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Chief Economist at IAB Europe and one of the most cited voices on European digital advertising market data, known for translating complex ad spend trends into actionable industry intelligence.

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

AdTech pioneer turned venture capitalist; founded Varick Media Management and now backs the next generation of advertising and marketing technology companies at Bain Capital Ventures.

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.

CEO of Lotame driving the industry's shift to cookieless identity and data collaboration solutions for publishers, marketers, and agencies worldwide.

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.

Netflix's VP of Advertising Sales spearheading the streaming giant's entry into ad-supported TV, bringing senior experience from Amazon and Spotify to reshape CTV advertising.

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

Former CEO of DoubleClick who shaped the foundation of modern programmatic advertising; now an active investor and board member across AdTech and luxury e-commerce.

Serial AdTech founder who built Placed into one of mobile's most powerful location analytics platforms before its Snap acquisition, now pioneering blockchain-based ethical data marketplaces at Measure Protocol.

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.

COO of Vevo driving programmatic video and CTV advertising strategy at the world's largest music video platform, with deep roots in digital media and content monetization.

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.