The ThinkSales Sales Leadership Conference 2012 will be taking place at the Sandton Sun Hotel from the 9th to 10th of October. The objective of the conference is to encourage, inspire and inform CEOs, Owners, Managers and Sales Leaders to develop effective, high growth sales organizations.
Sandton Sun Hotel Reception
The conference will be presenting powerful thought leadership principles and tools, featuring unique new keynote speakers and presentation formats. ThinkSales 2012 will have extended workshop sessions and structured networking opportunities, as well as an exhibition space with more than 10 sales targeted exhibitors. The conference will also feature high profile South African sales experts giving talks and hosting Q&A forums.
The ThinkSales Conference is a unique, one-of-its-kind sales leadership conference. Attendees will learn sales management lessons from local and international experts, as well as gaining exclusive exposure to best-practice, tested and proven sales strategies. The conference is an opportunity to connect with 300 peers from South Africa’s leading companies.
People, who should be attending the ThinkSales Sales Leadership Conference 2012, include leaders who are responsible for delivering top sales volumes in competitive markets. Other attendees will be executives who play a key role in defining the sales strategies of their respective companies or organisations, including CEOs, MDs, GMs, Sales Directors, Sales Managers and Owner-Managers
Conference Venue
The venue for the ThinkSales Sales Leadership Conference 2012 is the Sandton Sun Hotel situated on the corner of 5th & Alice Streets in Sandton. Elegant and distinguished, the Sandton Sun offers guests a distinguished and memorable stay. Linked to the Sandton Convention Centre and the Sandton City Shopping Centre, this hotel combines business services, modern dining and fashionable shopping, appealing to both leisure and business travellers. Located in the heart of Sandton CBD this hotel is 40 minutes by road from O.R Tambo International Airport and 900m from the Gautrain Station. The hotel offers convenience and easy access to the city’s finest amenities.
Conference Keynote Speakers
Frank V. Cespedes teaches at Harvard Business School. For 12 years, he was Managing Partner at The Center for Executive Development (CED), a company that delivered services to help companies develop capabilities, implement organisational change, and achieve results. CED won awards in the United States and Europe for its work with Fortune-1000 companies worldwide.
Steve Diamond advises senior executives and their management teams on how to improve their competitive advantage, increase their revenues, and improve their results. He is known for his ability to develop business strategies, for building support for these strategies within client organisations, and for helping his clients to achieve sustainable performance improvement.
As President and CEO of Prime Resource Group, Jeff Thull has designed and implemented business transformation and professional development programmes for companies such as Shell, 3M, Siemens, Boston Scientific, HP, Compuware and Georgia-Pacific, as well as many fast track, start-up companies. He is sought after as a thought leader in the field of sales and business strategies for companies involved in complex sales.
Justin Spratt, CEO of Quirk Agency, is responsible for the Johannesburg, Cape Town and London offices with a headcount of over 160 people. Together with the three Managing Directors of each office, James McKay, Nic Ray and Nicole Dickens, they drive over R50mn in annual revenue, in over 4 lines of business and 18 different digital services.
