Athar Naser

Athar Naser

Head of Paid and Campaign Media ITV

Athar Naser is the Head of Paid & Campaign Media at ITV, where he leads the strategy, planning, and optimisation of paid media and cross-platform campaign activity for the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster. In this role, Athar oversees the full paid-media ecosystem — spanning digital, social, performance, and brand channels — ensuring ITV’s campaigns deliver maximum reach, impact, and measurable effectiveness. With deep experience in digital media, audience strategy, and integrated marketing, Athar has built a career at the intersection of creativity, performance, and data. He excels in designing campaigns that bring ITV’s storytelling to life across a rapidly evolving media landscape, ensuring every activation is insight-led, culturally relevant, and aligned with strategic business objectives.

Day 2 | 3rd June 2026

12:10 PM Case Study: Programmatic Investment Discipline - How to Build a Strong Strategy and Partnerships That Deliver the Greatest Business Impact and ROI

  • How to ensure every programmatic investment ladders up to measurable business goals that move beyond performance metrics to true marketing effectiveness
  • What heads of media look for in agency and vendor partnerships, from transparency and capability to value creation and how to stand out in a crowded ad tech ecosystem
  • How to build a disciplined, strategic roadmap for programmatic testing, capability development, and responsible media investment across all paid channels 

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