Ranked as the No. 1 Global Marketing, Social Media, and Retail Thought Leader by Thinkers360 with an influential reach of over 130,000 followers across social media, Vladimer stands as a beacon of innovation in the marketing realm. Hailed as a pioneer by Exeleon Magazine and the recipient of more than 100 global awards, his contributions have sculpted the landscape of modern marketing, earning him recognition as one of the foremost keynote speakers and thought leaders worldwide. Vladimer’s global footprint extends to delivering keynote speeches at prestigious summits such as the Global Marketing Summit and the Asia Retail Summit, drawing from a wealth of knowledge accrued through a storied career within elite corporations. His mission remains clear: drive transformational change and guide audiences towards the most effective strategies to maximize returns on investment.
Achint Setia is the Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer (CRMO) at ZALORA. In his dual roles, he leads ZALORA’s Cluster business across Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan in addition to leading the Revenue and Marketing function across the ZALORA group. Dynamic and entrepreneurial, Achint brings with him over 17 years of experience in scaling businesses in consumer tech and media. As an avid speaker and passionate storyteller, he brings bottom-up business building expertise in consumer tech and media with cross-functional experience in analytics, marketing, operations, strategy, content and product development. Prior to joining ZALORA, he took on multiple leadership roles at Indian fashion e-commerce platform, Myntra, where he headed the company's marketing and social commerce business.
Jochen Wirtz is Vice Dean MBA Programmes and Professor of Marketing at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is a leading authority on services marketing and management with more than 200 academic publications. His books include Intelligent Automation: Learn How to Harness Artificial Intelligence to Boost Business & Make Our World More Human (2021), Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy (9th edition, 2022), and Essentials of Services Marketing (4th edition, 2023). With translations and adaptations for over 26 countries and regions, and combined sales of over 1 million copies, they have become globally leading services marketing textbooks. He has worked with international consulting firms, including Accenture, Arthur D. Little and KPMG, and major service firms around the world. He has also been an angel investor in a number of start-ups like Dataswyft (www.dataswyft.io) and TranscribeMe (www.TranscribeMe.com).
Xiao Saunders, Franchise Consultant & Marketing Director at Deren Marketing, bridges Western brands into Asia's markets with a stellar track record. Fluent in English and Chinese, adept in communication, and armed with extensive marketing and franchising expertise, she has propelled numerous fitness brands to success as their exclusive consultant. Specializing in WeChat, TikTok, and RedBook marketing, she has mastered brand promotion both locally in Singapore and globally.
Dr. Nirmalya Kumar is the Lee Kong Chian Professor of Marketing at Singapore Management University. Formerly the strategist for the Tata group, a $100 billion conglomerate, he has lectured at renowned institutions like Harvard Business School and London Business School. He has consulted with over 50 Fortune 500 companies in 60 countries and served on 12 corporate boards, including ACC, Tata Chemicals, and Ultratech. A leading expert in marketing and strategy, Dr. Kumar has been listed three times in Thinkers50, winning the "Global Village Award" and being inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2017. He has authored 10 books, including "Marketing as Strategy" and "Clash: Amazon vs Walmart." His TED Talk on Indian innovation has garnered over 1 million views. A passionate art collector, he has supported major exhibitions through his Bengal School 1875-1950 collection and received an Honorary Fellowship from SOAS for his contributions to South Asian art.
For 12+ years at Google, across New York, London and Singapore, Gautam led marketing, sales and business development teams in matrixed environments to deliver business results at scale for almost every major Google B2B and B2C product - including Android, Chromecast, Chromebooks, Google Cloud Platform, Google Ads, Google Play Store, Google Assistant, YouTube Premium and YouTube Music. He is now bringing his global experience to other businesses by founding his own strategic advisory practice, Snowbird, where he takes on short-term assignments to help businesses find their next step. He's appeared on Harvard Business Review's QuickTake and speaks at prestigious conferences such as HubSpot Connect and European Stratup Festival. His passion lies at the intersection of tech and culture, where he explores how they shape each other and what that means for brands and people.
There are so many enticing Marketing speakers just waiting to speak at your next event. Bringing a top speaker or expert to your event can be a game changer. Whether it is inspiring, engaging life stories or driving change within your organisation or institution. Connect with Best Marketing speakers & leaders through Singapore Speaker Bureau; a platform where leading organisations partner for their business conferences and events – via keynote presentations, cross-industry interactions, inspirational and leadership sessions.