Topic: Launching into the UK from South Africa

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Andrew Bloch​ - Founder of Kaomi Marketing​ and ClickTrain​

With years of experience in Digital Marketing and Agency scaling across Africa, he is passionate about driving innovation in the Paid Media industry globally. He aims to bridge the gap between agencies and brands by offering top-of-the-line AdTech solutions that drive success. As a skilled leader, he excels in building strong relationships between organisations for mutual benefit. His expertise extends to understanding the challenges CMOs and CEOs face in Digital procurement and he can empower companies to achieve their full potential. Join him in revolutionising the world of Paid Media!

Panellist

Jamie Chennells​ - Founder of SovTech ​

As the COO and co-founder of SovTech, a leading custom software design and development company, he oversee various functions of the business, including Software, People, Operations and productivity, Web3, and Partnerships. With 10+ years of experience in the tech industry in the US and Africa, he has a passion for building world-class software solutions that help businesses scale and achieve their goals.

Shani Naidoo​ - Group Retail Director of TFG (The Foschini Group)​

The first woman to be appointed to the Board of TFG as MD of Human Resources & later as MD of Homeware, Furniture and Jewellery division. She completed the Harvard Business School Advance Management Programme. She assumed responsibility in 2021 of TFG's customer analytics, loyalty programme and CRM. In 2022, she was instrumental in the Group's successful acquisition of Granny Goose a bedding retailer and, later, the R2.3bn acquisition of Tapestry Home Brands, including Coricraft, Dial-a-Bed and Volpes brands. She is currently leading the evolution of this business into a R10bn TFG Home portfolio.

Kevin Tucker​ - CEO of PriceCheck​

Launched PriceCheck, an online product comparison platform, in 2006 with the aim of changing the way consumers are able to access and sort through big data to make informed purchasing decisions. PriceCheck grew significantly and was acquired by Naspers in 2010. He re-acquired PriceCheck in 2015. Through his experience with PriceCheck, he realised that there were more opportunities to support SME online retailers and launched ShoppingFeeder in 2015 - a world-leading feed management and distribution service. With clients in more than 20 countries, ShoppingFeeder's services are critical to enabling ambitious growth for mid-sized retailers.

Bronwyn Pretorius​ - Group Head of Brand and Communications of Capitec​

Working in global and local markets, she is an accomplished business executive with strong marketing, commercial acumen. She's currently Group Head of Brand and Communications for Capitec. In this exciting role her responsibilities span across the Retail and Business Bank functions, including Brand strategy, positioning, digital communications, PR, production and Internal communications. She has experience in the FinTech space where she served as the Executive Head of Marketing for one of the largest African FinTech's, Mukuru, across various African territories as well as the UK.