Harry Kargman

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Harry Kargman is the founder and CEO of Kargo, the leading creative-led programmatic advertising platform. Harry was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016 and leads Kargo’s strategy and growth. Under his stewardship over the last 20 years, Harry has bootstrapped Kargo from a small start-up into one of the advertising industry’s largest and fastest-growing technology companies —announced as an Inc. 500 winner and Deloitte Technology Fast 50 company. Harry has won the Advertising Club President’s Award and is a board member of the AdCouncil, Tech:NYC, the Partnership for New York, and the MMA Media & Data Board.
He is a frequent speaker and panelist at CES, IAB, Advertising Week, Web Summit, Cannes and other advertising and technology conferences, and has been featured in The NYTimes, The Today Show, AdAge, Adweek, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Fox Business, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and dozens of other media outlets.
Harry graduated with honors from Harvard College, where he is an advisor to young entrepreneurs through the Harvard Innovation Lab and lives in New York City with his wife and three children.

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Elizabeth Donovan

Elizabeth Donovan is a dynamic and visionary media executive with deep expertise in sales leadership, omnichannel strategy, marketing innovation, and data-driven advertising solutions. As SVP, Global Head of Retail & Commerce Media Networks at Acxiom/IPG, she spearheads global strategy, revenue acceleration, technology innovation, and activation for a growing portfolio of media networks. Strategic consulting expert for monetization for brands across retail, hospitality, finance, and beyond.

Elizabeth is widely recognized for launching and scaling transformative media network businesses. Most notably, she architected and led the successful launch of the Marriott Media Network—the industry’s first hospitality media network, where she built a multi-functional organization from the ground up, overseeing ad revenue, operations, go-to-market execution, and technology infrastructure. Her impact reshaped how hospitality brands engage travelers through meaningful, data-enriched advertising experiences.

Prior to Marriott, Elizabeth spent nearly a decade at AccuWeather, where she drove top-line growth through strategic enterprise partnerships, advanced first-party data solutions, and multi-platform monetization across digital, mobile, OOH and emerging channels. Her ability to integrate business strategy with technology and talent development has consistently delivered results at scale.

A sought-after speaker, panelist, and thought leader, Elizabeth is passionate about unlocking potential—whether in emerging technologies or in people. She actively mentors rising talent, serves on advisory boards, and co-hosts the podcast Unlocked with Austin & Elizabeth, which explores leadership, innovation, and the evolving future of media networks.

Austin Leonard

Austin is a marketing leader with over two decades of experience in retail media and programmatic advertising, bringing unparalleled expertise and a track record of success. His journey in the industry has taken him from leading teams at Dollar General, Sam’s Club, Walmart, and eBay to building retail media network businesses that achieved exponential growth.

As co-host of Unlocked with Austin & Elizabeth, he loves to dig into the history of retail media with Elizabeth Donovan to help share the untold stories behind “the 3rd wave of digital advertising” and explore the trends that are shaping the growth, acceleration, and future of commerce media.