Agenda & Speakers

Javid Louis

Global Social & Content Director, Visa

Javid Louis is a seasoned digital strategist and social media leader with nearly two decades of experience driving brand growth through innovative digital engagement. As Director of Content Strategy and Social Platforms at Visa, he leads global initiatives to amplify the brand’s digital presence through creative storytelling and platform innovation.

Previously, as Director of Social and Digital Properties at Mars Wrigley, Javid managed social media and website strategies for iconic brands including M&M’s, Snickers and Skittles. At Ticketmaster, he established the company’s modern social media presence, focusing on community engagement and crisis management.

His career also includes a tenure on Twitter’s Brand Strategy team, Twitter Next, where he collaborated with top advertisers on insights-led campaigns. Javid has developed social strategies for brands such as Jordan, Smirnoff, Deloitte, and Moët. Known for integrating analytics with storytelling, he enhances consumer connections and drives sustained growth.

Chris O’Neill

CEO, GrowthLoop

Chris O’Neill is a purpose-driven global technology CEO and Fortune 500 board director, passionate about driving growth and transformation with AI and data.  Currently, he is CEO of GrowthLoop, where he’s helping redefine the future of marketing.

A seasoned executive with 25+ years of leadership experience, Chris previously served as CEO of Evernote, Chief Business Officer of Glean, and Managing Director of Google Canada. He’s a board director at Gap Inc. and an investor in and advisor to several AI companies. Known for leading organizations through pivotal transformations, Chris brings a pragmatic yet forward-thinking lens to the evolving intersection of AI, data, and marketing.

Whether building enduring teams or pioneering new technology categories, Chris is passionate about helping leaders embrace innovation with clarity and conviction.

Suman Kanuganti

Co-founder and CEO, Personal AI

Suman Kanuganti is a two-time, venture-backed immigrant founder and CEO of Personal AI, a horizontal platform enabling enterprises to train and deploy AI workers using proprietary knowledge and workflows.

He previously served as Founder & CEO of Aira, an AI-powered platform making businesses accessible to people who are blind " Speakers to be Announced Summer 2025. In the meantime, check out our incredible alumni—industry leaders, creative innovators, and marketing pioneers who have shared their insights with us in previous years."and low vision. His work earned recognition from Forbes 40 Under 40, Smithsonian Magazine, and the New York Times, which called Aira a "godsend."

A decade ahead of the curve in AI, Suman has spoken at global events including TechCrunch Disrupt, CES, Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit, and SXSW, and has been featured in CNBC, The Washington Post, and The Information.

Matthew O’Such

VP Of Audience Development & SEO, Find.co

Matthew O'Such is a strategic and results-driven digital marketing leader with over two decades of experience in SEO, AIO, GEO, and content strategy. He is an expert at building and managing high-performing teams, and his work has consistently driven significant organic growth for Fortune 500 companies.

As a sought-after speaker, Matthew is known for his ability to translate complex SEO concepts into actionable insights. His past speaking engagements include presentations at SEO Square for Botify, where he taught how to measure SEO's impact for internal buy-in, and at TextBroker's Digital Marketing League, where he discussed how imagery contributes to organic traffic growth. Attendees of his sessions appreciate his engaging style and practical takeaways that can be implemented immediately.

Stephan Bajaio

Co-Founder & CEO, VibeLogic

He’s shipped it, scaled it, sold it, bought it back, put the thing down, flipped it and reversed it.

That’s the vibe.

Stephan builds things people feel. He co-founded Conductor and grew it into an enterprise SEO SaaS powerhouse - scaling a 65+ person SEO professional services team from scratch. After selling to WeWork, he helped buy it back and built its next valuation hit $525M.

From there, Stephan stepped into the CMO role at Turno, where he doubled customer acquisition and led a complete brand reset.

Now, he’s back in builder mode at VibeLogic - the digital marketing agency where vibe and logic meet to connect strategy with what people actually care about.

On stage, Stephan is all presence. He delivers actionable frameworks, hard truths, and just enough humor to land the lesson. His talks show audiences how to turn vision into traction, team into momentum, and search data into stories customers trust.

Pete Schauer

Director of Agency Strategy, dblspc

Pete Schauer is the Director of Agency Strategy at dblspc and holds an MBA in Digital Communications from William Paterson University. With over 12 years of experience in client development and strategy, he helps brands engineer momentum by connecting marketing and sales strategies into fully integrated, multi-solution ecosystems that drive measurable growth. Outside of work, Pete recently welcomed his first child and is embracing dad life. He also enjoys traveling and hiking with his wife and their two dogs.

Ashley Rodriguez

Lead SEO Strategist, dblspc

Ashley Rodriguez leads SEO and growth marketing at dblspc, helping brands turn organic visibility into measurable business outcomes. With over a decade of experience transforming data into actionable strategies across fintech, hospitality, tech, sports, and e-commerce, she has driven multi-six-figure revenue growth and measurable ROI for clients including Broadcom, Wellshire, Woodhaven, Ocean Casino Resort, Sunbird, and Grounds & Hounds.

Known for blending data-driven precision with creative storytelling, Ashley specializes in refining attribution models, optimizing conversion pathways, and mentoring teams to think beyond keywords and into customer intent. She will share her insight on how large language models are reshaping the future of search at NJDMC’s Inside SEO panel.

Mark Beal

Host, Author & Educator

For more than 25 years, Mark Beal served as a public relations and marketing leader at one of the nation’s top consumer PR agencies, developing campaigns for world-class brands around iconic events such as the Olympic Games, Super Bowl, World Series, US Open Tennis, and The Rolling Stones.

Today, he is a Professor of Practice in Communication at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information, where he works closely with Gen Z students and researches their impact on media, marketing, and the workplace. Mark’s Gen Z expertise has led to keynote invitations from the American Marketing Association, Association of National Advertisers, and Public Relations Society of America, as well as from corporations, agencies, universities, and professional sports organizations.

Inspired by his students, Mark has authored multiple books, including 101 Lessons They Never Taught You in College, 101 Lessons They Never Taught You in High School About Going to College, Decoding Gen Z, Engaging Gen Z, Gen Z Graduates to Adulthood, and ZEO. He has also co-authored a career transition trilogy with Frank Kovacs—Career in Transition, Win the Job & Thrive in a Multigenerational Workplace, and Conquering Job Transition (2025).

To learn more, visit www.markbealspeaks.com