Conference Agenda
  Theme "Communicating A Brand That Connects, Engages and  Inspires Audiences"  
  Day 1 : 25th September 2008
8:45 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:15 Chairs Opening Remarks
11:30 Delivering a fully integrated branding campaign across all consumer touch points
Successfully communicating the brand to a reticent audience
The Importance of consistent branding as part of your marketing and creative strategy
Constantly creating a wow factor and keeping the brand alive and refreshed
Ensuring that the brand message  translated at every point of consumer contact
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Brand Loyalty in a fickle world - Connecting todays youth with sport
Reinvigorating sport amongst a youth audience
Communicating with young audiences in the attention economy
Is technology the cure-all when connecting with youth
Garnering brand loyalty in a fickle world
15:30 Tea Break
15:45 The evolution of an entertainment brand in a changing marketplace
Addressing the challenges of moving from a 7bn TV sector to a 25bn entertainment and communications marketplace
Successfully reinvigorating the brand by meeting a competitive challenge
Understanding the importance of giving your brand a purpose
Internal engagement - make it easy for your people, while giving them a challenge to live up to.
17:00 Reinvigorating your brand strategy and communicating it across the business
Key strategies to  successfully marketing and "Ingredient Brand"
Consolidating B2B and B2C marketing strategies
Measuring the success of Branding activities with internal and external audiences
19:00 "Global Awards for Brand Excellence"
  Day Two : 26th September 2008
9:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:15 Chairs Welcome Back
9:30 B2B Branding Focus - Assessing the relationship between corporate branding, reputation and ROI
Challenging and re-writing the conventions of B2B Branding
Different audiences, different approaches - What B2B can learn from counterparts in the B2B arena
Delivering consistent corporate branding with all partners
Linking your brand strategy with your wider business objectives
10:30 Tea / Coffe Break
10:45 Living the brand - using experiential marketing to reach the hearts and minds of your audience
Build long term brand loyalty by creating experiences that integrate with their lives
Encourage buzz and word  of mouth among consumers and make them your brand advocates
Adapting your strategy across multiple channels to ensure you emotionally engage consumers at all opportunities
11:45 The Indian 2012 Brand Story
India 2012 is aiming to maximise the exciting new opportunities that is offered by new media in communicating its brand values.
The story of the Indian 2012 brand
India 2012 brand values
Successes of the brand to date
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Driving customer engagement by delivering your brand promise
Activating your sponsorship strategy to deliver to your brand objectives
Connecting with a broad range of  consumers to  communicate brand values
Inspiring brand Loyalty
14:45 What has your ethical behaviour got to do with your brand?
Putting the customer at the heart of your policy
Green or ethics?
Greenwash - How can you avoid the accusation?
How do you measure the benefits of your green efforts?
15:30 Tea/Coffe Break
15:45 Optimise your global strategies to build awareness and deepen familiarity with your brand
Building momentum for the brand with internal and external audiences
Transforming perceptions of your business services and capabilities
Streamlining your brand strategy to deliver a consistent global corporate image
16:30 Brainstorming - What can B2B brands learn from branding in the consumer world?
Creating an emotional connection with your B2B brand
Assessing what branding approaches work across the realms of B2B and B2C
                    "For companies appealing to both business and consumer audiences this session will offer strategic guidance from top marketers and brand experts"
17:15 Developing and implementing consistent branding in developed and emerging markets
Challenges faced when implementing consistent branding and utilising a variety of tools, processes and frameworks - to support a global branding strategy
Understanding different branding challenges in emerging markets - specifically in China and India
Partnership branding and why it is becoming more important?
18:00 Chair's Closing Address