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Marketing Tech Symposium 2026

The Marketing Tech Symposium 2026 is Australia’s most-loved MarTech conference, focused on building human-centred and customer-focused marketing technology ecosystems. Entering its 13th year, the event features compelling keynote presentations, fireside chats, and curated social experiences in a relaxed, distraction-free resort setting. Key themes include op…

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34Speakers
13Sponsors
69Sessions
43Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Marketing, in alphabetical order.

Aaron Michie
Head of Marketing Operations, Transformation & Strategic Programmes · Foxtel
Andrea Peters
Associate Director of Marketing, Media & Acquisition · Auto & General Australia
Anja Starun
Director, Technology & Digital Transformation · Kayo Sports
Anna Bohler
Head of Digital Experience · Big Red Group
Ben Combe
General Manager, Digital Data and Content · Bupa
Cathy Teo
Head of Engagement Lifecycle · ANZ
Chris Amson
Director of Digital and Content · Tourism Western Australia
Darren Paterson
Head of Asia Pacific and Japan · Sitecore
Dayna Walton
Former Senior Digital Marketing Tech Lead · Nestle
Deborah Kytic
Director of Marketing and Customer Growth · Prospa
Eloise Gillespie
Director, Strategic Initiatives · Optus
Fabian Abacum
Country Head of Client Analytics · HSBC
Fidelma Maher
Senior Digital Experience Manager · Mable
James Perry
Head of Digital Media, Data, Partner and Publisher Services · WooliesX
Joana Tene
Global Director - eCommerce Capabilities, MarTech and DCoE Operations · Whirlpool Corporation
Jo Jones
Head of Digital & Personalisation · Insignia Financial
Jon Holcombe
Managing Director, ANZ · Horizontal Digital
Khachig Kabakjian
Director, Business Excellence APJ · Pegasystems
Lexie Walker
Senior Regional Marketing Director · Thomson Reuters
Linh Nguyen
Group Marketing Manager · ABC
Louise Granville
Program Director, Marketing Technology · Westpac
Luke De Landelles
Head of MarTech – Leisure · Flight Centre Travel Group

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

BrazePlatinum
InsiderPlatinum
Insider OnePlatinum
SitecorePlatinum
ContentfulGold
OrchardGold
PegaGold
SalesforceGold
BirdeyeSilver
ContentstackBronze
CrederaBronze
KnowesisBronze
UnLtdCharity Partner

Agenda

Selected from 69 sessions.

  • Monday 14:00

    Masterclass: Future Proofing You – Rethinking Your Edge (with a Little Help from AI)

    Leadership in today’s world isn’t about predicting the future and knowing what it will be; in times of great disruption, real leadership is deciding what you want your future to be…

  • Monday 17:00

    Delegate Registration

  • Monday 17:00

    Welcome Drinks

  • Tuesday 10:00

    Panel Discussion: The MarTech Skills and Capabilities of the Future, and What that Means for Workforce Transformation

    Against a backdrop of restructures and redundancies that are reshaping who is in market and what they can bring with them, the capability that once built judgement and brand instin…

  • Tuesday 10:10

    Panel Discussion: The MarTech Skills and Capabilities of the Future, and What that Means for Workforce Transformation

    Against a backdrop of restructures and redundancies that are reshaping who is in market and what they can bring with them, the capability that once built judgement and brand instin…

  • Tuesday 10:40

    Coffee Break & Networking

  • Tuesday 11:10

    Contentful Breakout

    Breakout
  • Tuesday 11:10

    Contentful Breakout: On Time. Under Budget. Yes, it was a CMS Migration

    Large-scale CMS migrations are almost expected to run over time, over budget and over everyone’s patience. Mable’s experience suggests they do not have to. In this candid intervie…

  • Tuesday 11:10

    Partner Breakout

    Breakout
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 43 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

43 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
10Sponsoringsponsor only
30Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Braze·Contentful·Sitecore

Speakers by seniority

68% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner26%
  • Director / Head of2162%
  • Manager / Lead618%
  • Marketing / Brand39%
  • Other roles26%

Of 34 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BrazeSponsor · Platinum1
2ContentfulSponsor · Gold1
3SitecoreSponsor · Platinum1
4BirdeyeSponsor · Silver-
5ContentstackSponsor · Bronze-
6CrederaSponsor · Bronze-
7InsiderSponsor · Platinum-
8Insider OneSponsor · Platinum-
9KnowesisSponsor · Bronze-
10OrchardSponsor · Gold-
11PegaSponsor · Gold-
12SalesforceSponsor · Gold-
13UnLtdSponsor · Charity Partner-
14Bupa2
Sponsors by tier
platinum4
31% of 13
gold4
31% of 13
silver1
8% of 13
bronze3
23% of 13
charity partner1
8% of 13
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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