Welcome To
2025
IMM Marketers Conference & Excellence Awards
Theme
RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF DISRUPTION.
BE BOLD.
BE DIFFERENT.
BE REMARKABLE.
DATES
23 – 26 October 2025
VENUE
Sunbird Livingstonia, Salima
Join us from 23–26 October at the stunning Sunbird Livingstonia, Salima, under the theme “Resilience in the Face of Disruption: Be Bold. Be Different. Be Remarkable.”
Dive into powerful sessions with industry leaders, hands-on workshops, and inspiring conversations that will ignite your creativity and spark new ideas. Network, learn, and celebrate at the prestigious Excellence Awards, where we honour marketing brilliance and shape the future of our dynamic community.
This isn’t just a conference — it’s your chance to stand out, rise above disruption, and redefine what it means to be remarkable!
Agenda
Thursday 23rd October 2025
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9 AM: Arrivals
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10 AM to 1:30 PM: Registration
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3:00 PM: All seated – Conference Hall
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3:10 PM: Opening prayer
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3:15 PM: Welcome remarks: Conference Chair
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3:20 PM: President’s remarks
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3:30 PM: Official opening address by Guest of Honor: Dr. Kwanele Ngwenya
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4:00 PM: – Keynote Address: Sharon Keith
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5:00 PM: Teas and check-in finalization
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7:00 PM till late: Dinner, Paint ‘n’ Sip
Friday 24th October 2025
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8:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Marketing Disrupted: Engaging Gen Z with Innovation. Mbali Bhengu
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10:00 AM to 10: 50 AM: Malawi Charm Indaba: Dr. Napoleon Dzombe, Wilkins Mijiga, Dr. Vera Kamtukule
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10:50 AM to 11:00 AM: Headline Sponsor – MAGLA
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11:00 AM to 11:05 PM: Sponsors slot
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11:05 PM to 12:50 PM: Sales Masterclass: Differentiation as a Key to Success. – Chipi Katundu
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1:00 PM: to 2:00 PM: Lunch
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2:00 PM to 2:50 PM: Market Expansion: How African marketers can boldly leverage the AFCTA – Mweba Besa
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2:50 PM to: 4:20 PM Building Resilience: Strategies for Thriving Amidst Change – Warda Kimaro
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4:20 PM to: 4:30 PM: Sponsors slot and end of session
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7:00 PM: Dinner at Sigelege Beach Hotel – Entertainment Galore (Theme: African Print)
Saturday 25th October 2025
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08:30 AM – 09:30 AM: PCDM Graduation Ceremony
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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: AGM
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12:30 PM: CSR
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1:30 PM: Lunch
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3:00 PM: Afternoon Activities
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7:00 PM: Awards – (Theme: Soirée Glamour
Speakers
Sharon Keith
Keynote Speaker
Mbali Bhengu
Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Speaker & Author
Mwewa Besa, FZIM
President – Zambia Institute of Marketing.
CEO – TransFrontier Management Services
Chipiliro Katundu
Group Chief Marketing and Affairs Officer – Letshego Mozambique
Warda Kimaro
Head of Brand and Communications – Vodacom Tanzania Plc
Panelists
Wilkins Mijiga
Head – Client Coverage
National Bank of Malawi Plc
Dr. Vera Kamtukule
Former Minsiter of Tourism
Dr. Napoleon Dzombe
Entreprenurial Leader with Multi-Sector Influence
Awards
Individual
Group
Advertising
General Category
Activities
Sip n Paint Sessions
Graduation Ceremony
Excellence Awards
Sponsors
