> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.promptthemarket.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Unilever, Amazon and Telstra heads join HumAIn 2026 - URL: https://www.promptthemarket.com/unilever-amazon-and-telstra-heads-join-humain-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-21T09:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-21T09:29:59.000Z - Description: Three brand-side marketers have been added to the HumAIn 2026 speaker list. Kate Westgate, Head of Marketing for Home Care at Unilever ANZ, is on the programme, alongside Megan Ormsby, who leads Communications for Devices and Services at Amazon, and Oren Fixler, who runs External Channels and Media - Author: Editor News - Tags: Marketing, AI, #author-james-dore ![James Dore](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/01/e4017178-c1da-4131-80aa-35f02cb5b999/content/images/2026/09/james-dore.jpg) By **James Dore** ยท 2026-09-20 TLDR Three brand-side marketers from Unilever, Amazon and Telstra have joined the HumAIn 2026 speaker list, all in heads-of roles rather than CMO titles. The two-day Sydney conference runs 13 to 14 October at Stone & Chalk, Haymarket, built around four themes including 'The Taste Gap' and 'Culture as Training Data'. KEY TAKEAWAYS 01Kate Westgate (Unilever ANZ), Megan Ormsby (Amazon) and Oren Fixler (Telstra) are confirmed HumAIn 2026 speakers. 02All three hold heads-of roles, not CMO titles, reflecting where hands-on AI decisions are made. 03Four programme themes are set: AI & Creative Work; Brand Discovery in the AI Age; The Taste Gap; Culture as Training Data. 04HumAIn expands to two days in 2026, with masterclass workshops filling day two alongside the main stage. 05The conference runs 13 to 14 October at Stone & Chalk Tech Central, 477 Pitt Street, Haymarket, Sydney. ## Who is speaking and what they do Three brand-side marketers have been added to the HumAIn 2026 speaker list. Kate Westgate, Head of Marketing for Home Care at Unilever ANZ, is on the programme,\[1\] alongside Megan Ormsby, who leads Communications for Devices and Services at Amazon, and Oren Fixler, who runs External Channels and Media at Telstra.\[2\] None of them holds a Chief Marketing Officer title. All three sit one level below, in heads-of roles where the day-to-day AI adoption decisions actually get made. The three join a line-up of more than 40 speakers and 250-plus delegates.\[1\] Earlier announcements included agency voices at the global level, so the organiser is deliberately mixing brand-side and agency perspectives on the same stage. ## What the programme is actually asking HumAIn founder Cat McGinn said there is no shortage of people showing what AI can generate, but what remains in short supply is anyone willing to show the working: what they decided, what did not hold up, and what it took to fix.\[3\] That framing runs through the four confirmed programme themes: AI and Creative Work; Brand Discovery in the AI Age; The Taste Gap; and Culture as Training Data.\[1\] "The Taste Gap" puts a name to what AI cannot yet judge: quality, tone, the instinct that makes a piece of work good rather than merely plausible. "Culture as Training Data" points at who decides what gets fed into the models shaping brand voice. McGinn also said that three years ago, people came to HumAIn to understand what AI could do.\[4\] The question now is execution. ## How the two days are structured HumAIn expands to two days for the first time in 2026, a structural change from the single-day format of earlier editions.\[4\] Day one runs as a single-stream conference covering case studies, demos, debates and Chatham House Rule roundtables, where delegates can speak freely without being quoted by name. Day two shifts to workshop-based masterclasses aimed at moving practitioners from experimentation into actual adoption. The conference runs from 9 am on Tuesday 13 October to 5 pm on Wednesday 14 October 2026 AEDT at Stone and Chalk Tech Central, 477 Pitt Street, Haymarket, Sydney.\[5\]\[6\] Tickets are available through the event's Humanitix page. SOURCES & CITATIONS 1. [HumAIn 2026 official site](https://www.humain.au/?ref=promptthemarket.com) 2. [HumAIn 2026 voices page](https://www.humain.au/voices/?ref=promptthemarket.com) 3. [HumAIn news: R/GA global boss joins 2026 line-up](https://www.humain.au/news/r-ga-s-global-boss-joins-hum-a-in-2026-sydney-s-independent-ai-conference-this-october/?ref=promptthemarket.com) 4. [HumAIn news: two-day event and media partner announcement](https://www.humain.au/news/b-and-t-joins-as-hum-a-in-media-partner-for-new-two-day-event/?ref=promptthemarket.com) 5. [HumAIn 2026 tickets, Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/humain/tickets?ref=promptthemarket.com) 6. [Stone and Chalk Tech Central](https://www.stoneandchalk.com.au/startups?ref=promptthemarket.com) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who are the three new speakers at HumAIn 2026? Kate Westgate (Head of Marketing for Home Care, Unilever ANZ), Megan Ormsby (Head of Communications for Devices and Services, Amazon) and Oren Fixler (External Channels and Media lead, Telstra). When and where is HumAIn 2026? 13 to 14 October 2026 at Stone and Chalk Tech Central, 477 Pitt Street, Haymarket, Sydney. Doors open at 9 am on day one and the event closes at 5 pm on day two. What are the four programme themes at HumAIn 2026? AI and Creative Work; Brand Discovery in the AI Age; The Taste Gap; and Culture as Training Data. How is the two-day format structured? Day one is a single-stream conference with case studies, demos, debates and Chatham House Rule roundtables. Day two runs as workshop-based masterclasses focused on practical AI adoption. ![James Dore](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/01/e4017178-c1da-4131-80aa-35f02cb5b999/content/images/2026/09/james-dore.jpg) [James Dore](https://www.promptthemarket.com/james-dore/) James Dore is Strategy Director at Bushnote, a leader in SEO and AEO in Australia. He writes on search, AI and the technology decisions shaping government and industry.