Redefining Digital Business Through AI-Led Innovation
AI has become one of the most important technologies for organizations around the world. Indeed, IDC's latest forecast indicates that META region spending on AI is growing at CAGR of 29.9% and will reach $6.8 billion in 2026. The recent rise of generative AI is being hailed as the great disruptor of every facet of life and business, providing smarter, faster, more scalable, lower-cost, and higher-value solutions. At the enterprise level, AI is being incorporated into existing enterprise technology environments such as code generation, content management, marketing and CX applications, and product design and engineering.
In addition, cloud-centric operating models have grown to become integral components of modernizing IT environments across South Africa. Those organizations that adopt resilient cloud-based models are perfectly placed to transform the application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning into on-the-ground competitive advantages that can be leveraged to execute their visions for the future.
Join us at this exclusive event that will feature insights from senior IDC analysts and technology executives as they explore the very latest AI & Cloud adoption trends. A series of keynote presentations and panel discussions will provide invaluable insights for every CIO and CTO looking to commit time and intellectual capital to ensure their organizations are fully prepared to avoid missteps and capitalize quickly on the potential of AI & Cloud across both IT and business.
8:30 |
Registration, Tea/Coffee & Networking |
9:30 |
Welcome Address |
9:35 |
IDC Keynote: Strategies for the CIO and Enterprise Innovation in the AI Everywhere Era |
The tech industry is at a seminal moment. The combination of executive and board level interest, clearly defined outcomes, and the sheer speed of adoption makes AI unlike anything we have seen before. Additionally, over the last two years, Generative AI has captured the attention, imagination, and concern of most tech and business leaders across the world. Today, with the demonstrably increased power of AI, whether it is interpretive, predictive, or Generative AI, organizations can use this technology to identify and capture meaningful insights from their data, leading to better productivity and operational efficiencies, and to deliver superior customer experience while increasing revenue and reducing cost. In this session, IDC will provide its perspective on the organizational strategies and initiatives that enable successful infusion of AI into business and how AI helps organizations deliver incremental business value. |
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10:00 |
Generative AI: Reinventing the way we work |
Generative AI promises a leap in productivity and the emergence of new modes of work and creativity, but how do organizations harness this power? The key to success lies in adoption of a use case-driven approach that focuses on leveraging generative AI to solve specific problems. |
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10:20 |
From Concept to Care: Generative AI’s Role in Advancing Telehealth |
10:30 |
Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes |
10:35 |
Tea/ Coffee & Networking Break |
10:55 |
Empowering Healthcare with AI Insights |
Data science and analytics are being used at a rapidly growing scale to improve data quality, enhance team processes, make better decisions, unlock new opportunities, create new business models, and contribute to larger data monetization initiatives. At the same time, cloud computing and AI are being used widely in key areas such as inventory management, purchasing, finance, and production. |
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11:10 |
AI Meets Content Automation: Revolutionize How Your Business Harnesses Information |
Is your business wasting thousands of hours every year on finding information and manually processing documents and tasks – only to discover major gaps in your information basis? Join my session to understand how you can digitize, connect, harness AI, and automate your business’ most precious resource – its information – to streamline operations and empower decision-making.
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11:20 |
Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes |
11:25 |
AI-Powered Strategies for Securing Digital Transformation |
In an era of rapid digital transformation, organizations are embracing new technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. However, this digital evolution also brings increased cybersecurity challenges. This presentation will explore how AI-driven solutions are revolutionizing cybersecurity by providing predictive and adaptive defenses against a dynamic threat landscape. It will highlight the power of harnessing AI algorithms to proactively identify and neutralize threats across the expanded digital landscape of IT, OT, and IoT environments. Join us for an engaging discussion that will uncover the synergy between AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. Discover how AI-powered strategies not only safeguard your digital journey but also drive your organization's success in the ever-evolving digital landscape. |
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11:35 |
Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes |
11:40 |
Envisioning AI-First Strategies for the Future Enterprise |
Today, with the demonstrably increased power of AI, organizations can use the technology to identify and capture meaningful insights from their data, leading to improved productivity and operational efficiencies, increased revenues, and reduced costs. But this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the limitless possibilities that AI presents organizations with across all LOBs.
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11:50 |
Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes |
11:55 |
Unleashing Creativity and Efficiency: The Transformative Power of Generative AI in Enterprises |
The talk emphasizes that the era of generative AI has only just begun. As enterprises across the globe begin to explore and integrate these technologies, the potential for innovation, efficiency, and creativity is boundless. By responsibly leveraging generative AI, organizations can not only solve complex problems but also envision and realize solutions that were previously unimaginable, marking a new chapter in the digital revolution. This talk aims to inspire enterprises to embrace generative AI as a game-changer, unlocking new possibilities and driving forward into a future where human ingenuity and artificial intelligence collaborate to create a more innovative, efficient, and interconnected world. |
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12:05 |
Ask Questions, Rate Sessions & Stand a Chance to Win Raffle Prizes |
12:10 |
Panel Discussion: Strategies for Capitalizing on the AI Opportunity |
Over the past few years, rapid advances in AI technologies have begun to accelerate and reshape the digital journey of organizations in the Middle East. The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) has accelerated AI adoption, and many leading organizations are already exploring GenAI use cases to deliver measurable business outcomes. This session will provide perspectives on how organizations should approach AI and the role of the vendor/partner ecosystem in helping customers on their AI-led digital business journeys.
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12:45 |
Panel Discussion: AI strategies for data-driven organizations |
Digital businesses are essentially data-driven enterprises, and the ability to leverage data analytics to deliver business outcomes and industry use cases across customer engagement and operations is a key competitive differentiator. AI and GenAI are rapidly enabling and accelerating these initiatives. At the same time, a focus on data organization, management and governance is critical to supporting AI. Building an enterprise intelligence architecture, that encapsulates data engineering, data analytics and decision making, and provides governance becomes imperative for the future AI-enabled enterprise. |
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13:20 |
IDC Enterprise Awards |
13:40 |
Mega Raffle - Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses |
13:50 |
Networking Lunch |
14:45 |
Close of Event |
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