Agenda
09:00
Welcome & setting the scene from the MC
Peter Ndoro, Broadcast Journalist | News Anchor SABC Channel Africa | Conference Facilitator | Panel Moderator
09:15
Cybersecurity in the world of AI
Dr. Andile Ngcaba, Executive Chairman & Founding Partner, Convergence Partners & Solcon Capital
09:30
Ministerial opening keynote address
Honourable Mmoba Soloman Malatsi, Minister of communications and digital technologies, South African Government
Magatho Mello, Managing Director, SITA
10:00
Chartered CIO Council, C-CIO(SA)
John Bosco Arends, group head of information and network technology operations and chartered CIO Council chairperson, City of Johannesburg
10:15
Digital trust and sustainable innovation
Garith Peck, Managing executive: cybersecurity and cloud, BCX
Building trust, transparency, and sustainability in technology deployment.
10:45
How AI is changing how we work and why change is unavoidable
Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief, Stuff
11:55
Modernising for Agility: Cloud, Connectivity, and Core Infrastructure
Sabine Holl, VP Sales Engineering & CTO, IBM Middle East and Africa (MEA)
12:45
Global CIO Forum
Henny Schlebusch, Global IT Director, Rhenus Logistics
Abdul Kader Baba, CTIO, Infrastructure SA
Darryl Dennis, CEO, Dennis Connect
Pete Janse Van Vuuren, CEO, Quantum Bridge
14:30
Cyber Resilience in a Digitally Interconnected Economy
Steve Jump, Founder & Director, Custodiet Advisory Services
15:30
AI Will Not Transform the Enterprise. People Will. The CIO’s Leadership Mandate for Work, Trust and Accountability in the Age of AI
Lungile Mginqi, Digital transformation strategist, futurist and former group CIO
AI transformation cannot be treated as another technology deployment. It changes how work is done, how decisions are made, how accountability is assigned, how talent is augmented, and how trust is built. In many South African organisations, the CIO and AI leadership mandates are currently converging, which means CIOs must now think explicitly about work redesign, AI governance, cyber resilience, measurable value and inclusive capability building.
16:15
CCIO Talent Hub
Seshan Pattamadai Krishnamurti, Vice President - Africa & Central European Region, Covalense Digital
Sonal Seth, Co-Founder & COO, The Gamification Company
Rajib Chowdhury, Founder & CEO, The Gamification Company
16:30
Awards
Diphetogo Clement Mokoka, President & Chairman of the Board, Institute of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP)
Seun Adegelu, CEO, The Institute Of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP)
John Bosco Arends, group head of information and network technology operations and chartered CIO Council chairperson, City of Johannesburg
Peter Ndoro, Broadcast Journalist | News Anchor SABC Channel Africa | Conference Facilitator | Panel Moderator
17:30
Wrap-up and thank you
Warren Hero, Head of Segment, Product, and Process, South African Revenue Services
17:45
Wrap-up and close from the MC
Peter Ndoro, Broadcast Journalist | News Anchor SABC Channel Africa | Conference Facilitator | Panel Moderator
