IAB Europe podcasts

In the first-ever episode of Programmatic Perspectives, Wayne Tassie, Group Director, Integrated Solutions at DoubleVerify and Chair of IAB Europe's Programmatic Trading Committee is joined by Rob Georgeson, Head of Programmatic, Performics at Zenith, UK as they explore the role of an agency in 2024. 

Wayne Tassie and Rob discuss agency talent, the integrated client model, and what brands want over the next 12 months....

Join Wayne Tassie, Chair of IAB Europe’s Programmatic Committee, and Paul Farrow, Principal Product Manager, Privacy and Identity at Microsoft Ads, as they navigate the Post-Third Party Cookie landscape in this enlightening episode. Delving into the history of Xandr and its acquisition by Microsoft, and unravelling the implications of cookie deprecation it's an episode not to be missed. Tune in to discover how Microsoft is gea...

In this episode, join Wayne Tassie, Chair of IAB Europe’s Programmatic Committee, as he sits down with Andrew Furst, Chief Commercial Officer of Digiseg, to dive deep into the key trends shaping the programmatic landscape in 2024. 

Together, they reflect on the significant events of the first half of the year, starting with the anticipated cookie deprecation that was slated for H2. The conversation also tackles the topic o...

Join the Chair of IAB Europe’s Programmatic Committee, Wayne Tassie and Jonathan Haines, Head of Enterprise Sales, Curation at Equativ as they dive deep into the cutting-edge advancements and strategic innovations in programmatic advertising, focusing on Equativ’s curation platform, Equativ Buyer Connect (EBC). The conversation spans three main topics including Equativ’s platform. first-party data and curation and industry trends f...

In this episode, Wayne Tassie, Chair of IAB Europe’s Programmatic Committee, is joined by Gil Sommer, VP of Global Product at OpenX.

Together, they delve into the latest trends and developments in the ad industry, discussing how it is preparing to address challenges such as cookie depreciation and exploring opportunities in supply-side curation.

*Please note this episode was recorded before Google's latest Pr...

 In this latest episode, IAB Europe’s Marie-Clare Puffett is joined by Jessica Wegner, Senior Vice President Retail Media, and Abhijeet Rao, Lead Solution Architect at DOUGLAS as they explore the inner workings of a successful Retail Media Network (RMN).They dive into operating models, solution design, and automation, revealing how retailers can streamline processes and drive long-term success. They also share insights on the futur...

In the last episode of our Retail Media Roundtable mini-series, our Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett, sits down with Paul Wright, Head of International at Uber Advertising and Jason Wescott, Global Head of Commerce Solutions at GroupM & Chair of IAB Europe’s Retail Media Committee. Together, they break down the key differences between commerce and retail media, exploring how each serves brands a...

In our latest Retail Media Roundtable episode, Andrew Lipsman Independent Analyst & Consultant, Media, Ads + Commerce and Mark Burton, Head of Product, Pentaleap join our Industry Deveopement & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett at the table to discuss Retailer’s sponsored ad strategies. They discuss insights shared from Pentaleap’s latest report on ‘H2 2024 Sponsored products Benchmarks’, how retailers are developing t...

In our latest episode,  Helen Johnson, Group Director, Media and Insight at SMG and Tom Goulden,  Digital Trading, Insights, and Analytics Director at The Very Group join our Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett at the table to explore the Retail Media Flywheel. They discuss strategies for building connected media organisations, the pivotal role of data and creativity in driving results, and their predi...

Welcome to the Retail Media Roundtable, where each episode features multiple expert guests who will share their perspectives on the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping Retail Media in Europe.In the first episode, IAB Europe's Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett is joined by our Chief Economist Daniel Knapp and Retail Media Consultant Yara Daher to discuss what we can expect from Retail M...

In this episode, our Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett, sits down with Steve Lockwood, Head of Client Measurement Europe, and Josh Gray, Head of Global Commerce Product Strategy & Operations at TikTok, to explore how entertainment platforms are reshaping the retail media landscape.

Together, they discuss, how entertainment-driven discovery is transforming how people shop, what “true cross-channel ...

Generative AI may be grabbing headlines, but the real impact of AI in digital advertising goes far beyond flashy content creation. 

In this episode, our Public Policy & Communications Officer, Nina Hamann, Kate Adam, Director, Business Solutions & Insights, and David Caragliano, Senior Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy at Google explore how AI is transforming the industry—from improving measurement and targetin...

In this episode of IAB Europe’s Policy Matters podcast, join Franck Thomas, Policy Director at IAB Europe as he dives into EMFA and audience measurement with Marie de Cordier, Director of Government Relations & Public Policy at Nielsen and Stuart Wilkinson, Senior Business Development Director at Kantar. They discuss what EMFA is, the objectives and the seven principles before looking at what comes next. Tune in and discover mo...

In this episode, our Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare, is joined by Max de Jong, Sr. Manager Media Performance & Consumer Insights at Albert Heijn, and Andy Flint, Head of Business Development at ABC.Together, they explore why certification is becoming a crucial foundation for building trust, transparency, and consistency in Retail Media. Max shares Albert Heijn’s journey toward certification and what i...

To kick off the new series, our Industry Development & Insights Director, Marie-Clare Puffett, sat down with Torsten Ahlers, Managing Director at MediaMarktSaturn. Live at our Retail Media Impact Summit in Amsterdam, they explore why Retail Media has become a cornerstone of the modern marketing mix. Discover how brands can drive measurable results through content and data-driven campaigns, and gain practical insights into build...

As the digital advertising ecosystem continues to develop to become more efficient, privacy-focused, and value-driven, curation has emerged as a powerful solution for both advertisers and publishers. 

In this episode our Marketing & Communications Director, Lauren Wakefield speaks with Kofi Amoako, Regional VP at PubMatic, about what "curation" really means in the context of programmatic, why it’s gaining traction, and...