 | Abey Mokgwatsane - Abey Mokgwatsane is CEO of the VWV Group (www.vwv.com), one of South Africa's leading business-to-business experiential communication specialists. Starting his career as a marketing trainee at VWV, in 2005, Abey and two partners, Jameson Hlongwane and Wanda Shuenyane, acquired a majority stake in the VWV Group. |
 | ActivRetail - The strategic partnership between ActivRetail and BizCommunity offers the best news of its kind to the retail industry. In a strategic positioning agreement, ActivRetail and Retail.Bizcommunity have created an association by bringing a joint offering to this sector in terms of news, information, research, services and product news. |
| Angus Robinson - Angus Robinson is the founder and CEO of Brandsh Media (www.brandsh.com), a mobile and social media company that includes mobile agency Brandsh and media business Mobmedia. Founded in early 2007, Brandsh works with clients such as Standard Bank, MNet, the JSE and the Bond Exchange of SA to develop and implement innovative mobile and social media campaigns. |
 | Benedicta Dube - Benedicta Dube is a broadcast trainer and freelance radio journalist. |
| BizPod/Interactive - BizPod/Interactive, the first of Bizcommunity.com's podcast ventures, aims to unpack all the latest trends in digital marketing and social media. BizPod/Interactive is hosted by Japie Swanepoel, founding partner of longtail (www.longtail.co.za) an online strategy company with offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. |
| Bolaji Okusaga - Bolaji Okusaga is the Lead Consultant and Operating Executive of The Quadrant Company (Public Relations), Lagos - Nigeria. |
 | Brian Berkman - Brian Berkman can be contacted on 083-441-8765 or Brian@BrianBerkman.com. |
| Carole Kimutai - Carole Kimutai is from Nairobi, Kenya |
| Cheryl Hunter - Freelance writer, editor and media consultant, Cheryl Hunter, has worked in the newspaper and television arenas, both locally and for the foreign media |
| Chima Nwankwo - Chima Nwankwo, currently leads the management team at Cellmark Limited. He is a retired TV anchor/editor of over a decade’s standing. |
 | Chris Moerdyk - Chris Moerdyk was head of strategic planning and public affairs for BMW South Africa and spent 16 years in the creative and client service departments of ad agencies, ending up as resident director of Lindsay Smithers-FCB in KwaZulu-Natal. Chris was recently listed in a Markinor survey as one of South Africa's top 10 marketing thought leaders. |
 | Chris Roper - Chris Roper is the editor-in-chief of www.24.com |
| Deon Binneman - Because your reputation matters.... Deon Binneman is a speaker, trainer and consultant in reputation management and strategic communications. |
| Derek Abdinor - Derek Abdinor is an online corporate communications consultant with a bent for investor relations and enhancing the lives of corporate communicators through Web 2.0. He blogs at http://derek.abdinor.co.za can be emailed eponymously at derek@abdinor.co.za. |
| Don Paul - Don Paul is among the leading authorities on Customer Relationship Marketing in the Western Cape |
 | Dr Graeme Codrington - Dr Graeme Codrington is an expert on the new world of work and multigenerational workplaces. With three bestselling books published by Penguin, five degrees in five different faculties from five different universities including a doctorate in Business Administration, and work experience ranging from articles at KPMG to IT entrepreneur and professional musician to professional speaker, Graeme brings a unique view to his role as consultant and trends analyst for some of the world's largest companies. |
| Dr Kay Brügge - Dr Kay Brügge is a life- design practitioner with post-graduate qualifications in psychology and neuro-psychology, specialising in qualitative research and project management, driving market and social research projects, including methodology development and focus group facilitation. With a PhD in neuro-psychology and special interest in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), he is interested in the analysis of subliminal messages in advertising and the subconscious influences of the retail environment on the consumer. |
 | Dr Nikolaus Eberl - The author of the bestselling book BrandOvation: How Germany won the World Cup of Nation Branding, and the sequel The Hero's Journey: Building a Nation of World Champions, Dr Nikolaus Eberl holds a PhD from the Free University of Berlin and a Postgraduate Diploma from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Dr Eberl's research study on Germany's Nation Branding Success Story during the 2006 FIFA World Cup was featured extensively by Carte Blanche (viewers' choice, 1 and 5 July 2007), and he is currently engaged in internal branding for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. |
| Dr Pieter Streicher - Dr Pieter E Streicher, MD of wireless application service provider Bulksms.com, also sits on the management committee of the Wireless Application Service Provider Association (WASPA) |
| Dumisani Ndlela - Dumisani Ndlela is a Zimbabwean journalist specialising in business and financial reporting, with experience reporting on commodities, stock and financial markets, advertising, marketing and the media. He has previously reported from a number of regional countries as well as from the UK and Germany on commodities and regional integration. |
| Eddie Groenewald - Eddie Groenewald is the CEO of mobile marketing company Multimedia Solutions (www.multimediasolutions.co.za). He has 18 years experience in the telecoms industry, of which more than a decade has been in the mobile sector. |
 | Elan Lohmann - Elan Lohmann is GM of social networking and media at 24.com and Blueworld. He has been an online expert for almost a decade as publisher of News24 for three years and managing Sunday Times Online before that – establishing his knowledge in areas of online strategy, commerce, content and marketing. |
 | Emeka Enyadike - Emeka Enyadike is the CEO of Deportivo Vandyke International Limited |
 | Eve Dmochowska - Eve Dmochowska is the idea facilitator at IdeaBank (www.ideabank.co.za)and keeps her time busy strategising the Internet space, deciphering the world of Web 2.0, and publishing the Internet Guide magazine (www.internetmagazine.co.za) |
 | Fred - With piercing blue eyes, a full set of clean underwear, his own hair - although it's mostly on his manly chest now - and stealth-like in his entry into his favourite bosveld watering hole, 'FRED' is clearly a legend in his own laager |
 | Gab Mampone - A graduate of Wits University where he obtained a BA(Hons) in International relations as well as two post graduate qualifications from Wits Business School, Gab Mampone is a member of both the International Forum and the Institute of Marketing Management.
He holds an MBA from De Montfort University, having authored a dissertation on "The factors influencing the decline of radio advertising expenditure and an in-depth analysis of radio advertising within the South African context". |
 | Gerhard Fourie - Gerhard Fourie is a South African who is on a five-year working stint in Japan as the senior manager for brand and communication for global overseas markets at Nissan Motor Company. Fourie’s responsibilities cover markets across South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. |
| Gino Cosme - Gino Cosme runs social media strategy consultancy Cosmedia, when not training or speaking on the local corporate circuit |
 | Gisele Wertheim-Aymes - Gisele Wertheim-Aymes’ 19-year media career spans a broad range of experience, from editorial, marketing, publishing and advertising sales to media innovation and strategy. In the past two years, her focus shifted to innovation and she headed up the innovation portfolio at Avusa Media before joining First National Bank (www.fnb.co.za) as its head of Media in March 2008. |
| Gordon Patterson - With over 25 years experience in the media industry, Gordon Patterson is MD of Starcom and an active and outspoken media professional well-known for his passion for insight/strategy and creativity. He is currently deputy president of the ABC and a past chairman and active member of the Advertising Media Forum (AMF). |
 | Graham Taylor - Graham Taylor is Creative Director of brand identity specialist, Signalroom. |
 | Grant Shippey - Grant is a technophilic, tie-averted, professional loudmouth. He is now the controlling shareholder and CEO of the professional digital solutions stable, Amorphous. |
| Gregory Gondwe - Gregory Gondwe is a Malawian journalist who has bagged close to fifteen years of working experience who started writing in 1993. He is currently regional editor and bureau chief for Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS). |
 | Gwen Watkins - Gwen Watkins heads up Freelancers Writing Services (www.freelancers.co.za), a communications consultancy providing professional, competent and measurable communications through freelance journalism, PR and rewriting of complex documents. It organises memorable conferences and events that are on time, within budget and meet the quality expectations of both client and attendees. |
 | Harry Trisos - Harry Trisos of Mobilety has been involved in the marketing of telemedia for the past 15 years. Commencing with Telkom and the 087 industry in the early 90s, he has been at the forefront of developments in value-added content throughout this period, working with some of the leading service providers in this sector.
Harry has also provided media marketing services to almost every major publication in the country. |
 | Herman Manson - Herman Manson is a business journalist showcasing South African design talent on his blog MarkLives! (www.marklives.com) |
 | Howard Badler - Howard Badler has trained and consulted to the Justice Department of the Northwest Province and a variety of companies in a number of industries |
| Illana Melzer - Illana Melzer is a management consultant at Eighty20 Consulting, a consultancy that specializes in financial modeling and database work |
 | Ilva Pieterse - Ilva Pieterse currently works as an account manager at Emerging Media Communications (www.emergingmedia.co.za). Since completing her BIS (publishing) degree at the University of Pretoria, she has written for and been involved in many online and print publications across a wide variety of industries, but mainly focusing on information technology. |
 | Issa Sikiti da Silva - Issa Sikiti da Silva is a freelance journalist and short stories writer whose work has been published in local and foreign publications, both in English and French. He contributes to Bizcommunity.com as a news writer. |
 | Jacques van Niekerk - Jacques van Niekerk is CEO of Acceleration, the digital marketing specialists |
| James Campbell - James Campbell is a consultant with WebAd Internet Advertising: design and development consultants and search engine specialists |
| James Siddall - James Siddall is a media consultant and journalist, writing for titles such as The Weekender, Sunday Independent and Sunday Tribune. Industrial Relations Specialists (IRS), which specialises in outsourcing, industrial relations, human resources, contract cleaning and security solutions, is one of his clients. |
| Janet Watermeyer - Janet Watermeyer began her career as a media buyer and then media director with J. Walter Thompson. |
 | Janice Spark - Janice Spark is a director, and partner of Idea Engineers. She has more than 20 years of marketing, sales and advertising experience across a range of leading global and South African brands. |
| Jannie Momberg - Jannie Momberg is the editor of News24.com. He has been working in the online world since 2001. |
| Janyce Currin - Janyce Currin is head of Currin’t Events (www.currintevents.co.za), a BEE events company primarily servicing the corporate market with a 10-year proven track record of well-managed events that meet clients’ objectives and specific needs |
| Jean Moncrieff - Jean Moncrieff is CEO of Emerge Africa and may be emailed on Jean.moncrieff@emergeafrica.co.za |
 | Jo Duxbury - Jo Duxbury has been providing a platform for marketers to find over 3800 industry freelancers since she launched her company, Freelancentral, in early 2006. An ex-suit, she also provides freelance writing/editing services to a small number of select clients. |
 | Johanna McDowell - Armed with considerable industry knowledge and experience, Johanna McDowell counsels clients and agencies around expectations in the advertising and marketing process. She is MD of the Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS - www.agencyselection.co.za), a division of black-owned marketing services group Mazole Holdings. |
| John Boe - American John Boe presents a wide variety of motivational and sales-oriented keynotes and seminar programs for sales meetings and conventions. John is a recognised sales trainer and business motivational speaker with an impeccable track record in the meeting industry. |
| John Bradfield - John Bradfield, BA (Communications) and MBA, has expertise in developing communication systems for companies. He runs workshops on communications. |
| Jon Bishop - Jon M Bishop (www.jonin60seconds.com) is a new media marketer that focuses on translating the latest technology platforms and trends into marketing and communications solutions |
| Karen Ashwin - Karen Ashwin is the founder and MD of The Event Production Company (www.theeventcompany.co.za, South Africa's event pioneer. Karen is considered one of the industry's leading personalities and with a 15-year track record, The Event Production Company having conceptualised and executed most of South Africa's largest and most innovative events. |
 | Katharina Scholtz - Katharina Scholtz is the GottaQuirk.com queen and content manager for Quirk eMarketing, the largest full service online marketing agency in Africa with clients including Sun International, Google, Warner Bro and Virgin Atlantic. With an undergraduate degree in film and media production and a post-graduate degree in brand strategy, Kat has a keen interest in the impact which online media has on communication and is at the forefront of corporate communication and consumer driven engagement. |
 | Keith Coats - Keith Coats is a director of TomorrowToday.biz, an organisation that helps companies identify the mega trends that will impact the people connected to their business - employees, customers and partners |
| Keith Schorah - Keith has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in sales and marketing within the IT, telecommunications and industrial sectors. He is presently MD for Aardvark Consulting and Communication, and runs numerous sales training, presentation and negotiation skills courses. |
 | Kirsten Halcrow - Kirsten Halcrow is the MD of Employers' Mutual Protection Service, better known as EMPS (www.emps.co.za), which specialises in a full spectrum of “Workforce Integrity Solutions”. She has been running EMPS since 1991. |
| Laricia Smit - Laricia Smit PRP is the public relations officer for the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) responsible for the public relations programme and media relations campaign as well as the planning and development of continuing professional development workshops |
 | Lee-Ann Vermaak - Lee-Ann heads the email management at Acceleration, covering both US and South African markets. |
| Lehan Stemmet - Lehan received his B.Sc degree at the University of the Freestate, earning academic merit bursaries for psychology and biochemistry. While and after completing his degree in biochemistry and microbiology, he earned some extra money doing temp work for too many companies to mention. |
| Leigh Miller - Leigh Miller is an Account Executive with Grapevine Communications. |
| Linda Ravenhill - Linda Ravenhill co-founded Digital Exception (www.digitalexception.co.za) in 2000 and together with business partner Elena Douvos, the company specialises in taking physical business into the online environment, offering the full spectrum of online services. These include strategy, IT development, community management and online marketing. |
| Lisa Cramer - Lisa Cramer is chief sales and marketing officer for FirstWave in Atlanta, Georgia, US, providing on-demand marketing automation solutions that generate, score and nurture leads for B2B marketers |
 | Louise Marsland - Louise Marsland is editor-in-chief and brand strategist of AdVantage magazine (www.bizcommunity.com/advantage) and the former editorial director of Bizcommunity.com. Louise recently researched the sustainability of the B2B media sector for her Masters in Commerce degree: strategy and organisational dynamics, through the Leadership Centre of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. |
 | Malcolm McDonald - Professor Malcolm McDonald, until recently, Professor of Marketing and Deputy Director Cranfield School of Management with special responsibility for E-Business, is Chairman of six companies and spends much of his time working with the operating boards of the world's biggest multinational companies, such as IBM, Xerox, BP and the like, in most countries in the world, including Japan, USA, Europe, South America, ASEAN and Australasia. He has written thirty eight books, including the best seller "Marketing Plans; how to prepare them; how to use them" and many of his papers have been published.
Professor Malcolm McDonald will be giving a series of three one-day classes: • Strategic Marketing Planning • Competitive Marketing Strategy • Key Account Management. |
| Mandy de Waal - Mandy de Waal (mandy@soulcircle.co.za) is an award-winning communicator, writer and businesswoman.
De Waal's business interests include SoulCircle (PTY) Ltd (www.soulcircle.co.za), a pioneering company that improves human and business performance through knowledge, wisdom and experience. |
| Mandy de Waal & Janice Spark - De Waal and Spark are the founding partners of Idea Engineers, the brand and reputation consultancy that helps companies enhance market share, profitability and customer loyalty by managing and protecting their brand. Founded in 2002, Idea Engineers has enjoyed rapid growth with clients that include UUNET, Gold Reef City, Nashua Mobile, Consology, Valvoline, Can!do and the South African Post Office. |
| Marc Ashton - Marc Ashton (marc@rival.co.za) is managing editor of local manufacturing publication - ManufacturingHub.co.za (www.manufacturinghub.co.za), which is aimed at the South African food, pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic manufacturing industries |
| Marcus Brewster - Marcus Brewster is the chairman of Marcus Brewster Publicity (MBP), the most awarded corporate and commercial PR firm in South Africa and the founder of Method PR |
 | Marie Yossava - Marie Yossava, founder and owner of Grapevine Communications, embarked on a PR/ communications career more than a decade ago. In the past eight years she has built a solid media relations consultancy, which focuses exclusively on media relations.
Marie's strength lies in her well-established relationships with editors and journalists across all mediums. |
 | Marion Scher - Marion Scher (www.mediamentors.co.za) is an award-winning journalist, lecturer, media trainer and consultant with 20 years experience in the industry |
| Mark Parsons - After completing a degree in philosophy, Mark held a variety of positions in fields as diverse as consumer marketing, photo journalism and corporate communication. In 1996 Mark left the corporate world to join the newly formed Electric Ocean, with whom he worked for two years. |
 | Matthew Buckland - Matthew Buckland is GM of Publishing at 24.com. He's the former boss of the M&G Online and co-founder of blog aggregator Amatomu.com and group editorial blog Thought Leader. |
 | Melissa Attree - Melissa Attree is a marketer, social media strategist and blogger who is fascinated by the bright, shiny thing called the Internet. Read Melissa's blog at http://www.melissaattree.co.za. |
 | Mike Abel - Mike Abel, former COO of Ogilvy South Africa, is now CEO of M&C Saatchi, Australia. During his many years in the industry, Mike handled some of the bluest chip brands in South Africa. |
| Mike Freedman - Mike Freedman, a doyen of the advertising and branding community, is founder of Freedthinkers (www.freedthinkers.com) which has offices in Johannesburg (at Turbine Hall in Newtown) and Cape Town. He was a prominent copywriter at some of the big ad agencies in London and here before helping form ad agency Freedman and Rossi, and then Freedthinkers. |
| Mike Leahy - Mike Leahy heads up IBIS Media Data and is the creator of Media Manager, the pre-eminent information, evaluation and management tool for PR professionals. Email: mikel@mediamanager.co.za or Tel: (011) 465-3704, website: www.mediamanager.co.za. |
| Mike Stopforth - Mike Stopforth is a Web 2.0 entrepreneur, writer and speaker. He heads up Cerebra (www.cerebra.co.za) – South Africa’s dedicated social and mobile media company, is a co-founder of blog aggregator Afrigator (www.afrigator.com) and a founder of the 27 Dinner movement (www.27dinner.com). |
| Mohammad Gawdat - Mohammad Gawdat is MD for emerging markets at Google, managing Google's sales and business operations in the countries of emerging Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. His biggest passion is emerging markets, considering the vast degree of cultural diversity and challenges it faces. |
 | Naseem Javed - Naseem Javed, recognised as a world authority on corporate image and global name identities, is a harsh critic of casual and accidental naming. He is a dynamic speaker on corporate image and branding issues, and is also the author of Naming for Power. |
| Nici Stathacopoulos - Nici Stathacopoulos is CEO of marketing services agency proximity#ttp (www.proximityttp.co.za), a a joint venture between Proximity Worldwide, The Tipping Point and BBDO SA that focuses on breaking through behaviour changing ideas. She is also a Loeries Awards board member and John Caples Awards country chair. |
| On the Nett - On the Nett is a series focusing on online media, advertising online, success stories and interviews with marketers, brought to you by 24.com. |
| Patrick Carmody - Patrick Carmody is an independent strategist who has worked at leading communications agencies in South Africa and the UK. He also heads the field of branding and marketing at Vega the Brand Communications School, Durban. |
| Paul Jacobson - Paul Jacobson is a web and digital media lawyer working in Johannesburg and is the principal attorney and founder of the new media law firm, Jacobson Attorneys (http://webtechlaw.com). Paul speaks at universities and conferences about new media and the law and writes about these issues (and others) on his firm's website. |
| Paul Luff - Paul Luff is country manager of SMC Networks South Africa, which specialises in solutions for the SMB/e, and the home |
| Pedro de Gouveia - Pedro de Gouveia is GM of Salient Strategic Advertising and Design, which opened its doors in March 2006. The agency has more than 80 years of accumulated management experience acquired from within the South African advertising and marketing industry. |
 | Peter Gilbert - Peter Gilbert is MD of HR Chally SA (www.challysa.co.za) - an international sales consulting company specialising in talent management and recruitment |
 | Pierre Mare - Pierre Mare provides brand consultancy, thinking and management services to a small stable of local and South African clients in Namibia. He specialises in ICT, financial brands and telecommunications. |
| Prof Roger Sinclair - Dr Roger Sinclair is Professor Emeritus at Wits University and MD of brand valuation company, BrandMetrics (www.brandmetrics.com), which is partnered with The Disruption Consultancy, a TBWA group company |
| Reg Lascaris - Reg Lascaris is president of the Africa, Middle East and Mediterranean region of the TBWA global advertising group (www.tbwa.co.za) and founding partner of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris\South Africa.(www.tbwahuntlascaris.co.za). |
| Renato Palmi - Director of The ReDress Consultancy - South Africa, Renato Palmi is a researcher and economist in the apparel and fashion sector. He is also the author of the book Inside Out, which reviews the role of fashion in the South African apparel industry. |
 | Richard Clarke - Richard Clarke founded Just Ideas, an ideas factory and implementation unit. He specialises in spotting opportunities, building ideas and watching them fly. |
| Richard Mulvey - Richard Mulvey (www.www.richardmulvey.com) is the author of 11 motivational and business books and speaks on a wide range of business topics. |
| Rick Joubert - In April 2007 Rick Joubert led the creation of a dedicated mobile advertising business unit in Vodacom, one of the first mobile phone operators in the world to do so. He currently heads up the Vodacom Mobile Advertising business and also oversees Vodacom's initiatives in the mobile social networking space. |
 | Robin Parker - Robin Parker is managing director of Bizcommunity.com. He is a seasoned specialist in online content and portals and has spent much of his time developing online businesses on the continent of Africa. |
 | Rod Baker - Rod Baker has been a journalist since before computers. He worked on a wide range of magazines and in his youth rose through the ranks from being a lowly and abused sub-editor, to a high and still abused editor and publisher. |
 | Roger Hislop - Roger Hislop is strategist and lead copywriter at Sentient Communications (www.sentientcommunications.co.za), and heads up Sentient Digital, the new online and social media division. Born in Joburg, he started off as an electrical engineer before taking a sharp left-turn into technology and business journalism, and then moving further into marketing communications. |
| Roger Strain - As MD and founder of Liquid Thought Business Solutions (www.liquidthought.co.za, Roger Strain draws on his over 15 years of experience in the local IT business solutions market. After obtaining a BCom degree from UCT, he started his career as an ERP implementation consultant, and progressed into sales, marketing and ultimately management in companies such as Datatec, JD Edwards and Deloitte & Touche. |
 | Roman Cylkowski - Roman Cylkowski is a brand strategist and product sourcing and development specialist. He was responsible for matching Sakata with NBL, and for conceptualizing and developing the Magicmaid Madam & Eve Household cleaning range. |
| Rose Setshoge - Rose Setshoge’s wealth of talent includes marketing, communications, journalism, advertising and research. She completed a media planning course at the AAA School of Advertising in Cape Town. |
| Rudi Kok - Rudi Kok is the master of viral |
| Russell Norton - Russell Norton is an attorney with the intellectual property law firm Spoor & Fisher. He practices in the field of trade mark matters generally, in particular trade mark searches, trade mark registrations, litigation and anti-counterfeiting. |
 | Sally Falkow - Sally Falkow APR is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and Research Chair for the Society for New Communication Research. She is now the official blogger for the Daily 'Dog, the leading source of PR views news and tools in the US. |
| Sean Bosse - Sean Bosse is senior partner of Bosse & Associates specialising in entertainment, sport and sponsorship law. Sean also acts in his personal capacity as a writer's and producer agent, as well as being a regular business advisor to several production and media companies within the entertainment industry. |
 | Sean Inggs - During my years of employment I have been actively involved in all aspects of administration and client servicing functions.
I enjoy new challenges and approach them with the necessary urgency and diligence that is required. I have the utmost self-confidence in rising to the challenge of any position as well as successfully embracing myself in all its functionality’s. |
 | Shehnaaz Bulbulia - Shehnaaz Bulbulia, a Communicate Editorial Board member, is a strategic media, marketing and communications consultant specialising in SMME's and BE companies, with more than 16 years media and communications experience behind her, previously holding down high profile positions such as Editor of Indigo and Managing Editor of Tribute magazines.
Her objective is to engage in a constructive manner with the tools at her disposal to assist in the transformation of society. |
 | Shiru Githiomi - Shiru Githiomi is MD of Human Element Inc, organisers of the 'Lifestyle SA Festival: Celebrating Black!' www.lifestylesafestival.co.za. |
 | Sid Peimer - Sid Peimer is the ‘strategist at large’ for the full service agency www.behp.co.za He always focuses on ‘the one thing’; however, what that ‘one thing’ is varies from minute to minute |
| Simangaliso Zwane - Simangaliso Zwane is the website content manager for the official 2010 FIFA World Cup country website in South Africa (www.sa2010.gov.za). He is a journalism post-graduate, specialising in online publishing and content, and website development. |
 | Simone Puterman - Simone Puterman is assisant editor at Bizcommunity.com. After majoring in Psychology and Linguistics at Rhodes University, and then completing her Honours in Psychology, she has been in the world of B2B publishing for over 12 years. |
 | Sindy Peters -
Sindy Peters is content manager on Bizcommunity.com's Africa Marketing and Medical portals and is one of the contributors on the BizLounge |
| Stanley Edwards - Stanley Edwards is a partner at Platypus Productions and is reporting for Bizcommunity.com from MIPTV in Cannes, 16 - 20 April 2007. Half-day report back seminars will be held in Johannesburg on 8 May and in Cape Town on 10 May. |
 | Stephen Newton - Formerly the Google head of analytics and commerce for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Stephen Newton is the new country manager for Google South Africa. Stephen is an accomplished business leader who has spent nearly a decade working in the online space, where he has been responsible for growing and leading top on-line companies. |
| Terry Behan - Terry Behan is the CEO of The Fearless Executive, a brand agency specialising in aligning brand promise with brand delivery www.thefearlessexecutive.com). |
 | Terry Levin - Terry Levin is the custodian of Off the Shelf Marketing (www.offtheshelf.co.za), whose mission is the creation of new global African empires via the creation of iconic Pan-African product and brand development solutions. Terry is a regular contributor of events coverage and opinion to Bizcommunity.com. |
 | Thabani Khumalo - Thabani Khumalo is a passionate researcher, reader, writer and an analyst who is MD of Think Tank Marketing Services; a management and marketing communications consultancy, chair of Youth Shaping Their Destiny; a communication specialist for the KwaZulu-Natal Local Government Association; and communication adviser to eThekwini mayor councillor Obed Mlaba. He has a BA Hons (labour relations) and MA in human resources management (Rand Afrikaans University). |
| The Unhappy Slapper - The Unhappy Slapper, who works as a creative for one of the top agencies in sunny SA, will be in Margate again, and prefers to remain anonymous in the interests of protecting her secret identity so that she can write (and party) with wild abandon, go commando, shag anyone she likes and get a good story for Bizcommunity.com, all incognito, with only her own name to throw away. She would also prefer that you think of her as a natural blonde Pamela Anderson lookalike with a fabulous personality and a sense of style. |
 | Tiffany Markman - Tiffany Markman (www.tiffanymarkman.co.za ) is a freelance copywriter who has worked on print and online copy for over 90 clients and writes as she speaks |
| Titus Kaloki - Titus Kaloki is the editor of www.africanewsbreak.com.
He can be contacted on tkaloki@gmail.com. |
| Tshepiso Seopa - Tshepiso Seopa was a junior journalist at Bizcommunity.com. |
| Tyler Reed - Tyler Reed is a young entrepreneur and blogger (www.tylerreed.co.za) |
 | Vincent Maher - Vincent Maher is a social media strategist and the portfolio manager for social media at Vodacom. Previously he was the strategist at the Mail & Guardian Online and co-founder of Amatomu.com, the South African blog aggregator and analytics system. |
| Vivian Warby - Vivian Warby is a senior freelance journalist for Bizcommunity.com in Cape Town |
| Vuyo Mkosi - Vuyo Mkosi is currently a strategic planner at JWT. On completion of a National Diploma in Marketing, Vuyo worked for VW as a graduate trainee and was placed on the Audi brand as brand co-ordinator. |
| Walter Pike - Walter Pike is the head of the faculty of marketing and advertising at the AAA School of Marketing, a thought leader, public speaker and founder of PiKe Strategic (www.pike.co.za), a marketing strategy and branding consultancy based in Johannesburg |
| Walter Wafula - Walter Wafula is a business journalist reporting for the Daily Monitor newspaper in Kampala-Uganda. He is also contributor on Bizcommunity.com website. |
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