Phil has chaired the judges at our annual DADI Awards since its inception in 2006 and has an amazing knack of pulling together a truly high quality and representative collection of judges year after year. Phil was recognised for his services to digital when he was inducted to the BIMA Hall of Fame and in 2020 he was Creativepool Influencer of the Year. Not bad for somebody who started out as a compositor in the printing industry before setting up his own type studio APT in the 1980s. In 1994 Phil created the first podge lunch and invited 30 of the top designers in the country to attend. 27 years later there is a podge lunch for the digital, design, sport & music communities and Phil and his daughter Clare enjoy bringing the great and the good together every year and having fun. www.podgeevents.com

Gah-Yee is currently serving as Head of Marketing, CG Canada at Intuit, working primarily on TurboTax. As part of this role, she oversees marketing strategy and channel executions across brand and product. Previous to Intuit, Gah-Yee was Director, Account Management, Agency Operations and Marketing Channel Strategy at Scotiabank. Gah-Yee sits on the IAB Canada Board of Directors and serves on the Executive Board as Secretary.

Mabel LU, Global Vice President Digital in Danone, is leading Global Digital Transformation, which covers Digital marketing & media activation, Direct to Consumer, CRM, Marketing Technology Solutions and Consumer Data Management. She has over 16 years experiences in Digital, Data, Innovation fields, led successful digital transformation in retail by leveraging new technology, data and digital capabilities, and has career record of exceeding demanding sales goals in highly competitive markets. Prior to joining Danone, she led a Data AI start up in APAC as Managing Partner, after she spent a decade in advertising agencies across China, Vietnam and Hong Kong. She was nominated as “40 Women to Watch in APAC” in 2018 by Campaign Asia. She is actively mentoring young talents to help them to grow their skills in business management, digital and data transformation. And she holds bachelor degree on English & Psychology and is studying her Executive MBA from Kellogg HKUST.

Rori is a strategic innovations leader at the forefront of marketing, technology and creativity. She has over 20 years experience working globally with leading brands to pioneer innovative experiences and new business models from Web 1.0 to the Metaverse. Most recently she has been the Chief Innovation Officer at TBWA\Chiat\NY and prior the Managing Director, NA Innovation Lead & Experience Strategy at Accenture Song.

Roshnee Desai is a designer and creative director with 15 years of experience. Her expertise is bringing in local stories and cultural knowledge and insights into brands. She runs LOCAL and LOCAL Labs, a cultural design movement which she hopes will change how the world is designed. She has a Masters Degree from University of the Arts, London and has worked at MTV, Saffron Brand Consultants and Landor Associates.

I consult on innovation, invention, disruption and creative strategy. Previously, I was an award winning Creative Director in both the advertising, marketing and digital business transformation fields. My strategic approach to innovation, invention and disruption, helps businesses to embrace the value of innovation (which is a better word for ‘creativity’).

Hollie is the Director of Customer Marketing at Boots, responsible for growing Customer Lifetime Value. In her role, she oversees Communications, Advantage Card, Data & Technology. Prior to Boots, Hollie was a Management Consultant, delivering Growth Strategies for Wagamama, Asda, TSB and News UK. She is a Dunnhumby and Tesco alumni and was previously an Investment Banker.

Ross is Chief Strategy Officer, EMEA at CI&T (NYSE: CINT). He’s fascinated by the relationship between the exponential growth of digital technology, the adoption and evolution of customer behaviour and the transformation of business to adapt to these new landscapes. He has spent 25 years immersed in digital as the world has evolved from desktop to social to mobile to AR, VR, AI and beyond.

I've spent my career working across CRM and loyalty, and I'm hugely passionate about the value unlocking and activating customer insights from data can bring to any business. I've been fortunate enough to work for amazing business and with some inspirational people during my time with some big agencies and more recently client side. I've also brought up 3 children during my career and so I'm a big advocate for working mums!

Will is responsible for customer acquisition and retention across TUI’s portfolio of products. In his role, he oversees Digital Marketing, Marketing & Customer Analytics and CRM, whilst also managing the relationships with key media and platform partners. In addition, Will now leads on the use of personalisation at TUI to drive a better customer experience as well as smarter marketing outcomes.

Alison has spent the last 25 years working with clients on digital and data challenges. She spent many years in agencies including Ogilvy, Havas and Omnicom, before moving into consulting at IBM. She also spent a few years at Google before moving to EY, where she leads the Transformation team.

With twenty years of proven expertise in digital, Richard has led numerous award-winning projects in retail, luxury and hospitality.

He is co-founder of Like Digital, an award-winning digital agency based in London, Paris and Dubai, working with a variety of global brands such as British Airways, The Macallan, One&Only, De Beers and Soho House.

Jo is a former agency strategy director with stints at Naked Communications and Mindshare in London, and JWT in Singapore. In 2015 Jo moved client side to head up brand marketing for two of the UK's most loved brands: Macmillan Cancer Support and Halifax (Lloyds Banking Group). In 2022 Jo decided to make the leap from big organisations into a scale up business, Poppy's, that’s on a mission to transform the funeral sector.

Steve has over 20 years experience of consulting with brands on their marketing, media and digital activity. Steve is Managing Director of Bonded Agency, an award winning Digital & Media agency, Chair of the NE Digital Strategy Board, Chair of the NE NABS Committee and a non exec / advisor to a range of business organisations.

Daniel Andrews Founded the tree in 2014 following a number of years leading commercial and strategic roles at Zinc Media and Octopus Group (now part of Publicis).

Daniel’s mission is to support organisations in creating real-world outcomes through social-first thinking, all powered by data-led strategies and strong creative visions.

For more than 12 years, Daniel has worked with a wide range of global brands such as JustEat, Boost Energy Drinks, Anglo American, Arup, Beam Suntory, easyJet, Rag & Bone, and Ticketmaster, developing strategies and digitally-focused creative campaigns to support everything from social commerce, to community engagement, to CSR.

Nav excels in marketing with a focus on delivering a flawless digital experience tailored to the needs of top-tier corporations. His mission is to provide tech and business leaders with invaluable insights to facilitate the adoption of new products and solutions. He possesses advanced skills in crafting highly impactful digital strategies that effectively engage customers for global enterprises.

Nathan currently works driving the ongoing legacy of the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games through the regeneration and development of East London. Previously he has led local, regional and global businesses in the FMCG, Financial, Sports & Media industries including as the Global Head of Sponsorship at Procter & Gamble and Barclays where he led their respective programmes around the Olympic & Paralympic Games, FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup.

He is an experienced figurehead spokesperson across all forms of media and is a passionate advocate and mentor to ensure gender, LGBTQ+ & social diversity throughout his organisations and industries.

A specialist in emerging markets, Glynn established his first company - a leading youth consumer magazine - at the age of 15, to challenge the way young people learn. He now works across private and public sectors and his initiatives have been consumed by millions of print media readers, by tens of millions of television viewers and over a billion consumers online.

Having grown his own agency across multiple continents, Glynn has also held a number of C-level and advisory board roles from companies ranging from Santander to the BBC and director-level roles for the UK and Welsh Governments, as well as a client list that ranges from Google and Red Bull, to Beyonce and Bill Clinton. International credits include being the lead delegate for the UK at G20 leadership summits and being announced by the President of Mexico as an Honorary Consul.

A regular speaker on digital strategy, innovation in education & sustainability, De Montfort University recently appointed Glynn as a Senior Research Fellow.

A veteran of the digital advertising industry, Valerie has been leading and delivering brand, creative & digital strategy for over 25 years working for major agencies, global corporates & as an independent consultant.

Mid-lockdown in 2021 she co-founded Aurora, a global strategic creative experience company who harness culture & community to craft huge ideas that shape and change the World.

This was most recently demonstrated by their self-initiated global movement #HelpUkraineSong, which used Eurovision 2023 to build an incredible platform of protest & unity with Ukraine through music & the arts - achieving an international reach of over 450 million.

Ela Osterberger is the VP of Data at WeTransfer, a data consultant for scale ups and an advisor at a Venture Capital firm. Previously she worked at Deliveroo where she managed one of Europe's largest Data Science teams.

Prior to Deliveroo she ran the audience data team at the Guardian. Outside of work, Ela enjoys baking (and eating) cakes, encouraging her kids to speak Austrian slang, and failing at handstands.

Based in London as the Senior Digital Marketing Strategist for Twitch/Amazon. Leading Twitch Ads Sales Marketing digital strategy and operations, tech stack management and growth/innovation. Previously Head of Digital Agency side a good few times.

Flavilla Fongang is a branding expert, entrepreneur, and public speaker. She is the founder and CEO of 3 Colours Rule, a London-based branding and marketing agency. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, she is known for her expertise in commercial diversity, brand strategy, and creative design. She has worked with clients from various sectors and is a sought-after speaker, sharing her insights on branding, marketing, and entrepreneurship at conferences and events.

I am the Co-Founder and Managing Director at FX Digital, an award winning agency delivering global OTT products across Connected TV.

FX has grown from it's inception in 2011 into one of the leading providers in the Connected TV space, working with clients across sports and media including Discovery, Eurosport, GCN, BBC, Britbox, UKTV and ATP Media.

I'm passionate about technology, innovative content distribution, media, and the intersection between each of these. I enjoy enabling others to fulfil their potential and have had success in building teams over the many years since founding FX.

Currently working for the iconic, global footwear brand Clarks, Marcus is an experienced digital, e-commerce and commercial growth director with proven experience of improving customer experiences and driving direct-to-consumer business growth at pace. With a curious, entrepreneurial mindset, he has 20 years’ experience of building, developing and leading high performing, customer centric teams, defining customer led growth strategies, accelerating the delivery of performance marketing strategies and leading digital experience & ecommerce transformation programmes.

Iain is the Creative Director, Digital for Create, CNN International's in-house branded content studio. Prior to CNN he's worked at US business news publisher Quartz and in content roles at Publicis Media.

As co-founder of Nurture, a business built on the principle that meaningful relationships drive growth and founder of Cabal, a handpicked club of extraordinary (and humble) people - it is fair to say I am a restless connector of people and ideas. I am always looking for ways to create new experiences and supercharge existing ones, driven by my fundamental belief that if you bring good people together, good things happen.

Through my previous role as Chief Executive of The Marketing Society, where I led the global expansion into the thriving community it is today, my proudest moment was spearheading the brave agenda that led to a global movement. I am also the host of our podcast, Are you sitting uncomfortably? which features courageous storytellers who are comfortable with getting uncomfortable. Above all though, my biggest achievement is Joshie, my curious seven year old.

Sean started his career in magazine publishing and was in charge of a group of sports mags including SHOOT, World Soccer, Rugby, World and Golf Monthly. He founded and ran award-winning digital agency, Skive, for 11 years. Following that Sean set up his own digital consultancy working with The Telegraph and Wall Street Journal, and then he became MD of the official UK digital agency for Mercedes-Benz, which he ran for 5 years. He co-founded a sports business publishing company called Unofficial Partner which has a highly influential and rated podcast and newsletter.

Steph is Head of Brand at Macmillan Cancer Support, leading on the Whatever it takes campaign. Prior to this she was Head of Marketing at Barnardo’s, following a move to the charity sector from the FMCG sector where she worked on brands including Cadbury, Kenco, Budweiser and Quaker.

Madan Sanglikar, or Maddy, has about 28 years experience in media & Adtech, of which the last two decades have been with WPP & Affle. Maddy has been playing multiple roles in terms of People, Culture, Platforms & Partnerships, across India & Southeast Asia. Currently, at Switch Digital, he is working with upcoming marketing tech platforms in scaling up their operations in Asia.

Usama leads the commercial and communications strategy and revenue generation for the Wimbledon Championships. This includes all touchpoints from broadcast and digital to PR, advertising, experiential and retail. He has previously led EMEA Marketing teams at PlayStation and Disney+ and is a Trustee for UNICEF UK.

Sam is Director of Innovation & Creative Partnerships for Yahoo Ryot Studios, an award-winning branded content studio, helping brands to embrace emerging technologies, including XR, virtual production, gaming, blockchain, web3 and immersive experiences.

Ann Longley is an independent strategy and creative consultant, researcher and lecturer. She helps private, public, and voluntary sector organisations modernise their operations and approach to stakeholder engagement, content and customer experience using digital, data, and technology. She as worked with big brands, government and non-profits for 25 years. Additionally, she is the Community Lead with the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) in the South creating pathways from education to employment in the Digital Industry. She also teaches (part-time) at the University of Greenwich in the Game Development Degree Programme with the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Previously, she has held digital leadership roles with WPP, Hays, The Disasters Emergency Committee, and the Prince’s Trust.

As Global Chief Digital Officer, Debbie sits on VMLY&R Commerce global growth committee as well as the UK EXCO, leveraging her 20 years’ experience in technology and digital commerce, to pioneer transformational business change and growth through people-first, technology solutions.

Journalist turned marketers, Kate leads Sport England's behavoiur change campaigns, includng the multiple-awrd winning This Girl Can. She's also a trustee for the CIC Find Your Voice, a member of hte Women's Sport Collective Steering Group and contributor to the World Health Organisation's expert panel on behaviour change. This fasscination with what maes people tick perhaps explains why she's also a stand up comedian, co-ower of The Queer Comedy Club and - by the time of judging will have made her Edinburgh Fringe debut.

An award-winning creative leader with more than 20 years of integrated advertising, communication and branding experience in the MENA region. Before joining RAPP as Managing Executive Creative Director, Ramzy spearheaded the creative teams of some of the region’s top tier agencies like Wunderman, Y&R, Publicis, and M&C Saatchi. With more than 128 international awards and recognitions, he is a creative evangelist, a forum speaker, and a sitting jury member for many international advertising and design festivals. At RAPP, he’s building a multi-cultural environment, rooted in local insights, and fueled by empathy, with a fierce team that uses refined analytics and data intelligence to create groundbreaking memorable ideas that spark new conversations.

Sunil Naryani is the Chief Product Officer for dentsu Media, responsible for future-proofing their approach to products, platforms, and partnerships in APAC. With a unique profile combining deep domain expertise in media, technology and product development, he brings a rare combination of skills to his role. Sunil has been a trailblazer in the digital and programmatic landscape, leading numerous first-to-market initiatives in media transparency, supply-side curation, cookieless solutions, and intelligent automation, among others. He has successfully managed global clients such as adidas, Standard Chartered, Paypal, Disney, and Accor Hotels, and his contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards, including ExchangeWire's APAC AdTech Personality of the Year 2020 and Campaign Asia Pacific's Most Valuable Professional in Tech 2022. With professional education in AI & data science from MIT, he continuously drives the intersection of technology and marketing to create impactful outcomes. In addition, Sunil is passionate about mentoring startups and women entrepreneurs, leveraging his expertise to empower them in the industry. He enjoys playing badminton, listening to music, reading about self-improvement, and traveling in his spare time.

Suraja believes creativity is the life force that expands our universe. He is passionate about nurturing creative energy to scale brands and business. He loves to work with like-hearted people who value doing good for people and planet as good business. Suraja loves juggling logic & magic, it is evident in his journey first as a copywriter, then as a strategic rand planner followed by leading business and clients. He has worked on some iconic campaigns like Ariel #ShareTheLoad for P&G, #WhatAnIdea for Idea telecom, #JaagoRe for TATA Tea and #MessagePrivately for WhatsApp. Suraja Kishore is the Founder of CCC – Post Graduate Programme in Crafting Creative Communication (CCC) at MICA, India’s most reputed creative programme in copywriting & art direction. He keeps his interest in academics alive as a visiting faculty to a few reputed management schools. ‘Nurture talents to grow business’ is his secret of success. A long-distance runner Suraja finds running meditational and he finds clarity while running that he shares it with the world on Instagram @skrunningthougths. He believes food is edible philosophy and that we are gifted a brand-new life every day.

Ringo is currently the Head of Strategy at Ogilvy Experience in Hong Kong, bringing almost two decades of experience in APAC and Greater China to help brands reimagine their digital marketing experience and stay ahead of emerging trends.

Throughout his career, Ringo has held digital leadership positions in both in-house team and various global agencies. He has pioneered the development of social, e-commerce, and marketing experience teams for various companies, positioning them as leaders in their respective markets.

In his spare time, Ringo volunteers to lead Design Thinking workshops for NGOs and startups, enabling them to transform product or service ideas into reality.

Mark’s career is split evenly between agency and Clint side roles. Agency life was ‘mostly digital’ and so long ago projects varied from promotional CD-ROMs (!) to taking the TV License online (!). The last fifteen years have been spent in sport with roles at the NFL, RFU and WRU.

Matt has spent over 15 years in the advertising and creative industries working at a number of the most recognised agencies in London. As a new way was forming in the industry, in 2020 he co-founded Ultra, a creative studio that aims to avoid sameness through the work, the process and the people. Since its inception the studio has worked for brands such as Maserati, EA Sports, Fiture, and Nike. Last year Ultra created the most successful Nike boot launch ever for the Phantom GX.

Michaela is a Digital Strategy Business Director with 11 years’ experience working in Northern Europe and North America in media strategy, planning and buying. She has a wealth of experience in the FMCG category having worked with Haleon, Kimberly Clark and Unilever. She has a proven record in delivering effective, award-winning campaigns that drive digital acceleration.

Mark Sherwin has spent the last 30 years, shaping digital experiences for consumers that drive business results. From the first CD-ROMs to BBC Radio 1's first websites, to the first online download charts for MTV and the first online self-serve websites for the NHS, to social engagement for universities and charities, Apps for fuels retailers and utility providers, or shaping new futures in the Metaverse, Mark's career really has evolved with digital. He has led the growth for Accenture Song in the UK and Ireland, from a small incubator in a Consulting giant to one of the 4 key pillars of Accenture's business today. Mark is an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School and was the Inaugural Chair of the Digital Panel for The Institute of Technical Education and Apprenticeships.

Nnamdi Oputa brings over 20 years of experience in relationship management, sales, operations, customer growth, and client services strategies for global customers. He is the Vice President of Digital Marketing Solutions for North America at LinkedIn, where he leads an organization that helps customers adopt innovative measurement, marketing technology, brand, content, and insights solutions to help them achieve their business goals.

Previously, Nnamdi was the Vice President of Sales for North America at Dell Technologies, where his organization helped drive strategies to enable customers’ workplace, cloud, and security transformation. A Detroit native with a passion for manufacturing, he was formerly the Business Operations Strategist at Ford Motor Company, Consultant at Accenture, and Manufacturing Engineer at Visteon. Nnamdi was also the former Director of Client Services at American Express.

Nnamdi holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and dual master’s degrees of Business Administration and Operations from Kettering University. He is a Board Trustee for the Boys and Girls Club of America and resides in Chicago with his family

Chris is experienced agency leader and digital specialist with over twenty years’ experience of delivering complex marketing solutions, leading global accounts, developing, and optimising operational process, setting and implementing business vision at board level and driving successful new business initiatives. Throughout his career he has delivered initiatives within all major digital disciplines and run integrated accounts across a wide range of industry sectors. Alongside his day job running TMW Unlimited he has also been President of BIMA (British Interactive Media Association), the UK trade body for the digital industries, since 2020.

Have been balancing the left and right brain since 20+ years doing varied roles in B2B marketing. Have worked with IBM, Deloitte, Infosys and currently with Capgemini, strategizing and executing marketing programs for the go-to-market client marketing, account based marketing, Branding & Employer Branding using content, design, PR, internal comms & social/digital media.

Luke is the Content Director for the award winning MAD//Fest, heading up the agenda both at the festival and also all other content touchpoints throughout the year. He previously headed up the programme for the D&AD Festival and has a background in comms and content creation.

Kartikeya is the Chief Marketing Officer at Livspace. Having handled brand marketing for Flipkart and Nokia in the past, Kartikeya spearheads key functions of Marketing, Public Relations, and Retail, which includes brand, advertising, digital, content, research, and strategic alliances at Livspace. His teams are collectively responsible for demand generation and strengthening brand equity. Kartik’s able guidance to craft impactful marketing strategies played a critical role to pivot Livspace’s positioning to greater heights. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Kartik drives business results for Livspace including customer insights thereby creating improved consumer awareness and advocacy for the brand.

Venkata Bhonagiri is a Sr. Partner, Group Director, Data Strategy at Mindshare in Chicago, a global media agency network with over $35 Billion in total billings. He brings over 13 years of experience in data strategy and analytics. Venkata developed, integrated, and scaled core service offerings, including business strategy within Mindshare. In his current role, he spearheads multi-channel data-driven planning, marketing, and implementation of bespoke global media solutions for major brands such as Ferrero, Discover Financial Services, Abbott, and General Mills.

Shashank Katare is a Senior Engagement Manager and a leader in the Digital Strategy Group (DSG) at Adobe. Shashank is a seasoned technology and strategy leader with 13+ years of highly diversified experience across a mix of business industries including Retail, Travel & Hospitality, and Consumer Goods. He works with senior client executives, leading digital transformation & customer experience initiatives for Adobe's enterprise retail clients and provides data-driven strategic thinking to C-level executives to define vision for business transformation, personalization at scale and business value. Shashank leads opportunity identification and data driven analyses, and drives cross-functional collaboration, alignment and execution across the organization. He is an experienced people leader and is passionate about building high performing teams and building a strong organizational culture. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and HEC Paris and a B.E (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from BITS Pilani, India.

Will Stogdale, a previous golf professional turned digital design entrepreneur is the founder of BOOST, a leading Webflow-exclusive design and development agency. Based in the UK, BOOST serves clients across Europe and the US. With a passion for creativity and new cutting-edge web technologies, Will's meticulous attention to detail has earned BOOST its reputation for delivering exceptional web experiences. Beyond entrepreneurship, he fosters collaboration within the Webflow community and remains committed to staying at the forefront of the industry.

I have been in the digital media and sports industry for over 20 years, with global business development experience with Sky, NBCUniversal and now Manchester United. I oversee business development in our Digital Products and Experiences group, where we are looking to bring our new ways for our fans to interact with our Club around the world.

Adam is the VP of Demand Generation at the luxury marketplace, Farfetch, where he leads global channel marketing, brand media & customer investment strategies. In a career of over 15 years in marketing, Adam has lead global teams in FTSE & NYSE business across fashion, health, beauty & telco verticals.

Marketing Week Top 100 2020

Arun is a visionary AI and Analytics expert recognized as one of the Top 100 Influential AI & Analytics leaders. He is the Head of Data & Analytics at Unilever today. With over 15 years of experience driving analytics-driven value in organizations, he has built AI practices from the ground up on several occasions. Arun advocates the adoption of AI to overcome enterprise-wide challenges and create growth. Beyond his professional achievements, Arun loves to travel, having explored over 40 countries and is passionate about adventure motorbiking.

Yuri Aguiar is the Chief Enterprise Data Officer at WPP. Having worked across three continents in multiple global roles, he takes pride in leading small effective teams of independent thinkers who consistently question conventional norms. An eternal learner, he recently achieved his master’s degree in digital marketing, aiming to gain deeper insights into consumer data challenges.

Stephen Vallera is an award-winning creative industry leader with over 15 years proven success, recognition and impact across some of the globe's largest advertisers.  Currently overseeing a global Creative Strategy team at Reddit – Vallera's tenure across agency, marketing, platform and product has led him to build and lead creative & strategic teams to new, innovative territories – hand-in-hand with their marketing & advertising partners. Vallera resides in Chicago, where is spends his time with his wife & daughter, writing & recording music and continuing to build his own spirits brand.

Sharmeen Lalani-Fade is an enthusiastic procurement expert with a wealth of experience that spans diverse industries. Her exceptional dedication to precision marketing, data, and technology has earned her the distinguished HBA Rising Star Award of 2023. Additionally, her inclusive leadership qualities have garnered her the esteemed Bayer LIFE Award of 2022.

Lucas is an experienced audience first marketer with an expertise in the digital space. He has been leading award-winning digital and campaign teams at Cisco for the past 10 years and before this spent time working in the B2B & B2C sides of the football industry as well as with multiple successful scale-up businesses.

Katy Loria is Chief Revenue Officer at FreeWheel, a global technology platform for the TV advertising industry, where she is responsible for defining and maintaining the company’s revenue strategy by architecting and integrating revenue streams and designing and launching new revenue programs.

Prior to FreeWheel, Katy held executive roles at Screenvision Media, most recently serving as chief revenue officer. She brings more than 20 years of leadership experience across Fortune 500 companies, including Paramount. Today, Katy is an active member and mentor at key industry organizations including the Video Advertising Bureau, the Cinema Advertising Council, CHIEF and She Runs It.

Additionally, Katy is the recipient of several industry awards including Adweek’s 50 Most Indispensable People and Celluloid Junkie’s Top 50 Women in Global Cinema. She’s the proud mom of twin teens and not one, not two, but three Golden Retrievers.nue officer

Priya Shah is a dynamic marketing leader based in Berkeley, California. With a robust educational background in Public Relations and Advertising, she has navigated through diverse roles in the realms of performance marketing, brand management, and product marketing. Currently, as the Sr Director of Product Marketing at Upstart, Priya showcases her passion for crafting compelling narratives and effectively scaling marketing channels to foster sustainable growth. Her impressive portfolio includes pivotal roles at esteemed brands like NortonLifeLock , Allstate and SquareTrade, always emphasizing innovation and expansive growth.

Lianre is CEO at Codec.ai, a cultural intelligence platform, who is passionate about technology, culture, communities and their impact on brands.

She is an award-winning digital marketer and business leader, with 20+ years experience across global companies like LADbible, Livity and Jack Morton Worldwide. 

Currently Co-chair of Campaigning for leading industry organisation WACL (Women Advertising & Communications Leadership) and a proud mentor for the She Says ‘Who’s Your Momma’ program.

Ringo is the Head of Strategy at Ogilvy Experience in Hong Kong, where he helps brands re-imagine their marketing experience by bridging the gap between business, technology and creative communication.

With almost 20 years of experience in the digital space, Ringo has always been at the forefront of industry transformation. He has held leadership positions in pioneering the agency-first social, e-commerce, and marketing experience practices for globally recognized companies such as DDB, GroupM, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Accenture. He has provided marketing consultation to iconic brands such as P&G, HSBC, Coca Cola, and Disneyland, helping them embrace emerging digital innovation trends in Asia and Greater China key markets.

In his spare time, Ringo volunteers to facilitate Design Thinking workshops for NGOs and student startups, enabling them to transform meaningful ideas into reality.