Veli Ngubane is an award winning creative and entrepreneur. He entered the world of advertising with a passion after completing his BSocSci (law, politics and economics) at UCT and a post-graduate marketing diploma at Red & Yellow, where he’s currently advisory board chairman. He also is chairman of the IAB’s Transformation & Education Council, is a DMA board member and has judged Loeries, APEX, Pendoring, Bookmarks and AdFocus awards. He is the founding partner and Chief Creative Officer Avatar agency, South Africa’s largest black founded and owned advertising agency and co-founder of M&N Brands, which is building an African network of agencies for Africans by Africans. phy