WFA unveils speaker line up for Global Marketer Week 2021

WFA has revealed the speakers for this year’s Global Marketer Week, which will take place in a remote format for the first time.

Taking place from April 20-22, the event will feature breakfast sessions in the Americas, lunch sessions in EMEA and dinner sessions in the host country, Singapore.

The third day, 22 April, will consist of a hybrid event, with a physical element taking place in Singapore, in partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board and the Singapore Economic Development Board, to which participants around the globe will be able to connect remotely.

Multinational marketers and business leaders already lined up for the event include Raja Rajamannar, WFA President and Mastercard’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Jane Wakely, Lead CMO at Mars, Inc., LVMH’s Group President for Greater China, Andrew Wu, and Cheryl Goh, Group VP, Marketing at Grab.

The event will also see the top marketers of two of the world’s biggest brand owners, P&G and Unilever, share the virtual event stage, with Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at P&G, and Conny Braams, Chief Digital and Marketing Officer at Unilever, both confirmed to speak.

Alongside them there will also be sessions from Tom Fishburne of The Marketoonist, Gail Gallie from Project Everyone, columnist Mark Ritson and Chatri Sityodtong, founder of Asia’s largest sports media property, ONE Championship, and star of Asia’s edition of The Apprentice.

The overarching theme of the event will be a focus on the link between marketing and sustainability, with new global research on the topic planned to be released at the three-day event.

WFA members can already book their complimentary tickets here. Non-member registration will open in early February, with tickets priced at €300.

For more information on how to attend the event and updates on what’s planned please visit https://wfanet.org/globalmarketerweek