Paola Colombo

GM Adtech & Business Development, Mediaset, Publitalia ‘80

Paola is leading the Adtech and Business development unit focussing on new business strategies, partnerships, and technology driven innovation.

Paola graduated in 2003 as an Engineer at Politecnico of Milan. Thriving into change and passionate about innovation and technology, she has worked in finance and digital media in London first, gaining experience on several markets and international environments, and in Italy, for GroupM. After pioneering the world of programmatic in Italy with the launch of Xaxis which she lead from 2011 to 2015, she has moved to the broadcaster world to jump right in the fascinating evolution of the media industry to launch and grow emerging revenue streams. Currenty Paola is CEO of Adtech Ventures srl and Board Member of Publieurope Ltd, both Publitalia companies on Adtech development and International Saleshouse respectively. She has been appointed Director in the newly launched European Broadcaster Exchange.

David Bryan

Chief Financial Officer, UK & Ireland, Dentsu Aegis Network

David recently joined Dentsu to lead the media line of business across UK and Ireland.

Prior to Dentsu David spend over ten years at GroupM as CFO and more recently as Group Operations Director where he lead operational and functional teams across the business to build brand and deliver on strategy.

Thomas Bremond

GM, International, FreeWheel

A key figure in driving FreeWheel’s continued international expansion, Thomas has extensive knowledge of the advertising and media industry. His expertise makes him a valuable spokesperson for the new TV ecosystem, and how FreeWheel’s innovative technology provides a full breadth of solutions for the advertising industry.

Thomas is an influential thought leader in the world of TV and video advertising and frequent expert on topics such as the convergence of the TV ecosystem and programmatic advertising. He is also a regular speaker at major industry events such as Cannes Lions, UDECAM and the Future TV Advertising Forum.

Prior to joining FreeWheel, Thomas was Vice President, EMEA, at DG, a provider of distribution solutions for television advertising; he was also a co-founder and COO at SmartJog, where he spearheaded the company’s highly successful North American expansion.

Thomas holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Marketing from McGill University.