With the eighth year of The Wires just around the corner, we are very pleased to announce those shortlisted for the prestigious Ad Tech Personality Of The year and Ad Tech Rising Star awards.
ExchangeWire are delighted to reveal the individuals who have been shortlisted for 2024 Ad Tech Personality Of The Year and Ad Tech Rising Star. Amongst some tough competition, the votes have been counted and the nominees narrowed down. The winners for both will be decided by a live, in-person vote of attendees at The Wires 2024, on Thursday 7th November. To have your say in the final vote and avoid missing out on the action, please get in contact with Anne-Marie Sheedy regarding ticket purchases (anne-marie@thewirecorp.com).
“Looking back on the year, these are people who have been thriving in the industry throughout 2024. We’ve had an overwhelming volume of votes for both awards at this stage, which speaks to how passionately peers across the industry feel about the contributions of these nominees. We’re proud to be able to provide a platform for these individuals and we’re excited to see who will claim the winning spots this year.”
Rachel Smith, ExchangeWire co-founder and CEO
Ad Tech Personality Of The Year, ExchangeWire’s most distinguished award, celebrates an individual who has made a significant impact on the ad tech industry. Previous years’ winners include Karen Eccles, chief commercial officer at The Telegraph, and Sara Vincent, managing director, UK & IE of Index Exchange. Now, revealing this year’s potential winners…
Peo Persson, DanAds
Kiessé Lamour, VML
Lauren Ogúndèkó, KINESSO
Jamie Toward, Teads
Mike Murray, OMD EMEA
Céline Gauthier-Darnis, Equativ
Fern Potter, Multilocal
James Trott, Coca-Cola
Zuzanna Gierlinska, MiQ
James Avery, Kevel
Alice Beecroft, Yahoo
Paul Wright, Uber Advertising
Bharat Khatri, Omnicom Media Group
Søren Dinesen, Digiseg
Pierce Cook-Anderson, Audigent
The Wires also focuses on illuminating the next generation of ad tech experts, who have already begun to leave their mark on the industry and will continue contributing to shaping it as we move into the future. The ones to watch this year are…
Marie-Lou Penin, DanAds
Eli Heath, Lotame
Anya Libova, DoubleVerify
Julia Bemis, Equativ
Babs Sotande-Peters, OMD EMEA
Kat Buchan, GroupM UK
Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova, Condé Nast
Luke Taplin-McCallum, TripleLift
Anya Martidi, Ogury
Alex Dawson-Smith, EX.CO
Jack Rule, AudienceXpress
Sarah Kim, Magnite
Nicola Cooper, vivv.ai
Ana Calabrese, OpenX
Valérie Behr, Equativ
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