Julie Haddon is Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), leading the league’s Marketing & Commercial Organization that encompasses all marketing, media & sponsorship initiatives.

Haddon served as the NWSL’s first-ever CMO from 2022 through the 2023 season, leading the league’s advertising, creative, media, communications, social/player marketing, and business intelligence functions, along with the licensing and consumer products businesses.

 She previously held senior marketing roles at the NFL and DreamWorks Animation, and consulted for leading companies including Twitter and SoFi.

Sofia Hernandez is a seasoned marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in driving innovative and impactful campaigns for global brands. She is the Global Head of Business Marketing at TikTok, where she builds creative solutions that help brands connect with their audiences through short-form video storytelling.

Jessica runs integrated campaign planning at Hasbro, ensuring all brands align strategy and messaging across consumer touchpoints, and bolstering efficacy of creative and media through insights. Her experience spans both the agency and the brand side. Most recently, Jessica spent 9 years at Paramount where her roles included trade, consumer and retail marketing.

Marissa Solis is a magnetic business leader with over 25 years of marketing management, communications and sales experience in both the U.S. and Latin American markets. Currently, Marissa leads all global brand and marketing initiatives for the National Football League including both traditional and digital media, in-stadium marketing, and social justice initiatives. A graduate of Georgetown University with a B.S. in International Economics and the University of Texas at Austin with an M.A. in Public Policy, she began her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble Latin America where she led marketing for brands like Ariel, Downy, and Pampers in Central America and the Caribbean. Marissa spent a few years at Deloitte Consulting as a management consultant, leading change initiatives and communication consulting for Public Sector clients. She also spent time as a political consultant contributing to the communication strategies of key campaigns in Texas and Mexico. In 2003, she took a role in marketing at Pepsico’s Frito Lay North America Division. During her 18-year tenure at Pepsico, Marissa led numerous brand marketing initiatives and national campaigns for globally renowned food and beverage brands like Doritos and Pepsi and also held roles in shopper marketing and sales for key PepsiCo retail customers like Walmart, Target, and Costco. She led Culinary Innovation and Marketing for Pepsico’s Food Service division where she launched a new line of Frozen Snacks for the company that sold over $100MM. Ad Age recognized Marissa as a trailblazer in the She Runs It! Awards in 2016 for creating the new line of branded frozen snacks – Doritos Loaded. In 2017, Marissa led the creation of a cross functional Hispanic Business Unit – the first of its kind - winning Industry Recognition for work to engage Latinos in key brand initiatives. She went on to lead marketing for brands at Frito Lay North America, including the coveted relationship with the NFL, and won several Reggies, Sports Clios, and a Grand Prix Cannes Lion for her work on Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos brands. In 2021 Marissa was recognized by Adweek as one of the Most Powerful Women in Sports for elevating the football watching occasion with the NFL and Frito Lay partnership. Marissa serves on the Board of Directors of Consolidated Communications, a leading broadband and business communications provider serving wireless and wireline customers across rural and metro communities. She also serves as a board member on the North Texas Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation and The Melville Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of minority children in Dallas. She has a third degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and resides in McKinney, Texas with her husband Juan and 17-year-old daughter Gabriela.

"Aruna Ravichandran is the SVP and Chief Marketing & Customer Officer for Cisco Collaboration, where she brings 30 years of experience, a visionary perspective of branding, and exceptional skill in data storytelling to create revenue, accelerate brand value, and enable human connections. Aruna holds an MBA and an MS in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University, a BS in Computer Science from Bangalore Institute of Technology (BIT), and graduated from the esteemed CMO Leadership program at Kellogg Business School in 2019. "

Bridget Sponsky is the executive director of brand marketing at Ally leading a team with responsibility for the strategic direction and execution of its brand marketing efforts including sports and entertainment sponsorships, multicultural marketing, and Web3-gaming initiatives with a focus on driving a diverse and inclusive culture.

Bridget joined Ally in 2008 as an integral part of the rebranding efforts during Ally’s transformation from GMAC. Prior to joining Ally, Bridget held various positions at several advertising agencies including Young & Rubicam, Doner and Campbell-Ewald.

As a mentor to early talent in the industry and college students spanning several universities, Bridget is dedicated to the development of her mentees. She is a member of the Board of Directors for AdCraft Detroit and is also a member of NASCAR’s industry diversity committee and is responsible for championing Ally’s strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion marketing efforts across the enterprise. This includes Ally’s pledge to investing in and creating more opportunity and equity for women in sports.

Bridget earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Michigan State University. She is a busy mother of two incredible daughters, and active in fundraising and volunteerism for several community organizations.

Results-driven Marketing Executive with over 10 years of experience. Responsible for overall Brand Strategy and Marketing results of Embraer Executive Jets division, overseeing Global Marketing Strategy, Branding & Promotion Strategy, Events & Sponsorships, Content Generation, Digital Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, and Customer Experience Management.

Stephanie Queen has had a 20-year career in Marketing and Communications. Before joining corporate marketing, she was a journalist (both writing and design) for various large publications in Kentucky and Chicago. At Nationwide, she started on the internal creative team and then moved into Marketing Management where she now leads a team of marketers who drive learnings and growth for R&D portfolio, including the Innovation team.

Stephanie, a born-and-bred Kentuckian, now lives in Columbus, Ohio with her husband, three young boys and energetic Wheaten Terrier. She loves health and wellness, true crime podcasts, bourbon and one-on-one dates with her sons.

Sara is the Global Head of Consumer Marketing at Pinterest, where she oversees global efforts to strengthen Pinterest’s brand, grow its global user base, and establish its definitive role in culture through large scale campaigns, brand activations, influencer partnerships, product education and more.

Prior to Pinterest, Sara spent 15 years at Google, most recently leading Global Brand & Media for YouTube. Sara began her career in the Entertainment industry, where she worked as a creative executive for a number of independent film companies and studios

Jonnie Cahill is Chief Marketing Officer at Heineken USA. He joined the business in 2018 where he has responsibility for all marketing output for the brewers US portfolio, which includes Heineken, Dos Equis and Tecate, in addition to Heineken’s global portfolio in the USA. He consistently describes this as the best job in the world. Prior to arriving in the USA, Jonnie led the Low and No Alcohol Division for Heineken Global from Amsterdam, strategically broadening the company portfolio into adjacent categories.

Before taking up that role, he spent 4 years based in Moscow as CMO for Heineken in Russia. He held a series of senior marketing roles at Telefonica before joining Heineken where he was CMO of O2, and has spent time at Diageo, both in Ireland and in Global roles. A graduate of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and Trinity College Dublin, Jonnie is a Fellow of the Marketing Institute of Ireland (FMII)

MJ DePalma leads Microsoft Advertising's inclusive business impact transformation across their omnichannel global platform, authoring their Marketing with Purpose course and playbook to guide the ad industry in designing more trusted and equitable advertising experiences. Expert in inclusive advertising, AI and advertising, multicultural marketing, sustainable media and accessibility in advertising she is a creative visionary, never satisfied with the status quo always working towards the best collective future.

Allison Litzinger is Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sephora Canada. With a strong track record of developing innovative marketing strategies, she is leading Sephora Canada's marketing efforts to enhance its market presence and customer engagement.

An international award-winning brand builder and marketer with more than 20 years’ experience, Litzinger is known and recognized for her consumer insight led strategies and disruptive creativity. She began her career building brands and businesses on the agency side where she’s worked on multiple categories including CPG, Tourism, Telecom, QSR and Retail. A believer in purpose-led brands, she is passionate about breakthrough strategy and creative ideas that garner results and has been internationally recognized for her work across verticals by the Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Clios, Epica Awards, Atomic Awards, Marketing Awards and the CMAs.

Prior to joining Sephora, Allison led Brand Strategy, Sponsorships and Marketing, Consumer & Market Insights and Loyalty for The Bay. She is a former Brand Council Board Member for the Canadian Marketing Association, an Advisory Board Member and Speaker at the Marketing Evolution Summit and has judged and co-chaired numerous marketing awards shows. Allison currently lives in Toronto with her husband, two children and their dog. In her free time, you can find her recharging at the nearest Pilates studio.

Lead the world's #1 performance golf brand (TaylorMade). Used to lead the world's #1 men's grooming brand (Old Spice). Advertising nerd at heart. Yes - I've met Tiger Woods. Yes - I've met the "man on a horse". Yes - I named our dog after a Mad Men character.

As Senior Vice President, Marketing, Steven Fuld is responsible for all Sony Corporation of America marketing activities. Collaborating with Tokyo HQ leadership and U.S. Operating Companies marketing teams, his key areas of focus include Brand Strategy & Communications, Enterprise Marketing Technology and Loyalty Program Management.

Ciaran is a multi award winning creative leader. He currently leads the creative team overseeing all creative marketing for EA SPORTS & Entertainment. This includes iconic franchises such as FC, Madden, The Sims, Star Wars, Battlefield and more. Before EA Ciaran was an ECD at R/GA New York.

Marc has over 20 years of experience at agencies like Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Arnold Worldwide and has worked on such diverse brands as Doritos, Land Rover, Dickies Workwear, and The US Olympic Team. In 2017, he helped establish the in-house creative team at Verizon. He's now helping to save the planet by selling delicious meat from plants as VP, Creative at Impossible Foods.

I’m a brand builder – blending my background as a creative director with my expertise as a brand strategist. For 20+ years, I have built brands that create long relationships with customers, inspire employees and deliver financial results. I have a mind for business and the soul of a creative, which helps me to fluidly translate business objectives into powerful brands. I am passionate about solving real world problems by pushing on product and service transformation in tandem with powerful, emotional storytelling in all forms.

Charlotte Mostaed has built her career in marketing many beloved CPG brands, working strategically to grow the brand in the hearts and minds of consumers, while also building bottom line value. She began her career at P&G, working in the feminine care space to launch Tampax to new international markets and then launch P&G's internal start-up, Always Discreet, to disrupt the incontinence category. She then led the marketing team at POM Wonderful, where the 15 year old brand and classic assortment outpaced juice competitors. Now, she sits at the helm of the Health-Ade Marketing team, where she leads omnichannel marketing, communications, innovation and insights at the fastest growing kombucha brand in the country. She’s passionate about leveraging insights to create winning brands that make the world a better place.

Equal parts consumer advocate + marketing maverick + strategy whisperer, Janelle is a conscious leader who loves connecting consumer insights to unique marketing campaigns. Having joined Kendo Brands in the fall of 2022 as the VP of Global Marketing for Fenty Skin, she is passionate about disrupting skincare with unsurpassed creativity.

Before joining Kendo Brands, Janelle worked for Amyris on the start-up brand Olka, a top 5 brand at Walmart just seven months after launch. Before that, she worked at Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, leading iconic brands such as Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, and BabyCenter with category-disrupting innovation and communication rethink messages for local and global markets. Before J&J, Janelle led many industry firsts, including 360 marketing activations anchored around virtual digital experiences at MTV Networks. She started her career at Gap Inc. as an Inventory and Sales Planning Analyst.

Proud to be a Wild-verine, she holds a BS from Northwestern University and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Go Blue! Go Cats!!

Janelle currently resides in the Bay Area, where she grew up. If you are in a 100-mile radius, you can hear her laugh while she enjoys hiking, local dining, and practicing stoicism. She is also a novice voice-over artist hoping to one day fulfill her ultimate dream of being a cartoon character's voice.

Kira Karlstrom is a former Professional Basketball player turned Emmy Award Winning marketing executive and creative director renowned for her exceptional contributions to the entertainment industry. With a distinguished career spanning more than 15 years, Kira is well-known for her unwavering commitment, passion, and unrelenting dedication to advancing the narrative paradigm, ceaselessly pushing the boundaries of creative storytelling to effect meaningful and transformative change.

As the Head of Label Relations, Content Development & Programming for Twitch, Kira’s astute strategic vision and impactful contributions have played a pivotal role in forging a distinctive trajectory within the music industry. Specifically, she has been instrumental in advancing the landscape of live-streaming for artists who are dedicated to cultivating, engaging, and expanding their foundational fanbase, thereby fostering an environment conducive to sustained growth and success.

Through creativity and relationships, she has helped to break down barriers between music and gaming, cultivating an environment for artists to flourish. She also serves as the key connector and creative strategist, pioneering sponsorships and sales to drive incremental revenue for artists and music brands.

Notably, Kira has collaborated with an impressive roster of artists and gaming developers such as Zara Larsson, Steve Aoki, Tori Kelly, Macklemore, Riot Games, EA Sports, and more. In addition to working with individual artists, she has also led the launch and growth of Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group label channels on platform. Kira has not only spearheaded their first foray into livestreaming but has emerged as an inspiring leader helping to shape the future of music in the digital landscape.

Prior to joining Twitch, Kira held prominent roles at Capitol Music Group, ComcastNBCU, Marvel Entertainment, and ESPN. During her corporate tenure, she has been instrumental in propelling revenue growth, leading the creative development, and orchestrating the execution of numerous award-winning 360 marketing campaigns, including iconic properties such as The Marvel Universe, The Olympics, The World Cup, and SportsCenter. Apart from properties, she has also curated brand campaigns for top-tier talents such as Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Migos, Lil Baby, Sam Smith, and others, affirming her expertise in delivering impactful and successful initiatives.

Kira’s academic achievements include an Entertainment Masters Degree from FullSail University and a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design from Drexel University. Currently residing in the vibrant locale of West Hollywood, California, she is not only dedicated to her career but also passionate about exploring new destinations, immersing herself in literature, and maintaining an active lifestyle.

As senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Eric is responsible for executing customer acquisition, retention and lifecycle programs that deliver customer and revenue growth and build brand loyalty in the highly competitive wireless telecommunications marketplace. He works collaboratively across all business functions to achieve business goals and ensure UScellular customers have a great wireless experience.

Eric has extensive telecommunications and marketing experience and a vast background in consulting for a variety of companies. Since joining UScellular in 2006, he has held positions of increasing responsibility across marketing, strategy and sales. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of consumer sales and operations.

Prior to joining UScellular, Eric was a senior consultant at Deloitte Consulting where he managed the company’s consulting for UScellular’s enhanced data products and supported other companies on strategy and operations projects across multiple industries.

Eric earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis, and a master’s degree in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Bobby is the Senior Manager of Brand Marketing at Warner Bros. Games. He leads global cross-functional teams to spearhead marketing programs for MultiVersus and Unpublished R&D Products.

Before joining WB, he developed and executed brand initiatives for Riot Games and Red Bull. Bobby serves as a mentor for the Games for a Change Student Challenge, a nationwide game design contest for middle and high school students.

Carolyn Pollock is Chief Marketing Officer of Tailored Brands, owner of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, K&G and Moores in Canada, and oversees brand and marketing efforts across the portfolio to drive growth and build lasting customer relationships.

Previously, Ms. Pollock was a managing partner at a marketing consulting firm that served start-ups and established companies across consumer retail and technology including Facebook, Thumbtack, eBay, Dolby and more.

Ex-Wieden+Kennedy, Droga, Apple. Currently Bose.

Global Vice President of Creative at Bacardi, Laila is leading brand creative excellence across the portfolio of brands. She has spent her career using creativity to create growth and drive change. A true internationalist and polyglot, originally from Morocco, now based in New York and Bermuda.

Under Laila’s leadership, Bacardi has seen substantial volume and sales growth globally – results that have been driven largely by the innovative change in how the brand communicates with its consumers, and recruits through relevance building. She has shaped some of Bacardi’s most celebrated work, establishing Bacardi as “the Most Creatively Awarded Global Brand” in the spirits industry, receiving over 200 awards including five Cannes Lions in the last few years.

Marketing professional with more than 25+ years of experience in International and Domestic markets. People advocate, brand builder and digital adviser.​ Mari has a vast experience in crafting brand strategies, some of the brands that she worked in the past are Calphalon, Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Crockpot, Oster and currently Costa Farms. Creating & managing digital programs and building e-commerce business are also areas that she enjoyed leading.​

Noël is a Global Creative Director with 12+ years of experience in digital creative strategy and marketing. She partners with the world’s largest brands, connecting the firepower of Google’s pool of data with the agencies and marketers responsible for making ads. In an unconventional path to Google, Noël started her career in law and public policy, working for the U.S. Department of State and earned her Master's Degree in European Public Policy from King's College London.

VP of Marketing at Litehouse, leading brand strategy and consumer marketing for Litehouse, Flavortown, California Pizza Kitchen and other leading CPG brands. Over 20 years experience including roles at JM Smucker, Coca-Cola, and Wendy's.

Business leader with 20 years of Marketing experience in CPG, eCommerce, and DTC organizations. My journey spans leadership roles in both startups such as Harry’s and Persona, as well as corporate giants like Amazon and Unilever. I've successfully led brands across diverse sectors, including Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, and Personal Care, both globally and locally. Currently serving as General Manager at Nestle Health & Science, I direct operations for 25+ DTC and Personalization ventures, spanning Pure Play DTC businesses like Puritan’s Pride and Nestle Nutrition Store to DTC for Omnichannel brands such as Vital Proteins and Garden of Life. I'm passionate about building customer-centric brands, developing ecommerce capabilities, creating commercial and innovation plans, and defining organizational model structures that unlock growth.

Trish Olives is a senior creative leader with a knack for building cult brands and creative teams. She is currently the Creative Director for the Americas at Ooni, bringing hot and fast cooking to the masses. Trish is big on hobbies, most notably playing oboe and English horn in the Austin Civic Orchestra.

In just over one year in his role as Chief Marketing Officer, North America, Taylor Montgomery has transformed Taco Bell from the inside out, creating a culture of collaboration, creativity and curiosity. Taylor began his career at Taco Bell over eight years ago as Sr. Manager of Brand Marketing and Innovation before taking on a role as CMO for Taco Bell International, eventually bringing him back to domestic business to take on his current position. Taylor has been the driving force behind industry-leading innovation and culture-driving campaigns for the brands, including the liberation of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark, the comeback of the Volcano Menu, a limited-edition collaboration with Crocs and much more. With bold and ambitious plans on the horizon, Taylor is deepening the brand’s relationship with fans while driving business growth.

Dorothy Ann Advincula is Uber Advertising’s new Global Lead of Measurement and Insights, where she is tasked to build the long-term vision for measurement and insight for Uber Advertising, rooted in a deep understanding of our advertiser´s and Uber’s needs, and our position in an ever dynamic media landscape. In this role, Dorothy will lead the execution of insights and measurement programs to enable advertisers better understand and engage with our audiences across our platforms, while also unlocking the power of data in reimagining the way we do advertising on Mobility and Delivery. Prior to Uber, Dorothy was SVP of Media Strategy at Ipsos, a Top 3 market research organization, where she led strategy, insights and audience measurement for brands, media, streaming and social platforms, gaming and the metaverse. In this role, she built syndicated programs and insights frameworks that influenced her team’s execution of research and insights projects for leading global advertising platforms. Dorothy also spearheaded measurement, audience and content insights programs at Samsung and Apple’s advertising organizations. In these roles, she helped advertisers, and cross functional stakeholders use insights to inform programming, distribution and promotion decisions, build monetization strategy and prove media effectiveness, with former clients ranging from major brands in diverse verticals and media buying agencies. In 2017, Dorothy was the inaugural IAB Data Rising Star for her work integrating her research and insights background to data, analytics and measurement solutions for emerging and innovative media platforms. Dorothy holds a BA in Political Science & Psychology from UC Berkeley and a MSc in Integrated Marketing Communications with a specialization in Global Marketing Innovation and Media Economics from Northwestern University. She is based out of the San Francisco office and lives in Monterey Peninsula with her 2-year old very vocal mini schnauzer named Toto who hates water but loves the sand.

Tanya Kreinin serves as the Chief Marketing Officer at the University of Toronto. Her mission is to elevate the university's profile and reputation on the global stage, attracting best students, fostering research and business partnerships, supporting government relations, and driving alumni engagement and philanthropic investment locally and globally. Tanya is a senior marketing and communications leader with over twenty years of North American and International private and public sector experience playing a pivotal role in the success of some of the world's most iconic brands. Tanya is deeply passionate about coaching, mentoring and empowering individuals and teams to reach their highest potential.

A long-time brand strategist, Dominique Taleno has spent several decades growing CPG and cruise brands. She has held various leadership roles within The Royal Caribbean Group across Product Innovation & Strategy, and Brand Marketing. She currently leads Global Customer Marketing & Media for Celebrity Cruises.

I help businesses use the power of creativity in the way they solve problems, creating purpose-driven solutions that transform how they operate and how they connect, all while growing their bottom line. As US Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte Digital, I lead a team of creative marketing professionals who are focused on building brand credibility and reputation to help grow our business. I am also the Deloitte Digital agency lead, guiding our teams as they infuse human-centered design into every advertisement, solution and experience, creating opportunities for new business models and disruptive growth. I am driven by an intense curiosity about technology and people, and have an unusual ability to embrace change—perhaps the result of growing up in a military family and learning to be agile in new environments. I am a firm believer that curiosity is the inspiration that drives greatness. I'm rarely afraid to try something new. By taking things apart and putting them back together, i believe that experiencing what makes things tick and how they work feeds my learning. This helps me keep up with current trends and technologies to find creative connections in an evolving business, social, and cultural environment.

Miranda Madar is a 20+ year Marketing Executive, currently serving as the Director of Strategic Marketing and leading brand development for one of the nation’s leading academic health systems. Miranda is regularly credited with launching award-winning campaigns while championing DEI efforts for patient-centric communications. She’s been recognized as a “Woman to Watch” and featured in the Top 40 Under 40 lists by MM&M (Medical Marketing & Media). Previously, Madar held the Chief Marketing Officer position for one of the largest orthopedic practices in the country. Prior to transitioning into healthcare, she held roles across several blue-chip CPG categories including The Coca-Cola Company where she was responsible for creative and strategic development and led several award-winning campaigns for the company's core Trademark brands. Madar is a graduate of Boston University, and currently serves on the board of Savouring the Indo-Caribbean, a non-profit dedicated to sharing, educating, preserving and celebrating a thriving Indo-Caribbean culture.

Onney Crawley is a strategic marketing and business leader who has held various management roles at Fortune 500 companies. Over the last 22 years, her leadership of billion-dollar businesses has helped her hone an ability to unlock portfolio value and accelerate brand equity. In her current role as the Chief Marketing Officer for Goodwill®, she is responsible for leading a transformation of the Goodwill brand across North America and Canada which includes oversight for Marketing, Brand Management, Digital, Public Relations, Consumer Insights and Corporate Communications.

Born in Ecuador - Made in New York. 20 years of running a sprint along the best agencies like DDB, JWT and Dentsu. Problem solving, creating and disrupting for small and global brands. Jumped over to Verizon to lead our creative machine. My job today is to make people know and love Verizon.

Walter Frye is Global Director of Brand and Retail Marketing at Amazon. In this role, he leads the mass marketing strategy to drive retail demand and brand love for Amazon and its products and services around the world. Since joining Amazon, Walter has developed multiple award-winning global campaigns, including Amazon’s highly-rated “Joy is Made” holiday ad and “Saving Sawyer,” which AdAge ranked the #1 best Super Bowl ad of the year. Prior to joining Amazon, Walter held various marketing leadership roles at American Express, where he worked for 15 years across experiential, social, design, partnerships and strategy. During his tenure, Walter developed their year-round Shop Small initiative in 20 countries worldwide as well as American Express’ global entertainment and experiential strategy. He negotiated global deals with Live Nation, U.S. Open, Coachella, and Wimbledon, as well as brand’s partnerships with wide range of music artists including Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift. Walter serves on the Board of Directors for The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. His awards include a prime-time Emmy for Outstanding Interactive Video (with Taylor Swift), Billboard 100 Most Powerful Players in Music, AdAge 40 Under 40 and the Out100. Walter holds an MBA from Harvard Business School received a bachelor’s in Economics from Yale University.

Taylor is Executive Creative Director at Instacart and co-leads the in-house creative studio under CMO Laura Jones. As ECD she is responsible for the strategy and expression of Instacart’s brand vision and leads a team of award-winning Creative Directors, Writers, Art Directors, Producers, Editors and Designers who help bring that vision to life. Before joining Instacart, Taylor was Lead Creative Director of Global Consumer Product Marketing and Social Campaigns at Twitter. While there she led the creative for global launches of product features like Twitter Blue, Super Follows and Fleets. Prior to joining Twitter, Taylor was a copywriter at various advertising agencies leading work on beloved brands like Panda Express and Justin’s Peanut Butter.

Over 20 years of brand building based on consumer insights across the globe. Main focus has been food & beverages across FMCGs and Tech from working with innovation at Pepsico, or driving the online food delivery and quick commerce sector. Currently Chief Brand Officer in EdTech space, working to unlock human potential of our users by building a truly great end to end learning experience.

Rachel Goldflam is a marketing executive with over 20 years of luxury retail leadership experience. Since August of 2023 Ms. Goldflam holds the position of Senior Vice President of Brand Marketing at women's lifestyle brand Veronica Beard, overseeing all aspects of global communications, social media, integrated marketing, and creative. Prior to her time at Veronica Beard, Rachel was with David Yurman for nearly 14 years, most recently serving as the brand’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Rachel also held positions with fashion brands including Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein. In 2023 she joined the Board of Directors of the Women’s Jewelry Association, and is also a member of Chief, a private network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders. Ms. Goldflam graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rachel currently resides in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters.

Lynn Teo is the Chief Marketing Officer of Northwestern Mutual. Her responsibilities encompass brand strategy, product marketing, field and customer experience marketing, digital marketing, marketing technology, operations, and consumer insights/market research. She is a data-driven and revenue-centric tech sector marketing executive specializing in driving growth for the enterprise through the buildout of modern marketing capabilities.

Kimberly Scott is a marketing senior director at PepsiCo, guiding impactful & inclusive content for Frito-Lay’s In-house creative agency - D3. With over 15 years of experience working in global brand positioning and partnership cultivation for organizations including JCP, No Kid Hungry, McDonald’s, Unilever, and United Way, and named one of 2022 Ad Age's 40 UNDER 40 for her work visioning award-winning campaigns that create impact and are beloved by audiences. At Frito-Lay, the impact and inclusivity team helps Brands create iconic purpose-driven campaigns like, Frito-Lay's My Joy, Cracker Jack and ASPCA, Variety Pack's + GENYouth partnership, Doritos SOLID BLACK, Lay’s Smiles, Stacy's Stands With You, Ruffles + Fast & Furious, and Cheetos Restaurant. Kimberly enjoys traveling with her family, donut seeking, and supporting other women of color live in their purpose and achieve personal and professional success.

Award-winning marketing and communications executive with extensive experience across the entertainment, retail, consumer products and technology sectors. Currently leading global marketing for Disney Pixar franchises & fashion at Disney Consumer Products. In this role, she is responsible for creating integrated marketing campaigns to launch new product lines, drive retail sales and sustain iconic brands & characters including Mickey Mouse, Disney Princess and Disney Classics.

Suncoast Credit Union's VP of Marketing, Harrison Aquino, leverages his creative and data-driven approach to push marketing boundaries. With decades of experience in marketing, creative design and advertising, he's held leadership roles at Suncoast Credit Union, St. Petersburg College, and universities in California.

Daniel Lee is the Chief Marketing Officer for HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, where he leads global marketing and communications efforts for HARMAN and its iconic brands – including JBL, Harman Kardon, AKG and more – as well as the Huemen design agency. Prior to his appointment as CMO in December 2022, Daniel held senior roles within HARMAN's Consumer Audio businesses in North America and Japan, and executive marketing and business positions for global brands – including Samsung, LG and Hitachi. Among his many industry accolades, Daniel was recently inducted into the Dealerscope Magazine Hall of Fame for his achievements in consumer electronics.

Agnes Roter is the Vice President of Marketing & Ecommerce at The Source, where she inspires Canadians to get the most out of their tech. With two decades of consumer marketing experience, she applies behavioral psychology, economic trends and consumer research to produce marketing that works. Currently, she's responsible for brand, marketing and ecommerce strategy, nurturing relationships with customers and partners, and executing against opportunities that drive business results.

As Vice President of Marketing for The Kroger Co., Tom leads the company’s award-winning Marketing team and is responsible for driving demand, building customer loyalty and strengthening Kroger’s brand equity. Tom and his team leverage full-funnel marketing planning, execution and creative to make personalized connections with customers and associates. Tom leads with more than two decades of experience in global brand building, e-commerce and marketing and media operations. Prior to joining Kroger, Tom spent his career at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in a variety of roles, including leading marketing for brands like Oral-B, Crest and Head & Shoulders, leading P&G’s global Olympics program and working extensively on e-commerce, environmental sustainability and digital media innovation. Tom started his career in manufacturing operations working as a mechanical engineer.

Jason Morros is at the helm of brand marketing for Edison Properties, having brought his extensive 30-year expertise to the company in 2017. He’s adept at enhancing consumer connections through strategic storytelling across digital and traditional marketing and media, with a track record that spans from The Walt Disney Company and Hilton, to VRBO and Mars. His commitment to driving brand engagement has positioned him as a key player in the industry, where he also contributes as a thought leader and judge for prestigious marketing and advertising awards.

Tom is the chief marketing officer at Evereve, one of the fast-growing apparel specialty retailers in the U.S. By modernizing the company’s marketing function and elevating the Evereve brand, Tom and his team have doubled revenue, profit, customers, and awareness while increasing Evereve's store count by just 10%. Prior to Evereve, Tom served as Best Buy’s chief creative officer, overseeing strategy, creative and design across all media channels and customer touchpoints – resulting in record-high campaign performance and helping fuel Best Buy’s well-documented turnaround. Tom spent the first twenty years of his career in the agency world, working at Fallon, Wieden+Kennedy, and finally Peterson Milla Hooks, where he served as president for eight years.

Jed has 20+ years of experience launching, building and scaling start-ups and large companies. Jed has a proven track record of driving business growth by optimizing the customer experience across all touch points - sales, marketing, and support. Jed is currently VP, Growth & Performance Marketing at Indeed where he oversees growth marketing for all customer segments including - job seekers, SMB and Enterprise. Prior to Indeed, Jed was at Facebook (Meta) for 9 years where he led Digital Marketing for the Global Business Marketing Team attracting and serving SMBs and Enterprise clients. Before that Jed held positions at both early-stage start-ups and large, public companies. Jed was COO and VP, Marketing at social e-commerce start-up, Yardsellr. Prior to that Jed was Director & Head of SEM for ebay.com, eBay Motors and Half.com. Jed has an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. in Finance from Boston College.

Jeanniey Walden is an award winning marketing and business executive who specializes in building and transforming brands. She’s currently the CMO of Rite Aid and oversees the Thrifty Ice Cream business. Jeanniey is also the executive producer and host of the nationally syndicated TV show Liftogf with Jeanniey Walden. Prior to these roles Jeanniey held leadership roles at companies including Barnes and Noble, Marsh and McLennan, Ogilvy and DailyPay.

Paz Romero is an experienced business leader anchored in marketing and proven across multiple categories, from CPG to Hospitality and both in the U.S. as well as international markets ranging from the Americas to EMEA and APAC. Currently, Paz leads all marketing communications and consumer experience for the TGI Fridays Brand. A graduate of the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas with an MBA, she began her career in brand management at Kimberly-Clark Corporation where she worked in Personal Care on Brands like Kotex, Depend, and Poise largely in activation / shopper marketing roles working with customers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Costco. In 2009, she joined Pepsico’s Frito Lay North America Division. During her time with the organization, she led brands in both the traditional snack food aisle as well as innovative products and partnerships to gain new beachheads for the organization. Midway through her career, Paz took her foundational CPG training into the Hospitality sector, joining Darden Restaurant Group’s Red Lobster brand in 2012. Via this chapter of her career, she was able to go deep and lead every functional area under the marketing purview from communications to holistic go-to-market strategy and calendar planning. This experience set her up well when she transitioned to Brinker International’s Global Business Development team in the summer of 2019, leading all Chili's and It's Just Wings marketing across 30+ countries and territories around the world. Despite the pandemic, Paz is credited for driving double digit growth on the business despite being in constant flux of open and close throughout the bulk of her tenure. Paz loves to sneak in a run when she can and is known to consume marketing podcasts at the same time. She resides in Frisco, Texas with her husband Casey and 3 daughters…4 if you count the dog.

Evan brings 30+ years of marketing expertise to Fender, having previously held CMO/leadership roles at: New Era Cap, Activision and Quiksilver. He began his career at Nike, where over the course of his 12 years at the company, held a variety of leadership positions within the Nike Europe and Nike US marketing and sales organisations, including leading the category marketing efforts for Nike Basketball in the US Region from 2004 – 2007. Evan is responsible for driving the evolution of marketing capabilities to deliver deep emotional affiliation and consumer engagement across the Fender and Squier brands. Jones has always had a lifelong passion for both music and sports. After earning his Bachelor’s degree, he played two years of pro basketball in Germany and Hungary. More importantly, he purchased his first Fender Stratocaster guitar in 1995 and has been playing, writing and recording music ever since. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Kirsten and their three children.

Karen Riley-Grant is a global leader with over 25 years of success in brand development, marketing strategy, communications, operations & talent development for iconic Global brands. She has consistently developed strong global marketing strategies and campaigns for heritage brands including Levi’s, Dockers, Converse, Gap and currently serves as Chief Marketing Officer at Vuori, Inc. She was named to the World Federation of Advertising’s Marketing Hall of Fame in 2022 and the same year, was shortlisted as WFA's Global Marketer of the Year and celebrated as a Top 50 Influential Marketers by Campaign US.

Andrea Gouw is a customer-centric executive that builds full-funnel product experiences for companies in global markets Most recently, Andrea led the global team for all Seller Marketing activities for B2C and C2C sellers on eBay, responsible for supporting the growth and retention of the diverse and dynamic seller community. Andrea was previously the GM for Home & Garden and Consumer Electronics categories at eBay. Prior to joining eBay, Andrea founded social shopping website, ShopperSeeks, aimed at driving efficiencies in online shopping. She was also the General Manger of digital media start-up, Global Grind, where she oversaw product development, marketing and business development. Andrea has spent time advising start-ups and in business planning and product marketing roles for technology and retail companies focused on delighting customers. She holds an MBA from Kellogg, and a BA in Economics and International Relations from Boston University.

Ashleigh is the Head of Marketing for Mac and Cheese at the Kraft Heinz Company. She is responsible for Brand Building, Category Development and PNL management for a $2B portfolio that includes iconic brands such as Kraft Mac and Cheese and Velveeta Shells and Cheese. Ashleigh is a founding executive member of KHC’s Black Business Resource Group and currently holds the chair emeritus position. Prior to these roles, Ashleigh led other beloved KHC brands such as Heinz, Ore-Ida and Bagel Bites.

A transformative, growth-focused leader with more than 20 years of experience developing operational and customer-led strategies in hospitality, healthcare, and technology start-up organizations, Charmaine carries an established track record for delivering business solutions that elevate the customer experience through innovation and collaborative teamwork. Charmaine currently oversees Global Loyalty and Strategic Partnerships at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. She spearheads the Wyndham Rewards vision to build exceptional member experiences for 105+ million Wyndham Rewards members and is also responsible for the financial and strategic partnership growth strategy. Charmaine previously held leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, CLEAR, CarePoint Health, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Calibrate - delivering on organization-wide initiatives, operational excellence and end-to-end member experience. Charmaine obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Organizational Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

David Rubin is the chief brand and communications officer of The New York Times Company and publisher of Wirecutter. David is responsible for helping set the overall direction of The Times brand and its different properties, directing all public and internal communications, and culture development. In addition, David is the publisher of Wirecutter, leading the editorial and business operations of The Times’s digital product recommendation business. At The Times, David led the development of the award-winning “The Truth Is...” brand campaign series. Prior to The Times, David led marketing at Pinterest and held several positions at Unilever, including being part of the team that brought Axe bodyspray to the US.

Desiree has worked in the consumer insights, strategy, and creative field for 20+ years. At Kellanova, leveraging her passion for brand building, cultural intelligence and creativity, and her deep understanding of consumers and consumer behavior, she helps brand teams strategically position and build their brands, increase creative excellence & effectiveness, and develop omni-channel activations to stand out in the marketplace and bring new consumers and shoppers into the beloved Kellanova brand portfolio. Prior to Kellanova, her experience encompasses consumer/brand research on the creative and media side, brand strategy & development, consumer insights, and portfolio & consumer experience strategy across an incredible Client roster including Ford, GM, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Miller Coors, & P&G, and Kellogg’s.

Guilherme Martins is currently the CMO for Diageo Brazil, leading brands such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Tanqueray and Don Julio. After leading the expansion of Tequila across the globe with relevant creative background across different companies, Gui Martins in once more part of our Judge.

Jasmine, a respected marketing leader who heads the global marketing strategy for Markets, Research and Prime Services in the Commercial and Investment Bank. Targeting global institutional investors, her team has orchestrated the consolidation of one of the largest collections of research, data, analytics and trading tools into a single, comprehensive destination. Through her strategic leadership, she drives the transformation of how complex products and services are presented and positioned to clients around the world.

Rachel DeLaurentis is a creative, transformational leader and 3-time CMO, uniquely focused on commercial impact through consumer connectivity, agile marketing, and operating best practices. As the former Chief Marketing and Digital Officer at Theory she amplified the brand’s digital-first marketing capability and scaled execution for impact. Prior to Theory, the Stanford MBA worked at a number of digital-first brands including Fleur du Mal as Chief Marketing Officer, overseeing the brand’s growth and as CMO then CEO for Awe Inspired. In addition, she consulted multiple brands like Sephora, Pinterest, and Google. Early in her career at IBM she held multiple leadership roles, the last of which was Chief Operating Officer EMEA, where she transformed the organization to meet the demands of a digital-first customer. Rachel has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and an Honors Arts & Business Degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada. She is a certified coach and mentor and is fluent in French & English.

Sport-loving, multiple-time CMO and recovering consultant. ex Adidas, King, Beats Music and McKinsey

Emily Coppock is a highly accomplished Senior Marketing & Brand Strategy Executive with 20+ years of experience in successful brand building, innovative consumer marketing, and driving revenue growth. She is passionate about storytelling and creating strong culturally compelling brands with the platform to scale in new markets. Currently, Coppock is the Vice President of Integrated Marketing at SHISEIDO Americas, where she spearheads product launches, go-to-market strategy, and builds brand equity. She has extensive experience and expertise in branding, PR & communications, media/advertising, digital marketing, social media, brand partnerships, events & sponsorships, creative & visual development, as well as sports marketing. Throughout her career, Coppock has held senior positions at Tory Burch, LACOSTE, Sixty USA, Vivaldi Partners, and Kozmo.com.

Dana Droppo is Billboard’s Chief Brand Officer. Throughout her career as an executive, media producer, and writer she has become an industry leader in multi-platform storytelling with a laser focus on revenue-driving partnerships and innovation. Prior to her role at Billboard she pioneered content teams at Complex Media, Turner Broadcasting, The Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone. She has spearheaded multi-million dollar partnerships with brands including Samsung, Google, Meta, AB-In Bev, Delta, and HBO among others. As a media producer and writer, Dana has interviewed notable figures including Megan thee Stallion, Blake Shelton, Jason Momoa, Angela Davis, and Lana Del Rey.

Aron Kressner is an award-winning content marketing professional with a history that spans publishing, editorial, radio, podcasting, and television via brands like Today Show, Sundance, SiriusXM, Vox Media, Google, IBM, Chase, Pepsi, and CVS Health.

Alice is currently the head of global marketing and products for Air Canada Cargo, having previously spent time at Air Canada leading marketing strategies for Aeroplan's Canadian and US cobranded credit cards. Her passion for the exciting and complex international marketing landscape was born from a combination of her love of travel and exploration, and her ten years working as an account person and strategist in advertising agencies in Canada and the UK.

As the Head of Brand for KPMG in the US, I bring 20 years of experience with the firm to my role. With a strategic mindset, I have successfully navigated the ever-evolving business landscape, focusing on emerging technologies to drive innovation. Leading a high-performing team, we are entrusted with critical priorities, ensuring KPMG maintains its position as a leader in the industry.

With over 20 years of experience in marketing, digital and media, Alyssa is a true believer in both the art and science of the marketing world. She has held multiple leadership positions within the McDonald's business, including Global, US and now Canadian positions. In her current role as CMO of McDonald's Canada, she is based in Toronto and leads a team focused on building consumer connections through creative, menu and digital strategies.

Chris Epple is Vice President of Marketing for Harman, overseeing consumer marketing, media and PR, digital and social, retail and new product marketing in North, South and Central America. His leadership role spans globally recognized brands such as JBL, Harman Kardon and AKG. Chris has successfully led JBL's marketing transformation from a traditional consumer brand to a social-forward, influencer-driven content creation powerhouse. He’s expanded Gen Z outreach through partnerships like the Giannis Collab and 100 Thieves gaming partnership, and innovative influencer events like Peaks on Peaks, concurrent with the launch of JBL Endurance Peak 3 earbuds.

Fundamentalco was recently carved out of Blackstone, where Jonny was the Global Head of Blackstone’s Brand Strategy and transformation for its portfolio of over 230+ companies. He built the team responsible for ensuring a brand’s purpose, categorical positioning and values are clearly defined upstream in the sequence of value creation and are connected to all elements of the business transformation. Over a career that has crossed four continents, Jonny has helped create some of the most innovative and influential brand transformations over the last two decades. Prior to Blackstone, Jonny was Partner and Global Chief Strategy Officer at Droga5 (Adage’s and Adweek’s agency of the decade 2020), where he founded and led the strategic function at the agency while overseeing all strategic efforts for clients and new business, including brand and business strategy, innovation, media, data strategy and experience strategy. Recent experience includes leading the transformational thinking for JP Morgan Chase, Google, Facebook, Dyson, LVMH, Prudential, New York Times, Unilever, Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, United Rentals, among others. In 2011 he was the youngest inductee to the American Advertising Federation's Advertising Hall of Achievement (and only strategist), and in 2020 was named Chief Strategy Officer of the Year by AdAge’s Creativity Awards, in 2023, Jonny was honored on the 2023 Forbes list of most influential CMO's.