{"id":231048,"date":"2022-07-12T09:36:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T07:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/over-1000-african-marketers-to-join-top-virtual-conference-on-29-july?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-07-12T09:36:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T07:36:18","slug":"over-1000-african-marketers-to-join-top-virtual-conference-on-29-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/over-1000-african-marketers-to-join-top-virtual-conference-on-29-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1000 African marketers to join top virtual conference on 29 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/07c5430bfc11ef8\/600\/418\" alt=\"Nedbank IMC Conference\" \/><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=207911&amp;press_source=Nedbank IMC Conference\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thirty thought leaders from Africa and beyond will appear over the course of one day at South Africa&rsquo;s premier marketing conference, the Nedbank IMC (<a href=\"https:\/\/IMCConference.com\">https:\/\/IMCConference.com<\/a>). The theme is &ldquo;Marketing Relevance&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>African marketers, entrepreneurs and creatives are fully aware of the growing importance of customer relevance and at this year&rsquo;s Nedbank Integrated Marketing Conference (IMC), there will be a host of inspiring speakers who will provide insights and strategies.&nbsp;The conference is known for its hard hitting speaker format &ndash; with no sales pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Dale Hefer, CEO of the Nedbank IMC, says the power of the conference is in being able to gather so many of Africa&rsquo;s advertising and marketing thought leaders together in one virtual place, on one day. Marketers will be able to log in to watch this not-to-be-missed pan-African event (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imcconference.com\">www.IMCConference.com<\/a>) from their computers, laptops or cellular devices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Marketers are hungry for insight into finding and keeping that elusive yet critical ingredient &#8211; relevance. We have brought together the best-of-the best global thought leaders to provide our delegates with answers,&rdquo; says Dale.<\/p>\n<p>Conference host, Gugulethu Mfuphi, will be joined by co-hosts Xolisa Dyeshana, Group Creative Director at Joe Public, and Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries. Together they will introduce the Nedbank IMC 2022 line-up, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greg Hoffman, Global Brand Leader and former Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Nike (United States).<\/li>\n<li>Kathryn Williams, Managing Director of KMint (Australia).<\/li>\n<li>Ron Thurston, bestselling author of <em>Retail Pride<\/em> (United States).<\/li>\n<li>Tyrona Heath, Director of Market Engagement and The B2B Institute, a LinkedIn think thank (United States).<\/li>\n<li>Joeri van den Bergh, co-founder and Managing Partner of InSites Consulting (Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Williams, Global Chief Creative Experience Officer of TBWA Worldwide (United States)<\/li>\n<li>Monali Shah, Integrated Marketing and Communications Specialist (Nigeria)<\/li>\n<li>Scott Thwaites, Head of Emerging Markets at TikTok Global Business Solutions (United Arab Emirates)<\/li>\n<li>Maps Maponyane, TV presenter, producer, actor and entrepreneur (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Luca Gallarelli, Group CEO of TBWA South Africa (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Khensani Nobanda, Group Executive of Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Nedbank (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Mathe Okaba, CEO of the Association for Communication and Advertising (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Warren Moss, Founder and CEO of Demographica (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Thebe Ikalafeng, Founder and Chairman of Brand Africa and Brand Leadership Group (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Buli Ndlovu, Executive Head of Marketing for Retail and Business Banking at Nedbank (South Africa).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Lebo Madiba, Founder of PR Powerhouse (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Clinton Middleton, CEO of GrowThrough (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Bernice Samuels, Group Marketing Executive of MTN Group (Dubai).<\/li>\n<li>Tshego Tshukutswane, Senior Director of Consulting by Kantar (Netherlands).<\/li>\n<li>Dale Hefer, CEO of Nedbank IMC (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Sphe Vundla, Corporate Brand Director of South African Breweries (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Saks Ntombela, Group CEO of Hollard Insurance (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Heidi Brauer, Chief Marketing Officer of Hollard Insurance (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Karabo Songo, Group CEO of Brave Group (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Sadika Fakir, Integrated Media and Digital Director at Tiger Brands (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Faheem Chaudhry, Partner and Managing Director of M&amp;C Saatchi Abel (South Africa).<\/li>\n<li>Haydn Townsend, Managing Director of Accenture Song (South Africa).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Virtual tickets are available at R1&nbsp;999\/USD125<\/p>\n<p>Group discounts are available.<\/p>\n<p>Book now at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imcconference.com\/\">IMCConference.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nedbank IMC 2022 bursaries are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/imcconference.com\/imc-bursaries\/\">IMCConference.com\/IMC-bursaries\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Nedbank IMC Conference.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Nedbank IMC:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2021 a total of 1&nbsp;300 delegates from 14&nbsp;countries around the world watched the virtual Nedbank IMC live. Since its launch in 2019 the conference has become known for its &#039;no sales pitch, one stream, one day only&#039; format and a fascinating group of renowned and specialist speakers. Importantly, the conference is committed to presenting the business case for marketing, driven through the determination to secure marketing&rsquo;s seat at the boardroom table.<\/p>\n<p>The Nedbank IMC is presented in association with the Marketing Association of South Africa, with chartered marketers receiving continuous-professional-development points for attending. The conference is endorsed by the Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/85594ecd690c7f0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/85594ecd690c7f0\" alt=\"Nedbank IMC Conference\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/85594ecd690c7f0\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty thought leaders from Africa and beyond will appear over the course of one day at South Africa&rsquo;s premier marketing conference, the Nedbank IMC (https:\/\/IMCConference.com). The theme is &ldquo;Marketing Relevance&rdquo;. African marketers, entrepreneurs and creatives are fully aware of the growing importance of customer relevance and at this year&rsquo;s Nedbank Integrated Marketing Conference (IMC), there [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4584],"tags":[4585],"class_list":{"0":"post-231048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa-news-2","8":"tag-apo","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/over-1000-african-marketers-to-join-top-virtual-conference-on-29-july.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}