Oct 24, 2024
Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Invitation
Dear Mr/Ms,
We'd like to invite you to attend Huawei Cloud Summit South Africa 2024, which will be held on October 24 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
Cloud and AI are reshaping every aspect of the world. South Africa is actively engaging in industrial digitalization, accelerating digital economic growth, and fostering a digital ecosystem to create a more equitable, diverse and prosperous nation. Now is the time for South Africa to leap with Cloud.
Huawei Cloud is committed to providing a solid digital foundation and lighting up a brilliant future for digital South Africa. The summit will introduce Huawei Cloud’s cutting-edge technologies and solutions, along with the industry-leading innovation practices from our customers and partners.
Join us and register now for Huawei Cloud Summit South Africa 2024.
Sincerely,
Will Meng
CEO of Huawei Technologies South Africa
Agenda
Time (GMT+2)
Topic
Speaker
10:00 - 12:30
Keynote
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome Speech
Jacqueline Shi
President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service
10:05 - 10:10
Welcome Speech
Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani
Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
10:10 - 10:20
Building an Intelligent South Africa
Will Meng
CEO of Huawei Technologies South Africa
10:20 - 11:00
Panel Discussion: Go Cloud with AI for South Africa's Digital Tomorrow
Distinguished Panelists
Alfred Mmoto
Acting Deputy Director General: ICT Policy and Strategy Development, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Jacqueline Shi
President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service
Phuthi Mahanyele
Dabengwa, CEO of Naspers South Africa
Juanita Clark
CEO of Digital Council Africa
Moderator: John Bailey
Managing Editor of eNCA, South Africa
11:00 - 11:20
Leap to Intelligence with a Better Cloud
Mark Chen
President, Global Solution Sales, Huawei Cloud
11:20 - 11:30
Transnet's Digital Transformation Facilitates South Africa's Economic Growth
Mr Pandelani Munyai
Transnet Group CIO
11:30 - 11:40
Building a Bridge Between Technology and Business
Sunil Nagar
Head of Technology & Operations, Standard Bank IAM
11:40 - 11:55
Together, to Leap
Steven Chen
Managing Director of Huawei Cloud South Africa
11:55 - 12:05
Enhancing High-Quality Public Services with Huawei Cloud
Gerrit Deyzel
General Manager, Inzalo EMS
12:05 - 12:15
Expand Your Reach, Unlocking New Growth
Joel Moodley
CTO of Sekunjalo Group
12:15 - 12:20
Launch Ceremony: Huawei Cloud Partner Sales Acceleration Program for South Africa
12:20 - 12:30
Cloud for Good: Bringing Innovation to Life
Aka Dai
Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing
14:00 - 16:00
Goverment & Enteprise Forum
Accelerating Intelligence in Delivering High-Quality Public Services
14:00 - 14:05
Welcome Speech
Gene Zhang
CEO of Huawei South Africa Enterprise Business
14:05 - 14:25
Global Trend of Urban Digital Transformation
Vincent Chen
VP of Enterprise Business, Sub-suharan Region, Huawei Enterprise Business
14:25 - 14:45
Building Tshwane Intelligence Together to Light Up Africa's New Pearl
Thabang
Chairperson, S79 Oversight Committee on Community Safety
14:45 - 15:05
Digital Transformation Supports DOT's Turnaround Strategy on Track
Katlego Mothogoane
Senior Manager, KZN DOT CTO
15:05 - 15:25
Dive into Cloud and Leap to a New Horizon
Johnny Lv
International Business Director of Huawei Cloud Stack
15:25 - 16:00
Panel discussion: How can we employ cloud native to better serve South Africans
Mr Kutlwano Chaba
Chief Digital Officer, SALGA (South African Local Government Association)
Mr John Arends
Group Head Information, Networks and Technology Operations, COJ (City of Johannesburg)
Dr Tshepo Chauke
Director, ICT Infrastructure, DOT (Department of Transport)
Yun Ning
Director of Enterprise Marketing and Solutions, Huawei South Africa
Ms Siphiwe Matore (Moderator)
Senior Solution Cloud Architect, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:00 - 15:30
Partner Forum
Accelerate Partner Growth with a Value-Driven Cloud Ecosystem
14:00 - 14:05
Welcome Speech
Dale Chen
VP, Global Sales, Partner Management, Huawei Cloud
14:05 - 14:15
Accelerating Growth with Huawei Cloud Partner Channels
Tsailou Lin
Ecosystem Director, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:15 - 14:22
Innovating the Motor Industry Retirement Fund in South Africa
Prince Hlatshwayo
Huawei Cloud Business Unit Executive, Vodacom
Modibedi Oliphan
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
14:22 - 14:30
Ekwantu Journey with Huawei Cloud: Optimising Education Delivery in South Africa
Gareth James
CIO, Ekwantu Consulting
14:30 - 14:40
Joint Solution Partnerships: Innovating Growth
Heelesh Heera
Business Development Executive, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:40 - 14:45
AI-powered AR for Remote Experts
Wayne Venter
CEO, Nulitics
14:45 - 14:50
AI-enabled Classrooms for Intelligent Education
Christina Ng SH
GM, ULearning International
14:50 - 15:00
Huawei Cloud Flexus: Transcendent Performance and Experiences
Khan Shiek
Presales Technical Director, Huawei Cloud South Africa
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Chat: Insights from Partners for Growth
Darryl Maroun
Managing Director, Seidor Networks
Natasha Bezuidenhout
Head: Cloud Services, Altron Digital Business
David Anderson
Partnership Head & CLO, Deimos
Sindy Kotze
Alliance Executive Africa, First Technology
Mark Russell Chadwick
Advisory Principal, Huawei Cloud South Africa
Justin Harris (Moderator)
Partner Development Manager, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:00 - 15:30
Internet Forum
Unlocking New Growth in the Internet Industry
14:00 - 14:05
Welcome Speech
Calvin Huang
Head of Solution Architect, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:05 - 14:25
Innovation on Cloud: Unlocking New Growth in the Internet Industry
Ebrahim Mohammed
Senior Cloud Architect, Huawei Cloud South Africa
14:25 - 14:40
DStv Steam Evolution
Rochani Steenkamp
Executive Head of Product, DStv Steam
Justin Reddy
Senior Managerof Back-End Software Delivery, DStv Steam
14:40 - 14:55
Seamless Production in the Cloud Era: Urban Brew's Story of Transformation
Daniel Ntunja
Executive Head, Technology and Facilities
Urban Brew Studios
14:55 - 15:10
Delivering Hope Across Borders
Richard Zhang
CEO, BUFFALO Logistics
15:10 - 15:30
Technical Conversation: A Technical Deep Dive into Cloud Strategies
Aki Anastasiou
KOL & Facilitator
Harrison Li
Solution Architect, Huawei Cloud South Africa
Speakers
Jacqueline Shi
President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service
Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani
Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Will Meng
CEO of Huawei Technologies South Africa
Phuthi Mahanyele
Dabengwa, CEO of Naspers South Africa
Alfred Mmoto
Acting Deputy Director General: ICT Policy and Strategy Development, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Juanita Clark
CEO of Digital Council Africa
John Bailey
Managing Editor of eNCA television South Africa
Mark Chen
President, Global Solution Sales, Huawei Cloud
Mr Pandelani Munyai
Transnet Group CIO
Sunil Nagar
Head of Technology & Operations, Standard Bank IAM
Steven Chen
Managing Director of Huawei Cloud South Africa
Joel Moodley
CTO of Sekunjalo Group
Gerrit Deyzel
General Manager, Inzalo EMS
Aka Dai
Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing
Jacqueline Shi
President of Huawei Cloud Global Marketing and Sales Service
Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani
Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Will Meng
CEO of Huawei Technologies South Africa
Phuthi Mahanyele
Dabengwa, CEO of Naspers South Africa
Alfred Mmoto
Acting Deputy Director General: ICT Policy and Strategy Development, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies
Juanita Clark
CEO of Digital Council Africa
John Bailey
Managing Editor of eNCA television South Africa
Mark Chen
President, Global Solution Sales, Huawei Cloud
Mr Pandelani Munyai
Transnet Group CIO
Sunil Nagar
Head of Technology & Operations, Standard Bank IAM
Steven Chen
Managing Director of Huawei Cloud South Africa
Joel Moodley
CTO of Sekunjalo Group
Gerrit Deyzel
General Manager, Inzalo EMS
Aka Dai
Director of Huawei Cloud Marketing
