Edinburgh, Scotland
Debuting in London last year, the CEO Summit was hailed with rave reviews. We are pleased to again partner with our friends at the Market Research Society to bring this popular forum across the Atlantic.
Experience a different kind of meeting. Here, you can be an active participant. Give advice, seek guidance. Ask questions and share experiences.
What’s holding your business back? How do you want to grow? Join us to find both the information and inspiration to make good things happen.
Bring your toughest problems . . . and take home solutions.
CEO Summit Europe Co-Chairs:
Merrill Dubrow, CEO, M/A/R/C Research
Dan Foreman, Chairman, ZappiStore
Steve Schlesinger, CEO, Schlesinger Group
Ideal for: Chief executives of market research and data analytics firms who must stay abreast of global issues and who seek business partnerships to expand their international presence.
Mitch is a former S&P 500 public company CEO and board director. Widely regarded for his leadership and experience, he believes in using data and analytics to create value across multiple industries. A forward thinking leader with expertise in identifying consumer and market trends, Mitch has a proven ability to see “what’s next” and reflect it in strategy.
A strategic, solutions oriented business leader with more than 20 years of success in delivering customer insights that drive business results, Lisa has a passion for delivering patient-centered solutions in healthcare.
Gayle Fuguitt is Chief of Customer Insights and Innovation at Foursquare. Gayle architects C-suite growth and business outcomes for a wide array of leading advertisers in diverse industries through global, mobile location intelligence uniquely embraced by sales, marketing, and engineering. Fuguitt’s combined expertise as a global insights and analytics leader, creative revenue driver, and an early adopter and translator of game-changing technology into business growth drivers plus her award-winning, results-driven leadership connects Foursquare solutions to scalable growth opportunities, enabling the future now.
Vanella is Global CEO of Hall & Partners. Prior, she spent 20 years in some of the world’s best advertising agencies, including BBH, JWT, and BBDO.
Vanella has always been passionate about brands and communications, how they are created, and how they work. She constantly strives for outstanding creativity in anything she is involved in.
Richard M. Marshall has more than 30 years of experience in software innovation. Before founding Concept Gap, Richard was a Gartner analyst, covering mobile app design and development. He championed the emergence of key enterprise mobile app technologies.
As an entrepreneur, Richard recognized the importance of the mobile app in 2004 and created a company, Rapid Mobile, that delivered cross-device, highly-usable apps long before they became mainstream. Richard’s career has encompassed everything from coding to corporate governance. He has worked in all phases of product development, from initial concept through implementation and on to sales, marketing, and product management. Communication has always been the common element: storytelling is a key factor in driving the adoption of new technology. He has lectured and written papers, articles, and reports for many years. Richard holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh.
