Keynote speakers

When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan — an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker, and advisor on 21st-century teamwork, collaboration and innovation.

Get Big Things Done: The Power of Connectional Intelligence

Accelerate the connected power of teams to foster agility, innovation, and breakthrough ideas and outcomes. Discover new ways to lead and communicate with teams through uncertainty; keep diverse teams aligned, build trust, and foster motivation.

Sameen Gul is an accomplished FMCG commercial and tech leader renowned for driving business impact through innovation. Sameen is a recognized expert in shaping digital strategies and establishing business models that harness cutting-edge technology to propel organizations forward.

Delivering innovation at scale: Lessons from Reckitt’s composable transformation

Deep dive into Reckitt’s ground-breaking composable transformation: learn how the innovative approach to branded websites is reshaping its digital strategy to meet evolving market demands and foster sustainable growth.

Katie is a multi-dimensional retail professional with experience in and perspective on various elements of the consumer goods business. She is a Buyer and Merchandiser turned Project and now Product Manager. She’s currently driving the product enablement of Contenstack for ASICS.com and partners in the brand vision of delivering on composable commerce. Katie is based outside of Boston where she lives and plays with her wonderful husband and their absolutely amazing son and totally awesome daughter.

Mastering enablement: Lessons from ASICS Digital’s rapid transformation

How composable shaped ASICS Digital's enablement journey: lessons learned in driving user empowerment, rapid rollout, and transformative content strategies.

Kareen Balsam has worked as the Senior Manager of eCommerce Operations at ASICS since 2018, focused on content management, testing and site experience. Prior to ASICS, she was eCommerce Director at Mattress Firm, Senior eCommerce & Marketing Manager at Godiva, and Marketing Manager at west elm, Williams-Sonoma Inc. Kareen has a side-hustle with Scully's Wonderful Stuff, is Treasurer of her new beloved bungalow colony in the Catskills, lives in Brooklyn, NY, and has two teenage children, a kid-at-heart husband and a puppy-4-ever Norwich Terrier. She holds an MFA in Dance & Technology from The Ohio State University and a BFA in Dance from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Mastering enablement: Lessons from ASICS Digital’s rapid transformation

How composable shaped ASICS Digital's enablement journey: lessons learned in driving user empowerment, rapid rollout, and transformative content strategies.

Mark's digital career began over 20 years ago, marked by his strong passion for harnessing technology to elevate customer experiences. Currently serving as the DXP Architect at Bose Corporation, Mark brings a wealth of expertise and a visionary perspective to the journey many take to achieve successful digital transformations.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Mark is a New Englander, born and raised, busy constantly wrangling his 2 boys and cheering on his favorite New England sports teams.

Edwin Cohen is a product director within Evinova, a global health-tech business within the AstraZeneca group offering globally-scaled digital products and services to the life sciences and healthcare sector.

Edwin is currently responsible for defining the product roadmap and strategy for global patient and site centric digital solutions used within clinical trials. Edwin has more than 18 years’ of experience within the life science industry holding various local and global positions within development operations and digital health R&D.

Revolutionizing clinical trials: A human experience-driven approach

Discover how Evinova, a global health-tech business within the AstraZeneca group, is forging its experience edge in the pharmaceutical industry with a groundbreaking, science-based, and human experience-driven approach to clinical trials.

Neha Sampat is a three-time tech founder and CEO, and currently founder and CEO at Contentstack. Neha is a relentless advocate for building great places to work and achieving equity in tech. She was recognized as one of Austin Business Journal’s 2023 Women in Business Awards and a Best CEO in 2022.

Welcome address

Contentstack CEO Neha Sampat sets the tone for an insightful event, offering a glimpse into the company's vision and highlighting key themes that will be explored during the conference.

Gurdeep Dhillon is a seasoned marketing executive with nearly two decades of experience in enterprise software. He is currently Chief Marketing Officer at Contentstack, delivering Composable Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) to the world's leading brands. Gurdeep is a proven driver of growth, market presence, and brand relevancy, and has applied his expertise in marketing leadership positions at SAP, Marketo, Adobe, and Zuora. His passion for fostering collaborative environments has made him a builder and grower of high-performance teams. With regional and national recognition as a top marketer, he regularly speaks at notable industry events such as Dreamforce and Adobe Summit.

Puneet Misra is Sr. Manager Digital Solutions, Richemont International SA. He is responsible for managing e-com and Retail Digital Solutions for Cartier.

Crafting digital luxury: How Cartier creates cross-border consistent, compliant and creative digital experiences

Discover how Cartier navigated the mandates of compliance, consistency, and creativity to craft luxury experiences across borders - by leveraging composable to create technologically advanced and highly innovative brand experiences.

Yohann is a seasoned professional with a rich background spanning various industries and specializing in digital marketing and IT technical roles.

With over three years of experience in the Richemont group, he is now leading a dynamic team dedicated to the “Website Factory”, driving autonomy, efficiency, and scalability for the program.

Outside of work, he enjoys exploring the open road on his motorcycle and creating new culinary experiences in his kitchen.

Crafting digital luxury: How Cartier creates cross-border consistent, compliant and creative digital experiences

Discover how Cartier navigated the mandates of compliance, consistency, and creativity to craft luxury experiences across borders - by leveraging composable to create technologically advanced and highly innovative brand experiences.

Marilyne Renoult, Design Director at Air France-KLM, initiated her career in digital project management, making significant contributions to product development at DHL and e-commerce agencies. With expertise in content management and front-end design, Marilyne has been instrumental in optimizing content strategies to enhance the passenger experience. She assumed the position of Director of Air France Design since 2020. Beginning 2023, she progressed to Director of Air France-KLM Design, where her leadership continues to shape the group's visual and experiential aspects, emphasizing innovation, user-centric design, and the seamless integration of technology, all while prioritizing the importance of CMS in delivering an elevated travel experience.

Air France KLM reimagines content strategy for brand & business impact

Discover how Air France KLM builds brand resonance through its composable-first content strategy. Learn how the airline leverages content for a seamless brand and customer experience - and how the business has transformed as a result.

Fiona Wu is a versatile product management professional at Dawn Foods, establishing product vision and converting into concrete strategies to cultivate and grow eCommerce adoption. Throughout her career, she has led cross-functional teams in driving agile planning, building roadmaps, and delivering user-focused digital products and experiences.

Before Dawn Foods, Fiona was a Principal Digital Product Manager at Waters Corp., where she led and built B2B digital solutions and agile transformations. Prior to that, Fiona was a Product Owner at Keurig Dr. Pepper with areas of expertise in mobile web and marketplaces, focusing on product development lifecycle from concept to design, development, and optimization.

While Fiona is committed to her time at work, her top priority is spending time with her family. She enjoys cooking and movie time with her husband and two sons at home as well as family outdoor activities, such as biking, camping, hiking, and skiing.

Content meets commerce: Dawn Foods' blueprint for agile global expansion

Learn how Dawn Foods leveraged Contentstack CMS and Automation Hub to merge their global content sites with their commerce stack, creating agile global websites that offer a comprehensive shopping and inspirational experience for customers. Learn their blueprint for success in uniting regional marketing teams and leveraging innovative content strategies to drive growth and customer engagement in the global market.

Hugo Rousset serves as the Vice President of Digital Products and Services at Air France KLM, overseeing the development of digital touchpoints for the two airlines. With a career spanning over two decades, Hugo joined Air France in 2001 and has held a range of leadership roles across Customer Service, Distribution, and Commercial functions within both Air France and Air France – KLM.

Air France KLM reimagines content strategy for brand & business impact

Discover how Air France KLM builds brand resonance through its composable-first content strategy. Learn how the airline leverages content for a seamless brand and customer experience - and how the business has transformed as a result.

Jasmin Guthmann is VP of the MACH Alliance, Head of Corporate Communications at Contentstack, and host of the People Changing Enterprises podcast. She spearheaded the Women in MACH Manifesto movement and joins ContentCon as Master of Ceremonies (MC).

Conor Egan manages Contentstack’s industry-leading product and engineering teams. He has 15+ years of experience building products that have earned multiple software patents, won industry awards, and led digital transformation at the world’s largest brands. Conor and his team are devoted to improving the user experience by creating best-in-class products that bring technical and non-technical users together to create digital transformations.

Contentstack Product Update

The latest groundbreaking innovations within the Contentstack ecosystem. We’ll unveil cutting-edge features and provide a glimpse into the future, covering our strategic direction and advancements that will shape the composable DXP landscape.

Marcel Borgstijn has been with bol for 15 years; he was a Business Analyst in the team that implemented Contentstack and now serves as an Application Manager to help new teams with the implementation.

Migrate with confidence: Bol's strategies for success

Product owners, business strategists, and anyone interested in making your migration strategy from monolith to headless successful: Learn from e-commerce marketplace Bol as the team shares their top strategies, advice, and lessons learned from a migration that led to a perfect Black Friday and beyond.

Sander van den Brink, Group Product Manager, has been at bol 11 years. He is responsible for the Strategy and Vision of the product Discover, one of the teams implemented Contentstack and plays a leading role in the use of the platform.

Migrate with confidence: Bol's strategies for success

Product owners, business strategists, and anyone interested in making your migration strategy from monolith to headless successful: Learn from e-commerce marketplace Bol as the team shares their top strategies, advice, and lessons learned from a migration that led to a perfect Black Friday and beyond.

Gireesh Sahukar is the Vice President of Digital at Dawn Foods and oversees Dawn’s Digital Innovation Hub. In this role, Gireesh helps Dawn adapt, grow and stabilize its eCommerce business, as the 100-year-old global bakery manufacturer and ingredients supplier looks ahead to its next hundred years. His leadership, insights and expertise help bring Dawn’s long-term digital strategy to life to advance the business for customers.

Before joining Dawn, Gireesh was Director of Digital Architecture and Delivery at Keurig Dr Pepper, where he led direct-to-consumer eCommerce, data analytics, customer service and brand marketing teams. Previously, he held technology leadership positions at various companies, with a focus on digital transformation. A veteran of startups, Gireesh was part of teams that built leading companies and technologies acquired by GE, Oracle and Accenture.

Gireesh received his bachelor’s degree (BS) in engineering from the BMS College of Engineering in Bangalore and his master’s degree in information systems from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He currently lives in Boston with his wife and daughter.

Content meets commerce: Dawn Foods' blueprint for agile global expansion

Learn how Dawn Foods leveraged Contentstack CMS and Automation Hub to merge their global content sites with their commerce stack, creating agile global websites that offer a comprehensive shopping and inspirational experience for customers. Learn their blueprint for success in uniting regional marketing teams and leveraging innovative content strategies to drive growth and customer engagement in the global market.

Richard is Senior Product Manager for the Sky Websites platform based in Leeds, UK, in the Corporate Affairs department. He's been with Sky for 6 years, previously working as a Business Analyst in the Sky News team. His previous roles have included BA in Print Marketing and at a Healthcare Software company. Originally from Sheffield, Richard graduated with a degree in Politics from the University of Sheffield in 2010. He's a keen football fan, PC gamer, amateur actor/singer, and father of two.

Build components, not websites: Composability at scale with Sky Websites

Discover how Sky, a leading European media and entertainment company, developed a composable approach to website creation and management with a Center of Excellence framework. Learn firsthand from Richard Mace, Senior Product Manager, and Oliver Cavanagh, Senior Engineering Manager, as they dive into the strategies behind Sky Websites: a platform built to empower non-technical editors, reduce development time, and achieve unparalleled scalability.

Oliver is Senior Engineering Manager for Sky Websites, the brand's in-house website builder, based in Leeds, UK. His career started at 16 through Sky’s Engineering Academy; and has contributed to some of the company's leading propositions, including Sky Sports and Sky News. Outside of work, he's mostly occupied running or walking with his needy cockapoo. You may also catch him attempting DIY.

Build components, not websites: Composability at scale with Sky Websites

Discover how Sky, a leading European media and entertainment company, developed a composable approach to website creation and management with a Center of Excellence framework. Learn firsthand from Richard Mace, Senior Product Manager, and Oliver Cavanagh, Senior Engineering Manager, as they dive into the strategies behind Sky Websites: a platform built to empower non-technical editors, reduce development time, and achieve unparalleled scalability.

Christine Masters, the Senior Product Manager for Emerging Products at Contentstack, has more than 14+ years of experience in web content management and product development. A Certified Scrum Product Owner, Christine utilizes design thinking, automation techniques, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to solve real-world problems for customers. Christine's key products include Automate, AI Assistant, and Brand Kit.

Contentstack Academy: Content authoring in the age of AI and customer data

For both business and technical users: Contentstack Academy workshop on leveraging Contentstack, AI, and customer data to create efficiencies, streamline, and accelerate your content operations.

Eric Crump is a Senior Solutions Engineer and Architect. Before finding his way to sales roles, he was a developer for more than 20 years. Eric has code running on military platforms, in large retailers, in high-production steel mills, and more. After several years of serious dev work, Eric discovered his real passion is to work on small R&D teams and building demos. He is currently leading the team to build new and exiting demo tools for Contentstack.

Contentstack Academy: Marketplace app-building workshop

For technical users: Contentstack Academy workshop on how to build apps on Contentstack Marketplace.

Matt McDonald, Product Manager for Marketplace, plays a pivotal role in overseeing the Marketplace, Developer Hub and its diverse offering of solutions. Before moving into Product Management for Contentstack, Matt worked as a developer before transitioning into Marketplace Operations for 5+ years, where he led a team to scale an expansive range of app integrations. Matt is focused on empowering private and public app developers to extend the platforms capabilities and grow composable solutions to complement Contentstacks product offerings.

Contentstack Academy: Marketplace app-building workshop

For technical users: Contentstack Academy workshop on how to build apps on Contentstack Marketplace.

John Kelly leads the Product Management and UX Research teams at Contentstack as Director of Product For over half a decade, he's played a crucial role in advancing the company's position as a frontrunner in API-first, composable technology. His work focuses on developing software to streamline digital experience management across digital channels, ensuring efficient content delivery tailored for each device and platform. John's strategic leadership and deep understanding of user needs have been key to driving Contentstack's growth and strengthening its standing in the market by delivering valuable, user-focused software solutions.

Contentstack Academy: New product showcase

For business and technical users.

Contentstack Academy: Showcase and Q&A session of our latest product release!

Topics covered:

• Overview & capabilities

• Integration

• Architecture recommendations

Tim is a Developer Relations professional, active in the developer community through speaking engagements at conferences and creation of YouTube videos on modern technologies. He's all about quality, community, and development of great websites.

Alive & Kicking

Get ready to rock out at ContentCon! Don't miss this fully interactive and unforgettable musical experience, using the innovative power of composable technology like Supabase, Cloudinary, Nuxt, and the webmidi API. Let's make this a conference to remember!

Kelly Brennan is a Solution Architect at EPAM, specializing in CMS architecture with a focus on composable solutions. She is an expert in architecting solutions that enable digital transformation for organizations across diverse industries. Outside of work, Kelly uses that same creativity in hobbies like needlepoint, cabinet making and gardening.

Innovation at scale: Leveraging emerging technologies to create the unimaginable

How businesses can lean into innovation to tackle the brand relevancy crisis - and how architectural best practices offered by composable support gaining an innovation edge without disrupting business-as-usual.

With over 20 years of experience in the field of rich media and Digital Asset Management, Max is a subject matter expert on all things DAM including imagery, video, 3D, AR & VR. Before joining Aprimo, Max held roles at Apple as a Senior Product Manager for DAM and at Adobe as a Senior Product Marketer for AEM. From retailers to fine artists, as a Solution Engineer & Consultant for 7 years he helped hundreds of organizations implement solutions across North and South America including Martha Stewart, Fox Studios, Princess Cruises, CBS, JCPenney, Tesla, Portland Museum of Art, and more.

The speed edge: How to 10x your team efficiency & time to market

How to leverage best-of-breed technologies to increase your time to market (or “time to innovation”), with advice on supercharging efficiency in translations, commerce, and asset management.

Featuring our Gold sponsors Aprimo, TransPerfect & Grid Dynamics.

Kia leads Commerce Layer's revenue organization and joined the team as the first GTM hire following a successful 10+ year run in various sales management roles. When he's not problem solving with ecommerce leaders, he loves spending time with his family, playing soccer and rooting for the San Francisco 49ers.

Innovation at scale: Leveraging emerging technologies to create the unimaginable

How businesses can lean into innovation to tackle the brand relevancy crisis - and how architectural best practices offered by composable support gaining an innovation edge without disrupting business-as-usual.

Karl is an advocate for the convergence of technology and society, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in delivering innovative business solutions. With extensive experience in orchestrating cross-functional teams, Karl has spearheaded transformative programs that enhance both employee and customer experiences. Over the past 15 years, he has dedicated his career to guiding enterprise organizations through strategic digital transformations aimed at optimizing operational efficiency.

Innovation at scale: Leveraging emerging technologies to create the unimaginable

How businesses can lean into innovation to tackle the brand relevancy crisis - and how architectural best practices offered by composable support gaining an innovation edge without disrupting business-as-usual.

Gabrielle Soussan, a Sales Engineer based in Richmond, VA, has been with Contentstack for two years, leveraging her background in Front-End Engineering to help both Business and Technical users properly evaluate the Contentstack platform as part of the pre-sales process.

Contentstack Academy: Platform showcase (Taxonomy, Visual Builder, Launch)

For business and technical users: Contentstack Academy workshop on how to make the most of the products and features available in our platform.

Topics covered:

New CMS Features

Taxonomy

Live Preview updates

Launch serverless hosting & middleware

Updated Help Center

Jayme is the Director of AI and Commerce Partnerships. Before tackling partnerships, Jayme focused on IT project management and omnichannel strategy as a BA and Product Owner. He has experience in store operations, ERP, e-commerce, order management, fulfillment allocation, replenishment, inventory strategy, and vendor selection. He has substantial experience leading various industry initiatives with cross-functional teams to enhance customer experience, inventory management processes, delivery and returns, and predictive and generative AI. His career started as an area manager leading the northeast division of a small box specialty retailer driving exponential growth. Jayme is currently focused on helping enterprises transition from monolith to MACH-composability.

The speed edge: How to 10x your team efficiency & time to market

How to leverage best-of-breed technologies to increase your time to market (or “time to innovation”), with advice on supercharging efficiency in translations, commerce, and asset management.

Featuring our Gold sponsors Aprimo, TransPerfect & Grid Dynamics.

Preseetha Pettigrew is VP Global Partnerships at Contentstack, with two decades of partnership and consulting experience. She leads the global partner team to develop and deliver strategic programs to accelerate mutual business growth.

Innovation at scale: Leveraging emerging technologies to create the unimaginable

How businesses can lean into innovation to tackle the brand relevancy crisis - and how architectural best practices offered by composable support gaining an innovation edge without disrupting business-as-usual. Featuring our Gold sponsor partners EPAM, Bynder, and Commerce Layer.

Nick Panagopoulos has over 20 years of experience in the translation and localization industry. In his current role as Vice President of Global Strategic Alliances, he oversees the partner program for TransPerfect's GlobalLink technology platform, the world’s most widely deployed globalization management system. Nick helps partners grow their business with our customers, expand their reach with joint marketing, get hands-on technical support, and help their customers navigate the challenges associated with scaling their business. Based in Chicago, Nick is a graduate of DePaul University and holds an MBA in International Business with concentrations in Marketing and New Product Development.

The speed edge: How to 10x your team efficiency & time to market

How to leverage best-of-breed technologies to increase your time to market (or “time to innovation”), with advice on supercharging efficiency in translations, commerce, and asset management.

Featuring our Gold sponsors Aprimo, TransPerfect & Grid Dynamics.

Chris Holley brings over 30 years tech experience to the role of Global Director, Technical Partnerships, for commercetools. He has held product marketing, product management, sales, enablement, and channel sales roles for a variety of start-up and Big Tech including Productsup, IBM Watson, Seer Technologies and ENCOMPASS. An expert is SaaS partnership business models as well as the migration from traditional software to the cloud, his passion is to be ‘the best partner ever!!’ and drive mutual success for the commercetools tech partner eco-system.

Where does content end and commerce begin? Strategies for content, commerce, and the story-driven customer experience

As the lines between content and commerce continue to blur, all enterprises, whether or not they have a “checkout” page, must consider the role of content, commerce, and how these coexist and deliver value in the branded digital experience. This panel will cover:

• The role of storytelling in a conversion-driven world
• Mastering the data pipeline for a unified customer experience
• Measuring success - metrics that matter
• Content and commerce technology integration strategies for better business results

Nick is passionate about leading technologists to paths that allow them to accomplish tasks quickly and efficiently.  With almost 20 years of experience in the DXP World, Nick brings perspective from the customer, partner, and vendor.  This experience leans into his passion to leverage approaches like MACH and Composability to help educate, accelerate, and dominate the Composible DXP  ecosystem. 

When Nick is not geeking out over the ever-changing world of technology, he can be found in his workshop, tinkering with 3d Printers, woodworking, or just outside enjoying the beauty of the New Hampshire wilderness. 

Contentstack Academy: Platform showcase (Taxonomy, Visual Builder, Launch)

For business and technical users: Contentstack Academy workshop on how to make the most of the products and features available in our platform.

Topics covered:

New CMS Features

Taxonomy

Live Preview updates

Launch serverless hosting & middleware

Updated Help Center