Keynote SpeakersVisha Kudhail is an award-winning global marketing leader, author and keynote speaker specialising in brand purpose, authenticity and leadership.
Her career spans leadership roles at iconic companies, including Pinterest, Google, YouTube, Square, and Thinkbox, where she has built marketing functions from the ground up, scaled teams internationally, and repositioned brands amid market scepticism.
At Pinterest, Visha built and led the EMEA Business Marketing function.
At Google and YouTube, she created the UK industry Brand Trust function during the brand safety crisis.
Visha Kudhail specialises in turning marketing strategy into measurable business outcomes.
She is the author of Authentic Marketing (Kogan Page, published June 2026), exploring how to build brands that balance brand and business growth with cultural authenticity.
Visha was recognised as a BIMA 100 Champion for Change and won the top prize for Best Leader in Marketing, Brand at the 2022 Global Women in Marketing Awards.
She supports inclusion initiatives and co-founded the FUTURES Network for women in the UK, launched the EMEA chapter of Women at Pinterest and served as Pinterest’s Global Executive Sponsor.
Visha sits on the Executive Committee of Soho House, the Development Advisory Board of Somerset House, and chairs the DMA Media Council.
She also created and hosted Behind the Face of Success, a podcast featuring authentic, unfiltered stories behind achievement, with guests from TV, film, creative, and tech industries.
Based in London, Visha Kudhail speaks and writes regularly on leadership, creativity, DEI and the future of marketing.
Popular speaking themes include:
- Purpose and Authenticity for Brands.
- How to make authenticity your competitive edge.
- How to build trust in the digital and AI era.
- How to connect with real people instead of data points and vanity metrics.
- How to build a profitable brand you are proud of through purpose and values.
