Connective Community Events · February 2027
Why your AI pilot failed, and what has to happen underneath it
About this event
Almost every organisation has now run an AI pilot. Far fewer have moved one into production and kept it there. The reason is rarely the model — it is the data underneath it, the architecture around it, and the governance nobody wanted to fund.
This is a room for the leaders who have been through it. An honest conversation about what has to be true before AI works at all, and what it actually costs to get there.
End-user delegates personally invited by the CCE team · Never open registration · Always complimentary for end-user delegates
The event
Two practitioner voices, a full-room discussion under the Chatham House Rule, and space for the conversation that rarely happens on a conference stage — what broke, what it cost, and what you would do differently.
How we handle what is said in the room
The discussion runs under the Chatham House Rule. You are free to use what you hear — nothing is attributed to a person or an organisation. CCE publishes an anonymised summary after each event and may quote a delegate by name only with their written permission. Sponsors are named; delegates are not.
Who attends
Every delegate is personally invited by the CCE team. There is no open registration. Attendance is complimentary for end-user delegates.
Sponsor the event
Every delegate is a senior technology or business professional with procurement influence and a direct stake in the future of technology in South Africa. Multiple sponsorship categories available.
Naming rights available as an add-on · 1-1 facilitated meeting also available · One brand per category — no exceptions. Contact us to discuss.
The CCE calendar
CCE runs curated, invitation-only gatherings on a quarterly cadence. Every event is complimentary for end-user delegates and funded entirely by category-exclusive partners — one brand per sector, no competitors in the room.
Categories are allocated on a first-committed basis. Partners hold first right of refusal on their category for the following year. Enquire about a category →
"The right room changes everything — so I built one."
Vineshia Petersen · Founder, Connective Community Events
For delegates
This event is complimentary for end-user delegates and invitation-only. Tell us about yourself and we will be in touch.
Complimentary for end users · By invitationFor sponsors
Tell us which category interests you and we will send through the full proposal.