Speaker Alumni.
We like to think of this as Marketing’s most exclusive club! Since our launch conference in 2019 we have been finding the very best, locally and globally. This Alumni represents the top marketing thinkers in Africa and beyond.
We are proud to work with USB.
2025
DONOVAN GOLIATH
Comedian/Content Creator/Former Adman
Lyn Bird
Corporate Vice President for Industry Solutions Delivery (ISD) at Microsoft
Charl Bassil
Chief Brand Officer, BBC
ZUBAIR TIMOL
Partner and Global Vice President, Culture at Meltwater
Bryony Rose
Director, Yext Enterprise International Business
Dr. Gillian Hammah
Chief Marketing Officer, Aya Data
Recognised as a top 50 CMO in Ghana
Jason Quinn
Chief Executive: Nedbank Group Limited
Khensani Nobanda
Group Executive: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Nedbank Group Limited
Mukona Ligege
Student, AAA School of Advertising.
Nozizwe Sibisi
Student, University of Johannesburg
Micaela Wathen
Student, University of Pretoria
Preetesh Sewraj
CEO, The Loeries
MAJOR MANDISA MFEKA
First Black Female Combat Pilot
WELCOME WITBOOI
Inspirational Speaker
Vaughan Croeser
Vice President, Marketing: The South African Breweries (AbInBev)
Dean Oelschig
Founder and Managing Partner of Halo
Bridget Harpur
Head of Marketing,
VW Group Africa
MBALENHLE BHENGU (MBA)
Founder of Mind Switch and Marketing Lecturer
Ryan Sauer
CEO Redwood Analytics
Darren Morris
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lucky Hustle
Rea Leopeng
Wellness Expert/Yoga Teacher
Stacy Jayne Saggers
Commercial Growth Director, Insights Division, Kantar
Nomsa Chabeli
Group Chief Executive Officer of the SABC
Melusi Mhlungu
Founder and Chief Creative Officer, We Are Bizarre
Craig Shapiro
Executive: IP, ENS
Thokozani Unyolo
Chief Executive Officer, Air Cargo Malawi Limited
Zwelakhe Lephoma
Student, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business
2024
DONOVAN GOLIATH
Comedian/Content Creator/Former Adman
Relebogile Mabotja
OUTSIDE BROADCAST
Miles Kubheka
CELEBRITY OPENING SPEAKER
Faith Popcorn
Founder & CEO
Matthew Bull
Founder, SoloUnion
Scott Thwaites
Founder, EDC squared
Steve Babaeko
CEO / Chief Creative Officer of X3M Ideas
Frank van den Driest
Founder, Institute for Real Growth
Khensani Nobanda
Group Executive: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Nedbank
Carl Willoughby
Chief Creative Officer of TBWA Hunt Lascaris and Creative Circle Chair
Ivan Moroke
CEO of Kantar South Africa
Gillian Rightford
Managing Director of Adtherapy. Founder of The School of Thought
Dr. Alistair Mokoena
Country Director for Google South Africa. Author
Mike Sharman
Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Retroviral
Prof. Adebayo Fayoyin
Expert/Adviser/Consultant – Strategic Communication, Advocacy and Social Change
Musa Kalenga
Group Chief Executive Officer of Brave Group
MBALI BHENGU
Marketing Lecturer/Entrepreneur
Maseda Ratshikuni
Executive Marketing & Communications: Nedbank Africa Regions
Ana Carrapichano
Founder and CEO of Mediology
Glenn Gillis
CEO and Co-founder of Sea Monster
Saffron Baggallay
Founder of the Personal Mastery Lab
Nicky Verd
Digital Futurist, Author and International Keynote Speaker
Dr. Justin Cohen
Bestselling Author and Global Speaker
Puno Selesho
Poet, Performer and Communications Specialist
Marko Stavrou
The Gen Z Guy, CEO Of Stavrou Consulting
Mike Wright
Marketing student at Red & Yellow
2023
DONOVAN GOLIATH
Comedian/Content Creator/Former Adman
PEARL THUSI
Actress/Presenter/
Producer/Entrepreneur
NICK LAW
Creative Chairperson Accenture Song (New York)
ZOE SCAMAN
Founder at Bodacious & Strategy Lead at 77X
ORLANDO WOOD
Chief Innovation Officer of the System1 Group, Honorary Fellow of the IPA and author of Lemon (IPA, 2019) and Look out (IPA, 2021).
KALEETA MCDADE
Chief Experience Design Officer, VMLY&R
KHENSANI NOBANDA
Group Executive: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs
LAURENT MARTY
Group Chief Strategic Officer, Joe Public
ANN NUROCK
Partner: Relationship Audits and Management
MPUME NGOBESE
Co-Managing Director at Joe Public
NKGABISENG MOTAU
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Think Creative Africa
ZAYD ABRAHAMS
Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Tiger Brands.
DUSTIN CHICK
Managing Director of Razor PR.
SHAYONI LYNN
CEO and Founder of Lynn
ARUN SUDHAMAN
CEO and editor-in-chief at PRovoke Media.
ROANNA WILLIAMS
Chairperson of the Creative Circle.
DOUG PLACE
Chief Marketing Officer of Nando’s Africa, Middle East, and South Asia. 2023 MASA Chairperson
CIKO THOMAS
Group Managing Executive: Nedbank Retail and Business Banking
JONI PEDDIE
CEO of “Resilient People, BOUNCE FORWARD” | Professional Speaker | Executive Coach | Strategic Facilitator
LUCA GALLARELLI
Group CEO of TBWASouth Africa
SHUKRI TOEFY
Entrepreneur/Global Speaker
KWANELE MPANZA
Founder/MD
Theo&Lotte, NY/Chicago/London
Amsterdam
BRIAN MTONGANA
Executive Creative Director: Woolworths Marketing
SITHO MDLALOSE
Chief Executive Officer, Vodacom South Africa.
ANDISA NTSUBANE
Managing Executive: Brand, Marketing and Communications for Vodacom Group
SHARON KEITH
Marketing Director at Heineken South Africa
MTETO NYATI
Chairman of Wazo Investments
ALLISON KNAPP WOMACK
Chief Operating Officer at Effie Worldwide.
MZAMO XALA
Group CEO at AVATAR
DALE HEFER
IMC CEO
2022
Gugulethu Mfuphi
Award Winning Broadcaster & Financial Journalist. KayaBizz host on Kaya FM 95.9.
Xolisa Dyeshana
Joe Public
Group Creative Director
Preetesh Sewraj
The Loeries
CEO
Kathryn Williams
KMint, Australia
Managing Director
Ron Thurston
Bestselling author of Retail Pride
Tyrona Heath
The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, New York
Director, Market Engagement
Greg Hoffman
Global Brand Leader / Former NIKE CMO / Advisor / Speaker / Instructor / Author
Joeri Van den Bergh
InSites Consulting
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Ben Williams
TBWAWorldwide
Global Chief Creative Experience Officer
Monali Shah
Integrated Marketing & Communications Specialist
Scott Thwaites
Head of Emerging Markets for TikTok Global Business Solutions
Maps Maponyane
Host, TV Presenter, Producer, Actor and Entrepreneur
Luca Gallarelli
TBWASouth Africa
Group CEO
Mathe Okaba
Association for Communication and Advertising
CEO
Warren Moss
Demographica
Founder & CEO
Thebe Ikalafeng
Brand Africa and Brand Leadership Group
Founder and Chairman
Bernice Samuels
MTN Group
Group Marketing Executive
Tshego Tshukutswane
Consulting by Kantar, Amsterdam
Senior Director
Sphe Vundla
SAB
Corporate Brand Director
Buli Ndlovu
Nedbank
Executive Head of Marketing for Retail and Business Banking
Lebo Madiba
PR Powerhouse
Founder
Clinton Middleton
GrowThrough
CEO
Saks Ntombela
Hollard Insurance
Group CEO
Heidi Brauer
Hollard Insurance
CMO
Karabo Songo
ACA SA
Non Executive Chairperson
Sadika Fakir
Tiger Brands
Integrated Media and Digital Director
Faheem Chaudhry
M&C Saatchi Abel JHB
Partner & Managing Director
2021
Mike Brown
Nedbank Group
Chief Executive Officer
Sylvester Chauke
DNA Brand Architects
Founder & Chief Architect
Terryanne Chebet
The Pink Foundry Communications
CEO of Pink Foundry Communications, CEO of Keyara Botanicals & Founder Africa’s Leading Ladies
Susan Credle
FCB Global
Global Chief Creative Officer
Elizabeth de Stadler
Novation Consulting (Pty) Ltd
Founding Director
Victor Dlamini
48H
Director
Dale Hefer
Nedbank IMC
Chief Executive Officer
Nontokozo Madonsela
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Pepe Marais
Joe Public United
Founding Partner and Group Chief Creative Officer
Marcel Marcondes
Anheuser Busch
US Chief Marketing Officer
Sydney Mbhele
Sanlam
Chief Executive: Brand
Tumi Morake
Actor and Comedian
Tebogo Motsepe
Nedbank
Head: Brand and Client Insights at Nedbank CIB
Khensani Nobanda
Nedbank
Group Executive: Marketing and Corporate Affairs
Nunu Ntshingila
Facebook Africa
Regional Director
Preetesh Sewraj
The Loeries
Chief Executive Officer
Mike Sharman
Retroviral Digital Communications
Founder and Owner
Mike Stopforth
Co- Founder of 48H & Director of Beyond Binary
Jon Youshaei
Forbes and Origin Protocol
Creator & Advisor (former Instagram, YouTube) | Writer, Forbes | Creator-In-Residence, Origin
Monalisa Zwambila
The Riverbed Agency
CEO and Founder
2020
Fahmeeda
Cassim-Surtee
DStv Media Sales
Chief Executive Officer (Group)
Bongani Chinkanda
Bravado
Managing Director & Founder
Patrick Collister
Non-exec CD at Ad-Lib. Curator of The Caples Awards. Editor of Directory. Creative Trainer.
Amanda Cromhout
Truth
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Lee den Hond
Blue Platinum Events
Chief Executive Officer
Nandus du Plessis
Crazy Ginger Marketing
Founder
Suhana Gordhan
DUKE.
Executive Creative Director
Alistair King
King James Group
Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Fernando Machado
Activision Blizzard
Chief Marketing Officer
Verusha Maharaj
Red and Yellow Creative School of Business
Managing Director
Mzamo Masito
Google Africa
Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Marketing
Nthabiseng Matshekga
Nedbank
Executive Head: Group Marketing
Lee Naik
TransUnion Africa
Chief Executive Officer
Mpume Ngobese
Joe Public United
Co-Managing Director
Zumi Njongwe
Nestle
Marketing Director East and Southern Africa
Andy Rice
Speaker, Writer, Strategist
Andrea Quaye
The Coca-Cola Company
Senior Director, Global Category Lead – Coffee.
2019
GG Alcock
KasiNomic Events
Marketer / Author / Speaker / Entrepreneur
Khaya Dlanga
Rain
Chief Marketing Officer
David Duarte
Treeshake
Founder
Greg Garden
Capability Catalysts – Founder and Lead Consultant
Former CEO of The Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) and former CEO of the Marketing Research Foundation.
Darren Hampton
Nando’s South Africa
GM of Digital Marketing Nando’s Africa, India and Middle East
Musa Kalenga
CEO at Bridge Labs. CFO of The Brave Group Of Companies and Strategic Co- Founder of African Tech Round Up.
Simon Lloyd
Algorithm Agency
Co-Founder, Managin
Katherine Madley
Massdiscounters t/a Game and Dionwired
Marketing and Customer Director
Refilwe Maluleke
Chief Strategy Officer at TBWASA & Managing Director at Yellowwood Future Architects
Tbo Touch
CEO of Touch HD, VP of TMT Africa & Founder 48GIN
Grant Pereira
Anheuser-Busch InBev Africa
Marketing Director: Special Projects & ZX Ventures Africa Lead (interim)
Gillian Rightford
Adtherapy
Managing Director
Elaine Rumboll
Creative Leadership Consultancy
Founder
Mosidi Seretlo
Mosidi K Seretlo Consulting
Founder and Director
Anne Thistleton
LIGHT Marketing Consulting
Founding Partner and Owner
