Beth Ann serves as Global CEO, VMLY&R COMMERCE and NY CEO, VMLY&R. She has led company business and cultural transformation, bringing together world-leading capability and talent to provide unmatched expertise for clients such as The Coca-Cola Company, SC Johnson, The Ford Motor Company, General Mills and more, at a time of unprecedented global growth in Commerce. Her belief that Commerce holds the most untapped creative potential to grow brands and people has led to delivery of new and innovative creative commerce experiences that harness data and technology to build brands and sell products across channels. Her experience spans across all areas of retail and marketing, as a founding member of a successful startup purchased by Omnicom, Global CMO of Westfield Corp, CEO for Kantar Consulting Americas, and the first female CEO at TracyLocke its one-hundred-year history. She is an AdAge Women to Watch, a member of WPP's X-factor, and has judged the D&ADs, EFFIEs, and in 2022 was Cannes Lions Jury President for the newly launched Creative Commerce jury. Beth Ann graduated with a BA from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School and an MBA from Boston University.

Tim joined UNLIMITED as CEO in 2019. In this time, he has transformed UNLIMITED into a thriving, insight-led integrated digital marketing agency. Coming from a client background, Tim has spent his career at some of the world’s leading companies such as Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s and Beam Suntory. He has a consistent track record of delivering exceptional performance, value creation and growing diverse teams of talent. In 2020 Tim was part of the leadership team bringing the 10,000 Black Interns programme to the UK advertising & marketing industry. He sits on the board of global IoT solutions provider Telit and is a member of the Forbes Business Council.

Emily Chang is the CEO of Wunderman Thompson NA, West. Prior to this role, she was CEO for McCann Worldgroup in China. This, after she took a year off to write a best-selling book called The Spare Room, the topic of her first TEDx Talk. Before that, Emily served as CMO for Starbucks China, Chief Commercial Officer at InterContinental Hotels Group, Greater China, and Head of Retail Marketing at Apple for APAC. She started her career with 11 years at the Procter & Gamble company. Emily sits on the board of SOS Children’s Villages and has spoken at select conferences and events, including Fortune Most Powerful Women’s Summit in Hong Kong, C2 in Montreal, and HATCH. She has delivered five TEDx Talks, holds a B.A. in Biology and an MBA in Competitive Strategy and Finance. In her free time, Emily enjoys writing and teaching. Most of all, she loves spending time with her 14-year old daughter Laini, and their new rescue puppy, Waymond Jasper.

As Managing Director of frog globally, Gagandeep leads a 2500 strong strategy, digital and creative consultancy part of Capgemini Invent. A future focused senior leader commanding 25 years of experience gained driving innovation, growth and delivering customer experience and digital projects across global brands such as IKEA, L’Oréal and Coty.

Jonathan leads the agency’s approach to strategy fuelled experience design and underpins the importance of being client-centric. Building on the momentum the GPJ has seen, in 2022 Jonathan led the UK team to achieve significant growth despite the turbulent industry landscape; opening new offices across the globe, doubling in size and welcoming new global partners. His work spans GPJ’s client portfolio, overseeing teams like Cisco, IBM, DP World, INEOS, Workday, Envestnet, and Equinor. Jonathan continues to help GPJ evolve and push new boundaries, informing and inspiring the solutions that unlock doors and influence the success of our clients.

Joanna Trippett is Managing Director of Marketing/Technology Agency DEPT® and was recently named as one of Management Today’s ‘35 under 35’. Joanna’s clients include businesses such as eBay, Just Eat Takeaway, Twitch, Roblox and Amazon Prime. As Managing Director of DEPT® in the UK, Joanna works closely with the wider management team to design and implement the business strategy that enables the 500-strong team to deliver pioneering work across the four core disciplines; Creative, Engineering, Experience and Growth.

Tom Byrne is CEO of RocketMill, the UK's largest employee-owned agency and digital partner to some of the world's leading brands. With a career in data-driven performance marketing spanning over 16 years, Tom leads the business of 200+ people offering expertise across data and analytics, media, digital experience and creative services. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's unique culture and identifying new areas of growth and acquisition.

Melissa Misiak is EVP, Managing Director, New York, at Momentum Worldwide. Melissa has been driving growth for iconic brands with the development of award-winning, innovative campaigns for over twenty years. Prior to leading the New York office, Melissa most recently had oversight of the agency’s Verizon sponsorship consulting and experiential marketing business.

I have been with RAPP and part of the Omnicom family since January 2016. I am a member of the Global Leadership team and proud to have been nominated Campaign's Customer Engagement Agency Leader of the year 2022 at the same time as winning Campaign's Customer Engagement Agency of the Year!

Kate is the CEO of Bray Leino. Running an integrated business means Kate works in all areas of marketing from Brand Strategy to AV, to Live Events and Sales Enablement, and everything in between. Her experience spans numerous sectors such as Healthcare, Fintech, Food & Drink and highly complex B2B industries. Kate is honoured to be a Trustee of the North Devon Hospice and environmental charity the Two Minute Foundation. She is married to Toby, practices yoga and kite surfs, but only when its sunny!

Kris Tait is Managing Director of Croud US and has been an integral part of the business for the last 11 years. Since launching the US office in 2016, Kris has expanded Croud US’ proposition, driven impressive team growth, and played a key role in acquiring NYC-based data analytics agency impakt Advisors. Over the years, Kris has established Croud in the US by winning new clients, including St. George's University, Audible, General Electric Appliances and NewYork-Presbyterian, driving forward our service offering and delivering upon ambitious growth plans.

After graduating from Bournemouth University and working as a commercial & narrative director in the industry for 10 years, Gulliver setup Sunday Treat in 2021. With a team of creatives, he runs the Creative Production Agency that strives to "Find the Fun" in every piece of work with a focus on a strong defined culture and enthusiastic client services.

Been loving creativity and all things advertising for 20+ years (over a decade at Mekanism). Currently responsible for a thriving agency across offices in SF, Seattle, & LA as well as all of Mek's brands/partners west of the Mississippi.

Andrew has been a leader in the advertising landscape for many years, having co-founded pioneering digital ad agency Lot21 in 1997 and then went on to hold key executive positions at global firms, including Carat and AKQA. In 2008, Andrew decided to return to his entrepreneurial roots and partnered with PJ Pereira to form Pereira O’Dell.

With over 25 years' experience in advertising and marketing, Ashley leads the North American business for The Social Element, a full-service social media agency that helps some of the world's largest brands create genuine human connections with their consumers. Ashley is passionate about mentoring women in business, and creating an inclusive culture at work. 

I never thought I’d be a CEO. I one hundred percent wanted to be that cool, swashbuckling momma taking my kids on international escapades around the globe. Luckily, I said yes to both. As Global CEO of MullenLowe Group and CEO of The Martin Agency, I work with teams across the world to create impactful ideas for clients that are memorable and effective. I’m on a mission to fight invisibility - with breakthrough work and an inclusive culture. I believe in leading with heart, in overcoming fear, and that real creative magic lies somewhere in between.

Karen Powell is one of Asia Pacific’s leading revenue strategists with over 20 years of experience in regional go-to-market planning, integrated digital marketing, audience intelligence, marketing automation and experiential events. During her career, she has advised some of the world’s most renowned multinational brands such as Salesforce, Lexus, Telstra, EMC, AIG, Harley Davidson, SAP, and AMEX.  She oversees Bastion’s operations globally across client, business, people, and marketing, ensuring that Bastion delivers world-class experiences to clients, and maintaining the company’s presence in Australia, America, New Zealand, as well as agency partnerships in 10 Asian markets. Karen holds a Master’s in International Business, a Bachelors of Asian Studies as well as a Bachelors of Business Administration/Marketing.

Matt Pensinger is EVP, Managing Director at Jack Morton Worldwide where he oversees key client relationships and also manages the agency’s Chicago office. In 2023, he also took on the leadership of Jack Morton's U.S. specialty practices for healthcare (Jack Health), multicultural and inclusive marketing (Vivi) and sponsorship consulting (Jack 39). Prior to agency life, Pensinger worked at General Motors in a number of marketing roles where he managed sports and entertainment marketing programs across GM brands. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois.

Virginia Devlin is Chief Executive Officer of Current Global, a midsized communications agency that is part of the Interpublic Group (IPG). Current is focused on influencing behavior where real life happens – in the moment. For clients, that means forging meaningful connections to powerful moments in people’s lives to create lasting outcomes. Recognized by Fast Company as a World Changing Idea, Accessible by Design is the agency’s commitment that every piece of communication it develops, curates and publishes will meet the highest accessibility standards for those with sight, hearing, and cognitive disabilities.

Ben runs Organic, a digital experience agency based in Devon. Organic help brands use digital technology to better connect with their audiences. They work with clients including Sainsbury's, Lush, Decathlon, Capita and Heinz. Organic are a 35 strong team, a Best Small Company to Work for in the UK, and a proud B Corps.

Noah is Responsible for overseeing LEWIS’ six US offices (Boston, Chicago, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, DC). He focuses on identifying and building relationships with clients and prospective TEAM LEWIS clients. With a background in account servicing and 25 years of agency experience, Noah has helped B2B and B2C brands create award-winning marketing campaigns. He understands the communications challenges brands face and advises clients on services to combat those challenges.

Business strategic lead focused on service development, senior consult to c-suite (content strategy) and global training lead. Working across accounts including Sandals, Genesis and King.

Katie Klumper is the CEO and Founder of Black Glass, a major marketing consultancy launched in 2019 and helps lead the largest group of Chief Marketing Offers through technology, consumer and experience transformation, as well as the Global President of HUGE. Katie has over 18 years of business leadership experience across Marketing, Advertising, Technology and Finance building a reputation as a consumer centric and innovative marketer who has consistently delivered results by crafting a compelling strategic vision, building capabilities, and driving execution. She has been recognized by AdWeek as Top 50 Most Indispensable Marketing, Media and Tech Executives, Direct Marketing News as a Top 40 Under 40, She Runs It Mother of the Year Award and AWNY Game Changer. Katie, originally from Vancouver, Canada is an entrepreneur who is passionate about community, innovation and marketing. As a mother of two she believes marketing not only drives brands and businesses forward, but communities and society.

Pete Stein is President of Merkle Americas and leader of the dentsu Customer Experience Management (CXM) Service Line in the Americas. He oversees all aspects of Merkle’s Americas regional operation, including sales, account management, solutions, services, and marketing. Previously, Pete served as Global Lead of Experience & Commerce, leading Merkle’s team of CXM experts focused on customer experience transformation through experience and commerce technologies. A 25-year industry veteran, Pete is a recognized leader with a proven track record of leading digital, media and consulting firms. Prior to joining Merkle in 2020, Pete served as the CEO of Huge, a global experience agency with 1,200 employees in 13 offices across the globe.

Cat is the co-founder of global brand and experience consultancy, half rhino. Based in Singapore she has built an award winning business based on a model of open collaboration and transparency. A business that brings together expert capabilities from across the globe created around client needs. Cat is deeply passionate about the (seemingly) lost art of client service and developing and empowering diverse teams to deliver experience led brand consultancy and campaigns.

Karen leads the Sydney operations for global marketing communications agency, Archetype. She also serves as a member of the APAC Regional Management Board for the agency where she leads the productisation of services and is spearheading the agency's growth strategy with a focus on creative services. Her passion for innovation and change has led her to launch Region-wide people initiatives such as equal parental leave terms, new value-based pricing structures and sustainability programs. As a result, she was recently named on Campaign Asia-Pacific’s '40 Under 40 List’ for 2021 and Campaigns 'Women to Watch 2022' which recognises top-tier talent transforming Asia-Pacific media and marcomms.

Born and bred in the north of Spain, Nat was the first woman in her family to go to University. With a background in Digital Marketing and Fashion, she started working in influencer marketing before the term was officially coined. Nat has over 10 years of experience working in the influencer sphere, having worked for companies such as Amazon Fashion, Publicis Media, and Freuds in London. In early 2020 she set up The Good Egg, an award-winning influencer marketing international boutique agency. Their clients include Visit Oman, JYSK, Photobox, Pret a Manger, TikTok, and M&C Saatchi. She was also listed as ‘One to Watch’ on #Influencer50 2019 and 'Top 30 Trailblazing Women in Influencer Marketing 2023' by Hello Partner.

With over 18 years agency experience and with a rich experience working across international brands, Daisy currently oversees VaynerMedia's operations in EMEA making sure client relationships go from strength to strength as well as launching new offices and championing VaynerMedia’s reputation as the world’s most contemporary global creative and media agency.  

Janice Siu is Managing Director for Growth, APAC at Landor & Fitch. A brand transformation specialist with over 20 years of experience, she is passionate about transforming businesses by designing extraordinary brands and has helped leading brands build positive and trusted relationships with consumers. Janice is also Campaign Asia's 2023 Woman Leading Change of the Year. 

For Stacy DeRiso, progress isn’t about embracing change. It’s about igniting it. Stacy puts this approach to practice everyday as the CEO for Initiative’s largest market in the United States. As one of the largest media planning and buying companies, Initiative helps drive the marketing strategies of major brands including Amazon, T-Mobile, Liberty Mutual, and Merck. Since taking the helm in 2021, Stacy has been instrumental in driving the agency’s extraordinary transformation. In 2022, Initiative was named Agency of the Year by Ad Age, Adweek, and Festival of Media North America. Stacy was also named Adweek’s 2023 Media All-Stars Executive of the Year, a prestigious honor for the industry’s top leaders. Before joining Initiative, Stacy was Chief Client Officer and Chief Operating Officer for PHD. She also has held senior leadership roles at McCann XBC, BBDO, and Ogilvy.

Paul is the global CEO of WPP's Studio X creating transformative creative experiences for Coca-Cola around the world. He is the fmr. Chairman and CEO of Havas North America and Global CEO for Havas' Annex where he also led M&A for North America. Paul also led a digital transformation business unit of Accenture Song prior to Havas. He sits on the DEI Fan Inclusion Council of the National Hockey League and Advisory Board of the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation.

Nikki Maizel, Managing Partner & Head of Business Leadership at McCann New York, brings over 20 years of experience as a dynamic agency leader, passionate brand builder and trusted client partner, whose leadership has resulted in significant business growth and industry awards. Having succeeded at top agency networks including Ogilvy, TBWA, GREY & McCann, she has a proven track record of building high performance teams that champion creative excellence and innovation. Nikki is a proven community and culture builder, having played a crucial role in re-establishing McCann’s agency culture post COVID. She is also deeply committed to mentoring business leaders at all levels within McCann and the industry at large, prioritizing programs that provide greater access and opportunities for diverse members of the industry. 

As founder of the full service B2B marketing agency Transmission, Chris provides the vision and leadership for the agency at a global level. His strategic direction and hands-on management has driven them to become the largest global independent B2B agency in the market. With over 25 years of international B2B marketing agency and client-side experience, Chris has helped hundreds of businesses transform their organisations across the entire end-to-end marketing spectrum

"Jamie is UK CEO of M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, leading the UK office and overseeing the direction of the agency. He has won numerous awards across the board for both client work & his leadership, including being ranked no.1 in PR Week’s 2023 UK Power Book ranking of most influential leaders in sports communications. Among several highlights, Jamie led the agency’s successful appointment as agency of record for Barclays and Barclaycard, and previously secured the O2 rugby & NatWest cricket accounts. He continued to lead these pieces of business for five and ten years respectively, delivering some of the most awarded work the agency has ever produced."

Angela is the SVP/Head of Strategy at alma. She has spent 20 + years uncovering the interplays of Global, US, Latinx and other segment cultures. Angela's passion for finding deep cultural insights is a strong source of inspiration for her entire team, which is one of the most diverse planning departments in the industry. She also heads up Alma’s Culture Lab, an innovation think tank that leads the marketplace in Cultural Curation, Consulting and Research. Among the businesses she helps grow by connecting them with consumers in more culturally relevant ways are QuickBooks, McDonald’s, Molson Coors, PepsiCo, Tobacco Free Florida, Memorial Sloan Kettering and Lilly.

Dan has nearly 20 years of industry experience at a wide range of agencies, and he feels lucky to have worked closely with many advertising luminaries, including the Kool-Aid Man and the Trix Rabbit. He joined Droga5 in 2013 and has held the roles of Group Account Director, Head of Account Management, Managing Director and President. In his current role as Chief Executive Officer, Dan is responsible for overseeing client relationships and business operations for Droga5 New York, leading the agency’s growth with new capabilities as part of Accenture Song and evolving best practices across the agency.

After spending the past 12 years in London, Paula Vampré is the first ever Global CSO of DAVID, working out of the Miami office where she oversees strategists across all global accounts in DAVID's six offices in Miami, New York, São Paulo, Bogotá, Buenos Aires and Madrid. The Brazil native is an IPA Effectiveness Award winning strategist, who besides having a global outlook delivers a strong expertise in balancing a strategic, rigor for long term brand building while fueling the agency’s renowned creative output.

A highly experienced business lead and team builder. Moving into marketing and advertising, Katy has worked both client and agency side in a career that’s spanned over two decades. Prior to her appointment as MD in January 2021, and most recently elevated to CEO, October 2022, Katy ran the most successful inter-agency team in BMW’s history. Key to her operational style is her focus on building strong relationships internally and externally, resulting in acclaimed campaigns for her clients.

Vanaja Pillai is a writer, advertising professional and a DEI advocate. With over two decades of experience in marketing and business management with leading agency networks, Vanaja enjoys setting up practices and converting ideas into strong businesses.