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Sara de Melo Rocha is a CNN Portugal news anchor and award-winning journalist based in Lisbon. Over the past 15+ years, she has reported across Europe, Africa and the United States, covering breaking news and feature stories worldwide.
What are the opportunities and challenges for Classifieds and how to become winners of the AI transformation
The Chief of Product, Data, Tech, and Marketing at OLX
Group. A veteran of the technology sector with more than 30 years of experience,
Tim has been a driving force behind the development of some of the world’s most
widely used consumer products across a variety of tech platforms.
Throughout his career, Tim has specialized in building marketplace ecosystems
that are enabled by technology and powered by trust. Prior to joining OLX Group
as CTO in 2022, he held high-impact leadership roles at several of the world’s
largest tech organizations. This includes serving as VP of Platform at
Booking.com, as well as senior roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft.
His deep expertise spans product management, engineering, and infrastructure,
with a consistent focus on creating products that are both technologically
superior and loved by customers at a massive scale.
Azeem Azhar is the founder of Exponential View, one of the world’s most influential platforms for understanding the impact of technology on business and society. He isregarded as a global thought leader and voice on AI, energy and other emergingtechnologies. Azeem’s work has been featured in the New York Times and TheFinancial Times, and he regularly appears on international broadcast media,including CNBC, Bloomberg, BBC and Deutsche Welle.
Michael Bullion
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Director of Product for AI & Machine Learning at Despegar, where he leads the integration of Generative AI to revolutionize the travel booking experience across Latin America. He is credited with spearheading the development of SOFÍA, Despegar’s advanced AI travel assistant, which leverages natural language processing to provide personalized, end-to-end trip planning.
Cristina is the co-founder and Venture Partner of Indico Capital Partners - a leading institutional and independent venture capital firm based Lisbon focusing on Seed to Series A companies in fields like SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity and digital startups. Previously, founded co-founded Talkdesk which is a platform that allows you to you create your call center in minutes and integrate it with a variety of top business tools, including Salesforce, Desk.com and Zendesk.
As Senior Director of AI at Prosus, Nishi drives AI agent strategy and development across a global portfolio of consumer internet companies — spanning food delivery, travel, payments, and classifieds — in 30+ countries. With 18 years in AI and deep expertise in marketplace technology, he is currently building the agentic commerce infrastructure that powers daily life at scale. Nishi previously held leadership roles at Booking.com and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and holds a Master's in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Paulo Dimas is the CEO of the Center for Responsible AI, a leading Portuguese consortium dedicated to developing next-generation AI products based on principles of fairness, explainability, and sustainability. He also serves as the Vice President of Product Innovation at Unbabel, where he has played a pivotal role in scaling the company into a global leader in AI-powered language operations.
Zoltan Petres is the SVP of Product at CEEZER, the leading carbon credit marketplace and procurement platform. Previously, he served as the Vertical CPO at Bolt, responsible for scaling and enhancing the efficiency of the Delivery vertical in 16 countries. With over a decade of experience at leading technology companies, including OLX Group and trivago, Zoltan specializes in scaling high-performing teams and developing complex, data-driven marketplace products.
Going from a few pilot applications to transformative AI at scale
Director AI Products of Vend a result-driven, strategic, and transformative leader with a track record of innovating and scaling new AI first products and services. Extensive experience in leading high performing, autonomous product & design teams. Skilled in setting up strong partnerships, MVP testing of new technology, and rapid growth execution in competitive environments. Passionate about building a strong team culture and making a sustainable impact on society.
Sebastiaan Vaessen
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António Costa is a Partner at New Data Tech, where he specializes in leveraging advanced data analytics and AI to drive digital transformation for major enterprises. With an extensive background in information systems and business intelligence, he has become a key figure in the Portuguese tech landscape, helping organizations turn raw data into strategic assets.
Senior Machine Learning Specialist at eMAG (via Prosus) and an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, where he bridges the gap between academic research and commercial AI applications. He has secured multiple U.S. patents for innovations in digital rights management and forensic watermarking, while leading efforts to scale AI agents and product search capabilities in the e-commerce sector.
Füsun Wehrmann is CTPO at Studocu, leading engineering teams for the ed-tech platform and creating AI-enabled learning experiences. With 25+ years in engineering and product, she was previously CTO at InPost Group and held senior roles at Google, Microsoft, and OLX Group. She's a sought-after speaker recognized for transformative leadership in scalable tech ecosystems.
With over a decade of dedicated experience, I specialize in architecting and amplifying systems while nurturing high-performing engineering teams. While the initial steps are often straightforward, my expertise lies in navigating the intricacies of scaling for sustainable growth.
CEO of Prosus, a global internet group serving over 2 billion customers and one of the world’s largest technology investors. Founder of Movile Group, Chairman of iFood, and CEO of Naspers, he holds degrees in Computer Science from UNICAMP and an MBA from FGV, with executive programs at Stanford and Harvard. Passionate about education and innovation, Fabricio leads initiatives through his iBI Foundation and serves on the UN’s SDG 4 Education Council for Brazil.
Christian is the CEO of OLX Group, a global leader in facilitating trade. Prior to joining OLX, Christian held multiple C-level roles, leading transformation, growth, and value expansion across a range of industries. He was formerly CFO of Scout24 group, Managing Director of AutoScout24 Group, and was CEO of both Cinemaxx and Autodoc. Christian served as COO at CinemaxX AG, CFO at WaveLight AG, and CFO at VIVA Media AG. He grew his expertise in finance and operations at WestLB Panmure Ltd. and Warth & Klein GmbH.
Challenges and lessons learned from scaling the number of AI agents in Prosus to 30K
Euro Beinat is the Global Head of AI and Data Science at Prosus, where he leads a team of over 750 specialists driving AI integration across a portfolio spanning 90+ countries. With a PhD in Economics and an MSc in Computer Science, he is a recognized expert in "AI-by-design," teaching AI Governance at INSEAD and holding an Honorary Professorship at the University of Stellenbosch.
How OLX moves from vision to concrete strategy and customer facing innovation with AI
Dr. Andreas Merentitis is the Chief Data Officer Europe at OLX, with over 15 years of experience in data science and machine learning across academia and industry. He has led teams driving innovation in areas such as algorithm optimization, sensor data fusion, and digital marketplaces. A Senior Member of IEEE with over 30 publications and multiple awards, including an IEEE Certificate of Appreciation, he is recognized for his contributions to applied machine learning and data-driven strategy.
How Amazon is approaching the GenAI and Agentic AI, enabling innovation in a trusted way
Matias Undurraga Breitling is Enterprise Technologist at AWS, guiding organizations through digital transformation and cloud adoption. With 20+ years in entrepreneurship and technology innovation, he specializes in cloud technologies, AI/ML, and data-driven solutions. He previously held senior tech leadership roles at Just Eat, Smood, and Wallee, building scalable platforms serving millions of users.
An in-depth discussion with CMOs from Google, Catawiki, and OLX Brasil, exploring how AI unlocks transformative opportunities, poses potential threats, and the strategies to effectively harness its potential while mitigating associated risks.
Sylvie de Wever
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Heads Marketing at OLX, leading a team of 100 people
across Europe and South Africa. Before joining OLXin 2022, he spent over 15
years in marketing leadership roles at companies like eBay Classifieds,
Vistaprint, and Adidas.
An early AI enthusiast, Dave has been running experiments at OLX since day one,
emphasising testing what actually works rather than chasing trends. He regularly
collaborates with teams at Prosus (OLX's parent company) and other portfolio
companies like Stack Overflow to spot AI opportunities and mitigate potential AI
risks across the OLX marketing ecosystem.
Dave combines practical marketing experience with hands-on experimentation,
helping OLX create better customer experiences while staying competitive in
fast-changing global markets.
Ivana is a strategic marketing leader with a proven track record of navigating major technology shifts to drive high-impact business transformation. As Google's Marketing Director for Central and Eastern Europe, she leads the region's marketing efforts, accelerating the adoption of Google's AI technologies and AI-powered marketing transformation. With over 15 years of experience spanning EMEA and APAC, her expertise lies in combination of product marketing, strategy and operations.
Senior executive with 20+ years’ experience building and leading teams with 360º B2C ownership (including Analytics, Acquisition Marketing, Branding & Comms, CRM, Customer/ User Experience, Pricing & Merchandising, Strategy and LTV maximisation). Rich experience in the e-commerce/ digital space ranging from early stage scale-ups through to multi-billion dollar annual revenues
Built OLX Brazil from nothing to becoming the largest used goods, autos and real estate marketplace in Brazil. I first joined as its first CEO at 28 years old to create the classifieds marketplace category in Brazil and built one of the country's strongest brands with more than 60 million monthly users. Upon merger with our largest competitor Bom Negócio (to create a 50/50 JV with Adevinta/Prosus) in 2015, I took the role of COO to drive revenue growth >10x and increase OLX's relevance in Autos and Real Estate verticals.
Finding the correct balance between short / long term sucess and creating lasting value
Suresh Krishnan
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VP Data & AI at Scout24 SE. Enterprise executive at a DAX40-listed company, operating at ExCom-1 level. Ali leads at the enterprise level, using data, AI, and platforms as levers to drive growth, efficiency, and operating leverage - with a strong focus on execution, scale, and long-term value creation.
Britta is a senior finance executive with extensive experience in capital markets, corporate governance, and value creation in complex, high-growth environments. She’s former CFO at IONOS and AutoScout24. As CFO, she led organizations through transformational phases, strengthened financial steering and governance structures, and successfully guided companies through IPO processes and strategic transactions.
Burak is the CEO at sahibinden.com, the largest online classifieds and marketplace in Turkey with more than 60 million monthly active users. Under his leadership, the platform has evolved into a cornerstone of the Turkish digital economy, driving innovation in the prop-tech and automotive sectors. He focuses on scaling high-impact products that simplify life for millions of buyers and sellers daily.
Mark is a Senior Advisor at Adevinta. He worked on hundreds of M&A transactions over the years, including many for eBay. These include traditional acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, divestitures, share sales, and commercial arrangements. Mark joined the board of Adevinta as part of the merger of our classifieds business and has served on the Audit, Remuneration, and Integration/Transformation board committees.
Partner with McKinsey & Company and part of Quantum Black - AI by McKinsey London hub Bogdan is a partner in McKinsey’s London office, he draws on 20+ years of experience in the Consumer and Technology/Media sectors with McKinsey and previously at Procter & Gamble. His work is all about accelerating toppling growth in Retail, Marketplaces and Consumer Goods with technology-led transformation. He is one of the founders of Quantum Black’s Performance AI product for the retail & marketplace sector and co-leads McKinsey’s partnership with AWS for the Consumer sector
Jonathan Turpin
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Director of AI & Data Science at Prosus Group, where he leads the development and deployment of scalable artificial intelligence products across a global portfolio. In his own words, he is “currently shaping a better future by leading AI initiatives (including Toqan.ai) for our Prosus customers across the globe — focusing on the intersection of technology, AI, and product”. He’s a frequent public speaker and thought leader, recognized for his work in productionizing AI agents and fostering "AI-by-design" practices in the modern enterprise.
Marta is the Chief People Officer at OLX Group. As you can imagine, Marta is all about people. She has demonstrated a purposeful career path in the fmcg, retail, telco and tech industry. Driving people through transformation by building winning company cultures and growth opportunities. A passionate mentor, trainer and mentor with the purpose to ignite curiosity and empowerment in people's minds.
Paul van der Boor is the VP of AI & Data at iFood. For years, he led the AI and Strategy team at Prosus, a global consumer internet group. Paul began his career in hydropower and energy systems engineering before earning a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University. He then worked in Digital & Data Analytics at McKinsey & Co. and co-founded the Data Science for Social Good organization in Europe.
Reinier is the Senior Director of Product Management for Agentforce and AI, where he leads various product initiatives, including the development of Salesforce's agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) portfolio. He frequently acts as a boardroom advisor to our top strategic accounts, helping them transform into AI-first companies by bridging the gap between cutting-edge research and business transformation.
Tim Davis is Chief Product, Data, Tech, and Marketing Officer at OLX Group. With 30+ years in technology, he builds marketplace ecosystems enabled by technology and powered by trust. Previously VP Platform at Booking.com with senior roles at AWS and Microsoft, he focuses on creating superior products at massive scale.