Agenda

8.45 AM

Registration, tea and coffees

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9:30 AM

Special guest opening keynote

Join one of APAC’s leading senior marketers for a presentation on the unique challenges and opportunities on offer across the Asia Pacific region. This presentation will explore leadership, productivity and consumer trends as well insights for the year ahead.

Aseem Puri

CEO, Unilever International

9.50 AM

Future-proofing your advertising strategy for a cookie-free climate

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The ticking clock on third-party cookies is getting louder. Advertisers who are late in developing a workable addressability strategy risk their targeting, personalization and measurement capabilities when third-party cookies are depreciated. But the cookie countdown is an opportunity for APAC advertisers to create even more sophisticated strategies which better suit the industry’s ever-evolving maturity – and there’s still time to get there.

Lynn Lester

managing director of events, The Drum

Nola Solomon

senior vice president, global go-to-market strategy & commercialization, Criteo

Deepika Nikhilender

chief solutions officer APAC, GroupM Nexus

Sachin Dsouza

partnerships, solutions & supply lead – APAC, Publicis Media

10:20 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Data-driven brilliance: Navigating the future of advertising

Market forces are converging and shifting consumer behaviours more rapidly than ever before, often in ways that we can’t always anticipate. In this session, we will explore how senior marketers are adapting to realign data strategies in order to unleash advertisings true capability, unlock new opportunities and turn uncertainty to their advantage.

Prantik Mazumdar

president, TIES Singapore

Krishna Kota

executive director, regional marketing (retail & wealth) for consumer banking, DBS

Nishita Lalvani

marketing director, SEA, HK and India, Indeed

Wen Zhe Lim

director, solutions, advertising and partnerships (APAC), foodpanda

Suresh Chivukula

senior partner, Ogilvy

11:10 AM

A new AI era: How generative AI is shaking up marketing

Artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded onto the scene in recent months and the proliferation of powerful AI is already revolutionizing the marketing industry. From copy automation to the new generation of search engines, this session will explore how this tool is being harnessed and in what specific areas it is proving valuable.

Amit Bapna

editor-at-large (APAC), The Drum

Triveni Rajagopal

senior director, personal care digital experiences, Unilever

Uma Rudd Chia

executive creative director / co-founder, KVUR

Mustapha Zainal

creative director, experience - APAC, Media.Monks

11:30 AM

Award Winning Stories

We meet the team behind a Drum Marketing Award winning campaign and hear the story of how it evolved from the initial brief, to the fully formed idea, the execution and result of the final campaign.

Lynn Lester

managing director of events, The Drum

11:45 AM

Trends & Tactics: Senior marketing leader’s panel

Join an esteemed panel of senior leaders as they reflect on the biggest trends shaping the region in 2024. We will hear about the latest technology and digital services, the current sustainability landscape and how marketing is changing the consumer landscape.

Amit Bapna

editor-at-large (APAC), The Drum

Low Ngai Yuen

chief merchandise and marketing officer, AEON Group

Jaslyin Qiyu

former head of client marketing & digital capabilities, formerly of Citibank Singapore

Vicky Abhishek

VP - technology services Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson

Abhishek Mittal

senior director for Skin Care and Digital Innovations Leader for Skin and Personal Care, Procter & Gamble

12.10 PM

Networking lunch

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10:45 AM

Break