IAB South Africa is pleased to announce that BBC.com has come on board as the official sponsor of the IAB Digital Summit. This high profile sponsorship is indicative of the calibre of the inaugural event, which will showcase compelling content and insights from globally-renowned thought leaders and digital professionals.
Speakers will focus on a number of topics that promise technologically advanced, interactive and engaging content to illustrate how digital can be used to create effective marketing.
In addition, the IAB South Africa have announced that 2015 is set to be a watershed year for the 2015 IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards, owing to a record-breaking 30 percent increase in the number of entries. The annual awards is now in its 7th year of recognising the brightest and best in digital creative work and execution that delivers measurable results.
“We are excited to award South Africa’s world class digital talent, and to launch what is set to be one of the most anticipated annual events on the digital industry’s calendar. We have secured the top thinkers in the industry, who will undoubtably inspire all those who attend” says Josephine Buys, CEO IAB SA.
Delegates can look forward to engaging with other leading-light presenters such as David Sable, Global CEO of Y&R in New York, Matthew Bull of Bull-White House; Dmitry Shishkin, BBC Digital Development Editor; Zeinab Badawi, presenter on BBC World News; David Doty, Executive Vice President of IAB US; Ali Jafari, the Vice President of Direct Sales for Twitter, Europe; Gregor Waller, Global Digital Strategist, Germany and Eyabo Macauley, the Head of EMEA Advertising, Shazam.
The IAB Digital Summit takes place on the 19th of February 2015 at the Turbine Hall in Newtown Precinct, Johannesburg. It will be followed by the IAB Bookmarks Awards, which celebrates the most creative and high-impact digital executions across South Africa. Over and above the Digital Summit sponsorship by BBC.com, other partnerships include Bizcommunity.com as the official media partner and News24.com, Gumtree, Standard Bank, Outbrain, Opera, and SABC Digital Media as event partners.
Ticket sales for the IAB Digital Summit in association with BBC.com are now open at a cost of R3500 for members and R4500 for non-members. This includes free think tank session attendance, which will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets to the Bookmarks Awards ceremony are also available at a member price of R630 and R660 for non-members or R850 and R950 to attend both the awards and after-party. After-party only tickets for members are R220 and R290 for non-members. For bookings please mail [email protected], call 083 845 8617 or visit http://www.iabevents.co.za/IABSummit/ to book tickets directly.