Agenda
Agenda
08:00 - 09:00
Registration, breakfast & networking
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome & opening remarks: PPB CEO
09:00 - 09:10
Welcoming & opening remarks
09:10 - 09:45
(Keynote) The Designer’s Dilemma: Retaining Human Value in the Age of Intelligent Machines
Sivan Lapidus
09:45 - 10:30
(Fireside Chat) Is AI Reshaping the Role of Product Teams?
Alfi Oloo (host), Subash Sharma, Zeenat Hassim, Kulani Emelda Hlungwane & Zaheera Ismail
10:30- 10:50
Short break
10:50 - 11:20
Global Partners, Local Lessons: Designing Absa's Savings Coach
Inez Patel
11:20 - 11:50
Local Solutions for Local Problems: The MoyaApp Story
Donald Mokgale
11:50 - 12:35
(Fireside Chat) Women Rewriting the Story of Inclusion in Tech
Ayanda Mbonambi (Host), Inez Patel, Jonelle Kuyler, Yashoda Ram & Jennifer Stuart
12:35 - 13:25
Lunch break
13:25 - 14:20
(Break-out Room 1)
Designing AI with Purpose: Principles from Abby’s Journey
Hannah Gould, Darren Bak & Brandon Fairweather
Tech vs Human: The Strategic Advantage of Empathy
Jade Willemse
(Break-out Room 2)
Designing Propositions: Getting Closer to the Source of Projects as a Designer
Rob Cowie
Accelerating Banking with Machine Learning: Smarter Docs, Seamless Journeys
Muano Kharidzha
14:20 - 14:45
Short break
14:45 - 15:15
(Keynote) Checkers Xpress Smart Trolley: A First in South African Retail Innovation
Candice Bond
15:15 - 15:45
Partnership, not Plug and-Play: Turning Global Tech into Local Relevance
Nelri Venzke
15:45 - 16:00
Closing remarks