{"id":23762,"date":"2026-04-07T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netsurit.com\/en-za\/?p=23762"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:51:10","slug":"netsurit-ai-executive-sessions-cape-town-pretoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netsurit.com\/en-za\/netsurit-ai-executive-sessions-cape-town-pretoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Netsurit\u2019s AI Executive Sessions: From Hype to Real Adoption in Pretoria and Cape Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AI Executive Sessions SA, Real Adoption Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kicking the year off with exciting conversation, Netsurit<\/a> concluded two in-person executive sessions in Cape Town and Pretoria, bringing executives and IT leaders together for discussions on what AI is actually changing inside organisations<\/a>, and what needs to change next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted under the theme \u201cIs AI worth the hype?\u201d, the events focused on practical adoption, governance, and the shift many organisations are facing as AI moves from \u201cassistive tools\u201d into workflow loops that can draft, review, test, and iterate before humans step in with judgement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At both events, Netsurit CTO Louis de Klerk<\/a> argued that the biggest shift in enterprise AI isn\u2019t that tools have improved, but that organisations are starting to build \u201cloops\u201d where AI can generate, evaluate, refine, and repeat before a human steps in to apply judgement, which changes how work moves through the business. He cautioned that many companies are getting uneven results because they\u2019re bolting AI onto inherited operating models with the same silos, approvals, and unclear ownership. He further pointed to a key leadership reality: AI makes cognitive work cheaper, but it makes human accountability more important, because someone still has to decide what\u2019s safe, correct, and worth acting on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cape Town breakfast took place at Rooftop On Bree on 12 February, featuring a Netsurit introduction by Eugene Perumal<\/a>, Managing Director, Netsurit South Africa, followed by a session led by De Klerk on the current state of AI and practical tools, including Microsoft Copilot in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pretoria breakfast followed at Loftus Versfeld<\/a> on 18 February 2026, combining a working session on real-world AI adoption with a stadium tour, reinforcing the event message that execution, not experimentation, separates organisations that benefit from AI from those that simply talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany organisations are trying to bolt AI onto operating models that were designed around human constraints: slow handoffs, siloed decisions, and unclear ownership,\u201d said De Klerk. \u201cThe real value comes when leaders treat AI as a coordination layer and redesign workflows around it. AI will accelerate whatever you already have, so if your processes are messy, you\u2019ll hit the bottleneck faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

De Klerk added that governance and clarity matter as much as tools: \u201cAs AI increases output, judgement becomes the scarce resource. You can delegate more cognitive labour, but you cannot delegate accountability. That\u2019s why leaders need to be explicit about where AI can act, where humans must review, and what evidence is required for decisions to be defensible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eugene Perumal, Managing Director of Netsurit South Africa, said the sessions reflect a broader shift in executive conversations. \u201cMost leadership teams have moved past \u2018should we look at AI?\u2019 The question now is \u2018how do we use it safely and practically, without disrupting the business?\u2019 These events were designed to cut through noise, show what real adoption looks like, and help leaders think in terms of operating change, not just technology change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both sessions positioned AI enablement as more than training or tooling, highlighting the need for organisations to update processes, policies, and ownership models as AI becomes embedded in daily work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netsurit confirmed it will continue hosting executive forums across South Africa, focused on practical use cases for AI and Automation, change management, and the adoption of security-by-design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n