Johan Steyn
Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics with the IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa)
Chair
Technologies
Industries
Prof. Johan Steyn is an Artificial Intelligence and Automation thought leader. He is a Research Fellow at the School of Data Science and Computational Thinking at Stellenbosch University (South Africa). He is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Business at Woxsen University (India). He is a published author who regularly contributes articles on thought-leadership to well-known publications such as Business Day, the Sunday Times, Finweek, News24, ITWeb and Brainstorm Magazine. He was the 2019 award winner Best AI & Robotics Management Consultant by Wealth & Finance magazine (UK).
Expertise
- AI & Automation Strategy
- Digital transformation
- Executive training
- Public speaking, keynotes, interviews and panel discussions
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