Speakers

Senior Director – Audience, Insights and Measurement

Casey Squier is a senior leader in digital advertising, currently driving growth and strategic partnerships at Quantcast, an AI-powered platform helping brands and agencies achieve measurable performance across the open internet. With deep experience across programmatic, data-driven marketing, and agency partnerships, Casey has worked closely with leading brands and holding companies to unlock more efficient, performance-driven media strategies. He is known for translating complex ad tech into clear business outcomes and helping organizations navigate the evolving landscape of AI-powered advertising.

Kelly Metz is Chief Investment Officer at Spark Foundry, where she leads global investment strategy across channels, platforms, and capabilities — ensuring clients are positioned to win in an increasingly complex and connected media marketplace. She oversees partner management, marketplace analysis, and connected media strategy, aligning client business goals with best-in-class internal and external partners to drive performance today and resilience for the future.

At the core of Kelly’s role is future-proofing investment. She is a driving force behind the adoption of AI, advanced analytics, and algorithmic learning to evolve how investment decisions are made — bringing greater intelligence, precision, and adaptability to client strategies. Her work consistently bridges innovation with accountability, translating emerging technologies into real business outcomes.

Kelly is also a deeply respected leader, known for building high-performing teams and developing the next generation of investment leaders. She champions a culture of growth, curiosity, and rigor — empowering teams to navigate change with confidence while raising the bar on strategic thinking and execution.

A recognized industry voice, Kelly has helped shape the broader media ecosystem through leadership roles on the Joint Industry Committee led by OpenAP and the CIMM/MRC Advisory. She also serves on the Netflix Client Advisory Board, reflecting her trusted perspective among the industry’s most influential partners.

Beyond Spark, Kelly is committed to giving back, serving as Honorary Chairwoman of Pencils for Kids. A Stanford University graduate, she brings intellectual discipline and a competitive spirit to everything she does. Looking ahead, Kelly remains focused on redefining modern investment — building smarter, more connected strategies that unlock long-term value for clients.

Melissa Thompson is Vice President, Digital Media Sales at NFL

David Miller is a seasoned leader in the media advertising sales arena, currently serving as Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales, Fox Corporation since January 2015. 

With over 25 years of experience at FOX, he excels in driving revenue and fostering strong client partnerships within FOX’s sports and entertainment verticals. He is instrumental in leading the Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles sales efforts for major sports including the NFL, MLB, College Football/Basketball, FIFA World Cup 2026™, IndyCar, NASCAR, as well as FOX Entertainment’s scripted, animation and alternative programming. David’s extensive experience at FOX Sports & Entertainment solidified his reputation as a key player in media advertising.

Before joining FOX, David served as the Director of National Broadcast at Paramount Pictures for two years, where he refined his expertise in multimedia advertising strategies. 

Earlier in his career, he was a Media Supervisor at Western International Media for over four years, shaping effective media buying strategies for Walt Disney Studios.

David began his career with an internship in broadcasting sales with Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres, where he laid the groundwork for his impressive journey in media sales.

Sr. Director, Partner Solutions – Roundel

VP, Partner Solutions Group – Roundel

Glory Linsley is a seasoned marketing leader driving strategic partnerships and growth for DoorDash’s CPG advertising division. As Head of CPG Partnerships and Sales, she oversees the development and execution of innovative marketing initiatives for a diverse range of brands, from industry giants to emerging startups. Her oversight spans multiple verticals, including alcohol, beverages, household goods, personal care, snacks, pantry staples, fresh and frozen foods, pet products, and sweets.

Before joining DoorDash, Glory was a Senior Business Lead at Amazon Advertising. She also held ad sales management positions at AOL (Oath Media) and TikTok after starting her career in finance at People Magazine and Hess Energy Trade Company. 

Glory holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science & International Relations from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. A native New Yorker, she now resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

Jarred Wilichinsky is Paramount’s Senior Vice President of Global Digital Ad Operations.

SVP of Global Growth – U Beauty

Mike Hood is Senior Vice President, Partnership Product Sales at NBCUniversal, where he is focused on leading the growth of advertising solutions across streaming and programmatic activations. His team oversees partnerships that empower brands to target advanced audience segments and implement measurement that proves the effectiveness of their streaming campaigns. Mike is passionate about teaming up with partners to build a future where CTV advertising brings the most premium content and digital performance capabilities together. 

In his previous roles, Mike has led advertising sales and partnerships for Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, and Apple News. Prior to his time at NBCUniversal, he was a Director at Tremor Video (now Nexxen), driving demand for some of the earliest CTV private marketplace deals as well as business development for the Tremor Video DSP. Mike got his start in digital media at Yahoo, where he helped his clients navigate the rapid innovation taking place in performance media across Yahoo’s native advertising solutions, digital sponsorships, and burgeoning programmatic video.

Senior Director, Revenue & Growth – Jolt Charge

Evan Giamanco is Group Senior Vice President, Ad Product & Revenue Strategy at Warner Bros. Discovery. In this role, Giamanco is responsible for the development and execution of Warner Bros. Discovery’s advertising strategy and ad product development efforts. He leads the expansion of Shop with HBOMax, Moments, the ad product suite and sales development. 

Giamanco plays a key role in creating a holistic sales approach across Warner Bros. Discovery’s business, which includes its entertainment, news and family verticals, focusing on its on and off-platform monetization efforts and go-to-market strategies.  

Before taking on his current role, Giamanco served as senior vice president of sales strategy and operations, where he led sales strategy and ad product development across CNN Digital. 

Giamanco was previously vice president of business operations at SimpleReach, a company that specializes in providing content creators with measurement and optimization capabilities across digital and social channels. There, he built an operations team from the ground up, while leading campaign management and marketing across the company. Prior to SimpleReach, Giamanco was vice president of Business Insider Studios & ad strategy at Business Insider, and spent over nine years of his career at People.com, where he established his digital background. 

Based in New York, Giamanco has a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and e-commerce from Fordham University, as well as a Master of Business Administration in marketing and e-commerce from St. John’s University.

Maggie Siegler is the VP, Retail Media Strategy & Operations at dentsu. She transitioned into this newly designed role at dentsu in 2025, where she brings her passion for people development, measurement and operational excellence to provide strategic support across dentsu’s rapidly growing commerce solutions. Her focus on product and process optimization unlocks team potential and innovation across integrated projects between our commerce media specialists, audience planning, product and analytics teams. 

With over a decade of experience in commerce and retail media, Maggie has led high-performance activation teams across retail media networks, maximizing both onsite and offsite media for clients spanning CPG, apparel, fitness, electronics, beauty and automotive industries.

Motivated by data and her sheer curiosity about the CTV/OTT landscape, Kristin Eardley is the Head of Programmatic & Revenue Partnerships at Tastemade, a leading food media brand. Each day, we connect with millions of viewers across all major streaming and social platforms. We create award-winning original series and videos that we share with our passionate and engaged community. She is responsible for the development of key programmatic partnerships, strategy, and revenue growth across Tastemade’s global streaming channels.

Prior to Tastemade, Kristin brings with her 20+ years of experience in digital client development and contributed to revenue growth for some of the world’s leading technology companies including Time Inc., Fox Interactive Media, and Yelp.

With over a decade of experience within the Amazon ecosystem, Bob specializes in bridging the gap between complex ad tech and brand growth. After a nine-year tenure at Amazon Ads spanning from grocery brand development to DSP agency strategy Bob joined Tinuiti four years ago to lead their Amazon Commerce Innovation division. Today, he focuses on high-impact initiatives like Amazon Marketing Cloud, Streaming TV, and omnichannel measurement, ensuring brands stay ahead of the curve in an evolving marketplace.  

Tasha Day is the VP of Media Planning & Strategy at Exverus by Brainlabs and CampaignUS’ 2024 Media Buyer/Planner of the Year. Her teams serve Fortune 500 brands like Premier Protein, TV’s “The Chosen,” and Xponential Fitness. Tasha brings 21 years of full-funnel advertising experience from prestigious agencies and credentials from the Northwestern Kellogg School of Management.

Rich Kim is the Senior Vice President of Biddable Media at Canvas Worldwide.

Evan Hovorka is Vice President of Product Innovation at Albertsons Media Collective. Evan and his team focus mainly on the expansion and diversification of Albertsons Media Collective’s product mix, adtech stack and capabilities through strong collaboration and key external partnerships. By assessing market demand, Evan and his team have been able to uncover and build solutions for a variety of advertisers and consumer concerns.

Evan’s 20+ year industry experience across innovation, data, privacy and business, combined with his deep passion for finding solutions to complex problems, has allowed him to redefine what’s possible for Albertsons’ retail media offering.

Prior to his time at Albertsons Media Collective, Evan was at Target for over 17 years in various roles from Senior Data Analyst to Director of Business Development and Monetization Products for Target’s retail media network, Roundel. There, Evan managed digital media channels and drove product and partnerships, taking the retail media network from launch to its first billion-dollar year.

Evan holds an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in computer science.

Shane Dwyer is the Head of Sales for Lyft Ads, where he has spent the past three years leading the creation and launch of Lyft’s digital advertising business. From whiteboard to market, Shane built the foundational strategy that underpins the business today — developing monetization models, defining go-to-market plans and bringing to life a vision for how brands can engage with audiences across the Lyft ecosystem.

In addition to launching the platform, Shane played a critical role in building the organization itself — hiring top talent, establishing sales infrastructure and developing the business model for a new revenue stream at Lyft.

Before Lyft, Shane was Head of Automotive at Snap, where he led advertising strategy for the vertical. He also held senior roles at Yahoo!, Time Inc. and Arnold Worldwide, giving him a rich background across media, sales and brand development.

Shane is a graduate of Providence College and lives in Manhattan Beach, California with his wife and three children.

Jonathan is a leading expert in Retail Media and AdTech, with a track record of helping brands and retailers harness data-driven media solutions to drive growth. As Head of Retail Media at Broadsign — an advanced advertising platform that helps retailers monetize their Digital In-Store assets — he spearheads sales, strategy, and partnerships, enabling retailers to unlock new revenue streams.

Before joining Broadsign, Jonathan served as Vice President of Retail at Neptune Retail Solutions (formerly News Marketing Canada), where he led the company’s expansion in the Canadian market. Working with major retailers like Loblaw, Metro, and Save-on-Foods, he played a key role in integrating omnichannel media strategies and launching innovative retail media initiatives.

With deep expertise in in-store media, shopper intelligence, and programmatic advertising, Jonathan is passionate about helping brands and retailers create data-driven omnichannel retail media campaigns that deliver measurable impact.

Co-Founder – 213Deli

Chief Strategy Officer – Matrixx

Brittany Hershkowitz is Chief Marketing & Brand Officer at IRCODE, a computer vision AI company solving one of television’s longest-standing challenges: true attribution.
IRCODE’s patented EXACT Match technology transforms any frame of broadcast or streaming content into an interactive, shoppable experience, without QR codes, overlays, or interruptions to the viewing experience. For the first time, advertisers and networks can close the loop between what’s seen on screen and what drives action, whether that conversion happens through the television itself or a second-screen mobile device. Every scan is tracked, timestamped, and tied directly back to the content, creating a new performance channel out of the medium that has historically been the hardest to measure.
For brands, it means television finally performs like digital. For networks and streaming platforms, it unlocks a new revenue layer embedded directly in the content they already own. For audiences, engagement is entirely frictionless.
Brittany brings extensive experience building brands and businesses at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and media, with deep roots across the very studios, platforms, and content ecosystems that IRCODE is now transforming. She has developed and executed strategic campaigns and growth programs for Netflix, Amazon Studios, Fox Home Entertainment, Prime Video, BET, Crackle, Condé Nast Studios, Getty, Spotify, TIDAL, FanDuel, Pinterest, AWS, and TikTok, spanning studio launches, platform growth, digital distribution, audience development, and global brand launches across linear and streaming environments.

Dave Coleman is the President of Ocean Media, where he’s focused on helping brands outsmart their competition and deliver advertising results that can be quantified.

As Index Exchange’s senior vice president of platform and partnerships, Catherine Patterson oversees the company’s DSP and publisher-facing teams, strengthening executive relationships, driving growth, and aligning go-to-market and product priorities with evolving customer needs.

With more than 15 years in the digital advertising ecosystem, Catherine most recently served as General Manager of Inventory Management and Operations at The Trade Desk, where she led supply strategy across streaming TV, display, audio, and emerging channels. She advanced strategic publisher and SSP partnerships and drove initiatives spanning identity, supply path optimization, and marketplace transparency. Prior to The Trade Desk, she held roles on both the demand and supply sides at Mindshare, Pandora, and Yahoo.

A Colorado native, Catherine now lives in New York.

Wendy Rubiano is the Director of Marketing at Vallarta Supermarkets, where she leads brand storytelling, retail media innovation, and digital ecosystem growth for one of the fastest-growing Hispanic grocery chains in the U.S.

With over 20 years of experience in digital marketing, she has built and scaled high-impact programs across social media, influencer marketing, and retail media driving measurable revenue growth and expanding digital audiences. Under her leadership, Vallarta’s platforms have experienced significant growth and increased engagement.

Wendy is known for blending data-driven strategy with authentic storytelling to create meaningful connections with multicultural audiences. She has led 360° campaigns and developed vendor-funded media programs that bridge in-store experiences with digital engagement.

A passionate leader and speaker, Wendy brings a unique perspective on how culture, community, and commerce intersect to shape the future of retail media.

Mark Kapczynski is the Head of Advertising Services as part of the Commerce Media Network at RE/MAX in the real estate market. He focuses on 360 partnerships for brands that help to solve challenges for RE/MAX home buyers and sellers. RE/MAX has a unique home buying audience along with over 50,000 agents in the US.

Kapczynski previously ran Kontrol Media Consultancy and served as CMO for several companies, working in executive roles at Envestnet:Yodlee, Experian, FreeCreditReport.com and Microsoft.

Erick Opeka has served as Cineverse’s Chief Strategy Officer and President since December 2020, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company’s streaming and distribution operations, and driving Cineverse’s corporate strategy and M&A initiatives. Under his leadership, Cineverse has reached over 80 million monthly viewers and more than 1.5 million paying subscribers through proprietary brands and strategic partnerships, resulting in triple-digit growth, and positioning the Company as the largest independent streaming library and channel portfolio. 

Prior to his current role, Mr. Opeka served as EVP of the company’s Global Digital Distribution business, managing a library of over 60,000 hours of content from various partners, including WWE, Discovery Networks, and National Geographic. Before joining Cineverse, he co-founded and led the independent distributor New Video’s streaming business. Mr. Opeka transformed it into the world’s largest independent film & TV aggregator, distributing over 35,000 hours of content from more than 650 partners, such as A&E Networks, The Jim Henson Company, and Scholastic Entertainment. 

Mr. Opeka began his entertainment career at Madstone Entertainment, and prior to that, he served in the US Army infantry. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of streaming trade organization OTT.X and on the Board of Directors of film and television production company Roundtable Entertainment. Mr. Opeka holds a BA degree from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Florida State University.

Stefanie Rapp, Senior Vice President of Sports Strategy for WBD Ad Sales, is responsible for the development and implementation of its US-based revenue focused initiatives. Driving profitability across TNT Sports’ properties, brands, and linear and digital platforms, she is a key leader within the organization with more than 15 years of experience. Rapp is an outstanding business executive with deep knowledge of WBD’s products and how they build value internally as well as with external clients.  She is the commercial lead and key liaison for US-based advertising sales, distribution, and strategy/business development teams while effectively creating go-to-market strategies and evaluating the commercial potential for new opportunities in sports.

Prior to joining Bleacher Report in 2017 as its Chief Revenue Officer, she spent several years in key revenue-focused executive roles at Conde Nast, Hearst and Fairchild Media, as well focusing on events strategy for SAP Global Marketing and DoubleClick.

Rapp is committed to paving the way forward for women in the industry at-large. She serves on the advisory team of TNT Sports’ business resource group that seeks to empower women to take on more leadership roles, regardless of their seniority. She and her son reside in Manhattan, New York with their dog, Ripley.

Jeff Coleman is a 15-year veteran of the Retail Media and eCommerce industry. He built and managed industry-leading Amazon management and Retail Media agency teams at CPC Strategy and Tinuiti, and is currently the Chief Client Officer of BirdDog Media Agency. When he’s not blazing trails in the Retail Media industry, you can catch him on the softball field coaching his daughters’ softball teams, or sailing around San Diego Bay.

Skyler McGill is a marketing leader with over a decade of experience driving performance and brand growth across D2C, Retail, Finance, Entertainment, and B2B. At Wpromote, Skyler leads the agency’s Programmatic, Site-Direct, and Traditional media practices, overseeing 9-figure annual budgets and a 40+ person team spanning Programmatic, Retail Media, CTV, DOOH, Audio, High-Impact Display, Digital Video, and Linear channels.

Skyler is known for building agile, future-ready media programs that balance innovation with accountability. His work centers on activating and scaling emerging programmatic environments from Connected TV to Digital Out-of-Home while tying media investments back to unified measurement models like MMM. With a focus on both DR performance and long-term brand equity, Skyler brings operational rigor and strategic clarity to an ever-evolving media landscape.

Melissa Clark is a Senior Client Partner focused on retail media networks at Snapchat. With over 17 years in digital advertising, Melissa was a founding member of Snapchat’s RMN team and has been instrumental in shaping the platform’s retail media strategy — from identifying monetization opportunities to building scalable partnerships. She began working with retail media networks in 2015 and has deep experience across both the buy and sell sides of the industry. Prior to Snapchat, Melissa spent 11 years at Spotify, where she led the first retail media network activations as an offsite partner, and began her career on the agency side. Melissa brings a unique perspective across media, sales, retail and the evolving RMN landscape.

Con más de 15 años de experiencia impulsando estrategias comerciales y de marketing en empresas líderes del sector retail y consumo masivo. A lo largo de su trayectoria, ha liderado iniciativas de transformación digital, shopper marketing y retail media, colaborando con marcas globales para conectar con consumidores en el punto de venta. Actualmente, Noé se enfoca en el desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras de in-store retail media, integrando tecnología, data y creatividad para maximizar el impacto en tienda. Es un convencido del poder del retail como medio para entender y conectar con el cliente y de la colaboración entre marcas y retailers para generar valor conjunto al consumidor.

James Taylor is the Founder and CEO of Particular Audience, an AI-native retail media company trusted by leading global retailers. Founded in 2017, Particular Audience powers how products are ranked across search, recommendations, and sponsored placements—driving materially higher revenue, conversion, and relevance from retailer-owned digital shelves.

James is a recognised authority on retail media infrastructure and automated decisioning, focused on replacing manual, keyword-based ad systems with AI that maximises profit while protecting shopper trust.

Luke Stadel is Senior Director of Client Strategy and Analytics at Tinuiti.

Sales and product strategy executive experienced in launching and scaling data-driven sales teams with global management experience across sales, product strategy, and account management.

Sr Manager Retail Media – Nestlé Health Science

Jerrold Son is Vice President, Ad Rev Ops for Xumo Advertising.  In this role, Jerrold oversees all aspects of the advertising tech stack for Xumo, a streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter, including yield management, media buying, trafficking, account management, product innovation and strategy. He previously served as Executive Director, Ad Operations.

Prior to joining Xumo in 2020, Jerrold served as the Chief Revenue Officer at SuperMoney, the premier financial services comparison engine. With over two decades of experience in advertising technology and operations, he has also served as SVP of Digital Media at both ConsumerTrack and Fox Dealer and as SVP of Operations at Viant, VINDICO Group and Specific Media.

Jerrold is actively involved with industry organizations, participating in both the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) and Comcast Advertising’s FreeWheel Council. Jerrold earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Business Administration from USC Marshall School of Business. He also graduated from University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ NAMIC Executive Leadership Development Program. He resides in Brea, California with his family.

Fractional Marketing Lead – Windmill Farms

Andreas Ranasen is a Creative Director and brand leader with over 15 years of experience across beauty, fashion, and entertainment. Currently serving as Head of Brand at Chief Detective, he focuses on building performance-driven creative systems that turn attention into action across paid social, email, and digital experiences. His work includes brands such as SKIMS, Hanacure, and Fabletics, as well as major global film studios.

Nicole Meyers, EVP, Client Lead & Investment – Publicis Imagine

With more than 30 years building brands across every major shift in modern media, Christopher Donovan is one of the most versatile creative marketing executives working in Los Angeles today. His career spans legacy broadcast and cable to streaming, digital, and social, encompassing Super Bowl campaigns at BBDO, league launches at Fox Sports, the ground-up creation of The CW Television Network, creative leadership across two cable networks at NBCUniversal, and streaming-era work for HBO Max, Netflix, FX, and Discovery+. He has built and led departments, managed eight-figure budgets, and produced work recognized by Cannes, Clios, London International Awards, GEMA, and the New York Film Festival. Today, as co-founder and principal of Upstart, a full-service marketing and brand strategy practice, he brings that same caliber of creative leadership to small and medium businesses, pairing brand strategy with performance marketing to build companies ready to compete at a higher level.

Janell Smith is a Martial Arts Master, business leader, and media executive. She is the Founder and Owner of IDTVFLIX, a global streaming platform focused on independent films, original series, and live sports content. Grounded in the discipline, resilience, and leadership principles of martial arts, Janell has built and led multiple ventures, combining storytelling, technology, and empowerment. Her work bridges combat sports, film, and digital media while creating opportunities for creators and brands to reach millions of viewers.

Founder & CEO of The Darl | Host of Coffee Nº 5 Podcast

Lara Schmoisman is the Founder and CEO of The Darl, a premier full-service marketing agency where she leads global growth strategy for brands in the beauty, wellness, and lifestyle sectors. With a career spanning radio and television, Lara specializes in bridging the gap between high-level creative vision and rigorous technical execution, ensuring clients are positioned to win in an increasingly complex and connected digital marketplace.

A recognized authority in entrepreneurship, Lara was named to the Forbes Next 1000, a list of entrepreneurs and self-made businesses with the potential to redefine their industries. Her leadership and impact have further been recognized as a finalist for the LA Times Inspirational Women Awards, reflecting her influence as a visionary leader and mentor in the global marketing landscape.

Lara’s influence extends into academia, where she has served as a Lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona and a specialized instructor of Digital Marketing for the Fashion Industry. This academic background informs her commitment to intellectual discipline and her role in developing the next generation of marketing leaders, bringing a unique blend of pedagogical rigor and real-world application to her strategic consulting.

At the core of Lara’s approach is a focus on future-proofing brand discovery and leveraging the “halo effect” to build cohesive, high-impact brand ecosystems. As an early adopter and strategist in Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), she is fascinated by the evolution of AI-driven search and how it reshapes consumer behavior. By anticipating how Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents interact with brand data, she empowers her clients to secure a strategic advantage—focusing on building “algorithmic trust” and structured data foundations that drive both performance and long-term resilience.

Through her podcast, Coffee Nº 5, Lara has helped shape the global conversation around brand building, success, and the mechanics of scaling within a modern digital ecosystem. With over 1 million downloads and a consistent ranking in the Top 30 Entrepreneurship podcasts on Apple, the platform serves as an influential space for unfiltered dialogue with industry icons and experts. Lara utilizes the show to demystify the complexities of legacy brand evolution, providing a strategic roadmap to empower a global community of founders and leaders.

Lara is also a deeply respected specialist in international market entry, recognized for guiding brands from Australia and Latin America through the cultural and operational shifts required for a successful United States launch. She provides the strategic infrastructure and market foresight necessary to navigate global expansion with disciplined precision and operational excellence.

Committed to the intersection of strategic rigor and transformative innovation, Lara navigates the complexities of the modern digital landscape with an unwavering focus on long-term value. 

Allison McGuire is a marketing executive and advisor with deep expertise in ecommerce growth, digital strategy, and multi-channel marketing. During her 10-year tenure as Vice President of Marketing at Paper Mart, she led initiatives across paid media, affiliate, email, and SMS that drove record revenue and the company’s most profitable years. She now advises companies and executives on digital growth, commerce media, and marketing strategy.

Albert is a seasoned e-commerce strategist with over 15 years of experience driving digital growth and innovation. As the founder of FoxSignal, they specialize in helping brands navigate the intersection of commerce and emerging technology. A dedicated community builder and AI advocate, Albert focuses on empowering brands to leverage artificial intelligence tools for deeper consumer connections and streamlined operations.

Chris Hannan serves as Head of Sports at Trailer Park Group, the industry leader in culture-shaping marketing across entertainment, sports, gaming, and brands. He is responsible for building and executing the company’s strategic expansion into the sports industry—developing partnerships with top properties, delivering world-class creative and production, and driving operational excellence across the division. 

Hannan’s expertise spans social media, digital content strategy, and business development, helping leading sports organizations expand their reach and impact. Previously, he held senior executive positions in sales, marketing, and communications at FOX Sports, Endeavor, and the Big3 Basketball League.

In addition to his executive work, Hannan is an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, where he teaches the Sports Media Pitch course for the Newhouse School’s Los Angeles program.

Battle tested leader with proven results and experience in managing and growing revenue, partnerships and relationships for diverse media and entertainment organizations. I believe that the most important factor for success is the passion, drive, team building and focus on the job at hand. My specialties are: driving vision, strategy, relationships and revenue, supercharging growth, innovative strategic planning and development, including all forms and levels of media and advertising, agency development, B2B, B to C sales, marketing & customer acquisition, team & partner management, P&L ownership and building high performing teams. Proven track record in leading media sales and partnerships in APAC region

Justin is a commerce media leader with 15 years of experience across media strategy, investment, performance, and operations, with deep expertise in CTV, retail media networks, and creative-driven growth. As former VP of Media & Creative Strategy at Monks, he led integrated strategy for General Motors and major global brands, blending brand storytelling with measurable performance. He played a key role in launching Albertsons Media Collective, helping build and scale a retail media network grounded in performance rigor. His background spans automotive, CPG, alc/bev, ecommerce, tech, luxury, and entertainment, with experience leading major product launches, Super Bowl campaigns, and high-profile initiatives like YouTube’s Sunday Ticket.