
Hello Tomorrow. Building the next new normal.
The brief
After the first fully electronic WMS in 2020, the 2021 edition carried the summit into its “next new normal”: a 48-hour global broadcast under the “Hello Tomorrow” theme, structured around Dr. Philip Kotler’s MECQ framework (Marketing Excellence/Empathy, Competitiveness/Creativity Quotient), and reaching a tiered partner stack from Country (Naqeebz) through Global (Kotler Impact, WMS, JMA, AMA, CIM), Strategic (ACCA) and Knowledge (ICMA Pakistan) partners on one programme.
- Country-partner responsibility for the Pakistan edition and WMS Regional Partner for South Asia
- Head-of-state and ministerial outreach across nine participating countries
- Business-leader programme under Dr. Philip Kotler with Sadia Kibria, Kozo Takaoka, David Reibstein and Mauro Porcini on the main stage
- Four speaker tracks — Government Leaders, C-Suite Marketing Executives, Marketing & Business Consultants, and Academics — across the two-day broadcast
Outcomes
- 48 hours of non-stop global broadcast, 6 & 7 November 2021
- 100+ world-renowned speakers across government, C-suite marketing, consulting and academia
- Sitting Presidents, Prime Ministers and Ministers from nine countries on the Government Leaders tier
- Delivered as the WMS Regional Partner for Pakistan under the Kotler Impact / WMS global-partner framework, with ACCA as Strategic and ICMA Pakistan as Knowledge Partner
On the
programme.
Main Speakers
The headline stage. Chaired by Dr. Philip Kotler with Kozo Takaoka, Sadia Kibria, David Reibstein and Mauro Porcini.
- USADr. Philip KotlerFounder, World Marketing Summit Group
- CanadaSadia KibriaCEO, World Marketing Summit Group
- JapanKozo TakaokaFounder, Innovation School
- USAProf. David ReibsteinWharton Business School
- USAMauro PorciniChief Design Officer, PepsiCo
Government Leaders
Sitting heads of state, deputy heads and ministerial-level participation across nine countries.
- PakistanH.E. Dr. Arif AlviPresident
- IndonesiaH.E. Joko WidodoPresident
- BangladeshH.E. Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister
- Sri LankaH.E. Mahinda RajapaksaPrime Minister
- ItalyH.E. Prof. Romano ProdiFormer Prime Minister
- PhilippinesH.E. Leni RobredoVice President
- PakistanH.E. Faisal Javed KhanSenator
- BangladeshH.E. Dr. AK Abdul MomenForeign Minister
- MalaysiaH.E. Dr. Adham BabaHealth Minister
C-Suite Marketing Executives
A selected cut from the full C-suite tier — ~65 marketing and brand chief executives across North America, Europe, LATAM, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
- GermanyProf. Hermann SimonFounder, Hermann Simon
- USADavid AakerCEO, Prophet Inc.
- JapanTatsuhiko FukataniPresident, Nesté Japan
- GermanyProf. Marc Oliver OpresnikCRO, Kotler Impact
- MalaysiaImri MokhtarCEO, Telekom Malaysia
- ItalyMauro BombacignoHead of Corporate Engagement, BNP Paribas
- PakistanSikandar TiwanaCEO, Shan Foods
- PakistanAriful IslamDeputy CEO, Meezan Bank
- PakistanAmmar HassanCMO, Daraz / Alibaba
- PakistanAmir ParachaCEO, Unilever
- PakistanIrfan Wahab KhanCEO, Telenor
- JapanAsako HoshinoExecutive President, Nissan Motors
- JapanHaruo NaitoPresident, Eisai Co.
- Sri LankaDilhan FernandoCEO, Dilmah Tea
- ThailandJirayut SrupsrisopaCEO, Bitkub
- ItalyFrancesco VenturiniCEO, Enel X
- USARobert WolcottCEO, TWIN
- Saudi ArabiaDr. Khalid Al RajhiChairman, Rajhi Group
- QatarHamad Al HajiriCEO, SNOONU
Marketing & Business Consultants
Advisors and senior consultants on strategy, AI, negotiation and leadership — selected from the Consultants tier.
- IndonesiaHermawan KartajayaFounder, Mark Plus
- USAMarshall GoldsmithExecutive Training Coach
- USAMilton KotlerCEO, Kotler Marketing Group
- USANancy LeeBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- UKProf. Luiz MoutinhoFuturist & Marktech Guru
- USAHoward TullmanSerial Entrepreneur
- USADr. V. KumarInternational Marketing Company
- FranceDenis RothmanAI Expert
- PhilippinesFrancis J. KongLeadership Guru
- PakistanDr. Atta ur RehmanAdvisor to the Prime Minister
Academics
University faculty and researchers across business schools worldwide — selected from the Academic tier.
- CanadaProf. Henry MintzbergMcGill University
- USAProf. Hirotaka TakeuchiHarvard Business School
- USASalim IsmailFounding Executive Director, Singularity University
- USADr. Saad AndleebPenn State University
- USAProf. Dominique HanssensUCLA Anderson
- UKProf. Michael JacobidesLondon Business School
- USAProf. Jagdish ShethEmory University
- USAProf. Moran CerfKellogg School of Management
- SwitzerlandDominique TurpinDean of External Relations, IMD
- KyrgyzstanDr. Sohail NaqviRector, University of Central Asia
- EgyptDr. Ahmed TolbaAmerican University in Cairo
- PakistanObaid Bin ZakriyaVice Chancellor, University of Lahore





