Gauteng AI Community Meetup – Speaker Announcement!
Topic: AI to Market: Turning Agent Automation into Real Business Outcomes.
We’re bringing together some of the leading builders, founders, and operators in Johannesburg to explore how AI is moving from hype to real business impact.
🎤 Meet the Panel Speakers
Taryl Ogle – Co-Founder, African Founders Community
Siyethaba Nxumalo – Co-Founder & COO, CipherGenix
Blaine D. Cook – Founder & CEO, AI Global Networks
Mukhtar Meer – Founder, SM Web Systems
Moderator:
Hemansu Keeka – Co-Managing Director, Disraptor.
📍 Event Details
📍 Workshop17, 24 Cradock Ave, Rosebank, Johannesburg
📅 Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM
🔍 What to Expect:
Practical insights from industry leaders
(building, vibe coding with Claude, Cursor, Codex, AI agent automation, and go-to-market strategies).
Live project showcases from local builders.
Engaging panel discussions on AI innovation and adoption.
High-quality networking, merch, and pizza 🍕 with founders, developers, and decision-makers.
We’ve reached, and exceeded, capacity for our meetup this Saturday.
Reach out to us today for partnerships and collaborations at https://t.co/B1CjczXqzd
Yesterday, the GAIC team attended the Google Cloud Summit Johannesburg, and one message came through loud and clear:
African enterprises are ready to adopt AI.
Yes. President Yama 2000 has arrived. 💛💙
Relebohile Mofokeng joins Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on a four year-deal. More information on https://t.co/fGFFdLtPin.
What an incredible day we had at the 2nd edition of AI Meetup Johannesburg!
A huge thank you to the 200+ founders, developers, investors, students, builders, and AI enthusiasts who joined us to shape the future of AI in Africa.
Welcome to the GAIC Advisory Board, Nkahiseng Ralepeli!
We're excited to welcome Nkahiseng Ralepeli, Director of Strategic Operations at BlockTower, to the GAIC Advisory Board.
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of hosting the 2nd Edition of AI Meetup Johannesburg, powered by Gauteng AI Community, bringing together 200+ founders, developers, investors, students, builders, and AI enthusiasts for a day of learning, collaboration, and innovation.
My biggest takeaway?
Africa must move beyond using AI and start building AI-powered companies, products, and infrastructure that can compete globally.
Together, we explored the theme: "Building Talent, Startups & Ecosystems"
The conversations challenged us to think bigger, build faster, and create solutions that position Africa at the forefront of the AI revolution.
A huge thank you to our incredible speakers:
Buntu Majaja, Kyle Valentine, Daliso Ngoma, Molefi Disemelo, Rawk Akani, David Schlebusch, Hilton 🇿🇦 Theunissen 🇿🇦, Kimberley Bezuidenhout, and Timothy Sabelanga for sharing their expertise and inspiring our community.
Special thanks to our sponsors Make and @convex, our partner @Yoco_ZA, and everyone in the GAIC community for making this event a success.
This is only the beginning.
Next stop: AI Meetup Africa Tour 🌍
📍 Durban
📍 Cape Town
📍 And more African cities are coming soon.
See you at the next one!
Empower Your Future with AI & Digital Skills!🇿🇦
The future belongs to those who are ready to innovate.
The GAIC, in partnership with Afrika Tikkun and supported by Microsoft Learning Pathways, is offering FREE AI & Digital Skills Training to equip South Africans with the
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Speaker Announcement | AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026
We're excited to welcome Timothy Sabelanga, Customer Care Lead at Make, as a featured speaker at AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026.
🛠️ Technical Workshop
Building AI Automation: From Agents to Production with Make
Speaker Announcement | AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026
We are excited to welcome Hilton Theunissen, Co-founder of GrowthWheel and Zazu Ventures, as a featured speaker at AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026.
Keynote Topic:
From AI Consumers to AI Creators: South Africa's AI Opportunity
🚀 The future of AI in Africa is being built right now.
Join the Gauteng AI Community (GAIC) — a growing network of students, developers, founders, professionals, and innovators shaping tomorrow's technology.
Whether you're a student, job seeker, entrepreneur, professional, or simply curious about AI, this is your opportunity to take the first step.
🎯 Applications are now open.
Apply today:
https://t.co/QOJjfOEuzZ
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📢 Venue Update: AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026
Due to overwhelming demand and the event reaching the capacity limits of our original venue, Workshop17 The Bank, we are excited to announce a new venue for AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026.
We're excited to welcome Convex as a Silver Sponsor of AI Meetup Johannesburg 2026!
Convex is an open-source reactive database platform helping developers build, launch, and scale modern applications without the complexity of backend engineering and database management.