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Why join SMCS22?
There are many reasons why you should consider joining us for SMCS22.
Here are a few.
Networking
Want to connect and learn from like-minded people? Our networking rooms make it possible to connect and engage with sponsors, speakers and other participants.
Great Speakers
Speakers range from Industry Experts to Social Media Professionals, Entrepreneurs, (Online) Influencers and Thought Leaders.
Workshops
There's a lot to learn at the Social Media Conference Suriname! During our workshops we'll dive into various aspects of (social media) marketing.
Entertainment
Relax and unwind during our Entertainment Breaks hosted by various Surinamese entertainers.
MEET THIS WEEK'S
Highlighted Speakers
Chavelli Wip
Co-founder of London Communicatie N.V.
Mike Allton
Head of Strategic Partnerships at Agorapulse
Lindsay Mac Donald
Manager Platinum Banking at Finabank N.V.
Anvit Ramlakhan
CEO Datasur
Shigeo Lee
CEO SocialLee
LEARN MORE ABOUT
Social Media Conference Suriname
The Social Media Conference Suriname is an annual conference focusing on the developments in the field of Social Media in Suriname, the Caribbean and the rest of the world. Since the first edition in 2017, the conference has grown yearly in sessions, speakers and participants from South-America, North-America and Europe. Topics range from Social Media specific topics on Social Media platforms, to connecting Social Media with different aspects of online Marketing, traditional marketing, mobile and app development, e-commerce as well as other emerging markets. Participants range from marketing, PR and Communication Professionals, Corporate Junior and Senior management to Small and Medium Business owners, students, (social) media professionals and enthusiasts.
Program
Subject To Change
- 09:15 - 10:15
- Jean-luc van Charante
- Royal Ballroom
Opening Keynote: Creating Online Careers
- 10:30 - 11:30
- Jay Austin
- Banquet Hall
Individual Session: Your Guide To A Complete Rebrand
Jay will give a workshop to a select amount of people the guidelines to a complete rebranding. Register for this workshop now and don't miss this hands on workshop.
- 10:30- 11:30
- Dorien Morin-van Dam
- Royal Ballroom
Individual Session: How to excel and lead a thriving community with community management
Learn how to create an online community for your brand or organization for maximum engagement with your audience.
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Raul Karamali, Rio Zalman & Sherida Mormon
- Banquet Hall
Panel Discussion: Social Media & Tourism
Learn how to efficiently use social media within the Tourism sector. These specialists will teach you how to
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Kenzo Soemodihardjo, Gino Refos & Chavelli Wip
- Torarica Resort
Panel Discussion: Running campaigns on social media
If you want to learn more about Running campaigns on social media then this panel right for you! These experts will talk about how to successfully run a campaign using all the latest techniques and what to avoid when posting on social media.
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Sheetal Sujan
- Workshop Room
Workshop: Personality Matters: How Introverts and Extroverts use social media
Learn more about how to be successful on social media regardless of your personality type in this hands on workshop with Sheetal Sujan.
Sheetal Sujan develops and facilitates tailor-made training for corporate clients in the areas of self-development, team development, leadership development, customer service, communication, productivity, team building, and emotional intelligence.
She has over 12 years of experience as a trainer and coach and is an MBTI Master Practitioner as well as an Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.
- 12:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Enjoy a 2-hour lunch break while perusing around the booth areas or to network and mingle.
- 14:45 - 15:45
- Lindsay McDonald, Tirzah Keyzer & Consuela Prade
- Banquet Hall
Panel Discussion: Banking on social media
This panel consists of experts within the banking sector who have run successful campaigns on social media where they actively engage with their target audience.
Learn the do's and dont's on how to post for financial institutions.
- 14:45 - 15:45
- Madhu Mathoera
- Royal Ballroom
Individual Session: Connecting Marketing & Sales
What is the difference between marketing & sales and how do you ensure that they reinforce each other?
In this session Madhu explains how you can connect the marketing tunnel to the sales funnel. We consider the different phases of the funnels, we will also connect them and you will gain insight into the various activities that you can use.
- 14:45 - 15:45
- Mike Allton
- Workshop Room
Workshop: How To Create The Ultimate Ambassador Program to Build Brand Visibility
Mike is a virtual event strategist, an award-winning blogger, speaker, and author at The Social Media Hat, and Head of Strategic Partnerships at Agorapulse where he strengthens relationships with social media educators, influencers and partner brands.
Learn how to create a the ultimate ambassador program for your brand visibility.
- 16:15 - 17:20
- Anvit Ramlakhan, Deonarine Gopaul, Frank Veldhuizen, Furgell Pinas & Nilesh Bishesar
- Royal Ballroom
Closing Keynote: The fourth industrial revolution in Suriname, with ICT as accelerator.
More information coming soon.
- 9:15-10:15
- Mike Allton
- Royal Ballroom
Opening Keynote: Social Media: Refocused
Today, there are over 100 social media platforms and nearly 5 billion users around the world. And every blog or video makes the case for this network or that format, creating a wealth of confusing and conflicting advice for CMOs and social media managers. In this engaging session, we'll review the current state of social media for businesses and work to understand where brands today should really focus their efforts.
- 10:30 - 11:30
- Shigeo Lee
- Royal Ballroom
Individual Session: Don’t let disinformation damage your brand: webcare 2.0.
In 2022, fake news will circulate 6x faster than real news. Everyone has smartphones, shared photos and videos and shares his/her unvarnished opinion. Sometimes rightly so, often not really.
But how do we navigate our online behavious privately and professionally without wasting time? As professionals we zoom in on the possibilities of valuable consumer & product insights, improving the internal organization, lead management and Social PR all while remaining relevant on social media.
This session is for anyone who is active on social media, to be social proof and want to go to the next level.
- 10:30 - 11:30
- Andra Waagmeester
- Workshop Room
Workshop: Documenting Biodiversity: Free Access to Data
Wikipedia's co-founder once described his work as "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.". This workshop is about how getting free access to the sum of all biodiversity data can be made available to all. We will address various information infrastructures and also discuss different nuances of free data licenses.
- 10:30 - 11:30
- Henry Mac Donald, Angela van der Kooije & Alida Neslo
- Banquet Hall
Panel Discussion: Branding Suriname
The internet and social media have completely transformed the tourism industry and the way destinations are branded. A way of understanding how social media can affect destination image is through post engagement. But, what to post? And how do different types of visual and textual content affect post engagement.
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Mike Mac Intosch, Jonathan Wong Swie San, & Selisia Verwey-Frankly
- Torarica Resort
Panel Discussion: Data driven marketing
Find your way in this digital marketplace by using Data! These experts will teach which way is the right approach for your brand!
- 11:45 - 12:45
- Aragorn Meulendijks
- Royal Ballroom
Individual Session: The Metaverse: What a bunch of Non-sense?! Right?
More information coming soon.
- 12:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Enjoy a 2-hour lunch break while perusing around the booth areas or to network and mingle.
- 14:30 - 15:30
- Zoureena Rijger, Selena Karta & Abigail Sandaal
- Banquet Hall
Panel Discussion: Creating content for brands
Join this panel of well known influencers in Suriname and learn how to create valuable content for clients and engage with your audience in a relatable way all while staying relevant in the ever changing world of social media.
- 14:45 - 15:45
- Kathleen Healy, Warsha Sardjoe & Reinoud Ottervanger
- Royal Ballroom
Panel Discussion: Managing social media at home and in the workplace
Find out how you can manage Social Media at home and in the workplace from these experts.
- 14:45 - 15:45
- Jay Austin
- Workshop Room
Workshop: How To Create & Execute An Advanced Communications Strategy With A Team Of 3 (Or Less)
It doesn't take a team of more than 3 for your brand to be heard and seen. This workshop is designed for marketing teams who want to do lots of things with few resources. Jay will give you the exact framework he gives to his clients who want to grow their impact without blowing their budget. You'll leave this workshop with a clear idea of how to craft your messaging, organize your team, find the right media mix, create consistent content that works, and measure your results. Jay will also provide FREE 1-on-1 instruction during and after the event to participants.
- 16:15 - 17:20
- Torarica Resort
Closing Keynote: How to be relentlessly relevant
To secure your job, status as a creator or brand success, you must be relentlessly relevant to
your customers and fans. But this is a challenge in a world being transformed by a pandemic and rapid technological
change. A complex cocktail of new forces is creating dramatically new customer needs and
expectations. How do we remain relevant amid this chaos?
In this fast paced and unforgettable talk, bestselling author Mark Schaefer reveals the secrets
to relentless relevance and the lessons from his sensational new book “Cumulative Advantage:
How to Create Momentum for Your Ideas, Business and Life Against All Odds.”
In this acclaimed presentation, you’ll learn: How relevance is created and maintained.
Four methods to detect important shifts of opportunity and new trends that will be impacting your relevance right now.
You can learn more about Mark and his speaking success at www.businessesgrow.com/
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What can you expect from SMCS22?
The Social Media Conference Suriname focuses on the integration of Social Media with Public Relations and Marketing Communications strategies for companies and individuals that want to connect with their audience.
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