| 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] Aaron Fetters, CEO, Transparent PartnersNicole Lesinski, Director, eCommerce Strategy, Nestlé USAMelissa Grady Dias, Executive, Measured WellnessTamara Gruzbarg, VP, Enterprise Analytics, 1-800-FlowersMarcel Nahm, CMO, Goddard SystemsDane Hulquist, SVP, Head, Marketing Activation, US BankChris Marshall, EVP, AI Media Solutions, Transparent PartnersOliver Amidei, VP, AI Solutions, Transparent PartnersNitay Kenigsztein, Sr. Analyst, Transparent PartnersRae Markwell, Chief of Staff & SVP, Marketing Strategy & Operations, Transparent PartnersBryan Simkins, EVP, Technical Solutions, Transparent Partners | Track B: RMN <> Creator Co-Lab (invite-only) [in partnership with Inmar Intelligence] Leah Logan, VP, Retail Media Transformation, Inmar IntelligenceLeora Kelman, MD & Partner, Boston Consulting GroupChristine Foster, SVP, Commercial Strategy & Operations, Kroger Precision MarketingMelissa Gallo, Head, Client Success, CVS Media ExchangeNatalie Ong, Head, Operations, DG Media NetworkJustin Coaldrake, Sr. Director, Omnichannel Guest Experience & Media, Casey'sAndrew Lipsman, Founder & Chief Analyst, Media, Ads + CommerceBrad Berens, Chief Content + Communications Officer, Ascendant Network |
| 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 Jenny Holleran, VP, Partner Solutions Group, Roundel, TargetMandy Adams, Sr. Director, Orange Apron Media, The Home DepotLauren Griewski, MD, Head of Chase Media Solutions, Chase Media SolutionsJesus Moreno Sosa, SVP, Advertising, Mercado LibreKathryn Mazza, CMO/GM Retail Media, Hy-Vee (former) |
| 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 |
| 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 Sarah Hofstetter, Board Director, Campbell's Soup Company & KenvueJill Cruz, EVP, Commerce Strategy, Publicis GroupeAbhishek Ahluwalia, Global eCommerce Director, Mondel?z InternationalBrian Monahan, SVP, Retail Media, Albertsons Media CollectiveDr. Mark Grether, SVP, GM, PayPal AdsSucharita Kodali, Analyst, Forrester |
| 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 Megan Cameron, EVP, Commerce & Retail Media Lead, DentsuJaime Martin, Executive Director, Commerce Media, WPPJessica Krocker, VP, ZenithRyan Walker, Head of Retail, PMGAnna Kruse, Founder, Ignite Media Consulting |
| 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Chasing the Quad Win: Brands, Agencies, RMNs, Customers [in partnership with The Trade Desk] Chelsea Monaco, SVP, Commerce Media, DigitasAnthony Ferragano, Director, Growth Marketing, Deep BrandsDavid DeRobbio, Director, Off Platform Channel Partnerships Sales, Instacart AdsJeff Daniel, GM, Retail Data Partnerships, The Trade Desk |
| 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM | Brand Think Tank: Reality Check Patrizia Ranzi, Head, Digital, Media & CRM, Americas, Dolce&GabbanaBenoit Vatere, Chief Media Officer, Liquid DeathTony DiMattia, Head, eCommerce Marketing, Nestlé Purina N.A.Kaitlin Bevans, Director, Online Brand and Commerce Media, Heineken USASammi Zola, Director, Connected Commerce US, Haleon |
| 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! Amie Owen, Chief Commerce Officer, Kinesso, Omnicom MediaAugust Hanson, Director & General Manager, Retail Media, T-MobileAaron Gallagher, Managing Director, Head, Sales, Kinective by UnitedFrank Mulcahy, Head, Chewy Ads, Chewy |
| 4:10 PM - 4:15 PM | Closing Remarks |