CommunityLIVE World Tour Johannesburg

Venue 1, The Houghton Hotel, Johannesburg | 6 August 2026

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Overview

Connect with business and IT leaders across the region to explore practical strategies for modernizing content processes, reducing operational risk and delivering better experiences for customers and employees.

This free one-day event brings together Hyland customers, prospects and partners for real solutions, local success stories and hands-on learning.

Why attend

Built for South Africa

CommunityLive World Tour brings global Hyland insights to South Africa with content tailored to local priorities, industries and regulatory environments.

Practical outcomes for business and IT

Whether you lead digital transformation, manage enterprise systems or own critical processes, leave with actionable takeaways:

Modernize content-driven workflows without ripping out existing systems
Reduce compliance and operational risk
Improve employee productivity and customer experience
Build a realistic roadmap for cloud migration, automation and AI

Learn from organizations like yours

Hear how companies in South Africa have solved real problems — from accelerating loan approvals to automating invoice processing to meeting GDPR requirements. Connect with local Hyland experts and partners who know your market.

Explore what's possible

Explore Hyland's latest capabilities, including:

Cloud-native content services and hybrid deployment options
AI-powered document processing and workflow automation
Low-code tools for rapid process improvement
Migration and modernization strategies for legacy platforms

Who should attend

Business leaders: Operations, Customer Experience, HR, Finance, Compliance, Shared Services

Technology leaders: CIOs, IT Directors, Enterprise Architects, Application Owners, Developers

Partners: Systems integrators, resellers, technology partners

Event agenda

Start Time	End Time	Keynote Title	Short Description	Speaker Name	Speaker Job Title
07:30	09:00	Attendee welcome	Registration and welcome coffee
09:00	09:15	Welcome and what’s new at Hyland	Welcome and opening remarks	Yamina Aburoomi Santana	Director, Middle East & Africa
09:00	09:15	Welcome and what’s new at Hyland	Welcome and opening remarks	Derren Naidoo	Regional Account Manager
09:15	10:45	Opening keynote: Realizing the Content-Powered Agentic Enterprise	AI is creating unprecedented opportunities, but also unprecedented complexity. As organizations race to adopt agents, automation and new AI models, the real differentiator is not the model itself. It is enterprise context. Join Hyland as we unveil our vision for the Content-Powered Agentic Enterprise, where governed enterprise content, data and AI work together to automate document-centric processes, accelerate decision-making and deliver measurable business outcomes. Learn why content is the foundation of enterprise AI, how organizations can unlock the value hidden in unstructured information, and what it takes to move from Human ETL to agentic automation. Through live demonstrations of agentic solutions and a practical technology blueprint, discover how to build an agentic enterprise without replacing your existing systems, processes or cloud strategy. Leave with a clear roadmap for turning enterprise content into a strategic advantage and accelerating business performance in the AI era.	Tara Francois Arsalan Minhas	SVP, Pre-Sales AVP, Sales Engineering
10:45	11:15	Networking break	Coffee break and peer-to-peer exchange
11:15	12:15	Customer panel: How has AI impacted your organisations? (perspectives and best practices)	Explore how different organisations are approaching similar challenges, the choices shaping their outcomes and their varied paths to success. Expect a lively discussion that highlights contrasting viewpoints, shared themes and practical ideas you can take forward.	Moderator: Yasmina Aburoomi Santana	Director, Middle East & Africa
12:15	13:15	Networking lunch	Collaborative lunch and in-depth discussions
13:15	14:00	AI Beyond the Hype: How the Content Innovation Cloud Delivers What Actually Matters	Join us for this cornerstone session to explore the latest Hyland OnBase features and meet the product experts shaping the solution’s direction. You’ll get an early look at upcoming innovations across the OnBase roadmap — including modernization tools like the OnBase Upgrade Assistant, designed to make staying current simpler and more efficient. The session also highlights how the Content Innovation Cloud can extend and enhance your existing solutions, with capabilities such as Hyland Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), Knowledge Discovery and other AI-driven features that unlock even more value from your OnBase investment. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of what’s available now, what’s coming next and where to go throughout the conference to deepen their expertise.	Jon Whitear	AI Specialist EMEA and APAC
14:00	14:30	OnBase: Trusted Expertise, Reliable Value and the Road to What’s Next	Explore the latest Hyland OnBase features, the product roadmap and upcoming innovations, including modernization tools such as the OnBase Upgrade Assistant. The session also highlights how the Content Innovation Cloud can extend OnBase with IDP, Knowledge Discovery and AI-driven capabilities.	Tristan Peters	Solution Engineer
14:00	14:30	Nuxeo: Building the Modern Digital Enterprise	A Unified Platform Vision: Join us for a high level look at what’s new and what’s coming for Hyland Nuxeo, now accelerating transformation outcomes with the Content Innovation Cloud. You’ll explore secure content lifecycle management, datadriven automation powered by AI, advanced analytics, cloud modernization and next-generation customer experience solutions. Together, these capabilities show how Nuxeo and the Content Innovation Cloud align to solve today’s most pressing business and IT challenges.	Chad Malley	AVP, Sales
14:00	14:30	Alfresco: What's Happening Today and What Lies Ahead	Join us to explore what's new and what's next for Hyland's cloud-native ECM solution, Alfresco. We will explore recent releases and explore both key priorities and future plans for innovating Alfresco, as well as how Alfresco customers can leverage content intelligence in the Content Innovation Cloud — such as Knowledge Discovery, content enrichment agentic automation, governance and more.	Neil Rayment	Solution Engineer