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#BizTrends2026 | SmartCat's Nicole DiNicola: Why 2026 will be the year of orchestration for marketing

#BizTrends2026 | SmartCat's Nicole DiNicola: Why 2026 will be the year of orchestration for marketingNicole DiNicola

Adv Svetlana Vasileva, Afsa Secretary General

#BizTrends2026 | Afsa's Svetlana Vasileva: The emerging architecture of African dispute resolutionSvetlana Vasileva

#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

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#BizTrends2026 | ANEW Hotels & Resorts’ Madri van der Westhuizen: AI and the future of holiday planning

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#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulation

#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulationGail Schimmel

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

#BizTrends2026 | SA Business School's Anton Visser: The changing face of learning and developmentAnton Visser

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaosTom Kaneshige

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness, Ariston Global

#BizTrends2026 | Ariston Global's Boudine Henningse: Steering corporate wellness into 2026Boudine Henningse

PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba says the start of 2026 has brought an unexpectedly loud soundtrack of the year 2016. What makes it interesting is what it reveals about the present (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba: Leading into nostalgia, a communication signalLebo Madiba

Robyn Gouws, Coding and Robotics teacher at Reddam House Waterfall

#BizTrends2026 | Reddam House Waterfall's Robyn Gouws: Girls are taking Stem by stormRobyn Gouws

6 ways brands need to rethink marketing in 2026

6 ways brands need to rethink marketing in 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Interwaste's Justin Bott: Waste management as a cornerstone to building climate resilienceJustin Bott

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is moreCesar Vacchiano

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sectorKevin Dam

Charne Munien is the strategy director at Rogerwilco. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2026 | Rogerwilco's Charné Munien: Brands in the new age of answering machinesCharne Munien

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#BizTrends2026: The trends set to shape beauty and wellness in 2026Maroefah Smith

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#BizTrends2026 | S&S Aesthetics' Dr Saumya Gautam: The global rise of regenerative aestheticsDr Saumya Gautam

Jaco Lintvelt is the MD of Incubeta Africa. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2026 | Incubeta Africa's Jaco Lintvelt: Don’t fall prey to the Arrival FallacyJaco Lintvelt

Samantha-Jane Gravett, Director at Robert Walters Recruitment Africa

#BizTrends2026 | Robert Walters' Samantha-Jane Gravett: How HR leaders can navigate mega-trends shaping work in 2026Samantha-Jane Gravett

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#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industriesAnton Fester

Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working worldChris Blair

Dr Mario Landman, Executive of Education Technology and Innovation at the Independent Institute of Education

#BizTrends2026 | The IIE's Dr Mario Landman: Tremors and quakes - trends shifting educationMario Landman

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#BizTrends2026 | Eco Diva Natural’s Nicole Sherwin: Clean beauty is not a trend – it’s a responsibilityMaroefah Smith

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplace

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplaceJaimé-Lee Jacobs, Herold Gie Attorneys

Source: Supplied. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG.

#BizTrends2026 | KPMG's Frank Blackmore: SA's fight to stay competitive in a new economic frontierFrank Blackmore

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

#BizTrends2026 | The BEE Chamber's Yuneal Padayachy: The year B-BBEE transformation must deliver — not just reportYuneal Padayachy

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#BizTrends2026 | Centennial Schools' Shaun Fuchs: Reinventing education beyond the blackboardShaun Fuchs

Adv Svetlana Vasileva, Afsa Secretary General

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#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

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#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulation

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#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

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Aunyana Moloisane, Managing Director, College SA by Optimi

#BizTrends2026 | College SA's Aunyana Moloisane: How AI and flexible education can unlock South Africa's potential

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#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industries

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