Hundreds of delegates, including resellers and vendors will confront the multi-faceted future of rapid artificial intelligence adoption, its risks and opportunities
Coming to grips with the countless applications and potential unexpected innovations and risks in Artificial Intelligence adoption will drive the central theme of the Rectron Summit 2024: Future Forward With AI.
As a trusted distributor in the industry Rectron strives to improve people’s lives through technology, The annual ICT conference connects Rectron’s network of dealers and vendors from across South Africa, and even some abroad, with the aim to unlock opportunities through emerging technology.
“Artificial intelligence has been a part of humanity for decades already, gradually progressing from experimental settings in the 1950s to the emergence of machine learning in the 1990s, to now becoming a mainstream reality across people’s personal and professional lives,” says Spencer Chen, Rectron chief executive. “Today, we are seeing a rapid acceleration and proliferation of AI applications, from virtual assistants, image (and speech) recognition, natural language processing, predictive analytics, autonomous vehicles, health and biotech, and countless sectors embracing the efficiencies and innovative solutions AI can unlock.
“AI use, while promising, does come with ethical, as well as technical questions that need to be addressed, from the impact on public opinion, jobs, AI autonomy and security of powerful AI systems against cyber threats or unintended system activity,” he says.
Rectron Summit 2024 is set to take place on 12 September at The Focus Rooms in Modderfontein, Johannesburg, showcasing emerging technology, while proving support for resellers to upskill and keep up with a rapidly evolving tech marketplace. In line with Rectron’s key ethos of “improving lives”, the event offers resellers a first-hand experience of new tech, new markets and global technology trends in with multi-faceted programme based on the three themes of:
- Harnessing AI
Explore the benefits of integrating AI and related technologies into your workspace. Enhancing customer and operational experience by streamlining processes and accelerating deliverables.
- Accessibility
AI has the ability to open untapped avenues of businesses its capabilities to create advanced solutions. It has regulated access to information, to create more inclusive digital experiences for a larger audience.
- Security
Like any new tool, we need to understand what opportunities it offers and how we can best use it safely, correctly and to our advantage. Empower your business, whether larger or small with advanced security options that will prevent your business data from being compromised, providing a secure environment for your business.
The AI market continues to mature rapidly and as a result, full-scale deployment is increasing across all sectors of technology for business and household. Businesses who recognise the value of investing in AI can reap significant rewards.
Rectron’s partnership with its vendors is essential to bringing their shared vision to life. The showroom floor will highlight the latest AI-related products Rectron offers, featuring South Africa’s most important brands, alongside key stage presentations by industry experts on AI and its role in business. Workshops, breakaway presentations and demonstrations will keep attendees, media and retailers stimulated in various ways.
Rectron Summit 2023 targeting 600 attendees, received over 1000 registrations and welcomed 750 delegates, 30 featured vendors, 50 breakaway room sessions and generated over 1680 sales leads and engagements of the Summit mobile app.
This purpose-built app will contain each attendee’s profile, a showroom map, notifications, content subscriptions and tier-based content access. Businesses can build sharable business profiles, collect important contacts, generate sales leads, promote social platforms and access engagement statistics.
Through this comprehensive platform, visitors will also be able to personalise their experience in various ways, book sessions and meetings, run surveys and engage in various venue-based activities.
“Based on last year’s level of engagement and the solid sales leads generated, we anticipate even more interest from our network of resellers, vendors and partners,” Chen says. “With the current pace of AI adoption, including the unprecedented uptake of systems like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot by the broader population, along with the rise in AI-powered drones for numerous industrial applications, consumers and businesses alike will need a reliable support infrastructure to navigate the intended and unintended effects of AI on human society.”
Rectron Summit 2024 Details
Date: 12 September 2024
Venue: Focus Rooms, Heaton Lane Longlake 20, Modderfontein Lethabong, Sandton
Sign up to secure your spot here: www.rectron.co.za/rectron-summit-2024
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