Exec Panel Sydney April 2026

From Marketing Department to Marketing Culture – People & Tech

In this panel series by Ne-Lo, leaders from across C-suite roles and industries explore the challenges of aligning teams and the AI systems organisations increasingly rely on in decision-making — all of which require a shared, company-wide understanding of marketing.

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Date

Thursday

Time

Start 8:30 – End 9:30am

Doors open at 8:00am, with breakfast.

About Event

Successful marketing has always extended beyond the marketing department. Product decisions shape value, pricing signals strategy, distribution determines access, and customer experience builds reputation. Yet many organisations still manage marketing as a departmental function rather than a shared responsibility. This raises a fundamental leadership question: who actually owns marketing? When decisions across product, price, place and promotion sit across different departments, how should they be aligned? At the same time, organisations are increasingly relying on AI to analyse markets, generate insights and support decision-making. But if teams across the organisation hold different understandings of marketing, how can the technologies they rely on operate from a consistent foundation? This discussion explores what it takes for leaders to align teams, decisions and technologies around a shared, company-wide understanding of marketing.

Panelists


Panelist Seat: Customer & Growth

Maria Loyez

Group Executive, Superannuation at Australian Ethical and former Chief Customer Officer. Senior executive with leadership roles across Virgin, Optus, AMP, OFX, SocietyOne and Volt Bank, driving customer, digital and growth transformation across financial services and fintech.

Panelist Seat: Marketing Transformation

Kieran Antill

Executive Director, Brand @ Ne-Lo & Anatomy of Marketing Training; Former Exec. VP, Exec. CD @ Leo Burnett New York, R/GA Australia, and JWT Melbourne.

Panelist Seat: CEO

Nicole Sheffield

Managing Director of OneDigital at Wesfarmers and President of the Australian Retailers Association. Former CEO of NewsLifeMedia and Chief Digital Officer at News Corp, with leadership roles spanning Australia Post, Foxtel and some of Australia’s most influential media and retail brands.

Facilitated By

Darren Woolley

Founder and Global CEO of TrinityP3. Former medical scientist, ex-creative director, and ex-chair of the Australian Marketing Institute, a podcaster, author, industry commentator and columnist.

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