Lars Silberbauer

LEGO Group

Senior Global Director

Lars is Global Director of Social Media at LEGO and is driving the well known and innovative toy company’s social media strategy and execution. He leads a global team of social media marketeers that drives the real time engagement with consumers world wide. Previously he worked for 10 years in the digital and broadcast media industry as digital strategist and later creative manager driving digital strategy and leading project development for Danish Broadcasting Corporation. He has also worked in the US, driving web development and user research. He holds and MA in Digital Media Science and a HD in Innovation and Organizational Strategy.

Irina Pashina

SAP SE

Certified Leadership and Team Coach | Leadership Culture & Development Expert

Irina is a certified coach (PCC, CPCC), a seasoned mentor of individuals and teams, a leadership expert, and a leader specialized in transformation. Her passion for people development, leadership, and public speaking took her to five continents, where she inspired and drove change in various industries such as technology and non-profits. 
Leading a content strategy function at SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, she feels fortunate to shape superior customer experiences with a focus on digital transformation. Irina also builds bridges to people leadership topics such as a transformation to a newly established leadership culture. Her ability to connect with people across cultures and functional areas has been a key factor for meaningful connections and success in all her roles.
A requested speaker on leadership and communication topics, Irina is a transformational leader who inspires and helps people discover more, develop, and bring about a positive change in the world.

Steffen Ruebke

Henkel Beauty Care

VP And General Manager

Steffen has been traveling the world with us since 2012. He has been a regular speaker at our Marketing Kingdom events all around the world and has delivered cutting edge presentations on the importance of customer marketing in today’s marketing world. Plus, he has worked with big superstars like Heidi Klum and the legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld so he has some truly inspiring stories to share with you.

Tomas Jenssen

EIT RawMaterials

Chief Communications Officer

Tomas is currently heading the Corporate Communications practice at EIT Raw Materials in Germany.  He is also a mentor at the IBM SmartCamp. Prior to this, he was the Director for Corporate Communications for Microsoft in the Middle East and Africa. He also headed Product Communications, Analyst Relations, Issues Management, and HR Communications at Microsoft Germany. A political scientist by education, Tomas worked in the publishing and the consulting industry.

Mads Holmen

Bibblio

Founder And CEO

Hubert Grealish

Former Marketing Director, Philips, TomTom

Co-Founder; Marketing Officer; Brand Consultant At MPERA

Arash Vafadari

Mana Payam Public Relations

CEO

Arash Vafadari is the founder and Managing Director of Mana Payam Public Relations firm based in Tehran, Iran. Mana Payam is Iran’s only dedicated, full service public relations consultancy firm with comprehensive experience in meeting the growing demands of medium and large businesses either already established or looking to enter the local market. The company currently works with many foreign and domestic companies conducting business, or wishing to expand their operations in Iran. In addition to his role at Mana Payam, Arash also lectures at the Vije School of Communications in Tehran teaching modern public relations. He is an advisor to the Iranian Business School (IBS), a not-for-profit academic institution founded by prominent Iranian business people. He is also the chairman of the board at Akhbar Rasmi which is Iran’s first online press release distribution (newswire) company.

Baris Zavaroglu

Former Head of Consumer Products, the Walt Disney Company

International Marketing Expert

Gerhard Barcus

GoodBrand

Partner, Middle East

Maryam Monjazi

Aujan Iran

Supply Chain Director

Maryam is Iranian born who moved to Paris with her family at the age of 6. She holds an MBA from Warwick Business School-ESSEC-Universität Mannheim partnership programme. She started her career in Consulting before specialising in Procurement. Her experience spans from Thales, Accor, Essilor to Auchan. In 2012, she moved to Dubai to join Aujan Group Holding. As part of the Leadership team of Aujan Iran, she actively contributed in the turnaround and restructuring of Iranian operations growing the business into a successful and World Class FMCG operation in Iran.

Sivakumar Thangaratnavelu

Managing Partner, Symplfy.com

Former Global Head Of Customer Experience, HSBC Amanah

Sivakumar is a senior marketing professional with over 20 years of experience and an accomplished track record of success in Marketing and Customer Experience management in the financial services industry across North America, the Middle East and the Far East. Innovator and a change agent, having successfully directed cross-functional teams to deliver results. He has unique ability to apply cutting-edge marketing and customer experience functional expertise to drive business growth. Sivakumar is effective team builder, leader, and mentor.

Alper Eroglu

Unilever

Marketing Director, Home Care, Turkey