Sep 15, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Private + Complimentary Leadership Sessions
 
SV Insiders Networking Breakfast + Registration
 
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome + Opening Comments
 
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Inside the AI Mindset: What the World Really Thinks + What Leaders Must Do Next
 
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Valley View: Where AI is Really Going Next (Marketers Lens)
 
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
From Brand to Bottom Line: How Modern CMOs are Rewriting the Playbook in the Age of AI [in partnership with Zeta Global]
 
10:45 AM - 11:15 PM
Networking Break
 
Private + Complimentary Leadership Sessions
 
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
AI-First Marketing Orgs: How Leaders Actually Work When Everything Is Intelligent [in partnership with Zeta Global]
 
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Ascendant Interview: Leading When Nothing Stands Still
 
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
 
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Private + Complimentary Leadership Sessions
 
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Marketing that Moves the Business: From Data to Impact
 
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Mosaics: Measure What Matters
 
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Transition
 
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Breakout A: MMM Next / Growth Marketing
 
Breakout B: Future of Streaming / CTV
 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Break
 
Private + Complimentary Leadership Sessions
 
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Culture as Currency: How Brands Turn Moments into Measurable Growth
 
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Mosaics: Connected Media Experiences
 
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Signal Shift: Media & AI Think Tank
 
5:30 PM - 5:35 PM
Closing Remarks + Rest of Night Details
 
5:35 PM - 5:45 PM
Transition to Reception + Dinner
 
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Networking Reception
 
6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Digital Ascendant Community Dinner
 
Sep 16, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Encoding AI™ Workshop Registration + Community Breakfast (invite only)
 
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Encoding AI™ Workshop (invite only)