Brand Innovators Marketing Innovation 2018 | Brand Innovators LLC | 9 March 2018 | Lambert's Restaurant, Austin Texas, 401 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701, USA

For over 10 years, entrepreneurs and start-ups in the digital media industry have been flocking to Austin, Texas, in March to tout their newest innovations. Companies like Twitter and Foursquare are just a couple of the big names that have taken advantage of the messaging opportunity in Austin. In keeping with the indie spirit that emanates from Austin each winter, Brand Innovators has partnered with Mondelēz International and to present “”How to Be a Change Agent,” a primer on how Fortune 500 and other large companies are innovating and fostering a culture of entrepreneurship within their organizations. In particular, we will look at what brands can learn from start-ups, in terms of product development cycles, distribution models, and consumer engagement.

2018 Speakers

Jessica Anselmi
Chief of Staff to CMO, Dunkin Brands

Shani Belisle
Director of Digital Media and Emerging Technology, AT&T

Adam Bergman
Regional Manager West, Samba TV

Adam Bergman
Regional Manager West, Samba TV

Dave Bolger
EVP, Director of Integrated Planning, Trilia Media, Hill Holliday

Jason Brenner
RVP Sales, East, Placed

Jesse Brewer
Head of Demand Sales and Operations, BounceX

Ryan Bricklemyer
Director of Product Management for Video, Verve

Rodney Bullard
‎Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation and Vice President of Community Affairs, Chick-Fil-A

Caty Burgess
SVP, Marketing & Media Strategies at The CW

Ricky Ray Butler
Global Chief Campaign Officer, Branded Entertainment Network

Peggy Byrd
Senior Vice President, Multicultural Strategy and Sales, iHeart Media

Kelsey Carroll
Global Brand Social Lead, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Emily Chard
Vice President of East Coast Sales, Parsec Media

Morgan Ferrarotti
Marketing Director, Aetna

Shawn Gasparini
Head of Media Investment, North America, RB

Stephanie Geno
VP, Brand Solutions, Innovid

Murray Goldstein
Executive Director, Marketing and Sales Operations, Cox Business

Ryan Griffin
VP, Head of Brand Development, Flipboard

Brandon Gutman
Co-Founder, Brand Innovators

Daniel Hallac
Chief Product Officer, New York Media LLC

Tom Hammer
VP Strategic Accounts & Global Agency Development, MobileFuse

Robyn Hannah
Senior Director, Global Communication, Dynamic Signal

Tom Hartman
VP Sales, Innovid

Randall Hall
Lead Manager, Digital Strategy, AT&T

Nathan Hanks
CEO & Founder, Music Audience Exchange (MAX)

Izzy Hedges
EVP, Vizeum Global Los Angeles

Scott Hendrickson
SVP Sales, News Corp | News IQ

Jarrett Horne
VP, Sales and Marketing, Photofy

Bob Huseby
VP Sales, Imgur

Matt Jackson
Account Director, Sales, Pixability

Abhishek Jadon
Head of Digital Strategy at PepsiCo North America Nutrition, PepsiCo

Trett Johnson
Head of Business Development, Smartly.io

Lou Jordano
Chief Marketing Officer, Crimson Hexagon

Josh Karpf
Director, Social Marketing, Draftkings

Tracy Keim
VP Consumer Marketing, 23&Me

Scott Kegley
Executive Director, Digital Media & Innovation, Minnesota Vikings Football

Paul Kontonis
CMO, WHOSAY

Amanda Kozlowski
SVP Digital Marketing, Lionsgate

Michael Lawder
SVP Customer Care, Samsung Electronics America

James Lerner
‎Senior Manager Product Marketing – ‎Walmart Global eCommerce, Walmart

Victor Lee
SVP Digital, Hasbro

Ryan Linders
VP Digital, CRM, eCommerce, Whole Foods

Stephanie Losee
Head of Content, Visa

Lincoln Lopez
VP, Marketing & Social Media, T-Mobile

Chris Marino
Director, Global Social Strategy, American Express

Travis Montaque
Founder and CEO, Emogi

Ed Montes
President, Solutions & Chief Revenue Officer, dataxu

Brendon Mulvihill
SVP, Head of Licensing, Jukin Media

Tim Murray
Data & Enterprise Solutions: Partnerships, Twitter

Victoria Nielsen
Senior Social Media Manager, Focus Brands

Gavin O’Hara
Global Social Media Publisher, Lenovo

Chad Parizman
Head of Social Media & Digital Communication, Pfizer

Jon Potter
Chief Marketing Officer, Boston Beer

Shannon Pruitt
President, NA, The Story Lab

Sylvian Perrier
President & CEO, Mercatus

John Piccone
President and Chief Revenue Officer, Simulmedia

Mike Proulx
Chief Digital Officer, Hill Holliday

Patrick Reynolds
CMO, SessionM

Kevin M. Rice
CMO, Hathway

Ted Rubin
Social Media Strategist, Acting CMO, Brand Innovators

Caroline Schulweis
Brand Partner, Foursquare

Zach Stafford
Editor-in-Chief, INTO

Eric Stahl
SVP, Product Marketing, Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Chris Stefanyk
Head of Brand Partnerships, Wattpad

Shane Steele
Global Head of Brand Marketing, Dropbox

Sabrina Stoffregen
Global Sales and Marketing Communications Manager, Intel

Marc Sternberg
Co-Founder, Brand Innovators

Dana Strokovsky
Global Director, Social Media Excellence, McDonald’s

Kimberly Stokes
Head of Digital, The Boston Beer Company

Jill Thomas
VP Marketing, Cinnabon

Alicia Tillman
Chief Marketing Officer, SAP

Michele Tobin
VP, Brand Partnerships and Advertising, INTO

Ly Tran
Associate Partner/Chief Media Officer, Proof Advertising

Steve Wadsworth
CEO, Tapjoy

Eric Weaver
VP Customer Experience Practice, Xerox

Matt White
Sales Director, Amplify Sales, Outbrain

Ethelbert Williams
Head of eCommerce & Direct to Consumer, Boston Beer Company

Avi Zimak
CRO & Publisher, NY Magazine

Bachir Zeroual
Sr. Marketing Director, Samsung Electronics America

MARQUEE SPONSORS:
• Innovid

MARQUEE SPONSORS:
• Foursquare
• GroundTruth
• iHeartMedia
• INTO
• News IQ
• New York Media
• Outbrain
• Parsec
• Salesforce
• Simulmedia
• Verve

PREMIER SPONSORS:
• AcuityAds
• Branded Entertainment Network
• BounceX
• Contented
• COX Business
• dataxu
• Dynamic Signal
• Emogi
• Flipboard
• Hathway
• Imgur
• Jukin Media
• Legacy
• Music Audience Exchange
• Mercatus
• MobileFuse
• Origami Logic
• Photofy
• Pixability
• Placed
• Samba TV
• Sampler
• Smartly.io
• Tapjoy’s Maximum Impact Platform
• Unified
• Wattpad
• WHOSAY