2025 ANA AI and Technology for Marketers Conference
The 2025 ANA AI and Technology for Marketers Conference will take place from March 26 to 28, 2025 in Austin, Texas. This premier event, presented by Meta, is designed to empower marketing professionals with the knowledge, skills, and insights needed to thrive in an increasingly data and technology driven business landscape.
The conference brings together industry experts, innovators, and marketing leaders to explore the future of marketing, examining themes around the intersection of AI, MarTech, and emerging platforms. Through expert sessions and workshops, participants will learn how to integrate intelligent technologies into marketing strategies while maintaining authentic brand connections.
Conference Highlights
The event offers numerous valuable features for attendees:
- Expert sessions and workshops focusing on practical applications of AI in marketing
- Insights on emerging technologies reshaping customer engagement
- Networking opportunities with marketing leaders and technology innovators
- Access to cutting edge tools and platforms transforming the marketing landscape
- Strategies for maintaining authentic brand connections while leveraging intelligent technologies
Venue
The conference will be held at the Austin Marriott Downtown, located at 304 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701. This chic urban retreat in the heart of Austin is just steps away from Lady Bird Lake, popular shops, and restaurants. The venue features a rooftop pool with breathtaking views, a two level lobby bar, the signature restaurant Corinne, and a rooftop tropical bar with tiki cocktails.
Event Technology
AI Powered Networking App
The ANA Events app is the official app for all ANA national industry conferences, giving attendees mobile access to the full conference agenda, in app networking with other participants, event only social networking, and more.
Virtual Event Platform
For those unable to travel, a remote participation option is available powered by Grip, an event matchmaking service that uses natural language processing, advanced algorithms, and deep neural networks to learn about your professional goals and interests.
The virtual platform opens one week before the start of the conference and remains available for a limited time afterward. This intelligent matchmaking tool helps attendees:
- Connect with significant people they would not have met otherwise
- Expand their professional network
- Create business opportunities with other event goers
Conference Benefits
In person attendees receive:
- Access to in person and hybrid session content, including keynote and breakout sessions
- Conference meals, refreshment breaks, and receptions
- Exhibition hall access and other networking opportunities
- Exclusive, limited time access to select conference replays
- Virtual attendee networking and virtual exhibitor pages through the ANA Events app and Grip platform
- A discounted rate at the host venue
Speakers Include:
- Rishad Tobaccowala, Author, Rishad Tobaccowala LLC
- Melanie Huet, Chief Marketing Officer, Newell Brands
- Shelly Palmer, CEO, The Palmer Group
- Pete Blackshaw, Founder & CEO, BrandRank.AI
- Giovanni Capriglione, Texas State Representative, Texas House of Representatives
- Tracey Cooke, CMO, Nestlé
- Michael Donnelly, Executive Vice President, AI, MarTech, and Marketing Futures, ANA
- Chris Duffey, Head of Global Partnerships, GenAI, Adobe
- Travis Freeman, Chief Media Officer, SVP Demand Generation + Agency Management, Inspire Brands
- Martin Kihn, SVP, Salesforce
- Ericka Podesta McCoy, Chief Marketing Officer, Resonate
- Jack Myers, Media Ecologist, Author: The Tao of Leadership in the AI Era, MediaVillage
- Artur Souza, VP, Business Engineering, Meta
- Shiv Singh, Co Founder, AI Trailblazers
- Bill Tucker, CEO, Aquila; Group EVP, ANA
- Meghann York, Global Head of Product Marketing, SAP CX
The 2025 ANA AI and Technology for Marketers Conference offers an invaluable opportunity for marketing professionals to gain insights into how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are reshaping customer engagement, network with industry leaders, and discover practical solutions for their organizations’ marketing challenges.