Strategic perspective and big-picture insight.
Programme · SAIS26
Two days. Two moves.
See what AI can do. Then decide what it means for your organization.
The experienceDay 1: See what's possible.
Day 1: See what's possible.
Day 2: Decide what comes next.
Live AI, business value, boardroom choices and cyber leadership,built around decisions, not theory.
08:30 – 09:00
Arrival
Walk-in, Registration & Executive Coffee
Registration, welcome and informal networking
09:00 – 09:10
Opening
MCJoint Opening SMCS × SAIS
Joint opening and a short introduction to the collaboration
09:10 – 09:30
Guest opening
Minister Andrew G.T. BaasaronMinister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship and Technological InnovationOpening Address: AI, Digitalisation and What It Means for Suriname
A public opening on AI, digitalisation and its relevance to Suriname.
09:30 – 09:50
Executive perspective
Nilesh BishesarManaging Director, Qualogy CaribbeanSuriname at the AI Inflection Point
A local executive perspective on what AI acceleration means for leaders, organizations, innovation, people and competitiveness in Suriname.
Takeaway: Participants understand why AI is no longer only a technology issue, but a strategic topic for Surinamese organizations.
09:50 – 10:05
Break
Break & Networking
Coffee break and networking
10:05 – 12:00
Keynote · Live demos · Experience
Rokesh JankieGoogle CloudGoogle AI Opening Experience: Enterprise Impact — Why AI Is Real, Relevant and Ready
A combined keynote, live demos, playground, workshop and interactive enterprise readiness check. AI becomes tangible while showing what is needed to move from experiment to scalable application.
Takeaway: See what generative AI, multimodal AI and AI agents can do today and what safe, scalable adoption requires.
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
Lunch & Executive Networking
Lunch and executive networking
13:00 – 14:00
Keynote
Rajeev KalloeAI Lead, QualogyFrom AI Ambition to Concrete Business Value
How to translate AI opportunities and ambition into demonstrable organizational value, moving from ideas to scalable, responsible and adopted applications.
Takeaway: Learn to assess AI opportunities on value, feasibility and adoption potential.
14:00 – 14:15
Reflection break
Reflection Break: Find Your AI Opportunity
During the break, participants identify one process, customer question or business problem where AI could create value.
14:15 – 15:20
Executive working session
Rajeev KalloeAI Lead, QualogyAI Opportunity Challenge
Teams identify promising AI applications, prioritize value and feasibility, and develop the strongest use case into a first tangible concept.
Takeaway: AI Opportunity & Business Value Canvas plus a first visual concept.
15:20 – 15:30
Break
Short Break
Transition into the joint closing segment.
15:30 – 16:15
Panel 1
What Already Works Here? AI in Surinamese Practice
From global AI possibilities to concrete Surinamese applications: scale, data, budget, ownership and buying versus building. Interactive statements focus on local feasibility and competitiveness.
Takeaway: Each panelist identifies one AI application that can be brought into production within 100 days.
ModeratorNilesh Bishesar, Qualogy Caribbean
PanellistsMinister Andrew G.T. Baasaron (EZOTI) · Doric Ramlakhan (CEO, Telesur) · Rafiek Sheorajpanday (CEO, Hakrinbank) · Rokesh Jankie (Google Cloud)
16:15 – 16:30
Closing
MCDay 1 Close & Preview of Day 2
A summary of the day, moving from AI foundations to business opportunities, followed by a preview of boardroom choices, trust and security on Day 2.
Takeaway: Reflect on what you saw, which opportunities are emerging and why Day 2 goes deeper into boardroom choices and trust.
08:30 – 09:00
Arrival
Executive Coffee & Networking
Welcome and informal restart.
09:00 – 09:10
Recap
MCDay Opening & Day 1 Recap
A short recap: AI is tangible, applicable and must be translated into business value.
09:10 – 10:10
Keynote
Elly KortAI met ImpactAssume You Are Wrong. Not faster. Not better. But above all: different.
A strategic AI perspective with a Surinamese touch: which assumptions are under pressure, and which boardroom choices create value?
Takeaway: Use the AI lens to look differently at your organization and choose AI-driven value creation.
10:10 – 10:25
Break
Break & Networking
Coffee break and networking.
10:25 – 11:30
Interactive session
Elly KortAI met ImpactThe Boardroom: Real-World AI Decisions
An interactive boardroom session in which participants assess real-world AI decisions and recognize strategic pitfalls and best practices.
Takeaway: Five AI pitfalls and best practices for making stronger AI decisions.
11:30 – 11:45
Break
Break & Networking
Coffee break and networking.
11:45 – 12:30
Panel 2
AI, Trust and Money: The Financial Sector Leading the Way
A sector panel on fraud detection, human oversight in credit and claims decisions, AI supervision, customer trust and shared infrastructure for fraud and KYC.
Takeaway: One concrete agreement that financial institutions and the regulator should make together in 2027.
ModeratorSonny Sheoratan
PanellistsSimone Oostwijk (CCO, Self Reliance) · Maureen Badjoeri (CEO, Trustbank Amanah) · Ashna Kamta (CRO, DSB)
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Lunch & Executive Networking
Lunch and informal networking.
13:30 – 14:30
Keynote
Gina DoekhieNo More CybercrimeLeadership in the Age of AI & Cybercrime
AI-driven cybercrime, deepfakes, CEO fraud, social engineering and executive responsibility.
Takeaway: Understand which AI-driven cyber threats are urgent and which questions leaders need to ask now.
14:30 – 14:45
Break
Break & Networking
Short break.
14:45 – 15:50
Executive working session
Gina DoekhieNo More CybercrimeExecutive Cyber Crisis Simulation
A 50-minute crisis simulation in which participants make executive decisions during an AI-driven cyber incident.
Takeaway: A practical decision framework for executives who must act under pressure.
15:50 – 16:00
Break
Short Break
Reset before the closing panel.
16:00 – 16:45
Panel 3
AI, Trust & Growth: What Should Suriname Decide Now?
A synthesis of both days: business value, boardroom choices, enterprise readiness, cyber resilience and next steps.
Takeaway: Three public commitments for the SAIS26 Agenda for Suriname, to be reviewed at SAIS27.
PanellistsNilesh Bishesar · Rokesh Jankie · Rajeev Kalloe · Elly Kort · Gina Doekhie
16:45 – 17:00
Closing
SAIS × SMCSClosing Remarks & Next Steps
Confirmation of the three commitments in the SAIS26 Agenda for Suriname, key conclusions, Qualogy Executive AI Workshops and closing.
Takeaway: Three national commitments plus concrete next steps for organizations.
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Networking
Networking Drinks
Informal conversations and follow-up connections.
How to read the programme
Every format has a purpose.
Leadership choices and organizational implications.
Practical exploration and implementation.
Real-world AI capability in action.
Moderated discussion around Suriname-specific choices.
Curated networking and relationship-building.
Featured sessions
The conversations that define SAIS.
Flagship sessions from the current programme, designed to move from AI capability to business value, boardroom decisions and trusted action.
What can AI do now,and what does enterprise readiness require?
Where can AI create real value in your organization?
How should leaders weigh AI value, risk and scalability?
How do leaders decide under pressure during an AI-driven cyberattack?
Designed for return
Leave with more than inspiration.
Opportunity map
Where AI may create value.
Readiness lens
What adoption requires.
Decision framework
How to weigh value and risk.
Next-step network
Who can help move forward.
Global change · Local consequences
Why these topics matter here.
Risk, customer intelligence, compliance and productivity.
Automation, data-driven operations and decision support.
Public services, governance and responsible adoption.
Skills, roles, productivity and organizational change.
Plan your two days
The essentials.
Dates27–28 October 2026
VenueTorarica Ballroom · Paramaribo
LanguageEnglish and/or Dutch, depending on session
FormatsKeynotes · executive sessions · workshops · demos · networking
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