Internet of Things forum Africa 2017 announces first wave of speakers

IT leaders and business executives will converge in Johannesburg on the 29th & 30th of March 2017, for Internet of Things Forum Africa 2017 (#IOTFA).

This event will showcase the leading developments in IoT technology with an array of 30+ high profile speakers.

The first wave of 17 confirmed speakers at the event are:

• Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, Deputy Minister at Department of Telecommunication and Postal Services SA
• Lee Naik, CEO Transunion Africa
• Raoul Blignaut, Head of Technology at Citi Bank
• Ryan Beech, CEO & Chief Roboticist at Ryonic Robotics
• Janaine – Jay Meyer, Head of IT at Woolworths
• Michael Mbuthia, CIO – Kenya Bankers Association
• Sunil Geness, President, Information Technology Association of South Africa
• Francois Coetzee, Executive Partner at Connect IoT
• Wayne Fitzjohn, Chairman at IoT.nxt
• Justin Gregory, CIO at FNB Fiduciary
• Jamie Whittaker, Chief Digital Officer at Discovery Limited
• Prasanna Kumar Burri, Group Head of IT at Dangote Industries Limited
• Ndubuisi Ekekwe, Founder, CEO at Zenvus Nigeria
• Bora Varliyagci, Head of Africa – Digital Infrastructure at Mott MacDonald
• Chandima Miyanadeniya, CIO at Aon SA
• Brett StClair, Head of Digital Products Barclays Africa Group
• David Gluckman, Co-founder of Lumkani

Some of the topics to be discussed at Internet of Things Forum Africa 2017:

• Deploying an IoT solution. A strategic overview for decision makers
• Creating a sustainable framework for IoT Integration
• Creating value from connecting “things” and assessing the commercial feasibility and monetization of IoT
• IoT, Big Data & the City: A standards perspective
• Reinventing IT security to support IoT
• How will IoT remake your industry?
• In what ways can IoT improve efficiency, enable innovation and drive real business transformation?
• The IoT Revolution: From “Things” to business outcomes

For more information about this conference visit: http://www.iotforumafrica.com/
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