Keynote speakers

Industry leaders and composable visionaries shaping the future of brand experiences

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Co-founder of Bay FC, Olympic & World Cup Champion
Brandi Chastain
Closing Keynote: Brandi Chastain

Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion Brandi Chastain shares lessons from the mindset of elite athletes that can transform the way brands create, connect and build lasting impact with their audiences.

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Group Product Manager, Web Foundations, Volvo Cars
Sunil Subramanian
How Volvo is building next-generation automotive e-commerce experiences

Digital transformation in the automotive industry goes beyond enabling car browsing—it paves the way for dynamic, personalized, and lifelong customer journeys. Discover how Volvo harnessed cutting-edge digital experience technology to align its digital platforms with the preferences of real-world shoppers, achieving remarkable results in a short span. In this main stage session, Sunil Subramanian (Volvo’s Head of Product - User Interface Platform) and Johanna Lundmark (Product Manager - Web & Content Platform), will highlight how moving away from monolithic technology empowered Volvo Cars to achieve unparalleled agility, scalability, and a seamless dotcom experience, all within a unified customer ecosystem spanning 100 global markets.

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Product Manager, Web & Content Platform, Volvo Cars
Johanna Lundmark
How Volvo is building next-generation automotive e-commerce experiences

Digital transformation in the automotive industry goes beyond enabling car browsing—it paves the way for dynamic, personalized, and lifelong customer journeys. Discover how Volvo harnessed cutting-edge digital experience technology to align its digital platforms with the preferences of real-world shoppers, achieving remarkable results in a short span. In this main stage session, Sunil Subramanian (Volvo’s Head of Product - User Interface Platform) and Johanna Lundmark (Product Manager - Web & Content Platform), will highlight how moving away from monolithic technology empowered Volvo Cars to achieve unparalleled agility, scalability, and a seamless dotcom experience, all within a unified customer ecosystem spanning 100 global markets.

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SVP of Digital Technology, Experience & Insights, Crocs
Feliz Papich
Fireside chat with Crocs: Designing a digital foundation for the future

Join this fireside chat with Feliz Papich (Crocs), where we'll cover the true urgency of digital transformation in the fight for brand relevancy, and how Crocs emerged with digital foundations that let their marketing team move at the speed of culture.

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Award-Winning Storyteller
Taryn Southern
Scaling the imagination with AI
Our guest keynote speaker uncovers the possibilities of creativity, collaboration and storytelling in the AI era. Discover the future of human potential fueled by emerging technologies.
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Software Development Lead, MongoDB
Subi Babu
MongoDB: AI and Automation strategies for business advantage

Discover how MongoDB leveraged Contentstack's AI and Automate to eliminate obstacles and speed up their CMS migration, content publishing and SEO optimization. Plus, hear from our Contentstack AI expert Christine Masters and gain insights into how AI and Automate can significantly accelerate your content operations.

Having helped many global brands implement impactful AI approaches over the past 2 years, Christine offers practical strategies for enterprise AI adoption that actually work. Drawing from real-world successes and challenges, she will equip leaders with the frameworks they need to make smart AI decisions that deliver measurable results.

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Manager, Digital Products, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Julia Connly
Transforming digital experiences into real-life fan moments

Discover how the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee transforms digital engagement into meaningful in-person connections, using innovative content strategies to create seamless experiences that bring fans closer to athletes both online and in physical spaces during the world's world's largest multi-sport events.

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Director, Digital Product Management, Portals & Retail, McKesson
Ramya Raja
B2B Meets B2C: Blending content & data strategies in the game of attention

B2B and B2C experts challenge each other's assumptions and borrow winning tactics across the divide, as they compare audience engagement strategies, data activation best-practices and insights about what makes content resonate in both worlds.

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Director, Technical Product Management McKesson
Ratheesh Devadoss
B2B Meets B2C: Blending content & data strategies in the game of attention

B2B and B2C experts challenge each other's assumptions and borrow winning tactics across the divide, as they compare audience engagement strategies, data activation best-practices and insights about what makes content resonate in both worlds.

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Chief Digital and Technology Officer, PetMeds
Umesh Sripad
Building brand trust in an era of skepticism (Live media interview)

How do you balance medical credibility with emotional connection in an increasingly skeptical digital marketplace? Learn from PetMeds, a Contentstack EDGE customer, how they're leveraging their digital advantage and the power of content + data to become a trusted advisor in this live on-stage media interview.

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Media Reporter, Axios
Kerry Flynn
How content & data power the future of brand trust (Live media interview)

How do you balance medical credibility with emotional connection in an increasingly skeptical digital marketplace? Learn from PetMeds, a Contentstack EDGE customer, how they're leveraging their digital advantage and the power of content + data to become a trusted advisor in this live on-stage media interview

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Vice President, Mondelēz Digital Services
Tina Vaswani
AI agents with empathy: Mondelēz's journey to scale creative intelligence

Learn about the Mondelēz journey to design a creative, agentic AI ecosystem, built with the intention to scale customer experiences that are truly empathetic to users. Designing for empathy at scale demands thoughtful, responsible AI systems that respect user context, cultural nuance, and privacy. In this insightful session, Tina Vaswani (Vice President, Mondelez Digital Services) explores how to enable creativity and customer engagement across markets by connecting content, data, and agentic AI within a composable, privacy-aware stack. Learn practical lessons from their journey, including how cross-functional collaboration and intentional AI design empower global creative teams to deliver authentic, relevant experiences at scale.

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Director, Marketing Channels, Operations, and Analytics, Glassdoor
Vicki Law
B2B Meets B2C: Blending content & data strategies in the game of attention

B2B and B2C experts challenge each other's assumptions and borrow winning tactics across the divide, as they compare audience engagement strategies, data activation best-practices and insights about what makes content resonate in both worlds.

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Associate Director, DevOps, Verizon
Kara Brasfield
Reimagining connected customer experiences with Verizon

Learn how Verizon Business Group redefined its digital content strategy in record time, migrating from a legacy system to a modern, composable architecture with Contentstack. This talk dives into how they architected their migration, reduced publishing time from hours to minutes, and empowered editors to move faster than ever before. But this isn’t just about speed—Verizon is also laying the groundwork for the future with a digital experience engine built for what’s next. Whether you're planning a migration, managing a large-scale content ecosystem, or exploring AI and personalization, this session will deliver a blueprint for scalable transformation.

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Senior Director, Digital Technology, Mattel
Mark Hall
Mattel’s digital transformation and what's next with AI: A fireside chat with Shopify

Join Mark Hall (Senior Director, Digital Technology at Mattel) for a fireside chat with Shopify as they discuss Mattel's journey of digital transformation—moving from a monolithic system to a flexible, composable approach using Shopify and Contentstack. Hear directly how recent advances in generative AI are shaping their transformation strategy and what Mattel plans to explore to build for the evolving future of digital experiences.

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Vice President, Digital, XCentium
Dave Stawinski
Is personalization for everyone? Breaking down barriers to personalization at scale

There's so much more to successful personalization than "just" having the right technology in place, and many brands hit a wall as soon as they attempt to scale personalization initiatives. Join our platinum sponsors in this buzzword-free debate: Is personalization really necessary and achievable for every brand, and if so, what's stopping us all from getting there (and what can we do about it)?

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Director of AI and Commerce Partnerships, Grid Dynamics
Jayme Reynolds
Is personalization for everyone? Breaking down barriers to personalization at scale

There's so much more to successful personalization than "just" having the right technology in place, and many brands hit a wall as soon as they attempt to scale personalization initiatives. Join our platinum sponsors in this buzzword-free debate: Is personalization really necessary and achievable for every brand, and if so, what's stopping us all from getting there (and what can we do about it)?

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Partner Solutions Architect, Shopify
Nick Horton
Mattel’s digital transformation and what's next with AI: A fireside chat with Shopify

Join Mark Hall (Senior Director, Digital Technology at Mattel) for a fireside chat with Shopify as they discuss Mattel's journey of digital transformation—moving from a monolithic system to a flexible, composable approach using Shopify and Contentstack. Hear directly how recent advances in generative AI are shaping their transformation strategy and what Mattel plans to explore to build for the evolving future of digital experiences.

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VP of Marketing, SparkToro
Amanda Natividad
Becoming Unforgettable: Position Yourself with Purpose on LinkedIn

Discover how to build a LinkedIn presence that grows with you, whether you’re aiming to expand your network or establish yourself as a go-to expert in your industry. In this workshop, Amanda Natividad, VP of Marketing at SparkToro, shares the thoughtful, repeatable strategies that helped her grow to 50,000+ followers on LinkedIn. No gimmicks, no viral hacks — just consistent positioning and authentic content.This isn’t about becoming a thought leader overnight; it’s about building a reputation that’s memorable, trustworthy, and built to last.

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Senior Technical Product Marketing Manager, Contentstack
Lo Etheridge
Developer Labs: Powering adaptive experiences

Contentstack as a platform: Building rich, adaptive digital experiences with data informed personalized content.

Get hands-on with Contentstack's APIs and SDKs to build personalized experiences that adapt in real-time based on user behavior and context. In this practical lab, you'll implement a working Contentstack solution using our marketplace quick-starter, explore the data architecture patterns that connect content models with user profiles, and troubleshoot common integration challenges between the content layer and data sources.

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Lead Solutions Architect, Contentstack
Nick Nguyen
Developer Labs: Powering adaptive experiences

In this hands-on workshop, developers will learn how to leverage Contentstack EDGE to build rich, adaptive digital experiences powered by data-informed personalized content.

Participants will:

  • Explore the core concepts of data-informed personalization and understand how this drives powerful digital experiences
  • Work through a real-world use case and participate in collaborative brainstorming sessions to design solutions for these use cases
  • Learn how to create rich digital experience the Contentstack Way
  • Dive deep into implementation details, data architecture, and composable design principles and best practices

This workshop is perfect for developers and technical folks looking to understand how Contentstack EDGE combines AI, data, and content to create personalized digital experiences that adapt to user needs in real-time.

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Global Head of Data Products, Contentstack
James McDermott
The fine print: compliance & customer data

Join our Director of Information Security and Global Head of Data Products for a no-nonsense discussion on keeping your customer data both useful and compliant. In this practical workshop on managing customer data, we'll cover the regulatory requirements that matter most to global businesses, share straightforward approaches to data protection, and show you how to balance personalization with privacy. Bring your real-world challenges for an insightful and useful session.

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Director, Change Management, Contentstack
Mindy Montgomery
Making change happen: Change management masterclass

Master the art of change with Mark Hentschel and Mindy Montgomery, who’ve walked both sides of the fence—Mark as Contentstack's Technical Account Management leader and former customer at Bose Corp., and Mindy as a change management leader at Contentstack and former Associate Director of Product Management for Consumer Platforms at ASICS Digital. In this interactive workshop, they’ll share best-practice tactics for pushing change through stubborn organizations, turning skeptics into champions, and making tech transformations stick.

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CEO, Contentstack

Neha Sampat
The future of digital

Disrupt or be disrupted. Contentstack's visionary duo Neha Sampat (CEO) and Gurdeep Dhillon (CMO) as kick off ContentCon with a bold look at what's ahead for digital experiences in 2025 - and 2030. They'll reveal how iconic brands rewrite the rules to dominate their markets and unveil Contentstack's vision for marketing in the AI era, where hyper-personalized experiences adapt in real-time.

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CMO, Contentstack
Gurdeep Dhillon
The future of digital

Disrupt or be disrupted. Contentstack's visionary duo Neha Sampat (CEO) and Gurdeep Dhillon (CMO) as kick off ContentCon with a bold look at what's ahead for digital experiences in 2025 - and 2030. They'll reveal how iconic brands rewrite the rules to dominate their markets and unveil Contentstack's vision for marketing in the AI era, where hyper-personalized experiences adapt in real-time.

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VP, Product, Contentstack

Conor Egan
Reimagine possible with Contentstack EDGE

See how Contentstack EDGE allows you to reimagine the possibilities of digital experience by seamlessly integrating intelligent content management with real-time first-party data activation. Experience how brands can deliver hyper-personalized, adaptive experiences that evolve with every customer interaction while staying authentically on-brand. Witness the future of digital experiences where content adapts, data informs, and every touchpoint matters—closing the loop between rich customer insights and actionable content delivery that truly sets great experiences apart from merely good ones.

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Vice President of Global Customer Success, Contentstack
Rukshana Karunaratne
The ROI of digital experiences

How do you measure the true impact of your digital experience investments? In this session, Rukshana Karunaratne breaks down the key metrics, strategies, and success stories that demonstrate real ROI. Learn how leading teams tie digital experience initiatives to business outcomes—from increased efficiency to accelerated growth—and walk away with actionable insights to prove and amplify your own impact.

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Sr. Enterprise Account Executive - North America & Global Brands, Contentstack
JR Leighty
Real-time data activation best-practices

Learn how companies are actually capturing, analyzing, and acting on data as it flows in. You'll see the technical setup and organizational processes that separate successful CDP implementations from expensive disappointments.

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Director of Content, Contentstack
Ben Goldstein
Content marketing excellence
Join Ben Goldstein, Director of Content at Contentstack, for a roundtable exploring what it takes to build a high-impact content marketing strategy. From storytelling and SEO to AI-driven content personalization, this session will dive into best practices, emerging trends, and real-world challenges.
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Senior Director of Global Growth Marketing, Contentstack
Mark de Bruijn
Customer experience innovation in financial services

The financial services industry is undergoing a digital transformation—and customer expectations are higher than ever. In this session, Mark de Bruijn explores how leading financial institutions are reimagining the customer experience through innovation, personalization, and modern technology. Get inspired by real-world examples and learn strategies to elevate CX in a highly regulated, rapidly evolving space.

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Director, Product Marketing & Analyst Relations, Contentstack
Nicole Quick
What's next for retail digital experiences?

The retail landscape is shifting fast—so what does the future hold for digital experiences in this space? Join Nicole Quick as she explores emerging trends, evolving customer behaviors, and the technologies shaping the next generation of retail experiences. From hyper-personalization to immersive commerce, discover how forward-thinking brands are redefining how they connect with shoppers online and in-store.

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Sr. Product Manager, Platform, Data & Hosting, Contentstack
Dean Haddock
DXP at Scale: Process and operational strategy for high-scale deployments

Scaling your DXP isn’t just about picking a best-in-class platform—it’s about aligning people, processes, and systems to deliver personalized experiences at speed and scale. Join your fellow ContentCon attendees for a round table conversation facilitated by Dean Haddock, Group Product Manager of Platform & Hosting and author of Contentstack's whitepaper, "How to build a scalable DXP."

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Senior Product Marketing Manager, Contentstack
Ashish Joy
Data-rich, experience-poor? Let’s fix that

You’ve got a customer data strategy. You’re sitting on a mountain of customer data. So why doesn’t it feel like your digital experiences are getting smarter, faster, or more relevant? Many teams feel this disconnect — lots of data, but minimal activation. Join this roundtable to discuss real-world strategies, use cases, and solutions for driving better digital experiences through data.

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Senior Director of Digital Operations, Contentstack
Kylie Alexander
Measuring B2B content performance: Data integration and attribution models

Explore how to effectively integrate data across systems and apply attribution models that provide a clearer picture of content impact. Whether you're just starting to track performance or refining a mature measurement strategy, this conversation will offer practical tips and peer-driven insights to help you optimize your content efforts.

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Senior Director of Data Products, Contentstack
Drew Lanenga
Orchestrating the customer journey: From first-party data to real-time experiences
Learn how leading brands are connecting first-party data with real-time content to create seamless customer journeys. This session explores practical frameworks, tech stack tips, and real-world stories to help you activate personalized experiences across your digital channels.
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Chief of Staff, Contentstack
Nick Borth
Brand relevancy

In today’s fast-moving digital landscape, brand loyalty is earned—not given. Join Nick Borth for a conversation on how to keep your brand relevant in a world of shifting customer expectations and nonstop noise. Learn how to stay connected to your audience, adapt your messaging with purpose, and build a brand that consistently resonates across channels and moments.

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Senior Director Technical Services, Contentstack
Nick Barron
Hidden gems in Contentstack CMS for business users
Even seasoned teams often overlook some of Contentstack’s most powerful capabilities for business users. In this practical session, we’ll uncover features that can make your day-to-day work faster, smoother, and more scalable. You’ll leave with actionable tips to get more value from Contentstack CMS.
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