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Tatiana-Vivienne Jouanneau is a skilled Global profit brand-builder, an expert who has worked for over 80 International markets and lived in 20 countries and a believer in building the brand with “head, heart and hands”.

Tatiana-Vivienne is Logitech Marketing Transformation Officer and Global Head of Commercial Marketing. She leads 4.6$b net sale business across categories of Work and Play for the World Leader in Consumer Electronics, responsible for Marketing Transformation across Brand, organization and processes, strategic partnership, omnichannel and full eco system marketing for 8 different product categories, capability building for over 150 marketers, in-house creative and production agency, external agencies for multi-touch points (Communication, Creator, PR, Social, E-tail/Amazon and Retailers) brand investment mix and big consumer and cultural events.

In the previous role, Tatiana-Vivienne was Duracell Global Chief Marketing Officer and Duracell’s award-winning CMO. She led brand building in both B2C of one of the world largest consumer goods companies as well as established brand building framework for B2B marketing, Global partnership programs with Disney, Mattel, Hasbro, Movie-franchises (Cars and Star Wars), OEM market programs and children learnings in emerging markets.

Tay Guan Hin serves as the APAC Regional Director for The One Club for Creativity, overseeing the elevation of awards, programming, partnerships, and regional membership. As the former Creative Chairman of BBDO Singapore, he has left an indelible mark on the creative industry, working with global agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, Wunderman Thompson, Grey, and Leo Burnett. Guan Hin’s digital engagement strategies have transformed brands such as Visa, Unilever, Audi, MOHH, and Shell, helping them navigate market challenges and strengthen their market presence.

His debut book, Collide: Embracing Conflict to Boost Creativity, published by Penguin Random House SEA, swiftly became an Amazon and Straits Times best-seller. Guan Hin has held prestigious roles, including being the Jury President at the Cannes Lions and other renowned international events. A sought-after keynote speaker, he has delivered his insights at prestigious events such as The One Club’s Creative Executive Summit, One Show China, One Asia, TEDx, Spikes Asia, and AdFest, as well as to leading companies like Tencent and Meta.

Dedicated to mentoring, Guan Hin founded Singapore’s first student awards program and continues supporting young talent development. His leadership in innovation was further recognised during his presidency of the Asia Professional Speakers Association, cementing his status as a key figure in driving Creativity and nurturing the next generation of creative leaders.

Jidanant “Bo” Tanpitaksidh is a marketing and business leader with experience spanning FMCG, beauty, e-commerce, and luxury retail. Currently leading Beauty & Wellbeing for Unilever Thailand, she oversees a portfolio across Hair, Face, and Body, combining P&L leadership with brand building and social-first transformation.

Her career has taken her from creative beginnings to leadership roles at Lazada and Sephora, giving her a unique perspective across creativity, commerce, technology, and consumer culture. Bo is passionate about challenging conventional thinking, turning emerging consumer shifts into growth opportunities, and building brands that are both culturally relevant and commercially powerful.

Chris Rawlinson is the founder and CEO of 42courses.com, the learning company for people who hate corporate learning.

42courses built Cannes Lions’ global online training programmes and has taught teams at Google, Apple, Disney, HSBC, Volkswagen and the UK Government, with a faculty most business schools would envy: Rory Sutherland, Dan Ariely, Sir John Hegarty, Cindy Gallop and Piyush Pandey among them. The platform’s AI personalisation engine, designed and built in-house, adapts every course to each learner’s industry, role and goals.

Before that, Chris was Innovation Director for Ogilvy and WPP in Africa, helping take the network to be ranked No1 in the region for 5 years in a row. He teaches executive boards at London Business School, and in earlier lives hosted a drive-time radio show, flew as a commercial pilot and built intelligent homes for Sting and Madonna.

Sebastian Op het Veld has spent more than a decade rethinking how Out-of-Home fits into an increasingly digital media world.

As co-founder of MyAdbooker, he works at the intersection of media, technology and product innovation, building the infrastructure that connects physical screens to the programmatic advertising ecosystem. His work spans everything from SSP and DSP integrations to audience measurement, dynamic pricing, contextual activation, retail media and new ways of making real-world media measurable and actionable.

Sebastian is particularly interested in what happens when OOH stops being treated as a collection of screens and starts being planned around people: where they are, how they move, what is happening around them, and what media can do next.

At heart I have always been a storyteller. Long before job titles or roles, I was someone who collected moments, memories, and experiences—and tried to make sense of them through stories.

I’ve spent much of my career working as a marketer, facilitator, and communicator, including many years with Unilever, and I’ve been lucky to work with leaders and teams all over the world. What I’ve learned along the way is this: stories do what strategies and presentations can’t. They help people feel, connect, and act. That’s why I believe business storytelling is one of the most important leadership skills of the decade ahead.

It took me a long time to figure out how to do this well. I learned through trial and error, plenty of listening, and a fair few missteps. Today, the thing I enjoy most is watching a leader speak in a way that feels real—and seeing an audience lean forward because they’re genuinely engaged. That moment never gets old. It’s what gets me out of bed in the morning.

My friends like to call me a memory collector. I seek experiences. Every journey feels like a story waiting to be told. I take photographs, but for me they’re less about the image and more about the emotion behind it—another way of telling a story.

I’m the Founder and CEO of Connecting the Dots Consultancy and a Global Partner at Anecdote, the world’s largest business storytelling company. I also serve as Secretary General of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA), sit on the Global Board of the International Advertising Association (IAA), and in 2025, I became Adjunct Faculty at the Asia School of Business, in collaboration with MIT Sloan.

At the end of the day, my work is about helping people engage, influence and inspire with more authenticity, humanity, and impact—one story at a time.

Farheen was at Unilever for 2 decades and worked across multiple categories within Home & Personal Care, leading iconic brands such as Fair & Lovely, Lux, Wall’s and Knorr.

From 2014 to 2016, Farheen was based in Turkey as Brand Development Director, Ice Cream for North Africa, Middle East & Turkey, where she partnered with the global team to design an innovation and communication program: Upon returning to Pakistan in 2016, she joined the Unilever Pakistan Board as Foods & Refreshment Lead and also served as Director of the Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited Board, during which time she and her team proudly won 8 PAS Awards in a single year.

In January 2021, Farheen was appointed CEO & President for Lipton Teas and Infusions for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan region. During her tenure, she successfully led the business transformation from a corporate to a private equity strategy with a strong focus on distribution expansion, portfolio premiumization & ERP implementation.

Farheen is now embarked on a new exciting journey as CEO of the Food Division (Candyland & Bisconni) at Ismail Industries. Alongside this executive role, she continues to contribute to the wider industry as the current Chairperson of the Pakistan Advertisers’ Society (PAS).

Farheen is a mother of two boys and prides herself on her purpose in life, which she describes as an “unapologetic drive to create balance between being a resilient business leader and a deeply-committed mom”.

Farheen Salman Amir has been associated with Unilever since 1999, leading a diverse range of categories throughout her career, including Personal Care, Ice Cream, Food, and Beverages. Her career trajectory saw her rise to the position of Ice Cream Brand Development Director for the North Africa & Middle East cluster, based out of Turkey, before she was confirmed on the board of Unilever Pakistan in 2016.

Since returning to Pakistan, Farheen has been instrumental in leading the Foods & Refreshment division as a board member for Unilever Foods Pakistan Limited, where she successfully revamped the portfolios of Lipton & Brooke Bond Tea, Knorr Foods, and Wall’s Ice Cream.

Currently, Farheen holds the position of President of Lipton Teas & Infusions, BSPAN (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan), making her one of the youngest female CEOs in the industry. Under her leadership, Lipton Teas & Infusions stands as the largest tea business globally, with renowned purpose-driven brands such as PG tips, Pukka, Lipton, T2, and Tazo. The company operates 11 production factories across four continents and maintains tea gardens in three countries.

In her role as President BSPAN & General Manager Pakistan for Lipton Teas & Infusions, Farheen oversees a business worth over €200 million and employs more than 300 people across the region.

Adding to her accomplishments, Farheen was recently elected as the Chairperson of the Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) during its 26th Annual General Body Meeting held in December 2023. This position further solidifies her influence and leadership within the advertising and marketing industry in Pakistan.

Farheen is an alumna of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), where she completed her BBA and MBA. She is a strong advocate for women’s leadership in the corporate world, emphasizing that it is possible to achieve corporate success while maintaining a balanced family life.