The 2025 Tony Cowling Foundation Annual Event took place on 16th October, at the prestigious Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) in central London, following the theme of Truth and Trust.
We extend our thanks to our fantastic line up of speakers for sharing their time and insights with us:
Mihkel Jäätma - CEO & Co-founder of Realeyes, winners of the 2024 Innovation Award, spoke on how winning the award created real momentum for Realeyes, from amplifying visibility to unlocking new growth opportunities and much more!
Marchella Abrasheva – As Regional CEO Kantar Insights Division, Marchella is an International CEO and Director experienced in complex stakeholder management, strategy development and implementation and growing consumer-focused businesses in fast-changing markets.
Stan Sthanunathan Srinivasan - Retired Executive Vice President of Consumer & Market Insights at Unilever, former Global Vice President of Insights at The Coca-Cola Company, and current Executive Chairman of i-Genie.AI Inc.
Sonal Srivastava - Research Fellow in Marketing at the Cambridge Judge Business School (Cambridge University) will give an academic perspective on global research and how machine learning can help us maintain truth and accuracy in our field.
Ros Taylor – Journalist, author, podcast host and expert commentator on UK and European politics – will be joining us on 16 October at RSA House, London. With a career spanning the BBC, The Guardian and the LSE, Ros brings a sharp lens to one of the defining issues of our time.
Marchella Abrasheva
Stan Sthanunathan Srinivasan
Sonal Srivastava
Mihkel Jäätma
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These gatherings are a powerful tribute to the legacy of Tony Cowling, whose visionary leadership continues to inspire innovation, collaboration and progress in our field.
Thank you to everyone who attended; we look forward to seeing you next year!
Ros Taylor