Venue
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada

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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
Details

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.

‍How are retailers and brands handling uncertainty?
With global economic upheaval, it is important to understand how we can prepare for a future where rapid changes and shocks may continue with greater frequency.

‍Despite challenging headwinds, some brands are thriving
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?

Speakers

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

Sponsors & Partners

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