Name: South Africa Elastic Day
Start: 2025-04-10T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-10T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Gallagher Convention Centre

South Africa Elastic Day

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April

2025

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We're excited to announce the return of South Africa Elastic Day on April 10th!

This premier event is tailored for professionals in all industries but with a stronger focus on financial services, telecommunications and high-tech, offering actionable insights into how Elastic's cutting-edge solutions can drive innovation, efficiency, and operational excellence in your organization.

The event is free and open to everyone—no registration fee required.

Event Highlights:

Discover Elastic's latest advancements in AI, Observability, and Security, designed to empower your organization.
Gain inspiration from real-world success stories shared by top industry leaders.
Connect with peers and experts while exploring the future of search, security, and observability through valuable networking opportunities.

When

April

2025

Starting at

9:00am

Where

Gallagher Convention Centre | Google Maps

Speakers

Derek Mc Donnell

RVP
Elastic

Steve Furniss

AVP
Elastic

Mandy Andress

CISO
Elastic

Roberto Arico

Senior Solutions Architect
Elastic

Jacques Vlaming

Senior Solutions Architect
Elastic

Daniel Charters

Senior Solutions Architect
InfoFlow

Gerhard Botha

DevSecOps Professional

SecurityHQ

Doug Moll

Solution Architect
LSD Open

Johan Wolvaardt

DevOps Engineer
Telesure

Schedule

8:30 am

Welcome and Registration

Coffee & Tea and light breakfast

9:00 am

Opening Remarks

Steve Furniss, AVP, Elastic | Derek Mc Donnell, RVP, Elastic

09:10 am

How Elastic Secures Elastic?

Mandy Andress | CISO, Elastic

09:40 am

Mastering Observability: How Elastic APM Transforms Performance Monitoring

Jacques Vlaming | Senior Solutions Architect, Elastic

10:00 am

Joint panel: Optimising Insights with Observability: Telesure's Journey to Elastic

Johan Wolvaardt | DevOps Engineer, Telesure
Doug Moll | Solution Architect, LSD Open

Jacques Vlaming | Senior Solutions Architect, Elastic

10:30 am

Next-Gen Security: Unifying Threat Detection with AI-Powered Insights

Roberto Arico | Senior Solutions Architect, Elastic

11:00 am

Break

11:20 am

Next-Gen Search: How AI is Transforming Information Discovery with Elastic

Jacques Vlaming | Senior Solutions Architect, Elastic

11:50 am

EDR Evasion Chronicles: Malice in Plain Sight

Gerhard Botha | Offensive Security Specialist, SecurityHQ

12:20 pm

Beyond the Needle: How Elastic Manages the Haystack to Drive Business Value at Top SA Bank

Daniel Charters | Solutions Architect, InfoFlow

12:40 pm

DataGroupIT Keynotes

Stiaan de Waal, South Africa Country Manager, DataGroupIT

12:50 pm

Closing Words

Derek Mc Donnell | RVP, Elastic

1:00 pm

Kahoot Quiz & Prizes! 🎉

1:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

Event Close

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