Carl Gustin
Sectors: Software, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Film, Travel/Air Lines
Carl is the former CMO of Apple Corporation and the Eastman Kodak Company.

Janet McDonald
Sector: Consumer Packaged Goods
Janet has held senior brand management and marketing roles at Unilever and Procter & Gamble.

Kenneth Kunze
Sector: Beverages
Ken most recently was the CMO for Heineken in the US and brings over 20 years of marketing and operating experience in roles for Pepsi, Cadbury and Heineken.

Philippe Soussand
Sectors: Retail Apparel, Luxury Goods
Philippe was formerly the President of Louis Vuitton for Latin America, and of Christian Lacroix, Loewe and Kenzo for the Americas. He has also been a senior financial and marketing executive with LVMH: Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.

Cie Nicholson
Sectors: Beverage, Consumer and Specialty Products
Cie is currently a Principal Strategist for GamesThatGive and was formerly the CMO of Pepsi-Cola North America.

Michael Windsor
Sectors: Software, Hardware, Digital Media
Mike is the former head of the corporate consulting practice at Creative Artists Agency. Prior to that, he was CEO, Ogilvy Interactive Worldwide and served on the worldwide board of Ogilvy & Mather.

David Snyder
Sectors: Children's and Specialty Retail
David is the Founder and CEO of Brandissimo!, an entertainment company specializing in kids’ and family content. He was formerly the Chief of Disney Europe TV.

Allen Olivo
Sectors: Consumer Electronics, Online Retail, Search Engine and Portal
Recently the Head of Brand Marketing at Yahoo!, Allen has also held senior brand and retail marketing roles at Apple Corporation and Amazon.com.

Gary Goldsmith
Sectors: Automotive, Telecom, Beverages, Spirits, Fashion, Media, Financial Services, Travel and Tourism
Gary was most recently Chief Creative Officer of Y&R North America and was a member of its worldwide board.

David Milch
Sector: Merchandise and Brand Licensing
David is the President of Perpetual Licensing, a New York–based licensing agency specializing in the creation of strategic licensing programs and brand extensions.

John Weiss
Sectors: Restaurant and Retail
John was formerly the Deputy Director of Research at Montgomery Securities and was a founding partner and investment analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners, where he covered a number of significant players in the QSR and CSR categories, including Papa John’s, Sonic Restaurants, Shoney’s Lone Star Steakhouse, Au Bon Pain and Friendly’s Ice Cream. He has been a repeat member of Institutional Investor magazine’s All-American Research Team.

Nazir Ahmad
Sectors: Financial, Media, Technology, Packaged Goods, Sports & Leisure
Nazir is President of GivingWorks, Inc., a small firm providing strategic advice to a number of influential public service entities, including UNICEF, the World Bank, AARP, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the Soros Foundations Network.

Emily Cohen
Sectors: Digital Media, Mobile, Publishing
Emily leads a consulting practice focused on print-to-digital and mobile media strategies. Previously, she was Managing Director, Strategy and Business Development at the New York Times Company, where she worked in consumer marketing, business development, circulation finance, Six Sigma improvement, ad sales, operations, and new product development. Emily holds an MBA in Strategic Media Management from The Wharton School.