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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCESOUTH AFRICAEST. 2016
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Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at 17:45 · SAST

Policy, Strategy, and Real-World Claude for Business

AIZA May Meetup on South Africa's AI future, responsible implementation, and Claude for business.

In the room

  1. Start, pizza, AI news, and networking
  2. The Future of AI in SA
  3. Claude for Business
  4. Community discussion on responsible AI adoption

The speakers

Taliya Weinstein

Data Scientist, Melio AI

The Future of AI in SA

Ritesh Kanjee

Founder, Augmented AI

Claude for Business

The questions we explored

  • AI policy
  • Responsible AI
  • Claude
  • Business strategy

AIZA May Meetup: Policy, Strategy, and Real-World Claude for Business

When & Where • Date: 20 May 2026 • Time: 5:45 PM • Location: Entelect (3rd Floor), Melrose Arch

The Agenda • 5:45 PM: Start, Pizza, AI News, and Networking.

• Talk 1 – The Future of AI in SA: We’re past the abstract ethics stage. We’re diving into the technical implementation of national AI strategy. How do we bake ESG metrics and algorithmic transparency into the development lifecycle? - Speaker: Taliya Weinstein, Data Scientist, Melio AI

• Talk 2 – Claude for Business: I’m showing you exactly how I use Claude to run a business. This isn’t a chatbot demo—this is using Claude Cowork, Code, Artifacts, and Design as a legitimate business teammate. - Speaker: Ritesh Kanjee, Founder of Augmented AI

• Lean Coffee: The mic is open. We’ll tackle your hardest questions on AI adoption.

See you there.