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Agenda

2025 THEME: POWERING MARKETING FOR GROWTH

ACT: Apply strategic growth frameworks and embrace premiumisation to elevate brand value.

ACCELERATE: Advance CX maturity, harness AI, and streamline distribution to unlock growth.

ADVANCE: Plug growth leaks, embed curiosity into culture, and build future-ready skills & systems for sustained impact.

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

Marketing Desperately Needs a Transformation for Growth. MMA has a Plan

CEO, Marketing + Media Alliance APAC | Global Head of SMARTIES WW and BOD Asia Pacific
MMA APAC
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM

Keynote

The Journey from CMO to CEO

Within the theme Powering Marketing for Growth, this session invites reflection on how marketing leadership evolves into enterprise leadership. As a CEO who began as a CMO, the speaker can explore how brand, consumer insight, and business strategy converge and how marketing’s growth mindset can redefine what it means to lead a company today.

Chief Executive Officer
Belo Medical Group
10:40 AM – 11:10 AM

Panel Discussion

CTV Unplugged: The Next Big Leap in Digital Video & Measurable Reach

This session will spotlight how CTV is emerging as a high-growth, high-impact medium - offering the scale of traditional TV with the targeting and measurability of digital.

11:10 AM – 11:25 AM

Break

11:25 AM – 11:50 AM

Panel Discussion

Why creativity + marketing + AI is the new CMO imperative.

In today’s attention-starved, content-saturated world, relevance alone won’t win. Customers are bombarded with messages across every channel, and brands have only seconds to make a meaningful connection. Even the most advanced personalization strategies fall flat if they don’t spark emotion, inspire action, and build trust. This discussion explores how integrating creativity + marketing + AI empowers CMOs to build experiences that spark loyalty, drive growth, and make brands unforgettable.

11:50 AM – 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion

Ethical Influencing: How Responsible Influencer Marketing Drives Long-Term Brand GrowthRetail Media 2.0: The Next Wave in Evolution of Digital Media

Explore the evolution of retail media networks into full-scale marketing ecosystems. Learn how brands are harnessing first-party shopping data for strategic decisions and product innovation. Industry leaders will discuss emerging upper-funnel formats for brand storytelling and unified measurement frameworks that link awareness to purchase. Discover how full-funnel insights are enabling precise attribution and deeper shopper engagement across the journey.

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM – 1:50 PM

From Brand to Store: How AI is Powering Hyperlocal Growth

AI is transforming the path from brand awareness to in-store action. While consumers form associations with brands, their experience of getting to know the brands takes place through local interfaces. And with the advent of advanced capabilities such as AI, this consumer journey has evolved in dynamic ways. This conversation will offer insights into the usage of AI towards driving footfall, optimizing local marketing efforts, personalizing customer experiences at scale, and achieving strategic business objectives.

1:50 PM – 2:15 PM

Panel Discussion

The ROI of Experimentation: Innovating with Data-Driven Precision

In the competitive consumer market, experimentation is the key to innovation and sustained growth. This session explores how top brands are adopting a test-and-learn mindset to uncover breakthrough strategies. Learn how to structure impactful experiments that yield actionable insights, allowing brands to scale successful approaches and maximize ROI. Discover real-world examples where data-driven experimentation has transformed insights into winning campaigns, keeping brands competitive and relevant.

Marketing Director, IBE
Colgate-Palmolive Philippines
Vice President, Marketing and New Ventures
Universal Robina Corporation
Moderator
Chief Executive Officer
Intersections Communications Inc.
2:15 PM – 2:40 PM

Panel Discussion

Creativity Reimagined: Harnessing Tech to Drive Impact in a Changing Landscape


In a world where technology evolves faster than consumer expectations, creativity remains the key to meaningful connections. Yet, the definition of creativity is shifting — shaped by AI-driven personalization, immersive experiences, and new digital platforms that are transforming how brands engage with audiences.

2:40 PM – 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

Ethical Influencing: How Responsible Influencer Marketing Drives Long-Term Brand Growth

3:20 PM – 3:45 PM

Panel Discussion

Advertising Engagement Trends & Audience Reaction

This presentation discusses advertising engagement trends and audience reactions, also, to provide global trend in media planning & advertising expenditure. It shows up data on ad recognition, recall, and consumer comfort and perception of ads in elevator lobbies and elevators by sharing some case studies proved by marketing researches.

3:45 PM – 4:10 PM

Keynote

Navigating Organizational Transformation in the Digital Age

This session explores how CEOs are leading their companies through rapid technological advancements, shifting consumer behaviors, and evolving market dynamics. Key discussion points could include:​
*Digital Transformation Strategies
*Leadership in Times of Change
*Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility
*Innovation and Adaptability

Senior Global Digital Lead – Beauty & Wellbeing
Unilever