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Senior retail media and commerce advertising leader at Criteo, known for driving the company's North American retail media strategy and helping brands activate commerce data at scale.

UK influence and creative strategy lead at Ogilvy UK, shaping how brands harness creator-led and social influence marketing within one of the world's most storied agency networks.

Senior Director of Ads Analytics at Best Buy Ads, leading measurement and data intelligence for one of retail media's growing advertising platforms.

Former Microsoft CEO turned NBA team owner, Steve Ballmer brings enterprise-scale technology and data-driven business thinking to sports ownership — with indirect but significant influence on media, streaming, and digital advertising ecosystems.

Founder and Managing Partner of Mercer Island Group, a leading consultancy specializing in agency search, agency-client relationship optimization, and marketing procurement advisory.

VP of Sales at Locality, the advanced TV advertising platform focused on local and addressable television solutions.

Partner and Executive Creative Director at Courage.

Co-founder and CEO of Reddit, Steve Huffman has transformed the platform into a major force in digital advertising, leveraging its unique community-driven data and engaged user base to build a scaled programmatic and brand advertising business.

CEO of the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena, Steve Koonin is a veteran media and entertainment executive whose tenure at Turner Broadcasting shaped modern sports media and advertising strategy.

VP of Sales at Viant Technology driving programmatic advertising revenue through people-based marketing solutions and connected TV strategies.

Steve Lawrence is the CEO of Academy Sports and Outdoors, leading the retailer's digital transformation and retail media network expansion as a growing force in the AdTech and commerce media landscape.

Steve Maher is CEO of Monetate, driving personalization and experimentation technology for enterprise retailers and brands at the intersection of AI and customer experience optimization.

CFO-turned-AdTech operator at PubMatic, Steve Pantelick brings financial rigor and strategic depth to programmatic advertising's supply side.

CEO of Navigator, bringing leadership to a media or marketing services organisation.

Seasoned AdTech leader and former Xaxis executive who brings deep programmatic and creative effectiveness expertise to DAIVID's Board of Advisors, helping bridge the gap between creative quality and media performance.

Steve Totzke is a senior commercial and sales leadership executive currently advising Mattel, the global toy and entertainment company behind iconic brands including Barbie and Hot Wheels.

Co-founder and CEO of MediaAlpha, a programmatic advertising platform specializing in the insurance vertical that went public on the NYSE in 2020.

Entrepreneur, investor, and host of 'The Diary of a CEO' podcast; co-founded Social Chain at 21 and became the youngest Dragon on BBC's Dragons' Den.

VP of Marketing at Golden Krust, the iconic Caribbean-American bakery and restaurant chain known for its Jamaican beef patties.

Founder of MeatEater, an outdoor lifestyle media and commerce company.

Steven Swartz is President & CEO of Hearst, one of the world's largest diversified media, information, and services companies, overseeing a vast portfolio spanning magazines, newspapers, television, and digital properties.

Managing Director UK at Adnami, the high-impact digital advertising platform specialising in large-format and attention-driven ad formats.