CIO 2026 Day 2

Chantel Davy

Designed to drive automation, efficiency, and sustained revenue growth. It positions DocuSign as a leader in contract intelligence, integrating advanced AI to streamline creation, negotiation, execution, and management of agreements.

Sasha Booth-Beharilal

Nickey (Nicodemus) Mannya

Johann Botha

Financial Services & Banking – Fintech, blockchain, and AI-powered fraud prevention. Retail & FMCG – E-commerce innovation, AI-driven personalization, and smart supply chains. Telecoms & Infrastructure – 5G deployment, AI-driven network management, and digital services. Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals – Digital health records, telemedicine, and AI diagnostics. Mining & Manufacturing – IoT, predictive maintenance, and Industry 4.0 transformation.

Ureka Rangasamy

Is Internal Audit your Ally or Foe? Learn how Internal Audit can add value beyond compliance in IT projects. Foster collaboration between CIOs and Internal Audit for better governance. Practical case study into Top Risk Areas in System Implementations, and how Internal Audit assisted as a strategic partner. Understand enablers of a strong CIO-Audit Partnership.

Lunga Zonke

Dr. More Ickson Manda (PhD, MBA, MIT, BSc. Hons)

Christo Briedenhann

Smart cities and e-government initiatives. IoT for manufacturing, logistics, and energy management. Overcoming connectivity challenges in rural and underdeveloped regions.

Dr. Sylvia Sathekge

Johan Schoeman

Zane Renou

IT risk management for banks, telecoms, and critical infrastructure. Disaster recovery planning in high-risk markets. Cyber resilience: How to recover from ransomware and data breaches.

Andrew Bourne

Exploring how the role of IT is shifting from operational support to a strategic driver of business value in the AI era. The session will examine how CIOs can leverage AI, automation, and modern platforms to enhance user experience, improve efficiency, strengthen security and privacy, optimise costs, and enable sustainable digital transformation. It will also highlight the importance of choosing the right technology partners, assessing vendors not just on functionality and price, but on their long-term vision, privacy stance, security standards, responsible sourcing, and their ability to embed AI meaningfully across their ecosystem to deliver future-ready outcomes.

Mohammed Hassem

The CIO’s evolving role in Africa’s digital economy. The future of cloud, AI, and automation in African enterprises. How CIOs can drive long-term innovation and economic growth.