Future Media Forum 2025

SPEAKERS

Hear and learn from industry’s most influential media executives and the next generation of leaders.

Speakers

Panel Pledge

Future Media Forum Speakers…The most influential leaders…

Ruth Haffenden

Boody

Chief Marketing Officer

Sarah Sorrenson

Diageo

Global Head of Media

Fiona Bateman

Menulog

Head of Brand and Media

Roger Dunn

Diageo

Global Retail Media Lead

Alessandro Cusmano

American Express

VP Performance Marketing

Louise King

PwC

Telecommunications, Media and Technology Industry Leader & Many Hats Lead Partner

Willem Paling
Willem Paling

IAG

Head of Analytics

Georgia Thomas

THE ICONIC

Director of Brand, Media and Comms

Cat Douglas

Haleon

Head of Digital and Media

Melody Townsend

Bank of Queensland Group

General Manager – Group Marketing

Carolyn Baveystock

PepsiCo

Head of Media, Digital & Tech

Chris Gartside

PepsiCo

Director of Data and Analytics

Matt Tovey

Coles Group

Head of Marketing – Performance and e-Commerce

Paayal Dharmani

Sydney Opera House

Head of Digital Marketing

Sian Whitnall

OMD Australia

Co-CEO

Jason Tonelli

Zenith

CEO

Trent McMillan

Kaimera

Founder & Chief Digital Officer

Paula Malysevaite

PHD

Sydney, Head of Digital

Taylor Svarc

OMD Australia

Group Head of Transformation

Elizabeth Baker

Zenith

Chief Investment Officer

Josh Hover

PHD

Sydney, Group Digital Director

Nikki Rooke

Nine

Director of Sales – Total Television

Jess Cheng

The Lottery Office

Head of Marketing

Peter Wilson

Nunn Media

Head of Digital

Vibhor Kapoor

Adroll

Chief Business Officer

Michael Levine

Uber Advertising

Head of Advertising Sales ANZ

Christopher Eden

Google

Head of Programmatic Media, Australia & NZ

Udara Withana

Ogury

Director, Research & Insights, APAC