28 October 2021
18:00 to 20:30
Venue: Tshimologong Precinct, 41 Juta Street, Braamfontein
Founder – Pat On Brands
CEO – Lerato Agency
Pat Mahlangu is an astute entrepreneur and marketing expert with a passion for crafting brands that excel. Pat discovered his passion for brands during his days as a student at the University of Johannesburg, where he co-founded a campus television station called Varsity TV.
This led him through the path of starting a digital platform called Pat on Brands and ultimately establishing the Lerato Agency in 2020.
Through his capable leadership, Lerato Agency has made great strides in the industry including delivering Brand Africa’s Most Admired Brands first ever virtual launch. The campaign entailed designing a seamless digital experience to integrate the stock exchanges of Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg as an integral component of the global launch.
Lerato Agency is also proud to have been part of a historical development when the team crafted the brand identity for SA’s first post-apartheid city called Lanseria Smart City.
Pat is an internationally certified Digital Marketing Professional (Digital Marketing Institute, Ireland) and holds a BCom Honours Marketing and a BCom Information Management.
He completed his MCom in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where he submitted his impressive and insightful Masters Research titled “Use of Social Media Big Data by South African Retailers to support marketing decisions”.
Digital Marketing Strategist
Founder: Lenala Nail Studio
Nompumelelo Satsha is the former head of Digital & Insights Lerato Agency with over 6 years experience in the industry. Her career started as digital marketer, earned & paid media junior specialist for an international Hotel & Resort group across Mauritius, Reunion Island, Turkey, China & Tanzania.
She also worked as the Artist Relation & Event Coordinator (Influencer marketing manager), earned & paid media buyer for MAC Cosmetics Sub Saharan Africa to date. Her portfolio included 10 countries in Africa, 3 of which were our major markets – Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana. Her success lies in fostering relationships with influencer brands like @cuppymusic & @majimb.o and creating friends of the brand, successful instore events in Nigeria, Kenya & Ivory Coast & increased engagement on Retailer & influencer platforms.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting & Taxation from The University of Witwatersrand.
Founder and CEO– Brand Leadership Group
Founder and Chairman – Brand Africa
Founder and Principal – Africa Brand Leadership Academy
Brand Manager – Castle Milk Stout
Khensani Mkhombo holds a Bcom Honours Marketing Degree from UNISA and is currently the Brand Manager for Castle Milk Stout at South African Breweries (SAB).
Mkhombo who hails from Benoni has laid a solid foundation for herself within corporate sales, trade marketing and marketing.
Her career expands over several industries including the mining and Fast-Moving Goods (FMCG) industries.
Khensani describes herself as a passionate marketer who believes brands have the ability to shape, preserve and promote culture whilst solving real life problems that consumers face in their daily lives. Her work in the industry was recognized in 2020, when she was voted as the Innovator of the year within the trade-marketing department at SAB.
Some of her greatest inspirations are stories of triumph through difficult and complex situations, and it is this love that has led her to make deliberate efforts to tell the stories
of Africans through her work. Her work portfolio includes successfully leading award-winning campaigns such as the Castle Lite X Bathu campaign, Castle Milk Stout Ancestors Day campaign and most recently, Last Stories of Culture.
Marketing Director – Tiger Brands
Currently serving as the Marketing Director for Rice and Pasta at Tiger Brands SA, Thembi is a seasoned marketing specialist with a passion for meaningful and impactful brand work.
After graduating with a BCom-Accounting degree; she went on to build a formidable career in marketing spanning over 15-years. With the ability to run strategic and capital expansion project, Thembi has landed accolades which include the following:
Thembi is passionate about leadership and mentorship and was recently awarded 3rd Positive Role Model Award – 9th Annual Gender Mainstreaming Awards.
She has solidified herself as a formidable and seasoned marketer in South Africa with vast experience in SA’s leading iconic FMCG brands which include; All Gold, KOO, Bakers, Tastic and Fatti’s & Moni’s.
Managing Executive: Brand Marketing and Communication : Vodacom
Recently appointed as the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Investec – a role he will take up in April 2022. Abey Mokgwatsane is the Managing Executive of Brand, Sponsorship and Communication at Vodacom. Mokgwatsane’s journey began as a marketing trainee at the brand experience company, the VWV Group. He then went onto join SAB as a brand manager for Castle Loud, a young adult multi-media property for Castle Lager. In 2003, he was appointed Brand Group Manager of Miller Genuine Draft and was tasked with launching the brand into the South African market.
Amongst his many accolades, Mokgwatsane has been nominated as one of Mail & Guardian top 200 young leaders in South Africa, and Destiny Man’s top 40 under 40. He is a member of the Vodacom Foundation Board and was recently recognised as one of the top 100 in-house communicators in the world by PRovoke Media, a global PR news and Insights organisation.
Consummate Professional and Public Speaker
Hazel Shozi is a consummate professional and public speaker with almost a decade of experience spanning in public relations, reputation management, communications, media relations and academic research.
Within the industry, growth as a whole is paramount to Hazel, thus encouraging positive brand conversations in a world where automation is now the key driver for brands.
