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Aijaz
Ansari
VP, Marketing
Hoonartek
Focused on growing market share and brand value, Aijaz Ansari builds and scales marketing organisations that connect revenue, product, and brand into a single operating system. His professional experience spans B2B software and SaaS across data, AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise applications. He is the current VP Global Marketing at Hoonartek. Companies he has joined in the past have raised capital, acquired, been acquired, and seen significant growth over time. His approach combines vision and execution, featuring category and narrative design, integrated GTM, ABM, RevOps, and ecosystem partnerships that expand reach and credibility. The goal is to consistently increase marketing’s contribution to the pipeline, shorten sales cycles, drive expansion, and open new regions by aligning product, sales, success, and finance teams around shared dashboards, accountable experiments, and clear feedback loops. Aijaz operates comfortably across SLG, PLG, and hybrid motions, pairing precision targeting with creative that earns attention and trust. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on, data-literate, people-first style leader who raises the bar while fostering psychological safety. He also invests time in mentoring, developing managers, and building systems that scale with integrity.
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02 December 2025 10:15 - 10:45
Fireside chat | Playing for today and tomorrow: The CMO strategy for brand and demand
With 78% of CEOs banking on CMOs to drive growth (McKinsey), the pressure is on to turn full-funnel marketing into a clear, defensible budget allocation for both brand and margin. This panel will explore how senior marketing leaders are unifying brand-building and demand generation strategies to drive measurable business outcomes today while building the foundations for long-term growth. Expect a deep dive into advanced brand-to-demand orchestration, from building maturity in brand-to-demand experiences and organisational alignment to tech integration, data-driven measurement frameworks, and leveraging partnerships and GenAI for scalable, future-ready marketing strategies. Key takeaways: - How to unify brand and demand strategies into one orchestrated growth model - Proven ways to connect brand equity directly to revenue impact - How to harness data and GenAI to scale personalisation and efficiency - Strategies for future-proofing your marketing to stay agile in shifting markets