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Speakers
Our speakers are the very best in industry thought leadership – both local and global. We are hard at work preparing a line-up of highly relevant speakers who will share insight on how to be highly relevant!
We are proud to welcome our confirmed speakers:
Gugulethu Mfuphi
Your host for the day
Xolisa Dyeshana
Morning co-host Xolisa Dyeshana, Group Creative Director, Joe Public.
Preetesh Sewraj
Afternoon co-host Preetesh Sewraj
CEO The Loeries
Kathryn Williams

International Speaker
Managing Director, KMint, Australia
Topic: How much are your ideas really worth? The relevance of ROI, revenue and your IP.
Ron Thurston

International Speaker
Bestselling author of Retail Pride
Topic: Retail Pride. Retail Relevance.
Indispensable insight for anyone in (brick-and-mortar) retail.
Tyrona Heath

International Speaker
Director, Market Engagement, The B2B Institute at LinkedIn, New York
Topic: How Relevant Buying Situations Determine Brand Sales
Greg Hoffman

International Speaker
Global Brand Leader / Former NIKE CMO / Advisor / Speaker / Instructor / Author
Topic: Emotion by Design
Joeri Van den Bergh

International Speaker
Co-founder and Managing Partner, InSites Consulting
Topic: Achieving Brand Relevance with Gen Z
Ben Williams

International Speaker
Global Chief Creative Experience Officer,
TBWA Worldwide
Topic: Opening the aperture of Creativity: Staying relevant in a modern world
Monali Shah

International Speaker
Integrated Marketing & Communications Specialist
Topic: Making every Brand Experience relevant.
Scott Thwaites

International Speaker
Head of Emerging Markets for TikTok Global Business Solutions
Topic: Don’t just make ads, make TikToks: Understanding how TikTok is relevant for your brand
Maps Maponyane
Host, TV Presenter, Producer, Actor and Entrepreneur
Topic: Branding starts at home! How relevant is your personal brand?
Luca Gallarelli
Group CEO\TBWA South Africa
Topic: Facilitator, Q&A with
Ben Williams.
Khensani Nobanda
Group Executive: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Nedbank
Topic: Awarding of Bursaries and Conference Close
Mathe Okaba
CEO – Association for Communication and Advertising
Topic: The Relevance Effect
Warren Moss
Founder & CEO of Demographica
Topic: Facilitator, Q&A with
Ty Heath
Thebe Ikalafeng
Founder and Chairman, Brand Africa and Brand Leadership Group
Topic: Africa: Relevant or Relegated?
Buli Ndlovu
Executive Head of Marketing for Retail and Business Banking at Nedbank
Topic: Reclaim your relevance by reading the room.
Lebo Madiba
Founder PR Powerhouse
Topic: From Ho Hum to Headline. Make your Story Real and Relevant
Clinton Middleton
CEO of GrowThrough
Topic: Neurodiversity in advertising: your relevance advantage.
Bernice Samuels
Group Marketing Executive at MTN Group
Topic: Relevance – Neurons and Narratives.
Tshego Tshukutswane
Senior Director: Consulting by Kantar, Amsterdam.
Topic: Top of the Hour. Up Close and Relevant with Tshego Tshukutswane
Dale Hefer
IMC CEO
Topic: Awarding of Bursaries and Conference Close
Sphe Vundla
SAB’s Corporate Brand Director
Topic: The Power of Marketing Relevance to Drive Societal Change.
Saks Ntombela
Group CEO at Hollard Insurance
Topic: CEO Buy-in. How to make your Marketing C-Suite Relevant
A frank discussion between Hollard’s CMO and CEO
Heidi Brauer
CMO at Hollard Insurance
Topic: CEO Buy-in. How to make your Marketing C-Suite Relevant
A frank discussion between Hollard’s CMO and CEO
Karabo Songo
Non Executive Chairperson,
ACA SA
Topic: Facilitator of session between Heidi Brauer and Saks Ntombela (CMO/CEO discussion)
Sadika Fakir
Integrated Media and Digital Director at Tiger Brands
Topic: Reach and Relevance. Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Digital Media
Faheem Chaudhry
Partner & Managing Director of M&C Saatchi Abel JHB
Topic: Facilitator, Q&A with Kathryn Williams
Greg Maloka
Culture Activist
Topic: Top of the hour. Up close and relevant with Greg Maloka.

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