Marketing & Media South Africa

Abigél SheridanAbigél Sheridan

Abigél Sheridan is the founder of Chic Mamas..

Adam ByarsAdam Byars

Adam is an experienced businessman in the creative industry with a demonstrated history of working both locally and internationally in the marketing and branding industry, building key customer engagement experience in my early years on both brand and trade with BAT SA before switching to agency....

Adam HunterAdam Hunter

Hook, Line & Sinker (HLS) is an award winning content agency that helps fellow brands across Africa to find the right hook and deliver the ultimate marketing and communications sinker!.

Ahmore Burger-SmidtAhmore Burger-Smidt

Director at Werksmans Attorneys. Main Practice areas: • Africa • Competition Focus: • Competition Law and Data privacy • Appearances before Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and Competition Appeal Court • Obtaining approval for mergers and takeovers from the competition authorities • Former Deputy Commissioner of the South African Competition Commission • Named as a recommended lawyer in Competition by Chambers Global (2017 and 2018). Education: • BCom (University of North West) • LLB (University of North West) • MBL (UNISA) Received Old Mutual medal.

Aimée Wesso-RobertsAimée Wesso-Roberts

Aimée Wesso-Roberts works for the JSE-listed AfroCentric Group..

Ajay LaluAjay Lalu

Ajay Lalu is is co-founder and director of Consumption Information Real Time (CIRT) and Q-Hop. Ajay is a Certified IoT Professional, Chartered Accountant and serial entrepreneur who has founded several successful companies including the Black Lite Group.

Albert MakoengAlbert Makoeng

Head of Sales at TheSalt.

Alex WrightAlex Wright

Co-Founder at Correlate Digital.

Alison GrovesAlison Groves

Alison Groves is regional director at WSP in Africa. Groves has been involved in the 'green' movement in South Africa since its inception in 2007 and is a Green Star accredited professional..

Alwi SuleimanAlwi Suleiman

Alwi Suleiman has been in marketing since 2006 and has helped several businesses build their marketing strategies..

Amanda ReekieAmanda Reekie

Amanda Reekie is founding director of ovatoyou and imagineNATION Alliance, and has spent the large majority of her 31-year career in retail and working with retailers. The ovatoyou research platform has a panel of 23,000+ respondents in SA and more in Africa.

Amanda RogalyAmanda Rogaly

A seasoned and award winning entrepreneur who is currently the CEO and Founder of the largest and fastest growing parenting platforms in South Africa. Amanda is passionate about empowering parents, leveraging her own parenting journey to educate others and influence purchasing decisions.

Amelia BeattieAmelia Beattie

Amelia Beattie is chief executive of Liberty Two Degrees (L2D)..

Ancel DraaiAncel Draai

Ancel Draai is the MD for Applico Training, a Sage Solutions Training Provider.

Andrea EllensAndrea Ellens

Brand and Marketing Strategist at Trade Intelligence.

Andrew BourneAndrew Bourne

Andrew Bourne is Zoho's regional manager for the Africa region and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. He has more than 15 years of experience in sales and marketing and has spent the last five years focusing on the implementation and testing of various business technologies.

Andrew DawsonAndrew Dawson

Andrew Dawson is the Managing Director of MACmobile..

Andrew van ZylAndrew van Zyl

Andrew van Zyl is managing director at SRK Consulting.

Andrew Wiseman

Associate Director at Kantar Consulting.

Anja van BeekAnja van Beek

Anja van Beek is an independent leadership consultant, talent strategist and coach..

Ann NurockAnn Nurock

Ann is a Partner at Relationship Audits and Management, a global consultancy that measures and optimizes client /agency relationships. Her proprietary Radar tool is used by 30 corporates globally and as a result she interacts with over 80 agencies of all disciplines.

Anoop HariparsadAnoop Hariparsad

Anoop Hariparsad, offer and channel marketing manager: digital energy at Schneider Electric.

Anton FesterAnton Fester

Anton Fester is managing director at Sedna Industrial IT Solutions..

Antonio PetraAntonio Petra

Antonio Petra is GE of Strategy & Innovation at FCB Joburg, he has been in the digital and marketing environment for over 25 years, and is a specialist in strategy, marketing, analytics, and measurement. He is recognized as an industry expert both locally and internationally in this field..

Ashleigh BurtonAshleigh Burton

Ashleigh is a Digital Communications Associate at Consulum, a government advisory firm..

Ashleigh ButterworthAshleigh Butterworth

Ashleigh Butterworth, Marketing Manager, FundingHub..

Ashlin PerumallAshlin Perumall

Ashlin Perumall is a Partner in Baker McKenzie's Corporate and M&A Practice Group in Johannesburg. He has acted for local and multinational companies in a wide range of corporate matters.

Avashnee MoodleyAvashnee Moodley

Avashnee Moodley is the head of marketing for Oppo South Africa.

Avsharn BachooAvsharn Bachoo

Avsharn Bachoo is the group technology director for Afrocentric group, South Africa's largest health administration and medical risk management solutions provider. He is a computer scientist and tech strategist with a unique blend of world-class scientific experience and deep technical expertise in digital transformation, software architecture, data analytics, cloud computing and DevOps..

Babalwa NyembeziBabalwa Nyembezi

Babalwa is an award-winning Social Media & Digital Consultant who consistently leads her clients to create work that meaningfully connects with audiences across the African continent. She's young, and unafraid to make her voice heard from telco to tech to the financial sector she has worked across a number of brands as a content strategist..

Bathulisile ShongweBathulisile Shongwe

Junior Market Intelligence Executive at Mediamark, looking to expand my skills in the Media sales, Advertising and the Data insights and analytics area. Proficient in the following media tools: Telmar, Arianna , Wizad plus and Choices (TGI).

Baxolise Mfidi

I studied PR at Boston Media House. In my third year I interned at Viacom as their MTV & MTV Base Digital Intern, after which I was promoted to Digital Coordinator for Nickelodeon.

Ben HarrisBen Harris

I am a hard working individual who enjoys a good challenge. My excellent communication skills have contributed to my leadership qualities and people skills..

Billy Tom

CEO at Isuzu Motors SA.

Bonga Mpungose SmangaBonga Mpungose Smanga

Bonga Mpungose is the co-founder and New Business Director of FRESH AF a business to business and business to consumer branded content and content marketing specialist. The business has over 11 years of experience in the field with clients that range from SOEs to blue-chip private sector businesses.

Bongani DladlaBongani Dladla

Bongani Dladla is the CEO of the Construction Industry Development Board..

Bonnie RamailaBonnie Ramaila

Bonnie Ramaila is an international communication consultant. She previously worked in the private and public sector as a communication expert.

Brendan HoffmannBrendan Hoffmann

Executive Creative Director at Joe Public Cape Town.

Brendan SeeryBrendan Seery

Brendan Seery has been in the news business for most of his life, covering coups, wars, famines - and some funny stories - across Africa. Brendan Seery's Orchids and Onions column ran each week in the Saturday Star in Johannesburg and the Weekend Argus in Cape Town..

Brendon WilliamsonBrendon Williamson

Brendon Williamson is the Managing Director at PayFast and PayGate. A veteran of the payments and e-commerce industry, Williamson has over 20 years' experience in sales, marketing, and online fraud management - with a background in online gaming and e-commerce transaction management.

Brent HaumannBrent Haumann

Brent Haumann is the Managing Director at Tilte..

Brent SmithBrent Smith

I am the Head of Brand Communication for South Africa's leading content marketing agency, New Media, and its in-house dev agency, Swipe iX..

Brett LindsayBrett Lindsay

Brett Lindsay is a Digital Philosopher and Consultant at Big Brave Digital - a Digital Solutions company focused on delivering strategies and advice around engaging content, information gathering and reporting, lead generation through social media, the web, mobile devices and touch screen interaction..

Brett van AsweganBrett van Aswegan

Brett van Aswegen is an experienced executive with more than 25 years involvement in the African retail credit and financial services industries. He joined Wonga as chief executive officer in 2015 as part of a strategic turnaround of the business and led a management buyout of the company in 2019.

Brian EagarBrian Eagar

Brian Eagar is the founder and group CEO of TowerStone. From being voted as the naughtiest kid most likely to fail at school, Eagar found success in the information and technology sector as a young sales and marketing executive, culminating in an executive sales and strategy role for one of the Siemens businesses based in Germany.

Brian SmithBrian Smith

Brian Smith is a technical consultant at Datacentrix, a hybrid IT systems integrator and managed services provider..

Bryce O’DonnellBryce O’Donnell

Bryce O’Donnell is the managing director at Abcon Developments..

Candy DempersCandy Dempers

Candy Dempers has loved all things media for twenty-three years. A sales and marketing specialist, her first love was radio and bringing brands and platforms together..

Carl WilloughbyCarl Willoughby

Chief creative officer at Hunt Lascaris.

Carla GontierCarla Gontier

Strategy Director at Point Group: Iconic Collective.

Carli Gey van PittiusCarli Gey van Pittius

Head of Digital Media at +OneX.

Carmen MurrayCarmen Murray

Carmen Murray is one of the most influential modern marketers in South Africa. Her strong background in content, digital, mobile, innovation, and data analytics allows her to identify emerging trends and conceptualise disruptive communication strategies deployed with precision.

Carmen SchaeferCarmen Schaefer

I believe in idea-driven, stylish and sustainable design..

Caryn Pillar

People Officer at Incubeta Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

Catherine WijnbergCatherine Wijnberg

Catherine Wijnberg is the Director and Founder of the Fetola Foundation (www.fetola.co.za).

Cathlen FourieCathlen Fourie

I am a B2B Public Relations Professional, Content Marketer, Communication specialist and writer. As owner and Chief Content Creator of CF Communications I am responsible for the overall strategy and content creation for all clients..

Cathy DuffCathy Duff

Cathy Duff is a director of responsible business consultancy Trialogue. She has more than 20 years' experience in responsible business, sustainability, social investment, and philanthropy research and advice..

Celeste SirinCeleste Sirin

Celeste Sirin is an employer branding specialist, speaker, facilitator and founder of Employer Branding Africa which aims to develop employer banding best practice in South Africa by educating South African leaders. She is a leading authority in positioning and elevating employer brands for companies, offering extensive insight into local, African and international employer branding trends..

Cesar VacchianoCesar Vacchiano

President & CEO at SCOPEN.

César VacchianoCésar Vacchiano

Vacchiano graduated from Madrid Complutense University in Economics and Tourism. After participating in several seminars in Business Administration and Management in USA (UCLA and YALE) he started working as a consultant....

Charles SibotoCharles Siboto

Charles Siboto is a delightful, youngish person. He firmly believes that kindness matters and cannot abide people who are asshats..

Charlie WannellCharlie Wannell

A stint outside the advertising world saw Charlie own her own "Scrapbooking" business. But the excitement of advertising and radio continued to call and she returned to Radmark in 2010 as Marketing Manager.

Charné MunienCharné Munien

Charné Munien is a strategy director at VMLY&R, specialising in digital strategy and passionate about consumer centricity..

Chelsea Du PlessisChelsea Du Plessis

Social Media Manager at Vuma.

Chelsea OwensChelsea Owens

Chelsea Owens is the client service director at Incubeta SA. A results-oriented digital media marketer, she has accumulated significant industry experience working across a range of verticals..

Cheryl ReddyCheryl Reddy

Cheryl Reddy is CEO at Eclipse Communications. and is responsible for the agency’s strategic direction and to continuously achieve its mandate of people, client and agency growth across the full spectrum of services and business units in the agency’s four offices in South Africa..

Cherylann SawyerCherylann Sawyer

Managing partner at Ogilvy Digital, Cherylann Sawyer is a seasoned strategist with a tenure spanning 18 years in the technology and digital media sector. She has earned a formidable reputation by collaborating with a diverse range of international brands in the finance, FMCG, and Telco sectors.

Chloë LoubserChloë Loubser

Chloë Loubser is a knowledge and learning lawyer in Bowmans’ Cape Town office Employment and Benefits Practice. She specialises in the employment law aspects of commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions; drafts employment contracts, policies and procedures; and advises on dismissals and corporate retrenchments, agreements and restraints of trade..

Chola Makgamathe

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation NPC (SAMRO) General Manager Legal Services and Chairperson at the Copyright Coalition of South Africa.

Chris BlairChris Blair

Chris Blair, Chief Executive Officer of 21st Century Pay Solutions Group (Pty) Ltd, has consulted to over 500 organisations - both in Southern Africa and internationally. Chris holds a BSC Chem.

Chris de Beer

Photojournalist.

Chris JordanChris Jordan

Chris Christou Jordan is a multifaceted South African Author and Radio Industry Specialist..

Christele ChokossaChristele Chokossa

Christele Chokossa joined Euromonitor as a research associate in July 2016. She is currently a consultant and focuses on Western European and African channels' distribution and digital consumer services.

Chrysa KaramanidiChrysa Karamanidi

Chief Innovation Officer at Upstream.

Ciaran McKiverganCiaran McKivergan

Ciaran Mckivergan is the founder and managing director at 8909. Founded in 2015 by Mckivergan, 8909 is a digital agency that believes that human behavioural psychology and meaningful digital data should be the starting point for any effective marketing campaign, and data should be used as a continual benchmark to evaluate ongoing success..

Ciarán McKiverganCiarán McKivergan

CEO and founding partner at 8909 Digital, a MetropolitanRepublic Group company..

Claudia SmithClaudia Smith

Claudia Smith has an impressive consulting career and her fair share of industry stories to tell. And she does exactly that - tell brand stories, backed by strategy and high-level consulting - all focussed on impact.

Colin TimmisColin Timmis

General Country Manager at Xero SA.

Craig ChidrawiCraig Chidrawi

Craig Chidrawi is head of retirement at employee benefits advisory firm NMG Benefits. This includes retirement-fund consulting, and actuarial-, investment consulting- and administration services in South Africa.

Craig HannabusCraig Hannabus

Craig is the strategy director at Rogerwilco. His most recent career history, which spans more than 15 years, is dominated by digital - before that he worked in logistics..

Dale HeferDale Hefer

Dale Hefer is CEO of the IMC (Integrated Marketing Council) which incorporates, Africa's foremost integrated marketing conference, the Nedbank IMC..

Dalya KetzDalya Ketz

Dalya Ketz is the Managing Director at Gcubed Boutique Recruitment. Dalya is the 'leader' of our Gcubed pack, and what a pack it is - a highly qualified and efficient team of experienced talent acquisition specialists.

Dan MoyaneDan Moyane

My 4 decades of media and communication experience have aided me to offer in-depth training through AceCube PR to spokespeople, company executives and senior managers so that they are able to recognise and optimise opportunities for digital media interaction..

Danette BreitenbachDanette Breitenbach

Danette Breitenbach is a marketing & media editor at Bizcommunity.com. Previously she freelanced in the marketing and media sector, including for Bizcommunity.

Daniel OrelowitzDaniel Orelowitz

Daniel completed his BCom Marketing Degree through Unisa while volunteering in various Youth Movements in Cape Town. In 2008 Daniel moved back to Johannesburg where was appointed as Executive Director of two Non-Profits.

Darryl BernsteinDarryl Bernstein

Darryl Bernstein is a partner and head of Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Johannesburg. His practice focuses on the resolution of a wide range of commercial disputes, advising on various compliance risks and running local and multijurisdictional investigations..

David LichtensteinDavid Lichtenstein

Co-Founder & CEO at Superhuman Sales.

Dean KrielDean Kriel

Dean Kriel, strategist at RAPT Creative, is a seasoned strategist with a passion for exploring emerging trends and innovations in communications..

Denys HobsonDenys Hobson

Denys Hobson is the Head of Logistics at Investec for Business and is responsible for Investec's international and local logistics procurement functions - consulting with clients on global trade trends and logistics and supply chain matters..

Desigan ChettyDesigan Chetty

Desigan Chetty is chief operations officer of Property Point and executive director of Entrepreneurship to the Point. He is an economic transformation strategist who has over 15 years of experience with a focus on economic inclusion, empowerment financing, enterprise and supplier development (ESD), transformation and BBBEE..

Diana MiguelDiana Miguel

Telecoms analyst at DataEQ.

Dina BiagioDina Biagio

Dina is a Patent attorney with BSc (Physics), BSc (Elec Eng), and LLB degrees. She is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

Qualified in 2002, Dina has over two decades of experience, primarily in commercial transactions relating to IP, including licensing, manufacturing, supply and distribution, technology transfer and collaboration agreements, IP audits, etc..

Dono WhiteDono White

Dono White is the strategic planning director at VMLY&R and WPP BAV South Africa champion..

Dori-Jo BonnerDori-Jo Bonner

Digital Engagement Strategist at Tilte.

Dr Carla EnslinDr Carla Enslin

Dr Carla Enslin is head of postgraduate studies & research at The Independent Institute of Education's Vega School. Carla's interest and experience in brand building includes the design and implementation of brand identity systems and brand alignment strategies.

Dustin ChickDustin Chick

Dustin is Managing Partner of Razor, the PR, reputation and culture and communications agency in the M&C Saatchi Group. Dustin is recognised as one of the top reputation managers and communicators in Europe, Africa and the Middle East - having being named by the Holmes Report / PROvoke Media as one of its top 25 innovators in public relations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2019..

Earle HolmesEarle Holmes

PR & Communications at AFDA /Alumni / Festivals.

Edward HerridgeEdward Herridge

Edward matriculated in 1992 after which he performed military service and began his working career in printing by studying electronic origination at the South African Printing College. Edward eventually became an account executive for Oakes and Associates at Investec Bank.

Elizma NolteElizma Nolte

Elizma Nolte is Head of Business Marketing for Sub-Saharan Africa. She is passionate about media, technology and Africa - and finding ways to connect the three for positive change.

Emily StanderEmily Stander

Freelancer specialising in games and entertainment | My first loves are writing, music and video games.

Enver DuminyEnver Duminy

Enver Duminy is the CEO at Cape Town Tourism.

Ernest NorthErnest North

Ernest North, one of the co-founders of Naked, is a fully qualified short-term insurance actuary with more than 15 years' experience working for leading insurance companies in South Africa and abroad. In 2016 he joined forces with two fellow actuaries to start building Naked..

Esti KilianEsti Kilian

Esti Kilian is head of business development and marketing at Itec South Africa. She is a seasoned senior marketing executive, leader and strategist, with expertise in B2B, Channel and B2C marketing..

Evan-Lee CourieEvan-Lee Courie

Group Editor: Retail and Lifestyle.

Faeeza KhanFaeeza Khan

She researches and writes weekly trend observations which delve into the key business and consumer trends that are on their radar. Faeeza combines her background in Actuarial Science and Fashion Design to keep track of a broad spectrum of trends and issues that impact business and society.

Francois JoosteFrancois Jooste

Digital campaign manager at +OneX.

Fred RazakFred Razak

Chief Trading Strategist at CMTrading. Prior to entering Wall Street, Razak studied at Baruch College - City University of New York majoring in Finance and minoring in International Business.

Frederik ZietsmanFrederik Zietsman

Frederik Zietsman is CEO of Takealot.com, having been with the company since 2015. Working his way up from a Profitability Analyst, he took on the role of Head of Marketplace (the company's online platform that supports SMEs and provides a direct-to-consumer way to market and sell products), followed by growing his portfolio as Head of Retail and Marketplace. He moved into the CEO role in March 2021, driving the business alongside Takealot Group CEO Mamongae Mahlare..

Gail SchimmelGail Schimmel

Gail Schimmel is the CEO of the Adverting Regulatory Board. She has a BA (Hon) LLB LLM, and is an admitted attorney.

Gareth LeckGareth Leck

Gareth Leck completed his B.Com. degree at the University of Cape Town in 1994 and in 1995 he completed a postgraduate in Marketing at AAA School of Advertising..

Gary AllemannGary Allemann

MD of Master Data Management He is passionate about Information Communication Technology (ICT) and more specifically data quality, data management and data governance..

Ged NooyGed Nooy

Ged Nooy, general manager of Field Force, a division of Provantage, has worked in the South African and international consumer goods industries for almost two decades..

Geoff CohenGeoff Cohen

Geoff Cohen is a founding partner of DYDX, a digital transformation agency. Previously he headed media and marketplace businesses at Naspers subsidiaries..

George MienieGeorge Mienie

CEO of AutoTrader South Africa.

Georginah Machiridza

Executive head Content Strategy & 3rd Party Channels at MultiChoice Group.

Gerhard SwartGerhard Swart

Gerhard Swart is the Chief Technology Officer of Performanta, a cybersecurity provider based in South Africa, Israel and the United Kingdom. Previously Performanta's Head of Sales Engineering and Senior Security Engineer at Dimension Data, Swart is highly qualified across numerous cybersecurity areas and business credentials, and is a Manchester Business School alumni..

Gillian RightfordGillian Rightford

Gillian's CV is a mix of marketing, strategy, advertising, and leadership. She obtained a Business Science (Honours) degree in Marketing from UCT, worked in marketing strategy consulting, then headed into the creative world, doing account management and strategy for below and above the line agencies, before becoming co-founder and managing director of Hercules/DMB&B, and then group managing director of Lowe Bull....

Gisela KrugerGisela Kruger

Gisela Kruger is the Communication Manager and Business Integrator (BCorp) at Danone Southern Africa. She operates as part of the extended leadership team and within a very lean corporation has allowed her to move beyond the standard communication role and refine her skills as project manager on multiple campaigns..

Glen MeierGlen Meier

Chief Executive Officer at Boomtown.

Glenn GillisGlenn Gillis

Glenn Gillis is the managing director of Sea Monster Entertainment, one of South Africa's pre-eminent animation, gaming and augmented reality companies. He has a Business Science degree from UCT and has been an entrepreneur, hired gun, and consultant with growing, knowledge-intensive businesses around the world for over 25 years..

Godfrey MaremaGodfrey Marema

Godfrey Marema is plant manager and managing director for Eaton South Africa. In this role, he is responsible for managing and working with the team to meet and exceed operational results to grow the business, coordinate local leadership efforts and drive stakeholder engagement, improve profitability - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, and ensure Eaton meets all legislative compliance..

Gordon HooperGordon Hooper

Gordon Hooper is the Managing Director of Bateleur Brand Planning, a market research company he co-founded in 1988..

Graham DeneysGraham Deneys

Graham Deneys is the chief strategy officer at Dentsu Media Brands..

Grant LappingGrant Lapping

Lapping joined the +OneX team in May 2021 after the company he founded in 2012, DataCore Media, was acquired by +OneX, a new-age solutions and systems integrator. He manages the digital media and marketing team within +OneX.

Grant SmeeGrant Smee

Grant Smee is the managing director of Only Realty Property Group..

Greg Bailie

Greg Bailie is the Head of Growth & Innovation at the Influencer Division of Nfinity Media..

Greg MaruszewskiGreg Maruszewski

Over the past 20 years at Volvo, Maruszewski challenged conventions and managed to pave a journey for Volvo to showcase its innovation. He is a man of vision who is always looking for ways to move with times and that fits well with what Volvo stands for..

Greg WalshGreg Walsh

CEO at G&G Productions.

Gugulethu KhojaneGugulethu Khojane

Senior Strategist at Wunderman Thompson.

Hanno BothaHanno Botha

Marketing Communications Manager at Ford SA.

Hariprasad ViswanathanHariprasad Viswanathan

Viswanathan is the Head of Sub-Saharan Africa and leads all business operations for VFS Global in this region. In this role, he is responsible for driving strategy, new business development and client relationships..

Harry Welby-CookeHarry Welby-Cooke

Leading business and executive coach and SA's Co-Master Licensee for global franchise company - ActionCOACH. For more information visit www.actioncoachsa.co.za.

Hayley Ivins-DownesHayley Ivins-Downes

As head of digital at Lightstone, Hayley's core focus is creating a customer-centric digital experience. She leads her team with fervour, harnessing over two and a half decades of experience to find bespoke solutions that address Lightstone's clients' precise needs..

Heather CaseyHeather Casey

Head of Marketing at Investec Group.

Heinrich SwanepoelHeinrich Swanepoel

Heinrich Swanepoel is the business development manager at Payspace.

Henda Scott

Henda Scott is Senior UX Writer at HELM.

Howard FeldmanHoward Feldman

Howard Feldman is one of SA's leading entrepreneurs and Head of Marketing & People at Synthesis. His experience is global and extensive, spanning more than 20 years of working as a businessman, philanthropist and social commentator.

Howard SaundersHoward Saunders

Howard Saunders, aka the Retail Futurist, is a writer and speaker whose job it is to see beyond retail's currently choppy waters. Howard spent 25 years at some of London's most renowned retail design agencies where he created concepts and strategies for dozens of British high street brands.

Ima PeterIma Peter

PR Professional with over 15 years of experience working across Consumer and Corporate clients..

Imran SalieImran Salie

Bizcommunity Editor: Automotive, Entrepreneurship, Education.

Izak van der WaltIzak van der Walt

Head of sponsorship at HaveYouHeard Group.

Jacques BurgerJacques Burger

CEO at M&C Saatchi Abel South Africa.

Jacques du BruynJacques du Bruyn

Jacques Du Bruyn is the Managing Director of Flume, a full-service Digital & PR Marketing Agency based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. He is a UJ and Vega School graduate with an honours degree in Brand Strategy..

Jacques Du BruynJacques Du Bruyn

Cofounder and Managing Director at Flume Digital Marketing.

James BayhackJames Bayhack

Director for sub-Saharan Africa at CM.com.

James CloeteJames Cloete

Group chief creative officer at RAPT Creative. He has 20 years of TTL agency experience and loves leading and growing people and building brands and big ideas..

James McNabJames McNab

James McNab leads marketing for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region at Mimecast. Responsible for EMEA marketing strategy, James leads a high-performing regional team that develops impactful marketing programs to engage with prospects, customers, and partners across the region to inspire and inform them about how Mimecast can enable them to work protected..

Janice SparkJanice Spark

Janice Spark is a managing partner at advertising and PR agency Idea Engineers (Facebook; @ideaengineerssa). Spark, a founding member of Idea Engineers, has directed the marketing efforts of leading global organisations for over 20 years.

Jarred CinmanJarred Cinman

As the Joint CEO of VMLY&R South Africa, Jarred leads both the Johannesburg and Cape Town offices. He oversees the inner workings of the agency, managing all departments from a business, HR and operational point of view.

JD EngelbrechtJD Engelbrecht

JanDirk (JD) Engelbrecht is a commercial technologist who is passionate about finding creative solutions to problems. His experience in digital product development and commercialisation has allowed him to work with various South African market leaders in media, ecommerce, advertising, data science, and agriculture..

Jeff RyanJeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan is the MD for AWCape, a Sage Business Partner and has over 20 years of experience. He has extensive strategy and technology consulting, project management and business development experience in multiple industries.

Jennilee Peremore-OliverJennilee Peremore-Oliver

Jennilee Peremore-Oliver is an award-winning media and communications professional, who started her career in 2009. In 2017 she founded the Communications Agency, Jenniemore (Pty) Ltd.

Jerusha RaathJerusha Raath

Jerusha Raath leverages a decade's experience as a journalist and editor in her role as head of Adspace Studio..

JG BezuidenhoutJG Bezuidenhout

JG Bezuidenhout is a founding partner of the South African subsidiary of Offernet.net, the data technology company housed in London, United Kingdom. Although based in Cape Town, JG is the global head of Offernet's advisory and innovation hub and, as such, is responsible for the monitoring and implementation of cutting-edge solutions, particularly within the digital marketing environment..

Joanne SolomonJoanne Solomon

Joanne Solomon is the chief executive officer of the SA Reit Association. She holds a B Economics and is a seasoned marketer with 24 years of experience, including working in one of the largest financial institutions in South Africa.

Joe HammanJoe Hamman

Founder & Director at Novus Group.

Johan BotesJohan Botes

Johan Botes is Head of the Employment Practice for Baker McKenzie in Johannesburg. He has a Master's Degree in Labour Law, and regularly appears in the CCMA, Bargaining Councils, Labour Court and High Court.

Johan WaltersJohan Walters

With over 22 years experience in digital marketing and eight years experience in AR, Johan Walters enables brands and agencies to adopt AR into their marketing mix..

Johan WaltersJohan Walters

Johan is a digital marketing transformation specialist helping brands on their transformation towards digital marketing maturity..

Johanna McDowellJohanna McDowell

MD of the Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS), and partner in Scopen Africa, with a background that includes being on both the agency and the client side of the fence, Johanna McDowell is well-placed to offer commentary on marketing and advertising in the South African and international contexts. She built her career in marketing and advertising since 1974, holding directorship in both SA and British advertising agencies.

Johannes MasitengJohannes Masiteng

Editor: CSI & Sustainability at Bizcommunity..

John JackJohn Jack

John Jack is the chief executive officer at Galetti Corporate Real Estate..

John Mc LoughlinJohn Mc Loughlin

John Mc Loughlin is a visionary entrepreneur that has been involved in the setup and management of a number of start-up businesses. For the past seven years, he has been working towards changing the security landscape for SMEs in South Africa through his company, J2 Software, which provides solutions around reducing risk and improving compliance. John is an industry specialist and thought leader in the security space, and his particular areas of expertise lie in planning and strategising..

John WatlingJohn Watling

John Watling leads seven of Accenture's businesses in Africa. These businesses are retail, consumer goods, telco, media, banking, insurance and industrial.

Jon SavageJon Savage

Jon Savage is HaveYouHeard's head of content.

Jonathan CherryJonathan Cherry

Jonathan Cherry is a futurist and business strategist who works with organisations to design better strategies that effectively create a significant competitive advantage. Over the past 20 years he's worked with retailers such as Yuppiechef, Woolworths and Kitchen Warehouse (Australia), has an MPhil Futures Studies from Stellenbosch University and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists. ..

Jordan MajorJordan Major

Jordan Major is the strategy lead for culture and innovation at RAPT Creative. He believes in the power of collaborating with culture to connect brands to their customers..

Joseph NeusuJoseph Neusu

Joseph Neusu is the founder and CEO of Sales Qualified Leads Inc, Africa's leading digital agency specialising in WhatsApp Business API marketing and conversational marketing in the Programmatic and DOOH spaces. Joseph is a top conference speaker, thought leader and trainer..

Josephine BuysJosephine Buys

Josephine Buys is CEO of The Publisher Research Council (PRC)..

Josephine SebeshoJosephine Sebesho

With over 11 years of experience, Josephine, also known as Jay is inspired by creating brand to consumer connections. Jay has worked as a Brand and Communications Strategist for agencies in Africa like The Jupiter Drawing Room, The Restorative Justice Centre, Joe Public United (SA and Namibia), Mixology, The Hardy Boys, The Digital Brand Agency in Kenya, FireBrands in Malawi and now heads up Janong Digital Agency in South Africa..

Juandre Appelgryn

Experienced in Retail sales, Entertainment sales and production and tutoring with an ambition to be involved in digital marketing and advertising.

Judith MiddletonJudith Middleton

Judith Middleton is the CEO of DUO Marketing and Communications.

Judith Mugeni

Judith Mugeni is the co-founder, chief strategist and managing partner of Ganizani Consulting Services, a strategic marketing and tech firm. Her passion lies in the integration of all marketing activities.

Juliet Gillies

Freelance Writer and Editor at Write Skills, Juliet edits for corporates, government entities, authors, publishers, researchers, academics and scholars, and writes articles, textbook content, training manuals and poetry..

Justin BeswickJustin Beswick

Justin Beswick is a BBA Marketing Management graduate & current BA Honours in Strategic Brand Communications student at Vega. Justin has experience working in small advertising agencies, in roles with global brands and working with international freelance clients.

Kagiso TloubatlaKagiso Tloubatla

Kagiso Tloubatla is the co-founder of South African investment company, SV Capital..

Kalane Rampai

Managing Director at Microsoft South Africa.

Karabo LedwabaKarabo Ledwaba

Karabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter.

Karen NadasenKaren Nadasen

Karen Nadasen is the CEO of PayU South Africa and the Chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa..

Karen WelgemoedKaren Welgemoed

Director / Owner at Goldfish Communications.

Kate MollettKate Mollett

Kate Mollett is senior regional director at Commvault, Africa South and East..

Kate StubbsKate Stubbs

Kate Stubbs is the current group business development and marketing director for the Interwaste Group which forms part of Séché Environment, an international environmental solutions business..

Katja HamiltonKatja Hamilton

Katja is the Finance, Property and Healthcare Editor at Bizcommunity..

Katlego MashishiKatlego Mashishi

Managing Director at Idea Engineers.

Kay CheytanovKay Cheytanov

Kay Cheytanov is CEO and Founder at 3RC.

Keke MahlelebeKeke Mahlelebe

Partner: Head of Strategy at M&C Saatchi Abel.

Keletso MpisaneKeletso Mpisane

Keletso Mpisane is head of MiWay Blink..

Keletso RakumakoeKeletso Rakumakoe

Currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Regenesys Business School, as the manager of media insights and strategy at Urban Brew Studios, I contribute valuable research and insights for Dumisa TV, One Gospel, and Urban Brew Studio productions..

Kerry HayesKerry Hayes

Kerry Hayes is a senior account manager at Irvine Partners. She used to be the Editor of Tourism Update, a tourism news publication reporting on tourism-related news across southern and East Africa.

Kerry MorrisKerry Morris

Kerry Morris is the CEO of South Africa's award-winning recruitment and labour services agency, Tower Group. A recognised leader of trade and industry, spanning a career of 20 years, Kerry's extensive experience in human capital engagement sets her apart as one of South Africa's leading front runners for key-quality human resources, and an advocate for empowering women in business..

Kerushan Govender

Blacfox is a marketing strategy consultancy focussed primarily on the tech sector. We serve some of the world's largest brands like Microsoft, SAP, VMware, LexisNexis, etc..

Kevin WelmanKevin Welman

Kevin is a co-founder and director of ByDesign Communications, with over twenty years' experience in corporate communication strategy, media strategy, social media strategy and crisis counselling....

Khangelani DzibaKhangelani Dziba

Khangelani Dziba is the divisional head of PR & influencer partnerships at Rapt Creative. They are a Master in Brand Leadership graduate from Vega School and are passionate about gender, diversity, and inclusion in brand advertising..

Khanya SijajiKhanya Sijaji

Khanya Sijaji is the executive creative director at 8909 Digital.

Kirsty BissetKirsty Bisset

Kirsty joined HaveYouHeard in February 2021 and, while her title links her to the Durban agency, she is actively involved in growing the group's business worldwide (it currently has offices in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and London) and working alongside the teams working on its global client base..

Kirsty BissetKirsty Bisset

Kirsty Bisset is managing director of HaveYouHeard's Durban agency, and actively involved in growing the group's business locally and internationally..

koo govenderkoo govender

Publicis Groupe CEO.

Koos BenadieKoos Benadie

Koos is an experienced Corporate and Commercial Law practitioner with law firm, Barnard. He specialises in company law, law of insolvency, business rescue, restructure and other corporate legal matters from inception to conclusion, including any litigation, which may arise in respect of those matters.

Kopano Shimange

I help our clients; influencers, brands and businesses get the most value from their relationships with Content Creators in their Influencer Marketing campaigns at Humanz AI. Humanz is one of the world's fastest-growing AI companies focused on empowering valuable creators and the marketers that work with them..

Kylie SlambertKylie Slambert

Kylie Slambert is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Johannesburg. She assists with regulatory compliance, insolvency, business restructuring and general commercial-related disputes.

Lara-Anne DerbyshireLara-Anne Derbyshire

Lara is a brand specialist who has been in the advertising industry for over a decade. Her key areas of interest are consumer behaviour & psychology and the impact thereof on creating brand positioning and strategies that solve business challenges and truly resonate with consumers..

Lauren HartzenbergLauren Hartzenberg

Managing editor and retail editor at Bizcommunity.com. Cape Town apologist.

Laurent MartyLaurent Marty

Laurent Marty is the group chief strategic officer at Joe Public United..

Lebo LekomaLebo Lekoma

Head of Client Services at Sea Monster.

Lebo MadibaLebo Madiba

PR Powerhouse is full service public relations consultancy with specialist practice areas in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, public affairs and hospitality..

Leilah potterLeilah potter

Leilah Potter is Sprout Performance Partners’ strategic growth manager..

Leslie AdamsLeslie Adams

Leslie Adams is the sales director at Reach Africa.

Liam ConnorsLiam Connors

Liam Connors is Client Director, Digital Logistics at BT..

Lianie MinnyLianie Minny

Lianie Minny is the managing director of ID (Internal Developers). Minny has a master's degree in interior architecture and over 15 years of experience in corporate, hospitality, and retail interior design combined with an extensive knowledge of corporate real estate..

Lillian BarnardLillian Barnard

Lillian Barnard was appointed as the CEO of Microsoft South Africa in 2019. She joined Microsoft in 2017 as the public sector director for South Africa, a role she held for almost two years.

Linah MaiguriraLinah Maigurira

Sales Leader at Google.

Linda SaundersLinda Saunders

head of Solution Engineering, Salesforce South Africa.

Lindsey SchuttersLindsey Schutters

Lindsey is the editor for ICT, Construction&Engineering and Energy&Mining at Bizcommunity.

Lloyd MaduraiLloyd Madurai

Managing Director at Hot 102.7FM.

Loyiso TwalaLoyiso Twala

From being one of the top 30 executive creative directors in Africa and the Middle East at Loeries 2020, Loyiso Twala is now the chief creative officer of McCann Joburg, which are locally part of the Nahana Group and globally part of McCann Worldgroup.

Lucilla BooyzenLucilla Booyzen

Lucilla Booyzen is the CEO at SA Fashion Week..

Lullu KrugelLullu Krugel

Lullu Krugel is a partner at PwC's Strategy& and the firm's leader for environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives across Africa. She leads a team of economic, environmental and energy experts who engage with private clients and the public sector around socioeconomic development, environmental sustainability and energy solutions..

Luthando MkumatelaLuthando Mkumatela

Luthando Mkumatela is currently serving as a Councilor of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). He has previously served at the Department of International Affairs of the ANC in Lusaka as the Senior Legal Resource..

Lyndsay Webster-RozonLyndsay Webster-Rozon

Marketing Director at Virgin Active South Africa.

Lyndy van den BarselaarLyndy van den Barselaar

Lyndy van den Barselaar is the MD of Manpower Group South Africa..

Madelain RoscherMadelain Roscher

Described as a Public Relations (PR) guru by her peers, Madelain Roscher is the CEO of PR Worx, a full-service marketing-communications agency, which she established in 2001. With 22 years' in-depth industry experience based on an impressive consulting and corporate career, the firm has achieved remarkable successes under her leadership..

Maijaliina Hansen-ChippsMaijaliina Hansen-Chipps

Maijaliina Hansen-Chipps is the Marketing Category Lead for RTDs at Distell, managing growth and performance of a brand portfolio including Savanna, Extreme and Bernini. Her focus is on long-term portfolio marketing and innovation strategies, and developing brands with purpose and distinct USPs, by understanding the core needs of consumers and their communities.

Marcelle Pienaar

group marketing manager at Eskort.

Márcia EugénioMárcia Eugénio

Head of Momentum Multiply..

Marie YossavaMarie Yossava

Marie Yossava, founder and owner of Grapevine Communications, embarked on a PR/communications career more than two decades ago. In the past twenty years she has built a solid media relations consultancy, which focuses exclusively on media relations..

Mark AndersonMark Anderson

Co-founder, Principal at Koa Academy.

Mark BothaMark Botha

Having been in the industry for over 15 years, I have also built and managed award-winning teams and have been lucky enough to work with some of the best people in the industry. I am excited about the future of digital and to continuing my work in this exciting medium..

Mark-Anthony GoncalvesMark-Anthony Goncalves

Paid Media Specialist at ByDesign Communications.

Martin MyersMartin Myers

Co-owner at Triple M Entertainment, founder Music Exchange, manager Sipho Hotstix Mabuse.

Martin WiestMartin Wiest

Martin Wiest is CEO of Tourvest Destination Management and a member of the Tourvest Holdings executive committee..

Matone DitlhakeMatone Ditlhake

CEO at Corridor Africa.

Matthew van der ValkMatthew van der Valk

Matthew van der Valk is the ECD at Executive Creative Director at VML SA..

Michael BowrenMichael Bowren

Michael Bowren, co-founder of Finch Technologies. Finch Technologies is a South African-based fintech startup that builds financial technology solutions for service providers that need to originate, onboard and enrich their databases and technology stacks.

Michael HanlyMichael Hanly

Michael Hanly is the Managing Director of New Leaf Technologies. Michael has been in the e-learning industry for almost 10 years and has overseen many projects in the corporate training space, working on a multitude of well-known brands such as Bidvest, Nando's, Allan Gray, Nissan, and the Emirates National Oil Company..

Michael SmollanMichael Smollan

Mike Smollan is Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Smollan..

Michelle Cave

Mike BarnwellMike Barnwell

Executive Creative Director at FCB Cape Town.

Miranda LusibaMiranda Lusiba

Miranda Lusiba is the Founding Director of Strangé Consulting - a boutique PR Agency specialising in Communications, Freelance Writing, Media Relations, Reputation Management and Media Training..

Mitchan AdamsMitchan Adams

Adams founded - and funded - local venture builder and business incubator Aions Creative Technology earlier this year with two major goals: to incubate and scale local startups to become scalable, sustainable businesses, and help corporate South Africa be better at B-BBEE in the process. By doing this, he believes the country can build the sustainable jobs it desperately needs to ease its crippling unemployment numbers..

MJ SchoemakerMJ Schoemaker

MJ Schoemaker is the president of Sapics (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management), a non-profit organisation founded in 1966 to elevate, educate and empower the community of supply chain professionals across Africa..

Morag EvansMorag Evans

Morag Evans is CEO of Databuild..

Mpume NgobeseMpume Ngobese

Mpume joined the Joe Public team in 2013 as Business Unit Director, spearheading a portfolio that included the development of brand strategy and ATL campaigns for some of South Africa's most iconic brands such as Nedbank, CCI's Brothers for Life, Zazi, British American Tobacco, South African Breweries' corporate brand, Brutal Fruit, Redd's and Castle Milk Stout..

Musa KalengaMusa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga is a technologist, marketer, brand communicator, entrepreneur and author of Ladders and Trampolines. He is the Group CEO and shareholder of Brave Group and co-founder of Bridge Labs..

Mushambi MutumaMushambi Mutuma

Mushambi Mutuma is an author, speaker and tech leader with more than 15 years of experience building brands and businesses across Africa and the US..

Mzi DeliweMzi Deliwe

Mzi Deliwe is the Deputy CEO at Provantage Media Group.

Nadia CoetzerNadia Coetzer

Nadia Coetzer is the head of support at PaySpace.

Natalia RosaNatalia Rosa

Natalia Rosa is the MD of Big Ambitions, a specialist travel and tourism communications and marketing organisation which helps tourism and travel organisations connect with their members and customers..

Natalie BothaNatalie Botha

Natalie Botha is Director of Creative Development at Kantar. Find her on LinkedIn and Twitter..

Natasha de KoningNatasha de Koning

Digital Campaign Manager at OneX.

Natashia BarnabasNatashia Barnabas

Natashia Barnabas, LLB (Wits) - Industrial Relations (IR) Manager, at Workforce Staffing As an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Employment Law specialist and media spokeswoman, Natashia is skilled in negotiation, arbitration, and dispute resolution. She is a formidable operation professional with further qualifications in Labour Dispute Resolution Practice, Compliance Management, POPI, Occupational Health and Safety Compliance, Strategic Leadership, Forms of Business Enterprises and Corporate Law..

Nelly MohaleNelly Mohale

Nelly Mohale is Head of Human Capital at Decusatio. She works with high-growth businesses to identify talent that can positively contribute to all elements of the organisation..

Netta Lev SadehNetta Lev Sadeh

Managing Director EMEA at AppsFlyer.

Niamh NicLiamNiamh NicLiam

Niamh NicLiam is the director for growth and partnerships at Incubeta. Niamh joined the Incubeta group in January 2015, and since then she has helped build successful partnerships with many local and global brands..

Nicholas KuhneNicholas Kuhne

Nicholas is the founder of brand consultancy Wunderbrand..

Nick DurrantNick Durrant

Nick Durrant is MD at Bluegrass Digital, a digital production agency. We work with marketing teams and creative agencies around the world delivering digital platforms.

Nicolas Pompigne-MognardNicolas Pompigne-Mognard

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the Founder and Chairman of APO Group (African Press Organization) (www.apo-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service. More information: www.Pompigne-Mognard.com.

Nilesh HansjeeNilesh Hansjee

Business Analyst at Marketing Intelligence Hub.

Niveshen GovenderNiveshen Govender

Niveshen Govender is CEO of the South African Wind Energy Association (Sawea)..

Nombulelo GuliweNombulelo Guliwe

Chartered accountant Nombulelo Guliwe joined South African Tourism as a financial compliance and performance manager in 2011. She has since held numerous finance management positions within the organisation, leading to her appointment as chief financial officer in August 2019.

Nombulelo MalingaNombulelo Malinga

I hold 10 years' wealth of experience in the Digital Marketing industry and specialise in Social Media Marketing.

Nontokozo MadonselaNontokozo Madonsela

Nontokozo Madonsela is the chief marketing officer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings..

Nosiyabonga Mongane

Nosiyabonga Mongane is president of the South African Council for Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).

Ntandokazi NtozakheNtandokazi Ntozakhe

Production and Content Assistant at Bizcommunity.

Onela MafuOnela Mafu

Account Manager at Tribeca PR.

Oscar StarkOscar Stark

Oscar Stark is a seasoned IT executive, and financial services veteran who specialises in driving the transformation that redefines organisations in the digital world. He focuses on innovation through transforming, enterprise architecture, setting up data as an asset, and building the resilience that protects organisations.

Otto BothaOtto Botha

Otto Botha is the managing director of Waco Engineering Services as well as the technical director at Form-Scaff. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a registered Temporary Works Designer with the Institute for Work at Height and also a member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering..

Pabi MogosetsiPabi Mogosetsi

Pabi is the founder of EB Koach which offers employer/employee branding services designed to reshape, rebuild, and restrengthen your workplace culture, putting your people first while achieving your organisational goals. Pabi believes that an organisation should function as a living organism and should grow and evolve continuously, and strong employer branding is crucial in driving this evolution..

Pamela HelligPamela Hellig

With a penchant for penning technical analysis and actuarial think pieces,.Pamela Hellig is a consulting actuary at Insight Life Solutions, an actuarial and analytics firm which practises in the healthcare and life-insurance fields. It builds consulting, product development, data management, business intelligence and analytics capabilities that assist clients in managing risks and developing opportunities..

Parusha PartabParusha Partab

Parusha Partab, head of the IAB Africa Transformation (DEI) Council and group strategy director at Wunderman Thompson South Africa..

Patrick MkalaPatrick Mkala

Account Manager at DUO Marketing + Communications.

Paul de WaalPaul de Waal

Paul de Waal is the founder and CEO of Wetu..

Paul EsterhuizenPaul Esterhuizen

Paul Esterhuizen is the CEO of School-Days, a rewards and incentives programme that helps parents and members of the public provide financial assistance to South African schools, whether their own or disadvantaged schools, by shopping with partner merchants known as School-Days Earn Partners, while still earning their normal retailer loyalty points..

Paul MakubePaul Makube

Paul Makube is Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB..

Paul MiddletonPaul Middleton

Managing Director at Ebony+Ivory.

Paul StevensPaul Stevens

Since 2013, Paul Stevens has been the CEO of Just Property Group Holding (Pty) Ltd which controls an international group of property franchises specialising in residential sales, rentals and management. He joined as a franchisee in 2003 and now, as CEO, drives the strategic direction of the Just Property brand with his charismatic optimism.

Paula SartiniPaula Sartini

With over 20 years' experience helping leading organisations overcome various business challenges, Paula understands the challenges that companies face in delivering a consistent brand experience and the impact this has on their bottom line. An analytical thinker that strives to solve business problems with innovative solutions, Paula believes that technology plays a major role in solving critical business and branding challenges.

Petra Mc CardlePetra Mc Cardle

A lover and a fighter, a spiritualist and explorer, I grow Brands to their full potential @Wetpaint, while balancing myself out with yoga..

pierre cassutopierre cassuto

Humanz is one of the world's fastest growing AI companies focused on empowering valuable creators and the marketers that work with them. Each day, Humanz analyzes hundreds of millions of social media profiles and content pieces as well as transaction data from online merchants, to generate better benchmarks and predictions for social commerce ROI, while also improving transparency, motivation and access for creators and marketers..

Pieter GroenewaldPieter Groenewald

CEO Nfinity Influencer and founder of the SALT, (a Nfinity Media company) a micro influencer marketing platform..

Precious NalaPrecious Nala

Precious Nala is the founder and driving force behind NXT Consultancy and a Standard Bank Top Women Young Achiever Award winner. With two decades of experience across business sectors and functions, she's a dynamic leader committed to helping businesses thrive. Precious has worked with organisations such as College Campus, Rosebank College, CaseWare Africa, YES 4 Youth, Afrika Tikkun, The Msomi Institute, Working on Fire South Africa, and 10X-E..

Ravi NaidooRavi Naidoo

Ravi Naidoo joined the Youth Employment Service (YES) with over 25 years of experience in implementing and managing a range of social change and impact programmes. During this time, he has worked with trade unions, the public sector, and private sector fund management, finding ways to implement programmes in complex institutional environments..

Rebecca PretoriusRebecca Pretorius

With over 15 years industry experience in digital education and publishing, Country Manager for Crimson Education South Africa, Rebecca Pretorius, has geared her career towards using technology to help learners access their full potential. Pretorius focuses on exposing young ambitious South Africans to international study and networking opportunities, ultimately unlocking their potential in a competitive global arena..

Regine le RouxRegine le Roux

Regine is a reputation specialist. She founded Reputation Matters in 2005; where they measure and manage companies' reputations using their unique Repudometer® measurement tool..

Renate SinghRenate Singh

Renate Singh is the Research, Development, and Applications (RD&A) Lead at Kerry – a global leader in flavour, taste, and nutrition. In her role at Kerry, Renate is dedicated to meeting customer needs through the invaluable lens of people insights and real-word context..

Rendani NengudaRendani Nenguda

Rendani Nenguda is a research associate at Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC)..

Rhys DyerRhys Dyer

Rhys Dyer is the chief executive officer at ooba Home Loans..

Rhys EvansRhys Evans

Rhys Evans is the Director of ALCO-Safe, suppliers of superior drug and alcohol testing equipment and accessories throughout Africa.

Ria PintoRia Pinto

General Manager and Technology Leader at IBM South Africa.

Ricci HacknerRicci Hackner

Ricci Hackner is a knowledge lawyer based in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office. She specialises in mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate and commercial matters.

Rico BassonRico Basson

Rico Basson has been the CEO of the newly formed industry umbrella body South African Wine since 1 June 2023. Before that, he was the Managing Director of Vinpro since 2012, following a career in the commercial banking industry, with a specific focus on agriculture and wine..

Rikus BlomerusRikus Blomerus

Rikus is chief marketing officer at WeBuyCars..

Rirhandzu ShingwenyanaRirhandzu Shingwenyana

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana is a marketing, advertising and communications professional with experience in account management, social media and digital marketing campaign management..

Roan MackintoshRoan Mackintosh

Managing Director - Africa at Incubeta. Roan joined Incubeta in May 2019 after spending 11 years at WPP's global digital marketing technology and consultancy arm, Acceleration, where he was group business director.

Roanna WilliamsRoanna Williams

chief creative officer at Net#workBBDO and Creative Circle chairperson 2023..

Rob GardenRob Garden

Rob Garden is a communications specialist and Strategy and Communications Director at South Africa's leading passion marketing agency, Levergy. Get in touch at info@levergy.co.za.

Robin FredericksRobin Fredericks

Editor at Bizcommunity..

Ronelle BesterRonelle Bester

Ronelle Bester, MD of Red Ribbon Communications, started her career in technology at Dimension Data as marketing manager of the Western Cape. She has a BTech degree in public relations from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and has lectured in public relations at both the University of South Africa and Varsity College.

Ronelle BesterRonelle Bester

Managing Director at Red Ribbon Communications. With over 20 years of experience in PR and Marketing, Ronelle is one of the South African communications industry's most influential voices..

Ross SibbaldRoss Sibbald

Commercial Director at Tilte.

Ryan ColeRyan Cole

Head Chef at Salsify at the Roundhouse.

Ryan GainesRyan Gaines

Ryan Gaines, CEO of City Logistics South Africa, is a dynamic and compassionate leader with over 15 years of dedicated service to the company..

Ryan McFadyenRyan McFadyen

Ryan McFadyen is Strategic Director at HaveYouHeard and a recognised trendspotter and guru. You can catch him weekly on Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto, or LinkedIn, or Instagram or follow HaveYouHeard's culture and trend resource on Instagram: @thisisin__.

Sabine LehmannSabine Lehmann

Sabine Lehmann is founder and CEO of Curiositas specialising in visitor attractions and the future of tourism and leisure..

Sally ActonSally Acton

Sally Acton, the CEO - Chief Empathy Officer - of an award-winning Employee Experience Consultancy, Torque Solutions, champions a new era of work-life harmony. Her reputation rests on more than just words; Sally embodies her beliefs with a 'walk the talk' approach.

Samantha CoomSamantha Coom

CEO/Founder at The Social Craft.

Samantha HoggSamantha Hogg

Samantha Hogg is the owner and managing director of GinjaNinjaPR..

Sarah BrittenSarah Britten

Dr Sarah Britten has 21 years of experience across various clients and multiple strategic disciplines, including social media and shopper. Her client experience includes Nedbank, Investec, FNB, Bothongo Group, Sanofi, Colgate Palmolive, Aspen, Adcock Ingram, Kraft Heinz, Citroën and Land Rover..

Sasha KupritzSasha Kupritz

Sasha Kupritz is a public relations specialist at TenacityPR..

Scott ThwaitesScott Thwaites

Scott Thwaites is the head of Türkiye, Africa & Gaming, Global Business Solutions at METAP - TikTok..

Semona PillaySemona Pillay

Semona Pillay is a lecturer and the Programme Coordinator for the Diploma Retail Business Management at the Department of Marketing Management at University of Johannesburg. She lectures Marketing Communications on the Bunting Road campus and Integrated Marketing Communications on the Kingsway campus.

Shan RadcliffeShan Radcliffe

Shan Radcliffe is the editor of Bizcommunity HR, Education and Legal..

Shannon TempleShannon Temple

Shannon Temple is the Lead Retail Analyst at DataEQ, a social data and insights business that specialises in helping large organisations to identify, analyse and prioritise their most valuable digital customer interactions. With a background in research psychology, Shannon has a passion for understanding consumer behaviour and generating actionable insights within the retail sector..

Shaun FuchsShaun Fuchs

Founder and CEO at Centennial Schools. Shaun Fuchs is a passionate educator with over 30 years' experience in the education sector.

Sid PeimerSid Peimer

A seasoned and insightful executive with multisector experience in roles as diverse as senior management, strategic planning and copywriting. I am a qualified pharmacist with an MBA from UCT.

Simon ParkinsonSimon Parkinson

Simon Parkinson is a director at Ultimate Media, the radio and audio specialist advertising agency. He is also the current host of The Big Joburg Drive show on Hot 102.7 FM..

Simone RossumSimone Rossum

Simone Rossum is the Creative Director at Joe Public Shift which recently won a Loeries Grand Prix for OFM within its first 12 months of business..

Sindiwe MbikoSindiwe Mbiko

Sindiwe Mbiko is a senior brand PR and communications manager at Momentum Metropolitan..

Sindy PetersSindy Peters

Sindy Peters (@sindy_hullaba_lou) is a group editor at Bizcommunity.com on the Construction & Engineering, Energy & Mining, and Property portals. She can be reached at moc.ytinummoczib@ydnis..

Sizwe SimelaneSizwe Simelane

Sizwe "Scoop" Simelane is the director of content and engagement at Idea Hive.

Sphelele MjaduSphelele Mjadu

Mjadu is the founder and managing director of defined PR and has more than 15 years experience as a public relations strategist. She has a strong history of working in the consumer goods/ beauty industry, including Unilever and Estée Lauder.

Stacey BrewerStacey Brewer

Stacey Brewer is the co-founder & CEO at SPARK Schools, an independent private school network, and has a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Brewer is a strong business development professional who holds an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science..

Stefan BothaStefan Botha

Stefan Botha is the director of Rainmaker Marketing..

Steffen KnappSteffen Knapp

Steffen Knapp is the head of the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand in South Africa. Knapp, who originates from Germany, joined Volkswagen South Africa from Volkswagen India where he developed a successful turnaround strategy for the brand.

Stephanie Aboujaoude

Senior Area Director of Marketing & Communications at Radisson Hotel Group, Middle East & Africa.

Steve StavsSteve Stavs

Pro biohacker and health futurist. Steve Stavs is a successful entrepreneur, leadership coach, international lecturer and holistic practitioner.

Stewart SmithStewart Smith

Stewart Smith manages Sojern's Middle East headquarters located in Dubai..

Stuart MichieStuart Michie

Stuart Michie is an experienced sales and marketing manager with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical manufacturing industry. He is skilled in digitalisation, smart grid, SCADA and the electric power industry..

Stuart ThomasStuart Thomas

Lead content strategist at Irvine Partners.

Sue BlaineSue Blaine

Senior writer and editor at Flow Communications.

Suraya HamdulaySuraya Hamdulay

Multisales Director: Corporate Affairs Southern Africa at Mars.

Sven WolfSven Wolf

Sven Wolf is a seasoned digital strategist with a zest for business and education. Wolf's background in lecturing inspires a company culture that leads with curiosity, with technology at its core and a desire to impact clients and people..

Tanya PatoTanya Pato

Tanya Pato is a cultural intelligence expert and navigator, who partners with businesses and brands to navigate the ever-changing world by providing deep insights and understanding of culture, which allows them to enhance their human interaction and connection..

Tapelo ZamaTapelo Zama

Tapelo Zama is the digital marketing manager of 555 Media Hub. He specialises in data-driven marketing, media trends, and using social intelligence to identify opportunities for digital innovation..

Tara TurkingtonTara Turkington

Tara Turkington is the CEO of Flow Communications (www.flowsa.com), one of the country's top communications companies. Follow her on Twitter at @taraturk1..

Tarryn KnightTarryn Knight

Head of Product, Marketing and PR at Audi South Africa.

Tasneem CassimTasneem Cassim

Tasneem Cassim is a digital strategist at Clockwork..

Tecla CiolfiTecla Ciolfi

Tecla Ciolfi is founder and manager of music news website Texx and the City has been a part of the music industry in South Africa for the last 10 years in various capacities, namely journalism, radio presenting, event curation and artist management..

Terry LevinTerry Levin

Brand and Culture Strategy consulting | Bizcommunity.com CCO at large. Email az.oc.flehsehtffo@yrret, Twitter @terrylevin, Instagram, LinkedIn..

Thomas KolsterThomas Kolster

Thomas Kolster is the author of Goodvertising (Thames & Hudson 2012; (Goodvertising.info; Facebook), founder of the Goodvertising Agency (Goodvertisingagency.com) and the world's first collaborative communication platform dedicated to sustainability: WhereGoodGrows (Wheregoodgrows.com; Facebook). He hails from Copenhagen, Denmark, and has spent some time in South Africa.

Tiffany MarkmanTiffany Markman

I spend 10 hours a day writing - and teaching others to write. I was South Africa's Freelance Copywriter of the Year in 2020 and one of the world's 'Top 50 Female Content Marketers' in 2021..

Tilda MwaiTilda Mwai

Tilda Mwai is a research associate at Estate Intel, in charge of the team's research and insights. She is also responsible for analysing macro-economic and real estate data to generate high-level insights on the real estate market across sub-Saharan Africa.

Tish HaridassTish Haridass

Tish Haridass is the Brand Marketing Manager for Yoco, an African technology company. In this role, Tish focuses on driving strategy development to build products and solve problems for the self-employed.

Tito RibeiroTito Ribeiro

Tito Ribeiro is an independent strategical content, networks, and digital transformation specialist. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, he created Project Renaissance in his spare time: a free-of-charge consultancy to help small companies in the process of digital transformation..

Tonya KhouryTonya Khoury

Tonya Khoury is an experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry..

Tracy van der ColffTracy van der Colff

Tracy is an employment law specialist with over ten years’ experience. Tracy is the Head of Employment at OWP Partners, where she advises employers and employees on a wide range of employment law matters.

Tshego BokabaTshego Bokaba

Tshego Bokaba is a business professional with experience in the areas of corporate social investment, consumer financial education, stakeholder management, strategy development and execution..

Tshifhiwa TshivhengwaTshifhiwa Tshivhengwa

Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa is the Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa. Tshivhengwa holds an MSc in International Business, Leadership, and Management from the University of York, Bachelor of Business Administration on Marketing Communications (Institute of Marketing Management) Diploma in Marketing (Institute of Marketing Management) and a National Diploma in Tourism Management (University of Johannesburg)..

Tyrann BurgerTyrann Burger

Tyrann Burger is the Managing Director of BIGBrave.

Ulana van BiljonUlana van Biljon

Ulana van Biljon is chief operating officer of Emira Property Fund. She has over 27 years of experience in the property industry, specifically in retail, property and asset management in both private and listed environments.

Vanessa SchonbornVanessa Schonborn

Vanessa Schonborn serves as the Executive Head for Transport, Logistics & Industries at Vodacom Business, overseeing a diverse portfolio that interconnects various sectors within the supply chains of both South African and African markets..

Veronica MoleeleVeronica Moleele

CEO at Penquin.

Vikash GajjarVikash Gajjar

Vikash Gajjar is the senior strategist at Razor PR.

Virusha SubbanVirusha Subban

Virusha is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg. She has over 20 years' experience in tax matters relating to customs, excise and international trade..

Wandile SihloboWandile Sihlobo

Wandile Sihlobo is an agricultural economist and head of agribusiness research at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) in South Africa. He is a columnist for Business Day and Farmers Weekly magazine..

Wayne BischoffWayne Bischoff

Wayne Bischoff recently rejoined Mediamark as CEO, having previously held the position of sales and marketing director at what was then Radmark and Digitalmark..

Willem BotesWillem Botes

As Iron Mountain's head of solution specialists, South Africa, Willem Botes has over 20 years of experience working with customers' business challenges, adding value through harnessing data to help make better informed, business critical decisions. In his role he is enhancing and innovating processes using new technologies.

Wilma de BruinWilma de Bruin

Wilma de Bruin has a freelance career spanning 40 years writing for various newspapers, magazines, PR companies, tertiary institutions and other clients. Also edited various custom and company publications..

Winslow SchalkwykWinslow Schalkwyk

Content and Strategy leader at Rapt Creative, Winslow Schalkwyk has - by working in various fields from fashion to food - gained invaluable insight into creating content that appeals to different audience demographics..

Wynand EspachWynand Espach

Wynand Espach is Chief Operating Officer at Agricolleges International..

Yael GeffenYael Geffen

Yael Geffen is the CEO of Sotheby's International Realty South Africa and a member of the board. Geffen has a BA in Communications and Economics and a Master's Degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications Strategy..

Yael GeffenYael Geffen

Yael Geffen is the chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty as well as a member of the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa region task force for Sotheby’s International Realty. Geffin is the winner of the 2020 Standard Bank’s prestigious Top Woman in Property Award and is the 2023 winner of Woman of Stature’s CEO of the Year..

Yesh SurjoodeenYesh Surjoodeen

Yesh Surjoodeen is the Southern Africa regional director at HP.

Yudhvir SeetharamYudhvir Seetharam

Head of Analytics, Insights and Research at FNB Business.

Zahra MirzaZahra Mirza

Zahra Mirza is the managing director at HKLM. With extensive experience in working across the continent, on a diverse portfolio of clients in the travel, ICT, consumer, mining and financial sectors, Zahra has the vision, enthusiasm and necessary business expertise to see the big picture in order to make strategic business recommendations and grow business relationships.

Zetu DamaneZetu Damane

Chief Strategic Officer at McCann Joburg.

Zuko MdwabaZuko Mdwaba

Zuko Mdwaba is Area Vice President at Salesforce South Africa..

Zumi NjongweZumi Njongwe

Consumer Communications and Marketing Excellence Director at Nestlé.

Zweli MokgataZweli Mokgata

Head of Content at Tribeca Public Relations.

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