Dave Duarte is an Authority on Mobile Marketing, Social Media and Attention Economics, using Conversations to drive organizational change, and is the foremost South African internet and mobile marketing specialist. He holds several senior positions in the academic, commercial, and non-profit sectors. In 2014 Dave became a Young Global... Read more
Dave Duarte is an Authority on Mobile Marketing, Social Media and Attention Economics, using Conversations to drive organizational change, and is the foremost South African internet and mobile marketing specialist. He holds several senior positions in the academic, commercial, and non-profit sectors.
In 2014 Dave became a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. He also serves on Endeavor’s Venture Corps, on the board of Mail & Guardian, and as Trustee for the Reach Trust, which serves over a million people in Southern Africa with mobile health and educational support.
As founder and programme director of two Executive Education courses, he developed and lectures Nomadic Marketing and Mobile Marketing at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Graduate School of Business. The courses are being run by the UCT GSB’s Executive Education unit, which has a global top ten rating from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
For Creative Commons (CC) South Africa Dave Duarte is Public Lead. CC is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to legally build upon and share.
Working with universities around the world, Dave’s home-base is UCT Graduate School of Business where he lectures on the Executive MBA, and runs customised marketing programmes.
He is the CEO of Treeshake (an educational research and design firm); Founding Principal at the Ogilvy Digital Marketing Academy (which provides training for Ogilvy’s staff and clients); and founding partner in the 27dinners (a dinner club for the digitally curious).
Previously he co-founded, and exited, Cerebra and Huddlemind. He serves on the boards for non-profits Mxit Reach, Congo Square, and Creative Commons South Africa.
Dave Duarte also lectures and has compiled modules for Evidence Based Management, a compulsory undergraduate commerce course offered at UCT. Each term he teaches over 900 students, his topics are Attention Economics, Social Media, Web Marketing, Innovation and Globalization.
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Dave Duarte's speaking fees depend on the event format (in-person or virtual), the location, the length of the engagement and the level of customisation required. Please contact London Speaker Bureau for an up-to-date fee quote for Dave tailored to your event.
Dave Duarte speaks on a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Dave to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Dave Duarte for events worldwide, subject to Dave's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Dave Duarte is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Dave can accommodate.
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Dave Duarte delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Dave Duarte's areas of expertise include a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. To get a clear sense of Dave's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Dave Duarte can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in a range of business, leadership and industry subjects is relevant. Details of Dave's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
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