Mark Morin
President | Stratégies Marketing Relationnel
Mark Morin is a passionate marketing communications strategist with 40 years of experience creating powerful, effective and results-oriented email campaigns, programs and content for national, international and global brands in consumer marketing, travel and hospitality, beauty and cosmetics and more. He has led countless conferences, seminars and workshops throughout North America and Europe. He is one of Canada’s pioneers in relationship marketing education – teaching at McGill University and now at Université de Montréal. His work has been widely recognized in the marketing industry, having received 79 national and international awards. Mark holds a graduate degree in Management Sciences and an M.B.A. (Marketing and Strategic Planning) from University of Montreal HEC business school.
Ryan Phelan
CMO | Origin Email
For nearly two decades, I have focused on creating and leading innovative go-to-market strategies for high-growth SaaS software and Fortune 250 companies, including Canadian Tire, Capital One, Hewlett-Packard (Global), Skype, CenturyLink, Sprint, FedEx, First National Bank of Omaha, and U.S. Bank.
My experience and history in the industry – nearly two decades of online marketing experience with Adestra, Acxiom, Responsys, Sears & Kmart, BlueHornet and infoUSA – shaped my perspective on creating innovative orchestrations of digital marketing, data, AdTech, MarTech and customer activation.
Karen Talavera
President | Synchronicity Marketing
Karen Talavera is the founder and principal of Synchronicity Marketing, a data-driven digital marketing consultancy. As current Vice Chair of the Email Experience Council she is a recognized global expert, thought-leader, speaker and professional educator with 20 years’ experience in email and digital marketing strategy. Karen has contributed to e-commerce performance improvements for countless brands in DTC, financial services, travel, health care, retail and tech including Google, Disney, Kendo Brands, City National Bank, AAA, Fidelity, Amway and many more. Previously, Karen held senior marketing positions at Yesmail, Acxiom Digital, and Experian.