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For the second year running, New Digital Age will be taking a look to the future at its Foresight event!

In the week after the kids go back to school in England, we kicked off 2025 early with an event that  helps senior decision makers from across media owners, media agencies, and brands to make the right strategic moves around digital advertising next year.

The full-day event on 12th September 2024  explored three key topics: brand safety, programmatic, new media, and artificial intelligence (AI). Each of these topics had a dedicated keynote followed by a panel, with the event top and tailed by insights from a pair of industry veterans.

Companies speaking at the event included Coca-Cola, Hilton, Boots, The Guardian, Amazon Ads, JCDecaux, Reach’s Mantis, and Zenith, with more to be announced!

_The Sessions

Session One – Programmatic: The Next Level

With Google’s deprecation of third-party cookies cancelled, the future of programmatic advertising remains in a slight state of flux.

This session explored how, even prior to the promised complete removal of third-party cookies, there is a huge opportunity for advertisers to take their programmatic strategies to “the next level” and be set for 2025 and beyond.

Session Two – The Future of Brand Safety

AI, disinformation, brand safety or suitability, ever-fragmenting media, standardisation debates, the rise and fall of social media platforms. Advertisers have never faced an online environment that poses so many challenges, and opportunities.

How can advertisers both protect their brand online while adding value to consumers and ensuring they are present in each and every channel their customers are living their digital life. 

This session examined how brands can deliver a brand safety strategy fit for purpose in 2025.

Session Three – AI: Stop Getting It Wrong

AI has been the talk of the town for nearly two years, and this conversation is only going to continue into 2025. Businesses across sectors are trying to implement the technology to elevate them beyond their competitors, but so many continue to get it wrong.

This session provided a deep dive into the best use cases for AI across digital advertising, and give decision makers the tools and knowledge they need to avoid any potential AI-related faux pas.

_THE AGENDA

Beginning with a welcome speech from NDA Editor Justin Pearse before an over-arching keynote address from an industry legend opens the content proper.

Each topic had a dedicated keynote followed by a panel with the day closed with a fireside chat and roundup conversation between Justin Pearse and Sue Unerman, CSO at BrainLabs.

The Welcome

  • 9:50 – Welcome speech by Justin Pearce, Editor at NDA

  • 10 – 10.30  – Intro keynote: Terence ‘Terry’ Kawaja, Founder and CEO of Luma Partners

  • 10.30 – 10.40 – Q&A 

Session 1 – Programmatic: The Next level

  • 10:45 – 11:00 – Programmatic Fireside Chat

  • 11:00 – 11:40 – Programmatic Panel

  • 11:40 – Break

Session 2 – The Future of Brand Safety

  • 11:55 – 12:15  Brand Safety Keynote

  • 12:15 – 13:00   The Future of Brand Safety Panel

  • 13:00 – Lunch & Networking

Session 3 – AI: Stop Getting It Wrong

  • 14:00 – 14:15 – AI Keynote

  • 14:20 – 15:00 – AI: Stop Getting It Wrong Panel

  • 15:00 – 15:30 – Break

The Round Up

  • 15:30 – 16:10 – Fireside Chat With Sue Unerman, CSO at Brainlabs

  • 16:10 – 16:20 – Q&A

  • 16:20 – End

SPEAKERS

Benjamin Lickfett

Head of Global Digital Innovation, Diageo

Cath Waller

MD Advertising, Immediate

Catherine Chappell

Managing Partner, Performance, KINESSO UK & I

Deborah Gbadamosi

Global Client Lead, Mindshare

Fern Potter

SVP Strategy and Partnerships, Multilocal

James Leaver

Founder & CEO, Multilocal

James Trott

Senior Director, Coca-Cola

Jon Mew

CEO, iab UK

Katie Field

Head of UK & Pan EU Ad Tech, Amazon

Katie Le Ruez

Director of Digital, The Guardian

Mark Halliday

Director of Programmatic, JCDecaux UK

Nick Hill

Head of Programmatic EMEA, EssenceMedia

Richard Bettinson

Senior Director of Media & Insight, Hilton

Ricky Chopra

Global Digital Business Director, Zenith

Rob Webster

Founder, TAU

Sue Unerman

CSO, Brainlabs

Terry Hornsby

Group Digital & Innovation Director , Mantis

Terry Kawaja

CEO and Founder, Luma

_THE VENUE

Foresight was hosted in the heart of London at Charlotte Street Hotel, 15-17 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 1RJ

Located in Soho, the venue is accessible through various tube stations.

  • Tottenham Court Road on the Northern, Elizabeth, and Central line.
  • Oxford Circus on the Central, Bakerloo, and Victoria line.
  • Goodge Street on the Northern line.

_GET INVOLVED

There are many ways of getting involved with Foresight, so if the topics and the format speak to you, please register your interest, and a member of our partnerships and events team will be in touch with you shortly.


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