Media & Marketing Event Moderator

Massimo Marioni moderates conversations about advertising, brands, media and culture. A former Fortune senior editor and CNN journalist, he combines business reporting with live-event experience across Cannes Lions, Advertising Week, Web Summit and GITEX.

Discuss your media or marketing event · Selected experience

Connecting business, brands and culture

The most useful discussions explain how organisations respond to changing audiences and markets. I bring informed questions and a journalist’s curiosity to conversations with executives, creatives and industry leaders.

Topics I cover

  • Advertising and marketing strategy

  • Media and entertainment

  • Creators, fandom and cultural influence

  • Consumer behaviour and brand growth

  • AI and the creative industries

  • Leadership and business transformation

Selected conversations

My interview and moderation experience includes leaders from Spotify, Snap, Pinterest, Omnicom, SoundCloud, BBC Studios and Stagwell.

Spotify at Advertising Week Europe

Snap: leadership interview

Pinterest: strategy and younger audiences

Omnicom CEO John Wren at Web Summit Qatar

Watch my fireside chat with John Wren, CEO of Omnicom, on the Web Summit Qatar stage.

Watch the John Wren interview

What clients say

“For Advertising Week, we booked Massimo to interview Spotify’s Global Head of Advertising Sales & Partnerships, covering a range of topics with thoughtfulness and respect, ensuring the conversation was not only educational for audiences, but also engaging.”

— Ariana Hoyos, Spotify, Global Head of Ad Product Communications & EMEA Advertising Communications

Formats for conferences and brand events

I can lead panels, fireside chats and executive roundtables, host an event programme or conduct filmed interviews. The format should fit your audience and the story you want the conversation to explore.

Discuss your brief

I’m London-based and work internationally. Share your event’s dates, location, audience and confirmed speakers. Check availability.