Vasilios Sarakiniotis

Global Media Activations Lead

He has contributed to small start-ups, unicorns, and global corporations. From being an individual contributor to leading end-to-end teams and driving growth via E-commerce Management and Performance & Media Marketing. Led digital transformation projects to secure better customer experience, turning insights into actual actions. With the tech capacity and understanding,g he briefed and implemented Martech projects to increase CVR, CLV, and AOV for new users/clients in collaboration with Product, Business Intelligence, and Tech Right now, he is developing and executing user acquisition and annual media-performance strategies across various organic and paid advertising channels such as paid search, paid media, affiliates, retargeting, and programmatic for double-digit markets with triple-digit millions of budget. He has successfully completed an M.Sc in Marketing at Groningen University, Netherlands, a Bachelor in Economics at Thessaloniki, Greece, and courses under the B.B.A. in KU Leuven, Campus Brussels.

Rupali Behl Bhagat

Emerging Marketing Trends, Australian College of Kuwait, Kuwait

Rupali commenced her professional journey with IBM, India. Prior to joining IBM, she actively worked with NGO’s including Disable sports teams and Para-Olympics Association. She organized state level events, developed international exchange program for these NGO’s and was appreciated and acknowledged for her work at state level. She travelled across India in NCR, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, Mumbai, Punjab and Delhi for these events. As she moved to State of Kuwait in 2008 where she worked for a regional NGO ‘LOYAC. She took care of the international office of the NGO including all international programs and international communications. She supported the grants and awards section of the NGO with other team members. Later, she joined the Australian University in 2014 as a faculty member where she held many positions including Academic Advisor, Internship in-charge, Head Industrial Committee, Member HR Council, Member Events committee, Member -ACBSP Committee, Member Curriculum Committee and left the university in 2024 to pursue her doctorate and enhance her research. While in Kuwait, she continued to work for NGO’s including LOYAC, AIESEC, INJAZ and collaborated with other private and public sector entities including banks, corporates to bring various opportunities for the youth. She worked on various projects in Kuwait during covid-19 pandemic, a history which no one intended to be part of. She continued her work and duties online and at this time, she was inclined to technology and enrolled herself in a Post graduate program in AI from Mccombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, US.

Jyoti Pannu

Product Manager at Booking.com

Jyoti Pannu is a seasoned Product Manager at Booking.com, with 7.5 years of experience spanning product management and consulting across fintech, e-commerce, and digital strategy. She has previously held key roles at Binance, BUX, Flipkart, Cisco, Kearney, and McKinsey, where she specialized in growth hacking, partnerships, KYC optimization, and user experience enhancement.

At Binance, Jyoti focused on improving KYC and address verification rates for the Middle East and Africa region, while at BUX, she led a team to increase trading volumes in the European market. During her tenure at Flipkart, she worked on growth-driven A/B experiments to enhance customer engagement and developed mobile solutions for sellers to optimize their revenue.

A graduate of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), Jyoti combines her data-driven mindset, strategic problem-solving skills, and cross-functional collaboration expertise to drive impactful product innovations. She is passionate about leveraging AI and digital transformation to redefine business strategy and user experiences.

Julian Sng

Chief Marketing Officer, Alola, Singapore

Ashish Deshpande is a CX Evangelist based in Singapore with over two decades of experience across ASEAN and South Asia. Currently with HCLSoftware, he specializes in helping organizations elevate customer experience by leveraging connected data and AI. With a rich background spanning the FSI, FinTech, Telecom, and Public Sector industries, Ashish blends his deep technical expertise in digital marketing, big data, analytics, and integration solutions with a human-centric approach to sales and customer engagement. Garima specializes in full-funnel marketing, omnichannel content strategy, and social media amplification, leveraging tools like Salesforce, Adobe Analytics, and Brandwatch. Her strategic approach has consistently delivered strong ROI, including a 234% MROI on micro-influencer campaigns and a significant boost in organic content reach through employee advocacy programs. Prior to 3M, she led retail marketing transformation projects at Caterpillar Inc., spearheading digital and customer experience innovations across the Asia-Pacific region. Her experience also includes pivotal marketing roles at Volkswagen India and Audi, where she managed successful product launches and award-winning branding campaigns. Passionate about innovation and inclusive leadership, Garima fosters dynamic, high-performing teams across global markets, ensuring sustainable business growth and customer-centric impact.

Garima Mamgain

Product marketing leader

Garima Mamgain is a seasoned product marketing leader with over 13 years of expertise in B2B marketing, demand generation, and new product introductions. Currently serving as the Global Portfolio Leader at 3M Inc., she has successfully driven high-impact marketing initiatives across diverse industries, including automotive electrification and advanced materials. Garima specializes in full-funnel marketing, omnichannel content strategy, and social media amplification, leveraging tools like Salesforce, Adobe Analytics, and Brandwatch. Her strategic approach has consistently delivered strong ROI, including a 234% MROI on micro-influencer campaigns and a significant boost in organic content reach through employee advocacy programs. Prior to 3M, she led retail marketing transformation projects at Caterpillar Inc., spearheading digital and customer experience innovations across the Asia-Pacific region. Her experience also includes pivotal marketing roles at Volkswagen India and Audi, where she managed successful product launches and award-winning branding campaigns. Passionate about innovation and inclusive leadership, Garima fosters dynamic, high-performing teams across global markets, ensuring sustainable business growth and customer-centric impact.

Erik Cambria

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Nanyang Technological University

Erik Cambria is the Founder of SenticNet, a Singapore-based company offering B2B sentiment analysis services, and a Professor at Nanyang Technological University, where he also holds the appointment of Provost Chair in Computer Science and Engineering. Prior to joining NTU, he worked at Microsoft Research Asia (Beijing) and HP Labs India (Bangalore) and earned his PhD through a joint programme between the University of Stirling and MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on neurosymbolic AI for explainable natural language processing in domains like sentiment analysis, dialogue systems, and financial forecasting. He is recipient of several awards, e.g., IEEE Outstanding Career Award, was listed among the AI's 10 to Watch, and was featured in Forbes as one of the 5 People Building Our AI Future. He is an IEEE Fellow, Associate Editor of many top-tier AI journals, e.g., Information Fusion and IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, and is involved in various international conferences as keynote speaker, program chair and senior program committee member. One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World of Grammar. The Big Oxmox advised her not to do so, because

Ashish Deshpande

ASEAN Sales Leader

Ashish Deshpande is a CX Evangelist based in Singapore with over two decades of experience across ASEAN and South Asia. Currently with HCLSoftware, he specializes in helping organizations elevate customer experience by leveraging connected data and AI. With a rich background spanning the FSI, FinTech, Telecom, and Public Sector industries, Ashish blends his deep technical expertise in digital marketing, big data, analytics, and integration solutions with a human-centric approach to sales and customer engagement. Garima specializes in full-funnel marketing, omnichannel content strategy, and social media amplification, leveraging tools like Salesforce, Adobe Analytics, and Brandwatch. Her strategic approach has consistently delivered strong ROI, including a 234% MROI on micro-influencer campaigns and a significant boost in organic content reach through employee advocacy programs. Prior to 3M, she led retail marketing transformation projects at Caterpillar Inc., spearheading digital and customer experience innovations across the Asia-Pacific region. Her experience also includes pivotal marketing roles at Volkswagen India and Audi, where she managed successful product launches and award-winning branding campaigns. Passionate about innovation and inclusive leadership, Garima fosters dynamic, high-performing teams across global markets, ensuring sustainable business growth and customer-centric impact.

Arun Kumar Singh

Research Scientist (AI)- AI Research Centre, Woxsen University, India

Prof. Arun Kumar Singh is an accomplished AI researcher and educator, currently serving as a Research Scientist and Development Team Lead at the AI Research Centre, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, where he also holds a faculty position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Analytics. With extensive experience in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and deep learning, Prof. Singh has previously worked as a Data Research Scientist at Digit Insurance and as a Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, focusing on applications of drone and satellite imagery for infrastructure and agricultural monitoring. A certified instructor and University Ambassador for the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute, he regularly delivers training on cutting-edge AI and data science technologies. Prof. Singh is also an IEEE Ambassador and has held leadership roles in various academic and industry outreach programs. His research contributions lie at the intersection of AI, business innovation, and image processing, making him a key thought leader in driving practical applications of machine learning in business and beyond.