

Complimentary Pass
Inventive learning, renown speakers, executive networking. All free to you.
Travel Reimbursement
$200 of your travel is covered if you’re trekking over 100 miles to attend.
Accommodations
Your first night’s stay is on us and a discounted rate is available thereafter.
5 Star Catering
All of your meals and libations are complimentary throughout the event.
Join Marketing’s Distinguished Upper Tier
A curated audience reserved for the senior level of the Fortune 500 and mid-market puts you in exceptional company.
Affluent Peers
Meet the people who are just as invested in better marketing as you are.
Influential Leaders
Learn valuable strategy components from today’s very best.
Proven Solutions
Meet industry leading solution providers, hand picked for your priorities.
Connections
Take this unprecedented opportunity to connect with high profile execs.
A curated experience to cultivate achievement
Based on your specific areas of responsibility, challenges and interests we’ll craft a personal agenda that paves your path to success.
Days of Insight
Jump in the discussion through focused educational sessions and networking opportunities.
Innovative Sessions
Keynotes, plenary sessions, industry panel discussions, case studies and more.
Networking Opportunities
Tie into contemporaries and mentors exploring the same growth mindset as you.
Research Meetings
Meet one-on-one with executives delivering cutting edge solutions and technology.
Peer-Led Education
The CONNECT Steering Committee consists entirely of your contemporaries, meaning we tackle the themes that have profound significance to your performance as a marketer.
High Profile Speakers
Strategic endeavors and skillful insights from 30+ seasoned executives address the challenges in today’s marketing landscape.
2020 Full Agenda
Your personal concierge will craft a custom schedule based on your interests and priorities. View the complete agenda below.
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Breakfast Buffet

close Feedback is the Key to Driving Growth With Confidence
Leadership, Teams and TransformationSurveyMonkey - Vice President, Product Marketing & Customer AdvocacySpeaker

Christine Rimer
Vice President, Product Marketing & Customer Advocacy SurveyMonkeyTargeted Research Meetings

close Creating a New Brand From Two Companies
Leadership, Teams and TransformationPoly - Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing OfficerSpeaker

Amy Barzdukas
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing OfficerPoly
close The Importance of Setting a CX Vision
AARP - Senior Vice President, ExperienceSpeaker

Michelle Musgrove
Senior Vice President, ExperienceAARP
close Winning with Credibility and Cash: an Approach to Winning Your Fair Share of the Budget
Quantification and Measurement Tools for MarketersArcserve - Chief Marketing OfficerSpeaker

Rachel McClary, PhD.
Chief Marketing OfficerArcserve
close Digital Re-Boot: AMA’s Rx for Growth
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesAmerican Medical Association - Chief Experience Officer, SVP Physician EngagementSpeaker

Todd Unger
Chief Experience Officer, SVP Physician EngagementAmerican Medical Association
close DTC: A New Playbook for Successful Consumer Marketing
Customer-centric Design & Customer JourneyAcuityAds - Chief Strategy OfficerSpeaker

Seraj Bharwani
Chief Strategy OfficerAcuityAds
close Integrated Digital Marketing Strategies for 2020 and Beyond
Social Media and Multi-channel MarketingDirective Group - Director of Paid SearchSpeaker

David Szetela
Director of Paid SearchDirective Group
close Influencing your Influencers: A Modern Approach to Building your Brand
Social Media and Multi-channel MarketingMicro Focus - Global Head of Influencer MarketingSpeaker

Joe Garber
Global Head of Influencer MarketingMicro Focus
close The Modern B2B Marketer and Customer Experience
Leadership, Teams and TransformationInformatica - SVP MarketingSpeaker

Joan Jenkins
SVP MarketingInformatica

close Closing the Digital Skills Gap
Quantification and Measurement Tools for MarketersGeneral Assembly - Senior Account DirectorGeneral Assembly - Account Director
Speaker

Zachary Gottlieb
Senior Account DirectorGeneral Assembly
Courtney Paulson
Account DirectorGeneral AssemblyLunch
Targeted Research Meetings

close Get your CEO’s Attention by Driving Sales using AI and Optimization
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesSunTrust Banks - Senior Vice President, Head of Digital MarketingSpeaker

Deborah Benard
Senior Vice President, Head of Digital MarketingSunTrust Banks
close Best Frenemies - Process vs. Progress: Balancing Innovation Rigor with Speed to Market in Cross-Functional Product Teams
Leadership, Teams and TransformationNu Skin Enterprises Inc. - Senior Vice President, Global Product & BrandSpeaker

Kevin Fuller
Senior Vice President, Global Product & BrandNu Skin Enterprises Inc.
close Learning Made Easier - How AI & Data Are Being Used in Learning Tools to Improve Student Outcomes
AI and Data Driven ExperiencesMcGraw-Hill Education - Chief Product & Operating OfficerSpeaker

Scott Virkler
Chief Product & Operating OfficerMcGraw-Hill Education
close The Applebee's Turnaround Story
Leadership, Teams and TransformationApplebee's - Vice President, MarketingSpeaker

Reid Leslie
Vice President, MarketingApplebee's
close Buyer Engagement: The Universal Truth of Sales
Predictive Analytics, Personalization and OptimizationAccent Technologies - CEOSpeaker

Pete McChrystal
CEOAccent Technologies
close How to take your company from day-to-day to the TODAY's Show
AI and Data Driven ExperiencesSymantec - Head of Global Demand, PMO and Strategic MarketingSpeaker

Varun Kohli
Head of Global Demand, PMO and Strategic MarketingSymantec
close Mastering The Martech Stack: How To Build A Stack That Elevates Your Marketing
Connecting Strategy, Technology and ExecutionMagnolia - General Manager, North AmericaSpeaker

Brian Warrick
General Manager, North AmericaMagnolia
close Creating a Stairway to Marketing Heaven: Awareness, Acquisition, and Advocacy
Customer-centric Design & Customer JourneyCoupa - Chief Marketing OfficerSpeaker

Chandar Pattabhiram
Chief Marketing OfficerCoupa
close Blurring the Lines Between Marketing and HR
Leadership, Teams and TransformationRoth Staffing Companies - SVP Corporate CommunicationsSpeaker

Staci Johnson
SVP Corporate CommunicationsRoth Staffing Companies
close The Porsche Problem: How CMOs Turn Around Stalled Transformations
Leadership, Teams and TransformationWiden Enterprises - Consulting ManagerSpeaker

Michael Shattuck
Consulting ManagerWiden Enterprises
close The Magic of Digital Transformation in a B2B Company
Customer-centric Design & Customer JourneySpeedcast - Vice President of Global MarketingSpeaker

Toni Lee Rudnicki
Vice President of Global MarketingSpeedcastIndustry Dinner
Breakfast Buffet
Targeted Research Meetings

close The Truth About Personalization: Using a CDP to personalize marketing on the channels that really matter.
Predictive Analytics, Personalization and OptimizationArm Treasure Data - Head of MarketingSpeaker

Tom Treanor
Head of MarketingArm Treasure Data
close Smart Strategy + Taking the RaMotional Approach
Social Media and Multi-channel MarketingAmTrust Title - VP Marketing & Business DevelopmentSpeaker

Gissell K. N. Malfitano
VP Marketing & Business DevelopmentAmTrust Title

close The Best Defense is a Good Offense: Positioning Marketing Communications as a Driver of Strategic Value
Leadership, Teams and TransformationNorthrop Grumman Corporation - Vice President of Communications, Technology ServicesGeneral Motors Defense LLC - President
Speaker

Yolanda Murphy
Vice President of Communications, Technology ServicesNorthrop Grumman Corporation
David Albritton
PresidentGeneral Motors Defense LLC
close How Digital Experiences Can Tell Stories That Inspire Real Life Action
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyCompass Group - Vice President, Creative DevelopmentSpeaker

Sarah Crosland
Vice President, Creative DevelopmentCompass Group
close Self-Service - New Way to Interact With Small Businesses and Grow Our Customer Base
Customer-centric Design & Customer JourneyComcast Cable Advertising - Senior Vice President, Global MarketingSpeaker

Maria Weaver
Senior Vice President, Global MarketingComcast Cable Advertising
close From Customer to Advocate — The Road to Effective Customer Engagement Marketing
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesR.R. Donnelley & Sons - Senior Director of Sales & Solution ConsultingSpeaker

Jason Conley
Senior Director of Sales & Solution ConsultingR.R. Donnelley & Sons
close Mirror, mirror on the wall - are we customer-centric at all?
Customer-centric Design & Customer JourneyRevenue Analytics - VP, MarketingSpeaker

Michael McCunney
VP, MarketingRevenue Analytics
close What's Old Is New: How to (Re)Make Email 2.0 Your Best Growth Channel
Social Media and Multi-channel MarketingOpensense - CEOSpeaker

Amit Gupta
CEOOpensense
close From What to Why – How Become a Trusted Advisor to the Business and Execute with Better Business Outcomes
Leadership, Teams and TransformationWorkForce Software - CMO & COOSpeaker

Denise Broady
CMO & COOWorkForce SoftwareLunch
Executive Steering Committee
Experienced marketing leaders work with us to focus our program on the developments in marketing that will move the needle at your company.
An Esteemed Audience
Over 80% of the Fortune 100 joins us each year for what has been voted the “most effective trade show” for over a decade. Use our tools to demonstrate ROI to your C-Suite.
Exhibitors
CONNECT CMO has quickly become established as the “deal generating show”.
About CONNECT CMO
CONNECT CMO is an invitation-only trade show for marketing executives that bridges you to the most profitable solutions and information for your crowning priorities.
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- Personal concierge and custom schedule
- Access to all programming and speakers
- Overnight hotel accomodations
- 5 star onsite catering
- $200 travel voucher
- Personal meetings with leading solution providers of your choice
- Spouses are welcome!
- Meet the Real Experts: learn from the people behind the innovation.
- A Custom Experience: your schedule is based on your specific priorities.
- Executive Networking: meet the folks as vested in innovation as you are.
- For you, it’s free: our sponsors are happy to invest an exclusive audience.
Our Team
Hotel and Travel
Your conference pass includes overnight accommodations, travel reimbursement, meals and cocktail receptions.