

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 New Consumer Insights Reveal the Hidden Path to Purchase
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyDemandJump - Co-Founder & Chief Strategy OfficerSpeaker

Shawn Schwegman
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy OfficerDemandJumpTargeted Research Meetings

close Customer Experience - Service, Support & Personalization
Cultivating Loyalty by Prioritizing the Customer ExperienceZep - Senior Vice President. Corporate Strategy & MarketingSpeaker

Tonya Berry
Senior Vice President. Corporate Strategy & MarketingZep
close You Are Ready for AI-Powered Marketing
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyAcoustic - Global Vice President: Alliances, Inside Sales & Sales SupportSpeaker

Patrick Lannon
Global Vice President: Alliances, Inside Sales & Sales SupportAcoustic
close Real-World AI for Marketing
Hitting Your Profit Goals through Marketing & Sales AlignmentAccent Technologies - Vice President of MarketingSpeaker

Greg Richards
Vice President of MarketingAccent Technologies
close Transforming the Traditional: Taking a Bold Approach to Innovating the Game of Golf
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyTopgolf Entertainment Group - Chief Marketing OfficerSpeaker

Brian Radics
Chief Marketing OfficerTopgolf Entertainment Group
close Proving the Value of Customer Experience to the Business
Cultivating Loyalty by Prioritizing the Customer ExperienceArm Treasure Data - Head of MarketingSpeaker

Tom Treanor
Head of MarketingArm Treasure Data
close Extracting the FANG -- the Anti Venom for the Talent WAR
Applying Forward-Thinking Approaches to Sales Talent Acquisition & RetentionIBM - Vice President, WW Technical SalesSpeaker

Chris Konarski
Vice President, WW Technical Sales IBM
close How Does a Successful National Sales Team Start to Align Sales and Marketing
Hitting Your Profit Goals through Marketing & Sales AlignmentRicoh USA - Vice President of Sales & Managing DirectorSpeaker

Heli Nielson
Vice President of Sales & Managing Director Ricoh USA
close ABM: How To Be Certain About Your Marketing Investment In Uncertain Times
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyDemandbase - VP of Growth MarketingSpeaker

Brian Finnerty
VP of Growth Marketing Demandbase
close How CenturyLink Transformed its CX Approach to Create True Two-way Communication and Mobilize Customer Advocates
Cultivating Loyalty by Prioritizing the Customer ExperienceCenturyLink - Vice President, Customer Experience & JourneySpeaker

Beth Ard
Vice President, Customer Experience & Journey CenturyLinkLunch
Targeted Research Meetings

close From Old School to Trendsetting - Varsity Spirit's Digital Marketing Innovation Journey
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyVarsity Spirit - Vice President - Digital Marketing & Customer LoyaltySpeaker

Lauren Carnell
Vice President - Digital Marketing & Customer LoyaltyVarsity Spirit
close Don't Just Woo, Wow Your Customer - Why Making Your Brand More Interactive Matters
Connecting Strategy, Technology and ExecutionSpace Needle - Chief Marketing OfficerSpeaker

Karen Olson
Chief Marketing OfficerSpace Needle
close Building a Product Marketing Organization in a 40 Year Old Start-Up
Driving Marketing Performance through the Institution of Standards & ProceduresTicketmaster - Vice President, Product MarketingSpeaker

Meghann York
Vice President, Product MarketingTicketmaster
close Content Marketing - Where Business, Diversity and Storytelling Collide
Brand-Driven Storytelling and Elevating Your ContentAEG - Head, AEG Studios, AEG Global PartnershipsSpeaker

Raymond Roker
Head, AEG Studios, AEG Global PartnershipsAEG


close Live Nation Special Event's "Smarketing" Strategy to Move Prospects Through The Customer Journey
Hitting Your Profit Goals through Marketing & Sales AlignmentLive Nation - Vice President of National SalesLive Nation - Senior Vice President of Sales & Special Events
Live Nation - National Director of Marketing
Speaker

Barbara Bouman
Vice President of National SalesLive Nation
Deirdre McCready
Senior Vice President of Sales & Special EventsLive Nation
Carley Gauthier
National Director of MarketingLive Nation
close How Sprint’s Customer-First Focus Transformed an Existing Product from Ordinary to Extraordinary
Cultivating Loyalty by Prioritizing the Customer ExperienceSprint - Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Analytics, Device Financing, and InsuranceSpeaker

Robert Hackl
Senior Vice President, Business Transformation & Analytics, Device Financing, and InsuranceSprint
close Using AI to Personalize CX
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesSAP - President of Corporate MarketingSpeaker

Alison Biggan
President of Corporate MarketingSAP
close Shift Happens: The New Roadmap for Getting Ahead
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyTriNet - Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Communications OfficerSpeaker

Michael Mendenhall
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Communications OfficerTriNet
close Creating Customer Empathy: The Power of Empathy, Analytics and Observation in Marketing to Measure Success
Customer Journey and Engagement AnalyticsIntuit ProConnect - Vice President of Marketing and AnalyticsSpeaker

Patti Newcomer
Vice President of Marketing and AnalyticsIntuit ProConnectIndustry Dinner
Breakfast Buffet

close 9 Powerful Trends that are Shaping Marketing
Shattering Traditional Marketing Limitations with Emerging TechnologyAcoustic - Global Product MarketingSpeaker

David Miller
Global Product MarketingAcousticTargeted Research Meetings

close Using Receptivity Insights to Drive Business
Brand-Driven Storytelling and Elevating Your ContentPilgrim's Pride - Head of MarketingSpeaker

Laston Charriez
Head of MarketingPilgrim's Pride
close Is Email Marketing Really Dead? Not According to Data
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesBNY Mellon - VP Marketing AnalyticsSpeaker

Leith Chahed
VP Marketing AnalyticsBNY Mellon
close Manage your Social Media or It Will Manage You
Personalized Marketing and Data-Driven ExperiencesLeggett & Platt - VP, Marketing + CreativeSpeaker

Michael Margolies
VP, Marketing + CreativeLeggett & Platt
close Got Growth? Why High-Performance Leadership is the Key to Successful Business Outcomes
Driving Marketing Performance through the Institution of Standards & ProceduresMcGraw-Hill Education - VP, Marketing & BrandingSpeaker

Liz Austin
VP, Marketing & BrandingMcGraw-Hill EducationLunch
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.
Have Questions?
We’ve answered a few FAQs to get you started. For any other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
- 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.