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18th Edition

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT

Technology Augmentation for a Digital South Africa

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT SOUTH AFRICA 2023

Accelerated adoption of digital technologies could triple South Africa’s productivity growth, resulting into a net gain of up to 1.2 million jobs in South Africa by 2030.
With all the obstacles being faced by the country, South Africa’s mobile internet user base is expected to grow from 57.3% in 2022 to 67.48% in 2026 because of it’s potential. South Africa, the region’s most advanced economy, expects the IoT market to grow to $31.6 billion by 2028, up from $4.98 billion in 2022. In 2023 itself, the cloud market in South Africa is expected to increase by up to 50%. Furthermore, rapid urbanisation and growing smart city initiatives such as Lanseria Smart City and Century City are expected to pave the way for the development of emerging technologies such as IoT, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence.
The 18th Edition of the Digital Transformation Summit: South Africa is an invitation-only in-person event which will create a platform for strategic partnerships between sectors and industry players, answer real business challenges, and focus on skill development to help accelerate South Africa’s digital transformation. The Summit aims at getting a deeper understanding of how organizations are currently adopting digital transformation and how the country is working on enhancing the Human-Machine Relationship.
This Summit will bring together 150+ C-Level Executives, Directors, and Heads of Technology to discuss innovative technology solutions that will fully exploit the potential of Web 3.0, AI, metaverse, blockchain, cryptocurrency, ICT, IoT, cyber security and other 4IR technologies which will become a beacon of hope in South Africa’s social and developmental challenges.
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Why Sponsor ?

  • PRE-QUALIFIED IT HEADS : Meet with IT decision-makers from enterprise’s in South Africa who have been pre-qualified with a questionnaire to assess their business’s bandwidth and budget.

  • PRIOR NOTIFICATION : A database of confirmed buyers with their names, contact information, and requirements will be sent 5 days before the event so that you can cherry pick the ones who are interested in your offerings.

  • SPEAKING SLOT : Address the entire audience about your offerings and solutions.

  • ONE TO ONE MEETINGS : Guaranteed meetings with your preferred IT decision-makers at the event.

  • SPEED NETWORKING : A fun networking activity is the best and quickest way to connect with every buyer and exchange business cards.

  • WISHLIST : Please share your preferred list of targeted clients, and we will invite them to the event to assist you in meeting with them.

  • BRANDING : Visibility and brand positioning are done through collaboration with the most powerful and influential media outlets, as well as branding before, during, and after the event.

  • DEDICATED ACCOUNT MANAGER : Facilitating and enabling one to one pre scheduled meetings at the event.

SPEAKERS 2023

Ilona Simpson

CIO, EMEA
Netskope

Faith Burn

Chief Information Officer
Eskom Holdings

John Bosco Arends

Group Head Information and Network Technology Operations
City of Johannesburg

Kgabo Ralebepa

Vice President
ISACA South Africa Chapter.

Why Attend ?

  • LEARN & GROW : At the Digital Transformation Summit, further your professional development by being a part of the discussions & collaborative workshops changing the industry as we know it.

  • SHOWCASE OF DIGITAL SOLUTIONS BY WORLD-CLASS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS : Gather practical perspectives from many real-world use-cases shared by the market’s top Innovation & Technology experts, including early adopters and leaders from across the region.

  • COLLECTIVE COLLABORATION : We cannot undermine the importance of interacting and learning from one another. Collaborate to build for the future together with industry peers and share experiences.

  • SOURCE YOUR MOST RELIABLE PARTNER THROUGH FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS : We understand that the value of a live event comes from the quality of networking opportunities. Connect & Meet one-on-one with global potential partners for tailored guidance to help you achieve your mission-critical business priorities.

  • OUTSTANDING RETURN ON INVESTMENT – FOR YOUR TIME SPENT : Whether you’re a seasoned technology or digital expert, Digital Transformation Summit is a guaranteed time-saving, highly informative, accessible & professional business platform.

Featured Discussions

Unlocking the value of digital transformation in South Africa's Economy
  • South Africa as a new powerhouse: What does the future look like after digital transformation?
  • Broader Societal Benefits of Digital Transformation
  • The policy framework that encourages digital transformation
  • Importance of organisations implementing technological solutions to reskill its workforce.
  • Need for digital upskilling
  • Overcoming the structural deficiencies, hampering South Africa’s ability to integrate new technologies into the economy completely.
What's in store for Web 3.0 & the Future of the Internet?
  • Unlocking Web 3.0 in South Africa: A decentralised version of the internet running on blockchain energy.
  • Developing popular concepts such as Crypto space, NFTs, blockchain-based technology, etc
  • Blockchain technology to enhance core concepts such as decentralization, openness and excellent usability.
  • Future of Metaverse: A virtual world that engages creativity, cryptocurrency, and commerce.
  • South Africa thriving in cryptocurrency to lead technological advances in Web 3.0
  • Enabling seamless movement across the metaverse
  • Including Metaverse, Blockchain and Web 3.0 in security plans.
Infusing AI to put South Africa to the forefront of digital transformation.
  • Incorporating AI with human capabilities to drive business growth and better customer experience.
  • Challenges and opportunities presented by an AI driven system.
  • Combining AI and automation to create self-learning and self-governing machines.
  • Impact of AI and advanced robotics in workplaces
Climbing the ICT ladder: Shaping digitization
  • Positioning the ICT sector in developing the country
  • Moving towards an ICT driven economy
  • Improving broadband and basic connections to increase digital interconnectivity
  • Application of ICT for getting more citizens over the internet and make use of latest mobile technology
  • Impact of the growing ICT infrastructure on various industries
The 4th Industrial Revolution: Enhancing the Human-Machine Relationship
  • Importance of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to achieve goals in 4IR.
  • Integrating AI and Mobile Technology for boosting 4IR
  • How to build a digital South Africa that is more inclusive, accessible and sustainable
  • The application of ubiquitous digital networks and cyber-physical systems.
  • Keeping compliant in a digitally complex environment
Interconnecting IoT and cellular data: A stepping stone for Digital Transformation in South Africa.
  • IoT as part of the solution to fight effects of load-shedding
  • Adopting technology with eSIM for IoT
  • Integrating IoT into existing systems and enhancing it's connectivity with cellular data.
  • How IoT will elevate the blooming industries of South Africa
  • Technological advancement in big data and data analytics to enhance the use of IoT
  • Defending the digital gates with Cyber security
    • Need for Data Protection from Sophisticated breaches
    • Strategies to recover and prevent from ransomware attacks
    • Essential steps for legal framework against cyberattack
    • Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
    • Enhanced blockchain to secure storage in the digital era
    • The fear of a cloud-based data breach: How companies can be better at protecting their data in cloud environments
    • Considering Outsourcing of cybersecurity services

    JOB TITLES

    INDUSTRY FOCUS

    Government
    BFSI & Fintech
    Telecom
    Education
    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Logistics & Supply Chain
    Ecommerce & Retail
    Utilities
    Infrastructure

    Partners 2023

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    Panel Partner

    Supporting Partner

    Past Partners

    SERIES PARTNERS

    What Clients Say

    Media Coverage

    Testimonials

    Emilia Clarke
    I had really good conversations today with the number of delegates coming from the region and other places. Quite likely we we will consider it for the next year or your next city. The overall conversations were really good probably some of the really interesting conversations in change management and practical side of it and were really interesting.
    Emilia Clarke
    I would rate the overall event a 9 out of 10 because it was very strategic and focused, with a mix of decision makers and influencers in attendance. We expect to have a good number of conversions with the enterprise accounts we met, and we are looking forward to working with Exito again in the future. There is a great scope for collaboration and we appreciate the opportunity to participate in this event.
    Emilia Clarke
    We have thoroughly enjoyed being part of the Digital Transformation Summit, we have attended various talks and have enjoyed listening in about the importance of technology and how important it is to work with people and technology we have also had great discussions with key business leaders that we would like to reach out to and we thank the Exito team for facilitating them and thank you for having us.
    Emilia Clarke
    I enjoyed the event and found the delegate profiles and presentations very informative. I had productive conversations with potential customers and prospects, and I believe we will generate a decent list of leads for our company. The venue, food, and crowd were all excellent, and I had many interesting conversations and gained a lot of knowledge. We will definitely consider sponsoring DTS in the future.

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