Strategic perspective and big-picture insight.
Programme · SAIS26
Two days to understand the shift and choose the next move.
A business-first programme connecting strategic insight, practical exploration and relevant relationships.
Two-day programme
Experience → Opportunity → Strategy → Trust → Action.
Day 1 builds understanding and turns AI capability into concrete business opportunities. Day 2 deepens the conversation into boardroom choices, trust, cyber risk and leadership. Timings and programme details reflect the current programme concept and may still be refined.
08:30 – 09:00
Arrival & networking
SMC × QualogyExecutive Coffee
Registration, welcome and informal networking.
09:00 – 09:10
Opening
MC · SMC × QualogyJoint Opening
Welcome and a short introduction to the collaboration behind the conference experience.
09:10 – 09:30
Executive perspective
Nilesh BishesarSuriname at the AI Inflection Point
What the acceleration of AI means for leadership, organizations, innovation, people and competitiveness in Suriname.
Takeaway: Why AI is no longer only a technology question, but a strategic issue for Surinamese organizations.
09:30 – 11:30
Keynote · Live demos · Experience
Rokesh JankieGoogle AI Opening Experience: Enterprise Impact — Why AI Is Real, Relevant and Ready
A combined keynote, live demos, playground and interactive enterprise readiness check that makes AI tangible and connects experimentation to scalable use.
Takeaway: See what generative AI, multimodal AI and AI agents can do today—and what safe, scalable adoption requires.
11:30 – 11:45
Break
NetworkingBreak & Networking
Short reset after the opening AI experience.
11:45 – 12:45
Lunch
NetworkingLunch & Executive Networking
Lunch and informal executive networking.
12:45 – 13:30
Keynote
Rajeev KalloeFrom AI Ambition to Concrete Business Value
How to translate AI possibilities and ambitions into demonstrable value, feasible applications and adoption.
13:30 – 13:50
Reflection break
Participants · QualogyFind Your AI Opportunity
Participants identify one process, customer need or business problem where AI could create value.
13:50 – 15:00
Executive working session
Rajeev KalloeAI Opportunity Challenge
Work in teams to identify promising AI applications, prioritize them by value and feasibility, and develop the strongest use case into an initial concept.
15:00 – 15:20
Break
SMC × QualogyBreak & Plenary Reset
Transition into the closing dialogue.
15:20 – 16:15
Executive dialogue
Rokesh · Rajeev · NileshFrom AI Experience to Business Value
What organizations should do now to move from understanding AI to applying it in ways that create value.
16:15 – 16:30
Closing
Nilesh Bishesar · MCClosing Day 1 & Preview Day 2
From AI foundation to business opportunity, with a preview of boardroom choices, trust and security on Day 2.
From 16:30
Networking
All speakersNetworking Drinks
Informal conversations, deeper discussion and follow-up connections.
08:30 – 09:00
Arrival & networking
SMC × QualogyExecutive Coffee & Networking
Welcome back and informal networking.
09:00 – 09:10
Recap
Nilesh Bishesar · MCRecap Day 1
A short bridge from tangible AI capability and business value into the strategic depth of Day 2.
09:10 – 10:10
Keynote
Elly KortASSUME YOU ARE WRONG — Not Faster. Not Better. But Above All: Different.
Which assumptions are being challenged by AI, and what does that mean for business, markets, governance and strategic choices?
Takeaway: Recognize which assumptions are under pressure and which boardroom choices can make the difference over the next two years.
10:10 – 10:30
Break
NetworkingBreak & Networking
Coffee break and networking.
10:30 – 11:40
Executive working session
Elly KortThe Boardroom
Interactive boardroom cases in which participants assess AI decisions and identify common decision-making traps.
Takeaway: Practice stronger AI decision-making based on value, risk and scalability.
11:40 – 12:30
Lunch
NetworkingLunch & Executive Networking
Lunch and informal networking.
12:30 – 13:30
Keynote
Gina DoekhieLeadership in the Era of AI & Cybercrime
AI-driven cybercrime, deepfakes, CEO fraud, social engineering and executive responsibility.
Takeaway: Understand which AI-driven threats are urgent and which questions leaders should be asking now.
13:30 – 13:45
Break
NetworkingBreak & Networking
Short break before the crisis simulation.
13:45 – 14:50
Executive working session
Gina DoekhieExecutive Cyber Crisis Simulation: Deciding Under Pressure During an AI-Driven Cyberattack
A crisis simulation in which participants make executive decisions during an AI-driven cyber incident.
Takeaway: Experience decision-making under pressure and take away a practical framework for incident response.
14:50 – 15:10
Break
SMC × QualogyBreak & Plenary Reset
Reset before the closing panel.
15:10 – 16:10
Executive panel
Elly · Gina · Rajeev · RokeshAI, Trust & Growth — What Should Suriname Decide Now?
A synthesis of both days across business value, boardroom choices, enterprise readiness, cyber resilience and next steps.
Takeaway: Connect business value, boardroom choices, trust and security into concrete priorities for Suriname.
16:10 – 16:30
Closing
Nilesh Bishesar · SMCClosing Remarks & Next Steps
Key conclusions, follow-up pathways and a practical bridge from insight to action.
Takeaway: Translate the two-day experience into concrete priorities for the next 90 days.
From 16:30
Networking
All speakersNetworking 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
Interested in contributing?
Relevant expertise belongs in the right conversation.
Speaking opportunities are curated around the programme, audience and business focus of SAIS26.
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