9.00 - 10.00 CET
Brand Finance will be in Davos on Tuesday, 21st January to launch the Global 500 2025, the 19th edition of its annual study of the world's strongest and most valuable brands.
Join us for breakfast and a panel discussion with C-Suite leaders on “C-Suite Partnerships for Outsized Growth” and sharing the latest trends and insights from the leading brands in our study.
Join other senior leaders at an exclusive event, hosted in association with Infosys, to:
More on the panel discussion:
Ambitious enterprise leaders know that brand growth is everyone’s business, not just the CMO’s. When the CEO-CFO alignment with the CMO is effective, companies can achieve: differentiation, improved operational efficiency and a more cohesive customer and employee experience too. The brand can be positioned at the core of the organization’s growth engine to build not only greater trust, but a careful orchestration of multiple market-facing levers—product, pricing, promotion, performance and many others—to serve the one agenda everyone cares about – profitable growth.
In this session, our panelists will discuss the power of alignment between CEOs, CFOs and CMOs to accelerate brand growth, how this is being enabled by the better measurement of outcomes that digital marketing can bring, and how it all boosts business.
| 08.45 | Breakfast & Networking |
| 09.00 - 09.15 | Opening Remarks and Presentation of Global 500 2025 Results by Mike Rocha, Chief Commercial Officer, Brand Finance |
| 09.15 - 10.00 |
Panel Discussion: CFO-CMO partnership for outsized growth |
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation.
With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
Jonquil is an experienced leader with a proven track record of over 20 years in business transformation, sustainability, and the circular economy. Her expertise in fostering collaboration and partnerships between businesses, innovators, and policymakers will be key to expanding the Foundation’s reach and impact.
She comes from her position as CEO of Eunomia Research and Consulting, a social-environmental consultancy and research house. In this capacity, she set the company’s strategic direction, focused on circular, natural, and carbon economies, rooted in deep-seated policy and scientifically-sound expertise.
Previously she was Global Head of Sustainability and Climate Response at PA Consulting, where she led the COP26 campaign on the nexus between water and carbon emissions, as well as committing the firm to the Science-Based Targets Initiative. Prior to that she held various roles at Infosys over a 13 year period, latterly Global Head of Sustainable Business.
Sumit heads marketing at Infosys and is responsible for realizing Infosys’ brand ambitions globally. A transformative marketing leader, Sumit has significant experience shaping the brand narrative and experience across geographies. He joined Infosys in 2004 and has since held multiple strategic positions including head of Infosys products & platforms marketing as well as the global head of corporate marketing. He champions marketing effectiveness and enjoys the challenge of building strong connects between marketing metrics and business outcomes. Sumit comes with over 20 years of experience in international marketing. Prior to joining Infosys, he has worked with Polaris Software and the Tata Group where he acquired his specialist skills in brand development, marketing communications and demand generation. Forbes has ranked Sumit among the top 50 most influential CMOs in 2023. He is on the steering committees of The Drum, International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and the Association of National Advertisers. Sumit is also Trustee, Infosys Foundation and serves on the Board of WongDoody – Infosys’ experience design company.
Jared DiPalma is chief financial officer at Dow Jones. Previously, he was chief financial officer of the NBCUniversal News Group in 2013 where he led a global finance team that oversaw NBC News, MSNBC, and CNBC. During his tenure, the business diversified and expanded its revenue through investments in digital publishing, streaming, commerce and global collaboration with Sky News. Prior to this, he served as CFO of an entertainment division of NBCUniversal including networks Bravo & Oxygen, Telemundo Media and Fandango. He began his career at GE Capital and advanced to the highest levels of GE’s audit & internal consulting program. Jared is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross where he majored in economics.
Mike is a global authority on brand economics and valuation, with extensive experience of helping businesses grow by maximising the value creation potential of their brands.
He has over 20 years of experience across a wide range of branding challenges, leading assignments on brand-led growth, brand-related cost savings, brand-based negotiations and transactions, and expert witness work for disputes.
His experience of leading teams of analysts on the evaluation of brand strength and value for the world’s most valuable brands gives him unique insight into the factors that drive brand success globally.
Prior to joining Brand Finance, Mike was the global lead for the brand economics practice at Interbrand. He has a broad range of experience across many sectors, with clients including Allianz, AXA, British Gas, BUPA, Ericsson, Goldman Sachs, Hertz, Hyundai, Kia, Mastercard, Orange, PayPal, Samsung, Standard Chartered Bank, Virgin, among others.
Mike studied Economics at Cambridge University and is a Chartered Marketer and Chartered Accountant, having qualified with Arthur Andersen in London. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, ICAEW Valuation Group and Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation.
With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
