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CEO of IAB, the digital advertising industry's most influential trade body, shaping policy, standards, and the future of the open internet for 700+ member companies.

Chief Financial Officer of Magnite (retiring 2026); long-tenured finance leader from Rubicon Project through Magnite.

David Dokes is the Co-founder and CEO of Polar Analytics, the all-in-one data platform for DTC brands (~$28M raised). Before Polar he founded a DTC growth agency and led growth/product at Turo, and earlier worked in investment banking at Lazard. Educated at CentraleSupélec (MS Computer Science) and ESCP Business School.

VP of Product Management at FreeWheel, overseeing tools for global media companies

Chief Strategy Officer of LiveRamp (since 2018) and Head of LiveRamp Ventures.

Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, David Ellison controls one of streaming's most significant ad-supported inventory stacks — including Pluto TV's FAST platform and Paramount+ — making him a pivotal force in CTV and programmatic advertising at scale.

Co-founder of New Commercial Arts, David Golding is a veteran UK advertising strategist known for blending brand-building with commercial effectiveness in a post-digital era.

President of Union.ai (the company behind open-source Flyte); former Microsoft adCenter GM and Facebook/Atlas leader, with exits at Aggregate Knowledge (Neustar) and Specific Media.

AdTech professional with Cannes Lions and D&AD recognition.

Veteran advertising executive who led digital ad strategy at Paramount Global and CBS, with a career spanning Facebook, Instagram, and Univision — a seasoned operator at the intersection of premium video and digital advertising.

Co-founder and CSO of SocialVibe/true[X], pioneering the engagement-based advertising model that let users opt into ads in exchange for content access.

Veteran media and AdTech executive who served as President of Constellation (formerly Operative), driving ad management infrastructure for premium TV and video publishers.

SVP, General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer at LiveRamp (since 2019), leading legal, privacy, and data ethics across the company's identity and data-connectivity products.

Pioneer of digital advertising infrastructure who served as CEO of DoubleClick through its landmark $3.1B acquisition by Google in 2008; now leads luxury online marketplace 1stdibs as CEO.

Chief Marketing Officer at Klarna driving the fintech giant's bold, culture-forward brand strategy that has redefined how financial services companies market themselves globally.

Founder & CEO of Read AI and pioneer of mobile location intelligence; previously founded Placed and led location measurement at Snap Inc.

Serial entrepreneur and CEO of Zeta Global, one of the largest independent marketing clouds, who took the company public on NYSE in 2021 and has spent 25+ years pioneering data-driven customer acquisition at scale.

The architect of Google's Privacy Sandbox and the executive who redefined the future of digital advertising by leading the industry's most consequential attempt to eliminate third-party cookies.