Agenda | MMA Global

Agenda

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

14:30 PM – 14:40 PM

Welcoming Remarks

MMA MEA CEO
MMA Global

14:40 PM – 15:00 PM

MMA SESSION

15:00 PM – 15:30 PM

NEXT! In Perfect Sync: Where AI Ends and Emotion Begins

AI is revolutionizing marketing—but the real magic happens when it’s paired with empathy. This session explores how marketers and leaders can balance innovation and creativity with emotional intelligence, using AI to enhance (not replace) human connection. Discover how to build trust, lead with empathy, and create meaningful engagement in a tech-driven world.

15:30 PM – 16:00 PM

NEXT! In Connected, Conscious, Competitive: The New Era of Creativity

Brands are torn between existing processes and future disruption, whilst navigating a fast-moving landscape where consumer expectations are on the rise. Marketers have access to an incredible amount of data, with 80% seeing the rise of data and analytics as a significant boon to creative strategies. But how is technology, tools, internal targets, processes, time and resource impacting the creativity process?

And how does creativity transform the way brands connect, convert, and build trust in a competitive market?

Creative Director
Red Sea Global
Managing Director, MENA
TAG

16:00 PM – 16:30 PM

NEXT! In Future-Ready: Building Skills & Talent for Tomorrow’s Marketing Teams

The marketing landscape is evolving fast—and so must our teams. This session dives into the must-have skills for modern marketers, from data fluency to creative storytelling, and explores how to attract, upskill, and retain talent across an ever-evolving industry with creativity at the heart. Learn how leading brands are rethinking capability-building to future-proof their people and stay ahead of change.

CMO
Petrolube

16:30 PM – 17:10 AM

MMA SESSION

17:10 PM – 17:20 PM

Closing Remarks

MMA MEA CEO
MMA Global
 

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