Digital & Social Media Marketing Innovators Forum

Virtual Half-Day Event

Oct 21, 2021 12:00 pm4:00 PM EST

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An Exclusive Virtual Forum for Senior Marketing, eCommerce & Digital Focused Leaders

BWG's Digital & Social Media Marketing Innovators Forum encourages senior professionals to network & knowledge share with like-minded industry peers. Each session will be moderated by a BWG Connect professional to ensure that our panel sessions remain on topic and answer critical questions that the audience truly cares about.

All audience members will have the ability to ask live questions and will have access to introductions to any of the panelists following the event. We're always open to making connections to others within our network as well. Come join the BWG Community!

BWG Connect & our Event Sponsors are proud to host this virtual half-day forum in order to provide as much educational information as possible.

As always, there will be no sales pitches and there is no cost to join.

Event Agenda

12pm - 12:50pm

How Content Boosts Performance Across SEO, PPC, Conversion Rates & Beyond

1pm - 1:50pm

Digital Marketing: New Tools, New Costs, New Order, How to Hack the system

2pm - 2:50pm

Balancing Emerging Social Marketing Channels

3pm - 4pm

How Marketers are Approaching a Holistic Retail Media Strategy

Event Sponsors

Guest Panelists

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

VP of Growth at Perpetua

Adam Epstein is the VP of Growth at Perpetua, a company that builds growth infrastructure for eCommerce. Adam oversees all customer and revenue growth for Perpetua. The company has a team of over 80 people with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, and recently opened up an office in London. They make advertising products that help brands and agencies grow on marketplaces like Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, and Target.

Perpetua has been a venture-backed technology startup funded by top Silicon Valley investors with leadership at top tech companies. They were recently acquired by Ascential. 

Michael Southworth

Michael Southworth

Co-founder & CEO at Elemerce

Michael is CEO and Co-founder of Elemerce, has been involved in product marketing for 15 years and eCommerce for the last 10. Michael is a visionary leader and a people person above all. Building strong relationships with partners and delivering value is what drives him daily.

Alex Nazarevich

VP, Growth at INDOCHINO

Doug Zarkin

Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Luxottica Retail

Emil Consuelo

Sr. Director of Digital Commerce at Kayser-Roth Corporation

Erin McCarthy

Director of Customer Success at Cohley

Jesse Angeles

Founder at Crisp Copywriting and Consulting

Lina Racaniello

Vice President, Marketing & Direct to Consumer Sales at DHP Furniture

Jamie Eslinger

Head of North America at PartyLite

Michael Zakkour

Michael Zakkour LinkedIn

Founder of 5 New Digital

Michael Zakkour is the Founder and Chief Strategist at 5 New Digital, a consultancy that advises clients on strategy, structure, implementation, and transformation in the digital realm. Michael has over 20 years of experience in eCommerce, specializing in digital transformation, data science, the China/APAC market, digital commerce, and new retail strategy. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of China BrightStar, LLC. As an author and speaker, Michael has been interviewed for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NPR, the BBC, and many other media outlets. 

Event Moderator

Aaron Conant LinkedIn

Co-Founder & Managing Director at BWG Connect

Aaron Conant is Co-Founder and Chief Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a networking and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. Speaking 1x1 with over 1200 brands a year and hosting over 250 in-person and virtual events, he has a real time pulse on the newest trends, strategies and partners shaping growth in the digital space.

Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

VP of Growth at Perpetua

Adam Epstein is the VP of Growth at Perpetua, a company that builds growth infrastructure for eCommerce. Adam oversees all customer and revenue growth for Perpetua. The company has a team of over 80 people with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, and recently opened up an office in London. They make advertising products that help brands and agencies grow on marketplaces like Amazon, Instacart, Walmart, and Target.

Perpetua has been a venture-backed technology startup funded by top Silicon Valley investors with leadership at top tech companies. They were recently acquired by Ascential. 

Michael Southworth

Michael Southworth

Co-founder & CEO at Elemerce

Michael is CEO and Co-founder of Elemerce, has been involved in product marketing for 15 years and eCommerce for the last 10. Michael is a visionary leader and a people person above all. Building strong relationships with partners and delivering value is what drives him daily.

Alex Nazarevich

VP, Growth at INDOCHINO

Doug Zarkin

Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Luxottica Retail

Emil Consuelo

Sr. Director of Digital Commerce at Kayser-Roth Corporation

Erin McCarthy

Director of Customer Success at Cohley

Jesse Angeles

Founder at Crisp Copywriting and Consulting

Lina Racaniello

Vice President, Marketing & Direct to Consumer Sales at DHP Furniture

Jamie Eslinger

Head of North America at PartyLite

Michael Zakkour

Michael Zakkour LinkedIn

Founder of 5 New Digital

Michael Zakkour is the Founder and Chief Strategist at 5 New Digital, a consultancy that advises clients on strategy, structure, implementation, and transformation in the digital realm. Michael has over 20 years of experience in eCommerce, specializing in digital transformation, data science, the China/APAC market, digital commerce, and new retail strategy. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of China BrightStar, LLC. As an author and speaker, Michael has been interviewed for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, NPR, the BBC, and many other media outlets. 

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Event Information

Oct 21, 2021 12:00 pm - 4:00 PM EST

Event format

  • Half-Day Virtual Forum
    Featuring 200+ executives, where everyone can contribute, ask questions and learn from peers
  • On-Topic Discussions
    Moderated by BWG Connect with group interaction throughout
  • Make Connections
    Opportunities to network before and after

BRINGING TOGETHER INFLUENTIAL EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR PROFESSIONALS

What is BWG Connect?

BWG Connect provides executive strategy & networking sessions that help brands from any industry with their overall business planning and execution. BWG has built an exclusive network of 125,000+ senior professionals and hosts over 2,000 virtual and in-person networking events on an annual basis.
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