Regional Summits

Marketing Innovation Summit

Nov 13

The Brand Innovators Marketing Innovation Summit brings together today’s most forward-thinking marketers for a high-octane day of insight, inspiration, and innovation. Hosted at the iconic Porsche Experience Center, this summit explores how leading brands are redefining marketing in an era of constant change—where creativity meets data, agility fuels growth, and innovation drives connection.

Join senior marketers, innovators, and industry partners as we explore what it takes to disrupt with purpose, design with agility, and deliver with impact—the hallmarks of modern marketing leadership.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025

8:00 AM Breakfast & Registration
9:15 AM Welcome

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

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

Emcee: Robert Dimson, AVP Product Marketing, Cox Automotive
9:30 AM Fireside Chat

Dawn Erksa, VP, Integrated Marketing and Innovation, GoTo Foods

Moderated By: Elisa Septimus, Director, Client Partnerships, GSTV
10:00 am Fireside Chat

Abbi McCollum, Vice President, Digital Content Strategy, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, OWN, Discovery+, Warner Brothers Discovery

Moderated by: Michelle Paul, Enterprise Sales Director, Bazaarvoice
10:30 AM Networking Break
10:45 AM The Loyalty Equation: Turning Rewards Into Relationships

Lanna O’Connor, Director, Loyalty and Digital Marketing, RaceTrac, Inc.

Moderated by: Mike Popowski, CEO & Co-Founder, Dagger
11:15 am Fireside Chat

Scott DeVault, Branded Entertainment Marketing Manager, Porsche Cars North America

Moderated by: Ian Dallimore, Vice President of Digital Growth, Lamar Advertising Company
11:45 AM Chopped Challenge Brand Mashup
12:15 PM Lunch
1:45 pm Connecting the Dots: Amplifying Innovation Through Media and PR

Moya Leung, Media Data & Analytics Manager, Papa Johns

Moderated by: Windsor Western, Co-Founder & President, Her Campus Media
2:15 PM Future-Ready Marketing: AI, Insights, and the Next Wave of Innovation

Lauren Flanigan , Head of Global Brand Marketing, Refreshment, Mondelez International

Magda Ramos, Product Marketing Director, IBM

Iliana Vaden, Marketing Strategy Manager, Cox Communications

Moderated by: Sam Saez, Vice President, Enterprise Sales Bazaarvoice
2:50 pm Addressability at Scale: How The CocaCola Company is Rewriting the Rules of Brand Engagement

Oz Etzioni, CEO and Co founder, Clinch

Michael Hughes, Sr. Director, StudioX North America, The Coca Cola Company

Moderated by: Taylor West, Global Head of Sales, Clinch
3:10 PM Networking Break
3:30 PM Marketing at the Speed of Culture

Jeff Jenkins, Former Chief Marketing Officer, Carters

Kasey Tahmosh, Brand Building Manager, Brawny® Paper Towels, Georgia-Pacific

Moderated by: Kim Yates, Chief Commercial Officer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AJC Ads
4:00 pm From Insight to Impact: Designing the Future of Brand Growth

Jeff Haynes, Commercial Segmentation Strategy, Cox Communications

Abbi McCollum, Vice President, Digital Content Strategy, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, OWN, Discovery+, Warner Brothers Discovery

Moderated by: Jason Prance, SVP, Strategy, PUSH Media, Inc.
4:45 PM Wrap