One day that moves marketing.
Thursday, 17 September. Attend in-person (Mosaïek Teatro, Johannesburg) OR virtually.
The Nedbank IMC 2026 delivers one concentrated day of marketing intelligence – fast-paced, focused and grounded in what’s next.
Time
Speaker
Company & Designation
Topic
7:00 - 8:20
80 mins
IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.
08:20 – 08:30
10 mins
DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS
8:30 – 8:40
10 mins
MC: Donovan Goliath
Master of Ceremonies.
Welcome.
8:42 – 8:57
15 mins
DALE HEFER
Founder and CEO, Nedbank IMC.
Conference Opening.
08:57 – 09:00
3 mins
A SOUTH AFRICAN WELCOME
09:02 – 09:22
20 mins
CONN BERTISH
Founder, The Creative Resiliency Group.
Happy Purposeful Businesses are Harder to Kill.
Represented by
09:24 - 09:39
15 mins
TARRYN KNIGHT
Head of Marketing, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa.
The Bakkie That Built the Nation: Shifting Gears, Shifting Times.
YOUTH PANEL DISCUSSION
09:44 - 10:04
20 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.
The Next Shift: A Gen Z –
Gen Alpha Conversation.
10:08 - 10:28
20 mins
IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.
10:08 - 10:28
20 mins
VIRTUAL: Live Crossing with CARMEN MURRAY.
10:28 - 10:38
10 mins
DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS
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.
The Creative Shift:
Why Brave Work Wins.
10:57 - 11:12
15 mins
THEBE IKALAFENG
Founder and Chairman, Brand Africa, and Chancellor, Sol Plaatje University.
The CMO Shift.
11:14 - 11:29
15 mins
DAWN ROWLANDS
CEO, dentsu Africa.
Africa is the Shift.
11:31 - 11:46
15 mins
KABELO MAKWANE
Country Director, Google South Africa.
TBC.
11:48 - 12:13
25 mins
SUHAYL LIMBADA
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
Chief Marketing Officer, KFC India.
Stop Making Global Work.
A Practical Guide to Building Big Ideas in Local Culture.
12:15 - 12:25
10 mins
VINCENT MAGWENYA
Spokesperson to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
*(Vincent’s participation is subject to the requirements of the Presidency, and his availability may change at short notice.)
Pressure Changes Everything: 10 Crisis Communication Rules for Leaders.
12:27 - 13:17
50 mins
IN-PERSON: NETWORKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Fuelled by Wild Bean Café.
12:27 - 13:17
50 mins
VIRTUAL: Live Crossing with CARMEN MURRAY.
13:17 - 13:27
10 mins
DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS
13:29 - 13:39
10 mins
DR GCINA MHLOPHE
Author, Storyteller, Director of Gcinamasiko Arts and Heritage Trust.
Tales to Tell, Wings to Fly.
Proudly supported by
13:41 - 14:01
20 mins
MARC DE SWAAN ARONS
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
Founder, Institute
for Real Growth.
Marketing2030: Making Impact in a New Era.
BRAND AFRICA
CMO PANEL
14:05 - 14:25
20 mins
THEBE IKALAFENG
PANEL FACILITATOR
KHENSANI NOBANDA
Group Chief Marketing Officer,
Nedbank Group Limited.
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).
Shift Happens™: Thebe Ikalafeng in Conversation with Africa’s Leading CMOs.
14:29 - 14:39
10 mins
SHELDON TATCHELL
CEO and Founder, Legends Corporation.
Business of Impact.
Proudly supported by
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)
14:41 - 15:01
20 mins
VIRTUAL: Live Crossing with CARMEN MURRAY.
(This break may be shortened or removed subject to programme flow and speaker timings)
15:01 - 15:11
10 mins
DELEGATES PLEASE TAKE SEATS
15:13 - 15:18
5 mins
REA LEOPENG
Wellness Expert
and Yoga Teacher.
5-Minute Shift:
Move. Reset. Stretch.
Move. Reset. Stretch.
15:20 - 15:40
20 mins
TAHAAB RAIS
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE
Group Chief Strategy Officer and Film Director, Publicis Groupe
The Real Shift Isn’t Technological.
It’s Psychological.
It’s Psychological.
15:42 - 15:57
15 mins
JARRED CINMAN
CEO, VML.
2026: The Year AI Changed
Everything in Advertising?
Everything in Advertising?
15:59 - 16:06
7 mins
Kabelo Makwane
Country Director:
Google South Africa
Google South Africa
Demonstrating Innovation in Real Time
Presented by
16:08 - 16:23
15 mins
KABELO MABALANE
Cultural Icon. Pastor and
Endurance Athlete.
Play the Game and the Score Will Take Care of Itself.
16:25 - 16:30
5 mins
MC: Donovan Goliath
Master of Ceremonies.
Conference Close.
16:30 - 17:30
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.
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.
Join the movement.
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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.