The Future of AI Advertising & Commerce

Kings Place, London

Thursday, 16 April, 2026

Themes

AI Commerce

Strategy & Implementation

AI in Ad Trading

Data Strategies

Ethics

About Futureweek Forum

FutureWeek Forum is a full day conference exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping advertising, commerce, and the wider media and marketing ecosystem, produced by FutureWeek, a AI-focused trade publication covering the media & marketing industry. 

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Who attends

Who should attend

Brands

Media Agencies

Creative Agencies

Media Companies

Technology Companies

Consultancies

Regulatory Bodies

Analysts

Investors

Trade Associations

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Speakers

We’ll be featuring speakers from some of the industry’s most innovative and influential companies.

Qaiser Bachani

Consumer Experience Lead, Europe & Global Brands

Mondelēz International

Brian O'Kelley

CEO & Co-Founder

 Scope3

Lidewij van den Ham

SVP Consumer Acquisition and Engagement

Mastercard Europe

Alexis Faulkner

Client Transformation Lead 

WPP Media

James Galland

Head of Commerce Capabilities

VML

Lyndsay Weir

Chief Analytics and Insight

Barilla Group

Hazem El Taha

Senior VP, Group Marketing Technology
HSBC

Phil Jackson

Global Digital Marketing Effectiveness

Haleon

Matt Salmon

VP, Advertiser Solutions, EMEA

PubMatic

Matt Groshong

Business Development Director

NVIDIA

Miryem Salah

Director Digital Data & Transformation

VodafoneThree

Sharon Braude

Group Director Marketing Technology

Virgin Active

Antonia John

Global Account Director 

CNN International Commercial

Shailley Singh

COO & EVP, Product

IAB Tech Lab

Ben Gott

President, Data & Technology

Dentsu

Dr. Alexandra Dobra-Kiel

Innovation & Strategy Director

Behave

Emily Winter

Commercial Operations Delivery Director
Global

Mohsen Ghasempour

Chief AI Officer

Kingfisher

Jonathan Whiteside

Global EVP of Technology

DEPT

Xanthe Pickford-Avery

Head of Search

the7stars

Cameron Armstrong

Addressable Director

VCCP

Matt Barash

Chief Commercial Officer

Nova Studio

Jill Lloyd

Director of Communications

TAU Marketing Solutions

Fabian Stephany

Assistant Professor in AI & Work, Oxford Internet Institute

Oxford University

Mimmo Palmieri

Founder

MIMMS

Brad Blackmon

Global Client Lead

Publicis Groupe

Jon Block

Founder

Syllepsis

Serena Haththotuwa, Senior Reporter, FutureWeek

Serena Haththotuwa

Senior Reporter

FutureWeek

Vincent Flood, Executive Editor, FutureWeek

Vincent Flood

Executive Editor

FutureWeek

Caitriona Gallagher

Strategy Partner

Digitas

Serena Haththotuwa, Senior Reporter, FutureWeek

Serena Haththotuwa

Senior Reporter

FutureWeek

Mimmo Palmieri

Founder

MIMMS

Agenda

8.15am

Breakfast & Networking

9.00am

Presentation

Welcome & Introduction

 Vincent Flood, Executive Editor, Futureweek 

9.10am

Presentation

AI & Ad Trading: In Conversation with Brian O'Kelley, CEO, Scope3

Brian O’Kelley, CEO & Co-Founder, Scope3
Vincent Flood, Executive Editor, FutureWeek

9.40am

Panel

The Data Foundations of AI Advertising: Training, Targeting and Trust

Sharon Braude, Group Director Marketing Technology, Virgin Active
Miryem Salah, Director Digital Data & Transformation, VodafoneThree
Phil Jackson, Global Digital Marketing Effectiveness, Haleon
Serena Haththotuwa, Senior Reporter, FutureWeek (Moderator)

10.10am

Fireside Chat

In Conversation with Lyndsay Weir, Chief Analytics and Insight, Barilla Group

Lyndsay Weir, Chief Analytics & Insight Officer, Barilla 
Vincent Flood, Executive Editor, FutureWeek

10.30am

pANEL

Brand Discovery in Chatbots: Search, Ads and the High-Intent Consumer

Lidewij van den Ham,SVP Consumer Acquisition and Engagement, Mastercard Europe
Xanthe Pickford-Avery, Head of Search, the7stars
Jill Lloyd, Director of Communications, TAU Marketing Solutions (Moderator)

11.00am

Coffee Break

11.20am

pANEL

Reimagining the Agency Value Proposition in the Age of AI

Ben Gott, President – Data & Technology, Dentsu
Jonathan Whiteside, Global EVP of Technology, DEPT
Alexis Faulkner, Client Transformation Lead, WPP Media
Matt Salmon, VP, Advertiser Solutions, EMEA, PubMatic (Moderator)

11.50am

Presentation

Understanding the IAB Tech Lab's AI Protocols and their Impact

Shailley Singh, EVP, Product & COO, IAB Tech Lab

12.10pm

FIRESIDE CHAT

In Conversation with NVIDA: Matt Groshong on AI's Industry Impact

Matt Groshong, Business Development Director, NVIDIA

12.30pm

pANEL

Agentic Commerce: The Zero-Click Customer Journey

James Galland, Head of Commerce, VML
Brad Blackmon, Global Client Lead, Publicis Groupe
Mohsen Ghasempour, Chief AI Officer, Kingfisher
Serena Haththotuwa, Senior Reporter, FutureWeek (Moderator)

1.00pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Presentation

The AI Skills Dividend: Higher Wages, Better Jobs, More Opportunities?

Fabian Stephany, Assistant Professor in AI & Work, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University

2.20pm

Panel

People, Pilots & Prompts: The Do's & Don'ts of Enterprise AI Initiatives

Qaiser Bachani, Consumer Experience Lead, Europe & Global Brands, Mondelēz International
Emily Winter, Commercial Operations Delivery Director, Global
Hazem El Taha, Senior VP, Group Marketing Technology, HSBC
Jon Block, Founder, Syllepsis (Moderator)

2.50pm

Coffee Break

3.10pm

Presentation

Adoption vs Implementation: Why We’re All Still Getting AI Wrong

Dr Alexandra Dobra-Kiel, Innovation & Strategy Director, Behave

3.40pm

Panel

Is Social Media’s ‘Sloppification’ Premium Media’s Opportunity?

Antonia John, Global Account Director, CNN International Commercial
Cameron Armstrong, Addressable Director, VCCP
Matt Barash, Chief Commercial Officer, Nova Studio
Mimmo Palmieri, Founder, MIMMS (Moderator)

4.10pm

Networking Drinks

Partners

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venue location

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.