AI EXPO Africa
CPD Workshops & Board Rooms
Connecting you to qualified decision makers, buyers & thought leaders in Africa
Africa’s Largest Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Automation Trade Show & Conference - Connecting Enterprise Buyers with Global & Local Suppliers
(2 Day Event) 28th-29th October 2026
Sandton Convention Centre, JHB, South Africa
Our CPD workshops & CXO Board Rooms have been a great success and offer hands-on / deep dive insights from experts and thought leaders. The focus for these CPD Workshops and Board Rooms is about engagement and a world class learning experience allied to high value networking opportunities. Its a chance to listen and meet experts to deepen your business and technology landscape understanding.
In partnership with the South African AI Association (SAAIA) and the CPD Group, all workshop attendees will gain a CPD certificate as part of your ongoing learning and skills development in this sector. This is a valuable experience to add to your training / learning portfolio and you can claim this CPD credit post show by scanning the QR code issued at the end of each workshop.
The SA AI Association is an approved provider via The CPD Group UK
Format & Guide
CPD Workshop Overview (28th -29th October)
- The CPD Workshops are aimed at people who have an understanding or interest in AI & related technologies and OPEN TO ALL
- ALL ticket holders can access the 90 minute classroom sessions (two in the morning & two in the afternoon) on each day of the show
- Each workshop is configured as a classroom format and can accommodate 200 delegates (first come first serve basis)
- You also gain access to the Expo Hall to meet vendors and technologies on display
- Scan the workshop QR code at start of session to claim your CPD certificate post show (they are emailed to you)
- Timetable and vendors assigned to workshops are as follows
- Workshop Day 1 – 09:30-11:00 – Red Hat & LSD Open – AgentOps in Action: Observability, Tracing & Evaluation for Enterprise Agentic AI
- Workshop Day 1 – 11:30-13:00 – Clickatell – Beyond the Chatbot: Using Conversational AI to Complete the Customer’s Task
- Workshop Day 1 – 14:00-15:30 – Oracle – AI Beyond The Hype – Building meaningful adoption of AI
- Workshop Day 1 – 16:00-17:30 – First Technology – Security in the Age of AI
- Workshop Day 2 – 09:30-11:00 – DVT – AI Driven Software Development Lifecycle for Enterprises
- Workshop Day 2 – 11:30-13:00 – Huawei – Empowering the Intelligence Evolution
- Workshop Day 2 – 14:00-15:30 – DENSU – Congratulations. AI Just Joined Your Team
- Workshop Day 2 – 16:00-17:30 – Get AI – From Prompt to Supervised Agent
CxO Board Rooms Overview (28th -29th October)
- The CxO Board Rooms are aimed at middle to senior level execs and are INVITE ONLY
- They run as 90 minute private round table session (two in the morning & two in the afternoon) on each day of the show
- Each session is configured as a round table format and accomodates 32 delegates ONLY
- You also gain access to the full speaking programme and Expo Hall to meet vendors and technologies on display
- Timetable for CxO Board Rooms is as follows
- CXO BR Day 1 – 09:30-11:00 – TBA
- CXO BR Day 1 – 11:30-13:00 – Orizur Consulting Enterprise
- CXO BR Day 1 – 14:00-15:30 – First Technology
- CXO BR Day 1 – 16:00-17:30 – Stratos Lab & ECOBLOX
- CXO BR Day 2 – 09:30-11:00 – Bowmans Law
- CXO BR Day 2 – 11:30-13:00 – Bowmans Law
- CXO BR Day 2 – 14:00-15:30 – SUSE AI
- CXO BR Day 2 – 16:00-17:30 – TBA
Planning & Tickets
- Venue Location – Sandton Convention Centre, Maude St, Sandton, Gauteng.
- Reg desk and check in is main foyer Level 2
- You must have a ticket to collect your badge at the reg desk to gain access
- You are welcome to bring a laptop but make sure its fully charged (there are no power points)
- Turn up early ahead of the listed start time to avoid delays – there is NO reserved seating
- These are IN PERSON ONLY sessions – there is NO virtual access
AI Expo Africa Venue – Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa