5th Marketing Exchange Forum 2026
The Future Asian Consumer: AI, Identity and Transformation
Date: Friday, 29 May 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Venue: Soho House Hong Kong
(Breakfast, lunch, afternoon drinks & snacks included)
 
About the Forum
 
What happens when consumers stop buying experiences and start using brands to become who they aspire to be? This is the question reshaping brand strategy across Asia – and the focus of the 5th Marketing Exchange Forum. Co-hosted by CityU Hong Kong and The Marketing Society, this exclusive one-day event brings together senior marketers, brand leaders, and frontier researchers from Alibaba, Google, Cathay Pacific, Alipay, Tencent, and CityUHK. Together, they will explore how AI, identity, and transformation are redefining the future Asian consumer – and what that means for your brand.
Speakers list
The World's Green Queen
Founder & Creative Director at TYPHOON 10
CMO, Cathay Pacific
 
Edward Bell
General Manager, HK Tramways
Executive Director, Group Chief Marketing & Digital Officer, HK Wet Markets
 
Agnes Lung
Glow Spa, CMO at PURE Fitness
 
 
Tencent Smart Retail
 
 
 
Di He
Customer Experience CX, Design Thinking DT, Facilitator, Connector, Community Builder
Board Director ,
“Update All” Author
Former CIO, CDO ex-Visa, Amex, SCB, Docomo, Professor of Data strategy and Responsible AI
 
Dr. Meri R.
 
Partner, Business Development at KPMG China, Head of Consumer & Retail ASPAC, Head of Technology Hong Kong
 
Associate Professor of Marketing; Co-Director of CityU Global EMBA Programme; Director of Strategic Marketing and Analytics Unit
 
DBA, Digital Transformation Strategy, Practitioner Reviewer, Author, Speaker, Adjunct Professor at CityU HK
 
 
Dr. Fareeda Cassumbhoy
 
Get in Touch
 
 
For enquiries about the 5th Marketing Exchange Forum
 
Department of Marketing, City University of Hong Kong
Email: mktsmcu@cityu.edu.hk