From Impossible to Inevitable: How to unlock new businesses and business models using AI
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Name: From Impossible to Inevitable: How to unlock new businesses and business models using AI
Start: 2025-03-27T16:00:00Z
End: 2025-03-27T18:00:00Z
Location: Old Mutual, Mutual Place

By The Open Letter https://www.theopenletter.io/

Thu Mar 27, 18:00 - Thu Mar 27, 20:00

Old Mutual, Mutual Place

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From Impossible to Inevitable: How to unlock new businesses and business models using AI

Scaling a startup in South Africa is becoming more achievable than ever before with AI enabling ambitious ideas and transforming them into exciting new possibilities. By reducing costs, simplifying complexities and breaking technological barriers, AI empowers businesses to scale faster, smarter, and explore entirely new opportunities, that were previously unimaginable. Now is the perfect moment to leverage AI as the game-changer your startup needs.

Join Renier Kriel from The Open Letter for an in-person panel discussion featuring two visionary tech entrepreneurs: Merelda Wu, Co-Founder & CEO at Melio AI, and Priaash Ramadeen, Co-Founder & CEO at The Awareness Company.

Melio AI is reshaping how businesses deploy and commercialize AI, working with sectors like banking, healthcare, and manufacturing. Merelda’s passion for frictionless AI has led her to launch Highwind, Africa’s pioneering AI marketplace that connects businesses and data scientists, making impactful AI solutions accessible and scalable.

The Awareness Company, led by Priaash Ramadeen, harnesses the power of AI-driven data storytelling to tackle significant global challenges. With recent successful seed funding, Priaash and his team have demonstrated how South African innovation can compete globally, delivering solutions previously thought unattainable.

In this interactive panel, we will discuss:

How AI is unlocking entirely new business models and opportunities
How you can scale your start-up quicker and more effectively through innovative AI strategies
How you can overcome barriers to AI adoption and commercialization
Lessons they have learned from real-world AI applications, failures and successes
What it truly takes for South African startups to achieve global scale and competitive AI solutions

If you're an entrepreneur looking to understand how AI can help scale your business, unlock innovative opportunities, and position your startup for global competitiveness, don’t miss this discussion.

Where? Old Mutual, Mutual Place, Ground Floor, 107 Rivonia Rd, Sandton

When? Thursday, March 27

Time? 6-8 PM

Seats are limited - secure your spot now!

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PARKING

Parking is available at Old Mutual. Use the parking area in the basement and take the lift to the ground floor. The event takes place in the auditorium on the Ground Floor.

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