achieving the AWS Data Competency differentiates Commvault as a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) with deep technical proficiency and proven customer success delivering data solutions on AWS. The Data Competency validates partners across the full data lifecycle—from databases and analytics to streaming, data engineering, and AI-ready foundations—reflecting how customers build and modernize their data architectures.

Commvault achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Databases category by delivering cyber-resilient data protection for relational database workloads on AWS, helping customers securely protect, recover, and manage business-critical data across Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) environments. Commvault solutions delivered via SaaS, software, or appliance help organizations protect Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora with automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and immutable, air-gapped storage, reducing complexity while improving cyber resilience and recovery readiness.

“Achieving the AWS Data Competency in Relational Databases reflects our continued commitment to helping organizations get more value from their data while strengthening resilience on AWS,” said Brian Lanigan, Chief Partner Officer, Commvault. “As enterprises accelerate AI initiatives and modernize critical workloads on AWS, Commvault enables them to recover their data with confidence, reducing complexity and helping keep their information ready to drive innovation and business outcomes.”

AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, the AWS Competency Program helps customers identify AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise across industries, use cases, and workloads to help grow their business.

Commvault holds numerous service validations, certifications, and AWS competencies, including the AWS Storage Competency and AWS Resilience Competency in the Recovery category.

To learn more about Commvault’s support for AWS, visit https://www.commvault.com/supported-technologies/amazon/aws.

About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale. In a constantly evolving threat landscape, Commvault keeps customers ready by unifying data security, identity resilience, and cyber recovery, on one cloud-native, AI-enabled platform. Customers trust Commvault to conduct the fastest, most complete recoveries – not just their data, but their entire business. Purpose-built for the agentic enterprise, Commvault also enables organizations to safely embrace AI while protecting against AI-driven threats.

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