Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Julian Hooks
Chief Procurement Officer
Johnson & Johnson
Doug Burcin
Chief Growth Officer
Klick Inc.
John Hardy
Director of Marketing Sourcing
The Walt Disney Company
Martin Albrecht
Co-founder & Managing Director
Crossmedia

Speaker

Gabby Albert
Senior Director, Corporate Procurement Services
Hilton Worldwide
Natalie Anillo
Strategic Sourcing Analyst, Marketing Category
TD Ameritrade
Jeff Ariz
Vice President, Global Sourcing
Viacom
Anna Barej
Director, Global Marketing Procurement
McDonald's Corporation
Mary Ann Brennan
Senior Director Global Procurement
Mattel
Andrew Brinckerhoff
Associate Manager, Digital Analytics
Astellas US, LLC
Breana Chan
Senior Manager, Professional Services
Fidelity Investments
Steven Dubroff
Global Procurement Director
MetLife
Michael Fielding
Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Marketing)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Lawrence Gann
Global Marketing Procurement Manager
Mattel
Diane Gibbons
Director, Global Procurement
Pfizer Incorporated
Diane Gibbons, who currently serves as Director, first joined Pfizer in 1998 as a Financial Systems Support Analyst.  Since then she has held various roles within Marketing Operations & Procurement where she has been responsible for developing systems, processes, procedures and procurement strategies to support the Marketing Organization in maximizing the utilization and allocation of spend.  Previous experience includes over 10 years in process and system re-engineering in various organizations including Medical Laboratory Automation, Parsons Brinkerhoff and Prodigy.

Diane holds bachelor degrees in Hotel and Tourism Management from RIT, an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University as well as post-graduate certificates in Project Management (NYU) and Information and Communication Systems (Fordham University). 
Steve Gregory
Senior Indirect Sourcing Manager
The Clorox Company
Catherine Haiston
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Integrated Media
Gap Inc
David Johnson
Director of Indirect Sourcing
Darden
Catherine Jones
Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager, Sales & Marketing
VMWare
Stacy Joslin
Head of Americas Indirect and Global Marketing Procurement
Citrix
Cindy L. Kampa
Sourcing Specialist
3M
Nicholas Kline
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Toyota Motor Sales
Anna Kucenic
Marketing Sourcing Manager, Global Procurement
BNY Mellon
Ed LoDebole
Demand Marketing and Procurement Director
Diageo North America Inc
Skip Lorimer
Global Sourcing Manager
Amway
Dustin Lyle
Strategic Soucing Commodity Director, Marketing
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Amish Majmundar
Director, Global Strategic Sourcing - Marketing
Herbalife
Megha Malik
Group Procurement Creative Lead
Adidas Group
Peter Melanson
Global Sourcing Manager
Intel Corporation
Jennifer Murasky
Indirect Sourcing Director
Pharmavite LLC
Janice Norton
Global Category Manager and Lab Maintenance
AstraZeneca
Janice Pedini
Category Manager, Marketing Service & Print
TD Ameritrade
Angela Robinson
General Manager Risk and Compliance
Kincare
Jennifer Sadr
Head of Professional Services
Genentech
Steven Schwartzman
Manager, Marketing Procurement
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Mithun Sharma
Strategic Sourcing Director
Gap Inc
Sebastien Slek
Executive Director - Time Warner Global Sourcing Marketing
Time Warner
Larry Smith
Strategic Sourcing Director
MARS Inc
Eric Suddarth
Consultant, Global Marketing & Sales Procurement
Eli Lilly and Company
Michelle Trout
Indirect Procurement Director
Brinker International, Inc.
Nicole Cefalu Tuttle
Director, Global Procurement
ebay
Jim Wallace
Agency Strategy and Management World Wide Director
Hewlett-Packard Inc.

Thought-Leader Perspectives:

Andrew Altersohn
Chief Executive Officer
AD/FIN
Andrew Altersohn is a seasoned marketer with over 25 years of experience in digital and data-driven marketing, strategy, partnerships and operations. In 2014, he became CEO of AD/FIN to steward the company towards its goal of becoming digital media's definitive source for independent programmatic business intelligence.
 
Prior to AD/FIN, Altersohn served as President of Havas Media & Havas Digital across North America. He also held executive roles with Publicis, OgilvyOne, and Digitas after beginning his career in consulting with Mercer Management Consulting. Andrew currently sits on the advisory board of several startups including Openhour, Pricing Engine, and Smartling.  Andrew holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Richard Benyon
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Head of Propeller
Decideware
Stephen Broderick
Co-founder
FirmDecisions LLC
Bill Bruno
CEO – North America
ebiquity
Charles Cantu
CEO
Huddled Masses
Martin Cass
CEO
Media Assembly
Jethro Ferguson
CEO, North America
Prodigious
Patrick Fogarty
CEO Americas
Charterhouse USA
Bruno Gralpois
Co-Founder & Principal
Agency Mania Solutions
A senior business leader and international best-selling author, Bruno has extensive Fortune 100 and agency experience at fast-growing organizations. Bruno is the Co-Founder and Principal of Agency Mania Solutions, a service and technology firm specialized in helping marketing organizations realize the transformational value of managed agency partnerships. Bruno is the former Head of Global Marketing Operations at Visa Inc. where he was responsible for agency partnerships, and for driving marketing excellence around the world. As Director of Global Agency Strategy at Microsoft, he developed a company-wide approach to strengthening the brand globally, driving business impact through successful partnerships. Among other noteworthy accomplishments at Microsoft where he spent a decade, Bruno was instrumental in establishing Agency Management, digital marketing and CRM as central global disciplines. He received the prestigious Marketing Excellence Award from Steve Ballmer, CEO, for his continued leadership. Bruno held leadership positions in pre-IPO high-tech companies - AvenueA/Razorfish and Visio where he played a critical role in driving customer relationships using robust data, analytics and digital competencies. Bruno is the former Head of Relationship Marketing at Clearwire/Sprint, where he built a growth customer engine that contributed to the company's growth. He held various senior positions in France at Hachette and the Ministry of Defense. Bruno grew up in France, where he graduated from business school. He holds a MBA in Marketing and International Business and he is a frequent author/speaker. Bruno is the author of best-seller "Agency Mania" (available in multiple languages) and the former chair of the Association of National Advertisers Client/Agency Committee.
Daniel Jeffries
Founder
Jeffries Consulting
Dan is a senior commercial consultant with in-house strategic sourcing and procurement experience with some of the world’s most respected brands. Having worked on both sides of the table – as an in-house Procurement Director and also as an external consultant – Dan has a unique blend of skills that allow him to work with Marketing, Procurement and Agencies to deliver results for his clients. He brings a range of approaches, helping clients to custom design their marketing supply chain to reduce inefficiency and maximize the value of their marketing investment.

Dan’s experience spans many verticals includingTelecommunications, Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, CPG, Retail,Entertainment and Travel. And, having lived and worked in several countries –including Australia, Germany, the UK and now the US – Dan is well positioned to support global brands in overcoming the cultural challenges that exist when delivering global marketing strategies.
Maigari Jinkiri
Chief Revenue Officer
ebiquity
Henrik Johansson
CEO & Co-Founder
Boundless
Marc Krigsman
CEO
SQAD LLC
Donald Lee
Director, Strategic Sourcing
MDC Partners
Bernadette Monterrosa-Birdsong
Head of Americas Professional Services Procurement
PayPal, Inc.
Corey O’Brien
Vice President
Aquent Studios
Corey O’Brien is Vice President of Aquent Studios, a marketing execution and consulting agency. Corey is responsible for leading all business development efforts and supporting new client engagements throughout 16 Studios across the U.S.. Corey has extensive experience helping F500 clients, many in attendance today, solve challenges across the spectrum of marketing, creative and digital projects. With a background in creative arts and business solutions Corey is an ideal partner for marketing organizations trying to solve challenges specific to process efficiency, cost reduction, and true scalability of in-house teams.
 
Prior to Aquent Studios, Corey served as EVP at Filter, a digital solutions agency, leading Sales & Delivery, and has been in the Marketing solutions industry for over 12 years. Corey holds a bachelors degree in Integral Arts from St. Mary’s College of California and an M.B.A. from Dominican University of California.

Petros Paranikas
Partner and Managing Director
The Boston Consulting Group
Michael Tiffany
Chief Executive Officer
WhiteOps