Nov 12, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration + Networking
 
 
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Opening Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
Hugh Stevens, UK MD, LiveRamp
Sam Knights, CEO, SMG
Craig Macdonald, Partner, McKinsey & Company
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Opening Keynote: State of the Global RMN Sector
Craig Macdonald, Partner, McKinsey & Company
 
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Connecting Clicks to Cart: Measuring Offline Purchase Decisions [in partnership with LiveRamp]
Ollie Shayer, Omni-Media Director, Boots UK & ROI
Dan Cohen, Director, Product Innovation, Sky Media
Hugh Stevens, UK MD, LiveRamp
 
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Retailers as Publishers<< >>Publishers as Retailers / The Convergence of Retail + Publishing
Fiona Davis, Global VP, Growth, CvE
 
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Community Lunch - in Bower Gallery
 
 
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
1A: Measurement
Bianca Hall, Senior Insight Director, SMG
 
1B: Building Online Marketplaces [in partnership with Mirakl]
Octavie Gosselin, VP, Mirakl Ads, Mirakl
 
1C: Offsite & OOH Best Practices [in partnership with Vistar Media]
Alice Anson, Director, Digital Media, Nectar360
Sean Cheyney, Head, Retail Media, Vistar Media
 
1D: Commerce Media [in partnership with PubMatic]
Babs Kehinde, Sr. Director, Commerce Media EMEA, PubMatic
 
2:15 PM - 2:20 PM
Transition
 
 
2:20 PM - 2:50 PM
Client Success Story [in partnership with Criteo]
Rebecca Dixon, Media Director, THG
Jill Orr, MD EMEA Enterprise, Criteo
 
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Global GM Think Tank
Kına Demirel, Managing Director, Mimeda
Nick Ashley, Client Development Director, Tesco Media & Insight Platform
Christian Raveaux, Head, REWE Group Retail Media Connect, REWE Group
Helen Johnson, Group Director, SMG
 
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
How RMNs Can Compete with Tech Giants [in partnership with Moloco]
Catalina Salazar, Global Head, Advertising, Wolt
Johan Thorbjörnsson, Co-Founder & Partner, Adler & Company
Andreas Preuer, Sr. Director, Business Development EMEA, Moloco
Yara El Saadani, Commerce Strategy EMEA, GroupM
 
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
Networking Break
 
 
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Brand Think Tank
Qaiser Bachani, Consumer Experience Lead, Global Brands & Europe, Mondelēz International
 
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Client Success Story [in partnership with Epsilon]
 
 
5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
Closing Keynote: Ascendant Interview
 
 
5:40 PM - 5:45 PM
Closing Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Reception
 
 
6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
RMNe Ascendant Community Dinner [in partnership with LiveRamp]
 
 
Nov 13, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration + Networking Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Opening Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Opening Keynote: Retail Media is the Future of ALL Media
Yara Daher, Co-Founder & Partner, Colosseum Strategy; IAB Europe Retail Media Advisor
 
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Retail Media Revenue: Tips from the Experts [in partnership with Koddi]
Paul Dahill, Managing Director, Sales EMEA, Koddi
 
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
 
 
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Global GM Think Tank Part 2
Amir Rasekh, Managing Director, Nectar360
Dean Harris, Head, Co-op Media Network, Co-op
Andy Gamble, Chief Information & Transformation Officer, Currys
Amie Owen, Global Chief Growth Officer, KINESSO Commerce
 
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Client Success Story [in partnership with Vudoo]
Nick Morgan, Founder & CEO, Vudoo
Amie Owen, Global Chief Growth Officer, KINESSO Commerce
 
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking Break
 
 
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
2A: RMN Organizational Transformation
Lori Johnshoy, Global Head of Retail / CPG Strategy, LiveRamp
 
2B: Fixing the Funnel's Messy Middle [in partnership with Symbiosis]
 
 
2C: Operationalizing & Optimizing Offsite Inventory [in partnership with Placements.io]
Fleur Bennett, Sr. Director, Strategic Accounts EMEA, Placements.io
 
2D: AI Powered Programmatic [in partnership with StackAdapt]
 
 
12:15 PM - 12:20 PM
Transition
 
 
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Closing Keynote: What's Ahead for Global RMNs?
Josh Clarkson, Global Lead, Retail Media, Mars
Maurits Priem, VP, Monetization Europe & Indonesia, Ahold Delhaize
Daniel Fazelzad, VP, Digital Advertising, Deutsche Telekom
Paul Wright, Head, Uber Advertising International, Uber
Steve Ricketts, Chief Commerce Officer, Publicis
 
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Closing Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
Hugh Stevens, UK MD, LiveRamp
Sam Knights, CEO, SMG
Craig Macdonald, Partner, McKinsey & Company
 
1:10 PM - 2:45 PM
Private Invite-Only RMNe Council Lunch