IAB Australia Commerce & Retail Media Summit Sydney

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Wednesday, 16 July 2025
8.30am-11.00am
NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, Surry Hills

Overview:

This event offered fresh insights into consumer commerce behaviour and the evolving retail media industry. Highlights include the launch of the 5th IAB Australia and Pureprofile Commerce Report, which explores retail trends and consumer sentiment, as well as the Retail Media State of the Nation Wave 3 report on retail media investments. The event covered consumer trends, retail media measurement, brand experiences, agency roles, and future innovations in retail media.

Session

Speaker/s

Registration and light breakfast provided


2025 Commerce Research

Natalie Stanbury, Director of Research, IAB Australia

Consumer trends and what it means for marketers

Ivan Chen, Senior Account Director, Pureprofile


Chloe Sanderson, Programmatic Partnerships Lead, Afterpay


Moderator: Natalie Stanbury, Director of Research, IAB Australia 

Retail Media State of the Nation Wave 3 Research

Gai Le Roy, CEO, IAB Australia

Retail Media Measurement 

Raphael Hodes, Data & Technology Specialist: Retail Media Lead, Google


Alistair Leathwood, Head of Analytics: Insights and Media, Circana


Andy Ford, Head of Data Intelligence & Measurement, Coles 360


Moderator: Gai Le Roy, CEO, IAB Australia

The business of retail media: relationships, ecosystem, economics, expansion

Roger Dunn, Global Media Lead - Retail and Performance, Diageo


Martyn Raab, General Manager Retail Media, Endeavour Group


John Harvey Faurholt, Retail Media JAPAC, Microsoft


Moderator: Renae Usher, Director of Sales, reo (powered by oOh!)

Retail Media: The Role of Agencies & Its Place in the Media Mix

Kelly Wearmouth, Managing Director AUNZ, Mars United Commerce


Leah Jackson, Group Director Commerce Strategy, WPP Media


Moderator: Ben Allman, Regional VP Sales, Broadsign

Retail Media: Expectations and Innovations

Adam Skinner, MD Unified Retail Media, Epsilon


Lachlan Brahe, Commercial Director, Epsilon & Retail Media Council Chair

Closing comments

Lachlan Brahe, Commercial Director, Epsilon & Retail Media Council Chair

Networking


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