Marketing ROI 2026 - The Swiss Forum

Closed-door forum for senior & exec marketers. Real numbers from real companies. No vendor pitches.

Sept  3, 2026
13:30–18:00 + Apéro

Marketing Has a Decision Problem — Not a Data Problem

Most companies have:

  • -> More data than ever
  • -> Better tools than ever.

Yet:

  • CAC increases
  • ROI is unclear
  • Decisions don’t improve

-> Marketing is still run as campaigns — not as a decision system.

A closed forum for senior leaders who want to answer one question:
Which marketing decisions actually drive growth — and which don’t?

An Executive Forum — Not a Marketing Event

From Campaigns → Systems → Revenue

We explore how leading organizations are:

Engineering marketing like a production system

Embedding AI into daily workflows (not pilots)

Driving measurable ROI at scale

Designed for Senior Decision-Makers

Executive audience only (no junior roles)

Curated group of 50 participants

No vendor pitches

Real case deep dives

Interactive discussions

Optional outcome :

👉 Swiss Marketing Engineering Report 2026

What We Will Cover

From Campaigns to Decisions
  • Marketing as an economic system:
  • CLV, CAC, segmentation, trade-offs
Experimentation: The Only Way to Know
  • Why most testing fails — and what works in practice
Where Marketing Data Lies
  • Attribution, dashboards, performance metrics — often misleading
Pricing: The Most Underused Growth Lever
  • Why pricing decisions outperform campaign optimization
From Teams to Systems
  • How to organize marketing around decisions, not channels
Insights Don’t Change Marketing — Decisions Do
  • Why data rarely translates into action — and what to fix

Designed for Senior Decision-Makers

  • CMOs, Heads of Marketing
  • Growth / Revenue Leaders
  • Digital & Marketing Transformation Leads

From:

- Swiss enterprises
- European market leaders

Speakers & Contributors
  • Marketing leaders from large enterprises
  • Executives driving data & AI transformation
  • Selected experts in marketing decision systems

👉 Final lineup announced shortly

Speakers

Co-Founder and CEO Nexoya
Marco Hochstrasser
Co-Founder & CEO of Nexoya, helping marketers make smarter decisions with AI. Entrepreneur, former Swisscom leader, and Cloud Foundry board member with expertise in Software Engineering, Cloud Architecture, and Program Management.
Founder and President High-Tech Connect
Ralf Haller
With 25+ years in high-tech, I’ve helped companies grow by combining data-driven marketing, strategic partnerships, and hands-on go-to-market execution. My journey from Silicon Valley to Switzerland spans roles in product marketing, business development, and leadership across AI, data engineering, legal tech, and IT infrastructure. I’ve built international teams, launched high-ROI campaigns, and focused on delivering measurable results and lasting market impact. With degrees in Electrical Engineering (KIT) and Data Science (MIT), plus executive education at INSEAD, I’m passionate about scaling AI-first platforms and driving technology adoption in Europe.

Draft Agenda

Counter-drone technologies & airspace protection.

AI for air defence systems.

Cyber defence & critical infrastructure protection.

Time - CET
Type + Moderator
ThemE
12:30
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Registration & Networking Coffee
13:10
Opening Keynote
The New Era of Drone and Missile Warfare
13:30
1:1 chat with Ivan Zaccagini
Emerging Technologies and the Enduring Elements of Warfare
13:50
Prof. Aanjhan Ranganathan
Panel: Counter-Drone Technologies & Airspace Protection
14:50
-
Networking Break and exhibition
15:20
Ralf Haller
Panel: AI for Air Defence Systems
16:20
Daniel Ehrenreich
Panel: Cyber Defence & Critical Infrastructure Protection
17:20
-
Networking Apéro and exhibition

Agenda

13:30

Opening: Marketing Doesn’t Have a Data Problem — It Has a Decision Problem

- Most companies track more data than ever — yet decisions don’t improve
- AI ≠ better decisions
- Europe’s execution gap

-> Setting the stage: marketing is shifting from intuition to systems

14:00

Session 1: From Campaigns to Decisions

Marketing is still run as a campaign machine — not a decision system.

A real-world example based on marketing analytics

- RFM (Recency, Frequency, Monetary) as a powerful starting point
- Why heuristics reach their limits
- How predictive models outperform rules
- Same data — dramatically different results

-> We show how leading companies use segmentation, CLV and models to improve outcomes — not just reporting.

Speaker:

  • Ralf Haller

14:30

Session 2: Experimentation - The Only Way to Know

- What works in practice, what fails, and why A/B testing is often done wrong
- Why most companies fake experimentation
- How to build a real test system

-> Most companies talk about testing — very few actually run meaningful experiments.

Speaker:

  • TBD

15:15 – 15:45

Break & Networking

15:45

Session 3: Pricing - The Growth Lever Nobody Uses

- Willingness-to-pay
- Pricing experiments
- Why most companies underprice

-> We show why pricing decisions often have more impact than marketing spend.

Speaker:

  • TBD

16:15

Session 4: How to Build a Marketing System (Not a Team)

- Most marketing teams are structured around channels — not decisions
- Experiment pipeline
- Decision cadence
- What to implement in 90 days

-> Most marketing teams are structured around channels — not decisions.

Speaker:

  • TBD

16:45 – 17:30

Panel Discussion: The Future Marketing in the Age of AI and Autonomous Decisions

- Who Will Win — Data scientists or traditional marketers?
- Will marketing become a data science discipline?
- How must organizations evolve to stay competitive?
- What capabilities will define future CMOs?

-> Linking technology, organization, and leadership

Panelists:

  • TBD
  • TBD
  • TBD

From 17:30

Networking Apéro Riche

Continue the discussion in a relaxed setting with fellow senior marketing leaders.

- Curated peer group
- High-quality exchange
- Premium catering

-> No mass networking — focused conversations at eye level

Why This Matters Now

Marketing is becoming one of the most leveraged functions in the enterprise.

Those who :

  • build systems
  • use AI effectively
  • and prove impact

👉 will outperform competitors significantly

Those who don’t :

👉 will be reduced to cost centers

High-Quality Peer Exchange

Meet a curated group of senior marketing leaders.
No mass audience.
No noise.
👉 Focused, high-value conversations.

Participation

Executive Ticket : CHF 790
Includes :
  • Full program
  • Curated peer group
  • Networking apéro
Note :
Limited seats to ensure quality discussions.
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