Legends Corporation founder and CEO Sheldon Tatchell joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 to share how Legends Barber grew from its township roots into a scalable African business.

At Nedbank IMC 2026 in Johannesburg, Siya Metane, widely known as Slikour, and the SlikourOnLife team will create an original conference track live, using voices from speakers and delegates to demonstrate how music can drive cultural relevance, brand engagement and measurable commercial value.

The Plug’d by Telkom student challenge gives University of Johannesburg students the opportunity to tackle a live commercial brief centred on the question: how can connectivity be turned into meaningful opportunity for young South Africans?

The release announces the live agenda for Nedbank IMC 2026, a full-day marketing conference taking place in Johannesburg and online, featuring local and international speakers across marketing, creativity, culture, technology and leadership.

The release announces Conn Bertish as a speaker at the Nedbank IMC 2026, where he will present “Happy, Purposeful Businesses Are Harder to Kill”, a session focused on resilience, creativity, purpose and performance under pressure.

Tahaab Rais joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up with a practical keynote on the human side of change, exploring how behaviour, decision-making and motivation shape marketing in a technology-driven world.

International keynote speaker brings a culture-first marketing perspective to Africa’s biggest marketing conference.

Kabelo Mabalane joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 speaker line-up, bringing a powerful keynote on reinvention, resilience, leadership and trust under the conference theme SHIFT HAPPENS. ARE YOU READY?

This is an official press release from the Nedbank IMC 2026, highlighting the upcoming Youth Panel titled The Next Shift.

The Nedbank IMC has unveiled its 2026 conference, calling on marketers and business leaders to confront rapid industry change head-on at Africa’s leading marketing platform under the theme SHIFT HAPPENS. ARE YOU READY?