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

KD Dizon

Chief Marketing Officer

Globe Telecom
Francis Adrian H. Viernes

Francis Adrian H. Viernes

Chief Innovations Officer / Chief Data Scientist

Megaworld Corporation
Tanya Walker

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

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

Kriscel Lagman

Head of Integrated Media and Accounts

Goldilocks Bakeshop

Sheree Gae Gayas

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

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

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

Roshan Nandwani

Head of Marketing and Commercial

Ayala Land Hospitality
Chad Sotelo

Chad Sotelo

Group CMO

Filinvest Development Corporation
Paolo Serrano

Paolo Serrano

Vice President of Operations

Gerry’s Group of Restaurants

4:30 PM

Closing remarks

4:35 PM

End of conference