We hosted an exclusive evening in partnership with Konrad and Interbrand, where global leaders examined how AI is redefining the way brands grow, connect, and create lasting value. Building on Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2025 announcement, the session explored the key trends shaping the next era of brand growth.
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Oct 15, 2025
Patrick Keller
Head of UX
Chris Campbell
Executive Creative Director
Liz Bergman
Vice President & GM
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In this session, senior leaders from Google, Interbrand, and American Express explored how AI is redefining brand growth, transforming customer experiences, creative strategy, and the balance between technology and human connection in an increasingly intelligent world.
About Interbrand: The world’s leading brand consultancy, best known for its annual Best Global Brands report, shaping how the world’s most iconic companies build and sustain value.
About Konrad: A global digital agency driving innovation across strategy, design, and technology to help ambitious brands scale and thrive in the digital age.
Patrick Keller
Head of UX
Patrick Keller leads user experience at Google, steering design strategy across global products to deliver intuitive and impactful solutions. With deep expertise in UX leadership, systems thinking, and cross-functional alignment, he focuses on creating experiences that scale and resonate across diverse platforms.
Chris Campbell
Executive Creative Director
Chris is an Executive Creative Director at Interbrand. He believes passionately in the power of design as a strategic business tool to help organizations win in the marketplace. With more than 20 years of design experience, he has created award-winning work recognized by organizations including Cannes Lions, D&AD, AIGA, and The One Show. His client experience includes Microsoft, GE, Hyatt, AT&T, and McDonald’s among others.
Liz Bergman
Vice President & GM
Liz Bergman leads U.S. Consumer Go-to-Market Strategy & Operations at American Express, shaping how consumer products are launched and scaled. With deep experience in loyalty, product marketing, and lifecycle strategy, she aligns cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, high-impact experiences that build trust and drive growth.
Join Kelley Tessier, Senior Director of Brand and Digital Marketing at the Canadian Olympic Committee, for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how Team Canada is redefining what it means to represent a nation on the world stage.
Kristen Philippi shares #paid’s latest insights into the creator economy, what was forecasted for 2025, what’s unfolding now in 2026, and the major shifts set to transform creator-led media and commerce next.
Join us in Toronto for an exclusive conversation on how authenticity, storytelling, and cultural identity shape consumer buying decisions, drive brand loyalty, and define the next wave of lifestyle branding.
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM EST
482 Front St W, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON
$25
Jeremy Watt
Co-Founder
Discussion Topics:
The Art of Understated Branding
Owning the Narrative: Why ‘Made in Canada’ Matters
Janina Peterek shares lessons from Google on moving AI from experimentation to performance, covering executive alignment, organizational design, governance, and AI agents across complex workflows.
6:00 PM
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7:30 PM EST
136 Crosby St, 4th Floor, New York City, NY
$45
Janina Peterek
Global Executive Sponsor Program Lead
Discussion Topics:
Strategic Executive Alignment: From Sponsor to Driver
The Organizational Blueprint for Adoption & ROI: Design AI-First Workflows
Managing Trust and Scaling with Enterprise Integrity: Scale Securely
Join Fani Kelesidou, AI Creative Strategist, Demand Generation at Amazon, for an evening exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way marketers think, plan, and execute.
6:00 PM
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8:00 PM GMT
55-57 Rivington St, London
£20
Fani Kelesidou
AI Creative Strategist, Demand Generation
Discussion Topics:
How AI Is Transforming Modern Marketing
Finding AI’s Real Value Across the Customer Journey
Join Iustin Iftime, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, for an interactive workshop exploring how humans and AI can collaborate to design, build, and launch better products.
6:30 PM
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7:30 PM GMT
55-57 Rivington St, London
£40
Iustin Iftime
Principal Product Manager
Discussion Topics:
The New Division of Work
Live Demo: From Idea to Product with a Human + AI Duo
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