Oct 25, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration + Networking Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Susan MacDermid, Ascendant Network
 
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
The Future of Retail Media: The Biggest Value Unlocks on the Path to a $100 Billion Sector
Andrew Lipsman, Insider Intelligence
 
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
Catching the 3rd Wave of Advertising [in partnership with Criteo]
Renee Doerre, Roundel
Andrew Lipsman, Insider Intelligence
Sherry Smith, Criteo
Briana Finelli, Wavemaker Global
 
10:25 AM - 11:05 AM
A: OPTIMIZE - Tech Stack by Commerce Media Maturity
Conor McKenna, LUMA Partners
Aaron Fetters, Transparent Partners
Erin Lastra, Criteo
Cortez
B: SCALE - Buyer <> Seller Best Practices
Keagan McDonnell, OMD
Alicia Reich, Movado
Alyson Soderberg, Ulta Beauty
Pacific Rim
C: MEASURE - Where Measurement is Going
Susan Noonan, PetSmart
Praveen Menon, CVS
Elizabeth Marsten, Tinuiti
Coral Reef
D: DATA - Harnessing the Tidal Wave of Data
Munif Jaafar, Macy's Media Network (MMN)
Leora Kelman, Boston Consulting Group
Bar & Lounge
E: ADVANCED RMNS - JBP Media Best Practices
Austin Leonard, Sam’s Club
Tiffany Tan, The Clorox Company
Chelsea Monaco, Digitas
Andy Friedland, Swiftly
North Sea
11:05 AM - 11:20 AM
Networking Break [in partnership with Placements.io]
 
 
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Exclusive Research: Best Practices in Data Leadership in Retail [in partnership with Inmar Intelligence]
Leah Logan, Inmar Intelligence
Alyson Soderberg, Ulta Beauty
David Cooperstein, Figurr
Melanie Huet, Newell
 
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
1:1 Ascendant Connections (self-select, double opt-in)
 
 
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
1:1 Ascendant Connections (self-select, double opt-in)
 
 
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch Networking
 
 
1:20 PM - 1:45 PM
Flash Discussion: Ripped from the Headlines
Brad Berens, USC Annenberg
 
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Power Panel: Unlocking the Power of Membership Models [in partnership with The Trade Desk]
Austin Leonard, Sam’s Club
Ellen Mulryan, The Trade Desk
 
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
A: OPTIMIZE - Owned + Operated Performance vs Offsite Performance
Kylissa Ward, Shipt
Briana Finelli, Wavemaker Global
Harsh Jiandani, Koddi
Cortez
B: SCALE - Build, Buy, Partner In-House?
Janine Flaccavento, Merkle
Shabnum Palomba, Digitas N.A.
Pacific Rim
C: MEASURE - LTV as Part of iROAS Calculations
Jill Cruz, Publicis Groupe
Bobby Watts, Peapod Digital Labs
Coral Reef
D: DATA - Data Disaggregation + Data Clean Rooms
David Peterson, Epsilon Retail Media
Jason Cherok, McKinsey & Company
Bar & Lounge
E: ADVANCED - RMNS Advanced Video + CTV + Audio
Moe Ali, TikTok
Colin Lewis, Retail Media Works
Jay Friedman, Goodway Group
North Sea
3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
1:1 Ascendant Connections (self-select, double opt-in)
 
 
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
1:1 Ascendant Connections (self-select, double opt-in)
 
 
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Break
 
 
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Breakout Success Story: Extending Retail Media Reach In-Store [in partnership with Vestcom]
Shock Torem, Vestcom
Bryan Gildenberg, CPG Guys
 
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
GM Think Tank: Paths to Scale + Differentiation
Parbinder Dhariwal, CVS Health
Mark Grether, PayPal
Melanie Zimmermann, Criteo
Claire Wyatt, Albertsons
Elizabeth Donovan, Marriott International
 
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM
Retail Media is More than Media: Merkle 2023 Research [in partnership with Merkle]
Megan Cameron, Merkle
Chelsea Monaco, Digitas
 
5:25 PM - 5:55 PM
Closing Ascendant Interview with an RMN Pioneer: Building a Commerce Engine
Kristi Argyilan, Albertsons
Susan MacDermid, Ascendant Network
 
5:55 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Susan MacDermid, Ascendant Network
 
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
RMN Community Reception [in partnership with Digitalzone]
 
 
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
RMN Pioneer Dinner @ Broma | 1625 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 
Andrew Lipsman, Insider Intelligence
Sherry Smith, Criteo
Tiffany Tan, The Clorox Company
 
Oct 26, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration + Networking Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Susan MacDermid, Ascendant Network
 
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Solving for Internal Silos
Matthew Fantazier, Kenvue
Kacie McKee, Kenvue
 
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Changing Consumer Behaviors Impact on Commerce/Commerce Media [in partnership with Rokt]
Paul Frantz, Rokt
Brad Berens, USC Annenberg
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Interactive Whiteboard Session: Optimizing Online Media to Omnichannel Sales [in partnership with Moloco]
Nikhil Raj, Moloco
 
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Closing Keynote: What’s Ahead in 2024?
Amie Owen, KINESSO
Lauren Wiener, Boston Consulting Group
Christine Foster, KPM
Mark Grether, PayPal
 
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Private RMN Council Session Over Lunch