IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026 | Event Highlight

Building Governed
Agentic Systems.

ExoSystems powered by Indigo joined OutSystems at IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026 in Johannesburg to explore how enterprises can accelerate AI-driven development without compromising governance, security or architectural control.

14 May 2026 Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg, South Africa OutSystems Partner Session
ExoSystems powered by Indigo and OutSystems booth at IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026
Event Overview

ExoSystems powered by Indigo at IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026

On 14 May 2026, ExoSystems powered by Indigo participated with OutSystems at IDC CIO Summit South Africa, hosted at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

The event brought together CIOs and technology leaders to discuss the rise of agentic systems, the future of AI-native enterprise delivery and the governance models required to scale AI safely.

Event IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026
Venue Sandton Convention Centre
Theme Agentic systems and governed AI development
Event Video

Alexa Terblanche at IDC CIO Summit 2026

Watch a short event clip featuring Alexa Terblanche, Director at ExoSystems powered by Indigo, speaking during the OutSystems partner session on governed AI development.

Governed AI Development

The Shadow Code: Risks of Ungoverned AI Development

This clip highlights the importance of balancing AI development speed with control. As AI-assisted development accelerates software delivery, enterprises need secure, governed environments that reduce technical debt, protect architecture and maintain trust.

Agenda Session

The Shadow Code: Risks of Ungoverned AI Development

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, AI-driven development gives organisations unprecedented speed, but it can also introduce ungoverned risks when teams rely on unvetted AI tools and unmanaged code.

The session explored how OutSystems helps bridge the gap between velocity and safety by giving enterprises a governed, secure environment for AI-powered application development.

  • Accelerate AI-assisted delivery without losing governance.
  • Reduce the risk of unregulated code entering enterprise ecosystems.
  • Maintain security, architectural control and enterprise trust.
  • Use OutSystems to balance development velocity with operational guardrails.
IDC CIO Summit South Africa 2026 event stage
Speakers

OutSystems and ExoSystems powered by Indigo on stage

The session brought together OutSystems platform leadership and ExoSystems powered by Indigo’s enterprise transformation perspective.

Grant Amos, Country Manager South Africa, OutSystems

Grant Amos

Country Manager, South Africa, OutSystems

Grant represented OutSystems in the session, focusing on how enterprises can use governed platforms to accelerate application development while managing security and architectural risk.

Alexa Terblanche, Director, ExoSystems powered by Indigo

Alexa Terblanche

Director, ExoSystems powered by Indigo

Alexa shared ExoSystems powered by Indigo’s perspective on the enterprise risk of shadow code, agentic development friction points and the importance of AI governance in modern delivery.

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