Mike Saunders

An expert in social media, digital customer experiences and helping business engage customers and employees through the use of digital technology. Mike Saunders the CEO of DigitLab. A digital marketing agency working with local and international organisations to build meaningful relationships with their customers.

An international speaker, Mike has had the privilege of working with some of the worlds most prestigious organisations including Vodafone, IBM, Microsoft, KPMG, Norton Rose, Mr Price, Toyota and Exxaro.

Acknowledged by his peers in 2011 as one of the Top 20 South Africans to follow on Twitter, and one of the best contributors to the industry, Mike has won the respect of business by his determined approach to helping business navigate a diverse and complicated world of Digital Business. Mike’s digital agency DigitLab was nominated as one of South Africa’s Best Digital Agency’s by The Bookmarks Awards in 2012.

Mike is often called on by business magazines and websites to comment on technology, social media and Generation Y. In 2014 Mike won the Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Media at the New Generation Social and Digital Media Awards.

As an entrepreneur and businessman, Mike has built DigitLab into one of South Africa’s premier digital marketing companies. Mike sits on the International Advisory board of the Internet of Things Asia Conference and on the VEGA School of Branding Advisory Council. He is the founder of Digital Swarm, an event series aimed at accelerating the digital industry.