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Andrew Jabbit

Chief Data Officer,
PnP

Vebashini Naidoo

Chief Data Scientist,
SARS

Sibusiso Ngubeni

Executive Head: Data & Analytics: CIB,
Standard Bank

Lazola Ndamase

Group Executive Head: Big Data, AI/ML & Cloud Technology,
Vodacom

Janine Murphy

Programme Executive: Enterprise Data Office,
Standard Bank

Terrina Haricumar

Executive Head | Enterprise Data & Analytics Strategy & Value Realisation,
Nedbank

Stephan Wessels

CTO, 
Simply Financial Services

Minal Nagin

COO: ICIB Lending,
Investec

Pieter Van Der Walt

Group Chief Privacy Officer, 
Discovery

Resham Sivnarain

Head: Group Data & ML Platform,
Sanlam

Dreshen Appalraju

Head of Data Insights & Analytics,
Austell Pharmaceuticals

Mametsi Ngcobo

Head: Data Governance - Group Technology,
Nedbank

Adit Mehta

Head of MLOps,
Discovery Bank

Matthew Bernath

Head of Data EcoSystems,
Shoprite X

Prenton Chetty

Head of Data Science,
Nedbank

Claire Tolmay

Head of AI & Analytics,
Capitec

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

Palesa MOLUKANELE

Head of Data, Insights & Analytics,
VML SA

Diby Mailula

Head of Data & Analytics,
Public Investment Corporation

Noreeta Philander

Head of Data & Analytics,
Ayoba

Krystal Naidoo

Head of Data & Analytics,
Henkel

Meena Makan

Group Head of Analytics & Data Science,
Tsebo Solutions Group

Paul Mathew Wasson

Head of Innovation,
99c

Sahann Van Der Vyver

Head of Data, 
Mobalyz

Michael Wissekerke

Portfolio Product Manager: AI, Data & Growth
Tyme Group

Daniel Wertheimer

Chapter Lead: Data Science - Africa & Middle East, 
HEINEKEN

Khumbudzo Mashamba

Manager: Data & Business Process Management,
Old Mutual Limited

Maria Maake

Specialist: Analytics & Insights,
Liberty Group SA

Edwin Ochieng

Senior Manager: Insights & Analytics,
Multichoice

Faith Sithole

Lead: Data Science & Analytics,
Sasfin

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
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