Exclusive Executive Round-Table
Most South African organisations are making R-billion decisions on stale, siloed, or untrustworthy data. The infrastructure exists. The dashboards exist. But the competitive edge is quietly eroding.
Join us for a half-day executive round-table where we cut through the AI hype and get honest about what data modernisation actually looks like in South Africa - across banking, retail, mining, and the public sector.
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
08:30 - 13:00
Microsoft South Africa Offices, Bryanston
Half-day Executive Round-Table
Is your data ready for AI or will AI amplify the problem?
Do you have a plan for the people, not just the platform?
Extra >>Let’s talk sovereignty in an AI world.
Q&A Session.
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Arrival, coffee and networking |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome and scene-setting - framing the SA data landscape |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Talking Point 1 - The hidden cost of data debt |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Talking Point 2 - Is the dashboard dead |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Talking Point 3 - AI without clean data is expensive guessing |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Talking Point 4 - Data sovereignty as a board-level issue |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Talking Point 5 - The human side of AI adoption |
| 12:00 - 12:20 | Open round-table discussion - facilitated Q&A and peer exchange |
| 12:20 - 12:30 | Close and next steps - call to action and follow-up commitments |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Lunch and networking |