Bonus Tracks (by invite only)

  • For brands only, the private "Encoding AI™ Workshop" morning track digs into what the buy side has, needs, and wants from AI. You'll check in for the entire two days, enjoy a community breakfast, attend the brand-only track + networking!
  • For RMNs only, the private "RMN <> Creator Co-Lab" morning track explores how Media Networks + Creators can get the most out of collaboration—where the upside is for all parties, best practices, and things to avoid. 

For each track, you'll check in for the entire two days, enjoy a networking breakfast, and attend the private track! You'll then transition to the RMN Ascendant Boot Camp kickoff.

General registration for all other RMN Ascendant attendees starts at 10:45am.

 

Apr 14, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
RMN Americas 3rd Anniversary Council Celebration [graciously hosted by Vantage]
Blue Room, Hunt & Fish Club
Apr 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Track A: Brand-Only Encoding AI™ Workshop: The Art of the Possible (invite-only) [in partnership with Transparent Partners]
 
Track B: RMN <> Creator Co-Lab (invite-only) [in partnership with Inmar Intelligence]
 
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Private Invite-Only Focus Group [in partnership with GrowthLoop]
 
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
General Registration + Networking
 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Community Lunch [sponsored by Rokt]
 
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Opening Comments 
 
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
First-Look Research: Rewiring Commerce Media for Growth [in partnership with McKinsey & Company]
 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
What It Takes To Be A Trailblazer [in partnership with Koddi]
 
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
GM Think Tank
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Networking Break [sponsored by Fluent]
 
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Breakout A - Unlocking the Missed Opportunity In-Store: Proving the Real Impact of Retail Media [in partnership with In-Store Marketplace]
 
Breakout B - Orchestrating Brilliant Customer Experiences [in partnership with SMG]
 
Breakout C - The Next Phase of Retail Media: Leveraging Near-Endemic Offers Across the Shopping Journey [in partnership with Fluent]
 
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Transition
 
3:40 PM - 4:20 PM
Roundtable 1A - Managing Complexity: Agencies and Agentic [in partnership with Placements.io]
 
Roundtable 1B - What Brands Need from Off-Site Retail Media (and Aren't Getting) [in partnership with Chicory]
 
Roundtable 1C - Getting the Next Dollar: Ad Sales within a Retailer [in partnership with Kevel]
 
Roundtable 1D - Are You Leaving Money on the Table? Hidden Value & New Revenue Streams for RMNs and CMNs [in partnership with Sonder]
 
Roundtable 1E - Scale Without Surrender: Can RMNs Grow Nationally Without Losing Their Local Edge? [in partnership with Instacart]
 
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Networking Break [sponsored by GroceryTV]
 
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
How RMNS Grow...
 
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
Town Hall: Inflection Point
 
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM
Closing Remarks, Directions to Reception
 
5:50 PM - 6:15 PM
Transition to RMN Americas Community Reception and Pioneer Award Dinner
 
6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Community Reception
Morton's The Steakhouse - 136 Washington St., New York, NY 10006
6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
RMN Americas Pioneer Award Dinner
Morton's The Steakhouse - 136 Washington St., New York, NY 10006
Apr 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Registration + Community Breakfast [sponsored by Outfront]
 
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Opening Comments
 
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Crucible: The Biggest Opportunities & Threats in 2026
 
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM
The Agentic Imperative: Building for What Comes Next [in partnership with Criteo]
 
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Networking Break [sponsored by Pubmatic]
 
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
Breakout D - Your Identity Graph, Their Rules: The Hidden Risk of Outsourcing Your Most Valuable Data Asset [in partnership with MetaRouter]
 
Breakout E - How RMNs Are Unlocking National Budgets Through Experiential Activations [in partnership with Recess]
 
Breakout F - The Non-Endemic Opportunity: Expanding Revenue Beyond Your Core Catalog [in partnership with Disco]
 
10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
Transition
 
11:05 AM - 11:45 AM
Roundtable 2A - After the Sale: Customer Loyalty Between Purchases [in partnership with Adjoe]
 
Roundtable 2B - Retailer vs Publisher: Can RMNs + CMNs Be Both? [in partnership with Zitcha]
 
Roundtable 2C - Digital In-Store: DOOH, Retail Media, or Something Else? [in partnership with Broadsign]
 
Roundtable 2D - Smarter, Not Harder: How RMNs Can Match Walled Garden Ease [in partnership with Infillion]
 
Roundtable 2E - Agentic AI: Automation, Opportunities & Obstacles [in partnership with Boostr]
 
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Private Invite-Only Focus Group [in partnership with Nift]
 
11:45 AM - 12:40 PM
Community Lunch [sponsored by Burt]
 
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
Roundtable 3A - The Moments We Still Own [in partnership with Rokt]
 
Roundtable 3B - Optimization Obstacles [in partnership with Particular Audience]
 
Roundtable 3C - The Business Impact of Siloed Measurement [in partnership with AppsFlyer]
 
Roundtable 3D - Solving In-Store Pain Points: Measurement & Creative [in partnership with QSIC]
 
Roundtable 3E - After Agents Arrive: A World Where Customers Don't Search [in partnership with Topsort]
 
1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
Networking Break [sponsored by Osmos]
 
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
Agency Think Tank: Graduate School
 
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Chasing the Quad Win: Brands, Agencies, RMNs, Customers [in partnership with The Trade Desk]
 
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Brand Think Tank: Reality Check
 
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
First-Look Research: Hidden Levers to Scale [in partnership with Moloco]
 
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
The Amie Owen Show!
 
4:10 PM - 4:15 PM
Closing Remarks