Paul Potgieter
Director – Technology, Product and Platforms, NEOM
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Paul Potgieter is a visionary AI leader. As a senior executive within Oxagon, NEOM’s advanced and cognitive industrial city, Potgieter is actively shaping the future of intelligent manufacturing and data-driven economies. He also serves as Chairman of the South African Business Council, where he champions cross-regional collaboration and economic transformation between Africa and the Gulf. He thrives at the intersection of vision, technology, and execution, and his journey reflects a commitment to harnessing AI as a tool and a catalyst for societal and industrial renewal. Through platforms like Oxagon and the South African Business Council, he inspires leaders, innovators, and nations to believe in possibility and act on it.
