Background
Twelve years ago the Media Conference was organized by the Student Affairs office of Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT), then Cape Technikon. In 2002 the Public Relations Management Department took over the conference which has evolved from humble beginnings in 1998 into an international event.
2009 : ONLINE : Broadband Sponsor : Neotel :
Speakers: Dave Durate (Nomadic Marketing – GSB); Heidi Schneigansz of Quirk eMarketing (Search Engine Optimisation); Justin Hartman of Afrigator Matthew Buckland of 20FourLabs (Incubating online innovation); Adriaan Pienaar of Woothemes (The Experience Web); Marlon Parker (Using social media for social change.) and Andrew Rens of Shuttleworth Foundation (Open Source).
2008 : TECHNOLOGY :
Speakers: Monique Boucher (MC); Vincent Maher (Vodacom); Melissa Attree (Get On eMarketing); Tim Shier (Quirk eMarketing); Charl Norman (Blueworld Communities); Jayne Morgan (Podcasts); Peter Greenwall (Logical Stupidity: Innovation by navigating through nonsense).
2007 : PROTECT THE UNPROTECTED :
Speakers: Allan Young (MC); Augustine T Morkel (Kirstenbosch Gardens); Dalton Gibbs (City of Cape Town Nature Conservation); Dave Steward (FW de Klerk Foundation); Cher Poznanovich ( SPCA), Peter Lourens (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome); Donald Paul (The Big Issue).
2006 : WOMEN IN THE MEDIA :
Speakers: Carin de Beer (Prosecutor: Zuma Rape Trial); Jane Raphaely (Associated Magazines); Gail Schimmel (Advertising Standards Authority); Ed Linington (Press Ombudsman); Crystal Orderson (SABC Political Reporter) and Chantel Cooper (CEO Rape Crisis Centre).
2005 : MEDIA ON TRIAL :
Speakers: Mehboob Bawar (Kfm); Ross Choles (Jupiter Drawing Room); Ferial Haffajee (Mail & Guardian); Andrew Koopman (Die Son); Justin Nurse (Laugh it Off); Brendan Cooper; Benny Gool (Photographer) and Marianne Thamm (Fair Lady).
2004 : UPFRONT & UNCUT – Can you handle free speech. Sponsor: Media24 :
Speakers: Gareth Cliff (5FM MC); Jonathan Shaperio (Zaperio); Mark Keohane (Inside Springbok Rugby); Sam Stover (TBWA); George Classen (Die Burger, Media24); Mamodupi Mohlala (ICASA); Ann Donald (Fair Lady); and Fergus Sampson (Media24)
2003 : CoNEXTion : The relationship between BRANDING, PUBLIC RELATIONS and ADVERTISING :
Speakers: Natalie Becker (MC); Graunt Kruger (Carte Blanche); Herman Behrens (Enterprise IG); Daniel Ford (GQ Editor); Marilyn Thompson (TNT); Jeremy Maggs (SAFM); Pauline Sayers (BBDO) and Martin Myers (BMG Record Company)
