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Marelise Serfontein

Marelise is an entrepreneur and owner of Conference Link. She has extensive experience in project management, communication, community development and upliftment. She is a member of various associations and has also started and led various business ventures. Some of her achievements include the Ambassador & Visitors Training programme which she started in 2008. Marelise has led the Business Tourism Industry for the last 20 years.

Where were you born? Small village town in the Limpopo of South Africa.

What is your motto that you live by? Integrity honesty and passion.

Tell us your favourite destination: The world where culture meet food, smells and landscapes.

What’s your favourite food? Braai broodtjie and a Karoo lamb. 

What is your favourite tune to jamm to? Classical Music and the 70”s blues.

Tell us your binge-watching recommendation: Tiger King and Documentaries. 

What’s your favourite book/podcast? Running with the Wolves. 

What is your magic link? Grattitude and kindness 

Do you have at-home fitness tips? breathing , yoga , tennis and cycling and sunlight seeking
Tell us about your lockdown experience and how you keep yourself focused? Discover new passions, eating from my garden, fear is not real!

Sophia Links

Sophia has seven years of experience in the field of events and project management, having been actively involved in the administration of all Events Link conferences and events. She holds an Events Management Certificate through the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). She also has vast experience in consultancy and her expertise lies especially in accounts and database management. She has great negotiating skills and knows how to work with customers and service providers. 

Where were you born? I was born in a harbor town , Luderitz in the far south of Namibia.

What is your motto that you live by? Prayer and believing that God is my ultimate source.
Tell us your favourite destination: Luderitz (Home)

What’s your favourite food? Lasagne and Chicken. 

What is your favourite tune to jamm to? Tasha Cobbs - Gracefully Broken and any worship music.
Tell us your binge-watching recommendation: A walk to remember. 

What’s your favourite book/podcast? Any book from Joel Osteen.

Do you have at-home fitness tips? Walk around the block or to do some stretches in bed. 

Tell us about your lockdown experience and how you keep yourself focused? It’s been difficult for me, but I keep my eye on the future!

Michelle Bekker

Michelle is a Chartered Public Relations Practitioner (CPRP) with over 23 years’ experience in the corporate and tourism industry. Working in Africa and Europe for leading hotels and travel groups as well as managing and owning a 4 star lodge has given Michelle an in-depth knowledge of the tourism industry. As Managing partner of Events Link Africa, Michelle is passionate about organising and managing events and boutique incentive tours.

Where were you born?  Durban, South Africa

What’s your Linking magic? I make friends easily.
Tell us your favourite destination: Durban – Oysterbox hotel. I love the old English charm and Key West Florida USA for its night life

What’s your favourite food? Seafood Pasta.

What is your favourite tune to jamm to?. Bruce Springsteen, Hometown.
Tell us your binge-watching recommendation: I’m more in to music than TV.
What’s your favourite book/podcast? Anything by Linda La Plante

Do you have at-home fitness tips? Get off the couch and start moving. 

Tell us about  your lockdown experience and how you keep yourself focused.

I sleep late in order to shorten the day.  When I need motivation I call my team girls Marelise and Sophia for moral support.

Chris Koch

Artist, Designer, Stylist, Space transformer, Art director, Floral architect and Whisky Connoisseur. He studied Graphic Design at Pretoria University of Technology and has been active as a creative in the field of surface and 3D-design for more than 30 years. He has worked for most of the top ad agencies and still produces major corporate events and stylish weddings. His design style for event interiors is modern and he is a “out-of-the box” creative thinker. Clients include World Economic Forum, Visi Magazine, Oprah, House and Leisure, Durban July, ABSA KKNK, Distell, Investec and BMW Polo.

Where were you born? I was born on a farm called Doringkloof – Home birth.

What is your motto that you live by? Anything could be turned into “magic”, if you do it with passion, courage and innovation.
Tell us your favourite destination: India, Scotland and the beautiful Namibia.

What’s your favourite food? Where do I start? Love curry, braaivleis and of course potatoes in any form. Mad about a good pie!

What is your favourite tune to jamm to? Love 80’s music. Classical music when I conseptulise a project.

Tell us your binge-watching recommendation: Amazing Race and Next in fashion.
What’s your favourite book/podcast? Any book by Deon Meyer. If I lay my hands on one, I will read it even through the night. No sleep until it’s finished.

Do you have at-home fitness tips? I was a hyperactive child. I think I used up all my energy there. I do like walking in nature.

Tell us about your lockdown experience and how you keep yourself focused? For me it’s time to reflect, introspection and dreaming up new ideas and concepts to implement in the future.

Arthur M. Samuntu

French department ambassador and promoter of French language in schools (Namibia). Official interpreter at the FASU Game December 2013, University of Namibia. Part time French/English tutor/ translator/interpreter. Registered interpreter and translator at the Namibia Football Association since November 2014. Worked as Senior ambassador and Registration staff for Conference link from 2012 till 2016. From 2017 he is working as public relation/marketing, sale officer for Congress Technology(Conference Link)

Where were you born? Kinshasa DR Congo.

What is your motto that you live by? Faith can move Mountains..and make one walk on water.
Tell us your favourite destination: France Paris & Mauritius.
What’s your favourite food? African food is the Best. Plaintain, Couscous and some well fried Smoked Salmom, with Cassava veggies!

What is your favourite tune to jamm to? Simple Congolese Rumba.
Tell us your binge-watching recommendation: The CUBE and Smartest kid in the room.

What’s your favourite book/podcast? I read any book that talk about secret society and the world conspiracy, the New world order.

Do you have at-home fitness tips? Walk 5 sets of stairs down, for leg day. 

Tell us about your lockdown experience and how you keep yourself focused? I take time to complete certain pending work and setting strategies and goals for time ahead.

Our Story

THIS IS US…..We look forward to meet you.

One woman's dream became an innovator team.

The root of this tree sprouted in the early nineties

And has been a proud pioneer in Establishing Southern Africa’s Meeting Industry, through innovative conference, project and event management solutions.

Conference Link and the dynamic diverse individuals, successfully hosted various national and international

Conferences for many years and 2 decades later the other link in the chain was formed, Events Link Africa.

Realizing the need for additional services, other than those already offered, Marelise set sail in search of team players equally as fun and dynamic.

Sophia Links blessed the team with her larger than life presence. Her lasting ability to put up with demanding hours and a driven mentor set the tone

in the continuous search for the perfect team. Sophia’s faith and prayers have pulled the team through some many challenging and trying times,

always rising above any challenge.  Each time with success, overjoyed clients that all became her friends.

Arthur Samantu a young and driven man from the Congo was discovered through his many talents in technology.  His strive to better himself for the

sake of the team is like an inspiring poem.  He is the rock the team relies on.  Never ever giving up.

Chris Koch, a man with too many talents to even mention, or remember or even fit on to a page is the true creator of everything beautiful in the dreamovator team. His continuous strive for perfection makes him OUR magic wand!

Marelise’s path eventually crossed with previously, however small time competitor out of the box visualizer Michelle Bekker. Since the duo set sail together, spectacular high end and low key events were hosted and “dreamovator” packages emerged. Together with the long serving staff and uber cool support staff, collectively the team has more than 30 years’ experience.

•         We are different, exciting and up to date with current event design.

•         We are innovators and trendsetters.

•         We know Africa and beyond which equals a true African travel experience.

•         We offer you a world class service at a budget suitable for you.

Passion for our country, love for our people and giving back to our community always remains our driving force. It’s with pride to be part of and the creators of Food Namibia as well as Oyetu Creative Craft, a interactive training tour supporting small communities all over Namibia is our way of saying… We are grateful.  Being grateful is the starting point of every journey and by being and doing so, we give unbelievable experiences to our clients and helping those in need.

Welcome to Namibia and Beyond.  Your dreamovator team awaits you!

Our Ambassadors

Conference Link is backed up by a group of professional event ambassadors.

Manfried Likoro

Manfried Kamwanga Likoro is a co-founder of Food Namibia, an IT Professional and Agricultural Marketing Strategist who works together with IT industries, smallholder farmer’s, and individuals to developed their IT and agricultural sectors. His career accomplishments consist of more than 10 years’ experience IT training and consultation, project implementation, developing technology and agricultural marketing support and processes to facilitate agro-food improved operations and efficiency.

Food Namibia a proudly Namibian initiative was established in 2016 to promote and strengthen the public private partnership enhancement on food security. Food Namibia functions are promoting sustainable agricultural production, provide agricultural capacity building, promote value addition and marketing of agricultural products, linking farmers to markets, promote school and community gardening

Food Namibia aims to create agricultural marketing platform that bring together major stakeholder in Government and food production industries to interact with each other, share their vision and discussed key issues cornering the future of agriculture industries in the country.