Edzai Zvobwo: AI Strategist

AI strategist and entrepreneur Edzai Zvobwo helps African organizations apply ethical, human centered artificial intelligence to drive smarter decisions, deeper customer insight, and sustainable growth.

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Quick Facts:

  • Highlights:
    • CEO and founder of Acalytica, specializing in AI and human behaviour analytics
    • Author of three AI focused books published in 2025
    • Creator of the Ubuntu AI framework for ethical AI development
    • Former gaming mathematician at BMM Testlabs
  • Formats: Keynote speaker, AI strategist, and executive facilitator
  • Audience: Executives, boards, policymakers, and organizations seeking responsible AI adoption in African and emerging markets
  • Outcomes:
    1. Clear frameworks for ethical and human centered AI strategy
    2. Improved decision making through advanced analytics and causation focused AI
    3. Practical guidance for deploying AI in real business contexts
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  • Travels from: Johannesburg

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Keynote Topics:

Keynote or Half-Day Workshop

The last industrial revolutions drove the cost of information to near-zero. AI has now done the same for intelligence itself. Practical frameworks for anchoring AI adoption in purpose and measurable outcomes.

Keynote or Executive Seminar

Why AI systems that master games and generate fluent text still stumble on questions a child could answer. Essential context for making informed AI investment decisions.

Full-Day Executive Facilitation

Building the AI-ready organization. Assessing data science maturity, developing strategy, and navigating governance challenges.

Customised Workshop

Tailored sessions examining how AI is transforming specific industries—from agriculture and manufacturing to financial services and healthcare.

Talent Short Bio

Edzai Conilias Zvobwo is an AI strategist, author, and entrepreneur focused on advancing data driven decision making across Africa. He is the CEO of Acalytica, a multi modal analytics firm that combines artificial intelligence with biometric human behaviour analytics to help organizations understand customers beyond traditional data signals.

Edzai is a prolific author whose work explores the philosophical, mathematical, and ethical foundations of artificial intelligence. In 2025, he published three books that position him as a leading voice on responsible AI: Mathematics of Disruption, which introduces the Ubuntu AI framework; When Correlation Stumbled, an intellectual history of correlation versus causation in AI; and The Mathematics of Gambling, drawing on his experience as a gaming mathematician at BMM Testlabs.

His advisory and facilitation work spans major financial services and industrial organizations, including ABSA, Standard Bank, General Electric, Liberty, and Allan Gray. With formal training in mathematics, computational intelligence, and global leadership, Edzai is known for translating complex technical ideas into strategic insight that leaders can act on immediately. His speaking and facilitation empower organizations to adopt AI ethically, contextually, and with measurable impact.

Edzai Zvobwo is an AI strategist, entrepreneur, author, and thought leader dedicated to empowering African organizations through artificial intelligence and data-driven decision making. As CEO of Acalytica, he leads a multi-modal analytics firm that uses cutting-edge AI and biometric human behaviour analytics to help businesses understand their customers beyond traditional means.

A prolific author, Edzai Zvobwo has published three books on artificial intelligence in 2025: Mathematics of Disruption introduces the Ubuntu AI framework for ethical AI development; When Correlation Stumbled is a sweeping intellectual history of how AI chose correlation over causation; and The Mathematics of Gambling draws on his experience as a Gaming Mathematician at BMM Testlabs.

His expertise spans executive facilitation for blue-chip companies including ABSA, Standard Bank, General Electric, Liberty, and Allan Gray. Edzai Zvobwo academic credentials include a Postgraduate Certificate in Global Leadership from Oxford Saïd Business School, a Postgraduate Certificate in Computational Intelligence from UJ, and a BSc Honours in Mathematics from the University of Zimbabwe.

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