Agenda

Thursday, September 29

8:30am

Registration and breakfast (8:30am - 9:30am)

Grand Symes

9:30am

Opening Remarks (9:30am - 9:45am)

Grand Symes

Featuring:

Hope Bagozzi

Chief Marketing Officer

Tim Hortons

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Tanbir Grover

Chief Marketing and Digital Officer

Pet Valu Canada

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9:45am

Disrupting Disruption (9:45am - 10:30am)

Grand Symes

With massive shifts in consumer behaviour, the landscape for marketers is rich with opportunities. How can brands seize this moment, now that all demographics are digitally connected (thanks to the pandemic), 'service' is the new 'experience' and the metaverse remains fresh ground? Mitch Joel, founder of Six Pixels Group and co-founder of ThinkersOne, shares how brands can innovate and refresh their marketing models in a culture of constant change.

Featuring:

Mitch Joel

Founder, Six Pixels Group

Co-founder, ThinkersOne

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10:30am

Corona: The struggle to get sustainability right (10:30am - 10:55am)

Grand Symes

Corona Canada is committed to reducing ocean plastics, but with consumers casting a watchful eye, its planet-positive efforts had to show real impact - and reflect continual progress.

Featuring:

Mike Bascom

Sr. Director Marketing, Above Core

Labatt

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10:55am

Networking break (10:55am - 11:15am)

11:15am

The upsides to a downturn? What the economic forecast means for marketers (11:15am - 12:15pm)

Grand Symes

Experts explore how consumer behaviour is expected to shift, where the opportunities lie and what learnings from past recessions might apply to this unprecedented time.

Featuring:

David Kincaid

Managing Partner and Founder

Level 5 strategy

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Vanessa Toperczer

SVP

IMI International

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Ken Wong

Distinguished Professor of Marketing

Queen’s University, Smith School of Business

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Moderating:


Johanna Faigelman

Founding Partner and CEO

HumanBranding

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12:15pm

Heinz Ketchup: Building buzz for an iconic brand (12:15pm - 12:45pm)

Grand Symes

Heinz Ketchup captured consumer attention by injecting good-old fashioned silliness into a series of campaigns - even poking fun at its trademark slow pour. Hear about the strategy behind restoring a legacy brand to top-of-mind status.


Featuring:

Stephanie Goyette

Head of Marketing and Strategy, Taste Elevation

Kraft Heinz Company

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12:45pm

Lunch + Marketing through the lens of journalism, hosted by the Globe Content Studio (12:45pm - 2:00pm)

Sponsored by:

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During the lunch break, our partners at the Globe Content Studio present Marketing Through the Lens of Journalism.

1:00pm - 1:30pm

Marketing is a fast-paced industry, moving at the speed of trends and technology. What challenges are companies dealing with at the highest levels? How do those issues impact the way marketers should approach their craft? What lessons can be learned from journalism, which on a daily basis needs to determine the ideal mix of news, knowledge and data to make decisions for its audience? Sean Stanleigh, head of Globe Content Studio, conducts a wide-ranging discussion with Rita Trichur, a senior business writer and columnist at The Globe and Mail.

Featuring:

Sean Stanleigh

Head of Globe Content Studio

The Globe and Mail

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Rita Trichur

Senior Business Writer and Columnist

The Globe and Mail

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2:00pm

From advocacy to action (2:00pm - 2:45pm)

Grand Symes

When a brand takes a stand, a lot is on the line. If the messaging doesn't feel authentic, the brand risks being called out. But passing on the opportunity to speak out on social issues can also take a toll.  

On the back of the success of Dove’s #KeepTheGrey campaign, which continued the brand’s multi-decade run of advocacy on issues that resonate deeply with consumers, this conversation explores the dos and don’ts of tackling social issues. PR, creative and strategic branding experts who have seen the good and the bad weigh in on how to enter the conversation and how to avoid backlash.

Featuring:

Anthony Chelvanathan

CCO

Edelman Canada

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Chris Dacyshyn

ECD

Bleublancrouge

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Andrea Hunt

CMO

Arterra Wines Canada

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Moderating:


Jay Chaney

Partner, Chief Strategy Officer

Broken Heart Love Affair

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2:45pm

The CMO Interview: Seeding and growing audiences for your brand (2:45pm - 3:25pm)

Grand Symes

Marketing leaders share their insights on connecting with new and expanding demographics for their brands – whether the target is Gen Z or the growing multicultural market – along with the challenges they face with the instability of supply chain, inflation and labour issues.

Featuring:

Susan Irving

CMO

Kruger Products

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Bob Park

Chief Brand Officer

GE Appliances

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3:25pm

Networking Break (3:25pm - 3:45pm)

3:45pm

Anticipating tomorrow: The roles that will redefine marketing (3:45pm - 4:10pm)

Grand Symes

What happens when you mash up the forecasts of futurists and marketers from around the world? You get a unique view on the roles and capabilities that are starting to reshape marketing. A future-focused view of how to evolve your skills and the skills of your teams.

Featuring:

Matt Devlin

Managing Director, Marketing Science and Strategy

PHD Media

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4:10pm

The CMO Interview: Marketing with meaning (4:10pm - 5:00pm)

Grand Symes

With impact and purpose as their guiding forces, IKEA's Johanna Andren and McDonalds Alyssa Buetikofer discuss with Ethnicity Matters’ Bobby Sahni how they’re grappling with issues new and old in a fluctuating economic environment.

Featuring:

Johanna Andren

CMO

IKEA Canada

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Alyssa Buetikofer

VP, Chief Marketing Officer

McDonald's Canada

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Moderating:


Bobby Sahni

Partner & Co-Founder

Ethnicity Matters

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5:00pm

Closing Remarks (5:00pm - 5:05pm)

Grand Symes

Featuring:

Hope Bagozzi

Chief Marketing Officer

Tim Hortons

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Tanbir Grover

Chief Marketing and Digital Officer

Pet Valu Canada

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5:05pm

Pre-Show Cocktails (5:05pm - 6:15pm)

The Scarlett Room

6:00pm

Strategy Awards (6:00pm - 7:00pm)

Grand Symes

Cocktails to follow