ADVANCE SPEAKERS

One stage.

Every side of the industry.

From global brands and leading publishers to the platforms and agencies driving the industry forward, ADVANCE speakers bring diverse perspectives and firsthand experience. Hear where they're spending their brainpower, what they're betting on, and what they've learned from big swings (and the occasional miss.)

Timbaland
Multi-Platinum, 4x Grammy
Award-Winning Producer
Member of the Songwriters
Hall of Fame
Chari Hawkins
Team USA Track & Field
Paris 2024 Olympic Competitor
Grace Kao
Chief Marketing Officer
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Bill Ready
Chief Executive Officer
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Ndidi Oteh
Global Chief Executive Officer
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David Kaufman
Global Head of Monetization Product Partnerships
Tim Castree
Chief Marketing Officer
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DoorDash logo with stylized D and red text.
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Amy Weisenbach
Chief Marketing Officer
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Andrea Bendzick
Chief Executive Officer
Jen Wong
Chief Operating Officer
Mary Ellen Coe
Chief Business Officer
Lee Brown
Chief Business Officer
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Steven Wolfe Pereira
CEO & Founder
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Judy Toland
VP, Global Audience Marketing
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Laura Desmond
Chief Executive Officer
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Brianna Gays
Chief Marketing Officer
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Mary Ann Belliveau
President of Americas
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Bob Lord
President
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Sean Downey
President, Americas & Global Partners
David Kersey
Vice President, Global Head of Media
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Amy Hawthorne
Sr. Director, B2B Strategy and Transformation
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LinkedIn logo with 'Linked' in blue text and 'in' in white inside a blue square.
Miles Fisher
VP, Global Strategic Advertising Partnerships
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Roku brand logo in bold purple letters.
Oli Marlow-Thomas
Chief Innovation Officer
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Louisa Wee
Chief Marketing Officer

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Kerry Flynn
Reporter

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Madhu Muthukumar
Chief Product Officer

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Lisa Moore
Chief People Officer
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Julie Edwards
Head of Strategy, 3P Creative AI & Operations, US Creative Works
Kevin Babcock
Head of Creative Partnerships, Google
Tashi Dondup
Director, Creative Strategy & Integration
Sharb Farjami
VP of Global Agency and Partnerships
Kruti Shah
Managing Director, Marketing and Media Strategy
Matt Bush
Chief Revenue Officer
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Spencer Mandell
VP Creative,
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Julie Halloran
Global Executive Creative Director
Matthew Derella
Senior Vice President, LinkedIn Ads and Microsoft Advertising
Mat Mildenhall
Managing Director, Clients and Growth
Cleo Abram
Journalist, YouTube Creator
Sarah Hofstetter
Co-Founder and Board Member
James Ollunga
SVP, Advanced Analytics
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Nino Phillip Medina
Growth
Daniel Green
Head of Digital Marketing
Gymshark brand logo with stylized shark icon
Richard Hartell
Chief Innovation Officer
Puru Patnekar
Head of Performance Marketing
Melissa Yang
SVP Ecosystem Partnerships & AI Applications
Alfie Villanueva Brandt
Senior Manager of Revenue Partnerships
Susan Childs
Senior Manager of Product Marketing
John Paulson
Managing Director
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Ryan Lammela
Vice President, Channel Activation
Howie Lloyd
Director, Customer Success
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Brandon Baum
YouTube Creator