Marketing Innovation Summit

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

• 9:00 AM Breakfast
• 9:50 AM Opening Remarks

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

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

  Ashley Travis, Head of Growth Marketing, Pizza Hut

  Vito Maranzano, Vice President, Content & Community – Retail, Brand innovators

• 10:00 AM Building Habit-Driven Brands People Choose Daily

  In crowded, choice-heavy markets, growth depends on becoming part of everyday routines. This panel will focus on how brands solve the challenge of driving consistent usage through relevance, trust, and experience — turning repeat behavior into lasting loyalty.

  Alma Alejandro, Marketing Director, US Vision Care – OTC, Alcon

  Carla Dodds, CMO NovoMercatus LLC (former Aaron’s, PetMeds)

  Nick Foley, Director of Category Management + Innovation, Pizza Hut

  Moderated by: Andrei Maglica, RVP Client Partnerships US West & Central, GSTV

   

• 10:30 AM Building Digital Advantage Through Smarter GTM

  As digital transformation accelerates across organizations, go-to-market strategies are being reshaped by AI, data, and new operating models. This fireside will explore how leaders are rethinking GTM to solve the challenge of moving faster, scaling smarter, and gaining competitive advantage in increasingly complex enterprises.

  Fabio Ranieri, Head of GTM Innovation + AI, HP

  Moderated by: Andy Hyde, Senior Sales Director, Attain

• 11:00 AM From First Swing to Superfan: How Digital and Loyalty Keep Players Coming Back

  As consumer expectations continue to rise, digital-first experiences are becoming critical to driving repeat engagement and long-term loyalty. This fireside will explore how Topgolf is building a digital-first business that delivers tangible value, removes friction, and turns great nights out into repeat play—leveraging data, insight, engagement, and loyalty to delight players and create true superfans.

  Josh Belkin, SVP, Revenue Management & Player Engagement, Topgolf

  Moderated by: Fuller Benford,Senior Account Executive,Teamsnap 

• 11:30 AM Networking Break
• 12:00 PM When Content, Commerce, and Fandom Converge

  In a culture-driven marketplace, content and commerce are no longer separate disciplines. This fireside will explore how brands solve the challenge of aligning storytelling, culture, and transactions to build fandom that drives engagement, loyalty, and measurable business impact.

  Rob Sender, Senior Director Brand & Marketing, Dallas Cowboys

  Moderated by: Elizabeth Kozersky, Director of Enterprise Partnerships, Cash App and Afterpay

• 12:30 PM Building the Modern Customer Engine: Where Loyalty, Media, and Growth Converge

  As customer journeys become more fragmented, brands must rethink how loyalty, media, and growth strategies work together. This panel will focus on solving the challenge of building integrated customer engines that deliver relevance, efficiency, and sustainable revenue.

  Drew Ingram, US Media Activation Lead, Pepsico

  Mario Mijares, VP Marketing, Loyalty, and Monetization Platforms, 7-Eleven

  Charlotte Roach, Director, Brand Experience & Media, Pizza Hut

  Ashley Travis, Head of Growth Marketing, Pizza Hut

  Moderated by: Austin Fabel, Sr. Director, Industry Lead, Restaurants, Fetch

• 1:00 PM Lunch
• 2:00 PM Omnichannel Journeys That Drive Real Behavior

  Consumers now move fluidly across channels, platforms, and touchpoints — raising the bar for experience design. This fireside will address how leaders solve the challenge of turning omnichannel complexity into seamless journeys that influence real behavior and measurable outcomes.

  Cely Moreno-Mosier, Senior Director, Commerce Marketing, Shopper, Pepsico

  Moderated by: Casey Williams, Director of Sales, Attain 

• 2:30 PM Building Fandom at Scale: Personalization With a Human Pulse

  As personalization becomes table stakes, brands face the risk of losing authenticity at scale. This panel will explore how marketers solve the challenge of using data and technology to create human-centered experiences that build emotional connection, scalable fandom, and long-term loyalty.

  Jasmine Di Duca, Director, CRM & Loyalty, Pizza Hut

  Rachel Lambo, Senior Influencer Manager, Cetaphil and Differin, Galderma

  John Keith McLellan, Vice President Digital Marketing, Smoothie King

  Moderated by: Lucas James, New Business Director, Moloco 

• 3:00 PM From B2B to Beloved: Zoom’s Consumer Brand Play

  As B2B brands compete in an increasingly crowded and commoditized marketplace, brand perception is becoming just as important as product capability. This fireside will explore how Zoom is solving the challenge of building cultural relevance beyond the buying group—leveraging its Zoom Ahead campaign to embrace consumer-focused storytelling and culture-led moments that drive broader brand affinity and long-term growth.

  Whitney Magnuson, Head of Brand and Media , Zoom

  Moderated by: Sheryl Harkins, Account Executive , DISH

• 3:30 PM Networking Break
• 4:00 PM Evolving Journeys Into Long-Term Loyalty

  With rising acquisition costs and shifting expectations, brands must extract more value from existing relationships. This panel will examine how leaders solve the challenge of designing journeys, leveraging technology, and delivering experiences that convert engagement into lifetime value.

  Laura Molnar, Senior Director Global Merchandising and Business Operations, Expedia

  Marty Peat, Director Global Marketing, American Airlines

  Moderated by: Lance Wolder, Head of Strategy and Marketing, PadSquad

• 4:30 PM What It Takes to Evolve an Iconic Brand

  Melissa Abola Friebe, Chief Marketing Officer, Pizza Hut

  Moderated by: Lori Claps, VP, Global Client Partnerships, Paramount