Hein Badenhorst
Speaker at AMLD Africa 2026
Head of Commercial: AI at Cassava AI.
Hein Badenhorst joined Cassava Technologies in 2025 and is the Head of Commercial: AI at Cassava AI. He brings over 30 years of experience driving digital transformation and P&L growth across banking, consulting, and technology sectors. In his role at Cassava, he leads the commercial strategy and go-to-market execution for the company's Compute AI offerings.
Before joining Cassava, he was the CEO of AfriGIS and the Data and AI Technical Leader at IBM South Africa. His deep expertise spans digital disruption and advanced data analytics with a proven track record of implementing complex technology strategies across many industries.
At Cassava AI, Hein is dedicated to building robust AI ecosystems and driving the adoption of enterprise-grade solutions built on the NVIDIA software stack. He brings a wealth of knowledge on scaling AI infrastructure and developing impactful commercial frameworks for the digital age.
At AMLD Africa
WITS University, Johannesburg, South Africa
Bringing a scaled sovereign AI factory to South Africa
Introduces Cassava’s sovereign AI Factory for South Africa—an end‑to‑end, NVIDIA‑powered AI platform designed to deliver secure, high‑performance AI infrastructure, enable digital sovereignty, and accelerate AI adoption across Start-ups, SME's, governments and enterprises.
