Marissa is a senior business executive with 20 years of experience leading consumer-focused businesses, bringing deep expertise in brand building and scalable growth. She currently leads Church & Dwight’s Digital Commerce Center of Excellence, overseeing retail media, digital shelf strategy and syndication, and ecommerce analytics. She brings a rigorous, data-driven, ROI-focused perspective to evaluating excellence and innovation across the industry.

Khara Bozler Hutchinson is a seasoned digital marketing and media executive with over 15 years of experience driving innovation and growth across programmatic, retail media, and eCommerce platforms. Currently the Head of Digital Activation at Bayer Consumer Health, she leads a portfolio-wide transformation in digital media strategy, ad tech, and personalized activation. Her expertise spans full-funnel media planning, advanced analytics integration, and in-house team development.

Chris Price is Vice President of Media and Connected Consumer Experiences at Heineken USA, where he leads media, owned experiences, data-driven consumer engagement, and eCommerce across the full consumer journey. He is a global marketing leader with deep roots in media and digital, having held senior roles across brands, agencies, and platforms including Taco Bell, Amazon, and The Coca-Cola Company. Known for driving transformation at scale, Chris has built modern marketing and media operating models, advanced retail and commerce media strategies, and led AI-enabled initiatives that deliver measurable growth. His career is defined by connecting media, data, and creativity to move complex organizations forward.

Cherian Thomas is Head of Global Brand Partnerships for T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, where he focuses on expanding strategic brand relationships into new advertising and partnership opportunities. Previously, he led T-Mobile’s Retail Media Network business, overseeing growth, operations, and strategic partnerships across the company’s retail media portfolio.

Cherian was the co-founder and CEO of Octopus Interactive—the nations largest network of interactive screens within Uber and Lyft vehicles. He joined T-Mobile through the acquisition of Octopus Interactive in 2022. Prior to Octopus,

Cherian was the co-founder and CEO of Spotluck Inc., a restaurant discovery app powered by gamification and dynamic pricing.

Cherian serves as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and sits on several community boards. He was recognized as a 40 Under 40 honoree by the Washington Business Journal, holds two master’s degrees and an honorary doctorate.

Cherian lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife, Catherine, and their two children.

Megan Black is the Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing & Media for Sephora. She is responsible for driving revenue, customer engagement, and customer lifetime value through paid media, retention, marketing effectiveness, and Sephora’s retail media network. Since joining Sephora in 2016, Megan has held various leadership roles on the dotcom and marketing teams overseeing projects for the US and Canada. As retailers have continued to bolster their first party data opportunities to better serve their brands and customers, in 2022, Megan led the launch of the Sephora Media Network. Additionally, she and her team continuously strive to find new methods and technologies to deliver personalized campaigns to Sephora customers. Before joining Sephora, Megan spent most of her career agency-side, primarily with Digitas and Publicis Groupe agencies in Boston and Chicago. A digital native, she’s been a part of many agency leadership teams driving digital media adoption and expansion with companies such as Mars Inc, Disney, and Sprint. Megan graduated from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in economics. She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband Kevin and an elderly French Bulldog Churchill. Her “to be read” pile of books and “to watch” list of content continues to grow - but will always accept more recommendations to add!

Tori Haynie leads Retail Media and Digital Initiatives at Tractor Supply Company, where she drives innovative, data-powered media solutions that connect brands with highly engaged rural consumers. With a strong foundation in strategy and retail, she partners cross-functionally to scale retail media capabilities and deliver measurable business impact. Tori brings both operator and growth perspectives to the evolving retail media landscape, with a focus on effectiveness, transparency, and long-term value creation. She holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Felipe Abed is the Global Product Lead for Commerce Media & Advertising at Klarna, based in London. He has held senior roles at Meta and Smartly.io, working at the intersection of performance marketing, advertising technology and global brand growth. At Klarna, he has played a key role in shaping the company’s advertising and commerce media strategy, from foundational ad products to the expansion of an open commerce media ecosystem spanning onsite and offsite solutions. His work focuses on building scalable commerce media products that deliver measurable value for both consumers and brands across global markets

With over 25 years of eCommerce leadership across retail, distribution, manufacturing, fast‑moving consumer goods, and consumer packaged goods, Dale builds high‑performing digital businesses and teams. At Lipton Teas and Infusions, he leads North America eCommerce and shopper marketing, accelerating omnichannel growth and deepening retailer partnerships for iconic tea brands. Previously at Newell Brands, he drove enterprise eCommerce across multiple categories—scaling Amazon, omnichannel, and DTC performance to deliver durable, profitable growth.

Morgan Chemij serves as Head of Global Marketplaces at HP where he oversees the retail media, analytics, reporting and overall strategy for HP’s global marketplaces (e.g. Amazon, MercadoLibre, JD.com, etc.). Previously ay HP, he oversaw Acquisition and Retention marketing for HP’s US ecommerce division as well as UX across HPs 27 global stores. Prior to that, he oversaw e-commerce marketing at FTD brands– before which he spent many years agency side at iCrossing and Wunderman Thompson creating best-in-class search and digital innovations for the likes of American Express, American Airlines, Disney, FedEx, Citibank, Land Rover and countless others.

Steven Paganelli, CDME is Vice President of Global Media & Partnerships at Tripadvisor, where he leads global partnership strategy connecting brands and destinations with more than half a billion monthly travelers. Steve brings over 30 years of experience across travel, advertising, and destination marketing, including leadership roles as President & CEO of destination organizations and as the founder of a successful destination-focused digital agency division. Since joining Tripadvisor in 2013, he has helped evolve innovative, performance-driven media solutions for partners worldwide. A Certified Destination Marketing Executive, Steve serves on the Destinations International Foundation Board Executive Committee, the IAB CRO Council, and advisory boards for the German National Tourist Office, Discover Puerto Rico, and Discover the Palm Beaches. He is also a longtime advocate for inclusive tourism and co-founded Connecticut’s first LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce.

Andrew Lederman is a seasoned digital commerce executive with deep experience driving global transformation across the consumer-goods industry. He is Vice President of Global Digital Commerce at Mondelēz International, where he leads a $3B+ business focused on accelerating growth through data-driven strategy, emerging commerce platforms, and operational excellence. Earlier, Andrew was part of the founding team at OpenSky, later acquired by Alibaba, and helped launch and scale BEES at AB InBev, one of the world’s largest B2B commerce platforms. Known for bringing startup agility into large-scale organizations, he is recognized for his strategic vision, disciplined execution, and ability to build high-performing, future-ready teams.

Chip Harding is Executive Vice President of Simon Media & Experiences, leading media and experiential strategy across Simon’s premier retail destinations nationwide, including its expansive digital screen network. His work sits at the intersection of attention, culture, and data—leveraging audience insights, measurement, and performance analytics to deliver immersive, culturally relevant experiences that connect brands with consumers at scale.

As Senior Vice President of Amex Offers Digital Media at American Express, leads the Amex Offers and Amex Ads businesses focused on strengthening membership through differentiated media content. Jacob is passionate about connecting advertisers with customers in moments that matter. He joined American Express in 2015 leading various marketing, analytics and data teams within the Global Merchant and Network Services business. Prior to Amex he held various leadership roles in the loyalty, data and retail media industry.

Bryant Ross is the Director of Digital Commerce Strategy and Capabilities at Kimberly-Clark. Bryant leads end-to-end strategy development and implementation of mid to long-term initiatives focused on digital shelf, digital experience, omnichannel marketing, retail media, and digital commerce capability building. Bryant has over two decades experience partnering with many top CPGs, in both manufacturer and agency roles, to accelerate commercial growth for brands and their retail partners.