Prebid Ascent Summit
Prebid Summit: NYC 2025 is a one-day conference bringing together the best of the programmatic advertising industry for learning, networking, and future-focused conversations on topics including AI, CTV, retail media, curation, identity, and server interoperability.
- Dates
- Mar 25 – Mar 25, 2026
- Location
- London, NY, UK
- Industry
- Pre-bid, open source
Event Sponsors
4 sponsors on record
Candy Bar Sponsor· 1
Burt
Happy Hour Sponsor· 3
HUMAN
humansecurity.com
Optimera
PubMatic
pubmatic.com
Sponsor figures are recorded as published, not independently guaranteed.
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Speakers
48 speakers on record
keynote· 5
Ari Paparo
CEO & Founder, Marketechture Media
Brian O'Kelley
Co-Founder & CEO, Scope 3
Dr. Paul Farrow
Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
Jeff Green
Founder & CEO, The Trade Desk
Mike O'Sullivan
GM Product, The Trade Desk
panelist· 40
Alexey Stoletny
SVP, Engineering, Human
Amanda Dean
VP of Programmatic Partners & Strategy, The Weather Company
Ankur Srivastava
Vice President, Product Management, PubMatic
Anthony Berrena
President, Playwire
Aviran Edery
SVP & GM, Marketplace, Verve
Ben Jurist
Partner, Grain Group
Bosko Milekic
CPO & Co-Founder, Optable
Brian May
Brian Sardo
Senior Software Engineer II, Microsoft
Catherine Cho
Lead Product Manager, Index Exchange
Constantine Mirin
CEO, Postindustria
Courtney Pappas
Vice President, Beauty & Retail, Hearst Magazines
David Goddard
SVP of Business Development, Measurement and Publisher Solutions, DoubleVerify
David Rowley
VP, Revenue Technology, News Corp
Davide Rosamilia
VP, Product, ID5
Elizabeth Catt
Senior Product Manager, CTV & Video, PubMatic
Eric Hochberger
CEO & Co-Founder, Mediavine
Greg Joseph
Vice President, Inventory Development, StackAdapt
Heather Carver
CRO, Freestar
Henri Augris
VP Commerce Grid Activation, Criteo
Ian Meyers
Director Of Engineering, The Trade Desk
Isaac Schechtman
VP Product, Exchange, Sovrn
Jake Abraham
Head Of Strategic Partnerships, Experian Marketing Services
Jake Sullivan
Sr. Director, Advertising Monetization, U.S. News & World Report
Jason Evans
Trusted Server Architect, IAB Tech Lab
Jason Tollestrup
Head Of Monetization & Revenue Operations, The Washington Post
Joel Meyer
SVP, Engineering, OpenX
Katherine Tuluzova
CEO, Sigma Software
Katie Millington
Executive Director, Demand Integrations, FreeWheel
Keith Candiotti
Founder & CEO, Optimera
Matthew Hogg
Senior Vice President, Connectivity & Ecosystem, LiveRamp
Michael Chock
CSO, SmartMedia Tech
Michael Richardson
VP Product, Index Exchange
Mike Mullin
Senior Product Manager, Index Exchange
Nikunj Sureka
Sr. Director, Product Management - CTV, Verve
Paul Banister
CSO, Raptive
Phil Bohn
SVP, Demand, Freestar
Raquel Rosenthal
CEO, Adapex
Stephanie Layser
WW Head, Publisher Ad Tech Solutions, AWS
Walter Knapp
CEO, Sovrn
moderator· 1
Rob Beeler
Founder + CEO, Beeler.Tech
speaker· 2
Garrett McGrath
Chairman, Prebid.org
Mike Racic
President, Prebid.org
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Agenda
33 sessions on record
Day 1
Breakfast & Check-In
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome/Chairman Remarks
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Speakers: Mike Racic, Garrett McGrath
Keynote: Walled Gardens, Open Bidding & What Comes Next
9:10 AM - 9:35 AM
Speakers: Ari Paparo
Panel: AI Implications On Publishers
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speakers: Heather Carver, Eric Hochberger, Paul Banister, Katherine Tuluzova, Anthony Berrena
Privacy: What's Hot (and what's keeping Publishers up at Night)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Buyer Breakout
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel: The Future of Prebid Mobile
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Speakers: Mike Mullin, Aviran Edery, Constantine Mirin, Mike Racic
Measurement Breakout
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Omnichannel, via Prebid Server (Video, CTV, Audio and DOOH)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel: Sell Side Decisioning
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Speakers: Ian Meyers, Raquel Rosenthal, Davide Rosamilia, Michael Richardson, Rob Beeler
Keynote: How AI Is Affecting Prebid
11:25 AM - 11:50 AM
Speakers: Dr. Paul Farrow
Keynote: The Internet We Know vs. The One We're Building
11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
Speakers: Brian O'Kelley
Lunch
12:25 PM - 1:15 PM
Panel: CTV
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Speakers: Catherine Cho, Katie Millington, Nikunj Sureka, Elizabeth Catt, Greg Joseph
Publishers - Why It's Time to Make Server-Side Header Bidding Your Default
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Tools Breakout
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Panel: The Surge In Retail Media
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Speakers: Amanda Dean, Ben Jurist, Henri Augris, Courtney Pappas
The Wrapper Revolution: Unlocking More Value from Prebid
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
JS Breakout
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Panel: Curation
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Speakers: Jake Abraham, Matthew Hogg, Phil Bohn, Brian May, David Goddard, Michael Chock
Mobile Breakout
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Google and Beyond: Building a Healthy Supply-Side Strategy for the Future
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM
Panel: Server Interoperability
3:00 PM - 3:25 PM
Speakers: Joel Meyer, Ankur Srivastava, Brian Sardo, Bosko Milekic, Jason Evans
Keynote: View from the Buy Side – In Conversation with Jeff Green and Mike O'Sullivan
3:25 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers: Jeff Green, Mike O'Sullivan, Garrett McGrath
Panel: Understanding Prebid's Evolving Measurement Framework
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
Speakers: Keith Candiotti, Alexey Stoletny, Ian Meyers, Isaac Schechtman, Jake Sullivan
Engaging with Prebid: Turning Membership into Impact
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
Publisher Breakout
4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
Panel: LLMS
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Speakers: Jason Tollestrup, Stephanie Layser, David Rowley, Walter Knapp, Garrett McGrath
Server Breakout
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Identity Breakout
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing Remarks
5:10 PM - 5:15 PM
Speakers: Garrett McGrath, Mike Racic
Happy Hour at Convene
5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
After Party
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM