The converged enterprise

 Navigating risk as IT, OT, IoT and AI converge

Now in its fourth year, the Cyber Security Summit has evolved into a leading platform for business, technology and risk leaders navigating the realities of an increasingly connected and intelligent enterprise.

As AI, cloud, data, operational technology and digital ecosystems converge, the boundaries between technology, operations and business continue to blur. This convergence is creating significant opportunities for innovation, efficiency and growth, while introducing new challenges around governance, risk, trust and resilience.

The Summit brings together senior decision-makers and practitioners to share insights, examine emerging challenges and explore how organisations can govern innovation, manage interconnected risks and build trusted, resilient and future-ready enterprises.

The programme spans AI and digital trust, enterprise risk and governance, cybersecurity and operational resilience, technology transformation and sector-specific innovation, with a particular focus on the strategic, operational and leadership challenges shaping the converged enterprise.

Programme Overview

  • 08:30–09:00

    Arrival, registration and executive breakfast

  • 09:00–09:10

    Welcome and opening: the convergence imperative

    Why digital convergence is moving opportunity, risk and resilience firmly onto the executive agenda.

  • 09:10–09:40

    Opening keynote: leading the converged enterprise

    How AI, cloud, data, IoT and connected infrastructure are reshaping business models, transforming operations and redefining competitive advantage

  • 09:45 -10:15

    Shadow AI is the new shadow IT

    AI is spreading through the enterprise faster than governance can follow. How leaders can gain visibility and control without slowing the productivity gains.

  • 10:25–11:15

    The intelligent risk agenda

    An integrated view of technology, AI, identity, third-party and continuity risk, and how leaders quantify exposure and prioritise resilience.

  • 11:15–11:30

    Networking break

  • 11:35–12:05

    How AI is shifting the cyber landscape

    How AI is reshaping the cyber landscape, changing the balance between attackers and defenders, and redefining organisational resilience. Exploring the practical implications of AI-enabled threats and the strategic choices organisations must make to protect trust while enabling innovation.

  • 12:10–13:10

    Executive panel: who governs the converged enterprise?

    As technology, AI, data, operational and cyber risks converge, where does accountability sit? A CEO, CIO, CISO, CRO and board discussion on ownership, decision rights and investment priorities.

  • 13:15–13:45

    Beyond 2026: signals shaping the next frontier

    From agentic AI and quantum breakthroughs to digital sovereignty and autonomous enterprises, the emerging trends that will redefine leadership, trust and competitive advantage in the future ahead.

  • 13:50 –14:00

    Closing remarks

  • 14:00–15:00

    Lunch and networking

Meet our speakers

  • CEO

    Lincoln Mali

    Lesaka Technologies

  • Chief Information Security Officer

    Emily Manganyi

    JSE

  • Director, Service Line leader: Cyber Advisory

    Kudakwashe Charandura

  • COO

    Dr Lungile Binza

    SABC

  • Managing Director

    Dominic White

    Orange Cyberdefense

  • CEO

    Busi Mathe

    Orirori Consulting