Marketing Innovation Summit @ Austin Race Week

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks

  Brandon Gutman, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Marc Sternberg, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Brand Innovators

  Pearl Tam, Senior Vice President, Content & Community, Brand Innovators

• 9:15 AM Fireside Chat

  James Whitemore, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Indeed

• 9:45 AM Building Brands That Stay Relevant: The Power of Creativity, Culture & Partnerships

  Michael Aghataher, Head of Motorsports, AWS Sports Marketing

  Carmen Graf, VP, Marketing; Advertising, Media & Events, Indeed

  Craig Lyon, SVP, Partnerships & Integrated Marketing, Nutrabolt

• 10:30 AM Panel

  Caroline Buckland, Marketing Director, Red Bull Racing

  Jennifer Oliveras, Sr. Director-Global Partnerships and Brand Activation, Indeed

• 11:00 AM Building Brands with Purpose and Staying Power

  Ryan Noonan, Director of Performance, Skylight

  Moderated by: Brad Hoos, CEO, The Outloud Group 

• 11:30 AM Connecting with Today’s Consumers through Fandom & Community

  Haidy Leal, Lead Manager, Sponsorships & Experiential, AT&T

  Mack Montague, Vice President, Marketing, Rorra

  Giancarlo Morena, Vice President, Sports & Entertainment, Celsius

  Robyn Wedgeworth, VP, PR + Partnerships, Tecovas

• 12:00 PM The New Playbook for Cultural Moments

  Teresa Bossong, Senior Director—Brand, Content & Agency Strategy, Georgia-Pacific

• 12:30 PM Lunch
• 1:30 PM The Growth Playbook for Challenger Brands

  Carmen Fadel, Vice President Marketing, WILDE

  Sarah Gustat, Chief Growth Officer, Swoon

  Mark Luker, Chief Commercial Officer, Grillo’s Pickles

  Matthew Pechman, Chief Marketing Officer, Milestone Brands

  Micky Ogando, Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Bakery

• 2:05 PM The New Era of Fandom: The Intersection of AI, Technology & Culture

  Jonathan Adashek, SVP, Marketing and Communications, IBM

• 2:30 PM Winning the Next Generation of Consumers

  Sam Bennett, SVP, Integrated Marketing, Brand and Creative, Sephora

  Samantha Fodrowski, SVP, Brand Marketing, Tecovas

  Erica Tam, SVP of Brand, Bloom Nutrition

• 3:40 PM Connecting with Consumers in the Age of AI

  Alison Herzog, Global Head of Brand & Portfolio Marketing, VAS, Visa

  Fabio Ranieri, Head of AI Content Transformation (Martech), HP

  Moderated by: Haidy Leal, Lead Manager, Sponsorships & Experiential, AT&T

• 4:20 PM Turning Brand Love Into Business Growth

  Glenda Garcia, Head of Brand, Instacart

  Kathryn McKeon, Chief Marketing Officer, Vital Farms

  Bob Mott, Sr. Director of Strategic Finance & GM of Media, Huckberry