Agenda
29 September 2026
8:00 AM
Registration
8:50 AM
Welcome remarks
9:15 AM
[Opening session]
Beyond experimentation: When AI fluency becomes the competitive edge
- Shift from AI tools to AI capability and what it means for how organisations compete.
- Recognise the widening gap between AI-ready and AI-hesitant brands as a present reality.
- Explore how early movers are already compounding advantage across every marketing function, and what it takes to catch up.
10:00 AM
[Case study]
Operationalising AI for ROI: A practical framework for measurable impact
- Drive AI from isolated experiments into core workflows that directly influence revenue across planning, targeting and reporting.
- Build repeatable AI systems that teams can scale confidently without relying on a single expert or fragile processes.
- Measure real ROI by instrumenting for business-critical outcomes over vanity metrics in the Philippine market context.
10:30 AM
Networking break
11:00 AM
[Panel discussion]
Powering discoverability in an AI-first search world
- Rethink discoverability beyond rankings by showing up in AI-generated answers where authority and relevance drive visibility.
- Adapt content for GEO by aligning with conversational Taglish queries and building local topic authority that AI systems can recognise.
- Unify search and social strategies to capture discovery across AI interfaces, platforms and creator ecosystems.
Panellists:

KD Dizon
Chief Marketing Officer
Globe Telecom

Francis Adrian H. Viernes
Chief Innovations Officer / Chief Data Scientist
Megaworld Corporation

Tanya Walker
Head of Marketing Communications
Schneider Electric Philippines
11:30 AM
[Case study]
From feed to checkout: How intelligent retail is rewriting the Filipino shopping journey
- Collapse the funnel as awareness, trust and checkout happen within a single scroll, turning platforms into storefronts.
- Trigger instant buying behaviour through live selling as real-time engagement replaces consideration cycles.
- Compete at the point of intent as social search reshapes discovery, making content optimisation as critical as paid media.
12:00 PM
[Case study]
Intent as experience: Meeting customer expectations in an omnichannel, on-demand world
- Decode consumers’ non-linear path to purchase where discovery, research, and buying happen across social, search, and chat.
- Deliver experiences that respond in real-time as consumers switch quickly when faced with friction.
- Close the gap between online and offline by building unified journeys from digital channels to physical touchpoints.

Mea Guinhawa-Gabunada
VP – Head, Consumer and Marketplace Insights and Analytics
Nestlé Philippines
12:30 PM
Networking lunch
1:30 PM
[Panel discussion]
From awareness to revenue: Orchestrating a commerce-led influencer strategy
- Tie influencer partnerships to measurable outcomes such as GMV, conversions and app install to turn influence into accountable revenue.
- Design a tiered influencer ecosystem across nano, mid-tier and macro partners with distinct roles, KPIs and commercial impact.
- Measure live commerce performance through conversion rate, average order value and repeat purchase to treat creators as sales channels.
Panellists:

Kriscel Lagman
Head of Integrated Media and Accounts
Goldilocks Bakeshop

Sheree Gae Gayas
Head of Digital Commerce
Samsung Philippines
2:00 PM
[Case study]
Built to convert: Short-form video as a performance marketing channel in 2026
- Accelerate output as AI enables faster creation, editing and deployment of performance video.
- Shift competitive advantage toward iteration as high-volume testing drives continuous optimisation.
- Transform video into a scalable pipeline where content is versioned, localised and refined across audiences.
2:30 PM
[Case study]
Hyperpersonalisation under pressure: Using first-party data and loyalty to win wallet share when budgets shrink
- Identify high-risk and high-value customers using first-party data to protect wallet share and reduce churn.
- Fortify owned data infrastructure across loyalty, apps and direct channels to retain control and reduce platform reliance.
- Activate one-to-one personalisation by combining behavioural, transactional and cultural signals to drive conversion.
Speaker:

Sherwin Ayong Sario
Member Lifecycle Head, Mabuhay Miles
Philippine Airlines
3:00 PM
Networking break
3:30 PM
[Case study]
The comments section is the new front desk: Monitoring isn’t listening
- Most brands think they’re listening to customers. They’re actually just monitoring — tracking what gets said without ever asking why.
- See how AI turns scattered, everyday complaints into a real-time signal brands can actually act on.
- Learn what your own negative sentiment is trying to tell you — and what it costs to keep mistaking it for noise.
Speaker:

Paul Bantayan
Head of Marketing
UNO Digital Bank
4:00 PM
[Panel discussion]
Anticipate, engage, retain: The digital playbook for customer retention in 2027
- Identify early warning signs by tracking behavioural patterns that signal impending disengagement.
- Intervene at the right moment with hyperpersonalised offers and experiences that give customers a reason to stay.
- Drive loyalty that lasts through digital programmes that evolve with the expectations of the 2027 consumer.
Panellists:

Roshan Nandwani
Head of Marketing and Commercial
Ayala Land Hospitality

Chad Sotelo
Group CMO
Filinvest Development Corporation

Paolo Serrano
Vice President of Operations
Gerry’s Group of Restaurants
4:30 PM
Closing remarks
4:35 PM