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Chief Partnerships Officer at Muck Rack who bridges media and AdTech through a career spanning programmatic advertising, business development, and editorial entrepreneurship — including co-founding Lost Remote, acquired by Adweek.

Senior AdTech revenue leader with deep expertise across programmatic and direct sales in Europe, known for her tenure spanning Microsoft Advertising and Xandr's full-stack ad tech ecosystem.

Senior leader at The Trade Desk driving programmatic advertising strategy and partnerships, with deep expertise in demand-side platform operations and the evolving identity landscape.

CMO of Viant Technology driving people-based advertising strategy and brand growth for one of AdTech's leading DSPs, with deep roots in enterprise SaaS and marketing technology.

Nate Turner is a veteran digital advertising executive who co-founded Ten Speed, a content optimization and SEO platform serving B2B SaaS companies. He previously held senior roles at companies including Blend and has been an active voice in performance marketing and content-driven growth strategies. His background spans both demand generation and programmatic media.

Microsoft Advertising's Head of SMB Advertising, championing self-serve programmatic access and performance ad solutions for small and medium businesses.

VP of Global Partnerships at PubMatic, driving strategic alliances across CTV, identity, and the open internet as SSPs navigate a consolidating programmatic landscape.

CEO of Jellysmack, the global creator company scaling social video content and monetization for top digital creators through AI-powered technology.

CEO of YouTube and former DoubleClick SVP who helped architect Google's entire digital advertising ecosystem; one of the most influential executives in programmatic, CTV, and creator monetization.

VP, Advertising Science (Amazon DSP); IAB Tech Lab board chair.

Co-Founder & CEO of the Brand Safety Institute, Neal Thurman is a leading voice in brand safety education and credentialing within the AdTech ecosystem.

Founder and CEO of Kevel, Neil Sweeney pioneered API-based ad serving infrastructure that powers the retail media revolution, enabling brands to build custom ad platforms independent of Google and Amazon.

Nick Bilton is a journalist, author, and special correspondent known for his sharp coverage of technology, Silicon Valley culture, and media — not a core AdTech practitioner but influential in shaping public narratives around tech industry ethics and disruption.

Nick Frizzell drives adoption of open programmatic standards at IAB Tech Lab, championing specs like ads.txt, sellers.json, and Privacy Sandbox frameworks across the AdTech ecosystem.

Head of Product at Ozone Project, Nick Halley is a key architect of the UK's leading premium publisher alliance and a prominent voice on cookieless advertising and publisher-side identity solutions.

Co-Founder & CEO of Narrative, a data collaboration platform for privacy-compliant data commerce.

CEO of MGID and former CEO of Xaxis EMEA, Nick Lawson is a senior AdTech operator known for scaling programmatic and native advertising businesses across global markets.

VP of Product at Google Ad Manager, shaping the future of programmatic infrastructure and privacy-safe advertising at one of the world's largest ad serving platforms.

Associate Professor at Melbourne Business School whose research exposes the hidden pitfalls of programmatic advertising, audience data quality, and digital measurement — making him one of academia's sharpest critics and guides for the AdTech industry.

Head of Meta's Global Business Group, Nicola Mendelsohn is one of the most powerful figures in digital advertising, overseeing Meta's advertiser and agency relationships worldwide and driving its AI-powered ad strategy.

CEO at Ogury