Overview:
Melbourne's annual Ad Tech & Ops Summit will be held this year on Wednesday July 23rd, 2025. The event will cover 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.

IAB Australia members: 2 free tickets
Additional member tickets: $125
Agency & Advertisers: free tickets
General admission: $225 per ticket
Session | Speaker/s |
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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, Media Partnerships & Strategy Director, The Pistol + Shirofune and Amazon Advertising
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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 More speakers still to come! |
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 |
Closing Comments | Nathan Farrugia, Senior AdTech Specialist, REA
Group |
Networking Drinks & Finger Food |
If you would like to find out more about sponsorship opportunities, reach out to our Director of Marketing & Memberships Jenn Thomas via email at jenn@iabaustralia.com.au