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Event Date | Tue Apr 9 EDT - Wed Apr 10 EDT (8 months ago) |
Location |
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada |
Region | Americas |
Through interactive installations and provocative content, It is your one-stop-shop for taking advantage of everything retail, digital marketing, and metaverse has to offer.
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What are their secrets to surviving, increasing profitability and growing market share? How can we adopt new strategies, tactics and refocus tried-and-tested best practices to catapult our brands forward?
2024 Speakers
Tyrrell Schmidt
CMO, TD Bank
Tanbir Grover
Chief Marketing and Digital Officer, Pet Valu
Chelsee Pettit
Founder, aaniin retail inc.
Yazeed Yasin
Co-founder and CEO, NanaShake
Nik Djukic-Walker
Executive Director, Global Business Solutions, TikTok
Johnathan Bonnell
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Wholly Veggie
Lindsey Tracey
Head of Industry, Growth, TikTok
Andrea Di Domizio
Head of Industry, Retail and eCommerce, TikTok
Jacqueline Dinsmore
Co-Managing Partner, Caravel Law
Yog Domlur
Director, Data Science- Walmart Tech, Walmart
Chantal Rossi Badia
Head, Video Ads Sales Specialists, Amazon- Canada & Latam
Fiona Renzi-Fantin
Head of Quality Supply Chain (QSC), Haleon Canada
Rita Saad
Lead, Customer Strategy and Innovation domain, EY Canada
Stephen Megitt
Partner, Customer Transformation, Ernst & Young Canada
Jonathan Zaleski
Director, Technical Architecture, HappyFunCorp
Gautham Pingali
EVP, Performance and Innovation, GroupM
Johnny Russo
Chief Digital Officer, Lamour
Jeremiah Curvers
Co Founder & CEO, Polysleep
Camille D. Jamerson
Founder & CEO, The Camille Company
Cesar Morales
Marketing Director, Stokes Inc.
Ronnie Malewski
Managing Director, NP Digital
Roshni Wijayasinha
Founder and CEO, Prosh Marketing
Samuel Hale
Co-Founder, Nutrimeals
Tara Conway
Digital Pioneer, Retail Executive, Advisor
Stephen Bailey
CMO, John Fluevog Shoes
Julia Amorim
CEO Canada and Global VP Creative, Brainlabs
Sergei Moiseev-Liberman
Head, Digital & E-Commerce, Miele Limited
Jen Proctor
CEO & Founder, Cultivated Entertainment
Carolina Acosta
CEO & Founder, Tragos Game LLC
Cynthia Wong
VP, Digital Technology, Canadian Tire Corporation
Phillip Haid
CEO & Founder, Public Inc.
Uri Gorodzinsky
Managing Director, Amazon Canada
Vino Jeyapalan
CEO & Founder, Kabo
Galen Davies
VP, Brand and Commercial Strategy, MLSE
Rania Walker
Founder and President, Front Door PR
Nita Tandon
Founder and CEO, DALCINI Stainless
Jennifer Seiler
Senior Vice President, Marketing, P&G Canada
Nadine Hall
Industry Expert
Estefania Bafunno
Director, Marketing, Freshii
Liz Volk
Chief Human Resources Officer, Longo's
Anat Yaniv
Founder, TAG Marketing Services
Pino Di Ioia
CEO, Beavertails
Gerrit Stuchtey
Director Customer Experience, Arvato Systems
Basil Hatto
SVP, Product, NP Digital
Larissa Wasyliw
VP Ecommerce & Marketing, Ren’s Pets
Sebastien Bardoz
VP, Sales & Ops, North America, Wedia
Daniel Francavilla
Brand Strategist & Marketing Advisor, King Street Media | Daniel Does
Nadine Spencer
CEO, BrandEQ Group Inc
Christine Saunders
CMO, Publicis Groupe
Andrew Simon
Global Creative Director, Edelman
Bobby Sahni
Partner & Co-founder, Ethnicity Matters
Haem Roy
Enterprise Marketing Country Lead – CA/MX/BR, Amazon Ads
Sumera Nabi
Founder, Glow Ritual
Sonia Carreno
President, Interactive Advertising Bureau Canada
David Gaucher
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Wholly Veggie
Tessa May Marr
Founder & CEO, Marr Media Group
Lexi Miles Corrin
Founder & CEO, WAXON Laser + Waxbar
Erin Reynolds
Brand Manager, Samsonite
David Lui
CEO, Kit and Ace
Mário Ferrera
Transports Manager, Salsa Jeans
Jake Karls
Co-Founder, Mid-Day Squares
Ben Mand
CEO, Harmless Harvest
Daniel Mekinda
EVP, Head of GroupM Motion Entertainment Canada, GroupM Motion Entertainment Canada
Adila Cokar
Executive Manufacturing Consultant, Source My Garment
Lisa Hutcheson
Managing Partner, J.C. Williams Group
Kiva Dickinson
Founder and Managing Partner, Selva Ventures
Seema Sanghavi
Founder, Cooks Who Feed
Shilpa Arora
General Manager, DoorDash
Suzie Yorke
CEO and Co-Founder, The Better Chocolates
Dots Oyebolu
Principal, Dotslovesmarketing.com
Emily Ward
Co-Founder, Shine Talent Group
Chris Yoham
SVP Global Brand Marketing, Kenneth Cole
Jennifer Ettinger
Social PR Strategist and Founder, Pink Dreams Inc
Bassem El-Rahimy
Senior Director & Head of Marketing, Turo
Che Marville
Senior Vice President of Talent, Performance Art
Miriam Feldman
Partner, Retail + Digital Practice, fishRecruit
Addison Gill
Marketing Director, 5&Vine
Tim Das
Director of Product Management, Cineplex Entertainment
Kristen Gale
CEO, The Ten Spot
Tanya Bevington
Head of Communications, IKEA Canada
Shawn Stewart
President, AIR MILES
Emma May
Founder and Creative Director, Sophie Grace Designs Inc.
Jemima Miller
Global Head CRM, The Body Shop
Colin Asuncion
TV Personality and Account Director, Ethnicity Matters
Vinod Varma
Co-Founder & CEO, Creator.co
Sam Hicks
Manager Director, Shine Talent Group
Anthony Wintheiser
Chief Product Officer, Kognitiv
Jonelle Ricketts
Head of Marketing, IKEA Canada
Mark Simone
Partner, Director of Accounts, King Street Media
Ally Wesson
Vice President of Marketing, Realstar Hospitality
Momina Rajput
Founder, Spark Media
Madhur Kishore
Business Development and Partnerships Officer, University of Toronto
Raj Dam
Assistant Director, University of Toronto
Jared Brandon
Director of Innovation, Harris Computers
Tyler Lederer-Plaskett
Content Marketing Advisor, PlayPlay
Madan Bharadwaj
Founder, M^2
Samantha Foley
Founder and Nurse, The Beauty Collective
Satej Sirur
CEO, Rocketium
Jillian Harris
Sales Director, Retail, Undertone
Alexandra Toulch
CEO & Co-Founder, REBL House
2024 Sponsors and Partners
PALTINUM SPONSOR:
• Amazon Ads
GOLD SPONSORS:
• Kognitiv
• Tiktok
• Zoho
SILVER SPONSORS:
• Air Miles
• Cloudflare
• Environics Analytics
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Brysk
• Connected Solution Experts
• Creator.co
• Ernst & Young
• Mirego
• Rocketium
• Tricentis
• Wedia
• Zoovu
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
PlayPlay
SmartVX (Harris Computers)
The Central Group
University of Toronto Scarborough
TECH SPOTLIGHT:
• Agility CMS
WORKSHOP SPONSORS:
Arvato Systems
IntelEdge
M^2
Undertone
STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Black Entrepreneurship Alliance
• Business in the Streets
• Cannabis Retailer
• Global Startups
• Haltech
• Hardlines Inc
• IAB Canada
• York University, YSpace
• Somecreativeagency