Speakers | BrandSmart 2025

Industry leaders from leading brands — Feeding America, Google, Claire's, Threadline, Sports, and others — share their insights and favorite tools to help brand marketers master the unprecedented opportunities and challenges of today’s fast-changing environment and to manage The Future of Brand in an Experience-driven Economy.

Mainstage Speakers

Chris McGuire

Chris McGuire

McGuffin Creative Group
Leslie Marshall

Leslie Marshall

Mesmerise
Sheila Hamilton

Sheila Hamilton

McDonald's
Jennifer Polk

Jennifer Polk

Feeding America
Lisa Nucci

Lisa Nucci

Choose Chicago
Dan Moriarty

Dan Moriarty

Chicago Fire
Bennie F. Johnson

Bennie F. Johnson

American Marketing Association
Meghan Hurley

Meghan Hurley

Claire's
Cheryl Moe

Cheryl Moe

AMA Chicago Past President
Shannon Lee

Shannon Lee

StudioNorth
Lindsay Gash

Lindsay Gash

Meta
Pepper Miller

Pepper Miller

The Hunter-Miller Group
Kristian A. Alomá, Ph.D

Kristian A. Alomá, Ph.D

Threadline
Andy Crestodina

Andy Crestodina

Orbit Media Studios
Jennifer Wesley

Jennifer Wesley

Google
Linden White

Linden White

rEvolution
Jen Swanstrom

Jen Swanstrom

Ford Motor Company
Chris Scuro

Chris Scuro

Ford at GTB
David Chan

David Chan

Ford at GTB
Joe Grigsby

Joe Grigsby

VML