Media and marketing industry looks ahead at Future of Media Conference: On Thursday, 21 July, media experts, producers, buyers and sellers, joined by marketers and brands, gathered at the Sandton Convention Centre for the fifth annual Future of Media Conference. From the future of journalism, branded content, to virtual reality, social media and big data among the many topics, … [Read more...] about Media and marketing industry looks ahead at Future of Media Conference
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Why the International AIDS Conference still matters | The Conversation
Why the International AIDS Conference still matters: Trinn Suwannapha/World BankMore than 18,000 scientists, clinicians, experts, civil society representatives and leaders are descending on Durban, South Africa, for the International AIDS Conference from July 18. Some have suggested that these sorts of conferences are little more than “talk shops” … [Read more...] about Why the International AIDS Conference still matters | The Conversation
The Future of Media Conference: Virtual reality is changing how we see the world
The Future of Media Conference: Virtual reality is changing how we see the world: Hendri Lategan, founder and CEO of digital content marketing agency Barbarossa Media, will be one of many leading figures in South African media speaking at the Future of Media Conference in Johannesburg on Thursday, 21 July. He speaks about virtual reality (VR), the subject of his talk at the … [Read more...] about The Future of Media Conference: Virtual reality is changing how we see the world
16 years on, the world’s biggest AIDS conference returns to Africa | The Conversation
16 years on, the world's biggest AIDS conference returns to Africa: At the 13th International AIDS Conference, 11-year-old Nkosi Johnson, who had AIDS, begged the South African government to distribute antiretroviral drugs. ReutersI have profound memories of the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. It was July 2000 and I was among 12,000 people from … [Read more...] about 16 years on, the world’s biggest AIDS conference returns to Africa | The Conversation
AIDS conference returns to a changed South Africa
AIDS conference returns to a changed South Africa: The South Africa that hosts a global AIDS Conference next week has come a long way from the “AIDS pariah” that did so 16 years ago, when then President Thabo Mbeki stunningly dismissed the link between HIV and the disease. At the epicenter of the worldwide AIDS pandemic, South Africa now boasts the largest treatment … [Read more...] about AIDS conference returns to a changed South Africa
