Denis Opudo
Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town will host Al ExpoAfrica on 9th to 11th September 2018. This will be African first event dedicated to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) economy. The event will discuss the real world applications. It will also discuss trends supporting the Al economy in Africa. Moreover, it will aim at building a community across Africa that is focused on Al. The event will host more than 400 startups, 28 Al exhibitors, and 27 speakers. It will also have an Innovation Café housing 20 Al startups. The startup aims at having C-Suite and enterprise decision makers. These are the people who want to learn how Al applications can improve their businesses.
The event will have three tracks and three themes. It will, therefore, focus on real Enterprise Al case studies. It will also focus on the application of Al in businesses and Al deployment challenges. Furthermore, it will focus on skills and ethics of AI. The event will discuss business innovation driving present deployment trends within all industry sectors. The event will offer those attending a real look at what is available currently or will come in the near future. This is because it incorporates Al cloud platform providers, Tier, and deployment. It also incorporates service providers. Furthermore, it incorporates investors, government, educators, Al startups and Al community builders. This is according to Roy Bannister expo chairman.
It is good opportunity to be part of an event that is aiming to bring both big business and innovative startups together. This is according to Keet Van Zyl partner at Knife Capital. The event will help delegates gain knowledge about the impact AI-related technologies will have in the enterprise be it B2B or B2C. This is a good opportunity that should be embraced by everyone. The event will offer African startups a good view of their future. Such opportunities when utilized well, without any doubt the future of African startups is bright.
