October 27 - 28, 2015
Chicago, IL

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Agenda

Tuesday, 10/27

8:00 AM
8:00 AM ET
Registration Opens
8:15 AM
8:15 AM ET
Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:00 AM ET
Welcome and Opening Remarks
MCS
Joe Mandese, Editor-in-Chief, MediaPost 
Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost 
9:15 AM
9:15 AM ET
ART: Panel: Multi-Screen Branding: Big Idea Meets Big Tech

Has technology really helped brand storytelling? Or are we still just launching TV campaigns that get chopped and iterated elsewhere? With consumers bouncing across so many screens throughout their day, the opportunities for surrounding them, sequencing the messaging, and iterating a brand’s utility in so many different settings seems rich in creative possibilities. Where is this being done? Where is cross-channel marketing being realized to its full creative potential? And why aren’t we seeing more of it?

 

Moderator
Tony Bailey, SVP/Technology, DigitasLBi, US 
PanelistS
Jenn Chiang, SVP Strategic Planning Director, FCB Chicago 
Josh Ehart, EVP, Chief Data Officer, EnergyBBDO 
Tom Lillig, Director of Brand Management, Stone Ward Advertising 
Arturo Nava, Marketing Director, Nuestro Queso 
Zachary Paradis, Director Experience Strategy, SapientNitro 
10:00 AM
10:00 AM ET
Keynote: Staying Relevant And Compelling To All Your Customers In A World Of Data
Good data and granular targeting are only as good as the relevance of the message they deliver. Sears marketer share how they are using data and technology to personalize their communications with customers – using the machine to facilitate more human connections.
KeynoteS
Peter Briggs, Director, Digital Marketing & Personalization, Sears Holding Corporation 
Courtney Nagle, Senior Director of Digital Marketing, Sears Holding Corporation 
10:30 AM
10:30 AM ET
Coffee Break
11:00 AM
11:00 AM ET
Keynote: The Alchemy of Creativity and Technology: How Emerging Platforms Can Give Ideas a New Life
While we have made remarkable progress leveraging the data that technology provides, there are far fewer examples of how technology and platforms have enhanced the creative idea. Whether that is to solve a problem, make a product benefit come to life, or just to surprise and entertain people, there is a huge untapped opportunity. During this session, Cathy Davis, EVP, Account Director at Leo Burnett, will talk about the rare few who have broken through and how you can help bring these two disciplines together.
Keynote
Catherine Davis, EVP, Account Director/McDonald's, Leo Burnett 
11:30 AM
11:30 AM ET
SCIENCE: Panel: Viewability, Fraud And The New Economics Of Media Buying

The viewability/fraud issue escalated this season when several TV network Up Front presentations bludgeoned  digital rivals over the problem. Yet, in fairly short order, the concern over inventory quality has gone from being a debatable “issue” to a consideration baked into most media buys. But what have been the results? Are buyers seeing improvements in overall inventory quality, share of voice, performance – all early promises from those pushing for viewability and fraud metrics? And have publishers seen the improved CPMs, less clutter? How are these new metrics themselves becoming currency in the market and do they impact buying and planning strategies and tactics?

Moderator
Joe Mandese, Editor-in-Chief, MediaPost 
PanelistS
Jon Espejo, VP, Optimization, Accordant Media 
Aaron Fetters, SVP, Marketing Solutions, comScore 
Nathan Gawel, VP of Programmatic, Centro 
Erika Sheridan, Director, Digital Media, SCC 
12:15 PM
12:15 PM ET
ART: Panel: Data And Mortar: The Digital Art and ROI Of The Retail Sale

With more than 90% of retails sales still taking place in physical stores, the main digital challenge for shopper marketing is driving foot traffic and in-store conversions. How can digital marketers accompany the shopper from pre-shop and through her path to purchase? How are programmatic, social, mobile, email and other channels best working together and across screens to keep brands top of mind along the journey? And is shopper marketing being informed by the same new art of data mining as other areas of marketing? But ultimately, how are these campaigns being measured and demonstrating real ROI?

Moderator
Lisa Bradner, SVP, Managing Director, Starcom MediaVest Group 
PanelistS
Chris Duncan, VP Digital Marketing, Kohl's 
Paul Gunning, President & CEO, DDB Chicago 
Scott Shamberg, US President, Performics 
Dan Swartz, SVP, Digital, Media & Analytics, Upshot 
1:00 PM
1:00 PM ET
Lunch
1:10 PM
1:10 PM ET
Sponsor Luncheon Presentation
1:30 PM
1:30 PM ET
Sponsor Luncheon Presentation
2:00 PM
2:00 PM ET
Bright Shiny Object: Virtual Reality And The Next Shopping Experience
PresenterS
Matt Denten, Midwest Executive Creative Director, Momentum Worldwide 
Melissa Hamilton, Director of Integrated Production, Momentum 
2:15 PM
2:15 PM ET
ART: Panel: Are We Branding Yet?: Getting Programmatic Beyond Performance

The early pitch for advanced targeting and automated buying was that they would help make the Web safe for big branding budgets. Five years later, programmatic buying still is aimed mainly at performance based campaigns with uninspired creative telling negligible stories. How does this change? How are some brands leveraging these channels, blended KPIs, integration with broader campaign strategies to evolve tech-driven ad platforms into branding machines? How is success being measured here? And what can the early lessons about programmatic branding inform the automation of video, mobile and TV?

Moderator
Kay Wesolowski, SVP, Investment & Partnerships, Kelly Scott Madison 
PanelistS
Mary Carpenter, President of the Midwest Region, PHD 
Marsha Lindsay, CEO, Lindsay, Stone & Briggs 
Jeff Louis, Digital Media Director, Laughlin Constable 
Patrick Palmer, Partner and Discipline Lead, Strategy & Analytics, VSA Partners 
Rob Rex, EVP, Digital Strategy, MARC USA 
3:00 PM
3:00 PM ET
Coffee Break
3:15 PM
3:15 PM ET
SCIENCE: Discussion: Making Do In The Mobile Metrics Muddle

Most marketers and media buyers, if not vendors, seem to agree that measurement remains mobile’s weakest link. Transparency, discrepancies, app vs. Web tracking – all thwart basic ROI calculations. And yet marketers have no choice but to invest ahead of their own trust in the system. So how are they making do? We ask mobile experts to share their tricks and tips for assessing mobile ROI. 

Moderator
Kevin King, SVP, Mobile Product Management & Innovation, GfK MRI 
PanelistS
Billy Collins, Director of Strategy, Punchkick 
Amy Hilbert, VP, Digital Director, Spark SMG 
Dave McAnally, Director of SEO, Resolution Media 
3:45 PM
3:45 PM ET
SCIENCE: Panel: Tell Me An Accountable Story: Measuring Content’s Impact

Branded Entertainment, lush, high-touch campaigns, content marketing, native placements – all drive rich encounters with a brand’s stories. But marketers still have bottom lines, ROI and budget allocations to calculate. How is the value of content in all of its digital forms being measured, and optimized. What really measures “engagement” now? How are metrics and accountability being baked into campaigns from the beginning? What sorts of data do these programs cast off? And how is digital content performance being compared and reconciled with offline efforts and direct marketing? What is a story worth in today’s market, anyway?

Moderator
Michon Ellis, CEO, LimeGreen Moroch 
PanelistS
Marcus Collins, SVP, Executive Director of Social Engagement, Doner 
Lyndsey Corona, Director of Business Development, The&Partnership 
Andrew Hanelly, SVP Strategy and Content Specialist, Manifest 
Bob Killian, Chief Creative Officer, Killian Branding 
Mike Santoro, President, Walker Sands 
4:30 PM
4:30 PM ET

Wednesday, 10/28

8:00 AM
8:00 AM ET
Breakfast
9:00 AM
9:00 AM ET
Welcome Back
MCS
Joe Mandese, Editor-in-Chief, MediaPost 
Steve Smith, VP, Editorial Director, Events, MediaPost 
9:15 AM
9:15 AM ET
SCIENCE: Panel: Ad Blocking: Piracy? Opportunity? Our Own Damn Fault?

The true scope and impact of digital ad blocking may be unclear for now. But the jig is up. Consumers now know they can improve their online experience and reduce their data charges with simple tech tweaks that major platforms, including Apple, are about to make easier to toggle on. How should marketers and publisher respond? Refuse service to blockers? Focus on un-blockable native and integrated ads? Cry ‘foul’? Or just make better ads?

Moderator
Tim Hanlon, Founder & CEO, The Vertere Group 
PanelistS
Matt Clemm, VP, Solutions Development, Vivaki 
Elizabeth Kalmbach, VP, Group Media Director, KSM Media 
Matthew Witt, EVP, Director of Digital Integration, TRIS3CT 
Kathryn Worthington, Head of Strategy and Planning, R/GA Chicago 
10:00 AM
10:00 AM ET
Keynote: Why AOR might be DOA

It’s no surprise that the cigarette-smoking, sexy secretaries and binge drinking days of Mad Men are over. But some are saying the traditional agency of record is in danger and more companies are moving toward a fragmented approach. This talk addresses why this is happening – and what you can do to make sure your agency isn’t in danger.

Keynote
Katherine Patterson, Global Director of Operations, Advertising and Promotions, GE Healthcare 
10:30 AM
10:30 AM ET
Coffee Break
11:00 AM
11:00 AM ET
ART: Panel: So You Want To Partner With ‘Influentials”…Really?

The search for marketing “authenticity” in social channels has led marketers to countless partnerships with YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat “stars” as well as the more numerous class of “influencers.” But these hookups can be fraught with peril: clashing creative priorities, influencer fears of “selling out,” unclear expectations and more. So, when, how, and to what end do you really want to “co-create” your brand with people who have no marketing experience but piles of fans?

Moderator
Michelle Prieb, Sr. Account Supervisor, Social Integration and Strategy, Edelman Digital 
PanelistS
Ian Beacraft, Digital Strategy Director, Havas Worldwide 
Laura Colar, Account Supervisor, Public Relations, SCC 
George Moreira, Senior Strategy Director, Blast Radius 
Brandi Pitts, Senior Director, Integrated Marketing, Reynolds Consumer Products 
11:45 AM
11:45 AM ET
SCIENCE: Panel: BFF With SSPs?: Is The Private Market Economy Working For Both Sides?

Publishers who once saw in programmatic platforms only  cannibalization of direct sales and CPM death spirals are now BFFs with these technologies. But how are publishers and agencies navigating this new jargon hell of direct, premium, guaranteed and open marketplaces? Are the sellers seeing the promised improvements in CPM, broadening of the customer base, and new clients for direct sales? Are the buyers finding in private exchanges the transparency and safety they typically seek here while maintaining efficiency and scale? After years in which ad tech clearly favored the buy side, have private marketplaces restored some balance and mutual benefit to both parties?

Moderator
Joe Mandese, Editor-in-Chief, MediaPost 
PanelistS
Larry Allen, VP of Ad Innovation & Programmatic Solutions, Turner 
Bill Furlong, Senior Advisor, Bombora 
Mark McEachran, Vice President, Product Management - Open Platform, Rubicon 
Lori Tavoularis, VP Strategic Sales, Tribune Publishing 
12:30 PM
12:30 PM ET
Lunch
12:45 PM
12:45 PM ET
Sponsor Luncheon Presentation
1:30 PM
1:30 PM ET
Bright Shiny Object II: Wearable Media And The Next Marketing Opportunity
Presenter
Ben Gaddis, President, T3 
2:00 PM
2:00 PM ET
ART: Marketer Presentation: Engaging with the Consumers Behind the Data

Marketing continues to move towards technology and science, but has the pendulum swung too far? All marketing teams should be using data, but behind that data are real people.  People with emotions, feelings and a desire to connect with a brand on a human to human level.  Data mining can provide an impressive roadmap and data can be used to create awesome experiences, but making a true connection to your customers isn’t simply a matter of data quality and utility.  There is still a role for art in marketing.

Presenter
Charlie Breit, VP of Marketing, SurePayroll, A Paychex Company 
2:30 PM
2:30 PM ET
ART: Discussion: Get Me Mobile Creative!: Beyond Crap Banners

Sorry, but the standard exchange based mobile banners are eyesores. They either miniaturize desktop banners and fit the target screen poorly, or they break the user experience and site design. Are richer and better ad creative ever coming to mobile programmatic? Is a better in-feed experience via native part of the answer? Or should mobile media and advertisers be rethinking ad experiences altogether for this screen?

Moderator
Ed Kaczmarek, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Brand Innovators Labs 
PanelistS
Alex Campbell, Co-Founder and CIO, Vibes 
Pranav Pandit, Director, Sr. Partner, Chicago, Neo@Ogilvy 
3:00 PM
3:00 PM ET
Coffee Break
3:15 PM
3:15 PM ET
SCIENCE: Discussion: Vetting the Data: The Care And Feeding of The New Machine

The entire audience buying infrastructure relies on a single but inscrutable fuel – data. But who is minding for quality? As third party data becomes commoditized, marketers are struggling to build their own or find reliable sources from others. Whose data do you trust? How are companies vetting for reliability, assessing value? In a market awash in data, how can marketers and agencies tell the good from the bad?

Moderator
Lauren Watson, CEO/Founder, Brand Salon Advertising 
PanelistS
Matt Miller, SVP of Analytics & Technology, Performics 
Bryan Simkins, Partner, Technology, Transparent Media Partners 
3:45 PM
3:45 PM ET
SCIENCE: Discussion: Targeting The Feed: Early Lessons from Facebook, Twitter and Paid Social Video

In just the last six months most of the major social nets have formalized their entry into video with products that combine their advanced audience building, keyword and behavioral targeting with a native in-feed format. But how are they performing relative to traditional formats and channels? And how are brands using them most effectively?

Moderator
Aaron Goldman, Chief Marketing Officer, 4C 
PanelistS
Kevin Lange, SVP, Social Media, Starcom Mediavest Group 
Aalap Shah, Co-Founder, SoMe Connect 
Thomas Stelter, VP, Emerging Solutions, Americas, POSSIBLE 
4:30 PM
4:30 PM ET
Conference Concludes