Gift Lubele

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Gift Lubele · Cape Town

The Voice of AI in Africa

AI keynote speaker South Africa. Travels from Cape Town.

Gift Lubele in Cape Town. Photograph.

Short bio

Gift Lubele is an AI keynote speaker based in Cape Town. Founder of Auraa.Africa, the platform behind South Africa's first AI-generated amapiano album; Director at Rinku Connect; AI Lead at YIEDI; co-founder of Kudoti. The Voice of AI in Africa. He speaks on emerging-market AI, generative AI for SMEs, African creative AI, revenue data, corporate ESD programmes, ESG, and agentic banking.

Bio

Gift Lubele is a South African AI and data analytics leader from Tembisa, working at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and African creative culture. He is the founder of Auraa.Africa, the AI music platform behind South Africa's first AI-generated Amapiano album, and Director at Rinku Connect. He currently serves as AI Lead at YIEDI (Youth Innovation Entrepreneurship Design Institute), where he helps shape enterprise- and supplier-development programs through AI and data. He is a co-founder of Kudoti. He is a TEDx speaker, a contributor to Leadership magazine, and an active member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Johannesburg Hub.

Based in
Cape Town
Travels from
Cape Town
Talks
Seven industry talks
Fees
Rate card on request
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Within 24 hours

2026 keynotes

  1. 1. AI for Emerging Markets: What Silicon Valley Misses

    C-suite, digital transformation

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  2. 2. Generative AI That Ships for SMEs

    Founders, SMEs, operators

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  3. 3. Building African Creative AI (Data, Rights, and Real Products)

    Innovation, marketing, media

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  4. 4. From Dashboards to Decisions: AI and Data That Grow Revenue

    Operators, revenue, BI

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  5. 5. AI Inside Corporate and ESD Programmes

    ESD, enterprise development, corporate programmes

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  6. 6. Sustainability, ESG Data, and Operational AI

    Sustainability, ESG, operations

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

  7. 7. Agentic AI in Banking and Financial Services

    Banking, financial services

    Keynote · Half-day · Full-day · Virtual

Formats

Keynote, half-day workshop, full-day workshop, and virtual. The official rate card is sent privately after an enquiry to info@giftlubele.com. Replies within 24 hours.

  • Keynote · 20 minutes
  • Keynote · 1 hour
  • Virtual
  • Panel / moderator
  • Half-day workshop
  • Full-day workshop

Rooms (labelled)

Stages Gift has been in. Not a personal client list.

  • Oct 2021: TEDxUniversityOfSouthAfrica. Circular-economy talk, not an AI TEDx. A room, not a personal client list.
  • 22 Apr 2026: ITWeb AI Summit. Speaker and DJ, Bryanston. A room, not a personal client list.
  • Mid-Apr 2026: Wits AIAM panel. Panel, Johannesburg. A room, not a personal client list.
  • 2026: Huawei Developers. Developer Competition and ICT Editors Xchange. Rooms Gift has been in, not a booked Huawei keynote.

IBM, Nedbank, Standard Bank, and Mr Price are not personal keynote clients.

Booking

Enquire: info@giftlubele.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/giftlubele

Speaking: giftlubele.com/speaking

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