Advisory Board

Advisory Board / ExCo

Our Advisory Board / ExCo is drawn from multiple domains and passionate about the adoption of responsible AI. They are all are AI practitioners or AI community builders in their own right, tackling key issues like education, inclusion, training, regulation, ethics, policy, strategy, startups and investment. They are supported by 9x Provincial Ambassadors across South Africa who drive local and regional engagement. They are all un-paid volunteers sharing their time to help grow and run the association. We hold quarterly meetings to which they all contribute their valuable time, expertise and knowledge.

Dumisani Sondlo
AI Policy & Governance Lead - Department of Communications & Digital Technologies

Sipho Mtombeni
Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager - Google

Barbara Glover
Program Manager – Integrated Vector Management of African Union Development Agency – NEPAD

Ntsibane Ntlatlapa
BRICS Liaison Link Centre Wits University

Anish Kurien
Acting Director - TUT Hub of AI-ISA: Tshwane University of Technology

Aalia Manie
Head of LegalTech and Solutions: Webber Wentzel

Tim Parle
Chief Director: Digital Economy: Western Cape Government

Dr Moses Khanyile CD(SA)
Director: Centre for Military Studies (CEMIS) & Defence Artificial Intelligence Research Unit (DAIRU)

Krish Chetty
Senior Research Manager: Human Sciences Research Council

Nanjun Zhang
CTO of Huawei South Africa Enterprise Business: Huawei South Africa(PTY) Limited

Prof Jonathan Shock
Interim Director of the UCT AI Initiative - University of Cape Town

Prof Elisha Markus, SMIEEE
Professor & AI consultant - Central University of Technology, Free State

Deshni Govender
Country Focal Point: FAIR Forward - AI for All: GIZ

Francesco Petruccione
Director National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences (NITheCS)

Peter Ing
Director of Development, Africa: EDGE AI FOUNDATION

Ilse Karg
4IR: Future Production Technologies Ministry of Trade, Industry & Competition, South Africa

Advisory Board / Provincial Ambassadors

Our 9x Provincial Ambassadors drive all our regional activity via the local Ambassador network. Like the Advisory Board / ExCo members they are all un-paid volunteers sharing their time and expertise to help grow and run the association via grass-roots activations and events.