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The Nedbank IMC 2026 delivers one concentrated day of marketing intelligence – fast-paced, focused and grounded in what’s next.

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Speaker

Company & Designation

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Topic

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7:00 - 8:20

80 mins

IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.

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8:00

LIVE STREAM STARTS

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08:20 – 08:30

10 mins

DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS

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8:30 – 8:40

10 mins

MC: Donovan Goliath

Master of Ceremonies.

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Welcome.

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8:42 – 8:57

15 mins

DALE HEFER

Founder and CEO, Nedbank IMC.
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Conference Opening.

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08:57 – 09:00

3 mins

A SOUTH AFRICAN WELCOME

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09:02 – 09:22

20 mins

CONN BERTISH

Founder, The Creative Resiliency Group.

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Happy Purposeful Businesses are Harder to Kill.

Represented by

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09:24 - 09:39

15 mins

TARRYN KNIGHT

Head of Marketing, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa.

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The Bakkie That Built the Nation: Shifting Gears, Shifting Times.

YOUTH PANEL DISCUSSION

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09:44 - 09:59

15 mins

GUGU MTHEMBU

PANEL FACILITATOR

Chief Marketing Officer, Telkom.

DESMOND KOOLEN

YOUTH PANEL

Gen Alpha Influencer.

MARKO STAVROU

YOUTH PANEL

Chief Marketing Officer, Telkom.

Gen Alpha Influencer.

The Gen Z Guy. Founder, Genlink.

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The Next Shift: A Gen Z –
Gen Alpha Conversation.

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09:59- 10:04

5 mins

PLUG’D BY TELKOM UJ CHALLENGE: WINNING TEAM ANNOUNCED.

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10:08 - 10:28

20 mins

IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.

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10:28 - 10:38

10 mins

DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS

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10:40 - 10:55

15 mins

ROANNA WILLIAMS

Co-Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Boundless.

FRAN LUCKIN

Co-Chief Creative Officer, Boundless.
Co-Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder, Boundless.
Co-Chief Creative Officer, Boundless.
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The Creative Shift:
Why Brave Work Wins.

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10:57 - 11:12

15 mins

THEBE IKALAFENG

Founder and Chairman, Brand Africa, and Chancellor, Sol Plaatje University.

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The CMO Shift.
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11:14 - 11:29

15 mins

DAWN ROWLANDS

CEO, dentsu Africa.

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Africa is the Shift.
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11:31 - 11:46

15 mins

KABELO MAKWANE

Country Director, Google South Africa.

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Making AI Useful: From Organisational Mindset to Business Value.
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11:48 - 12:13

25 mins

SUHAYL LIMBADA

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE

Chief Marketing Officer, KFC India.

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Stop Making Global Work.
A Practical Guide to Building Big Ideas in Local Culture.

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12:15 - 12:25

10 mins

Tiffany Markman

Communication Expert, Copywriter, Speaker and Founder, Tiffany Markman Writing & Training (TMWT).

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Topic: Specifically Odd: Write Human. But Weird.
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12:27 - 13:17

50 mins

IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.

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13:17 - 13:27

10 mins

DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS

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13:29 - 13:39

10 mins

DR GCINA MHLOPHE

Author, Storyteller, Director of Gcinamasiko Arts and Heritage Trust.

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Tales to Tell, Wings to Fly.

Proudly supported by

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13:41 - 14:01

20 mins

MARC DE SWAAN ARONS

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE

Founder, Institute
for Real Growth.

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Marketing2030: Making Impact in a New Era.

BRAND AFRICA
CMO PANEL

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14:05 - 14:25

20 mins

THEBE IKALAFENG

PANEL FACILITATOR

KHENSANI NOBANDA
Group Chief Marketing Officer,
Nedbank Group Limited.
OPEYEMI LAWAL
CMO PANEL
Founder and Chairman, Brand Africa, and Chancellor, Sol Plaatje University.

Group Chief Marketing Officer, Nedbank Group Limited.

Chief Marketing Officer,
NBA Africa and BAL
(Basketball Africa League).

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Shift Happens™: Thebe Ikalafeng in Conversation with Africa’s Leading CMOs.
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14:29 - 14:39

10 mins

SHELDON TATCHELL

CEO and Founder, Legends Corporation.
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Business of Impact.

Proudly supported by

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14:41 - 15:01

20 mins

IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.

(This networking break may be shortened or removed subject to programme flow and speaker timings)

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15:01 - 15:11

10 mins

DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS

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15:13 - 15:18

5 mins

REA LEOPENG

Wellness Expert
and Yoga Teacher.

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5-Minute Shift:
Move. Reset. Stretch.
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15:20 - 15:40

20 mins

TAHAAB RAIS

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE

Group Chief Strategy Officer and Film Director, Publicis Groupe

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The Real Shift Isn’t Technological.
It’s Psychological.
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15:42 - 15:57

15 mins

JARRED CINMAN

CEO, VML.

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2026: The Year AI Changed
Everything in Advertising?
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15:59 - 16:06

7 mins

Kabelo Makwane

Country Director:
Google South Africa
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AI in Action: Turning Content into Insight in Real Time.

Presented by

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16:08 - 16:23

15 mins

KABELO MABALANE

Cultural Icon. Pastor and
Endurance Athlete.

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Play the Game and the Score Will Take Care of Itself.

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16:25 - 16:35

10 mins

SIYA METANE (SLIKOUR) AND

MC: Donovan Goliath

Group CEO and Founder, SlikourOnLife.

Master of Ceremonies.

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The Conference Song: Revealed Live

Donovan Goliath brings Siya Metane (Slikour) to the stage for the conference close and the live reveal of an original track built from the day’s own voices.

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16:35 - 17:35

60 mins

JOIN US FOR DRINKS, courtesy of SAB.

Bonus Student Speaker

15 mins

KAGISO MOSINA-MATLAKALA

BCom Marketing Student, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business.

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Branding for the Generation That Questions Everything.

This presentation will be shared with other speaker presentations on the Event App Library.

* The agenda may change due to circumstances beyond our control.

We would like to thank the brands that have aligned with the Nedbank IMC 2026.
Your belief in Marketing is Business® and your commitment to shaping the future of the industry is what makes this platform what it is.

The conversations may happen on stage, but they do not end there.

 The Nedbank IMC Speaker Alumni, presented by SAB, recognises the remarkable leaders, thinkers and industry voices who have helped shape Africa’s Biggest Marketing Conference™ over the years.

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Be part of Africa’s most relevant marketing conversation, in-person or online.

Who should attend

Professionals shaping growth, relevance, and impact across business, brands and culture in a world that won’t stand still.

Join the movement. #ShiftHappens #NedbankIMC2026

All delegate fees are subject to South African VAT where applicable. In-person attendance in South Africa is subject to 15% VAT. International virtual attendance from outside South Africa is invoiced without VAT, subject to confirmation of country of residence and billing details.

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Southern Sun Hyde Park
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The Nedbank IMC is Africa’s biggest marketing conference.
Presented in association with the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) and in support of leading industry bodies, the Nedbank IMC unites marketers from 25 countries in one powerful conversation: proving that Marketing is Business®. Legal

The Nedbank IMC is Africa’s biggest marketing conference.
Presented in association with the Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) and in support of leading industry bodies, the Nedbank IMC unites marketers from 25 countries in one powerful conversation: proving that Marketing is Business®.

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