The Gathering 2020 | Cult Gathering | 19 February 2020 | TBA, Banff, Canada

The Gathering is a top-rated, must-attend marketing summit hosted in the picturesque alpine town of Banff, Canada. Each year, disruptors from around the globe converge to learn from and celebrate the leaders behind some of the world’s most cult-like brands.
Intimate. Immersive. Illuminating. This is The Gathering.

The Gathering is not your average marketing summit. Business leaders from across all industries take the stage to share secret knowledge on branding, marketing, building culture and connecting with customers in ways that don't just get them to buy, but to buy in.

Why Attend?
• Converge
Come together and learn what’s really required elevate your brand’s status, with high-calibre marketing, branding and business content delivered through keynotes, workshops, inner sanctums, panel sessions and more.
• Connect
Rub shoulders with 1,500 of the most influential business, marketing and brand decision makers including CEOs, CMOs, VPs of Marketing and Entrepreneurs through interactive activations, networking lunches, work lounges and exclusive night gatherings.
• Celebrate
Raise a glass to the business leaders and brands who innovate, push boundaries, tap into the human spirit and build amazing cultures, as we celebrate their achievements at the Pinnacle Awards Gala & Dinner.

2020 Speakers

Diane Pelkey
Senior Vice President, Global Communications, Entertainment and Experiential Marketing, Under Armour

Jason Horowitz
SVP, US Marketing and Head of Global Digital & Media, Hot Wheels

Rachel Ferdinando
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Doritos

Brian Killingsworth
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Vegas Golden Knights

Alex Bodman
VP, Global Executive Creative Director, Spotify

Geoff Cottrill
Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing, Coca-Cola

Laura Gentile
Senior Vice President, Marketing , ESPN

Jane Hwang
Vice President, Fruity & Skittles® Brand Director, Skittles®

Brent Baldwin
Head of Brand Marketing, The Harlem Globetrotters

Paul Meehan
Creator, Owner & Brand Manager, NÜTRL Vodka Soda

Kiara LeBlanc
Chief Innovation & Brand Officer, Saje Natural Wellness

Chip Wilson
Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

John Winsor
Author. Speaker. Advisor.

Cameron Herold
Founder, COO Alliance

Rory Sutherland
Vice Chairman, Ogilvy

Cameron Scott
Chief Brand Officer & SVP, GoDaddy

Jenny Pratt
VP of Customer Success, Dash Hudson

Dwayne J. Clark
Longevity Expert and Corporate Culture Creator, Aegis Living

Bruce Linton

Blair Enns
CEO , Win Without Pitching

Chris Heck
President, Philadelphia 76ers

Vikram Seth
President & Founder , LoKnow

Brandi Halls
Director of Brand Communications, LUSH

Chad Sowash
Badass Podcast Host, Chad & Cheese Podcast

Joel Chessman
Badass Podcast Host, Chad & Cheese Podcast

Bill Neff
Marketing Director, YETI

Darren Bondar
President & CEO, Inner Spirit Holdings (Spiritleaf)

Douglas Atkin
Former Global Head of Community, Airbnb

Tim Harris
President Business Operations, Los Angeles Lakers

Ryan Collis
Vice President and General Manager, PepsiCo/Starbucks

Ken Essex
Manager of Public Relations and Brand Experience, Kawasaki

Jason White
Chief Marketing Officer , Cura Cannabis Solutions

Tim Simmons
VP Operations Transformation , Sam's Club

Amanda Russell
Fitness Icon, Entrepreneur, Professor of Marketing, Author, The Influencer Code

Ellie Doty
SVP, CMO, Chili’s® Grill & Bar

Chris Kneeland
Co-Founder The Gathering, CEO & Co-Founder, Cult Collective

Ryan Gill
Chairman & Co-Founder, The Gathering

Duncan Fulton
Chief Corporate Officer, Restaurant Brands International, Tim Hortons

Carlos Gil
Author and Entrepreneur, “The End of Marketing”

Sarah Mueller
SVP, Marketing & Development, A&W

Tyler Weeks
Analytics and Automation Manager, Intel

Allyn Bailey
Talent Acquisition Transformation Manager, Intel

2020 Partners

IMAGINED BY:
• Cult

MEDIA PARTNER:
• Media Group

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• Saje Natural Wellness
• Los Angeles Lakers
• NUTRL
• Bamboo
• Nespresso
• Dash Hudson
• Canalta
• Symphony Talent
• On
• Dyson
• Spirit Leaf
• BLLT
• Arcane
• Lo Know
• Tableau
• Ski Big