BRITE Conference

BRITE '20
March 26-27, 2020
Roone Arledge Auditorium, 1st Floor, Alfred Lerner Hall
Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway, New York City

BRITE '20 will bring together 500-600 leaders from business, technology, media, and marketing to discuss how technology and innovation are transforming the ways that companies build and sustain great brands.

BRITE offers a different blend of thinkers and doers, both onstage and off, than you will find at any other event. Participants come to think differently about the changing landscape of media and technology, and to connect with a unique group of innovators, marketers, entrepreneurs, and champions of social enterprise.

Past featured speakers have included:

Mary Beech
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Kate Spade New York

Neil Blumenthal
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Warby Parker

Gretchen Carlson
Chair, Miss America Organization
Author, Be Fierce

Daniel Lubetzky
Founder & CEO
KIND Snacks

Rajesh Subramaniam
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
FedEx

Linda Boff
Chief Marketing Officer
GE

Ethan Brown
Founder & CEO
Beyond Meat

Shelly Lazarus
Chairman Emeritus
Ogilvy

Joseph Lubin
Founder, ConsenSys
Co-Founder, Ethereum

Amy Webb
Founder, Future Today Institute
Author, The Big Nine

Learn more about BRITE

BRITE '20 will once again host a large audience for: keynotes and panels featuring leading companies and case studies; new research; and demos of emerging technologies. The conference's second day focused on interactive discussions, break-outs, and peer networking. Live blogging, videocasts, and Twitter feeds extend the discussion at BRITE to an even broader audience worldwide.

The aim of BRITE is to stimulate interactive conversations, it is not just a series of lectures. Come to the event to talk with fellow big thinkers, hear stories of what is working and what isn't, and see the newest technologies in person.

Key benefits:

Learn from your peers, ask questions, and share what you know
Hear case studies from the business leaders who are making change happen
See tomorrow's emerging trends and big ideas
Rethink the challenges and opportunities for your business
Meet the innovators who are driving the next wave in technology and branding

Who should attend?
CMOs and heads of marketing, brand managers, new product developers, innovation directors, media buyers, viral marketers, interactive agencies, online developers, social networkers, video & gaming creators, online content publishers, multi-platform media companies, and emerging technology investors.

A&E, Absolut Vodka, Ad Age, Adidas, Aetna, AIG, American Ballet Theatre, American Express, AOL, AT&T, Audi, Avon, Bell Atlantic, BMW, Burger King, BusinessWeek, Carnegie Hall, Chanel, Cisco, Citigroup, Clinton Global Initiative, CNN, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Deloitte Consulting, Digitas, Domino’s Pizza, Dow Jones & Company, Dupont, Eli Lilly, Estée Lauder, FedEx, GE, Goldman Sachs, Google, HP, IBM, IDEO, Interbrand, John Templeton Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, LEGO, Lenovo, L’Oreal, McDonald’s, McKinsey, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Moody’s Analytics, Movado, Netflix, Nickelodeon/MTVN, Nielsen, Novartis, Ogilvy, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Quattro Wireless, R/GA, Reuters, Samsung, SAP, Siemens, Sony Music, Taco Bell, The New York Times, TIAA-CREF, Time Warner, UNICEF, Unilever, United Nations, Univision, Visa, Volkswagen, Yahoo!, ZipCar, and others.

Sponsorship Requests: For sponsorship inquiries, please email:

globalbrands@gsb.columbia.edu

Past BRITE Conferences

CONFERENCE 2008-2019

The Center's flagship BRITE conference now brings together over 500 leaders and big thinkers from business, technology, media, and marketing to discuss emerging trends in marketing, innovation, technology, society, and culture and how these trends can transform the ways that companies build and sustain great brands.

To find out more about BRITE Conference visit our website.

BRITE '19
March 4, 2019
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Colin Mitchell, VP Director Global Brand, McDonald's
Catherine Williams, Chief Data Scientist, Xandr
Amy Webb, Founder, Future Today Institute; Author, The Big Nine
Nicole Kankam, Managing Director of Marketing, United States Tennis Association

Topics included:

Leveraging Technology for Authentic Social Purpose
Myths and Realities of Data and Machine Learning in Marketing
Enter the Next Dimension With Spatial Computing
Identity Design: An Intimate Relationship

BRITE '18
March 5-6, 2018
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Allison Cerra, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, McAfee, Inc.
Ethan Brown, Founder & CEO, Beyond Meat
Gretchen Carlson, Chair, Miss America Organization; Author, Be Fierce
Joseph Lubin, Founder, ConsenSys; Co-Founder, Ethereum

Topics included:

Blockchain 102: What it Means for Brand Builders
Algorithm vs. Human: Who's the Winner?
Branding Broadway
Is the Future Really Female? (And What Does That Mean for Men?)

BRITE '17
March 6-7, 2017
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Rajesh Subramaniam, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, FedEx
Maryam Banikarim, Chief Marketing Officer, Hyatt
Jonathan Becher, Chief Digital Officer, SAP
Liza Landsman, President, Jet.com

Topics included:

Collaborating from the Edge of Your Seat
The Future of Hospitality and Customer Service
Quantum Intelligence: Calculating the Context of Decisions
Innovating Healthcare

BRITE '16
March 7-8, 2016
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Linda Boff, Chief Marketing Officer, GE
Shelly Lazarus, Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy and Mather
Daniel Lubetzky, Founder and CEO, KIND Snacks
Pam Kaufman, Chief Marketing Officer, Nickelodeon Group

Topics included:

The danger of separating technology from the consumer
How successful innovators go beyond 'user experience' to build brand
Marketing, entertainment and Gen Z: Connecting with a new generation
Thinking with AND: avoid false compromises

BRITE '15
March 2-3, 2015
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Ann Mukherjee, President, PepsiCo Global Insights
Doreen Lorenzo, President, Quirky
Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Topics included:

Infinite Lives: how technology is redefining our sense of time, body, space, and self
The Internet of Things and computing everywhere
Data, privacy, and the battle over personal information:

BRITE '14
March 3-4, 2014
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Neil Blumenthal, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Warby Parker
Mary Beech, SVP & CMO, Kate Spade New York
Jon Steinberg, President, Buzzfeed

Topics included:

How Is Your Startup Different from All Other Startups?
Effectively Building Your Brand Voice
The Power of Girl Talk: Sharing Honest Opinions in the Social Web

BRITE '13
March 4-5, 2013
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Shiv Singh, Global Head of Digital, PepsiCo Beverages
Kaaren Hanson, Vice President of Design Innovation, Intuit
Charles Duhigg, Author, The Power of Habit; Journalist, The New York Times

Topics included:

The Truth about Mobile Advertising: Does it even work?
The Power of (Big) Data in a Networked World
Gamification and the Payment Economy

BRITE '12
March 5-6, 2012
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Cathy Benko, Vice Chairman & Managing Principal, Brand, Deloitte
John Hayes, Chief Marketing Officer, American Express
Marc Speichert, Chief Marketing Officer, L'Oreal USA

Topics included:

The human element in branding -- communicate as you would in a person-to-person interaction
Data mining social media conversations for consumer and marketing insight
Marketing ROI -- develop metrics to monitor marketing's financial impact

BRITE '11
March 2-3, 2011
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Antonio Lucio, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Visa Inc.
Russell Weiner, Chief Marketing Officer, Domino's Pizza
Frank Eliason, Senior Vice President, Social Media, Citi

Topics included:

Brand authenticity - how transparency can help build a stronger brand
The Future of Digital Marketing - the blurring of online and offline relationships and interactions
Navigating choice - how to avoid overwhelming consumers with too many choices

BRITE '10
March 31-April 1, 2010
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Vivian Schiller, President and CEO, National Public Radio
Jeff Jarvis, author of What Would Google Do?
Thomas Gensemer, Managing Partner, Blue State Digital

Topics included:

Digital marketing - myths and realities of building brands in the online world
Innovation now - open collaboration and designing your business in beta
Customer networks - strategies to listen, engage, inspire, and mobilize them online

BRITE '09
March 4-5, 2009
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Seth Godin, author of Tribes, Purple Cow, and the world's most popular marketing blog
Alyson Meranze, VP, Digital Content & Strategy, American Express
Lisa Hsia, Senior VP, New Media & Digital, Bravo TV

Topics included:

Digital marketing that works - cases from the front lines
Crowdsourcing, tribes, and marketing with online communities
Social media, mass media, and the prospects for brands

BRITE Asia '09
March 26, 2009
SMU, Singapore

Speakers included:

Gavin Coombes, CEO, FutureBrand Asia Pacific
Ramesh Divyanathan, Regional Marketing Director, BMW Asia Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Dae Ryun Chang, Professor of Marketing at Yonsei School of Business, Seoul, Korea

Topics included:

Digital media and the implications for brand value creation
Adoption of mobile and social media in Asian markets
Open networks, viral content, and emerging tech trends

BRITE - Online Communities
October 16, 2008
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Richard Binhammer, Conversations, Communities & Communications, Dell
Thomas Gensemer, Managing Partner, Blue State Digital (creators of myBarackObama.com)
Sylvia Marino, Community Operations, Edmunds.com

Topics Included:

Stoking buzz, engaging influencers, and nurturing brand advocates
Network listening, market research, and product development
Customer service, employee communications, and recruiting

BRITE - CMO Summit
October 15, 2008
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Heidi Browning, VP Custom Solutions and Research, Fox Interactive/MySpace
Penry Price, VP of Advertising-North America, Google
Gita Johar, Meyer Feldberg Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

Topics Included:

Social Networking and Brands - using networks to create viral marketing campaigns
Brands in crisis - winning customer trust and turning the tide of opinion
Creative leadership - harness multiple intelligence and creativity skills to inspire big thinking

BRITE '08
February 7-8, 2008
Columbia University, New York

Speakers included:

Marty Homlish, Global Chief Marketing Officer, SAP
Patia McGrath, Global Director, Innovation and Strategic Connections, GE
Aaron Cohen, CEO, Bolt.com

Topics included:

Building Brands in a New Media Environment
Building a Culture of Innovation within the Organization
The Role of Advertising in an Interactive Age