WFA's Global Marketers week

WFA Global Marketer Week 2026 is an annual gathering of senior global marketing leaders, featuring the Global Marketer Conference, CMO Forum, and various specialist forums, held in Stockholm from April 21–24, 2026.

Dates
Apr 21 – Apr 24, 2026
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Industry
Marketing, advertising, strategy

Speakers

35 speakers on record

keynote· 1

Gülen Bengi

Lead Global CMO & Global Chief Growth Officer, Mars Snacking, Mars Inc.

speaker· 34

Adam Sheridan

Global Head of Products and Analytics, Creative Excellence, Ipsos

Alberto Hernandez

Chief Growth Officer, Opella

Alexander Shmelkov

Executive Director, Global Brand & Consumer Insights, Ikea

Andrew Stephen

Head of the Oxford Future of Marketing Initiative, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Andrew Tindall

SVP Global Partnerships, System1

Angela Tangas

Group CEO, OLIVER & Chief Strategy Officer, The Brandtech Group

Asad Dhunna

Founder and CEO, The Unmistakables

Cecilia Weckstrom

Director, DCE Transformation Initiatives, The LEGO Group

Claire Thwaites

VP, Global Government Affairs, Reckitt

David Wheldon

WFA President, WFA

Ezgi Sahin

Global Marketing and Media Procurement Director, The Magnum Ice Cream Company

Gareth Townsend

CMI Global Insight Capabilities Director, Mars

Henry Leon

Managing Director and Partner, BCG

Hesta Prynn

DJ & licensed clinical therapist, Music Connection Therapy™

Isabel Perry

Global EVP of Strategy, DEPT

Jacqui Stephenson

Global Responsible and Purpose Marketing Officer, Mars

Kat Robison

Director, Assistant General Counsel, Digital Policy & Privacy, Nike

Katrina Stirton Dodd

Trends Editor, Contagious

Krista Hill

Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing Global Marketing Lead, Uber

Leila Hamidou

Managing Director & Partner, BCG

Ludovic Basset

Director General, European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA)

Marco Dogliani

Global Marketing Procurement Lead, Beiersdorf

Marie Museux

Global Lead - Alcohol Policy & Responsible Marketing, Moët Hennessy

Patrik Anders Elon Hansson

Chief Marketing Officer, Arla Foods

Philip Myers

Chief Institutional Affairs and Corporate Communications Officer, Ferrero

Preeti Srivastav

Group Head of Sustainability, Asahi Group Holdings

Rob Mayhew

Award-winning content creator, Dunning Kruger Creative Studio

Ruben Schreurs

Group CEO, Ebiquity

Shaun Dix

Group Global Service Line Leader, Ipsos

Sorin Patilinet

Global Marketing Effectiveness & Measurement Innovation Lead, PepsiCo

Sylvia van der Waal

Global Brand & Marketing Insights Leader, Ikea

Taide Guajardo

Chief Brand Officer Europe, P&G

Trine Danielsen

Global Head of Consumer Data & Digital Development, Arla Foods

Viktoria Orcsik

Head of Indirect Procurement, The Magnum Ice Cream Company

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Agenda

16 sessions on record

Day 1

Executive Committee Meeting

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Vapensalen room)

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Annual General Meeting

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Spegelsalen room)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

AI Community Meeting

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Spegelsalen room)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Welcome Cocktails

networkingOperaterassen

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Day 2

CMO Forum

unknownHotel Skeppsholmen

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Media Forum

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Spegelsalen room)

8:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Sourcing Forum

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (New York room)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Insight Forum

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Blasierummet room)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Policy Forum

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm (Uppsala room)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Better Marketing Plenary

networkingGrand Hotel Stockholm (Spegelsalen room)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Day 3

Global Marketer Conference

unknownHouse of People

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

WFA Gala Dinner

networkingVasa Museum

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Day 4

National Associations Council

unknownGrand Hotel Stockholm

9:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Schedule

Iconic brands in the age of AI

keynote

Speakers: Gülen Bengi

Back to brilliant: Fundamentals and the future

keynote

Speakers: Taide Guajardo

Unlocking the creative dividend

keynote

Speakers: Andrew Tindall

Sponsorship Packages

Sponsorship package data is not on record for this event.

ROI Benchmarks

ROI benchmark data is not on record for this event.