The Invite-Only Event for Digital Media and Programmatic Leaders From Europe’s Top Brands

02/21/2025

Programmatic Pioneers Connect is the invite-only event for Digital Media and Programmatic Marketing leaders from Europe’s top advertisers. We provide high-level networking through a VIP, closed-door experience, supplemented by pre-qualified 1-1 meetings with hand-picked solution providers.

In November, over 2 days we brought together 100+ Digital Media and Programmatic Marketing leaders From Europe’s Top Brands to the luxury venue, Sopwell House, St Albans! We hosted 18 engaging sessions to encourage benchmarking and learning from these senior peers. In addition, we offered 8 stand-alone 1-1 meeting slots; resulting in a total of 84 pre-qualified 30 minute meetings. Not just this, we also had networking experiences from our Networking Human Bingo & The Guy Fawkes Night drinks reception.

Our senior attendees represented some of Europe’s top brands, such as:

Deutsche Telekom, DIAGEO, The Walt Disney Company, Nestle, Kenvue (Johnson&Johnson), American Express, Sony, AstraZeneca, Boots, Danone, Haleon, Heineken, Henkel, HSBC, Reckitt, Sanofi, AirFrance, Adidas, Coca-Cola, KLM, and many more

The audience breakdown at Programmatic Pioneers Connect read as follows:

View the full list of attendees here.


"I was truly impressed by the quality of the topics and the speakers. I left with great connections and plenty of ideas to develop in my role! This summit is definitely a must attend, I am already looking forward the next edition." - David Bodoua, Global Consumer Data and Audience Lead, Sanofi


Our Advertisers Investment Priority

The Digital Media and Programmatic Marketing leaders that attended Programmatic Pioneers Connect were the top decision makers and budget holders who are actively seeking new solutions. All our attendees had a minimum annual revenue of £1 million, with 56% of these having an annual revenue of £50 million+. Each attendee has a minimum personal budget of at least £1million, with 25% having a personal budget of £100 million.

With the extensive profiling and marketing campaign that happens in the lead up to the event, you can guarantee that deals are made across the 2 days.

Here is a look at the solutions our Programmatic Pioneers Connect Digital Media and Programmatic Marketing leaders were looking to invest in, within the following 12 months:




An Unrivalled Speaker Faculty

Under Chatham House Rule, our 32 speakers hosted a mix of high-level strategic case studies and interactive discussions focused on the industries biggest growth priorities. Our audience were able to engage in high-level strategic case studies and interactive discussions to benchmark their digital media and programmatic marketing plans.

Our packed agenda covered pressing industry topics, from Programmatic Growth Strategies & Maximizing Marketing Effectiveness To Building Inclusive Campaigns & Brand Growth

  • Adam Benaroya, Senior Director, Global Media Excellence, Kenvue
  • Thomas Mills, Global Head of Media Investment, Haleon
  • Peter Louca, Head of Digital and Paid Media Lead, Aviva
  • Sanup Pillai, Global Head Connected Commerce (Digital Commerce & Experience), Diageo
  • Aoife O’Toole, Global Head of Marketing, Display and Paid Social, Skyscanner
  • Kumar Amrendra, Head of Digital Marketing Planning & Data Science, Sky
  • Teresa Fusaro, Global Director IT&D, Media & Advertising, Marketing & eRB, Reckitt
  • Sara Türk, Global Digital and eCommerce Specialist, Essity
  • Lina Angelides, Managing Partner, Programmatic and Data Privacy, OMD
  • Jake Dubbins, Managing Director, Media Bounty

These are just a handful of the brilliant speakers we heard from at Programmatic Pioneers Connect.

Take a look at the full speaker line up and topics discussed by downloading our agenda here.



Save The Date

Programmatic Pioneers Connect - 5 - 6 November 2025,  Hilton London Syon Park

Programmatic Pioneers Connect 2025 is already starting to take shape. Sponsorship opportunities are available now. If you want the chance to be introduced to your next client – get in touch with our team!

Get in touch here.

Return to Blog