× Microsoft × Copilot

Cape Town · 18 June 2026 AI JUMPSTART »»  × ZAVA ««

What if your business could think?

Date Thu 18 June 2026 Time 13:00 - 18:00 Venue Capital 15

on Orange, CPT Seats 50 Only

50 seats.

First come, first confirmed. Presented by × Microsoft × Copilot · Microsoft Solutions Partner The Showcase

Meet Zava , Microsoft's AI-First Company

Microsoft built Zava to answer one question: what does a business look like when it goes all-in on AI? Not AI bolted onto existing processes , AI as the operating system of the entire organisation.

Zava is an intelligent athletic apparel brand. Marketing, operations, customer experience, security , all running on agentic AI. Microsoft uses Zava to show what becomes possible when a company stops piloting AI and starts building with it.

At AI Jumpstart Cape Town, we bring the Zava story to you , and show you the exact four-phase Braintree framework that gets your business on the same path.

"If clothing can think , so can your business."

Agentic AI , End to End

Every function of Zava runs on autonomous AI agents. Not one department , the whole business.

Microsoft's Frontier Brand

Zava is how Microsoft defines a "frontier" company , fully committed to AI-led operations.

Your 4-Phase Jumpstart

Assess · Roadmap · POC · Govern. The same framework Braintree uses with every client.

ZAVA Microsoft AI Frontier Showcase Brand

Event Venue The Capital 15 on Orange Corner of Orange Street & Grey's Pass, Gardens, Cape Town · Thursday 18 June 2026 · 13:00 - 18:00 Your Speakers

Three voices worth clearing your calendar for

Microsoft DN Microsoft Microsoft Representative Damian Nelson Zava: The AI-First Company , What It Proves for Your Business

Damian brings the Zava story direct from Microsoft , what frontier looks like in practice and how to get there.

CB Braintree VP Azure Chris Badenhorst Azure AI in Action

A live look at Azure AI , what enterprise-grade AI deployment looks like and how Braintree architects it for SA businesses.

Microsoft Copilot RC Braintree Copilot Specialist Raymond Collins Copilot Live: What You Can Do Today

Hands-on M365 Copilot showcase , what standard licensing unlocks, what each tier adds, where the fastest ROI is.

The Programme

How the afternoon unfolds

18 June 2026 · The Capital 15 on Orange, Gardens · 13:00 - 18:00 13:00 Arrival & Welcome Drinks 13:30 Welcome Lance Watson , Head of Marketing, Braintree 13:45 BioForum Case Study: From Vision to Transformation Jacques van der Merwe & Francious van Vuuren , BioForum 14:30 The AI Jumpstart Framework Assess · Roadmap · POC · Govern 15:15 Break 15:30 Zava: The AI-First CompanyLIVE Damian Nelson , Microsoft 16:15 Live Demo , AI in Action Chris Badenhorst & Raymond Collins , Braintree 17:00 Q&A , All Speakers 17:30 Dinner Experience at O BarEXCLUSIVE Private dining, live music & networking

Still need to register?

50 seats. Deliberately small. The Q&A is where the real value is , three senior speakers with direct answers to your questions.

01 Proof, not promise , a real AI-first business, live 02 A framework, not a pitch , leave with a clear plan 03 Copilot ROI , know which tier pays back fastest 04 50 seats , small enough for real answers