Sumaira Mirza is the Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy Pakistan, one of the country's most decorated advertising creative leaders with over two decades of experience across WPP and Publicis Groupe networks. Known for campaigns that blend cultural sensitivity with bold social impact — including 'Message in a Mithai Box,' which provided legal support to abused women — she has served on juries at Effie Global Best of the Best, Spikes Asia, AdStars, and Dragons of Asia. In 2024, she became only the second Pakistani ever selected for the Effies Global Best of the Best jury. She is also an adjunct faculty member, a regular contributor to Aurora Magazine, and a participant in Ogilvy's elite APAC 30 for 30 Leadership Program.
Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK and behavioral economics provocateur, delivers a characteristically contrarian set of predictions for 2026. He argues that AI will initially be weaponized by tech companies and consultants as a cost-reduction tool — what he calls the 'doorman fallacy' — stripping out human value while claiming efficiency wins. Drawing on the Austrian vs. Chicago schools of economics, the history of the electric motor, and a devastating critique of self-checkout tills, Sutherland maps out three phases of AI adoption and ends with a rallying cry to marketers: stop selling what you do, and start selling how you think.
Saqib Arshad Qureshi is a performance digital marketing professional based in Karachi, Pakistan, with 6+ years of experience in paid media, SEO/SEM, and digital growth strategy. Currently serving as Manager of Performance Digital at Publicis Groupe (Starcom), he has previously driven digital growth at TCS Private Limited (Pakistan's leading courier/logistics company) and CodeLabs. Known in Pakistan's digital marketing ecosystem for his expertise in Shopify optimization, lead generation, and performance-based media buying, he brings a results-oriented approach to helping brands achieve measurable returns on their paid media investments.