Join the WFA and ACA for the Global Marketer Conference during the Global Marketer Week 2024. This event for both local and international marketers is returning to Toronto in May.
The Global Marketer Week is taking place in Toronto from 14 to 17 May, with the conference being held Thursday 16 May.
Register now for a day of discovery, inspiration and learning with the best minds of the industry.
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Time: 09:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET with optional cocktails afterwards
Place:
The Carlu, Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
Yonge Street 444
M5B 2H4 Toronto ON
Canada
Cost: Members of the ACA* enjoy a discounted rate of of 350$ (CAD) / Non-Member Tickets are available at a rate of $600 (CAD)
*ACA Members : You will receive a Member Discount Code soon, keep an eye on your email inbox or contact Davina Wong.
If you have any issue with your registration please contact Davina Wong, Director, Membership, 416-964-3805 ext. 1007.
09:00 a.m.
Registration
10:00 a.m.
Beginning of the conference
04:30 p.m.
End of the conference
After 04:30 p.m.
Optional cocktails
And more to be announced soon…
Jane Wakely
Jane Wakely, Chief Consumer & Marketing Officer, has been at PepsiCo since January 2022, where she oversees the Global Consumer organization across different PepsiCo brands, which includes R&D, Marketing, Insights, Design and Category Strategy. Prior to PepsiCo, Jane was the lead CMO at Mars Incorporated for 21 years, where she was a driving force in the transformation of Mars’ consumer functions, leading and launching Mars’ innovative mandate for sustainable growth with people, data, creativity, and purpose at its heart. Jane began her career at Procter & Gamble and was one of the founding members of GARM.
Jonathan Adashek
Jonathan Adashek is IBM’s Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications and Chief Communications Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s global Marketing, Communications and Corporate Citizenship organization, which also includes ESG, Analyst Relations, demand generation, branding, business development for government, social media, sponsorships and strategic events across the company. He brings more than 25 years of experience across domestic and global teams serving different sectors, including technology, automotive and manufacturing, government, retail, finance, energy, B2B and B2C. He also brings governmental and political experience with him, having worked in the Clinton Administration White House and Treasury Department as well as on multiple U.S. presidential campaigns.
Raja Rajamannar
Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, is responsible for building the Mastercard brand, driving business for its products & services and advancing sustainable competitive differentiation for the company. Raja comes to Mastercard with a history of innovation and business transformation. Before joining the company, he served as the Chief Transformation Officer of Anthem (formerly, WellPoint), a Fortune 500 health insurance company. Earlier, he was at Citigroup for 15 years holding a number of leadership roles, including Global Chief Marketing Officer, Cards and Payments, and before that he spent 7 years with Unilever in sales and product management roles. He started his career with Asian Paints in India.
Marcel Marcondes
Marcel Marcondes has been at AB InBev since 2005, as Chief Marketing Officer since April 2022 and before that as Global President, Beyond Beer Co. Born in 1975, he is a Brazilian citizen and holds a master’s degree in business administration from the Business School São Paulo. From 2017 to 2021, Marcondes was the Chief Marketing Officer at Anheuser-Busch, where he led the marketing strategy for a broad portfolio of some of the world’s largest beer brands. Marcondes sits on the Board of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and is a member of the Cannes Lions CMO Growth Council. He also sits on Adweek’s Diversity & Inclusion Council and leads Anheuser-Busch’s partnerships with AIMM’s #SeeHer and #SeeAll to promote multicultural marketing. Before joining AB InBev, Marcondes spent seven years in brand management at Unilever.
Allyson Witherspoon
Allyson Witherspoon is Corporate Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer of Nissan Motor Corporation. She has over 20 years of automotive marketing experience working in a number of senior roles. Prior to joining Nissan in 2013, she served as the Global Business Director for Volvo, adding to her marketing agency experience that included leading accounts for two other automakers. In 2014, Automotive News named Allyson as one of the “40 Under 40” for automakers and suppliers. In 2020 she was recognised as a Female Frontier for breaking brand barriers by Campaign US and was also named one of the 100 Leading Women in North American Auto Industry by Automotive News. Witherspoon was added to the 2022 MotorTrend Power List and was acknowledged by MediaPost as Automotive Marketer of the Year.