Nov 18, 2025
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
RMN Europe Registration
 
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Private + Invite-Only Focus Group [in partnership with Nift]
Yara Daher, Partner, Colosseum Strategy
 
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Community Lunch + Networking [hosted by Mirakl]
 
 
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Opening Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
First-Look Research [in partnership with BCG]
Henry Leon, Managing Director & Partner, BCG
Daniel Gospodinov, Partner, BCG
 
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
How Retailers Can Compete for Media Dollars: Is Technology Enough? [in partnership with Criteo]
 
 
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
GM Think Tank 1
Lucia Mastromauro, Global VP, Advertising, Deliveroo
Wojciech Bogdan, Chief Accelerators Officer, Retail Media & FinTech, Allegro
 
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Networking Break
 
 
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM
Roundtable 1A - AI & the New Shopping Journey: How to Prepare [in partnership with PubMatic]
Andy Barratt, Head, Retail Media, Currys
Babs Kehinde, Sr. Director, Commerce Media, EMEA, PubMatic
 
Roundtable 1B [in partnership with AppsFlyer]
Tami Harrigan, VP, Global Business Development, AppsFlyer
 
Roundtable 1C
 
 
Roundtable 1D
 
 
3:25 PM - 3:40 PM
Networking Break
 
 
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
Brand Think Tank
Jason Carter, Global Transformation Director, Reckitt
Emma Houslander, Global Retail Media Lead, Mars
 
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
General Session [in partnership with The Trade Desk]
Matthew Fantazier, VP, Retail Data Partnerships, The Trade Desk
 
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing Keynote Interview
Richard Nunn, CEO, United Airlines MileagePlus, United Airlines
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
5:10 PM - 6:25 PM
Closing Remarks + Reception
 
 
6:40 PM - 8:40 PM
RMN Europe Ascendant Community Dinner @ Carousel, 19-23 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1RL
 
 
Nov 19, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration + Networking Breakfast
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
9:20 AM - 9:55 AM
First-Look Research
Ruth Zohrer, Expert Partner, Bain & Company
 
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
GM Think Tank 2
Patrick Toolan, Head, Booking Ads, Booking.com
Eloïse Nahon, Global Head, Retail Media & Advertising, ManoMano
Gonzalo Rojas, VP, Value Added Services, Falabella
Kristina Elkhazin, Global Head, Advertising, Klarna
 
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Success Story [in partnership with Koddi]
Larry Price, Head, Data Science, Koddi
 
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
Agency Think Tank
Kavita Cariapa, Head, Commerce Media, EMEA, Dentsu
 
11:25 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking Break
 
 
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Breakout A [in partnership with Rokt]
Paul Stafford, Head, Very Media Group
Marc Allsop, Head, EMEA, Rokt
 
Breakout B - Sx4: Self-Serve, Simplification and Scale [in partnership with Vantage]
Drew Cashmore, Chief Strategy Officer, Vantage
 
Breakout C [in partnership with StackAdapt]
Renee Caceres, Head, Retail Media, StackAdapt
Catalina Salazar, Global Sr. Director, Advertising, Wolt
 
12:25 PM - 1:05 PM
Roundtable 2A - In-Housing Best Practices [in partnership with Kevel]
James Avery, Founder & CEO, Kevel
Carlos Paulo, Managing Director, Endless Retail Media Solutions
 
Roundtable 2B
 
 
Roundtable 2C
 
 
Roundtable 2D
 
 
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Private Invite-Only Focus Group [in partnership with TopSort]
Yara Daher, Partner, Colosseum Strategy
 
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Community Lunch
 
 
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
AI + Retail Media: Three Perspectives
 
 
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
RMNs Achieving Walled-Garden Level AdTech & Insights [in partnership with Moloco]
Polina Melnikova, Strategic Growth Director, Commerce Media, Moloco
 
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Break
 
 
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
In-Store = OOH at Point of Purchase
Florian Clemens, Director, Strategy, Proposition & Measurement, Tesco Media
 
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM
Closing Keynote: What's Ahead for Commerce Media?
Tash Whitmey, Managing Director, Tesco Media
Romain Roulleau, Digital & E-Commerce Director, Kingfisher
 
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Comments
Susan MacDermid, Founder + CEO, Ascendant Network
 
5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Private RMN Europe Ascendant Council Meeting