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Additional speakers just announced from McKinsey, H&R Block, Steve Madden, and Ferrero will explore AI's impact on creativity, marketing performance, and collaboration
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Also joining the lineup are Kim Perell, nine-time founder and best-selling author, and Stan Smith, legendary tennis champion and business leader
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The Chainsmokers will also perform live at an exclusive offsite Zeta Live event in the evening
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA), the AI marketing cloud, announced that Grammy Award-winning duo The Chainsmokers (Alex Pall and Drew Taggart) will join Zeta Live 2025 on October 9 for a keynote conversation exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping music, collaboration, and culture. In addition to their success as artists, Pall and Taggart are co-founders of Mantis, a venture capital firm with more than 130 investments at the intersection of technology, consumer innovation, and culture, adding an entrepreneurial lens to their perspective on innovation.
Expanding on the speaker lineup already announced, Zeta Live 2025 will feature additional powerhouse voices from sports, consulting, retail, and consumer goods. Legendary tennis champion and cultural icon Stan Smith will join the agenda, along with Kim Perell, nine-time founder and best-selling author; Allen Weinberg, Director at McKinsey; Jill Cress, Chief Marketing and Experience Officer at H&R Block; Alex Frias, Chief Marketing Officer at Steve Madden; and Chad Stubbs, Chief Marketing Officer at Ferrero North America. Across their sessions, these speakers will address themes spanning AI's role in unlocking marketing performance, shaping the creative edge for CMOs, advancing human collaboration, and redefining the future of customer connection.
At 4 p.m. ET, Pall and Taggart will take the stage for a session titled "Sampling the Future: AI, Music, and Culture." Moderated by Zeta Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO David A. Steinberg, the conversation will explore how AI is turning audiences into co-creators and redefining fandom. They will also discuss how brands can plug into culture and strengthen human connection through technology. As artists and investors through Mantis, they bring a unique dual perspective on how creativity and business intersect in an AI-driven world.
Following the session, The Chainsmokers will perform live at an exclusive offsite event.
"Zeta Live continues to grow as a platform where the most influential voices in culture, technology and business come together. This expansion reflects our commitment to showcasing perspectives that spark new ideas in creativity, innovation and AI, and inspiring leaders to connect with consumers in fresh ways," said Steinberg.
Zeta Live 2025 will be held on October 9 in New York City. The conference will bring together more than 1,200 senior marketers, 70 speakers from leading brands such as AWS, Marriott, United Airlines and Nissan, and over 25 sessions across three stages. This year's theme, "Achieve the Impossible," will feature headliners from legendary athletes alongside leaders in business, media and technology.
For the full agenda and to register, visit www.zetalive2025.com.
About Zeta Global
Zeta Global (NYSE:ZETA) is the AI Marketing Cloud that leverages advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and trillions of consumer signals to make it easier for marketers to acquire, grow, and retain customers more efficiently. Through the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), our vision is to make sophisticated marketing simple by unifying identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation into a single platform – powered by one of the industry's largest proprietary databases and AI. Our enterprise customers across multiple verticals are empowered to personalize experiences with consumers at an individual level across every channel, delivering better results for marketing programs. Zeta was founded in 2007 by David A. Steinberg and John Sculley and is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. To learn more, go to www.zetaglobal.com.
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