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Senior Principal Analyst at Forrester Research covering the AdTech/MarTech convergence, programmatic advertising, and identity solutions — a go-to strategic voice for brands and vendors navigating the cookieless future.

Principal Analyst at Forrester Research and one of AdTech's most cited voices on marketing technology, programmatic advertising, and advertising effectiveness measurement.

Veteran digital media CEO and outspoken critic of programmatic advertising who transformed Forbes.com and now leads G/O Media's portfolio of iconic digital brands including Gizmodo and The Onion.

VP & GM of Buy-Side Advertising at Yahoo, leading the company's DSP strategy and programmatic advertising solutions for brands and agencies in a privacy-first era.

CMO of Xandr (Microsoft Advertising), driving B2B marketing strategy for one of the industry's most significant programmatic ad tech platforms post-Microsoft acquisition.

SVP of Global Partnerships at Index Exchange, Joanna Mastroianni is a supply-side programmatic leader driving publisher monetization strategy and global partnership innovation at one of the world's largest independent ad exchanges.

VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Joanna O'Connell is one of AdTech's most authoritative voices on programmatic advertising, supply chain transparency, and identity solutions, with rare credibility earned from senior roles at MediaMath, IAB, and AdExchanger.

VP of Marketing at VideoAmp, driving brand and growth strategy for one of AdTech's leading alternative TV measurement and currency platforms during a pivotal shift in cross-screen advertising.

Chief Legal Officer at Cadent navigating the complex intersection of advanced TV advertising, privacy law, and data governance in the CTV era.

CEO of Epsilon, one of AdTech's largest marketing technology and identity resolution platforms, steering the company's privacy-first data strategy as part of Publicis Groupe.

President of Publicis Media overseeing billions in global media spend across Starcom, Zenith, and Spark Foundry, driving programmatic and data-driven transformation at one of the world's largest media buying organizations.

CEO of Flashtalking by Mediaocean, John Nardone is a veteran AdTech operator championing independent ad serving, creative personalization, and advertiser transparency as alternatives to walled garden dominance.

John Wren has led Omnicom Group as Chairman & CEO since 1997, building one of the world's largest marketing services empires and steering it through the digital and data-driven advertising revolution.

AdTech operator and industry mapper who leads advanced advertising solutions at Comcast Advertising and created ATDb, a comprehensive database cataloging the modern AdTech ecosystem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.