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2026 ANA AI and Technology for Marketers Conference

The 2026 ANA AI and Technology for Marketers Conference, held just outside Washington, D.C., convenes senior marketing and technology leaders to explore real-world case studies and practical insights from organizations deploying AI at scale. Attendees will focus on governance, MarTech simplification, actionable innovation strategies, and organizational readi…

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39Speakers
45Sponsors
12On the bill · sessions
75Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at 2026, in alphabetical order.
Alex Wyllie
Director, Technology Field Marketing · IBM
Andrew Bailey
Co-Founder & COO · ZeroToOne.AI
Asha Christian
Sr. Product Manager · AdPipe
Bill Guidera
Deputy Under Secretary for Innovation and Engagement · Office of the Under Secretary
Blair McCracken
Executive Director, Marketing Technology Strategy · CVS Health
Brooke Brown
SVP, Head of Brand and Creative · U.S. Bank
Cary Tilds
Media Transformation Lead Embedded at Unilever · Responsible Marketing Advisory
Chris Oswald
Executive Vice President & Head of Government Relations · ANA
Christine Guilfoyle
President · AEF
Connie Hannigan-Franck
Director of Digital Marketing · National Wildlife Federation
Dan Clasgens
Director of Direct Marketing · Disabled American Veterans
Danilo Tauro
CEO · CartographAI
David Edelman
Executive Advisor · Edelman Advisory Services
David Jones
Founder and CEO · The Brandtech Group
Dean de la Peña
VP, Identity & Data Strategy · Resonate
Deborah von Kutzleben
CMO · Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Doug Martin
Senior Vice President - Chief Marketing & Brand Officer · Wawa
Hannah Elsakr
Vice President, GenAI New Business Ventures · Adobe
Harry Kargman
Founder & CEO · Kargo
Jeff Minsky
VP, AI and Marketing Futures · ANA
Jim Lecinski
Clinical Professor of Marketing · Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
John Costello
CEO · Costello Ventures
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
adpipeGeneral Sponsor
A+E NetworksStrategic Partner
amazon adsStrategic Partner
Amino Payments
Analytic PartnersStrategic Partner
Bing
Bionic Advertising Systems
brandtechGeneral Sponsor
cellaGeneral Sponsor
Comcast Spotlight
comscoreGeneral Sponsor
dentsuGeneral Sponsor
descriptGeneral Sponsor
disneyadvertisingGeneral Sponsor
Disney Advertising SalesStrategic Partner
fibrGeneral Sponsor
GoogleStrategic Partner
Grip
helioszGeneral Sponsor
hightouchGeneral Sponsor
Hulu
Jaunt
Keeping It Real Nucleus
marketbridgeGeneral Sponsor
MediaCom
MetaPresenting Sponsor
MGM National Harbor
MNTNStrategic Partner
MNTN (NBCUniversal Together)Strategic Partner
monday.comStrategic Partner
openxGeneral Sponsor
OutfrontStrategic Partner
outfront.comStrategic Partner
PinterestStrategic Partner
resonateGeneral Sponsor
Spotify
TiktokStrategic Partner
TiVo
United States Postal ServiceStrategic Partner
Viant TechnologyStrategic Partner
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Agenda

Selected from 12 sessions on the bill.
  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm

    BUILD BETTER BUYERS: A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FOR SMARTER MARTECH SOURCING

    The way marketing organizations buy technology is broken, and vendors feel it too. According to a recent ANA vendor survey, the majority of technology sellers frequently encounter …

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 1:00pm - 1:10pm

    WELCOME REMARKS

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 1:10pm - 1:40pm

    FIX, MARRY, KILL: ADPIPE STOPS THE GUESSWORK FOR INSPIRE BRANDS

    Creative drives roughly half of ad performance - yet almost no one can explain why. In this conversation, Asha Christian (Sr. Product Manager, AdPipe) and Laura Frisvold (ECD, Mave…

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 1:40pm - 2:10pm

    WHO OWNS YOUR MARKETING INTELLIGENCE? THE AI QUESTION NO ONE IS ASKING

    Every marketing organization is deploying AI. But without realizing it, most are making foundational decisions that will determine who owns their intelligence, workflows, and their…

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 2:10pm - 2:40pm

    DRAWING THE MAP: REIMAGINING MARKETING FOR THE AI ERA

    As AI reshapes what is possible, marketing leaders face a bigger challenge than adopting new technology: redefining the marketing organization itself. This session uses a simple bu…

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 2:40pm - 3:10pm

    HOW TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE IS USING AI TO PREDICT AND DRIVE CONSUMER DEMAND

    Most marketing AI conversations focus on content generation and optimization, but in an era of hyper-competition and shifting consumer habits, QSR brands must make every marketing …

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 3:40pm - 4:10pm

    THE MISSING LAYER IN YOUR AGENTIC AI WORKFLOW

    Companies are incorporating agentic AI into their workflows at a near-constant rate. But when the computer becomes part of the team, marketing can start to feel less human. And whe…

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 4:10pm - 4:40pm

    FROM PRIVACY LAWS TO AI GUARDRAILS

    Get an insider’s perspective from a legislator helping to shape the policies that will govern marketing technology. This will be a must-see hearty discussion on turning regulatory …

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2026 4:40pm - 5:10pm

    AMPLIFYING AI FOR MARKETERS

    Based on extensive research with marketing leaders from companies including Sephora, Mondelez, General Motors, Walmart Connect, Target, and Stryker, this session explores how AI is…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 75 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

75 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
41Sponsoringsponsor only
31Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

AdPipe·dentsu·Resonate

Speakers by seniority

79% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1128%
  • VP-level1231%
  • Director / Head of821%
  • Manager / Lead13%
  • Product25%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor25%
  • Other roles25%

Of 39 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01AdPipeSp·G1V
  2. 02ANA4V
  3. 03dentsuSp·G1V
  4. 04ResonateSp·G1V
  5. 05A+E NetworksSp·S
  6. 06Amazon AdsSp·S
  7. 07Amino PaymentsSp
  8. 08Analytic PartnersSp·S
  9. 09BingSp
  10. 10Bionic Advertising SystemsSp
  11. 11brandtechSp·G
  12. 12cellaSp·G
  13. 13Comcast SpotlightSp
  14. 14comscoreSp·G
Sponsors by tier
general sponsor14
31% of 45
presenting sponsor1
2% of 45
strategic partner16
36% of 45
unspecified14
31% of 45
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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