Agenda

*Agenda subject to change.

9:30 AM

Registration, Welcome & Light Breakfast

10:00 AM

Executive Welcome and Keynote
Navigating the future: Pioneering Generative AI strategies for enterprise growth

Gain a comprehensive understanding of Africa’s AI agenda with insights into its economic and technological growth forecasts. Discover the transformative potential of Generative AI for the future of business and work, and learn how OpenText's AI-driven solutions can help you stay competitive and thrive in the dynamic business landscape of the Africa.

Harald Adams, Vice President of Sales Emerging Markets, OpenText

10:15 AM

The Human Condition in the Age of AI
For decades now, we have been facing many existential challenges that are redefining our lives, how we work and how we interact. AI has emerged as a technology that can flip the conversation and provide us with new capabilities to solve these critical challenges we all face. In this inspiring keynote, Suren Naidoo will talk about some of the pertinent AI trends and for the first time, introduce a local demonstration of the OpenText Aviator.


Suren Naidoo, Vice President International Presales, OpenText  

10:30 AM

Innovation showcase

 

Karim Rizkallah, RVP, Solution Consulting Emerging Markets, OpenText

10:45 AM

Panel Discussion: Breaking barriers: Elevating human potential with AI

11:00 AM

Sediba Digital Academy and SMME Graduate Programme Unveiled

 

Allyson Towle, Senior Marketing Manager & SMME Operations Manager, OpenText

11:15 AM

Lighting Talks & Tea / Coffee & Networking Break, Show Floor Open at start and closes again after the break

11:45 AM

Fireside Chat: Information Lifecycle for Government

12:15 PM

Fireside Chat: Information Lifecycle for BFSI

12:45 PM

The OpenText AI story + Business Value Consulting

Karim Rizkallah, Regional Vice President, Solution Consulting Emerging Markets, OpenText

Garen Yacoubian, Regional Vice President, Business Value Consulting, OpenText

1:15 PM

Lunch, Lightning Talks, and opening of Show Floor for the afternoon

2:15 PM
 Breakout 1:  Reimagine Business Information

Knowledge reimagined: Transform information chaos into knowledge

Breakout 2: Reimagine Digital Information

Engineering Reimagined: Discover the true impact of AI on Application Development

2:30 PM
 Breakout 1:  Reimagine Business Information

Conversations Reimagined: Boost loyalty and drive growth with AI-powered customer and employee experience

Breakout 2: Reimagine Digital Information

Observability and Service Management reimagined: A cost-effective platform approach to simplify ITOps complexity

2:45 PM
 Breakout 1:  Reimagine Business Information

Knowledge reimagined: Advanced information management & governance lifecycle

Breakout 2: Reimagine Digital Information

Security reimagined: Redefining Cybersecurity - Key Innovations to stay ahead of evolving threats

3:00 PM
 Breakout 1:  Reimagine Business Information

Analytics Reimagined: Leverage AI to discover and monetize insights from unstructured data at scale

Breakout 2: Reimagine Digital Information

Decisions Reimagined: Harness the power of Data & AI for better business decisions.

3:15 PM

Prize Draw, Closing Message, Cocktail Function & Networking

4:30 PM

End of Summit