2017 Speakers

Will leads Ogilvy's Market Intelligence and Data Sciences and Customer Engagement practice across Asia, helping clients harness the power of data to build brands, customer engagement & helping marketing organizations leverage opportunities presented by data. Will’s award winning experience...

Mr. Adhiatmadja took the assignment to revamp and transform Federal Lubricants to be a fast moving consumer auto parts company in January 2013. Since then he has progressed and made the company’s backbone product, Federal Oil, a household name in the motorcycle lubricant market...

Using her insightful experiences in communication, marketing, retail, special events, creative education and coaching, Apple Allison delivers result-oriented innovations for independent homegrown brands in Southeast Asia. Her expressive influence as a community builder and digital connector spark...

Benedict Ang has nearly 20 years’ experience in Financial Services, with areas of expertise focused around business strategy, customer service modelling, customer experience, product development and process efficiency. He has extensive experience in programme/project management, process...

Jackie recently relocated to Singapore joining iflix as their new Global Social Media Manager. Previously she worked in London for social media agencies consulting B2B and B2C clients, such as IBM and Interflora, on delivering impactful and engaging campaigns. The aim, using social media the way...

Pedro is responsible for aligning CMG.ASIA’s business and marketing strategy in its expansion towards becoming an digital and mobile first organization. Prior to CMG, Pedro was in Lazada Group, where he served as Director of FMCG Categories as well as the Head of Marketplace and Business...

Nicolas leads Sanofi Pasteur’s digital and multichannel marketing transformation across Asia. In his role, he defines the strategy, vision and business goals of Sanofi Pasteur by leveraging on new technologies that help enhance vaccination coverage rate across 17 challenging markets in...

Dominic has been working at MEC for just over 6 and a half years, starting with 6 years in London, UK, before moving to Singapore in February this year. He started out working in the Analytics team before moving into an innovation role, developing new, creative ways to assess and quantify the...

Priyanka brings with her over 13 years of diverse experience of insighting, planning, analytics and operations across telecom, e-commerce, airline, manufacturing and retail. Previously she has worked at Nielsen, Tata group, Jet Airways, IMRB-Kantar. She has generated insights and implications from...

Ronnie moved into digital in 1999 as he was fascinated with new technology and its effects on human behaviour, particularly in marketing where he started his career. That fascination has not dimmed in the intervening 17 or so years. Finding value for businesses in this intersection of technology...

Shyanne has spent the last decade leading several customer facing teams in service excellence and championing the voice of customers at organizations like International Baccalaureate and Canon Singapore, where the service culture and innovation initiatives won Canon the acclaimed Service Medallion...

Professor Gemma Calvert, BSc DPhil CPsychol FRSA, is the Director for Research & Development at the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight at NTU, and the Founder of Neurosense, one of the world’s foremost neuromarketing agencies. In addition to her position as a Professor of Marketing Practice at ...

Christopher has 20 years of loyalty and marketing experience. Christopher started his loyalty marketing career with Exxon Mobil in Hong Kong. He then helped to launch the first telecom loyalty points program ‘Club Best’ for HKT, the largest telco company in Hong Kong. After that, Christopher took...

Dipanjan is a seasoned digital marketing professional with over 13 years of experience in the online business in Asia Pacific. As a Google veteran for 11 years, Dipanjan has been focussed on enabling the Fortune 500 companies to build their businesses and brands online. An avid evangelist of...

Aman is currently part of the Regional Marketing, responsible for leading the Social media strategy for Citi across the region (APAC & EMEA) with a strong focus on defining the platform strategy, linking it with business drivers & using open APIs for building embedded technology...

Bonnie Chow joined City Super Group in 1996, and is responsible for the branding, promotion and strategic marketing development of the Group. As the Head of Marketing, she has been one of the key people involved in building and growing the brand over the years. Dealing with the Group's regional ...

Mr. Samit Chowdhury has been working with Tetra Pak for over 13 years and during this time he has worked in different geographies around the world as well as functions like Sales, Marketing and Group Strategic Planning. He moved back to Asia 2 years ago and is driving transformation of Tetra Pak’s...

Andy Clark is a digital technology veteran, with nearly 20 years of building and leading teams in Asia Pacific for dynamic, growth-oriented technology companies. Prior to Tealium, Andy served as Group Vice President, Asia Pacific for Limelight Networks, providing cost-effective, multi-channel...

Teresa (Mayeth) Condicion was formerly Procter & Gamble Consumer Insights A. Director. She has 17 years of experience in Consumer Insights across Asia. With 10 years of advanced analytics experience, created multiple innovations for P&G globally, from low-cost Marketing ROI analytics, to...

Erik is a Canadian-born entrepreneur and self-starter. He spent his early twenties living independently in Vietnam where he established two separate education companies (IDS Training and English Today Hanoi) before joining CMG.Asia. At CMG.Asia, heads the online presence and growth strategies of...

Jerry was appointed to lead and strengthen Diageo's relationships with a range of key global media partners, joining their global Centre of Digital Excellence and supporting their wider digital transformation drive. He’s instrumental in shaping the digital, social & programmatic strategy...

Philipp Kristian is a millennial innovation leader, author and prominent voice in Singapore's start-up and innovation community. He is an expert on Fintech and Insurtech in Asia and building trust and value in the digital age. In a whirlwind decade, Philipp shaped transformational value...

Josh works as a Sales Manager at Linkfluence overseeing the APAC markets. His primary goal is to evangelise the clients about the best practices of Social Intelligence, and to help them to harness the potential of social media data. He has 5 years' experience in social intelligence, owned media ...

Known as the “Brand Builder” and recognized as one of the world's "Top 20 Content Marketers”, Joe has helped countless organizations and executives transform from relative unknowns to superheroes online. He has also created and led successful digital marketing, branding and PR campaigns...

Brian joined Malaysia Airlines in October 2016 as Head, Customer Engagement. In his capacity, he oversees Enrich (Malaysia Airline’s passenger loyalty program) and Customer Experience & Assurance and is responsible for leading the teams to be more customer centric and build affinity or...

Allan recently joined as Loyalty Manager of OpenRoad Auto Group which is one of the biggest automotive retailers in British Columbia, Canada. His role is to oversee management of Club OpenRoad which is a unique loyalty program that allows members to earn points and use them to purchase a...

Arnab possesses over twelve years of experience in Digital Marketing which enables him to identify new opportunities, analysing trends and using them effectively to develop strategies, which are focused on creating amazing campaigns. He is an innovative and tenacious leader who excels at creating...

Baljin Gill currently leads channel sales and alliances for Tealium in Asia. He’s responsible for building the partner network and enabling digital agencies, system integrators and consulting companies on the Tealium platform. Before Tealium, Baljin worked as a regional business director with an...

Shufen Goh is the co-founder and Principal of R3 - a global marketing consultancy working with 8 of the top 20 global marketers, with offices in Asia, North and South America, and Europe. With over two decades of experience in the creative industry and with corporate brands, she is a pioneer in...

In the past 10 years, Peter has successfully led teams of various sizes in both local and global companies. In 2014, Peter crossed the bridge from Europe to Asia, inspired by the opportunity to help Indonesian businesses succeed online. Having a background in the mobile and web start-up scene in...

Boye is a Danish marketing and mobile expert. Being a phenomenal networker and motivator, Boye has helped many global companies with their business development and marketing. With his perpetual positive spirit, and truly innovative thinking out of the box, Boye can bring your sales and marketing to ...

Mercedes is responsible for formulating and driving the company’s partnership strategy, managing non-airline programme partners and collaborations of key pillars, such as finance, dining, retail and hotel. Along with travel & leisure sector, Mercedes has also focused on the mobile internet and...

Kim Hoeu is the APAC Paid Social Lead at Essence. She is a seasoned digital marketer with passion for social media, planning and strategy development. She joined Essence London in 2015 and has been responsible for evolving Essence's social media proposition in the EMEA region; ensuring it...

Shifali is currently heading social media marketing for HipVan. That is not what she had in mind when she graduated from NUS as a Mechanical Engineer. While still in university she was asked to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch by her weekend professor who was also a director in the bank. Shifali...

Laura currently leads marketing efforts for foodpanda, Singapore’s largest online food delivery company. Previously, Laura has held marketing and strategy roles at Ogilvy & Mather, on the IBM account, and Bupa, an International Healthcare Company. She specializes in marketing strategy and...

Govind Kavaturi is the Director of Expansion (APAC) at Branch, the leading mobile linking company that seamlessly connects brands with their app users across all channels. At Branch, he works towards redefining the mobile landscape in Asia Pacific by spearheading the company’s expansion initiatives ...

Amit Keswani is a talented marketing and e-commerce executive with a solid background in developing and executing strategies around omnichannel platforms with a focus on customer acquisition, growth and retention. Passionate about digital marketing, CRM and e-commerce, he has recently been...

Ryan Lawrence, an engineer by training, has over four years of experience as a business and market analyst. At SaladStop!, Ryan manages the implementation and deployment of the company's latest technological offerings and supports its marketing department in adopting a more data-driven approach ...

Passionate about what makes the human mind tick, Jaclyn has spent the last 9 years as a planner helping brands influence and change people’s behavior. Her diverse experience spans across regional work on global accounts like Intel, HP and Visa as well as locally awarded work on government clients...

Elvin Li is the current Head of Research & Development at Reebonz. He studies people and the data they create and share. Having done 8 years of data mining and consumer behavioural analysis across both the games and ecommerce industry, he is an expert in architecting and designing solutions to...

Zhiliang believes that good CRM comes with meaningful application of data to the customer's experience. He is one of the key individuals that built up the success of CRM in ZALORA, ensuring that they always pushed the boundaries of the use of analytics, infrastructure and creativity to deliver...

Ophenia Liang is the Co-founder & Director of Digital Crew. Liang is a specialist digital marketer into China with both academic and practical experience across the APAC region. She has assisted key global brands to enter and grow in the Chinese market through her strategic planning, execution...

Rohan has worked in advertising for more than 21 years. He has lived in the UK, US and China and has been in China for 10 years. He has worked with some of the world’s most famous brands and his areas of expertise include sport, youth, luxury goods, alcohol, mobile phones, airlines and media.

Bee Bee, a Marketer, Trainer and Speaker is currently Senior Director, Marketing & Business Development at Jardine Lloyd Thompson PCS, a division that works in partnership with international private banks to deliver wealth management propositions which integrates personal insurance plans into...

Simplifying things in life is often the hardest thing to do. With good strategies molded by a good strategic vision, the complexities of the approach can be broken down into simplified steps. When Joseph Lim stepped into Tune Talk, it was not his first foray in the telecommunications...

For over 10 years, Sanchit has utilised his experience in digital analytics and technologies to help leading organisations drive digital excellence. He has advised and trained more than 2,000 executives across Asia and the Middle East. Sanchit also shares his digital experience as a guest lecturer...

Rahul Mudgal has over 15 years of experience in B2B marketing, account management and consulting. He leads solution marketing for Mercer’s Career (erstwhile Talent) business portfolio across Asia, Middle East and Africa. He is passionate about digital storytelling and content , and is currently...

Priya leads Art Advisory and Sales for Pearl Lam Galleries in Singapore, Asia’s largest and one of the biggest names in contemporary art globally. Priya is passionate about enhancing the positioning of Asian art in the global art market. More than nine years back, Priya chose her passion for art...

Priyanka Nadkarni is the Marketing Director of Window Seat Group, a strategic marketing consultancy helping senior marketers across Asia Pacific identify opportunities for digital marketing integration and optimization. In her role, she partners with CMO/Heads of Marketing/senior marketers in...

Jaime is a C-level marketer, an executive leader with over 17 years of experience focusing on growth acceleration through a combine science and art of marketing with strong business acumen. Jaime has also worked extensively across B2B and B2C businesses in United States and Singapore. As an...

David believes in fostering change and innovation through startups and technology. In 2011, He founded Gimmie in San Francisco, to focus on helping companies automate their marketing with CRM, and in 2012 backed by Singapore NRF (National Research Foundation) moved to Singapore to focus on...

Nguyen (Andy) Tran is Head of Marketing and Corporate Development at Tiki Corporation, Vietnam’s largest domestic ecommerce company. Trained in data analytics at Duke University, Andy aims to leverage machine learning to deliver more values to Tiki’s customers, by personalized each message and...

Vincent Niou is the Senior Programmatic and Partnerships Director for APAC at Essence. He joined the agency in 2011 and has risen through the ranks, holding positions across disciplines including media planning, investment and programmatic. Now based in Singapore, Niou has also worked out of the...

Head of Marketing Operations at Interparfums Asia Pacific, Marine Obin leads Marketing, Media and Merchandising activities across 17 markets for all 12 fragrance brands in Interparfums’ portfolio. She saw the Internet’s potential for marketing early on, collaborating in 2000 with a start-up...

Aurelien Pallain is the Executive Vice President (EVP) of Marketing for the Lazada Group. He is responsible for the overall online marketing acquisition strategy of Lazada in Southeast Asia covering Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam; and for building marketing...

Ryan is the Head of Online for ezbuy.com, one of the leading e-commerce marketplaces in South East Asia. ezbuy is a platform which offers consumers the ability to purchase over 20 million products directly from countries including USA, China, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. A 10-year veteran ...

Reuben is currently associate marketing director at the ZALORA group. He heads business development at the firm, developing exciting partnerships, Affiliates marketing and running Strategic projects for the 6 countries that ZALORA operates in. In his past, he has led and grown the Facebook, Mobile...

After completing her MSc in Management at Neoma Business School in France in 2006, Maelle Pochat started her career in product management and marketing at Yves Rocher, leading international cosmetic brand. Maelle moved to Singapore in 2011, where she invested in e-commerce startup Foxysales.com and ...

Seema Punwani has been in the marketing and communications industry for the last 18 years. Her work experience ranges from Integrated to discipline specific- Above and Below-the-line Advertising, Digital, CRM, Shopper Marketing, and Activation. Seema has worked across blue chip clients like...

Varun Rai has over 16 years of experience in strategy, marketing and business development across multiple industry sectors including technology, energy and retail. Currently he is Director of Business Development for Shell’s Specialties business. Before this role, as the Regional Marketing Manager...

Sumit Ramchandani joined Lion and Lion from Leo Burnett (SG), where he led the regional digital account for P&G’s SK-II brand. Prior to that, he was with eBay and Macy’s in the US where he held leadership positions in omni-channel strategy, Ecommerce and CRM. He has a total of 16 years of...

JB Ray brings over 20 years’ of experience in consulting and managing CRM, Loyalty programs for B2B and B2C markets in Asia Pacific. JB has been with Edenred Singapore for 14 years in various roles from consulting, business development to account management. His 25 years’ experience spans across...

A Chief Digital Officer with strong background in UX, digital analytics, branding, coding & designing. Having worked with a variety of different industries, including retail, tourism, FMCG, banking, he also enjoys sharing his knowledge with colleagues, teaching classes, and participating in...

Mr. Andrea Rossi graduated with a bachelor degree of Business Administration at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He joined Moleskine in 2009, and has been working as B2B Global Sales Director until 2014. Since the beginning of 2015, he has been appointed as Managing Director of Moleskine...

Mark is a highly experienced and personable loyalty professional with over 12 years of substantial experience in creating new revenue streams for Airlines, Hotels and Telecommunications sectors through data science and strategic innovation. He is a change-agile strategist with significant expertise ...

Edgar is originally from Los Angeles, California where he obtained his Bachelors degree from Occidental College and his Masters degree from the University of Southern California before moving to Thailand in 2010. In the spring of 2012 Edgar co-founded Neat Interactive, a digital marketing...

Bryony has over 7 years’ experience in the media industry with a background in performance marketing, digital marketing, content planning and organic search. She is passionate about outstanding client service and creating exciting campaigns led by consumer insight that drive tangible business...

Rifky has been working in Digital Marketing Industry focusing on Social Media for nearly 7 years by handling various clients across industries such as L'Oréal Paris, Nestlé, Reckitt Benckiser and more. He is now taking the responsibility as the Head of Social Media & Outreach at Lion &...

Tim leads APD’s Social Media practice in Southeast Asia; overseeing strategy and operations for 14+ tier-one brands in verticals including telco (Maxis/Hotlink), auto (Proton) and FMCG (Kimberly Clark, Fonterra, F&N). Outside of this, he presents a weekly new music program on BFM 89.9 Kuala...

Nyein Chan Soe Win founded IT hardware distribution company with a local investor in 1999 and the company became second largest IT hardware distributor in Myanmar in two years of his leadership. He migrated to Singapore in 2001 for his study at Nanyang Technological University. Nyein Chan Soe Win...

Arnaud Steinkuhler is Head of Solutions Europe at Talkwalker, where he leads a team dedicated to helping businesses find answers to their business problems using social data and analytics. For 20 years, Arnaud has helped communications and marketing professionals take data-driven decisions. He was...

Johann has more than a 15 years experience developing meaningful customer relationships for some of the world’s leading companies and is a recognized CRM expert. An HEC Business school graduate, Johann started his consulting career in Accenture and joined Edenred in 2005 in China, developing...

As Ben & Jerry’s point person in Asia Pacific, Kalli’s responsible for crafting brand strategy and communication plans in existing markets, as well as coordinating new market expansion around the world. But it doesn’t stop there. Like all Ben & Jerry’s employees, Kalli stands up when...

Jaime is on a Quest: To use technology to evolve his brick-and-mortar retail stores and adapt to the global forces affecting the retail industry. He is Managing Partner of the Moda Pacifica Group, an Asian regional fashion & accessories retail group owning over 60 stores and several hundred...

Uma Talreja was recently appointed as the Chief Digital Officer at Raymond Ltd after having served a role as the head of strategy for the group. She is responsible for digital transformation of the 91 year old iconic brand and organisation in India. Her passion for consumer data and using it to...

Having spent his entire career in the digital landscape, Kumar is a data-driven marketing advocate with extensive experience in tracking, analysing and optimizing massive Lifecycle Marketing programs. He has also transformed numerous digital transformation initiatives in the region with his ability ...

Russell was running as soon as he could walk, and has been fixated on a soccer ball ever since. With a degree in Communications from the University at Buffalo in tow, he developed his marketing and digital expertise through a regional role at a digital agency, and worked with brands like Cebu...

Eric Thain is currently the Managing Director Shanghai & Head of Digital China for LEWIS. With 17+ years of Brand Business Management, Tech & Leadership experience across APAC (including China), spanning all aspects of Brand & Marketing Tech from Content Marketing to Mobile to...

Ronnie leads global strategy for Unilever as part of PHD’s Global Strategy Unit in Singapore. In this role, he drives pre-creative media & digital planning that enables Unilever to fulfil their Digital 2.0 vision and spark innovation that drives better connection with consumers. He has worked...

Start-up powerhouse with a Masters in Marketing and Finance. Jean has been leading marketing teams of successful global eCommerce start-ups present in 36 markets (Vinomofo.com, SmartBuyGlasses.com) and more recently RedMart. Well versed in eCommerce & marketing, Jean is a strong digital leader...

As the Head of Media Activation, Tompkins is charged with overseeing a team of social, display and search media activation experts across APAC. He sits on the Regional Leadership team and has mastered many of the digital marketing skills that are necessary in today’s world including:...

Promoting the growth of e-commerce in the Philippines since 1997. Janette Toral is the site owner of DigitalFilipino.com She currently serves her community in the DigitalFilipino Club and the public at large through training and consulting in the area of e-commerce, digital marketing, blog...

Based in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Linda Tran is a marketer and communication strategist. Currently Director of CALIPSO cum Content & Social Media at CMG.ASIA, Linda leads all marketing content initiatives, across multiple platforms and formats to drive engagement, retention, leads and...

Deepesh is the Industry Head of Ecommerce across Southeast Asia at Facebook, based in Singapore. His team is responsible for helping businesses across Southeast Asia meet their business objectives by developing category-level marketing strategies. He moved to Singapore over 6 years ago to grow the...

Phi holds an MBA from Australia majoring in marketing communication. Her experience spans over 20 years as a senior executive in brand, retail, and franchise development across global emerging markets in Asia, EME, and Eastern Europe. Currently, she is Head of Asia and The Pacific of Retail Food...

Roche leads a group of creative marketers whose mission is to change the way people feel about insurance. She spearheaded the launch of the brand in the Philippines in 2014 and has contributed to the phenomenal performance of FWD from 29th to 12th place in Total Premium Income after its first two...

Nicolas Vanhove is a 29-year-old French entrepreneur established in Singapore. He is a sales coach and founder of a marketplace called TUTOROO that connects people with native language tutors near them. He has lived and travelled throughout 45 countries before settling in South East Asia.

Riku Vassinen (M.Sc. Economics) has over 12 years of digital experience of which five years in Asia. Before JWT, he has been spearheading digital innovation in R/GA, TBWA and as the head of MySpace Finland. During his career he worked with great clients including...

Wong Mei Wai is a senior marketing and business leader who has led both global, regional and local brands within the FMCG, retail and service industries, including personal care, food & beverage, luxury and banking categories, in organizations like Unilever, Citibank, Heineken, Fraser &...

Wong Wan Ling considers herself a “specialized generalist”. Having spent her career traversing between the role of ‘client’ and ‘vendor’ across the technology and banking world, she finds herself with a unique experience in the application of loyalty and CRM in cards and payments. In a life not so...

Oliver Woods is Director of Digital & Social Strategy at RED2 Digital, a Southeast Asian digital agency. He has 10 years of experience working in digital marketing around APAC, having worked with clients like Samsung, P&G, StarHub, PETRONAS & Unilever. He specialises in digital...

Yang joined R3 in 2017 as a Senior Consultant on the Sinagpore team. She was born in China, grew up in Singapore, and began her career in New York after receiving a B.S. in Advertising at the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communication. She is multilingual and has natural dexterity for blending...

Darren is the experiments lead at DBS innovation group, and a design practitioner at heart. He provides consultation and training on experimentation, and is one of the contributors to the 1000 experiments conducted at DBS. Till date, he has helped to launch 4 initiatives, and facilitated close to...

Marcus Yong is the Regional (SEA) Marketing Lead at Klook - Asia's largest in-destination services booking platform which saw over 5 million trips booked last year. Before Klook, he was Digital Marketing Lead for Scoot where he charted the airline's global digital acquisition efforts and...

Patrick has over 10 years of international research experience having lived and worked in Europe, Australia and Singapore. Patrick has worked on a range of business issues including target exploration, market penetration, brand positioning, concept testing, and creative evaluation. With a depth of...

Megan’s a fresh face to the Singapore Marketing scene. At 27, she’s led marketing initiatives for Irish Engineering company PM Group by supporting teams in India, China and S.E. Asia. Megan’s been with Singapore’s 4th mobile service provider, and first new telco to enter Singapore in 17...

Kristen Zavo is Director of Insight & Innovation at Luxottica, where she helps drive all aspects of the innovation process, from identifying strategic opportunities, to managing the ideation process and pipeline, to supporting the growth of an innovation-focused culture. Her background in...

An international marketing professional with over 12 years of experience in various industries. Passionate about everything internet and tech. Specialised in performance marketing, marketing analytics, digital and social. Educated in China and Singapore, with both technical and marketing...