Brand Innovators Marketing Innovation Summit
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Brand Innovators Marketing Innovation Summit

Mar 16 - Mar 17

Day 1 - Thursday, March 16th

9:00 AM

Registration

9:45 AM

Opening Remarks

Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

Emcee

John Brenkus, Founder and CEO, BrinxTV

10:00 AM 

Punching Above Our Weight: Small Budget - Big Share of “Voice”  

Ali Ghosh, Senior Director of IMC, Carter’s

Lindsay Rider, Sr. Director, Public Affairs and Brand Engagement, Carters

Moderated by: Jessi Hamilton, Senior Account Executive, GroundTruth

10:30 AM

Fireside Chat 

Alan Magee VP, Marketing, Empire Portfolio (DBA Orange Theory) 

Moderated by: Brandon Beeken, Director, U.S. Market, Stravito

11:00 AM

The State of Innovation: How Square Empowers its Consumers

Tia Cummings-Hopkins, SVP of Marketing, Square

Moderated by: Brad Bosserman, Chief Revenue Officer, Grid

11:30 AM

Fireside Chat

Joe Fried, VP Biddable Media, Inspire Brands

Moderator: Jen Werner, Vice President of Sales, Mid-Markets, Teads

12:00 PM

Fireside Chat

Michael Menis, SVP Global Marketing, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Moderated by: AJ Kintner, Vice President of Sales, East, LG Ad Solutions

12:30 PM

Porsche Experience Center: Demo Laps

1:30 PM

Lunch

3:00 PM

Marketing with a Purpose

Prinz Pinakatt, SVP, Global Head of Danone Waters

Moderated by: Paul Dooley, Head of Marketing Transformation, Amazon Web Services

3:30 PM

Fireside Chat

Kimberly O'Dell, Sr Director Loyalty & Memberships, European Wax Center

Moderated by: Mary Claire Bloodworth, Managing Director, GroundTruth

4:00 PM

Fireside Chat 

Steve Koonin, CEO, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena

Moderated by: Jennifer Dorian, President & CEO, WABE Atlanta 

4:30 PM

Wrap

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Day 2 - Friday, March 17th

9:00 AM

Registration

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

Emcee

John Brenkus, Founder and CEO, BrinxTV

10:05 AM

Fireside Chat

Melissa Proctor, CMO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena

Moderated by: Mike Merna, Chief Growth Officer, The Mars Agency

10:35 AM 

Fireside Chat

Erin Everhart, Director, Owned Digital & Personalization, Inspire Brands

Moderated by: Megan Quirk, Regional Vice President of Sales, PadSquad

11:05 AM 

Networking Break

11:20 AM 

Consumer Engagement & Brand Authenticity

Shermika Dunner, Senior Manager, Customer & Channel Marketing, Kimberly-Clark

Lauren Flanigan, Director of Partnerships, Portfolio and Platforms, Mondel?z International

Rick Gestring, SVP, Honey Baked Ham

Gayle Weiss, Head of Global Brand Experience, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Moderator: Lauren Marinelli, VP Client Partnerships, Vox Media

12:00 PM

Fireside Chat

Sarah Greenberg Sachs, Director Innovation & Agile: Nutrition, Juices, Dairy and Plant, The Coca-Cola Company

Moderated by: Devyn Guarracino, Business Development, Retail, Google

12:30 PM

Women in Marketing Leadership Panel

Lauren Flanigan, Director of Partnerships, Portfolio and Platforms, Mondel?z International  

Shermika Dunner, Senior Manager, Customer & Channel Marketing, Kimberly-Clark

Lindsay Rider, Sr. Director, Public Affairs and Brand Engagement, Carters 

Sarah Greenberg Sachs, Director Innovation & Agile: Nutrition, Juices, Dairy and Plant, The Coca-Cola Company

Moderated by: Mike Merna, Chief Growth Officer, The Mars Agency

1:40 PM 

Lunch 

2:00 PM 

Wrap

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Speakers

Rick Gestring

Senior Vice President, Honey Baked Ham

Gayle Weiss

Head of Global Brand Experience, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Joe Fried

VP Biddable Media, Inspire Brands

Melissa Proctor

CMO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena

Steve Koonin

Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

Jen Werner

VP Sales, Teads

John Brenkus

Founder and CEO, BrinxTV

Ali Ghosh

Senior Director of IMC, Carter’s

Lindsay Rider

Sr. Director, Public Affairs and Brand Engagement, Carters

Prinz Pinakatt

SVP, Global Head of Danone Waters

Jennifer Dorian

President & CEO, WABE Atlanta ‍

Sarah Sachs

Vice President, Marketing FSOP East Region, The Coca-Cola Company

Ted Flanagan

Head of Customer Success, Habu

Shermika Dunner

Senior Manager, Customer & Channel Marketing, Kimberly-Clark

Tia Cummings

SVP Global Brand Marketing Lead, Square

Erin Everhart

Director, Ecommerce & Loyalty | Arby's, Inspire Brands

Michael Menis

Senior Vice President, Global Marketing Services, IHG

Alan Magee

VP of Marketing, Empire Portfolio Group (dba Orange Theory)

Kimberly O'Dell

Senior Director, eCommerce & Marketing, Museum Of Ice Cream

Brad Bosserman

Chief Revenue Office, Grid

Devyn Guarracino

Business Development, Retail, Google

Mike Merna

Chief Growth Officer, The Mars Agency

AJ Kintner

Vice President of Sales, East, LG Ad Solutions

Megan Quirk

Regional Vice President of Sales, PadSquad

Mary Claire Bloodworth

Managing Director, Groundtruth

Brendon Derr

Senior Vice President, Onward Imagine

Brandon Beeken

Director, U.S. Market, Stravito

Jessi Hamilton

Senior Account Executive, Groundtruth

Michelle Rainey

Director, Porsche Experience

Paul Dooley

Head of Marketing Transformation, Amazon Web Services

Sponsors

    Google, Grid News, Gumgum, Ibm Watson Advertising, Lg Ad Solutions, The Mars Agency, Mobilefuse, Overtime, Teads, The Trade Desk 2, Vox Media 2

Venue

Address:

One Porsche Dr

Atlanta, GA 30354