Confirmed Speakers

Jonathan F. Miller — Chief Digital Officer, News Corporation

Mr. Miller serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Media Group at News Corp. and has been its Chief Digital Officer since April 2009.  Mr. Miller serves on the Board of the American Film Institute and serves as a Trustee of both Emerson College and WNYC Public Radio in New York. Mr. Miller received a B.A., with Honors, from Harvard College.

Randall Rothenberg — President & CEO, IAB

Mr. Rothenberg is the president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the trade association for interactive marketing in the United States. The IAB represents over 500 leading interactive companies. The IAB has 37 affiliate associations around the world.

Mr. Rothenberg led the IAB from 2007 through 2010, and rejoined the association in March 2011, after a stint as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Time Inc. Mr. Rothenberg is the author of Where the Suckers Moon: An Advertising Story (Alfred A. Knopf, 1994), a critically-acclaimed chronicle of the birth, evolution, and death of a single advertising campaign.

Mr. Rothenberg received an undergraduate degree in classics from Princeton. He and his wife, Susan Roy, an architectural historian and author, live in New York City.

Greg Coleman — President, Criteo

As global president of Criteo (www.criteo.com) beginning April 2011, Mr. Coleman is leading the U.S. expansion of the company that created performance advertising and leads the pay-per-click market in Europe. At his command are the retargeting tools that can truly personalize marketing online.

As the president and chief revenue officer of The Huffington Post, he built a $30 million ad business in one year. As EVP/global sales at Yahoo!, he assembled a pre-eminent sales team to grow ad revenues from $600 million to more than $6 billion. As president of U.S. Magazine publishing for Reader’s Digest Association, he turned advertising from an afterthought to more than 25% of corporate profit.

Jim Bankoff — Chairman & CEO, Vox Media

Mr. Bankoff runs all aspects of Vox Media, one of the fastest growing online publishers, focused on the sports, personal technology and gaming categories.  SB Nation, its sports brand, boasts over 25MM users per month across 300 individually branded, fan-centric sports communities, each covering a specific professional or college team, league or sport.

A veteran of the online industry, Mr. Bankoff developed and led dozens of the most popular websites on the internet including AOL.com, Mapquest, Moviefone, AOL Music, TMZ and Engadget as an Executive Vice President at AOL. 

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Tim Cadogan — CEO, OpenX

From 2003-2008 Mr. Cadogan was at Yahoo!, most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Advertising Marketplaces overseeing the primary advertising product lines at the company, including Display, Search and Video. Previously at Yahoo!, Mr. Cadogan was Vice President of Search where he was responsible for both the consumer search and paid search businesses. Prior to Yahoo!, Mr. Cadogan was Vice President of Search at Overture (formerly GoTo.com). Prior to Overture, he was a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Cadogan earned his B.S. from The London School of Economics, his M.Phil from Oxford University and his MBA from Stanford University.

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Maureen Little — Vice President of Business Development, Turn

Maureen comes to Turn after 10 years in online advertising with an expertise in publisher-side ad solutions. Prior to joining Turn, Maureen spent over 5 years at Vibrant Media as VP of Business Development. As one of the first US employees, Maureen was responsible for overseeing Vibrant’s US distribution strategy for both branded publishers and a network of over 3,000 partners. Maureen was integral in the launch of Vibrant’s in-text advertising products and maintained and expanded exclusive long-term contracts with key partners leading to rapid growth and increased profits. Maureen holds a bachelor’s degree in International Economics from the University of California at Davis.

Chris Mayland — General Manager of Online Advertising, Britannica.com and MerriamWebster.com

Mr. Mayland runs the Advertising group for two of the most trusted reference brands in the world. Charged with the monetization for all of the digital properties, he oversees advertising sales, ad operations, and strategic partnerships for their online, mobile, and video products. Previous to his role at M-W and Britannica, he lead the Ad Operations group at Zacks Investor-Reach Advertising Network, helping to grow a small investing website into one of the first networks in the finance vertical. Mr. Mayland is a proud graduate of Vanderbilt University, and now resides with his family in Chicago.

Michael Rubenstein — President, AppNexus

As President of AppNexus, Michael oversees the company's global commercial functions, including Business Development, Sales, Client Services and Marketing.

Prior to joining AppNexus, Michael founded and served as VP and General Manager of Google's DoubleClick Ad Exchange. During his tenure at Google/DoubleClick, he held several executive positions including VP of Strategic Accounts, where he spearheaded and oversaw the company's landmark ad technology partnership with AOL. Michael joined DoubleClick in 2001 as part of the company's acquisition of FloNetwork, an email marketing ASP. Michael holds a BA from McGill University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Yi-Fang Yen — Vice President of Advertising & Sales Operations, REALTOR.com

Before joining REALTOR.com®, Mr. Yen ran Product for AdBrite, a Sequoia Capital funded start-up and pioneer in online advertising. In this role, he was responsible for building out one of the first Ad Exchanges and developing advanced online advertising technologies. Prior to AdBrite, Mr. Yen held various positions at eBay, The Walt Disney Company,CarsDirect.com, and Toyota focused on strategy, business development, and product. In the “Dark Ages” prior to the Internet, Mr. Yen started his career using a real calculator in investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston and consulting at Accenture.

Mr. Yen holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from Yale University.

Michael Greene — Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

Michael Greene is a Senior Analyst based in Forrester’s New York City office. Michael specializes in the online media buying ecosystem and digital ad technology. In this role, he helps digital publishers understand buyer trends, develop forward-looking monetization strategies, and select the right technology and service partners. He regularly consults for top digital media companies and other ad-supported businesses, conducting custom research to help them refine their advertising strategies. Michael has been quoted in many leading media outlets including the New York Times, Fortune, and BtoB Magazine.

Prior to joining Forrester, Michael worked at JupiterResearch where he conducted research on interactive media and marketing as well as consumer trends. Michael has a B.A., cum laude, in government from Dartmouth College.

Michael Todd — Chief Technology Officer, OpenX

Prior to OpenX, Michael was responsible for all engineering aspects of the Google central Ads/Payments billing systems. He also led a team of system engineers responsible integration of all new Google acquisitions. Before OpenX and Google, Michael was a successful entrepreneur founding Red Swoosh, a peer to peer content deliver company sold to Akamai Technologies, and Scour, a multimedia search engine sold to Centerspan Communications. He has had a deep background in search and scalable internet technologies, beginning his career at Digital Equipment Corporation in the Altavista research group. Michael holds a degree in computer science and engineering from UCLA.

Matt Plummer — Vice President of Product Development, OpenX

Matt Plummer is the VP of Product Management at OpenX and is responsible for the vision, design, and development of all OpenX ad technology products.

Prior to OpenX, Matt spent over 6 years with Yahoo! as a result of the Overture acquisition. He served in various leadership roles in both Engineering and Product Management, always focused on advertising technology and partner integrations. Prior to Overture, Matt was one of the first engineers at mp3.com, an internet music pioneer, which was acquired by Vivendi Universal. Matt attended the University of California, San Diego where he studied computer science.