# Growth You Can’t Spreadsheet: Why Culture Wins

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**Date:** March 15, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Austin Marriott Downtown / Waterloo Ballroom 1  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Brand & Marketing track  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Julian Holguin** — CEO
- **Vineet Mehra** — Chief Growth & Marketing Officer
- **Rachael Zaluzec** — CMO & Svp, Customer Experience & Brand Marketing
- **Ed Pilkington** — Chief Marketing And Innovation Officer

In an era obsessed with performance metrics, the brands that win are the ones people actually trust. This panel brings together trusted leaders to explore how culture, storytelling, and emotional connection function as economic infrastructure shaping loyalty, pricing power, and long-term brand growth. From redefining value to reviving legacy narratives, these CMOs will examine how trust is built, how cultural relevance compounds over time, and why the brands that endure treat emotion as strategy not decoration.

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