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M‑Squared Collective

Incremental Outcomes: Make Marketing Investments You Can Defend.

The M‑Squared Collective comes to Boston, built to be two things at once: genuinely enjoyable and genuinely useful. A relaxed evening to meet the room, then a morning with the brands and operators proving what actually drives growth, with real case studies, a candid conversation between marketing and finance, and a clear-eyed look at where AI helps.

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Date September 09– September 10, 2026
Venue Renaissance Boston Seaport District

This is a small, invite-only gathering.
Submit your request to join us.

The idea

The conversation worth having

Most marketing teams have more data than ever and less certainty about what it means. The Collective is a room working through the decisions that actually matter: where to invest, what is really driving growth, how to defend a budget to finance, and where AI genuinely helps.

Real work on the table, with the people facing the same questions beside you. Not a product pitch. A shared, honest conversation about what is actually working.

Trusted by category-defining brands and operators
What you will leave with

What this day gives you.

A clearer view of results

A clearer view of results

See what is actually driving your results, beyond platform-reported numbers.

Defensible budget decisions

Defensible budget decisions

A sharper way to defend budget decisions to finance, in language both sides trust.

Real examples from peers

Real examples from peers

How peers are making and proving their marketing investment calls.

A clear-eyed read on AI

A clear-eyed read on AI

Where AI helps in measurement, and where human judgment still owns the decision.

1:1 Working Sessions

1:1 Working Sessions

Working session on your own numbers with the M‑Squared team. 1:1 meetings with peers, advising CMOs, publisher and agency partners.

Two Summer days in Boston

Wed, Sep 09 — Evening

The fun part.

Meet downtown Boston at 5:00 pm for a dinner on the water. Relaxed, social, and a chance to meet the people you will want to know.

Thu, Sep 10 — Morning

The deep dive.

A half-day workshop at the Renaissance Boston Seaport District. A short primer to set a shared language, then client case studies and panels, a conversation on how marketing and finance defend budget together, and a session on where AI fits in measurement. Lunch provided.

Thu, Sep 10 — Afternoon

1:1 sessions.

Working session on your own numbers with the M‑Squared team. 1:1 meetings with peers, advising CMOs, publisher and agency partners.

September 09, 2026 - 5:30pm to 9:00pm ET - Experts Dinner
Welcome Dinner session

M‑Squared Collective: A community of experts for the age of AI

Madan Bharadwaj - Attribution Expert | M‑Squared, Measured, Visual IQ/Nielsen, Nanigans, Dentsu Aegis, Mathworks

Dinner talk Dinner session

Giving shape to vague ideas in your head in the age of AI

Nuno Reis - Founder, Rare Dots, Capital Markets Quant/Trader | Bloomberg, UBS, Barclays, Morgan Stanley

September 10, 2026 - 8:30am to 5:00pm ET - Causal Outcomes Workshop
Networking 30 mins | 8:30am-9:00am

Breakfast & networking

Keynote 5 mins | 9:00am-9:05am

Keynote Address

Mark Fiske - PE Operating partner | HIG Capital, Credit Karma, Gap, Ancestry

Primer 15 mins | 9:05am-9:20am

Causal Attribution Foundations

Katie Reed - CMO & Measurement Strategist | M-Squared, Casper, Northwestern Mutual, Time Inc.

Case study 30 mins | 9:20am-9:50am

The Perfect Jean, Laseraway

Ovadia Labaton - DTC Leader & Entrepreneur | The Perfect Jean, Kidbox, Liquorbox, VC/PE roles

Paul Baumgarthuber - CMO, Laseraway | Laseraway, Many ventures in digital marketing

Madan Bharadwaj - Attribution Expert | M‑Squared, Measured, Visual IQ/Nielsen, Nanigans, Dentsu Aegis, Mathworks

Invited lecture 30 mins | 9:50am-10:20am

How a performance-marketing CMO executes data-driven creative innovation using causal attribution and AI

Paul Baumgarthuber - CMO, Laseraway | Laseraway, Many ventures in digital marketing

Fire-side chat 30 mins | 10:20am-10:50am

How would Hollywood solve for creative innovation for your brand

Daniel Rosenberg - Hollywood Producer | Inside Man, Kangaroo Island, Responsibility Island

Madan Bharadwaj - Attribution Expert | M‑Squared, Measured, Visual IQ/Nielsen, Nanigans, Dentsu Aegis, Mathworks

Break 10 mins | 10:50am-11:00am

Coffee Break

Case study 30 mins | 11:00am-11:30am

Cracking growth for Prenuvo using TV and natural experiments

Chris Taylor - PE operating Partner | Etrade, 1-800-Flowers, LeftLane Capital

Tim Silvia - Media & Agency leader | Mynt Agency, Comcast, Golf Channel, Blisspoint

Madan Bharadwaj - Attribution Expert | M‑Squared, Measured, Visual IQ/Nielsen, Nanigans, Dentsu Aegis, Mathworks

Case study 30 mins | 11:30am-12:00pm

From Gifting Moment to an All-Season Habit: How Virginia Food Group is using advanced measurement to plan a year-round go-to-market strategy

Lydia Pittman - Marketing Leader | Virginia Foods Group, DSW, Ulta, Gamestop, Dillard's

Katie Reed - CMO & Measurement Strategist | M-Squared, Casper, Northwestern Mutual, Time Inc.

Ken Sheehan - Geographic Information Systems Expert | US Geological Survey, University of New Hampshire, West Virginia University,
GIS Entrepreneur

Case study 30 mins | 12:00pm-12:30pm

SKU-Level MMMs: A Playbook for Brands on Amazon

Jay Sung - PE Operating Partner, CMO | Brentwood Associates, Proactive, Guthy Renker

Neil Desai - Measurement Consultant | M‑Squared, Amazon, PillPack, Precision Nutrition

Madan Bharadwaj - Attribution Expert | M‑Squared, Measured, Visual IQ/Nielsen, Nanigans, Dentsu Aegis, Mathworks

Panel discussion 30 mins | 12:30pm-1:00pm

Combining intuition with data to make investment decisions

Mark Fiske - PE Operating partner | HIG Capital, Credit Karma, Gap, Ancestry

Stephanie Ting - Tech Strategy Executive | Constant Contact, Dolby, Nokia, AMD, Gap

Ian Yung - Growth Marketing Leader | Golf Forever, Tonal, Parachute, Touch of Modern

Chris Marine - Agency leader | Campfire, Cox, Sinclair

Melanie Kaufman - Analytics leader | Universal Ads, Roku, Adaptly

Break 60 mins | 1:00pm-2:00pm

Lunch

Matchmaking 3 hrs | 2:00pm-5:00pm

1:1 Sessions

Matchmaking meetings.

1:1 meetings with peers, advising CMOs, publisher and agency partners.

Working sessions and business case development on your own numbers with the M‑Squared team.

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Your host

M‑Squared is a finance-grade marketing measurement and incrementality partner, built for marketers who want to understand what is actually driving results. The M‑Squared Collective: Boston is hosted solely by M‑Squared.

Founder of M‑Squared and one of the most recognized voices in marketing measurement, Madan Bharadwaj hosts the Collective in Boston.

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"We are in the age of outcomes. There is roughly $1 trillion in global marketing spend. Holding all of it accountable to results will be the most significant transformation of marketing since the post-war economic boom of the 1950s."

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Speakers

The people doing the work, on the record.

Top client brands and operators sharing how they put causal measurement to work. Announced on a rolling basis.

Nuno Reis
Nuno Reis
Founder | Rare Dots
Mark Fiske
Mark Fiske
PE Operating partner | HIG Capital, Credit Karma, Gap, Ancestry
Katie Reed
Katie Reed
CMO & Measurement Strategist | M-Squared, Casper, Northwestern Mutual, Time Inc.
Ovadia Labaton
Ovadia Labaton
DTC Leader & Entrepreneur | The Perfect Jean, Kidbox, Liquorbox
Paul Baumgarthuber
Paul Baumgarthuber
CMO | Laseraway, Many ventures in digital marketing
Daniel Rosenberg
Daniel Rosenberg
Hollywood Producer | Inside Man, Kangaroo Island, Responsibility Island
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
PE operating Partner | Etrade, 1-800-Flowers, LeftLane Capital
Tim Silvia
Tim Silvia
Media & Agency leader | Mynt Agency,  Comcast, Golf Channel, Blisspoint
Lydia Pittman
Lydia Pittman
Marketing Leader | Virginia FoodGroup
Ken Sheehan
Ken Sheehan
Geographic Information Systems Expert | GIS Entrepreneur
Jay Sung
Jay Sung
PE Operating Partner, CMO |Brentwood Associates
Neil Desai
Neil Desai
Measurement Consultant | M‑Squared
Stephanie Ting
Stephanie Ting
Tech Strategy Executive | Constant Contact, Dolby, Nokia, AMD, Gap
Ian Yung
Ian Yung
Growth Marketing Leader | Tonal, Parachute, Touch of Modern
Chris Marine
Chris Marine
Agency Leader | Campfire
Melanie Kaufman
Melanie Kaufman
Analytics leader | Universal Ads, Roku, Adaptly
Who is in the room

Built for people accountable for decisions, not dashboards.

CMOs and senior marketers, accountable for where budget goes and how it is defended.
Measurement and analytics leaders translating attribution complexity into action.
Finance leaders partnering with marketing on investment and ROI.
Agency and brand leaders proving impact and winning on strategy.
Founders and operators driving growth efficiency.

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Request an invitation

Tell us a little about you and we will confirm your spot.

This is an exclusive, invite-only gathering. Tell us a little about you and we will confirm your spot. To keep the room right, we ask for your company and title, and invites go out on a rolling basis, so the sooner you apply the better.