Agenda | MMA Global

Agenda

Thursday, May 8, 2025

8:00 – 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 9:15

Opening Remarks

MMA Welcoming Remarks

MMA MEA CEO
MMA Global

9:15 – 9:30

NEXT! for Today

Chief Growth Officer / MMA SA Chair Emeritus
Mesh.trade
CEO / MMA SA Chair Emeritus
Broadbrand

9:30 – 10:00

NEXT! in Brand Leadership

The Gift of Gut in The Age of Data

Brand expert Heidi Brauer challenges marketers to embrace intuitive decision-making alongside data-driven insights, addressing the critical question of when and how intuition adds value in strategic brand decisions, and how to bring it to life in the real life leadership context.

Brand Mama
Heidibeeee & Co

10:00 – 10:25

NEXT! in: Real Stories, Real Impact

Why Should I Listen To Your Story?

TikTok has flipped the script on storytelling. It's no longer about polished ads, but raw, real, and relatable content. Stories are now personal, authentic, and layered with meaning. So the question is: In today's world with heightened expectations from brands, how can they tell stories that are worth listening to and provide real value?

Head of Sales, Sub Saharan Africa
TikTok

10:25 – 10:45

NEXT! in Digital Connection

How to convert Users to Customers: The Power of Product + Marketing Unification

During this keynote Kelvin Jonck and Maxime Calot will explore how most successful businesses build delightful, frictionless user experiences along the whole digital journey, from initial acquisition to long term retention

CEO
Welcome Tomorrow
CEO
YOUKNOW Technologies

10:45 – 11:30

NEXT! in AI Strategies

Beyond the Click: How AI Summaries Are Reshaping Publisher and Brand Strategies

Head Of Customer & Loyalty
TFG (The Foschini Group)
Moderator
CEO / MMA SA Chair Emeritus
Broadbrand

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 11:55

NEXT! in MMA Insights

Shell Case Study: CAPS AI Personalisation

Country Director
MMA South Africa

11:55 – 12:15

NEXT! in Marketing Impact

From Brand Building to Smart Conversations: Reengineering Growth in a Performance-Driven World

In today’s hyperconnected landscape, the most successful marketers aren’t choosing between brand and performance—they’re integrating both, powered by personalised, AI-driven conversations that resonate with customers in real time.

This panel explores how brands can create emotional resonance while driving measurable results through messaging, media, and intelligent execution. We’ll dive into how brand equity fuels conversion, how conversational commerce reshapes the funnel, and why the future of marketing lies in treating every customer interaction with heart, data, and dialogue.

Chief Growth Officer / MMA SA Chair Emeritus
Mesh.trade
Global Marketing Executive CMO
Meta

12:15 – 12:45

Next! in Martech Mastery

Play Bold. Learn Fast: The Brave CMO’s Guide to Martech Mastery

Marketing leaders today face relentless pressure to deliver immediate value from their tech investments. Khensani Nobanda explores her successful approach to selecting, integrating, and maximizing marketing technology stacks through strategic testing and experimentation. She'll unpack how CMOs can confidently navigate the complexities of Martech and AI, turn experimentation into measurable success, and drive impactful commercial outcomes by continuously adapting, innovating, and triumphing over uncertainty.

Group Executive: Marketing & Corporate Affairs
Nedbank

12:45 – 13:10

NEXT! in AI in Marketing

How Telcos Are Hanging The Mobile Advertising Game

In the era of signal loss, privacy-first marketing, and fragmented consumer attention, telcos are uniquely positioned to transform the mobile advertising landscape. Jason Probert, General Manager: Digital Services at MTN South Africa, explores how mobile network operators are redefining targeting, engagement, and ROI in advertising through AI-driven innovations and proprietary network insights

General Manager: Digital Services
MTN South Africa

13:10 – 13:30

NEXT! in Creativity & Innovation

GO FUN YOURSELF

A call to marketers to have fun again, to experiment again, to really inspire people out there with our brands & how we shape their marketing. 

This AI focus only calls on marketers to really push the boundaries creatively with AI vs just letting it pick headlines & imagers for us on Meta or Google

Co-Founder & Executive Creative Advisor
WeilCo

13:30 – 13:40

Closing Remarks: NEXT! in SMARTIES 2025

SMARTIES Countdown

Head of GenZ Creative Marketing
Samsung

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