Marianne has spent much of her career working in marketing and events for media publications, including Centaur Media, Euromoney and The Wall Street Journal. Most recently, she was based in Hong Kong, where she launched new events throughout the region, including in India, Japan, China, Vietnam and Singapore. Marianne was an independent consultant for several years, during which time she locally managed AsiaD: All Things Digital, which was awarded the "Best New Geographical Launch" event in the Asian Conference Awards in 2012. Marianne has a Bachelor of Social Science from Macquarie University in Australia, and is currently undertaking a Masters in Integrated Marketing at New York University.