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Agenda – The MarTech Summit Asia
23 & 24 April 2024
The Stamford Ballroom (Level 4), Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore

Day 1 - Tuesday 23 April

08:15 - 09:10 | Arrival & Networking Breakfast

Plenary Room

09:10 - 09:20 | Chairperson Introduction & Overview (Morning Sessions)

Lin Duan

Head of Events, The MarTech Summit Team @BEETc.

09:20 - 09:40

Fireside Chat | [MarTech Trends] Driving Holistic Impact with MarTech

– What is the purpose of MarTech in your organisation?
– An “ah-ha” moment or one remarkable lesson learnt in your MarTech journey

Winston Seow

Group Chief Marketing Officer, Ninja Van Group

Erika Chiang

Chief Marketing Officer, Southeast Asia, Moomoo

Lin Duan

Head of Events, The MarTech Summit Team @BEETc.
[Moderator]

09:40 - 10:00

Keynote Presentation | [Social Media Management] Social Shift: Navigating 2024’s Digital Marketing Trends in the Dynamic Social Landscape

– From AI implementation to fostering thriving communities, we will provide you with data-based insights about why these trends matter (now and in the future).
– Inspiring stories of successful campaigns from brands already engaging with the trends.
– Actionable tips to level up your strategies today.

Corentin Balmet

Regional Director, Sales, Asia, Brandwatch

10:00 - 10:45

Panel Discussion | [MarTech Adoption Hurdles] How to Cope with Evolving the Marketing Landscape and Overcome MarTech Adoption Hurdles?

– What are the steps of an effective MarTech adoption in your organisation?
– Practical examples of MarTech adoption that navigated challenges successfully.

Alvin Tham

Director, Marketing & Operations Planning, Busy Bees Asia
[Moderator]

Jeffrey Lin

Director, Solution Engineering APJ, Acquia

Daphne Yuen

Director, Marketing & Business Development, RHTLaw Asia LLP

Jon Tan

Senior Vice President, Brand & Corporate Communications OrangeTee

10:45 - 11:15 | Networking Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:40

Fireside Chat | [Conversational Marketing] How to Build Conversations across Multiple Channels & Funnels that Keep You Closer to Your Customers?

– How to drive conversions from messages, emails, call conversations effectively?
– How to scale personalised experience to engage with customers in various stages of engagement?

Virginia Loh

Director, Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan, AMD

Neha Mathur

Head of MarTech & Digital Marketing, Group Consumer Financial Services, OCBC

11:40 - 12:00

Keynote Presentation | [Ad Privacy] The Future of Ads: First-Party Data, Measurement and Google AI

– Opportunities amid the changing ad privacy landscape.
– Discover the solutions and strategies to connect with customers, measure results, and boost ROI while prioritising user privacy.
– Roadmap to success in the new era of marketing.

Meredith Hasko

Head of Measurement, Data & Audience, Product GTM, Google

12:00 - 12:40

Panel Discussion | [Digital Transformation] Articulating a Pragmatic Vision to Digital Marketing Transformation amid the AI Revolution

– How is marketing transforming in your industries? Is it organic transformation or planned or both? Can technology be an enabler of this transformation?
– What challenges do you face with showing how impactful your marketing spend and activities are?
– What are key concerns from leaders when it comes to investing in AI?

Caitlin Nguyen

Head of Digital & Customer Engagement, Abbott
[Moderator]

Jyane Quek

Global Head, Marketing Strategy for Consumers, Private & Business Banking, Standard Chartered Bank

Adrian Koh

Head of Growth, Marketing & Communications, Alta Alternative Investments

Darryl Su

Regional Vice President, Sales, Asia, Tealium

12:40 - 13:00

Keynote Presentation | [AI in Marketing] Forecasts, Opportunities and Challenges with AI in Marketing

– Types: Predictive analytics forecasts based on data; generative analytics creates new content from learned patterns.
– Opportunities: Predictive analytics aids decision-making; generative AI sparks innovation in content and research.
– Challenges: Ethical concerns, security risks, and human-AI collaboration are critical considerations for AI governance.

Ryan Treichler

Director, Product Management (HCL Unica), HCLSoftware

13:00 - 14:00 | Networking Buffet Lunch

14:00 | Chairperson Introduction & Overview (Afternoon Sessions)

Li Zhiliang

Former Head of CRM, ex-Zalora

14:00 - 14:45

Panel Discussion | [MarTech Intersection] Adapting MarTech Strategies to Regional Nuances to Streamline Marketing Ops

– What is the biggest challenge Marketing Ops in Asia pacific as a region?
– The most recent challenge you experienced from your global team.
– How do you make local and region priorities/requirements a priority for global teams?

Nazia Hayat

Associate Director, Digital Channel Excellence, APAC, MSD
[Moderator]

Su Yen Gan

Head of Marketing & Commercial Excellence, SEA & India, Johnson & Johnson

Miranda Lu

Head of Asia Marketing, Wise

Jaslyin Qiyu

Former Head of Client Marketing & Digital Capabilities, A Leading Global Bank

14:00 - 15:00 | Breakout Roundtable hosted by ON24 @VIP Room B

[Virtual Experience] Digital Experience Led Growth: Navigating the Future of Marketing

– The future of digital experiences and their impact on business growth.
– The use of technology, such as AI and machine learning, to enhance digital experiences.
– The importance of data-driven insights in driving sales conversions.

14:45 - 15:15

Fireside Chat | [Future of Work] Agile Marketing: Driving Growth with Dynamic Work Management in Today’s Fast-Paced Landscape

– What does work management mean to your organisation and how critical is this in helping your marketing teams optimise collaboration, and deliver results-driven strategies?
– How does the integration of work management tools enhance the agility of marketing teams in responding to ever-changing market dynamics and business needs?
– Could you share your experience on how utilising a work management platform has enabled your team to leverage real-time data and insights for decision-making? How has that translated into refining campaigns and boosting performance?
– How do you see work management for marketeers changing with the introduction of AI, and its eventual shift from a nice-to-have to a necessity?

Kit Pui Lee

Director, Marketing, Esplanade

Jo Gaines

Acting General Manager, APAC, Asana

15:15 - 15:35

Fireside Chat | [Customer Engagement] Building Bridges: The Convergence of Digital Experience, Trust & Loyalty

– Leveraging digital experience as a catalyst for trust and loyalty
– Implementing ethical AI/ML models to deepen customer engagement
– Aligning marketing strategies with evolving consumer expectations

Anupam Bokil Ganesh

Senior Vice President, Technology & Solutions, FPT Asia Pacific
[Moderator]

Dev Menon

Head of Regional Sales APJ, Commerce & Composable Solutions, Sitecore

Terence Yeo

Assistant Vice President, PSA Corporation

15:35 - 16:05 | Networking Coffee Break

16:05 - 16:30

Fireside Chat | [Performance Marketing] Holistic Metrics and Tactics in Full-Funnel Marketing ROI

– How to define success in full-funnel marketing & ROI in your organisation? What is your philosophy on KPI/OKRs for holistic full-funnel ROI?
– What are your tactics / strategies to set-up the measurement & metrics?
– What is your best case study? Advices on how to get it started.

Dawn Jeremiah

Vice President, Global Brand Marketing, Go City

Sushil Katdare

Director, CX, Greater China & Intercontinental Region, GSK

16:05 - 17:05 | Breakout Roundtable hosted by Integral Ad Science @VIP Room B

[Digital Media] The Attention Factor: Unlocking the Impact of Ads

– Dive into the critical role of attention in today’s digital media landscape, a topic captivating marketers and experts worldwide.
– Explore the multifaceted challenge of understanding and optimising attention, acknowledging diverse perspectives within the industry.
– Discover actionable strategies empowering marketers to enhance campaign effectiveness and effectively capture consumer attention.

16:30 - 17:10

Panel Discussion | [Digital Content Creation] Redefining and Elevating Brand Engagement with Digital Contents

– How has the role of digital content evolved in your overall brand strategy?
– What trends do you see emerging in the last couple of years?
– Let’s get to the buzzword of today – How is AI featuring in these conversations and what role do you see for it going forward?
– As these different needs emerge, how do you see business needs, technology and creativity converging (or clashing for that matter)?

Sanchit Chokhani

Head of Digital Solutions, APAC, Aspire Lifestyles
[Moderator]

Alexander De Leon

Group Director, Head of Consumer Marketing, PropertyGuru Group

Zann Chua

Regional Head of Marketing & Communications, ENGIE South East Asia

17:10 - 18:30 | Day 1 Closing Remarks & Departure Networking Drinks

Grab a drink and join us for this networking drinks session with your fellow marketers!

Day 2 - Wednesday 24 April

08:15 - 09:15 | Arrival & Networking Breakfast

We are splitting into B2B & B2C stages on Day 2 for marketers from different verticals to deep dive and exchange ideas.

Day 2 - Wednesday 24 April

08:15 - 09:15 | Arrival & Networking Breakfast

We are splitting into B2B & B2C stages on Day 2 for marketers from different verticals to deep dive and exchange ideas.
B2C STAGE

Theme: Customer Experience, Data Analytics & Insights

09:15 - 09:25 | Chairperson Introduction & Overview




Catherine Collinge, Event Director, The MarTech Summit Team @BEETc.

B2B STAGE

Theme: Sales Enablement & Demand Generation

09:15 - 09:25 | Chairperson Introduction & Overview




Donovan Chee, Head of Marketing & Communications, South East Asia, Bureau Veritas

09:25 - 10:10
Panel Discussion | [Omnichannel Personalisation] How to Elevate Multi-Dimensional Brand Loyalty with 360-Degree Customer Engagement

– What is that ONE emerging technology or trend you believe will play a significant role in enhancing omnichannel personalisation and customer engagement?
– How can brands go beyond basic customer segmentation to understand and predict customer preferences and behaviour?
– What are the data analytic tools that you would often rely on to help you with making key decisions for omnichannel customer engagement?




Grace Chiang, Head of Brand, PR & Communications, Endowus
[Moderator]



Lorraine Lai, Senior Director, APAC Education, Agents & Payer Marketing



Saurabh Mathur, Head of Customer Experience & Digital Marketing, Income Insurance

09:25 - 10:05
Panel Discussion | [Revenue Enablement] Expanding the Role of Enablement to Drive Sales and Marketing Productivity throughout the Buyer Journey

– Revenue enablement journey: what are your key pain points?
– Change management: the lessons you’ve learned as you drive organisational adoption of sales/revenue enablement.
– Lead management & maximisation of customer values: measuring performance for your lead generation campaign




Priyantha De Silva, Associate Director, Digital Marketing, APAC, Boston Scientific
[Moderator]



Nakul Gaur, Director, B2B Demand Generation, Unilever



Sarin Nair, Director, Marketing, Asia Pacific Excl. China, DHL Express

10:10 - 10:30
Keynote Presentation | [Digital Customer Experience] Creating Positive Experiences with Instant Rewards

– Provide customers instant gratification with digital rewards.
– Streamline rewards procurement processes with digital alternatives.




Sin Ling Chau, Regional Sales Lead, GrabGifts, Grab for Business

10:05 - 10:30
Fireside Chat | [Internal Synergy] "Smarketing" Collaboration: Two-Way Training and Coaching Strategies for Enhanced Revenue Drive

– How we manage the shared goals / targets / KPIs between sales & marketing.
– Practical examples on effective sales & marketing collaboration, e.g. MarTech adoption between teams, sales enablement programmes.




Henry Jones, Director, Marketing, FCM Travel



Dewantoro Bimo, Vice President, Marketing, Telin

10:30 - 10:50
Keynote Presentation | [CDP] Championing Customer-Centric Culture through Organisation Wide Data Democratisation with Customer Data Platform (CDP)

– The role of CDP in data democratisation.
– How CDP influences the culture of customer centricity.

10:30 - 10:50
Keynote Presentation | [Personalisation] How AI is Helping to Personalise and Localise Campaigns Across Online and Offline Channels, for a Joined-Up Customer Experience

– How to strengthen relationships by getting it right in the eyes of customers - via delivery of the right content, at the right time and on the right channel.
– How to harness the power of AI, to deliver personalised and contextualised campaign assets at scale, across all consumer touchpoints.




Shelley Rowe, Head of Creative Technology, Indicia Worldwide

10:50 - 11:20 | Networking Coffee Break

10:50 - 11:20 | Networking Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:05
Panel Discussion | [E-Commerce] Advancing E-Commerce Excellence: Navigating Dynamics Across Channels, Products and Services

– How have you managed trade channel conflict whilst maximising the benefits of all platforms for both your acquisition and retention strategies?
– What has been your approach to achieve maximise CVR but balance profitability? Any “best practices” you have adopted?
– The biggest “shift” in consumer behaviour that your team has seen, how did you adapt to it? What were the biggest learnings?




Jinny Nasrito Munoz, Senior Director, Ecommerce, DKSH
[Moderator]



David Hu, Head of Ecommerce Marketplace, APAC MEA, Electrolux



Kenneth Lau, Global Digital Commerce Excellence Lead, Mondelēz International



Nobu Watanabe, Managing Director, Japan & APAC Region, Contentserv

11:20 - 12:05
Panel Discussion | [CRM] How to Optimise Customer-Relationship Management (CRM) to Harness Buyer/Client Insights to Boost Sales?

– How has this integrated CRM changed the way you engage with customers in terms of leveraging buyer insights to guide sales strategies and tactics?
– With all the advances in CRM automation, how do you ensure that you do not lose the personal touch in dealing with customers?
– Best practices for leveraging MarTech / automation in streamlining CRM processes.




Christine Chua Jo, Regional Digital Marketing Manager, HP
[Moderator]



Michelle Teo, Regional Head of Specialty Medicine & Commercial Excellence/IT, Ferring Pharmaceuticals



Koo Sok Hoon, Director, Marketing Communications, The Travel Corporation



Irene Oh, Senior Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific, Urban Land Institute

12:05 - 12:25
Keynote Presentation | [CX Trends] CX Voices: What’s Happening in the World of CX?

– Findings of Ipsos recent research among CX professionals from over 65 markets around world (including Asia Pacific).
– The state of of play, what’s changed, levels of CX maturity, leading CX challenges and the top priorities for CX practitioners.




Sara Pike, Director, Head of Customer Experience, Ipsos

12:05 - 12:25
Keynote Presentation | [B2B Marketing Metrics] Making Metrics Valuable for B2B Marketing Leaders

– The changes in B2B buyers change how B2B marketing making efforts.
– Understand marketing leader’s insights challenges.
– Marketing leaders in APAC must identify and advocate for the right marketing performance metrics that reflects its overall business impact.




Jerry Zhao, Senior Analyst, Forrester

12:25 - 13:30 | Networking Buffet Lunch

12:25 - 13:30 | Networking Buffet Lunch

13:30 - 14:15
Panel Discussion | [Data Insights] The ROI of Insights: How Data-Driven Insights Translate into Measurable returns and Help Grow Brand

– How can data-driven insights help businesses make better decisions and improve their ROI?
– What role do emerging technologies like AI and machine learning play in generating insights and improving ROI?
– What are some of the key metrics you use to measure the ROI of insights?
– How do you use insights to identify new growth opportunities and expand your customer base?




Anurag Porwal, Head of Insights & Analytics, APAC, Baby & Child Care, Kimberly-Clark
[Moderator]



Louisa Li, Head of Global Marketing, User Research & Strategic Investment Dept., Ola Chat



Naveed Naseer, Head of Marketing Analytics & Insights, Hilton Asia Pacific

13:30 - 14:15
Panel Discussion | [Data & Tech Literacy] Technology and Automation: Empowering Reps for Data-Driven Sales Excellence

– What values business excellence is bringing to marketing and sales teams in your organisation?
– Challenges while adopting Sales Excellence approaches by the sales teams.
– What are the success factors do you trigger to improve the digital tools usage?




Anna Kudryavtseva, Business Leader, Clinical Integration & Insights, Growth & Greater China Region, Philips
[Moderator]



Annabelle Lim, Assistant Vice President, Digital Marketing, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)



Nancy Tang, Director, IT Commercial Services, FrieslandCampina

14:15 - 15:00
Panel Discussion | [Revenue Generation] The Ideal Customer Journey: Turning an Unknown Individual into a Loyal Brand Advocate

– How do you turn an unknown customer to a brand advocate?
– What role does technology play in driving loyal customers?
– What is overvalued/overused that actually don’t move the needle?




Ivy Esquero, Consumer Insights Lead, APAC, Airbnb
[Moderator]



Snigdha Nandan, Director, B2C & Digital Marketing, Asia Pacific, Mastercard



Piyush Nagar, Head of Marketing & Strategy, South East Asia & Pakistan, Bayer



Sarvesh Sahni, Regional Director, Marketing, Kenvue

14:15 - 15:00
Panel Discussion | [Brand Strategy] Connecting Brand to Demand: Powerful B2B Messaging and Branding across Channels

– How can B2B brands effectively tailor their messaging to resonate with diverse audience segments within the buyer’s journey, and across different channels?
– What metrics or KPIs should B2B marketers prioritise to measure the effectiveness of branding efforts across channels?
– How to leverage a particular channel to drive demand through effective messaging?




Zahra Aziz, Head of Content & Brand Strategy, Centre For Cybersecurity
[Moderator]



Rumi Hardasmalani, Associate Director, Insights, Marketing & Communications, Asia Pacific, Colliers



Simone Stoiber, Regional Director, Marketing, Harro Höfliger



Andre Chong, Vice President, Marketing & Head of Department, JustCo Global

15:00 - 15:30 | Networking Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:30 | Networking Coffee Break
15:30 - 15:45
Lightning Talk | [First-Party Data] The 3 Ps of CX: Privacy, Prediction and Personalisation

– How we use Customer Data Platforms for tailored campaigns across channels.
– How we combine data sources to forecast customer behaviour.
– How to protect customer privacy by following data regulations and anonymising data?




Loganathan Avudaiappan, Senior Vice President, MarTech, Consumer Banking, DBS Bank

15:30 - 15:55
Fireside Chat | [Precision Demand Marketing] How to Leverage Data from Demand Generation Marketing Strategies to Optimise Revenue

– Data, demand generation & full-funnel marketing.
– How to use data analysis on 1st party data?
– How to manage revenue impact?




Javin Chew, Co-Founder, WorkingMarketers



Shaun Teo, Former Assistant Director, Digital, APAC, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

15:45 - 16:30
Panel Discussion | [Predictive Analytics] How to Use Predictive Analytics to Anticipate Customer Behaviour for Strategic Engagement?

– What type of predictive models help you predict customer behaviour?
– How did you overcome the challenges and pain-points you faced whilst trying to drive analytics within your organisation?
– If there is one thing you liked to predict about customer the customer, what would that be and why?




Rakesh Menon, Head of Group Advanced Analytics, Maybank
[Moderator]



Jayss Rajoo, Director, Marketing & Food Innovation, Pizza Hut



David Low, Director, Advanced Analytics, Singtel



Nitin Bhargava, Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Trust Bank

15:55 - 16:30
Panel Discussion | [Content Marketing] How to Innovate in Visual Content Strategy and Technology to Captivate B2B Audiences?

– Is Content still the King in today’s context?
– How to use AI and its impact in your marketing tools?




Rob Khoo, Vice President, Public Relations & Investors Relations, Swan & Maclaren Group
[Moderator]



Victoria Fox, Senior Director, Global Marketing, QIAGEN



Alex Zhang, Senior Partner, Strategic Marketing, FM Global

16:30 - 17:00 | Day 2 Closing Remarks & Departure Coffee
16:30 - 17:00 | Day 2 Closing Remarks & Departure Coffee

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