Vebashini Naidoo
Chief Data Scientist,
SARS
Dr. Sandile Mbatha
National Chief Data Officer,
Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs
Sibusiso Ngubeni
Executive Head: Data & Analytics: CIB,
Standard Bank
Lazola Ndamase
Group Executive Head: Big Data, AI/ML & Cloud Technology,
Vodacom
Stephan Wessels
CTO,
Simply Financial Services
Pieter Van Der Walt
Group Chief Privacy Officer,
Discovery
Oscar Stark
Chief Strategic Enterprise Architect,
Liberty Group
Alpay Akdemir
VP Retail & Commerce,
Mastercard
Brian Hartzer
CEO,
Quantium Health
Paul Moxon
VP of Data Architecture & Chief Evangelist,
Denodo
Resham Sivnarain
Head: Group Data & ML Platform,
Sanlam
Andrew Jabbitt
Head of Division: Data & Analytics,
PnP
Mametsi Ngcobo
Head: Data Governance - Group Technology,
Nedbank
Adit Mehta
Head of MLOps,
Discovery Bank
Hendrik Blignaut
Executive: Data & AI,
Altron Digital Business
Matthew Bernath
Data Monetisation Expert
Claire Tolmay
Head of AI & Analytics,
Capitec
Dr. Thabang Mathonsi
Head of Strategic Analytics,
ABSA
Jaco du Toit
Head of AI/ML & Data Technology and Strategy,
Vodacom
Bramley Maetsa
Head of Digital Innovation Enablement,
Sasol
Joshua Knight
Business Owner Smart Analytics,
Old Mutual
Dreshen Appalraju
Head of Data Insights & Analytics,
Austell Pharmaceuticals
Derek Welch
CEO,
ICT Intelligence (Pty) Ltd
Palesa MOLUKANELE
Head of Data, Insights & Analytics,
VML SA
Dominic Albrecht
Head of Analytics,
Digital Planet
Noreeta Philander
Head of Data & Analytics,
Ayoba
Meena Makan
Group Head of Analytics & Data Science,
Tsebo Solutions Group
Paul Mathew Wasson
Head of Innovation,
99c
Sahann Van Der Vyver
Head of Collections and Retentions Strategy,
Two Mountains
Jonathan Oaker
Founder & CTO,
CloudZA
Michael Wissekerke
Portfolio Product Manager: AI, Data & Growth
Tyme Group
Estelle Rudman
Business Application Delivery Manager,
Momentum Group Limited
Daniel Wertheimer
Chapter Lead: Data Science - Africa & Middle East,
HEINEKEN
Khumbudzo Mashamba
CoE & Business Process Management Portfolio,
Telesure Investment Holdings
Maria Maake
Specialist: Analytics & Insights,
Liberty Group SA
Mahlatse Mariba
Snr Specialist ML & AI
Kathryn Varrall
Data Architect and Engineering Lead,
Investec
Faith Sithole
Lead: Data Science & Analytics,
Sasfin
Michael Tabane
Digital Enablement Specialist: NAR
Michelle Schonken
SA Specialist Bank & Wealth Data & AI Lead,
Investec
Charl Felix De Villiers
Machine Learning Lead,
Tiko
Bruce Basset
Professor, Chief AI Advisor,
WITS & UCT
William Mwangi
Regional Data Lead,
Diageo
Ali Nazir Khan
Sr. Solution Engineer,
Snowflake
Yolanda Smit
Engagement Lead,
Calybre
Dillon Mantle
Engagement Lead,
Calybre
Grace Tshikhudo
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