Virtual Meetup · Graph Database Africa

Graph Database Africa
Virtual Meetup NODES AI 2026 Recap

Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
18:00 SAST  ·  South Africa Standard Time
Virtual Event — Online (Google Meet)

Join us for an exclusive, deep-dive recap of the most exciting announcements, graph-powered AI innovations, and GenAI integrations revealed at NODES AI 2026 — curated by and for Africa's graph database community.

Event at a glance
3
Sessions
Free
Admission
90min
Duration
Live
Q&A
TG
N4
2 speakers confirmed
Thembelihle & Adam Cowley

What to Expect

A focused, community-driven session distilling the biggest moments from the global NODES AI 2026 conference — hosted by Graph Database Africa for the continent's developer ecosystem.

Top NODES AI 2026 Highlights

The most impactful announcements hand-picked and explained in context for your work.

GraphRAG & GenAI Deep Dive

Technical walkthroughs of GraphRAG patterns, vector search, and LLM integrations built on Neo4j.

Live Q&A with a Neo4j Expert

Bring your questions. A special guest from Neo4j will be answering directly in real time.

In collaboration with Neo4j featuring content from GraphAcademy

Event Agenda

All times in SAST · South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2)

18:00 SAST

Welcome & Introduction

Kick-off from our community host. Overview of the session format, housekeeping notes, and a warm welcome to the Neo4j Africa community. We'll set the stage for the deep dive ahead.

Thembelihle Gumede · Community Host
18:15 SAST

NODES AI 2026 Recap — The Big Announcements

A curated deep-dive into the most impactful moments from NODES AI 2026: GraphRAG breakthroughs, GenAI integrations, vector search advancements, and what the latest Neo4j roadmap means for your projects.

Adam Cowley · Staff Developer Advocate, Neo4j
19:15 SAST

Community Q&A Session

Open floor for the community. Ask the Neo4j expert your burning questions — from graph modelling to production GraphRAG pipelines. No question is too technical.

Open Floor · All Attendees

Meet the Speakers

Two voices, one mission: bringing graph database knowledge to Africa.

Thembelihle Gumede
Community Host
Thembelihle Gumede
Graph Database Africa · Meetup Organiser

The driving force behind the Graph Database Africa virtual meetup series. Passionate about growing the graph database and data science community across the continent and making cutting-edge graph tech accessible to all.

Community Graph Databases Africa Tech
Adam Cowley
Special Guest · Neo4j
Adam Cowley
Staff Developer Advocate · Neo4j
Neo4j

A dedicated developer with two decades of experience across websites, mobile apps, and mixed reality. Adam produces educational content for GraphAcademy — Neo4j's free, self-paced learning platform — and brings deep expertise in graph databases to every session.

Neo4j GraphAcademy Graph Databases Developer Advocate

🎤  Featuring Adam Cowley, Staff Developer Advocate at Neo4j & GraphAcademy contributor.

Join Graph Database Africa

Thursday, April 23rd · 18:00 SAST · Google Meet
Hosted by Graph Database Africa. Free and open to everyone — click to join.

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