⭐ Brand Innovators: Marketing Leadership Summit @ SXSW
A four-day Marketing Leadership Summit in London bringing together top brand marketers to explore the future of marketing, creativity, and culture on a global stage.
- Dates
- Jun 2 – Jun 5, 2025
- Location
- London, UK
- Industry
- Marketing
Event Sponsors
9 sponsors on record
Sponsors· 9
AudienceProject
audienceproject.com
Celtra
Cvent
cvent.com
GumGum
gumgum.com
Havas
havas.com
Kepler
keplergrp.com
Quantcast
quantcast.com
SmartAssets
The Trade Desk
thetradedesk.com
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Speakers
72 speakers on record
panelist· 25
Alberto Romano
Global Consumer & Shopper Planning Collaboration, Diageo
Alex Petrogiannis
Marketing Director, Carlsberg Group
Caitlin Johnson
Head of Integrated Marketing, Visit Britain
Christian Stindt
Marketing Director, Jägermeister UK
Christopher Olley
Head of News and Content, Siemens
Cliona Hayes
Senior Director, Global Advertising, Indeed
Dodie Itaoui
Global Head of Digital Marketing & Brand Engagement, Galderma
Eoin Keenen
Founder, Goodrays
Frank Reitgassl
Global Group Head of Brand Strategy, Zurich
Jacq Ellis-Jones
Marketing Director, Pip & Nut
Joshua Boydell-Smith
Head of Brand & Marketing, We Love Cake
Katie-Jo Flynn
Head of Consumer, Golin London
Lee Goodger
Global Head of Social Media, Savills
Lindsay Hong
CEO/Co-Founder, SmartAssets
Maria Galleriu
International Strategy Lead, 72andsunny
Mario Dughi
Global Marketing Director, Unilever
Matteo Atti
Chief Marketing Officer, VistaJet
Meredith Estren
Chief Executive Officer, Albertine
Meredith Smith
Senior Director, Futures Practice Lead EMEA, Kantar
Naomi Walkland
Chief Marketing Officer, Motorway
Olivia Otesanya
Marketing and Wellness Marketing Lead, Liquid I.V.
Samantha Tesfamariam
Head of Culture & Entertainment (Public Relations), GB, Diageo
Sandie Dilger
CMO, PROPER Snacks
Tugse Aksoy
Global Brand Director, The Magnum Ice Cream Company (a Unilever brand)
William Tunstall-Pedoe
Founder & CEO, UnlikelyAI
moderator· 27
Alex Grieves
Global Head of Programmatic, Billups
Alex Mills
Head of Client Partnerships, Quantcast
Anna Dunn
Global Account Director, Zappi
Caspar Lee
Chief Visionary Officer, Influencer
Charlotte Williams
Co-Founder, The Thought Partnership
Dan Gibson
Managing Director, BeenThereDoneThat
Felicia Asiedu
Marketing Director, Cvent
Gareth Neville
Head of Business Development, Kepler
Inam Mahmood
General Manager, EMEA, Nielsen
James Donovan
Director, Client Strategy EMEA, GumGum
Jamie Vaughan
Vice President, European Sales, Cvent
Jo Andrews
Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, The Thought Partnership
Jon Hewson
VP Sales, EMEA, Genius Sports
Josh Partridge
Head of Sales EMEA, Spotify
Kaveh Faghani
EMEA Technical Solutions Engineer, Leonardo.AI / Canva
Liz Bacelar
Global Head of AI and Advanced Analytics, Under Armour
Maani Safa
Founder and CEO, Poppins
Martyn Bentley
Commercial Director, UK, AudienceProject
Mat Goff
Founder, ARK Agency
Maximilian Osborne
Founder, ThisThat
Naomi Jones
Senior Director, Client Development, The Trade Desk
Nick Wright
CEO, Havas Play
Ossie Bayram
Vice President of Sales, Adlook
Paul Dyer
CEO & President, /prompt.
Pete Wallace
General Manager, EMEA, GumGum
Sarah Plant
Experience Strategy Partner, Digitas
Sarah Robertson
Vice President, Account Management, EMEA, George P. Johnson
speaker· 16
Andre Le Masurier
Sr Director, Global Head of Brand & Creative, Skyscanner
Chris Gough
Head of Marketing and Communications, Three UK
Donata Peksa
Head of Brand Experience, HSBC
Elaine Rodrigo
Chief Insights & Analytics Officer, Reckitt
Matthew Watson
Chief Creative Officer, PepsiCo Europe
Niek de Rooij
Global Masterbrand Director Knorr, Unilever
Peter Wijk
Vice President of Marketing, Marshall
Philipp Schuster
Agency Management & Marketing Partnerships Director, Global Strategic Marketing, Consumer Health, Bayer
Rachel Walsh
Marketing & Digital Director, TAG Heuer
Rob Bloom
Chief Marketing Officer, Aston Martin F1 Team
Rob Pothier
Head of Marketing, Portfolio Campaigns, PepsiCo
Roger Wade
Chairman, Boxpark
Sarah Beattie
Chief Marketing Officer, Fulham FC
Shweta Harit
Global SVP (CEO- Forevermark), De Beers Group
Tara Loftis
Global President, Dermatological Skincare, Galderma
Tom Rainsford
Co-founder and Marketing Director, Beavertown Breweries
fireside_chat· 2
Amber Kirby
Marketing Director, Channel4
Gary Vaynerchuk
Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia, VaynerX / VaynerMedia
host· 2
Brandon Gutman
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators
Marc Sternberg
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators
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Agenda
42 sessions on record
Day 1
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Speakers: Brandon Gutman, Marc Sternberg
Building Legacy: How to Future-Proof Your Marketing
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Speakers: Tom Rainsford, Gareth Neville
New Ways to Win in Sports Marketing
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Speakers: Sarah Beattie, Sarah Beattie, Jo Andrews
Category Disruption: Exploring How Brands Across Different Sectors Are Disrupting Traditional Models and Reinventing Consumer Expectations
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers: Joshua Boydell-Smith, Sandie Dilger, Naomi Walkland, Martyn Bentley
Digital Luxury: Unpacking Trends and Shaping the Future of Luxury Brands
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Speakers: Matteo Atti, Meredith Estren, Maani Safa
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Telling Brand Stories: Growing a Financial Brand through Media Partnerships
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speakers: Donata Peksa, Nick Wright
Cultural Relevance and the Power of the Niche
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Matthew Watson, Kaveh Faghani
Evolving Marketing Strategy in Response to AI-Led Consumer Behaviour Shifts
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers: Lee Goodger, Mario Dughi, Jamie Vaughan
Day 2
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Speakers: Brandon Gutman, Marc Sternberg
Building a High-Performance Culture
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Speakers: Rob Bloom, Josh Partridge
Long-Term Brand Building & Creative Effectiveness
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Speakers: Chris Gough, Anna Dunn
Finding the Right Tone: Analogue Soul in a Digital World
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers: Peter Wijk, Inam Mahmood
We're All a Lil Sensitive: How Humor, Hip-Hop and Humanity Took Cetaphil to the Cultural Mainstage
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Speakers: Tara Loftis, Paul Dyer
Media and Innovation: 2025 Outlook
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers: Dodie Itaoui, Christopher Olley, Pete Wallace
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Scaling Purpose without Losing Personality
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speakers: Jacq Ellis-Jones, Eoin Keenen, Alex Grieves
GaryV Virtual Live Q&A
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Speakers: Gary Vaynerchuk
Vayner Panel Session
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Bowling and Cocktails
4:00 PM
Day 3
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Speakers: Brandon Gutman, Marc Sternberg
Portfolio Power: Scaling Marketing Impact Across Diverse Brands at PepsiCo
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Speakers: Rob Pothier, Naomi Jones
Future of Socialization
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Speakers: Alberto Romano, Meredith Smith, Sarah Robertson
The Evolution of Influencer Marketing
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers: Caitlin Johnson, Samantha Tesfamariam, Caspar Lee
The New Way to do Global Marketing
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Speakers: Maria Galleriu, Frank Reitgassl, Cliona Hayes, Alex Mills
Unlocking Creativity: Scaling a Distinctive Brand Culture for a New Generation
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers: Niek de Rooij, Mat Goff
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
From FMCG to Forevermark: Mastering Brand Growth Across Diverse Categories
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Speakers: Shweta Harit, Dan Gibson
Powering Growth Through Purposeful Partnerships
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Philipp Schuster, Ossie Bayram
Pioneering with Purpose: How Reckitt is Harnessing AI to Drive Consumer Insights
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Speakers: Elaine Rodrigo, James Donovan
How Magnum is Inspiring a New Kind of Pleasure-Seeking
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Tugse Aksoy, Katie-Jo Flynn, Maximilian Osborne
Day 4
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Speakers: Brandon Gutman, Marc Sternberg
Hallucination-Free: Building AI We Can Actually Trust
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Speakers: Lindsay Hong, William Tunstall-Pedoe, Liz Bacelar
Global Stories, Local Moments: Innovating Media with Cultural Impact
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Speakers: Rachel Walsh, Sarah Robertson
Fostering Cultural Relevance (Brands Shaping Culture)
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speakers: Olivia Otesanya, Alex Petrogiannis, Christian Stindt, Christian Stindt, Felicia Asiedu
Skyscanner: Where Travel Geeks Obsess Over Craft, Creativity and the Pain of Travel
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Speakers: Andre Le Masurier, Jon Hewson
Future of Consumer Brand
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
Speakers: Roger Wade, Charlotte Williams
Fireside Chat
1:15 PM
Speakers: Amber Kirby, Sarah Plant