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
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Annual General Meeting
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
AI Community Meeting
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Welcome Cocktails
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Day 2
CMO Forum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Media Forum
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Sourcing Forum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Insight Forum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Policy Forum
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Better Marketing Plenary
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Day 3
Global Marketer Conference
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
WFA Gala Dinner
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Day 4
National Associations Council
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Schedule
Iconic brands in the age of AI
Speakers: Gülen Bengi
Back to brilliant: Fundamentals and the future
Speakers: Taide Guajardo
Unlocking the creative dividend
Speakers: Andrew Tindall