As EVP, Global Head of Brand Assurance, Deva leads dentsu’s US and Global Media Brand Assurance offerings, bringing together Brand Responsibility, Brand Safety, and Brand Suitability to address evolving media threats and enable clients to make the best, most responsible media decisions. In this role, Deva partners closely with others across the organization, including on the Investment and Economic Empowerment teams, to constantly monitor and understand best practices in deliverability, suitability, viewability, responsibility, and sustainability. Deva is also leading the creation of a global Brand Assurance steering committee. Prior to taking on the Brand Assurance leadership role this year, Deva served as the EVP, Head of Digital Investment, leading marketplace strategy and positioning across digital & publishing for dentsu’s US media agencies.A true digital native with nearly 20 years of experience in the media industry, Deva spent several years within GroupM and Publicis agencies, with client experience spanning the Technology, Pharmaceutical, CPG, Retail, Financial Services and B2B verticals. Deva also spent three years on the client side within the KFC Corporation and was responsible for the development and launch of the brand’s digital marketing discipline.

Paolo Carozza is Professor of Law and Concurrent Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, where he also served for 10 years as the Director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and founded and directs the Notre Dame Constitutionalism and Rule of Law Lab. His scholarly books and articles in the areas of comparative constitutional law and human rights law have been published widely in four languages. He is currently the United States member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission). Formerly he served as President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and as a member of the US State Department’s independent, nonpartisan, advisory Commission on Unalienable Rights. He is an academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and has lectured and taught as a visiting professor in various universities in Europe, North America, and Latin America, including twice as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and as the John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization at Harvard Law School.

Natalia Louzada is the Global Programmatic & Brand Safety Lead for Nestlé.

Bill is EMARKETER’s digital media and marketing analyst for the UK and Western Europe, covering the gamut of topics from advertising spend, to media usage, to demographic trends. Bill has 25 years’ experience in the technology sector, having previously worked at research firms Ovum and Gartner. He is a regular contributor to the press, has spoken at numerous events, and sat on the Mobile World Congress judging panel for many years.

Arshiya Nazir is Programmatic Strategy Director at Dentsu UK. Evangelising the Dentsu difference between the Product, Planning and Programmatic teams, recently navigating the agency and their clients around the evolving cookieless, omnichannel and brand safety landscape. She has worked in the media industry for a decade, with almost five years spent at The Telegraph.

Lorenzo Andreozzi is a T&S Integrity & Authenticity Product Lead at TikTok, focussed on Fact-Checking and election Integrity Programs.

Dave Byrne is an Answer Consultant and the Founder of TrustRaise.

Jerry Daykin is a London based, global marketing leader who has helped champion media and digital at a number of global brands including GSK, Beam Suntory, Diageo and Mondelez. He is currently consulting for a number of global brands and adtech companies. He is passionate about effectiveness, creativity, conscious approaches to media and bringing digital sense to the increasingly confusing world of modern marketing.

Alongside this he is outspoken around the importance of diversity & inclusion in our industry and the power of representation in marketing to positively impact society – Jerry is a WFA Diversity Ambassador and member of their Media Board. He helped produce the WFA’s guide to D&I in marketing & media and then went on to literally write the book on “Inclusive Marketing”.

Rob is the head of programmatic for Zenith UK. He leads a dynamic division of digital media experts, overseeing both in-platform trading proficiency & driving innovation for esteemed clients such as H&M & Lloyds Banking Group. Rob also sits on the programmatic trading committee for IAB Europe, actively contributing to shaping industry recommendations, leveraging his expertise to drive advancements in the programmatic landscape.

Rory Latham is Senior Director, Global Investment, Programmatic at GroupM, where he focusses on maximising the benefits of the programmatic supply chain for GroupM clients. Working with SSPs, DSPs, Publishers and supporting ad technologies to ensure the best possible results from the open web.

Juliet has been immersed in the world of programmatic and social ad tech for the past 10 years. Beginning her career at Omnicom Ireland, followed by Omnicom EMEA, Juliet has spent the last five years living and breathing adtech, most recently at YouTube Partner and video advertising brand safety specialist, Channel Factory. Officially the first full time UK employee during the initial EMEA expansion nearly 5 years ago, Juliet used her startup skills to develop the market and help grow the business. Her innovation and drive helped increase the team to almost 200 across Europe - and it continues to grow! Most recently, she has been focussing on growing Channel Factory's business in the UK, working on strategies and solutions for major global brands across all industries such as Apple, Ford, KFC, VISA and Disney. Lear more about Channel Factory at channelfactory.com

Ian is Spokesperson for UKSAFC, a group of advertising professionals, policymakers, technology providers, and agencies committed to tackling all forms of advertising funded crime and fraud in the United Kingdom. Ian is a Partner at The Brief which provides strategic policy and political advice. A former CEO of trade associations in the creative industries and director of public affairs in the music industry, Ian was a senior civil servant, working in HM Treasury, Cabinet Office, DWP and the Ministry of Justice.

Jade Nester is the Head of Data Public Policy, Europe for TikTok.

Rachel Nyswander Thomas is Chief Operating Officer of the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), the leading global initiative fighting criminal activity and increasing trust in the digital advertising industry. She oversees TAG’s work in setting industry standards, facilitating the sharing of threat intelligence, and promoting brand safety, as well as its business operations. She serves concurrently as Chairwoman of the Brand Safety Institute’s Board of Advisors and as an Executive in Residence at Progress Partners.Rachel has spent her career studying, creating, and implementing digital policy in the business, non-profit, and academic sectors. Prior to joining TAG, she served as Vice President of Advocacy & Accountability at the Data & Marketing Association (DMA), advocating before Congress and federal agencies on behalf of thousands of business and nonprofit organizations. She served concurrently as Executive Director of the Data-Driven Marketing Institute, facilitating academic research on how the use of consumer data shapes industry, society, and the economy. Before joining DMA, Rachel led data privacy compliance for The McGraw-Hill Companies, auditing worldwide publishing operations and managing a global corps of 80 Privacy Officials in more than 40 countries.Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a Master of Policy Management from Georgetown University. She is a Certified International Privacy Professional and was among the first in the advertising industry to become a Certified Brand Safety Officer. Her scholarship on cybersecurity public-private partnerships has been published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Thomson Reuters Press.

Editor at New Digital Age, the publication for the digital media and marketing industry. Partner at Bluestripe Group, a diversified media business offering communications, content and media products for the media, advertising and technology industries.I've worked in the digital media industry for over twenty years, with roles spanning journalism, branded content and PR. Founded and ran the award-winning Drum Studios, the branded content arm of The Drum, before joining Digiday to launch its creative content agency Custom in Europe.Previous to the Drum, I spent two years as Associate Director at content, community and communications agency Bite.Before this, I was a journalist for 16 years, working at titles including IT Week and ZDNet, ending up as Editor of New Media Age where I spent 12 years in total.I've appeared regularly on television, radio and in the national press as an expert on digital media, from BBC’s Newsnight to Channel 4 news and the national press.Previously sat on the board of trade body BIMA (British Interactive Media Association) and acted as a member of the IAB Content Council.

Tom currently serves as the Director of Technical Operations at Mail Metro Media and is an experienced executive with a demonstrated history across Digital Strategy, Management, Digital Media, and Online Advertising. Prior to joining MailOnline, Tom spent 11 years at the Economist working across various roles in the publisher’s digital teams.

Andrew Jude Rajanathan is a seasoned Media Lead with a passion for driving business outcomes through strategic media planning and execution. Currently serving as the Media Lead, EMEA at Kenvue (formerly Johnson & Johnson Consumer Healthcare), he brings over 12 years of comprehensive experience in media planning and buying across various offline and online channels and platforms. With a diverse background spanning FMCG, Entertainment, Retail, and Mobile Apps sectors, Andrew has honed their expertise in media agency management, investment strategies, and media strategy development. His career is characterized by a hands-on approach, with a bias for action and leading by example rather than delegation. Driven by a commitment to tying every aspect of media planning to tangible business goals such as revenue growth, return on investment, and sales metrics, Andrew possesses a deep understanding of measurement and ROI methodologies. His early exposure to financial statements and corporate earnings instilled in them a unique perspective on marketing's intersection with accounting and finance, making them adept at aligning marketing efforts with financial objectives. Beyond their professional achievements, Andrew is recognized as an industry speaker and judge at prestigious events such as Adweek, The Drum, Effies U.K, and DMEXCO. He was the only person in EMEA nominated for the Adage 40 under 40 award in 2020. His personal interests include a deep love for film, cinema, and streaming, as well as pursuits in technology, sneakers, football, and CrossFit / Hyrox. He is married with an active toddler and is a graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE).

Andrew Serby is Chief Commercial Officer at Zefr, leading its global data business. Since joining the company in 2014, Andrew has overseen the global management of Zefr’s operations, focusing primarily on driving revenue generation, growth and profitability.

Samantha Stetson is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of marketing and sales experience in technology and healthcare IT. Samantha’s career reflects a proven track record of building and leading programs that extract a huge amount of impact from small teams.  She is seen as a visionary who can make things happen. She has a deep passion for striving for excellence and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. She has served in a global capacity, which has allowed her to develop a deep empathy for the world we live in and the challenges outside of the United States. Samantha is currently the VP of the Client Council and Industry Trade Relations Team at Meta. The team’s mission is to foster a “customer first, customer best” culture throughout Meta. During her 9 years at Meta, Samantha has been responsible for building Meta’s Client Council franchise. The Councils are made up of top marketing and agency executives from Meta’s key clients and agency partners such as P&G, Unilever, Netflix, Pepsi, Coke, Walmart, etc., and the six major agency holding companies. She grew the franchise from one global council in 2011 to 14 global and regional Councils by end of 2020. Through these councils, she learned how to build deep cross functional relationships and manage complex issues to drive internal and external alignment.  The Councils are seen as an indispensable part of Meta’s commitment to listening to their Customers and building deep relationships grounded in trust. The feedback gleaned during these meetings has helped influence some of Meta’s most important go-to-market strategies Samantha and her team are also responsible for leading relationships with the industry trade associations to partner on some of the most complex challenges facing the future of the digital ecosystem from brand safety to cross media measurement to data privacy.Samantha lives in Newtown Square, PA with her husband David and two children, Hadley (13) and Hunter (15). In her spare time, she enjoys Bikram Yoga and skiing. She grew up as a competitive figure skater and competed in the US National Championships.

Alex Thomas is the Director, Brand Safety & Responsible Investment for GroupM EMEA.

Hannah is the Partner for Addressable Product & Strategy at KINESSO UK & Ireland, IPG Mediabrands’ tech-driven performance marketing agency.    Hannah is responsible for leading the Addressable product offering and overseeing the team of Addressable planners and strategists at KINESSO UK & Ireland to drive best practice in planning and innovation for clients.    Prior to joining KINESSO UK & Ireland, Hannah led the Programmatic and ATL team at an independent agency, Tug, where she developed hands on experience in end-to-end campaign planning, execution, and measurement.    Hannah is passionate about making marketing a more inclusive industry, especially around social mobility, and in previous roles has chaired DEI ERGs. Outside of work, she’ll be found watching Tennis or F1 whilst keeping her excitable German Shepherd entertained (or at least trying to).

James Welch, a programmatic old timer, since the time of the launch of Xaxis and The Media Innovation Group (MIG) in Asia. James ran the latter, WPP’s ‘other trading desk’, heralded by Campaign Asia Pacific as the number one media launch in 2012, with Xaxis at number two. A couple of years later the MIG was rolled into GroupM to join Xaxis and James moved to Dubai where he set up Orchestra Middle East. Here he also was a co-founder of the IAB Middle East and vice-chair of the Marketing Society Middle East. Last year James joined GroupM’s Acceleration UK as an adtech consultant. Acceleration is the data, technology and analytics business housed in GroupM Nexus. His role is to help marketers access - and build - bespoke, world-class adtech.   James joined Acceleration from Omnicom Media Group’s EMEA tech team called Annalect, where he helped win clients and embed the Omni platform. He is also a founding member of The UK Stop Ad Funded Crime (UKSAFC) group, launched in 2022. James has a degree in French from Birmingham University and only plays old French pop music to his young kids when his Australian wife is out.

Nick Welch is the Head of Programmatic EMEA at Integral Ad Science, responsible for driving IAS’ programmatic business in the region; supporting clients' media strategies with the world’s biggest agencies, advertisers, and industry bodies.  With over two decades of advertising expertise across Radio, Press, TV and Digital, Nick's versatile background spans buy-side and sell-side roles with Bauer, Microsoft, Orange, SpotX and now IAS Also as an active member of IAB Europe's programmatic trading committee Nick provides valuable contributions to projects related to media quality, measurement and optimisation.

Paul Wood is the Director of Media Standards & Investment Products EMEA for MAGNA.

To think I started my career in the late 1980’s in a bank on Baker Street in London seems slightly strange now as it was one of the few roles I took that did not link in to my passion for media nor my subsequent healthy appetite for early stage digital companies or sectors. But in 1988 roles like that were few and far between and I had student loans to repay. Luckily 12 months on from arriving a the bank,I joined a then little known broadcaster called Sky TV, which had a plan..

Since then things have been a wonderful roller coaster of being at the cutting edge of change created by digital developments from the very early days at Sky and multi-channel TV in the UK to my many years of experience with digital marketing, programmatic, search, social and cloud technologies. Always with the guiding principle of where is the consumer heading next?

Across my career I have been an entrepreneur, a corporate leader, a client ,an agency person, a technology lead ,a strategist, a consultant, a board advisor. I have run editorial teams, sales teams, marketing teams, agency teams and engineering teams.I have sold 2 companies (one my own, another in digital video), worked at the world's biggest companies Apple and Amazon( having helped sell Sizmek to them), worked at BSkyB (twice),worked as a CDO at Omnicom ,worked in magazines, worked at AOL in ad tech and worked at a sports start up which managed to go bust on the first day of the 2002 World Cup (which was a great way to bow out in hindsight) and had a few months off doing my own things. I have learnt much and of course am always still learning. I love challenges and and am happy to take the road less travelled, to learn and enjoy. Also talking of roads have travelled extensively and worked with and managed teams in all regions - APAC, EMEA, LatAm and USA.

I am a passionate believer in the diversity movement and will always do what I can to support that agenda. I am dyslexic - like my kids - and want to help companies do better with neurodiverse team members.

Rob is the principal provider of operational, strategic and tactical counsel for solutions for better digital advertising infrastructure and opportunities for revenue growth to some of the worlds largest companies.  Rob publishes a regular monthly column for Marketing Land and his thought leadership has been featured in AdAge, AdWeek, Mediapost, AdExchanger, Business Insider and MyersBizNet.While at The 614 Group, Rob has led strategic engagements for clients such as Condé Nast, Interpublic / Mediabrands, IBM Watson, TAG, and Panasonic and has worked to recruit a world class board of advisors and a team of consultants who properly represent the brand and make customer satisfaction a core value.He has extensive experience in digital media and is a distinguished leader in the Ad Tech industry.  Among his many accomplishments, Rob has served as Board Member and Executive Advisor to the IAB on International Affairs, as the CFO/COO and President of the global advertising network CPXi.