Sep 10, 2025
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
General Registration
 
Open Networking
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Community Lunch
 
Private Invite-Only Focus Group [in partnership with Block]
 
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Opening Comments
 
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
First-Look Research
 
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM
Power Panel [in partnership with Criteo]
 
1:55 PM - 2:25 PM
RMN GM Think Tank
 
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM
Networking Break
 
2:35 PM - 3:15 PM
Roundtable 1A: Non Endemic: Best Practices for RMNs [in partnership with Fluent]
 
Roundtable 1B: In-Store's Place in Omnichannel [in partnership with In-Store Marketplace]
 
Roundtable 1C: Unlocking CMN Growth Through Partnerships [in partnership with Koddi]
 
Roundtable 1D: The Agentic Future of Retail Media: Where RMNs Can Start [in partnership with Boostr]
 
Roundtable 1E [in partnership with TransUnion]
 
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
Networking Break
 
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Breakout A [in partnership with Epsilon]
 
Breakout B [in partnership with Rokt]
 
Breakout C: The Offsite Opportunity [in partnership with PubMatic]
 
Breakout D [in partnership with Criteo]
 
3:55 PM - 4:05 PM
Networking Break
 
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
Power Panel [in partnership with Nift]
 
4:35 PM - 5:05 PM
Ascendant Interview
 
5:05 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing Remarks
 
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Community Reception @ The Sea by Alexander's Steakhouse 4269 W El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306
 
6:10 PM - 6:40 PM
Transportation to Pioneer Award Dinner
 
6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
RMN Ascendant Pioneer Award Dinner @ Left Bank Brasserie, 635 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 [hosted by Criteo]
 
Sep 11, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration + Community Breakfast
 
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Opening Comments
 
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Opening Keynote: The Crucible, Redefining the Future
 
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
The Convergence Imperative: Onsite, Offsite & In-Store [in partnership with Koddi]
 
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Agency Think Tank
 
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking Break
 
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
First-Look Research [in partnership with Moloco]
 
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Client Success Story
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Community Lunch
 
Private Invite-Only Focus Group
 
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM
Roundtable 2A [in partnership with The Trade Desk]
 
Roundtable 2B: In-Store Retail Media's Creative Moment [in partnership with GroceryTV]
 
Roundtable 2C: Ad Formats Additive to Customer Experience [in partnership with Nift]
 
Roundtable 2D: 1P Data and How to Use It [in partnership with Bridg]
 
Roundtable 2E: What the Buy-Side Wants from Off-Site Retail Media [in partnership with Symbiosys]
 
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
Roundtable 3A [in partnership with Placements.io]
 
Roundtable 3B: When Retailers Become Publishers [in partnership with Zitcha]
 
Roundtable 3C: In-Store Beyond Screens [in partnership with Qsic]
 
Roundtable 3D: Loyalty Best Practices [in partnership with Fetch]
 
Roundtable 3E: Self-Serve Opportunities and Challenges [in partnership with Vantage]
 
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Networking Break
 
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Brand Think Tank: What Brands Want
 
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Client Success Story
 
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
The Mark Williamson Show
 
4:20 PM - 4:55 PM
Closing Keynote: What's Ahead …
 
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
 
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Private RMN Americas Ascendant Council Meeting
 
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
RMN Ascendant Thank You Council Party @ Susan MacDermid's Home
TBA