Featured speakers at this event include writer, commentator and analyst Arthur Goldstuck the MD of World Wide Worx and Liron Segev, author of award winning blog TheTechieGuy.com. Arthur and Liron will be taking part in a panel discussion with Leonie Groenewald, Strategic Consultant for Deloitte and Vincent Labuschagne, the ICT Manager at Redefine Properties to discuss Forecasting IT trends in Africa - planning for the changes ahead. Our panellists will expand on the ways in which the IT landscape is continually changing and the key cultural and technical indicators to look out for that spark these changes. This discussion will focus on how IT professionals can navigate through the maze of upcoming trends and budget for the technology tools that will create real business value.

After a successful summit in 2013, Wipro Technologies will be returning to IT Leaders Africa 2014 as the Lead Solution Provider at this event for the second consecutive year. In a panel discussion sponsored by Wipro Technologies, Johan du Plessis the IT Director of Consol Glass, Terry White, Director of CXO Advisor and Rajat Mathur, Chief Sales and Operations Officer for Wipro Technologies will explore the role of the Future CIO.

Q&A sessions integrated into panel discussions, keynotes and workshops aims to give you the opportunity to discuss your challenges and opportunities in the workplace with peers.

Join us to hear the experts at the 5th edition of IT Leaders Africa Summit on the 18-19 March 2014 in Johannesburg.

In between speaker sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to attend 90 minute workshop sessions with the solution provider of their choice. Silver solution provider, British Telecommunications (BT) is sending a team of experts to present a workshop on the best means of Connecting business in Africa to the world, innovatively, reliably and cost effectively.

You will also be able to discover and compare the latest IT developments available for all scopes of business needs in the innovation display area.  In4Group will be joining providers such as Trustwave, NetIQ, Kofax and Inobits to showcase their solutions with the technology developers on hand to discuss and exchange ideas with attendees over the 2 day event.

Sign up to become a delegate and join 2014’s most important discussion on IT leadership. The 2014 IT Leaders Africa Summit is taking place in Johannesburg at the Maslow Hotel, Sandton on the 18 -19 March 2014.

For the latest ITLA Summit news on speakers, industry providers and content, visit http://itleaders.co.za/ or contact Marcia van Jaarsveld on +27 21 555 0866 or marcia@kineticevents.net  Follow @ITLeadersAfrica and @KineticEventsSA on Twitter for daily updates.