Let’s turn data strategy into real-world action - and results.
At the AI Reality Tour - Johannesburg, you’ll get:
- Fresh perspective from Qlik
- Practical strategies on transforming data, analytics and AI
- Real-world use cases
More importantly, you’ll see what embedding intelligence where decisions are made looks like in practice and the tools needed to do it with speed, trust, and scale.
Whether you're leading digital transformation, modernizing your architecture, or advancing your AI capabilities, you'll leave with the inspiration and tools to turn:
"Can we do that?" into “We did that!”
That’s because when you do data differently, you can act differently - with swift, decisive confidence.
Get Qlik Certified for Free at the AI Reality Tour - A $250 value!
Unlock new career opportunities with a free Qlik certification exclusively for AI Reality Tour attendees!
As part of your event experience, event attendees will have access to one of Qlik’s industry-recognized certifications to validate your skills in data integration, analytics, or AI. Simply attend the event and choose the certification that best fits your path.
How It Works?
The event is now fully booked.
Walk-ins will not be admitted due to venue capacity.
For any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Get Qlik Certified for Free at the AI Reality Tour - A $250 value!
Unlock new career opportunities with a free Qlik certification exclusively for AI Reality Tour attendees!
As part of your event experience, event attendees will have access to one of Qlik’s industry-recognized certifications to validate your skills in data integration, analytics, or AI. Simply attend the event and choose the certification that best fits your path.
Choose from:
- Qlik Talend Data Integration Certified Developer using Talend Studio
- Qlik Talend Cloud Pipelines Certified Developer
- Qlik Sense Data Architect
- Qlik Sense Business Analyst
- Qlik AI Specialist
How It Works?
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| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Welcome Notes Tumelo Mothotoane, Moderator of the Event |
| 9:05 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks Tejas Mehta, Senior Vice President & General Manager - MEA, Qlik |
| 9:15 – 10:00 | Do Data Differently Join Qlik executives, alongside customers and partners, to gain perspectives on how Qlik is helping customers bridge the critical gap between AI strategy and execution to realize business value. See how Qlik's latest innovations – from agentic experiences to open lakehouse – can transform data into powerful action and accelerated outcomes for your organization. Kyle Jourdan, Head of AI Practice, Qlik Walid Wehbi, Principal Solutions Architect, Qlik Noman Latif, Master Principal Solutions Architect, Qlik |
| 10:00 – 10:40 | Panel Discussion: Navigating Data, Cloud, and AI in South Africa: Challenges, Choices, and Real Impact Tuna Yemisci, Regional Sales Director, Qlik Charlene Anup, Customer Solution Leader, AWS Edward Bothma, Group Chief Product and Technology Officer, inTrade Africa Ashlin Ramkhelawan, Decision Science Manager, Accenture Supriya Das, Vice President - Data & AI, Redington Middle East and Africa |
| 10:40 – 11:10 | Refreshment Break & Partner Showcase |
| 11:10 - 11:30 | Customer Story with Huge TNS The Power of Partnership: Driving Business Impact with Qlik Cloud Discover how Huge TNS, a leading South African telecoms company, transformed the way they work with data by moving to Qlik Cloud. In this session, you’ll hear how selecting the right partner accelerated their journey, delivered measurable business benefits, and empowered them to make faster, smarter decisions with a modern data platform. Randy Johnson, Information Systems Manager, HUGE TNS Adam Barrie-Smith, iOCO |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
Beyond Dashboards: Operationalising Analytics in Retail
Discover how one of South Africa’s largest retailers has transformed the way they use data over a seven-year journey with Qlik. In this session, you’ll hear how advanced analytics, loyalty insights, and promotional ROI measurement have empowered the business to turn complex data into actionable intelligence. Demi Joseph, Engagement Manager, Decision Inc |
| 11:50 – 12:20 | Move to Any Cloud with Flexibility, Speed, and Control Discover how moving to the cloud with Qlik unlocks faster innovation, lower costs, greater scalability, and without losing control. Learn how Qlik’s new Migration Tool accelerates your journey, why our cloud-agnostic approach gives you ultimate freedom, and how hybrid deployment options offer flexibility when you need it. Walid Wehbi, Principal Solutions Architect, Qlik |
| 12:20 – 12:50 | Modern Data Integration for Open Architectures and Maximum Value Find out how Qlik helps you build open, future-ready data architectures using Apache Iceberg and modern lakehouse principles, delivering governed, scalable, and cost-efficient analytics. Learn how seamless integration and automation increase the impact of platforms like Snowflake, accelerating time to insight and maximizing the value of your data. Noman Latif, Master Principal Solutions Architect, Qlik |
| 12:50 – 13:20 | Supercharge Your Analytics with Predictive AI Learn how to transition from looking only at what did happen to also understanding what may happen and why. We will show you capabilities that accelerate your ability to prepare, train ML models, and deploy them with ease on Qlik Cloud. PLUS: You will get exclusive access to the Qlik App so you can experiment with the environment even after the event. If you bring your device, we will help you with the set up! Kyle Jourdan, Head of AI Practice, Qlik |
| 13:20 – 15:00 | Lunch, Networking & Partner Showcase |
KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND?
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SPEAKERS
Moderating the event:
Tumelo Mothotoane
Tejas Mehta
Senior Vice President & General Manager, MEA
Qlik
Kyle Jourdan
Head of AI Practice
Qlik
Tuna Yemisci
Regional Sales Director
Qlik
Noman Latif
Master Principal Solutions Architect
Qlik
Walid Wehbi
Principal Solutions Architect
Qlik
Charlene Anup
Customer Solution Leader
AWS
Edward Bothma
Group Chief Product and Technology Officer, inTrade Africa
Supriya Das
Vice President - Data & AI, Redington Middle East and Africa
Randy Johnson
Information Systems Manager, HUGE TNS
Adam Barrie-Smith
iOCO
Demi Joseph
Engagement Manager, Decision Inc
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Venue:
The Leonardo Hotel, Johannesburg