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Dr. Husain Coovadia

TOPIC: BOARD STRATEGIES, DIRECTIONS AND POLICIES ON THE ADOPTION AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI WITHIN ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATIONS.

A high achiever who was voted the best young lecturer at the University of Johannesburg in 2016, Dr Husain Coovadia has PhD in Governance and AI. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and obtained his MCom Accounting (cum laude). Dr Husain has also completed an executive education course at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Artificial Intelligence and Implications for Business Strategy. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Johannesburg and his articles at PwC.
He has successfully led four projects using various 4IR technologies, over recent years. He has also developed a number of online applications and has collaborated with US companies in this regard. Additionally, he developed a fully integrated technology solution for teaching and learning accounting through the various Google platforms. Husain was also involved in taking product onto shelf at a major South Africa retail store before joining the University of Johannesburg as a Senior Lecturer.
Husain has authored a number of publications and presented at various conferences globally. He was selected as one of 40 speakers worldwide to present at the EduData Summit that took place at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Boston, USA. The topic of discussion was the use of data in applications to streamline various processes. Husain was nominated for the South African National Higher Education Teaching Awards through UJ.