Martech Innovations

Scott Brinker has been analyzing marketing technology and its impact on marketing organizations for more than a decade as the editor of the chiefmartec.com blog. He serves as VP Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot, helping to grow and nurture the company's community of technology partners. He also authored the best-selling book Hacking Marketing, about adapting software management practices — such as agile methodologies — to marketing teams. He holds degrees in computer science from Columbia University and Harvard University, and an MBA from MIT.

Jonathan Sherry is founder and CEO of Alium, a zero-party intelligence company that helps buyers and sellers of Marketing and eCommerce solutions make smarter decisions. Before Alium, Jonathan co-founded CB Insights. Over the course of his 11+ years as their COO, he built and led CB Insights to what it is today: the venture industry’s preeminent source of research and intelligence. Jonathan holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a board member and investor in tech startups, venture funds and broadway productions.

10+ years experience in MarTech, CRM, CRO, and Personalization, has led teams at major corporations including Aliexpress, PepsiCo, Otto Group, and Philip Morris International. ex-Chief Customer Officer at an IT consulting company, representing Dynamic Yield and Algolia in CIS and Eastern Europe. Author and speaker in the MarTech industry and the creator of the "Personalization Talks" series. Holds the position of Director at Women in Tech Uzbekistan and Strategy Lead in the IT Community of Uzbekistan.

Apoorv Durga, Ph.D. is a seasoned industry analyst, advisor and technology executive.

He is currently VP, Research & Advisory at Real Story Group. At RSG, he covers and advises clients across several Omnichannel Stack technologies. These include Customer Data Platforms (CDPs), Ecommerce, Journey Orchestration Engines, Web Content and Experience Management, Mobile and Omnichannel Delivery, Digital Asset Management, Campaigns and Lead Management, Social Media Analytics, Customer Experience Management and CRM.

Prior to joining Real Story Group in 2008, Apoorv was Practice Head of the Portals and Content Management Practice at Wipro Technologies.

Marketing Technology and MarketingOps are Frans’ playgrounds. It is his passion to research martech capabilities, stacks, and vendors to make business lives better. Over two decades, he has been designing Marketing Technology stacks for companies like HP, Adidas, Audi, Basf, Unilever, Philips, AbnAmro, IKEA, Standard Bank, Swift, Volvo, HP, and Philips.

Kerstin is a Former C-Level Expert, Martech & Strategy Consultant with a strategic data science background, passionate facilitator, trainer, and speaker, moderator for Customer Centricity & Data-Driven Marketing. She is an internationally experienced expert and consultant for applied marketing technology (Applied Marketing Technology, Marketing Data Science), marketing organization development and strategy with a focus on customer centricity, digital, data-driven marketing, as well as a specialist for data management and analysis, attribution, and econometrics in marketing. She works as a consultant, facilitator, coach, and project manager for marketing projects, and as an interim manager for top companies in DACH.

Fiona is a Marketing Technologist with 14+ years experience working across Australia, Asia Pacific and Africa. She has worked in various industries such as e-commerce, finance, healthcare, education, agri-processing, ethical fashion in both startup and corporate settings, enabling her to understand their unique needs, challenges & environments. She is currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, working as an E-commerce & Growth Marketing Consultant. Fiona is a champion for digital inclusion providing training and consulting services to corporates & SMEs, driving growth strategies in emerging markets, and leading teams building technology products in Africa for Africa. Fiona enjoys sharing her knowledge through various industry speaking engagements, publications & podcasts alongside mentoring graduates & young professionals.

Vincent Koc is a highly accomplished, commercially-focused engineering technologist with a wealth of experience in data-driven disciplines over two decades. He holds a fellowship at the Institute of Managers and Leaders Australia, where he serves as a thought leader and mentor to the next generation of data professionals.

Dr. Dinh Le Dat has tech-startup's experiences across Southeast Asia, he is a serial technopreneur, Big Data, MarTech and AdTech evangelist as well as an industry speaker as co-founder of CDP Institute Southeast Asia and Vietnam MarTech. Co-founder & Chairman of Antsomi, the first AI-driven marketing technology SaaS company operating across seven APAC markets, and Co-founder & CEO of Ants Programmatic, Vietnam’s first RTB AdExchange platform. Dat has extensive 15+ years of experience running data-driven marketing and omnichannel solutions for many established clients.

Managing Director responsible for all Technology delivery, go to market & capability across Australia and New Zealand for Song, the #1 global digital experience agency.

Josh’s role is leading a phenomenal group of 800 people across Australia and New Zealand. Role spans all major industries and businesses working with some of the most iconic clients Australia & New Zealand. Accenture Song’s mission is to unify leading brands purpose and experience, with a focus on Commerce and Sales, Marketing, Digital Products and Service Transformation. Prior to this Josh lead Accenture Digital business in New Zealand, as well as leading key industry roles across Accenture Interactive.