Speakers
Belinda Baugniet
Sr. Manager, Sales Marketing, Canada
Roku Inc
Speaking at: Special Presentation: TV: The next shoppable screen
Caroline Bergeron
SVP, Digital and Data Solutions
Horizon Media Canada
Caroline is a media and performance marketing leader specialized in developing and scaling addressable advertising solutions for both the buy and sell sides of the industry. She has over 15 years of advertising, marketing and digital transformation experience working for Canadian and global organizations.
She is currently the SVP...more
Speaking at: Shopping with remotes: How CTV wants to ride the retail media wave
Meaghan Brophy
Senior Director of Sales
Walmart Connect
Meaghan Brophy is the Senior Director, Sales at Walmart Connect Canada, which is Walmart’s advertising and omnichannel media business. With over 15 years of experience in media sales, Meaghan excels in driving revenue growth and fostering strategic partnerships. Meaghan is known for her collaborative spirit and commitment to delivering value...more
Speaking at: Unpacking Kenvue and Walmart Connect's retail collaboration
Shelley Brown
Chief Strategy Officer
FCB Toronto
A strategic planner by trade with extensive experience in agency management, Shelley is driven by a fascination with motivating people, whether customers in their relationship with brands, or clients and employees in their relationships with agencies.
Shelley joined FCB in 2015, and under her leadership, FCB has become a...more
Speaking at: How OLG is refreshing its retail-dominant brand for a digital-friendly audience
Sonia Carreno
President & CEO
IAB Canada
Sonia has been passionate about the Internet and its forward movement in Canada from the start. With a rich tenure of experience touching virtually every aspect of digital marketing, she brings a well-rounded perspective to support the best interests of IAB Canada and its members.
Sonia has led global digital strategy initiatives for...more
Speaking at: Shopping with remotes: How CTV wants to ride the retail media wave
Sean Claessen
Chief Strategy Officer
Bond Brand Loyalty
Speaking at: Loyalty and the experience economy
Stéphane Crevier
VP, Brand Strategy and Growth
PIGEON
Stéphane has helped organizations create powerful branding and meaningful communication campaigns rooted in an in-depth understanding of consumers, markets and cultural truths for 30 years. He’s held marketing management positions at both client and agency level, leading brand strategy and positioning for a wide range of companies, from start-ups to...more
Speaking at: How to prepare for packaging legislation that could impact the bottom line
Jason Dubroy
Founder
The Commercery
Jason Dubroy is one of Canada's most prominent omnicommerce marketing experts. As a popular speaker and consultant, he provides commerce strategy, opportunity insight, and retail futures work to agencies, brands, retailers, and trade associations across North America.
He helped found the Shopper Marketing Forum conference in 2010, was its co-chair in 2011, and...more
Speaking at: Opening Remarks; Closing Remarks; Finding opportunities in the midst of retail change
Melissa Finley
Director National Draw Based Games
OLG
Melissa is an industry vet having worked in marketing for over 16 years. She’s spent a great deal of her career at OLG, working across various product offerings, always looking to drive sales and grow playership. Over that time, she’s been a part of the modernization of OLG and launched...more
Speaking at: How OLG is refreshing its retail-dominant brand for a digital-friendly audience
Jonathan Gendreau
VP, eCommerce and Digital Strategy
Metro
Speaking at: The inner workings of Metro's retail partnerships and programs
Nick Gibson
SMB Team
NielsenIQ
Speaking at: How the cost-of-living crisis is impacting consumer behaviour
Robin Hassan
Unilever Head of Digital Marketing, Media, Commerce, and In-house Agency
Unilever Canada
Speaking at: Loyalty and the experience economy
Nicole Hutinec
Associate Brand Manager
Hellmann's Canada
Nicole is an accomplished marketing professional with 8 years of experience at Unilever. As the Associate Brand Manager for Hellmann’s, she has leveraged her strategic thinking and creativity to drive brand awareness and growth. Throughout her career, she has also played a pivotal role in the success of purposeful brands...more
Speaking at: Connecting with cost-conscious consumers through a sustainability lens
Matt Kohler
Managing Director
McCain
Matt Kohler is a senior executive with a track record of exceptional growth in multiple industries, including consumer goods, financial services, and software.
As the managing director at McCain, Kohler serves as the commercial leader for the Canadian retail business, with full P&L accountability, as well as direct oversight of marketing...more
Speaking at: The forces keeping marketers up at night (and how to get some rest); Opening Remarks; Closing Remarks
Jacquie Kostuk
Director, Creative Strategy
FUSE Create
Kostuk joined Fuse in 2020 to help grow the agency's creative strategy practice and help the teams create work that connects with the modern consumer. She’s modernized the creative team to infuse strategy, better meeting the needs of content in today’s market. She has honed the agency's skills in fast-vertising;...more
Speaking at: Shifting perceptions of a legacy brand through a new consumption lens
Kevin Lacey
SVP, Sales Team Leader (CPG)
Environics Analytics
Kevin brings over 25 years of sales and insights experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG).
Through his 23 years at PepsiCo, Kevin had the opportunity to work across food and beverage categories and to manage and work with customers across all channels. His experience at PepsiCo includes 7 years leading the...more
Speaking at: Get up to speed: A marketer’s guide to data collaboration
Joyce Lee
Head of Product Marketing
Roku International
Joyce Lee is the Head of Product Marketing for Roku international advertising, evangelizing Connected TV + Streaming to new audiences. At Roku, Joyce has used her background in ad tech, TV, data and global management to launch 3
new markets, 2 product lines and product stewardship to the effect of...more
Speaking at: Special Presentation: TV: The next shoppable screen
Robin LeGassicke
Managing Director Digital
Cairns O'Neil
Robin started her career in media strategy and execution, expanding into Mar Tech and Digital operations over the years. Most of her career has been spent agency side, with some time client side giving her a well-rounded perspective. She has a passion for leveraging data, insights, and technology to solve...more
Speaking at: Shopping with remotes: How CTV wants to ride the retail media wave
Rebecca Lyttle
Senior Strategist
PIGEON
Rebecca has 8 years of hands-on International experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, spanning both client and agency roles. Her passion lies in bringing innovative ideas to life and pushing the boundaries to make them a reality. Throughout her career, Rebecca has worked with a diverse portfolio of brands,...more
Speaking at: How to prepare for packaging legislation that could impact the bottom line
Ola Machnowski
VP, Marketing
Hershey Canada Inc
Speaking at: The forces keeping marketers up at night (and how to get some rest)
Leslie Malcolm
VP Marketing
Molson Coors Canada
Leslie is the VP of Marketing for Molson Coors Canada. In her current role, she oversees brand marketing in Canada and is responsible for brand health, revenue and share.
Leslie has always had a love of bringing people together so it’s no surprise her career started in marketing...more
Speaking at: The forces keeping marketers up at night (and how to get some rest)
Ryan Markle
SVP, Loyalty
Loblaw Companies Ltd
Ryan leads the PC Optimum loyalty program at Loblaw as Senior Vice President of Loyalty. PC Optimum is a leading loyalty program in Canada where its members can earn and redeem PC Optimum Points across our network of 4,500 locations for everyday essentials including grocery, pharmacy, apparel, fuel, and more.
Prior...more
Speaking at: Loyalty and the experience economy
Caroline Moul
President
PHD Canada, a division of Omnicom Canada corp
As President of PHD Canada, Caroline Moul is responsible for the agency’s continued growth and evolution, including the development and establishment of best practices and overall market adoption of Omnicom Media Group’s capabilities.
Throughout her 20+ years with PHD, Caroline has been a driving force in advancing the agency’s...more
Speaking at: Unpacking Kenvue and Walmart Connect's retail collaboration
Cassandra Napoli
Senior Strategist of Insights
WGSN
Cassandra is a consumer forecaster and digital futurist. With a specialisation in uncovering what makes consumers tick online, her work looks at the evolving nature of human connection and how digital media and technology are reshaping consumer identities and lifestyles.
Cassandra is an accomplished speaker appearing at The Cannes Lions International...more
Speaking at: The global forces shaping retail business
Robin Neufeld
Director of Business Marketing
Advance powered by Loblaw
Robin Neufeld, MBA, CM, is the director of business marketing at Advance powered by Loblaw, the retail media division of Loblaw Companies Limited. Robin brings more than 15 years of experience in media and marketing strategy to Loblaw, from both CPG and publisher marketing divisions.
After earning her MBA at the University...more
Speaking at: Opening Remarks; Closing Remarks
Lisa Reid
Commercial Operations Leader of Beauty Care
Procter & Gamble Inc
Reid is the Country Leader for P&G Beauty with extensive experience across many of P&G’s iconic brands such as Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Old Spice, Secret, Native, Ivory, and Olay.
With 15 years of experience at the consumer-packaged goods giant, her passion for insight driven brand-building has made her...more
Speaking at: The forces keeping marketers up at night (and how to get some rest)
Tim Ringel
Global CEO
Meet The People
A company builder at heart, Tim is a serial entrepreneur and start-up investor with a portfolio of over 50 companies mainly in the digital technology space in Europe, the US and Asia. His pre-IPO investment track record counts well know names like AirBnB (IPO), Animoca Brands, BlockDaemon, Cobi (sold), Contentful,...more
Speaking at: The future is (already) here: What does AI have in store for retail next?
Mike Rusk
Lead Associate Account Director
The Trade Desk Canada Inc
Mike is a collaborative, data driven leader who over the last 13 years has been focused on being a strategic steward for some of the largest brands and agencies to effectively reach their target consumer. At The Trade Desk, Mike is responsible for leading client partnerships to help agencies and...more
Speaking at: Special Presentation: Navigating a shift toward the open internet
Sarah Thompson
President, Media
Dentsu Media
Speaking at: Shopping with remotes: How CTV wants to ride the retail media wave
De'ana Torresan
Director, Customer Engagement & Loyalty
IKEA Canada
De'ana Torresan is Head of Customer Engagement and Loyalty for IKEA Canada, a world-leading home furnishing retailer. For more than 40 years, Canadians have welcomed IKEA into their homes, and have been strong supporters of the IKEA brand, product range and its vision “to create a better everyday life for...more
Speaking at: Loyalty and the experience economy
Alok Ummat
Director of Marketing
Ricola
An accomplished marketer with over 20 years of experience in packaged goods, retail, and foodservice, Ummat has a proven track record of delivering significant top line results and driving brand growth. Driven by innovation (product, process and new channels), complex projects and non-traditional thinking, Alok's personal motto is to look...more
Speaking at: Shifting perceptions of a legacy brand through a new consumption lens
Jeremy Vianna
VP, GM Audience and Ad Products
Advance Powered by Loblaw
Jeremy Vianna is the VP and GM of Audience and Ad Products at Advance powered by Loblaw, the retail media network of Loblaws Companies Limited. For the past 20 years, Vianna has worked at the intersection of emerging customer behaviour, design and technology to lead some of the world's biggest...more
Speaking at: Tackling the omnichannel opportunity through unified commerce
Jessica Walker
Senior Leader of eCommerce Media & Retail Partnerships
Kenvue
Jessica is a seasoned digital leader with over 17 years of experience across retail, technology and CPG industries. In her current role, Jessica leads Kenvue Canada’s retail media strategy across top CPG brands such as Aveeno, Tylenol, Neutrogena and many more. In addition, Jessica leads Kenvue’s retailer partnerships, focused on...more
Speaking at: Unpacking Kenvue and Walmart Connect's retail collaboration
Evan Wood
EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
Environics Analytics
Evan is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in client management, business strategy, marketing analytics and operations. Evan leads Environics Analytics’ (EA) Strategic Services, working with clients and strategic partners to help solve their key business challenges with data-driven consumer insight and location intelligence. This includes leveraging clients’...more
Speaking at: Get up to speed: A marketer’s guide to data collaboration
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