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Marketing Technology, AI, CX, and Digital Transformation Keynote Speaker

Greg Kihlström of The Agile Brand brings over two decades of experience as an advisor working with some of the world’s top brands, a multiple-time C-Level leader, and best-selling author at the forefront of new marketing technology

Greg Kihlström speaks on a number of topics related to marketing technology, artificial intelligence adoption, customer experience, and digital transformation.

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Keynote Topics

Greg Kihlström of The Agile Brand speaks on a variety of topics related to marketing technology, customer experience, digital strategy, and digital transformation. A few keynotes include:

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Workshops and Training

Greg provides workshops and training on a variety of topics, including customer experience, marketing technology, and more.

  • Creating a First-Party Data Strategy

  • Agile Digital Transformation

  • Customer Experience Measurement

  • Agile Marketing

  • Prioritizing Initiatives

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About Greg Kihlström

Greg Kihlström, Best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur

The Agile Brand’s Greg Kihlström is a best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur, and serves as an advisor and consultant to top companies on marketing technology, marketing operations, customer experience, and digital transformation initiatives. He has worked with some of the world’s top brands, including Adidas, Coca-Cola, FedEx, HP, Marriott, Nationwide, Victoria’s Secret, and Toyota. 

He is a multiple-time Co-Founder and C-level leader, leading his digital experience agency to be acquired by the largest independent marketing agency in the DC region in 2017, successfully exited an HR technology platform provider he co-founded in 2020, and led a SaaS startup to be acquired by a leading edge computing company in 2021. He currently advises and sits on the Board of a marketing technology startup.

  • In addition to his experience as an entrepreneur and leader, he earned his MBA, is currently a doctoral candidate for a DBA in Business Intelligence, and teaches several courses and workshops as a member of the School of Marketing Faculty at the Association of National Advertisers. He has served on the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business Marketing Mentorship Advisory Board, the University of Richmond’s CX Advisory Board, and was the founding Chair of the American Advertising Federation’s National Innovation Committee. Greg is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified, is an Agile Certified Coach (ICP-ACC), and holds a certification in Business Agility (ICP-BAF).

    Greg has had multiple best-selling books, including his 10-part Agile Brand Guides series on marketing technology platforms and practices. His most recent book, the best-selling House of the Customer (2023) discusses the 1:1 personalized customer experience of the future, and how brands can organize the people, processes, and platforms that enable it. His award-winning podcast, The Agile Brand with Greg Kihlström, now in its 6th year with over 450 episodes and 2 million downloads, discusses brand strategy, marketing, and customer experience with some of the world’s leading experts and leaders.

    Greg is a contributing writer to Fast Company, Forbes, MarTech, CustomerThink, and CMSWire, and has been featured in publications such as Advertising Age and The Washington Post. Greg has been named a 2022 Top 10 Marketing and Customer Experience Thought Leader by Thinkers 360, was named one of ICMI’s Top 25 CX Thought Leaders two years in a row, and a DC Inno 50 on Fire as a DC trendsetter in Marketing. He’s also participated as a speaker at global industry events and has guest lectured at prominent universities and colleges.


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Tackling big questions with insights and challenges is what makes hearing him speak a must for anyone looking to stay ahead of the competition.
— SUSAN SOROKO, ARLINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Greg is a pro—a highly experienced and engaging speaker.
— Paul Duning, Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit
Greg brings valuable examples into focus in an understandable, digestible way, and our audience appreciated the relevance and applicability of his material.
— Julia Urich, American Advertising Federation, GLV