 | 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. |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
| 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. |
 | 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) |
 | 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. |
 | Henrie Geyser - Bizcommunity.com Motoring Editor Henrie Geyser has worked as a journalist in Cape Town, London and Windhoek for the Argus Company (now Independent Newspapers) and spent 12 years at The Cape Argus in Cape Town. He then owned and ran a public relations consultancy for 13 years. |
 | 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 |
 | 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. |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
| 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 |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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 |
 | 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). |
| 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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