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9 - 11 Mar • America • Online

Why Marketing will Never be the Same

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Digital Marketing Summit

Digital Marketing leaders are facing a barrage of new challenges around acquisition, retention, and loyalty due to evolving customer behaviours and the accelerating shift towards e-commerce due to the pandemic.

Sense check your approach with likeminded industry experts, sharing insight on business-critical challenges and disruptive technology and drive your industry forward collaboratively.

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Senior Executives

9 Hrs

Industry Insights

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Mark Adams

SVP and Head of Innovation

Brent Hieggelke

CMO

Jalaj 'JJ' Jha

CMO

Vincent Yang

CEO and Co-Founder

Matty de Castro

VP, Growth and Operations

Emily Fultz

Product Marketing Manager

Fernando Machado

CMO

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Why Attend

Connect with 70+ senior Marketing leaders for a curated agenda focused on tackling your current business critical challenges and driving industry forward.

Our summits are designed to help you:

Build new connections with likeminded senior leaders

Stay current with emerging business trends

Understand the impact new technology can make

De-risk new projects by gaining a broad range of insights

Accelerate key projects through meaningful new partnerships

Downloadable and actionable takeaways

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Past Programme

Day one

Day two

Day three

09:00 - 09:20

Opening Remarks

09:20 - 10:00

Workshop

The Future of Brand Building in Web 3.0

Mark Adams SVP and Head of Innovation, VICE Media

10:05 - 10:35

Keynote

The Data Advantage: How to Innovate with Marketing Analytics

Jalaj 'JJ' Jha CMO, Wells Fargo

10:45 - 11:45

Roundtables

Track 1: It's About the Journey - Marketing to Customer Journeys in the New Normal

Track 2: The CSR Playbook - Creating Trust and Solving Important Problems

Track 3: The Future of Content - Providing Value through Authentic Content Marketing

11:50 - 12:20

Closing Keynote

7th Edition State of Marketing: Insights and Trends from 8,200 Global Marketers

Emily Fultz Product Marketing Manager, Salesforce

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

Gaming Is Bigger Than You Think

Fernando Machado CMO, Activision Blizzard

09:45 - 10:25

Workshop

The Future of Video on the Open Web

Vincent Yang CEO and Co-Founder, Firework

10:35 - 11:35

Roundtables

Track 1: It's About the Journey - Marketing to Customer Journeys in the New Normal

Track 2: The CSR Playbook - Creating Trust and Solving Important Problems

Track 3: The Future of Content - Providing Value through Authentic Content Marketing

11:40 - 12:10

Closing Keynote

Increase Marketing Performance with Creative Data

Matty de Castro VP, Growth and Operations, VidMob

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remarks

09:10 - 09:40

Keynote

Building a Brand New Category: 7 Lessons Learned from the Front Lines

Brent Hieggelke CMO - CrowdStreet,

09:45 - 10:25

Panel Discussion

Getting Results in a World without Cookies

10:30 - 11:30

Roundtables

Track 1: It's About the Journey - Marketing to Customer Journeys in the New Normal

Track 2: The CSR Playbook - Creating Trust and Solving Important Problems

Track 3: The Future of Content - Providing Value through Authentic Content Marketing

11:35 - 12:05

Closing Keynote

Rethink Marketing: Responsible Growth Through Genuine Customer Connections

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Audience Interaction

Engage with a virtual live audience just as you would at a physical event and create meaningful conversations.

Live Polling

The ultimate live polling and gamification tools, keeping your audience engaged.

Audience Q&A

Enabling our team to help you control your session experience.

Interactive Quizzes

Interactive quizzes to gamify your session.

Thought Leadership

Content and insight from industry experts when it matters most.

FAQs

What does it cost to attend?

There is no cost associated with attending a GDS Summit. In return, we ask that all senior executives in participation attend for the full duration to ensure that all attendees get maximum value and insight from the interactive roundtables, live Q&As and breakout networking sessions.
Is this event right for me?

Our digital summit portfolio is designed to bring together senior decision makers from large global businesses and innovative disruptor brands to drive industry forward through addressing business critical challenges collaboratively.

If you’re keen to build new connections with likeminded leaders, de-risk your projects through new insight and establish new partnerships that can accelerate your projects then apply to attend today.
What’s the application process?

Complete our ‘apply to attend’ form on the event page if you’re interested in attending the summit and you meet our application criteria. A member of the GDS team will then reach out to run you through the programme and event format and discuss your participation.
What types of speaking slots are available?

On stage: co-host a panel discussion with a group of likeminded senior executives or host a solo keynote presentation. Both slots include elements of interactive audience Q&A

Off stage: become a roundtable moderator, leading the discussion with the same cohort of executives for the duration of the summit around a specific topic you’ve agreed to focus on during the roundtable session.
What media partnership packages are available?

We can tailor a partnership package to help meet your business objectives. This might include brand awareness, driving traffic to your site or quality editorial content via exclusive interviews and Q&As with our executive audience. Enquire today for more information.

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You will leave the summit with best practices to immediately apply back to your organisation and new connections from meaningful conversations.

William Hendrickson, Managing Director, Dupont Sustainable Solutions

If you haven’t been to a GDS Digital Summit, you will be incredibly impressed. It’s far more engaging than most digital event experiences. It’s a very interactive environment.

Ryan Waymire, Senior Vice President, FabFitFun

I connected with peers that I know I’ll stay in touch with, including suppliers which have presented a fantastic opportunity for 7-Eleven Global in the future. It may well be the most valuable summit I’ve attended in many years

Cynthia Richardson, Senior Director, Global Logistics & Merchandising, 7-Eleven Global

Thank you so much! Great Summit - an outstanding 3 days that culminated in this Award ... I am humbled and honored. Congratulations to you all for pulling off a Hybrid Summit with Augmented Reality features that are truly unparalleled in the Industry! Collaborative, Interactive & showcasing leading edge technology ... GDS Summits really set the bar so high that a return to physical conferences might be re-evaluated in the Industry. You are an amazing Team of Professionals & I am truly honoured to have been a part of this Summit.

Christina Alexander Alexandropoulou, Four Seasons Hotels

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