
Video & CTV Advertising’s Global Gathering
Day 1 • 5 march, 2025 • BAFTA, London
Day 2 • 6 march, 2025 • Kings Place, London

about
New Video Frontiers
New Video Frontiers, VideoWeek’s flagship conference, is unrivalled for setting out the key industry trends and emerging technologies for video & CTV advertising.
The event brings together leading brands, agencies, publishers, broadcasters, platforms and technology companies the information they need for the year ahead.
an event over two days in two prestigous London locations
day one
ctv leadership forum
BAFTA, LONDON MARCH 20, 2024
day two
main conference
KINGS PLACE, LONDON MARCH 21, 2024
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2025 themes
CTV Measurement
Creative Innovation
What Advertisers Really Want
Post-Cookie Impact
TV in 2030
AI Disruption
what’s on
The Agenda
08:30am
Registration & Arrival Breakfast
09:00am
PRESENTATION
Welcome & Introduction
Speaker Tim Cross, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek
09:10am
PRESENTATION
Opening presentation from MiQ
Speakers TBA
09:30am
PRESENTATION
The Value of Public Service Broadcasters in the TV Market: a UK Perspective
Speaker
Eleni Marouli, Head of Market Developments, Ofcom
09:50am
FIRESIDE CHAT
Fireside Chat
Speakers TBA
10:20am
PANEL
Are Buyers and Sellers Aligned in Growing the CTV Advertising Market?
Speakers TBA
10:40am
PRESENTATION
M&A in Media and Entertainment: Own the Consumer, Own the IP, or Own Nothing
Speaker
Nicole Mangoon, Partner, Bain & Company
11:00am
Coffee Break
Speakers Richard Brooke, Global Media Operations Director, Unilever
11:40am
TOWN HALL
The Big Picture - Setting TV's Agenda for the Next Five Years
Speakers
François-Xavier Pierre, Chief Data and Ad Tech Officer, Groupe TF1
Kelly Williams, Managing Director, Commercial, ITV
Additional Speakers TBA
1:00pm
Lunch
9:00am
PRESENTATION
Welcome & Introduction
Speaker
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek
09:10am
PRESENTATION
Opening presentation from FreeWheel
Speaker TBA
09:30am
PRESENTATION
Tectonic Shifts in Media
Speaker
Doug Shapiro, Principal, The Mediator
09:50am
PANEL
Will 2025 be the Year of Consolidation and What Will That Look Like?
Speakers
Tal Hewitt, Partner, EY-Parthenon
Tim Westcott, Practice Lead, Digital Content & Channels, Omdia
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)
10:10am
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Speaker TBA
10:30am
PANEL
Home Screen Takeover: Why Everyone Wants to Own a CTV Operating System
Speakers
Chris Kleinschmit, Vice President of Connected TV Advertising Sales, TiVo
Annabel Yeomans, Research Manager, Ampere Analysis
Additional Speakers TBA
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)
11:00am
Coffee Break
11:20am
PANEL
How TV is Rewriting its Own Storyline
Speakers
Jayesh Rajdev, Controller of Advanced Advertising, ITV
Cadi Jones, SVP Europe, Index Exchange
Additional Speakers TBA
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)
11:50am
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Speaker TBA
12:10pm
PANEL
Inputs & Outcomes: How Data is Creating New CTV Products & Opportunities
Speakers
Alex Wright, Programmatic & Platform Leader, Channel 4
Additional Speakers TBA
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
12:40pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Fireside Chat with Walker Jacobs
Speaker
Walker Jacobs, Global CRO & President USA, DAZN
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)
1:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
PANEL
What Advertisers Want
Speakers
Bobi Carley, Director of Industry Relations, ISBA
Tim Willcox, Regional Vice President, UK, PubMatic
Amy Caven, Head of Strategy and Planning, Boots
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)
2:30pm
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Speaker TBA
2:50pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
Getting from Friction to Fluidity in CTV Ad Trading
Speakers
Emma Moorhead, Head of Channel Planning at Wavemaker UK
Graeme Hutcheson, Director of Digital Advertising, Sky Media UK
Additional Speakers TBA
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
3:20pm
FIRESIDE CHAT
In Conversation with Rak Patel, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4
Speakers
Rak Patel, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel 4
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief-VideoWeek
3:40pm
Coffee Break
4:00pm
PANEL
AI's Impact on Video Production, Distribution & Monetisation
Speakers TBA
4:30pm
PANEL
Panel
Speakers TBA
5:00pm
Networking Drinks
Partnered by Index Exchange
9:00am
PRESENTATION
Welcome & Introduction
Speaker
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek
09:10am
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Speaker TBA
09:30am
PANEL
Social as a Distribution Channel and as a TV Supply Source
Speakers
Cat Chappell, Managing Partner, Platforms and Investment, Mediahub
Jasmine Dawson, Senior Vice President, Digital, BBC Studios
Lucy Luke, Head of UK Partnerships at Snap Inc.
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
10:10am
PRESENTATION
Presentation
Speaker TBA
10:40am
PANEL
Open SMEs: How Gen AI & Self-Serve Tools Are Unlocking New TV Budgets
Speakers
David Sanderson, Director of Adsmart and Regional Sales, Sky
Additional Speakers TBA
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)
11:00am
Coffee Break
11:20am
PANEL
The State of Play with Cross-Media Measurement
Speakers
Clare Kenrick, Head of Planning & Effectivness, MGOMD
Additional Speakers TBA
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
12:00pm
PANEL
Maintaining TV's Premium Value in a Programmatic World
Speakers
Louise Emmerson, SVP of Global Sales, DAZN
Additional Speakers TBA
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
12:40pm
PRESENTATION
Dom Charles: Why a sustainable media plan is an effective media plan
Speaker
Dominic Charles, Managing Director, Audience Intelligence & Marketing Science, Wavemaker UK
1:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
PANEL
Navigating Reputational Risk & Inclusivity in an Increasingly Perilous Social Landscape
Speakers
Dr. Karen Middleton, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Portsmouth
Linn Frost, Co-CEO, Social Element
2:35pm
PANEL
Enter the Retailers: Streaming's Commerce Revolution
Speakers
Kiessé Lamour, Global Head of Media, Commerce, VML
Additional Speakers TBA
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)
3:15pm
PANEL
From Automation to Inspiration: How Brands Are Using AI
Speakers
Vanisha Vaghela, Lead Media Manager, Vodafone
Maninder Paul, Growth Marketing Advisor and AI Consultant, Digital Connectors
Additional Speakers TBA
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)
3:40pm
Future Stage Concludes
speakers
Speakers

Tal Hewitt
Partner
EY-Parthenon

Doug Shapiro
Principal
The Mediator

Eleni Marouli
Head of Market Developments
Ofcom

Kelly Williams
Managing Director, Commercial
ITV

Dominic Charles
Managing Director, Audience Intelligence & Marketing Science
Wavemaker UK

Rak Patel
Chief Commercial Officer
Channel 4

Catherine Chappell
Managing Partner, Platforms and Investment
Mediahub

Nicole Mangoon
Partner
Bain and Company

Jasmine Dawson
Senior Vice President, Digital
BBC Studios

Chris Kleinschmidt
Vice President of Connected TV Advertising Sales
TiVo

François-Xavier Pierrel
Group Chief Data & Adtech Officer
Groupe TF1

Amy Caven
Head of Strategy and Planning
Boots

Louise Emmerson
SVP of Global Sales
DAZN

Kiessé Lamour
Global Head of Media, Commerce
VML

Tim Willcox
Regional Vice President, UK
PubMatic

Cadi Jones
SVP Europe
Index Exchange

Keith Bedford
General Manager, EMEA
Wurl

Emma Moorhead
Head of Channel Planning
Wavemaker UK

Lucy Luke
Head of UK Partnerships
Snap Inc.

Alexandra Wright
Programmatic & Data Leader
Channel 4

Maninder Paul
Growth Marketing Advisor and AI Consultant
Digital Connectors

Tim Westcott
Practice Lead, Digital Content & Channels
Omdia

Dr. Karen Middleton
Senior Lecturer in Marketing
University of Portsmouth

Clare Kendrick
Executive Director, Head of Effectiveness
MG OMD

Vanisha Vaghela
Lead Media Manager
Vodafone

David Sanderson
Director of Adsmart and Regional Sales
Sky Media UK

Bobi Carley
Director of Industry Relations
ISBA

Jayesh Rajdev
Controller of Advanced Advertising
ITV

Annabel Yeomans
Research Manager
Ampere Analysis

Vincent Flood
Editor-in-Chief
VideoWeek

Tim Cross-Kovoor
Assistant Editor
VideoWeek

Dan Meier
Senior Reporter
VideoWeek
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day one
bafta london
Housed in an historic Grade II Listed building in the heart of London’s West End, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly is a truly world-class space.
BAFTA is situated just a few minutes walk from Piccadilly Circus and Green Park stations.

day two
kings place london
Located in the heart of King’s Cross with views over the beautiful Regent’s Canal, the venue is easily accessible from all over the UK and Europe.
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations.