Speaker Group: Speaker 25

Barry Hatfield

With over 25 years of experience at the intersection of technology and business strategy, Barry Hatfield leads complex digital transformation initiatives that deliver measurable enterprise value. He has successfully driven large-scale, multinational IT transformations—enabling modern data, AI, and cloud architectures across diverse industries. Barry’s expertise spans hybrid and multi-cloud environments, DevSecOps practices, and enterprise delivery… Read more »

Steve Burke

Steve Burke is a strategic leader in AI, automation, and digital transformation, with a career spanning military command, defence digitization, and large-scale corporate transformation. As founder of the DigiBlu Group in South Africa and the UK, he spent over a decade building pioneering digital workforces and Automation-as-a-Service solutions, serving clients across Africa, Europe, and North… Read more »

Neil Beulecke

Neil Beulecke is the founding member of Layer7 Networking since 2005. Dedicated to cybersecurity solutions that enable business outcomes through best of breed technology adoption. A trusted advisor to clients with whom he has had long standing relationships with. Working with vendors leading the way in building cybersecurity resilience in the fast emerging AI cyber… Read more »

Jesse Machill

With over a decade of experience in the IT industry, Jesse Machill is a trusted leader in digital infrastructure and network solutions across Africa. Through various roles across the IT ecosystem, he has worked with both large global corporations and smaller, niche innovators—gaining a deep understanding of their unique capabilities, strengths, and challenges. This diverse… Read more »

Juha Miettinen

Mr Juha Miettinen is a seasoned private sector development, digitalisation and innovation expert with close to 30 years of experience of various development, export and innovation programmes and projects both in Finland, Europe and Africa. He has been leading several private sector and digitalisation focused programmes and lived in Southern Africa for close to ten… Read more »

Conrad Smit

I am the Enterprise Cyber Security Manager at Southern Sun Hotels, where I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of the cybersecurity space, including the implementation and management of the Information Security Management System (ISMS), vulnerability management programs, security assessments, and the development of strategic security roadmaps. I have 25 years of experience in the… Read more »