Experience Categories: Summit Event

Tech & Tourism Conference 2024

As co-creators of the Tech & Tourism Conference, Mercatique led event branding, agenda creation, media outreach, and speaker logistics for 200+ attendees. We managed all content development and speaker sourcing while WilliamDavid led VIP protocol. This project showcases our ownership of thought leadership platforms and ability to deliver multi-sector conferences.

GH Media Group

Mercatique Consulting served as end-to-end producer for GH Media’s Women in the Driving Seat (24 Aug 2023), leading concept development; supplier sourcing, briefing, coordination and payment administration; RSVP management and guest communications; food & beverage direction ; décor design; and full on-site operations. Delivered within a 30-day lead time, the one-day programme hosted 150 delegates […]

FNB Financial Advisory Annual Awards (2018)

Mercatique Consulting designed and delivered FNB Financial Advisory’s 2018 Sales Awards end-to-end—developing the event theme, executing every dinner-and-ceremony touchpoint, and managing all guest logistics from airport transfers to accommodation negotiations and oversight. The result was an experience the client’s Events Manager and business unit leadership rated among the best-executed editions of the annual awards.

SAB KickStart Awards 2015

Mercatique Consulting delivered end-to-end production of the 20th SAB KickStart National Awards- a finalists’ exhibition and gala dinner held on 19 November 2015 at Emnotweni Casino, Nelspruit. Working to a three-week timeline, we managed venue and catering, décor and theming, exhibition design and build, AV and staging, photography and video, guest communications and RSVPs with […]

UJ x META Cyber Security Event – 2024

Mercatique Consulting served as the lead liaison to UJ/JBS, steering end-to-end planning and on-site coordination. We managed the full resource mix—interns, post-doc writers, and venue/space allocations—to ensure UJ/JBS met its obligations as event partner and host. Our team handled multi-stakeholder engagement, maintained clear, timely communications across all workstreams, and ran invitation and RSVP workflows (guest […]

Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Gala Dinner 2019

On behalf of AB InBev, Mercatique Consulting secured and managed the brand’s sponsorship of the Africa Investment Forum and produced the AIF Gala Dinner—an investor-centric showcase attended by more than 550 delegates. Our scope covered creative direction and environment design (venue branding, stage and set), end-to-end guest logistics, and strict protocol management. We integrated AB […]

SAB Entrepreneurship Launch 2017

End-to-end production with partner Eyam Projects — venue sourcing and contracting; supplier management (catering, AV/tech, videography, photography); décor and full event branding (media walls, banners, signage); MC briefing and programme flow; guest data, invitations and RSVP management; and on-site show operations and media support. The launch introduced SAB’s unified entrepreneurship campaign—spotlighting KickStart, SAB Foundation, Thrive […]

SAB Entrepreneurship Activations 2017

Mercatique Consulting delivered end-to-end event production and community activations, including venue sourcing and leasing; full supplier management across catering, AV/tech, photography, videography, and décor; delegate communications and RSVP; and on-site branding (flags, media walls, and wayfinding). The series ran in Alexandra at Thusong Youth Centre on 3 Oct 2017, Mangaung at the Regional Office on […]