Overview:
Melbourne’s annual Ad Tech & Ops Summit was held this year on Wednesday July 23rd, 2025. The event covered current key topics that are critical to our industry from both a local and global perspective impacting those working across product, technical, commercial and operational perspectives.
You can check out the slides from the day below here.
We have also included a short video of Jochen (Adform’s CTO) outlining how ID Fusion works here: Adform’s Jochen Schlosser on the Future of Targeting and from Index Exchange on, How Does Sell-Side Decisioning Work?
| Session | Speaker/s |
|---|---|
| Registration with pre-event lunch provided | |
| Welcome & Key Industry Updates | Jonas Jaanimagi, Technology Lead, IAB Australia |
| Humans + Technology: The Optimal Future of Ad Ops (sponsored by Shirofune) | David Lee, Head of Integrated Media, The Pistol Lee Anderson, Performance Director, Metropolis Cameron Owens, Chief Growth Officer, Shirofune |
| Beyond the Cookie: The Future of Programmatic Identity and Signal Integrity (sponsored by Adform) | Finley Matheson, Regional Account Director, Adform Aimee Gossage, Head of Investment, Audience Group Alexander Cujko, Platform Solutions Consultant, Adform Moritz Von Sanden, Head of Sales, Audience360 Jerome Velasquez, Head of Product and Technology, ADMATIC |
| Unlocking New Value in Programmatic: The Rise of Sell-Side Decisioning (sponsored by Index Exchange) | Janette Higginson, VP of Buyer Development, Index Exchange Brad Graham, Regional Director, Account Management – APAC, Index Exchange Brooke Aniseko, Head of Digital and Data. ANZ, Publicis Groupe Brett Islaub, National Digital Sales Manager, SBS |
| Deep Dive: Evolving Yield Management & Revenue Tactics for Publishers | Ben Murray, Director of Technology & Operations, Interplay Media Émilie Rousseau, Trading Desk Director, News Corp Joe Frazer, Head of Digital & Growth, Half Dome Janette Higginson, VP of Buyer Development, Index Exchange |
| Digital Advertising and AdTech Talent Review Results | Gai Le Roy, CEO, IAB Australia |
| People & Talent Session: How Aggressively could AI Impact Traditional Programmatic & Ops Roles? | Jerry Ralhan, Head of Commercial Operations, Yahoo Maija Gwynn, General Manager, Lexlab Keaton Garnett, Senior Solutions Architect, Criteo Joanna Georges, Head of ANZ, Scope3 Gai Le Roy, CEO, IAB Australia (moderator) |
| Closing Comments | Nathan Farrugia, Senior AdTech Specialist, REA Group (and S&G Council Chair) |
| Post Event Sponsored Food & Drinks (just around the corner) |
