Braze Announces Keynote Speakers Guy Raz, Leslie Odom Jr. and Omar Johnson for Forge 2023 Conference
20 Setembro 2023 - 5:05PM
Business Wire
Marketing leaders from Activision Blizzard,
e.l.f. Cosmetics, Inc., KFC Global, McDonald's, Panera Bread, VSCO,
and The Walt Disney Company slated to speak on innovation and
creativity in customer engagement
Braze (Nasdaq: BRZE), the comprehensive customer engagement
platform that powers interactions between consumers and the brands
they love, has announced two keynote speakers for its ninth annual
customer conference, Forge – Guy Raz, award-winning reporter,
podcast host and the creator behind NPR’s ‘How I Built This,’ as
well as Leslie Odom Jr., renowned actor, singer, and author. At
Forge, Guy will take the stage to lead an interview with two
innovative brands about what they are doing to stand apart in
today's world from a marketing and customer engagement perspective.
Leslie will host an inspiring conversation about his artistic and
creative process, providing lessons from life and Hamilton that are
relevant to all creatives and marketers. He will also share a
musical performance featuring songs from Mr, his 2019 album. Guy
and Leslie join the agenda along with opening keynote speaker Omar
Johnson, former CMO for Beats by Dre and the Founder of ØPUS
United, and Cleo Wade, New York Times bestselling author.
Over a dozen marketing experts from Braze customers around the
globe are also confirmed to speak at the conference, including:
- Aland Failde, SVP, Marketing for Second Dinner
- Allegra Krishnan, Chief Loyalty & Engagement Officer for
McDonald’s
- Ashley Travis, Sr. Director, Digital CX for KFC Global
(YUM! Brands)
- Brigitte Barron, Director, Global CRM for e.l.f. Cosmetics,
Inc.
- Brooke Erickson, Sr. Email Marketing Manager for
Peacock
- Geoffrey Bernard, Vice-President, Marketing, Data and Consumer
Insight for La Presse
- Howard Lee, Senior Manager, Campaigns Marketing for The Walt
Disney Company
- Jackie Hill, Head of Lifecycle Engagement for Canva
- Jason Vu, Sr. Manager, Marketing Analytics Engineering for
Activision Blizzard
- Jeremy Brandt-Vorel, Digital Marketing Manager for National
Geographic
- Logan Dunn, Head of E-commerce for Wyze
- Matthew Donovan, Vice President, Marketing Technology &
Operations for FanDuel
- Meenakshi Nagarajan, SVP, Chief Digital Officer for Panera
Bread
- Nisha Mehta, Senior Manager, Lifecycle Marketing for
VSCO
Forge is the annual Braze flagship customer conference, which
brings together leading marketing, growth, and engagement teams to
learn about best practices for delivering brilliant customer
experiences. The event is taking place on October 16-17 at
Metropolitan Pavilion in New York, and helps marketing leaders and
practitioners expand their skill sets, learn new strategies to push
creative boundaries, and provide them with innovative strategies
that drive business outcomes.
“This year at Forge, we're exploring the various ways that
marketing, technology, and creativity can come together to create
exceptional, sophisticated experiences for consumers,” said Myles
Kleeger, President and Chief Commercial Officer of Braze. “We’re
excited to welcome creative force Guy Raz as our closing keynote
speaker. Guy will bring brilliant storytelling to life at Forge
with his innate ability to dig deep with industry visionaries to
uncover lessons learned and surface tangible advice for
entrepreneurs at any stage in their growth journey. Forge attendees
will leave the event feeling inspired to push the boundaries of
what’s possible in marketing when you pair technology with
creativity.”
Braze will also be announcing the winners of the 2023 Torchie
Awards at Forge, which celebrate brands and marketers within our
community who are building the future of customer engagement and
best exemplify how marketing, technology, and creativity can forge
together to create long-term loyalty and retention. Past Torchie
Award winners include Burger King, KFC, Klarna, Meetup and
others.
For those who can't attend in person, Braze will livestream the
morning keynotes on October 17 as part of Forge Digital, a 2-hour
virtual experience. Forge Digital attendees will be able to engage
with Braze experts, see curated content from the in-person event,
and enjoy exclusive content from Braze customers. Forge Digital
will be broadcast three times for the global audience and be
available later on-demand as part of a Forge NYC and Forge Digital
On-Demand hub. Register here for either the two-day or digital
conference for the NYC event and register here for the digital
event.
Forward-Looking Statements
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the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not
limited to, statements regarding anticipated product performance
and the potential benefits to customers from attendance of Forge.
These forward-looking statements are based on the current
assumptions, expectations and beliefs of Braze, and are subject to
substantial risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that
may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Further information on potential factors that could
affect Braze results are included in Braze’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023, filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 8, 2023,
and the other public filings of Braze with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in
this press release represent the views of Braze only as of the date
of this press release, and Braze assumes no obligation, and does
not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as
required by law.
About Braze
Braze is a leading comprehensive customer engagement platform
that powers interactions between consumers and brands they love.
With Braze, global brands can ingest and process customer data in
real time, orchestrate and optimize contextually relevant,
cross-channel marketing campaigns and continuously evolve their
customer engagement strategies. Braze has been recognized as one of
Fortune’s 2023 Best Workplaces in New York, 2023 UK Best Workplaces
for Women by Great Place to Work, and Fortune’s 2022 Best US
Workplaces in Technology. The company is headquartered in New York
with 10+ offices across North America, Europe, and APAC. Learn more
at braze.com.
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