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Ian Adler is Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for PepsiCo Foods Canada, a $2billion+ Canadian based division and a role he assumed in Spring 2018. He leads a team of world class marketers for the Frito Lay and Quaker portfolios inclusive of brands such as Lay’s, Tostitos, Doritos, Cheetos,...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Relevance, reinvention and rejection
Ishma is a seasoned media veteran, bringing 18 years of experience to her position at Initiative. An expert in consumer culture and motivations, Ishma’s talent is buoyed by the awards she’s received, such as a Silver AToMiC award for Wendy’s and a Bronze Media Innovation Award for RBC. Ishma holds a Creative...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Sabrina is a true hybrid, working both client and agency side as a business and strategy leader. On the client side, she has built and transformed marketing teams. On the agency side, Sabrina has led strategic planning and client relationships for global brands across a wide variety of categories at...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Hope Bagozzi, one of Canada’s top marketing minds, joined Tim Hortons in January 2020 as the Chief Marketing Officer. A deeply respected and award-winning marketing leader, Hope brings deep experience in the QSR industry having also worked for 15 years with McDonald’s Canada, including leading the marketing team as Marketing...show more
Speaking on: View from the C-Suite: Tim Hortons on going back to the basics
Part trend forecaster, part futurist, Andrea has in-depth knowledge of the consumer marketplace and behavioral shifts that impact society. She leads our future consumer analysis and works with global brands to create world-class strategies.
Andrea is in demand as an international speaker, recently appearing at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: The macro changes impacting marketing
Wes Brown began his career with Loblaw over ten years ago and has held progressively senior roles in a variety of brand, communication, and marketing functional areas. His current responsibilities include managing the integration of control and national brand content in all national, seasonal, strategic, and experiential customer programs.
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
As a Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Broken Heart Love Affair, Jay brings close to 25 years of advertising experience having been the lead strategist on some of Canada’s most celebrated work and recently launching one of Canada’s most exciting new ad agencies designed to change the economics and...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: The macro changes impacting marketing
Mangala D’Sa is a senior marketing executive with over 15 years of experience that is a passionate leader with proven ability to deliver results and inspire people. Mangala combines strategic thinking, tech curiosity, and bold creativity to build sustainable businesses that can transform brands in revenue, profit, and share. Mangala...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Johanna Faigelman is the founding partner and CEO of Human Branding, an innovative market research consultancy that has pioneered the use of applied anthropology thinking to create game-changing business results for international clients across a wide range of industries. Johanna has over 20 years of strategic brand building and customer...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Preparing for a return to IRL
For a fresh perspective on strategy, clients can always count on Jeff to offer an unmatched insight into the positioning of an idea.
He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School and has gained extensive experience in entrepreneurship, marketing and strategy through a variety of successful start-ups,...show more
Speaking on: 2022 Trend Report
Andrea recently made the move back to Canada and to the ‘World of Wine’ to help this industry leading firm entrench a consumer-centric strategy & put brand building back into the heart of their growth agenda.
Over the last two decades, Andrea helped drive growth at blue-chip companies including CIBC, Kellogg,...show more
Speaking on: CMO Interview: Where do we go from here?
Peter is one of the most successful creative directors in Canada. Under his leadership, Cossette was named Canadian "Agency of the Year" by Strategy Magazine in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He brought the same honour to BBDO in 2011. In both cases, firsts for the agencies. In 2018 and 2019...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Susan Irving is an industry leader with a passion for brands and a reputation for delivering business results through strategic integrated marketing campaigns. Now, as Chief Marketing Officer for Kruger Products L.P., Irving is responsible for leading the marketing team to set the vision, strategic direction, and drive business performance...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Preparing for a return to IRL
When brands like Google, Starbucks, Shopify and GE want to leverage technology to better connect with their consumers, they call Mitch Joel. He has been called “one of North America’s leading visionaries” by strategy. Mitch Joel is Founder of Six Pixels Group - an advisory, investing and content producing company...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Preparing for a return to IRL
For 22 years Des has been leading brand strategy in the UK and South Africa, and as a partner across the global TBWA network. In September 2021 he took on the role of Chief Strategy Officer for Juniper Park TBWA, Toronto.
Most recently he has been focused on developing a strategy that...show more
Speaking on: Out of the frying pan: Trends influencing engagement in a post-lock-down world
Founder and president of research firm KR&I, Susan is a cultural anthropologist with over 19 years of experience in the commercial sector. Specializing in foundational research to establish core human drivers for consumer behavior, Susan has led large-scale, multi-modal research projects for a range of industries, including entertainment, sports, news,...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: The macro changes impacting marketing
As Chief Strategy Officer of TANK Worldwide, Valya developed the ultra-collaborative ThinkTANK planning process that has fueled exponential growth and success for clients and their brands. With over fifteen years of proven client partnerships across industries and continents, the finely honed process elevates Creative Intelligence and fosters agile, cross-functional alignment...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Michelle is a seasoned marketing strategy leader. She has worked in three global markets including New York, Sydney and Toronto at multinationals including Ogilvy & Saatchi and boutique/independent shops such as Rethink where she is a Group Strategy Director on the Scotiabank and Kraft businesses. Michelle brings a unique combination of brand...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Allison Litzinger is the VP Marketing at Hudson’s Bay where she leads brand strategy and marketing, consumer & market insights, and is responsible for retaining, transforming and growing Hudson’s Bay’s loyal customer base.
Prior to joining Hudson’s Bay, Allison spent over 18 years building brands and business on the agency side....show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Relevance, reinvention and rejection
Brent in his own words is powered by “culture and caffeine” plus some wine thrown in for good measure. With 25+ years of experience, Brent’s been responsible for leading brand & creative strategy transformation for a multitude of local and global clients / agencies across NA, EU, APAC, Eastern Europe...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Relevance, reinvention and rejection
Alex Panousis is an executive at the forefront of digital media, technology and creativity. A culture leader and media/creative industry veteran, with over 20 years of experience leading high-growth, innovative and profitable agencies. Alex is the President of Havas Media, and is also the Community Director with TechTO and host...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Preparing for a return to IRL
Debra Sadowski started rock-it promotions out of her parents’ spare bedroom over 20 years ago. With no business/PR degree, she followed her dreams, and today, rock-it is an award-winning PR firm with clients such as Peloton, L'Oréal Paris, Live Nation Canada, Knix, The JUNO Awards, and many more. As the...show more
Speaking on: In Conversation with Peloton's Dara Treseder
An innovative and entrepreneurial marketing executive with a proven track record for delivering award-winning creative and strong results, Eva Salem is the vice president of marketing for Canadian Tire Retail. Eva oversees the Canadian Tire marketing team, where she is responsible for brand building, creative ideation, and marketing initiatives for...show more
Speaking on: CMO Interview: Where do we go from here?
With over 20 years of experience, Jessica specializes in corporate strategy, C- suite thought leadership, and crisis communications. She has acted as a trusted advisor for some of the most recognizable brands in North America, including Samsung (Canada and USA), Cadillac Fairview, and Metrolinx to help build (and rebuild) positive brand...show more
Speaking on: Inside the jury room: Strategy Awards
Mike Sherman built his career in the digital ad space, starting in search marketing and now leads L’Oréal Canada’s 35+ brands’ paid ad strategies as the Head of Media. With a love for consumer focused approaches, Mike has championed the digital evolution at the world’s largest beauty advertiser to help...show more
Speaking on: In Conversation with Ad Standards
A UK native, Mark Tomblin worked for the majority of his advertising career in London - first in account management at some of the most renowned independent British agencies, such as Leagas Delaney, CDP and WCRS, before moving into senior strategy roles at Publicis and Y&R.
His final job in London...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: Relevance, reinvention and rejection
Dara Treseder is a business leader with expertise in building and leading high performing global marketing, communications, and commercial organizations. Dara is currently SVP, Head of Global Marketing & Communications at Peloton—the world's largest interactive fitness platform. At Peloton, Dara sets the strategy and goals for Marketing to build the...show more
Speaking on: In Conversation with Peloton's Dara Treseder
Ken Wong is a faculty member and Distinguished Professor of Marketingat Queen's School of Business, where he has held both teaching and administrative positions. He was the principal architect of the first full-time degree program in Canada to operate completely outside of government subsidy: A distinction that earned him the...show more
Speaking on: The BIG BRAINstorm: The macro changes impacting marketing
Jani joined Ad Standards in 2016, as President and Chief Executive Officer. A leader in the Canadian advertising industry, Jani has 30+ years of industry experience, most recently at the Institute of Communication Agencies (ICA) as President for nine years. Before ICA, Jani held various senior roles at leading Canadian...show more
Speaking on: In Conversation with Ad Standards
