 | Brian Berkman - Brian Berkman can be contacted on 083-441-8765 or Brian@BrianBerkman.com. |
| Carole Kimutai - Carole Kimutai is from Nairobi, Kenya |
 | 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 |
 | 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. |
| 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). |
 | Herman Manson - Herman Manson is a business journalist showcasing South African design talent on his blog MarkLives! (www.marklives.com) |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Richard Clarke - Richard Clarke founded Just Ideas, an ideas factory and implementation unit. He specialises in spotting opportunities, building ideas and watching them fly. |
 | 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. |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |