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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

Minal Nagin

COO: ICIB Lending,
Investec

Pieter Van Der Walt

Group Chief Privacy Officer, 
Discovery

Oscar Stark

Chief Strategic Enterprise Architect,
Liberty Group

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

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

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, 
Multichoice Group

Faith Sithole

Lead: Data Science & Analytics,
Sasfin

Michael Tabane

Digital Enablement Specialist: NAR,
Nedbank

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

Yolanda Smit

Engagement Lead, 
Calybre

Dillon Mantle

Engagement Lead, 
Calybre

Grace Tshikhudo

Data Expert
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