AI scientist / Speaker / Research leader
Benjamin
Rosman
I speak with leaders about what AI can do, how it is changing work and society, and the choices shaping its development. My perspective comes from research, building African AI institutions and national policy work.
Benjamin RosmanJohannesburg, South Africa
The work
From AI research to public policy.
I study intelligence and build the institutions that help others work on it.
I direct the Wits MIND Institute and RAIL Lab, co-founded the Deep Learning Indaba, and chair an independent expert panel assisting the development of South Africa’s national AI policy. I am a Fellow in CIFAR’s Learning in Machines & Brains programme.
More about Benjamin Speaking & executive conversations
Keynotes on AI, informed by the work.
I opened Escape 2026 with a keynote and led a private discussion on ethical AI for BBD’s executive clients. Each session is shaped around its audience and their questions.
Selected perspectives