Jacques Botbol

CRO
Tastewise

More InfoJacques Botbol, CRO of Tastewise, is a seasoned marketer with a diverse background and a wealth of experience in tech and AI. With a passion for driving business growth, Jacques has held various leadership positions throughout his career—including his pivotal role as CMO during Verbit's exponential success. Currently, Jacques guides new business and marketing at Tastewise, where he helps food brands and manufacturers activate revenue through AI-driven marketing execution. Tastewise transforms consumer intelligence into revenue opportunities—empowering food and beverage brands like Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Mars, Givaudan and more to dominate the shelf, expand menu presence, and maximize product usage with AI-driven execution.
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Max Brodeur-Urbas

Co-Founder and CEO
Gumloop

More InfoMax is the CEO and co-founder of Gumloop. He started the AI automation company two years ago and now helps customers like Instacart, Shopify, Webflow automate millions of workflows. Max was previously an operating systems engineer at Microsoft and left his corporate job to pursue building AI startups. Since making the transition, he's gone through Y Combinator and raised twenty million in venture capital to scale AI workflow automation worldwide.
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Alon Chen

CEO and Co-Founder
Tastewise

More InfoAlon Chen is the CEO and co-founder of Tastewise, an AI-driven insights and execution platform for food and beverage professionals. A seasoned leader in AI, big data, and marketing, Alon brings a deep understanding of technology’s role in driving business success. Before founding Tastewise, he was a senior executive at Google, where he built and led the Google Partners program across 27 markets and served as Google’s Chief Marketing Officer for Israel and Greece. At Tastewise, Alon helps the world’s leading food brands turn AI-powered insights into real-world execution, enabling them to create, position, and market winning products with confidence.
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Laura Jones

CMO
Instacart

More InfoLaura Jones is the Chief Marketing Officer at Instacart. In her role, Laura is responsible for shaping a cohesive brand, fueling the company’s growth, and leading the marketing organization. Since joining in June 2021, Laura has led a comprehensive brand identity refresh, launched the company’s first-ever integrated brand campaign, built out its Creative Studio, and developed a full-funnel in-house media team. Her work has been recognized by Ad Age, Adweek, the Clios, the Effies and she was featured in the 2024 Adweek 50 list, and the Forbes Entrepreneurial CMOs 50 and Adweek Marketing Vanguard lists in 2023. Laura also serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Match Group and UNICEF USA.
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Udi Ledergor

Chief Evangelist
Gong

More InfoUdi Ledergor served as CMO during Gong’s rise from new SaaS startup to industry dominance. By building a playful, human-centric brand with a lighthearted tone, he captured buyers’ attention and dollars and turned them into raving fans. He helped Gong go from zero to hundreds of millions in revenue, while achieving a multi-billion-dollar valuation. Over his 20-year career, Udi has led marketing teams at successful companies, advised startups, served as a board member and angel investor, and mentored hundreds of marketers. His work reveals how courage and creativity can build iconic brands, connect with audiences, and drive measurable results.
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Morgan Miles

Director of Sales, Enterprise
Kaltura

More InfoMorgan Miles is an Enterprise Sales Director at Kaltura with over 15 years of experience in video technology and digital strategy. He has held roles at companies including NICE, Cloudflare, Adobe, and Confirmit, helping Fortune 1000 organizations optimize customer engagement, data-driven marketing, and digital transformation. At Kaltura, Morgan advises leading enterprises on building scalable, AI-powered video ecosystems that drive engagement, learning, and growth.
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Ali Miller

VP of Product, Ads
Instacart

More InfoAli Miller is the Vice President of Ads Product at Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America. Ali leads the team building and scaling ad products for all of Instacart’s advertisers, from emerging to established brands. She is tasked with creating engaging, innovative ad solutions that align with the goals of Instacart’s unique four-sided marketplace. Ali joined Instacart in 2021 from Google, where she was focused on Google Ads and YouTube Ads, building out the product portfolio across formats, quality, advertiser experience, and more. Ali has been recognized by Progressive Grocer as a Top Women in Grocery in 2023 and 2024, named a Campaign US Inspiring Woman, and shortlisted for AdExchanger’s Leadership in Advertising award. In her spare time, she performs as a violinist in the Oakland Symphony.
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Jon Miller

Co-Founder
Marketo

More InfoJon Miller is an entrepreneur, industry thought leader, and keynote speaker with 25+ years experience at the world’s disruptive marketing technology platforms. He is currently the founder and CEO of a new start-up, looking to use AI to reimagine B2B martech. Previously, he was CMO at Demandbase, which he joined as part of the merger with Engagio, where he was founder and CEO. Before that he co-founded Marketo, where as CMO he helped the company achieve an IPO and category leadership. He holds a degree in physics from Harvard and an MBA from Stanford.
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Melissa Muldowney

Global Marketing Director, Savoury Taste
Kerry

More InfoMelissa Muldowney is the Global Marketing Director for Savoury Taste at Kerry, where she leads a dedicated team focused on key strategic priorities such as fermentation taste, smoke & grill, salt reduction, and dairy taste. With over a decade of experience at Kerry and 18 years in the marketing field, Melissa excels in market research and competitive analysis to develop innovative marketing strategies that emphasize the unique value propositions of Kerry’s technologies and products. She drives the strategic positioning and promotion of these products globally, ensuring they align with market needs and strategic business objectives. Melissa is also at the forefront of integrating Generative AI into the business, leading a cross-functional team to shape the future of customer innovation at Kerry.
MULDOWNEY, MELISSA

Fleur Veldhoven

Vice President of Marketing - Culinary
Nestle Professional Solutions

More InfoFleur Veldhoven is Vice President of Marketing - Culinary with Nestlé Professional Solutions. In this role, Fleur leads the culinary business for Nestlé’s out-of-home division, managing a team of marketers, business development managers, nutrition and sustainability leaders, event managers, and innovation and development chefs responsible for brands including MINOR’S®, STOUFFER’S®, and CHEF-MATE®. Fleur's team leads development of all customized food solutions for national restaurant chains. Fleur’s career with Nestlé Professional Solutions extends across 19 years in expanding foodservice marketing and business leadership roles, including leading the savory foodservice category globally at the Nestlé headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland. Fleur Veldhoven earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from Northwestern University.
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