 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
 | 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 - Formerly the editor-in-chief of www.24.com, Chris Roper is now editor of the Mail & Guardian Online |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
 | 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 |
| 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). |
 | 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. |
 | Herman Manson - Herman Manson is a business journalist showcasing South African design talent on his blog MarkLives! (www.marklives.com) |
 | 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. |
 | 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 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 |
 | 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. |
 | 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 |
 | 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
 | Richard Clarke - Richard Clarke founded Just Ideas, an ideas factory and implementation unit. He specialises in spotting opportunities, building ideas and watching them fly. |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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 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). |
 | Tiffany Markman - Tiffany Markman (www.tiffanymarkman.co.za) is a highly opinionated freelance copywriter, copy editor and corporate trainer/writing coach who has worked for over 180 clients in South Africa and across the world. She hates misplaced apostrophes. |
| Tshepiso Seopa - Tshepiso Seopa was a junior journalist at Bizcommunity.com. |
| Vivian Warby - Vivian Warby is a senior freelance journalist for Bizcommunity.com in Cape Town |
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