Bala has more than 25 years in consulting across EMEA and APAC driving technology transformation. He leads AI and Domain specialists for Oracle ECEMEA, translating business vision into technology strategy. Bala will address global trends in AI, Oracle strategy for AI, and embedded AI capabilities and roadmap for applications

A visionary technology leader and astute businessman with over 20 years of senior management experience in the Information Technology and Services industry, developing and implementing innovative strategic plans tailored to the achievement of the organisation’s operational and financial goals. Passionate about leveraging the power of 4IR technologies to transform both business and society by powering good through social innovation. Keith considers the ability to extract economic value from data as pivotal to addressing uncertainty & future-proofing businesses using technology in a rapidly changing and unpredictable world. Being able to demonstrate such resilience, requires business to develop platform capabilities that leverage digital assets such as Advanced Analytics, Machine learning, Automation and Cloud technologies. Keith's diverse background and experience ensures that strategic technology investments yield meaningful, measurable and sustainable business outcomes. A consummate ICT Executive with a wealth of knowledge from diverse industry sectors and a proven track record of successfully managing technology companies, I am also passionate about identifying and developing organisational talent for the future.

Nazareen has built specialist and strategic capabilities in media, technology and communications over the last 20 years. Leading the team of business optimization technologists (BOTS) at Naz Consulting International, she is helping businesses redefine the business model of the future by harnessing trusted AI tools to optimize productivity, enhance marketing and maximise business intelligence through congregated data sources.

AI Ethics has been a personal and professional focus of research and development over the last 5 years. The mandate as the AI Ethics Lead at Socially Acceptable is to build a responsible digital citizenry. Nazareen has done extensive public education work through radio, television, and online and digital platforms on AI Ethics and digital democracy.

Sandhya Ramdhany is Oracle Corporation’s Country Leader and Legal Director for South Africa. Sandhya is the lead lawyer for Oracle’s business operations in South Africa and the SADC regions and was recently appointed as the Country Leader. Sandhya is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over twenty years experience. She is a graduate of the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, with a postgraduate Management Advancement Program Certificate obtained from the Wits Business School.

Sandhya began her career at Oracle in 2013 after spending six years at Accenture. Prior to leading the South African and SADC Legal Department, Sandhya was Senior Legal Counsel for Oracle’s business in East and West Africa. Having worked extensively across the African continent, Sandhya advises the Corporation on matters relating to data privacy, GDPR, POPIA, intellectual property and the legal intricacies of cloud computing. She has led negotiations on complex, high-value transactions for Oracle. Sandhya is a Director and Company Secretary on the Oracle South Africa Board and Director on the Oracle Senegal Board.

CEO of UBU, Co-CEO of SingularityU South Africa and Mann Made is a storyteller, futurist, entrepreneur, and speaker on how exponential technologies can help to #futureproofAfrica. Mic is regarded as one of the leading experts in Virtual and Augmented Reality globally, developing some of the most exciting new digital spaces and environments with his studio and regularly speaks about AI, the metaverse, the future of work, the new online global economy, gaming, blockchain gaming, education and the changing role of professionals.

Francois is a Cloud Engineering Leader for South Africa and brings more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry and spend the last 25 years at Oracle. He has extensive experience on Oracle’s Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (OCI), Hybrid and Oracle on-premise solutions. Experience in architecting Integration solutions and is responsible for building and managing a healthy sales pipeline in all industries and working with sales to qualify, influence and close opportunities. Played a pivotal role aligning and presenting innovative technology solutions to meet the business requirements within our customers and partners accounts, bringing together both cloud and on-premise products from multiple Oracle lines of business to best meet their needs.

Highly focused professional offering excellent qualifications combined with twenty years experience in providing IT solutions. With high level of technical proficiency, sound knowledge of IT hardware, software, services, and cloud solutions

Obakeng is a seasoned database adminstrator and technical engineer having garnered experience at leading Telcos and Financial institutions in the country.

Since May 2019, Andrés Garcia-Arroyo is the Vice President, Oracle Applications for Africa, Turkey and Israel. Andrés has been working for more than 􀁪􀁨 years in the IT sector, holding a variety of management positions in companies like Vignette (now Opentext), PeopleSoft, and Oracle, where he has been working for more than 􀁩􀁪 years, stepping away for 12 years to handle the operations of Workday for South Europe. Customer success and added value have been his main drivers throughout his career, enabling him to develop a deep knowledge of how Tech can bring efficiencies and growth to different industries. As a graduate in Business Administration and alumnus of two of the most relevant business schools in Europe, Instituto de Empresa and IESE, Andrés has participated in different international forums and written in specialized business newspapers. He is also regularly invited to speak at conferences in cities like Madrid, Lisbon, Milan, Paris, San Francisco, and Moscow.

Zakhia is passionate about supporting CFOs as they navigate dynamic business environments where change is the only constant. With 25 years of diverse experience across multiple finance disciplines, he has worked with multinational and regional companies spanning various industries and cultures. He specializes in helping businesses understand the impact of cloud technology, ensuring they are disruptors rather than the disrupted. Whether it’s defining a relevant cloud strategy or ensuring the right elements—IT, people, capital, and culture—are in place for a successful digital transition, he provides insights and strategic guidance to drive competitiveness and growth. In addition, Zakhia actively supports organizations across ECMEA embrace AI as lever for innovation to drive efficiency, productivity, and competitive edge.