Join Us for an Exclusive Executive Dinner & Discussion
Reimagining Marketing for the AI Era
Marketing leaders in London are invited to join The Ortus Club and Databricks for an exclusive evening of great food, peer exchange, and meaningful conversation. This invitation-only roundtable dinner brings senior marketing executives together for an off-the-record discussion on how AI is reshaping the future of marketing — guided by an expert moderator in a relaxed, confidential setting. Attendance is complimentary and by invitation only.
The Topic
Reimagining Marketing for the AI Era
As marketing enters the AI era, leaders are under growing pressure to deliver measurable impact with limited budgets, fragmented data, and an increasingly complex technology landscape. Traditional channels are losing effectiveness, while expectations around personalisation, speed, and ROI continue to rise.
This roundtable will explore how organisations can build a unified data and AI foundation that enables marketing teams to move beyond disconnected experimentation towards scalable, real-time decision-making. Discussions will focus on how AI is reshaping marketing operations, the importance of governance and trust, and the organisational changes required to support long-term transformation.
Attendees will also examine how collaboration between marketing, data, and technology teams can unlock greater adaptability, efficiency, and customer insight — while creating stronger pathways for the next generation of women leaders shaping the future of AI-driven marketing.
What are the biggest barriers preventing marketing organisations from fully adopting AI-driven strategies, and how can leaders overcome fragmented data, limited data literacy, and increasing martech complexity?
How can marketing leaders build a unified data and AI foundation that enables trusted personalisation, faster decision-making, and measurable business outcomes across the organisation?
As marketing becomes increasingly agentic and AI-led, what will the role of marketing teams, leadership, and customer engagement look like over the next five years?
The Evening:
6:30 PM — Arrival of guests and drink reception
7:00 PM — Welcoming and opening address by The Ortus Club
7:10 PM — Short introduction by Databricks
7:20 PM — Discussion initiated by the moderator and continued by the group
7:50 PM — Appetisers are served
8:20 PM — Discussion ends, mains are served
9:00 PM — Drinks and networking
Who Should Be in the Room
This dinner brings together leaders interested in exploring how AI, unified data, and organisational transformation are reshaping the future of marketing, customer engagement, and business growth.
Job titles may include Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs), Chief Growth Officers, Chief Brand Officers, Chief Customer Officers, Chief Digital and Marketing Officers, Chief Marketing Technology Officers, and senior marketing leaders including SVPs and VPs across marketing, brand, digital, growth, communications, customer experience, analytics, media, martech, and product marketing functions.
Confirmed Attendees Include:
VP of Marketing at Burberry
Director of Digital Marketing at Diageo Great Britain
Head of Brand at Marks & Spencer
VP of Growth at ASOS
Director of Customer Experience at Sainsbury's
Head of Marketing Technology at Boots UK
Director of Data & Analytics at Currys
VP of Digital & Marketing at JD Sports Fashion
Head of Customer Engagement at John Lewis
How to Join
To attend, simply request a seat or accept your invitation. Seats are limited and allocated on a first-come basis. Once your place is confirmed, you'll receive a calendar invite along with full event details closer to the date.
The Host
Databricks is the data and AI company, helping organisations unify their data, analytics, and AI on a single platform. For marketing leaders, this means a trusted foundation for real-time personalisation, measurable outcomes, and scalable AI-driven decision-making.
The Organisers
The Ortus Club runs executive knowledge-sharing events worldwide, bringing senior leaders together for curated, off-the-record discussions in a relaxed, peer-to-peer setting.