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Serial AdTech entrepreneur who co-founded both Right Media (sold to Yahoo for ~$680M) and MOAT (sold to Oracle for ~$850M), shaping the foundations of programmatic advertising and brand safety measurement.

Yahoo VP driving next-generation DSP and data advertising products, with deep roots in programmatic innovation across AOL and Verizon Media.

Co-founder of Admeld (acquired by Google) and AdTech algorithm pioneer, now driving custom bidding intelligence at Chalice Custom Algorithms.

CEO of GroupM EMEA, overseeing the world's largest media investment group's operations across Europe, Middle East, and Africa — a dominant force shaping media buying and programmatic strategy at scale.

Josh Quittner is a veteran technology journalist and editor who has covered the intersection of digital media, advertising, and emerging technologies over a long career. He has written extensively about the business models underpinning digital publishing and advertising.

Global Chief Media Officer at UM and one of AdTech's most influential voices on brand safety, media responsibility, and ethical advertising — a standards-setter pushing the industry toward greater transparency and accountability.

Chris Kane is the founder of Jounce Media, a programmatic supply chain research and consulting firm. He is widely cited for his research on made-for-advertising (MFA) sites and supply path optimization, making him one of the most influential independent analysts in programmatic advertising.

Senior ad sales leader at Paramount driving the convergent TV strategy that unifies linear and streaming advertising across Paramount+ and the broader Paramount portfolio.

Revenue leader at Criteo driving commerce media and retail media network growth through first-party data strategies and global sales innovation.

Global CMO of LEGO Group and champion of responsible marketing to children, Julia Goldin shapes how one of the world's most iconic brands navigates digital transformation, data privacy, and ethical advertising.

Senior product leader at Google Ad Manager, shaping the infrastructure that powers digital advertising for the majority of the world's largest publishers.

Leading privacy advocate and former FTC official who has spent 15+ years shaping the regulations and standards that constrain how AdTech companies collect and use consumer data.

Open source advocate and CDN/infrastructure expert bridging developer ecosystems and ad delivery performance at the intersection of web infrastructure and AdTech.

VP of Product at Index Exchange driving header bidding and supply path optimization strategy for one of programmatic advertising's largest independent exchanges.

VP of Business Intelligence and Analytics at Tinuiti, driving data strategy and measurement frameworks for retail media and e-commerce advertising at one of the largest independent performance marketing agencies in the US.

SVP of Marketplace Development at Index Exchange, Justin Taylor is a key architect of supply path optimization strategy at one of programmatic advertising's largest independent exchanges.

CRO at MNTN driving the convergence of performance marketing and connected TV advertising, helping brands treat television as a measurable, outcome-driven channel.

Founder and CEO of Samooha, a Snowflake-native data clean room platform; former Google engineering leader pioneering privacy-safe data collaboration in a post-cookie AdTech world.

VP of Product at Google Ad Manager, overseeing the programmatic infrastructure that powers publisher monetization for thousands of digital publishers worldwide.

EVP at Magna Global (IPG Mediabrands) and one of adtech's most cited forecasters, Kara Manatt shapes how the industry understands global ad spending trends, streaming economics, and the future of media investment.

Veteran tech journalist and podcast host whose coverage of Big Tech, platform accountability, and digital advertising policy has made her one of the most influential voices shaping public and regulatory discourse around AdTech.

VP of Publisher Development at Raptive, driving monetization strategy and revenue growth for independent content creators in one of AdTech's largest publisher-focused ad management platforms.

Kate Scott-Dawkins leads global business intelligence and media investment forecasting at GroupM, the world's largest media investment company. She is the primary author of GroupM's influential annual global advertising expenditure reports, which set the tone for industry investment expectations.

AdTech strategist bridging premium entertainment content with programmatic advertising, leading CTV monetization and data-driven partnerships at Lionsgate.