The Largest Gathering of Programmatic & Digital Media Leaders From Europe’s Top Brands

06/19/2023

Programmatic Pioneers Summit provided the perfect opportunity for Programmatic & Digital Media Leaders to explore the latest and greatest innovations in the fast-evolving programmatic market.

In May 2023, Programmatic Pioneers Summit bought together Programmatic & Digital Media leaders from Europe’s top brands to the city of royalty, London! We had 420+ attendees from the top Brands, Agencies & Publishers, including over 340+ leading the way in Programmatic & Digital Media.

Across the 2 insightful days, we hosted multiple networking and benchmarking sessions as well as providing our 27 fantastic sponsors with a unique platform to position their solutions in front of programmatic & digital media leaders.

Here’s a look at just a few of the leading Programmatic & Digital Media Leaders that were represented at Programmatic Pioneers Summit:

Deutsche Telekom, Google, Microsoft, Nestle, O2, Philips, Sony, Swarovski, The Guardian, Volkswagen, Barclays, BT, EA, HSBC, Sainsburys, Unilever, Airfrance, ASOS, Coca Cola & KLM


"I love that you hear from innovative media and programmatic speakers who aren’t on ‘the speaker circuit’. Programmatic Pioneers provides an intimate event for leading heads of media from Europe’s leading Brand companies.” - Ander Lopez Ochoa, Johnson & Johnson


The Full Spectrum of Programmatic & Digital Media Leaders

At Programmatic Pioneers Summit, we provided 2 days of networking with 420+ senior attendees from Europe’s top brands.

The audience breakdown at Programmatic Pioneers Summit reads as follows:

  • Head of Global Media - 60%
  • Head of Programmatic Audience - 30% 
  • Head of Digital Media & Display - 10% 

You can view the full list of attendees here.



An Unrivalled Speaker Faculty

At Programmatic Pioneers, we held 40 carefully curated sessions, led by 86 senior programmatic media experts.

Our audience was able to benchmark by participating in our small-group interactive formats including creative boardrooms, roundtables and workshops.

Our packed agenda covered pressing industry topics, such as unlocking the power of ai, progressing sustainable marketing, moving away from traditional advertising and many more.

  • Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder & Executive Chairman, Media.Monks
  • Hedwig Vollers, Global Senior Director Media & Digital Brand Experience, Mars
  • Prasad Ghag, Global Head Media, Digital & Strategic Planning, Sanofi
  • Christine Von Hoerde, International Media Management, Audi
  • Sébastien Meilhaud, Global Media & Digital Lead, Danone
  • Pablo Daniel, Chief Digital Officer, Alessi
  • Josep Hernandez, Senior Director of Media & TCP, PepsiCo
  • Hamza Ayub, Chief Marketing Officer, Dunkin Donuts
  • Brantley Graham, Head of Programmatic, Totaljobs
  • Olya Diachuk, Data Driven Media Director, Heineken

These are just a handful of the brilliant speakers we heard from at Programmatic Pioneers.

Take a look at the full speaker line up and topics discussed by downloading our agenda here.


“I had the incredible opportunity to moderate a panel discussion on contextual advertising, alongside some industry legends. Huge shoutout to WBR for putting together such a stellar event. Can't wait for the next one!” – Nadim Kabir, TUI


Social Media Was Buzzing

There was a great buzz on social media whilst Programmatic Pioneers was taking place. Here’s a look at some of our favourite posts on LinkedIn:

Aoife O' Toole, Digital Marketing Leader at Skyscanner - “What a great session! I had the opportunity to speak on two panels yesterday at Programmatic Pioneers Summit. I always enjoy this event and learn so much.”

Veronika Oechsner, Business Development Executive, ReBid - “Had an incredible time at the PPS! Engaging conversations on real-time performance optimization and the importance of media defragmentation with some of the industry's finest minds.”


SAVE THE DATE

Programmatic Pioneers Summit 2024 - 2024, London

Programmatic Pioneers Summit 2024 is already starting to take shape. Sponsorship opportunities are available now. If you want the chance to be introduced to your next client – get in touch with our team!

Get in touch with our team here.

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