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Curt Larson leads product strategy at Cheq, a leader in ad fraud prevention and go-to-market security. He focuses on invalid traffic detection and brand safety solutions.

Founder & CEO of Iris.TV, the pioneer in video-level contextual intelligence for CTV and digital video, enabling privacy-safe ad targeting without cookies through AI-powered content analysis.

Chief Revenue Officer at VideoAmp driving the next generation of converged TV measurement, with deep roots in media analytics from his tenure at Nielsen.

COO at TEGNA driving the digital and programmatic advertising transformation of one of America's largest broadcast TV groups, bridging traditional linear media with modern AdTech infrastructure.

One of Wall Street's most influential digital advertising analysts, Dan Salmon covers AdTech and internet media at New Street Research, providing institutional investors with authoritative insights on Google, Meta, Amazon, and the broader programmatic ecosystem.

Google's VP of Global Ads and one of AdTech's most prominent industry voices, leading the company's advertising business strategy and spearheading communications around Privacy Sandbox and cookie deprecation.

Chief Revenue Officer at TripleLift driving programmatic and native advertising growth; a seasoned AdTech revenue leader with deep expertise across the programmatic supply chain.

AdTech revenue leader and CRO at ShareThis, known for driving publisher monetization and programmatic revenue growth across digital media ecosystems.

Chief Revenue Officer at The Trade Desk, driving global revenue strategy for the world's largest independent DSP and a defining force in programmatic advertising's growth.

Serial AdTech founder who built Real Media, TACODA, and Simulmedia — three companies that defined ad serving, behavioral targeting, and data-driven TV advertising across three decades.

Co-founder and CTO of The Trade Desk, Dave Pickles is the engineering mastermind behind one of AdTech's most powerful independent DSPs, architecting systems that process trillions of bid requests in real time.

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.

VP of Product Management at Google Ad Manager, shaping publisher monetization strategy and programmatic infrastructure for one of the world's most widely-used ad server platforms.

Head of Advertising at Roku, David Jakubowski is one of CTV's most influential operators, leading the OneView ad tech stack and shaping how brands reach streaming audiences at scale.

CEO of Mediaocean, the AdTech infrastructure backbone processing $200B+ in annual media spend and powering omnichannel advertising workflows for agencies and advertisers worldwide.

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 initiative, David Temkin led the industry's most consequential effort to replace third-party cookies with privacy-preserving advertising alternatives.

Global Consulting CMO at EY advising Fortune 500 brands on marketing transformation, AdTech strategy, and privacy-compliant data-driven marketing at enterprise scale.

Founder of Sonata Insights and former eMarketer Principal Analyst, Debra Aho Williamson is one of AdTech's most trusted independent voices on social media advertising, the creator economy, and influencer marketing.

CMO of Index Exchange driving global brand strategy and industry thought leadership around programmatic transparency and supply path optimization.

One of AdTech's foremost standards-setters, Dennis Buchheim leads IAB Tech Lab as SVP & GM, architecting the technical frameworks—ads.txt, sellers.json, and privacy specs—that underpin transparency and trust in programmatic advertising.

Former Google Americas President who helped scale search and display advertising from millions to tens of billions in revenue, making him a key architect of modern AdTech infrastructure.

VP & GM at Criteo driving the company's evolution from retargeting pioneer to full-stack commerce media platform, with deep expertise in retail media networks and cookieless advertising solutions.

Former ad tech executive turned antitrust scholar whose research on Google and Facebook's monopolistic practices has directly shaped landmark regulatory actions and reshaped how policymakers understand digital advertising markets.