Invaluable insights into Social & Digital strategies: he identifies the highest-value opportunities and challenges, and addresses them with strategies for enduring success

Based in Singapore, Simon Kemp is a global thought leader in digital marketing, and an active marketing consultant and practitioner. He has developed brand and marketing strategies for many of the world's most admired companies, including Unilever, Google, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and Diageo. His marketing books, guides, and reports have been read by millions of people in more than 100 countries around the world, and appears regularly on television and in the press to discuss digital and social media, brands, and marketing strategy.

Simon is the founder of Kepios, a marketing strategy consultancy, as well as the Global Consultant for We Are Social, and Head of Asia Pacific for Contagious Insider Consulting. He's a lecturer in digital marketing for both Hyper Island and Google Squared, and he mentors entrepreneurs as a Profile coach on the Key Person of Influence programme. Simon was recently recognised as "one of Asia's Most Influential Digital Marketers" by CMO Asia magazine, and was featured in Campaign Asia's "40 Under 40" honours list in 2014. Before starting his own businesses, Simon held strategy roles with BBH, Universal McCann, Starcom Mediavest, and Accenture. Originally from Scotland, Simon has holds a– BA Marketing & Modern Languages (First Class) from Strathclyde University.