M N Datheshwar Rao- Bio A committed brand evangelist and a firm believer in the power of brands, with a vast canvas of experience in Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Consumer Behavior, Market Entry Strategies etc across categories and industries. Having spent considerable years both on the Agency and the Client side, he believes every day is “brand” new day and an opportunity to do something new and great. Believes there is a need for some great work to stand out in this highly fragile and fragmented markets. The lone survivors are the one who have built their brand on strong fundamentals and principles.

At Indeed, I proudly help people get jobs. Global VP, Brand Advertising, Media and Experiential, leading integrated campaign efforts across the US, Canada, EMEA and APAC markets. Responsible for the design and delivery of truly innovative and effective campaigns. As a progressive thought-leader with both Agency and Brand experience, understanding the value of brand leadership, creative and media integration, innovation in the marketplace, measurement accountability that delivers results, is a real passion of mine.

Bob is currently Chicago-based and serves as Accenture Song Midwest U.S. Marketing Activation Lead. Bob has served in creative agency global account leadership roles on brands including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Samsung. He also served for six years in account leadership expatriate assignments in Singapore and Tokyo. Bob earned his MBA at the Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management as well as his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University.

Keri - the Programmatic Trading Manager at BBC Studios, leads the programmatic commercial strategy across the Europe, Middle East and Africa markets. Working closely with the commercial, business intelligence, ad tech and leadership teams, her key objective is to drive BBC’s commercial arm of the business by increasing the programmatic advertising revenue outside the UK. She also holds a post graduate degree in Psychology and has an entrepreneurial flair as she started a cheesecake company in Johannesburg South Africa where she was born.

As Senior Manager of Campaign Marketing at Adobe, Meagan Phillips is responsible for leading marketing strategies and integrated marketing plans that drive audience and business growth. She brings a diverse range of experience to the role, including 15 years of communication work within San Francisco government, broadcast news, an Oscar winning visual effects studio and world-renowned advertising agencies. Her wide range of knowledge and capabilities comes from a relentless curiosity and constant drive to work with other people and brands moving the world forward.

Darryl Choo is the International Business Director of the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Based out of Singapore, he heads the sales and commercial strategy for Singapore, Asia and international markets. He is also part of SCMP’s leadership unit. Darryl’s experience spans in-house and agency sectors in media and publishing. Prior to joining SCMP in 2021, he was the Sales Director Asia at Inskin Media. Before that, he held a variety of advertising, sales and sponsorship positions with BBC Global News, Pixels and Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks. In his spare time, Darryl is also an active member of IAB Southeast Asia and India, he now serves on the regional council of Adtech and Innovation.

Alasdair Pearmund is the Head of Addressable at Wavemaker UK, leading the agency's addressable content function and driving cross-channel innovation across a diverse client base. Previously holding the position of Global DCO Lead for Audi, Alasdair has shaped dynamic creative optimisation strategies on a global scale. Passionate about all things digital, Alasdair enjoys learning about emerging tech and the latest partner integrations to enhance the customer experience and keep clients at the forefront of industry trend

Having worked in the industry for 21 years, Katy has worked across client business spanning many sectors and all media channels - specialising in brand response and outcome-driven campaigns. Katy was a founding employee of Finecast - GroupM's Addressable TV unit and oversees Business and Commercial Operations.

I am a classically trained designer turned strategically minded creative leader who thrives in conceptual thinking—my work is driven by meaning, the pursuit of uncovering the unexpected and my inquisitive nature that keeps me asking, "what if...?" Over the 20+ years I’ve spent in advertising, marketing and design, I first learned how to craft visually-engaging work. Then I learned how to make results-driven work. Then I learned how to lead client-winning work. From introducing Peugeot’s electric cars to launching HP’s latest laptops, I focus on finding the human side of complex tech and translating it into captivating creative.

Angela is an experienced Business Development expert and Strategist with a history of working across New Business, Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Digital Marketing, and Social Media. She holds a Master of Business Administration with specializations in Strategy, Marketing, and Leadership & Change Management from NYU Stern School of Business, in addition to her bachelors degree in Sociology from Princeton University.

With an eclectic background spanning strategy, design, UX, marketing, business development, and project management on both agency and client sides, I bring a globally-informed, diverse perspective to the table. My fervour for technology, tempered by my incessant curiosity and ingrained creativity, infuses all my outputs - be it a website, strategy or even a chair. I've been fortunate enough to collaborate with clients across myriad sectors, including FMCG, government, professional services, banking, travel and leisure, education, retail, sports, and non-profit organisations. This has endowed me with a rich tapestry of knowledge and innovative insights. In 2003, I established my digital agency, Crab Creative, that saw financial success and industry recognition. After selling Crab Creative in 2018, I joined Fiora, enriching my expertise in sectors like food and drink, travel, marine, automotive among others. Recently, I've spearheaded the design and launch of a unique digital maturity model that prioritises practical implementation over mere theoretical discussion.

Jamie is the CEO of Compliant, a leader in compliance technology for the digital ad industry. He is recognised internationally as an expert in digital media, privacy, public policy and data ethics, having spent the last 15 years as Unilever’s General Counsel for Global Marketing and Media. Jamie co-founded the company to simplify privacy compliance for brands and publishers, driving responsible innovation in digital advertising.

Jeff is Executive Creative Director at DEPT®, where he creative for brands such as eBay, Just Eat Takeaway and Amazon Prime Video. A Cannes Lions and D&AD award-wining creative director, he started his career in digital, and has worked the last 20 years in both agencies and client side creative roles.

Paul Wright is the lead for advertising at Uber UK. He is responsible for all advertising from Uber's Journey Ads to sponsored messaging in Uber Eats. Paul started his career at Sky as one of the first members of the commercial team. He led sales and marketing for a web-based sports business and co-founded a sports focussed ad network, which sold to Sky. Paul was appointed as the first Chief Digital Officer for OMD Group UK and subsequently Omnicom Media Group. He subsequently headed up Apple's first ad business, iAd, across international markets. Since then Paul has been involved in other Adtech businesses and was part of the Sizmek leadership team which sold to Amazon in 2019.

Bringing 15 years’ experience in marketing within performance media and ecommerce. Pedro is passionate about changing mentalities. Pedro is the Head of eCommerce at Havas Media UK and loves to face challenges and solve them with creative and unexpected solutions. He has worked with a wide range of clients, including Microsoft, Unilever, Sainsbury ́s, Specsavers, SAP, Philips and Mercedes-Benz. Pedro has contributed to multiple awards wins for his clients with Innovative and Creative work –Campaign Media Awards, Media Week Awards, Campaign Tech Awards, Festival of Media Global and a Grand Prix at WARC Media Awards.​

Rhys Cater is Managing Director for Precis in the UK and leads marketing ethics, analytics and privacy for the agency. With over 11 years of industry experience, he enjoys combining technical and strategic knowledge to enable advertisers build modern strategies and succeed in growing their businesses online. Rhys is currently focused on helping advertisers to navigate the complexity of rapidly changing marketing technology, privacy innovations, and building holistic strategies for an ever expanding digital ecosystem. Through his work with Precis UK, he has helped create an award-winning, data-driven digital marketing agency, with over 500 employees and 15 offices in Europe and North America. Prior to Precis, Rhys spent 6 years at Google, working on data and analytics consulting and strategy for Google’s largest clients.

Rob is the Managing Director of GumGum UK. He has worked in the digital advertising industry for 20 years, at Media Agencies, Social Networks, Publishers and Ad Tech networks. He has worked in the Rich Media space for the past 8 years focusing on Contextual AI, Attention AI and Creative.

15+ years experienced Marketing professional with an entrepreneurial spirit leading business growth and market differentiation by employing deep knowledge of Digital/Online Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Analytics, Events, PR & Communications, Brand Management and Customer Experience strategies. Prior to Teads I have spent 9 years at Mediacom (Now MediacomEssence) as a planning and strategy lead for clients from Technology, FMCG, Pet Food, Petroleum, amongst many others. Prior to which, I worked at Google for 3.5 years as an Adwords Representative.

Amina Folarin was recently appointed CEO of OLIVER’s UK Group, tasked with the mission to lead the business through its next stage of rapid growth. This follows her five-year, award-winning, tenure at the helm of the company’s international HR operation as Chief Inclusion Officer and HR Director where she grew their internal recruitment and DE&I teams, as well as secured a #40 spot on The Times’ Best Place to Work list. Prior to OLIVER, Folarin progressed through a career in HR at ITV and DigitasLBi. Amina was recently asked to join ActionAid UK as a Board Trustee, an organisation she is incredibly passionate about.

Edward Grice is an agency leader and strategic Brand & Performance marketer with over a fourteen years' experience leading integrated, omni-channel marketing strategies, Ecommerce activations and growth initiatives for globally recognised brands.

For 25 years I have been delivering appealing content across gaming, consumer products, entertainment/film, and advertising. I've had the pleasure of working for Games Workshop, The Walt Disney Company, Media Arts Lab/Apple, and a host of excellent companies whilst running two design agencies - one in the UK, and one in California. Currently, I am the Global Creative Director at Asmodee Group developing social and digital content (product launches and ad campaigns) in the traditional gaming space for their portfolio of studios.

Kaleesha has deep international experience in leading full-suite digital advertising campaigns for global brands, spanning the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. She is currently the Head of Worldwide Shopping Events at Amazon Ads.

Jason is a copy-led, award-winning Creative Director with multi-industry, multi-region experience. Expert in through-the-line performance-driven campaigns, Jason employs 'best in class' approaches for storytelling and 'Brand-Out' Communications. Jason's journey started in Sydney, and his creative talents have taken him to Los Angeles and now Singapore. Jason is a strategic, high-energy, people-centric creative with a slight sneaker obsession.

Executive Director for Digital with over 12 years experience of leading digital agency experts, delivering best in class execution and audience activation for a whole range of clients and industries. As a self-confessed data geek, I've spent my career at the forefront of innovation and witnessed first hand the transformation that has impacted the advertising and media industry. My recent focus has been growing a team of specialists at mSix and building a culture of innovation and establishing a performance mindset behaviour.

Nancy Hill became CEO of Marcus Thomas in June of 2022 after serving as a consultant and then a member of the agency's Board of Directors. She is one of the advertising industry's most prominent leaders, having served as President and CEO of the 4A's from 2008-2017; running her own agency; and spending more than 30 years in leadership of some of the world's best known agencies and brands.

Over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry with a passion for great content and creative partnerships.

"Sturae Hickley, a remarkable individual who has left an indelible mark in the digital industry. With over 14 years of experience, Sturae currently holds the esteemed position of Head of Digital Practices at GroupM South Africa. Her professional journey has been characterized by a diverse array of accomplishments, working with prominent brands both big and small across South Africa, Africa, and Australia. Sturae's expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, including digital campaign management, performance strategy, data analysis, digital media training, and various other agency responsibilities. Her profound understanding of the digital landscape has enabled her to deliver exceptional results and contribute significantly to the success of numerous brands. Throughout her career, Sturae has been recognized for her outstanding contributions and received several prestigious accolades. She was honored as a top 10 finalist for the Standard Bank Women Award, a testament to her exceptional leadership and impact. Additionally, her Adops team was awarded the coveted title of ""Best Adops Team"" at the esteemed IAB Bookmark Awards, further cementing her expertise and dedication to excellence. Sturae also made history as the first all-female panelist at the IAB South Africa Annual Summit and has been invited to speak as a guest speaker at industry conferences in South Africa, sharing her knowledge and inspiring others. Sturae's unwavering passion to reach greater heights in all her endeavors is fueled by her desire to inspire young females to aspire for more and achieve their dreams. Her visibility and distinctive style, characterized by her love for big earrings and big hair, ensure that she stands out in any room she enters, leaving an unforgettable impression. In summary, Sturae Hickley is an exceptional professional who has made significant contributions to the digital industry. Through her expertise, accomplishments, and inspirational presence, she serves as a beacon of empowerment for aspiring individuals, proving that with determination and passion, anything is possible."

"Vincent is the Digital Marketing Director at Learning Technologies Group PLC, responsible for pioneering new digital channels and enhancing digital technologies within the business. Prior to his current role, Vincent worked in the Financial Services industry at Western Union, as Director, Digital Marketing Leader. Previous to this role, Vincent was the Head of Performance Marketing & CRM in the education sector at Kaplan International looking after their end to end customer journey. He's also had vast experience in the retail industry for companies such as House of Fraser, M&S and HMV group. With over 12 years experience, Vincent is passionate about everything digital, whether that be hands on management, team bonding, strategy or leadership. Vincent is particularly interested in how superior projects and ideas come together through seamless and selfless team work."

Fearless leader and constant innovator working at the intersection of strategy and creative. I normally go by Fancypants.

Felix Gottschalk is the Global Head of Data-Driven Marketing for Mars Wrigley. He is responsible for Mars Wrigley’s Consumer Data strategy with focus on first-party data, how to leverage data for insights as well as activation in paid and owned digital media channels. Felix started his career in advertising agencies specialising in digital marketing before joining Accenture to support clients in defining their digital marketing/media strategy and the underlying martech/adtech needed to centralise customer data and move to a data-driven ways of working.

Freddie Liversidge is the VP of Global Media ia at HP inc. Freddie’s team is focused on the planning, trafficking, buying, and measurement of all digital media if that is ran in-house or through our external agency partners. Prior to HP, Freddie spent his time between Agencies and Consultancies. He was at the inception of the digital programmatic team inside Essence (Media agency within Group M) and then left to help Deloitte build an in-house consultancy structure helping large brands move media in-house. Though this was exciting work he decided to move back to help HP and other brands at OMG, as the Director of Global Programmatic Operations. After a bit of a short stint, the in-housing trend bit again and he now finds himself at HP inc. building the internal agency and running Media organization.

I’m a Colombian Marketing and Advertising Leader with 14+ years of experience in Marketing Departments, Advertising & PR Agencies, and Tech Companies. I have worked with some of the world's biggest and coolest Brands like Pepsi, Twitter, Nintendo and Gatorade. In 2014 I was chosen as one of Colombia's Advertising Industry Leaders under 35 by Revista P&M. I’ve been awarded at Effie Awards Colombia & Latam, Wave Festival, Festival El Dorado, IAB Mixx Awards and shortlisted at Cannes Lions!... And yeah, that's an AI portrait of me!

"I'm first and foremost a creative technologist but am equally proud of my entrepreneurial track record, leadership skills and commercial accumen. During my career I've worked both brand and agency side and continue to be in awe of the power of the internet. Currently, I’m Chief Digital Officer and senior leadership team member at iCrossing UK, where we combine the capability of a digital transformation consultancy with the activation expertise of an agency. Our global digital agency is headquartered in New York and has UK offices in London, Brighton and Cardiff. "

Martha leads the Media team for GB&I across the Coca-Cola Company’s portfolio of brands. She’s responsible for brand strategy, innovation and leading the local marketing transformation. Prior to Coca-Cola she spent many years in agencies working across a breadth of clients including CPG, fashion, beauty and telecoms brands.

Kartika Guerrero has been a driving force in the world of media and digital marketing for over 15+ years. As Fonterra's Media & Digital Marketing Director for Southeast Asia, Kartika is leading the charge in building and running Fonterra’s Centre of Excellence for Media, CRM & Digital Marketing in SEA- a balance of both logic and creativity; it is a testament of her vision as both an enabler and transformer who can drive game-changing initiatives forward.

"Chris Bellinger is an agency veteran with more than 15 years of experience leading a variety of agency disciplines including creative, digital and social.  In his current role as Vice President of Creative and Digital, Chris is tasked with a multifaceted role that includes leading the company’s in-house creative agency which includes creative, social and digital execution, championing the DE&I progress within the Frito-Lay marketing department and helping to push creative excellence throughout all of the brands with external agency partners.   Chris joined Frito-Lay North America in July 2018, bringing a full trophy case of awards for creative, conceptual and digital work that has inspired sales and buzz for a number of companies throughout his career.  If you think of just about any groundbreaking or clicks-grabbing Frito-Lay brand activation in recent years – from the long-running Doritos Crash the Super Bowl to the Cheetos-themed restaurants that took NYC, Hollywood and the internet by storm – and you’ll find Chris Bellinger. Ad Age recently recognized Chris as one of the 40 under 40 most creative minds in the industry.   Living by his “anything that tells a good story” motto, Chris is redefining what an in-house marketing agency is and can be: a creative force in TV, social content, ideas and digital that is setting the iconic Frito-Lay portfolio ablaze.    Chris graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in Advertising and lives in North Texas with his wife Paige and five-year-old daughter Quinn.  "

"As a strategist previously at OMD, Rocket, Goodstuff, Naked, Leo Burnett, Ogilvy, Holler and Exposure, Fraser (as everyone calls him) has developed planning skills across media, creative, digital and PR. Fraser has created a wide range of non-traditional work due to his full-service thinking, such as re-introducing Alan Partridge to the world in Foster's ‘Mid-Morning Matters’ content series and creating the UK's first UGC sponsorship campaign for Virgin Media. Fraser also helped reinvent the Champion clothing brand, gave McDonald's a credible role for their 2012 Olympics campaigning and challenged gender stereotypes for P&G’s Always brand with #likeagirl. As CSO at Trouble Maker, Fraser oversees a set of diverse planners that are pioneering a new era of full-service creative offerings. He has developed and implemented Trouble Maker's unique connections planning process, which blends creative and media planning to spot opportunities for brands to outsmart competitors rather than outspend."

Harpreet has 18 years’ plus experience driving strategic growth, with expertise in sales, M&A, go to market, partnerships, analyst relations and client services. Active in the community, highlights include; various judging roles, invitation into the Forbes Business Development Council, 4x Sitecore MVP award, 2019 & 2020 Business Development 100, 2020 BIMA100 and membership of the BIMA Diversity and Inclusion council.

Designation: Head of Product Marketing & Strategic Account Relationships, ProfitWheel A post graduate in Economics, from the top ranking University of Warwick (United Kingdom), with a passion for Consumer Behaviour Understanding, Abhinay was an instrumental force in driving the vision of the Data Sciences division of Dentsu as one of its founding employees in South Asia. In his 7 years in the industry, he rose from being a young manager with Carat (the media flagship agency of Dentsu) to Vice President– Asia Pacific of its Data Sciences division. Pursuing his ambition of consumer intelligence and in building a global SaaS product out of India, Abhinay has joined in the founding team of ProfitWheel, an adtech-martech startup as Head of Product Marketing & Strategic Account Relationships. He has won numerous industry awards recognizing top talent in the region such as the DRUM Future 50, Impact Top 30 Under 30, the Social Samosa Top 30 under 30, Leaders of Tomorrow and was even featured in the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He was also Asia’s sole nominee for New talent in UK’s prestigious DataIQ Awards in 2018. He has also given TEDx talks on topics in advertising and the future of talent. He is an active member of the advertising and media industry in India and is on the Board of the Young Professionals Program of the Indian chapter of the International Advertising Association. When he isn’t at work, Abhinay drives his passion for creating a more inclusive society as a part of his role as Founder-Member in the Youth Council of Kindness Unlimited – India’s apex body for Kindness. Social Handles: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinaybhasin Twitter: @AbhinayBhasin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abhinay.bhasin Instagram: @abhinaybhasiN

Having started his career at Havas and McCann Erickson, Alistair went on to work for leading London agencies, Dare and AMV BBDO. His career then led him to the US for 10 years, where he worked in senior leadership positions for global networks DDB, BBDO and iCrossing. He is now the Creative Partner of Nucco, a part of the award-winning UNIT9 group. Alistair is also involved with charitable initiatives bringing young people into the creative industries and regularly writes opinion pieces on the topics of creativity and technology.

Patrick has been a creative leader in digital agencies for over 20 years. As a 'ZX81 geek' who went to the Royal College of Art - he is a mix of left and right-brain thinking for whom the digital world is the perfect home. Patrick is responsible for shaping brilliant digital experiences and driving applied innovation across the group. In his time he has worked at senior level with clients such as Sky, The BBC, The Times, Post Office, Tefal, Vodafone, 3 Molson Coors and Visa.

“Eunice Wong is a C-suite marketer in international brands, MNC media groups, and global creative agencies. Her achievements earned her recognition as Women of the Year (Marketing, PR, Adverting) by Stevie Awards, Women to Watch in Greater China by Campaign Asia, and 200+ marketing & communications awards. She is also an active judge in international marketing awards and a popular university speaker. She is based in Shanghai/ HK to assist international brands in marketing into China and China brands to go global. With double master’s degrees in strategic marketing and business research, Eunice is now taking her doctoral degree in examining Chinese brands' management leadership in the global markets.”

Kengkat Tanhasaitong is SAVP at One31, Co. Ltd., oversees online commercial and digital marketing. His background were in global digital media buying platforms and monetizing for top broadcasters and publishers. He also provides video marketing and streaming solution platforms for the region.

Sophie is the Chief Operating Officer at Croud UK, leading their brilliant Organic and Performance teams. With a career spanning consultancy, finance, data, and digital marketing, she brings a holistic approach to any business challenge.

Originally from Barcelona, Beatriz moved to Miami to work at Alma where she's been for the past 11 years. She has won many international awards. She is now the Head of Creative Content and Digital

Dal has worked in the digital marketing industry for over 13 years across companies such as Yahoo, Mail Online, Spotify and Seedtag. He is the host for the "Adtech Heroes" podcast which is the top adtech podcast on Spotify. In his current role of VP of Global Partnerships at Seedtag he is responsible for global partnerships and new market entries.

I am currently the Director of Demand Generation and Campaign Management at Teradata, where I am at the forefront of driving integrated marketing campaigns and revenue for this AI-first company. My passion lies in building exceptional teams and crafting full-funnel customer engagement strategies from the ground up. Before joining Teradata, I embarked on an 11-year journey through the marketing and advertising landscape, spanning across the United States, Eastern Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. During this time, I had the opportunity to collaborate with consumer brands, IT giants, as well as network media agencies and independent creative agencies. I hold degrees in international marketing and business management.

Originally from Brazil, Philipe enjoys creating culturally relevant work that cuts through and make people want to connect with a brand and share campaigns with friends. For him, it’s all about telling simple insightful stories and he has done that for iconic brands like Popeyes, Airheads, Jeep, McDonald’s, Nintendo, Kellogg's, P&G, Allstate, Illinois Lottery, Molson Coors to name a few. His work has been featured on Hypebeast, Forbes, Fast Company, Fortune, Inc, CNN, USA Today, CNBC, Rolling Stone, Complex and more.

Ylva Lindberg is the Managing Director of Valtech RADON, the European creative hub within the global digital transformation agency Valtech. Ylva has spent her entire career in the intersection between business and creativity, within roles ranging from creative to head of business development in places such as Prime Weber Shandwick and Sweden’s largest media group Bonnier, and is a true champion for exciting, empathic and effective creative work.

Ala is executive creative director at a London creative shop, mud orange. He spent the first few years of his creative career across different design studios and agencies; where he worked as a graphic designer on brands such as Marks & Spencer, Network Rail and Somerset House. Ala then went on to join Dorling Kindersley at Penguin Randomhouse, where he specialised in web and book design, to help engage a young contemporary audience. After his stint in publishing, he went on to set up his own design practice where he focused on projects that resonate with BAME audiences, such as Nikesh Shukla’s “The Good Journal”. At mud orange, he brings effective creative direction to much-needed areas for brands.

"Rocío is an award-winning creative director with over 14 years of experience working with iconic brands including Amazon Prime Video, Baskin-Robbins, Nike, Mattel, Taco Bell, Target, Toyota and Volkswagen across all media from broadcast to experiential with a keen focus on social. An art director with a degree in design, Rocío is equally as passionate about words and has been writing in both English and Spanish throughout most of her career. She firmly believes in the power of creativity to create connections and build communities and is an active mentor. "

As Managing Partner, Lucy oversees strategy, delivery and performance across multiple sectors and markets, helping businesses grow through marketing performance. With over 20 years experience in digital, both brand and agency-side, she has delivered measurable business outcomes by uniting creativity with performance for brands including Harrods, The Telegraph and Conde Nast.

Experienced General Manager and brand builder with a track record of building strong, sustainable businesses and high quality organizations. Deep expertise in consumer goods, specifically beauty & luxury, with demonstrated success in delivering industry leading results and leading large, diverse multi-functional teams in complex regional & global roles in multiple regions (North America, APAC, Greater China).