The Programmatic Digest 173. Adtech Economic Forum Discussion with Shannon Rudd and Allie Lichtenberg
In this episode of the Programmatic Digest Podcast, Shannon Rudd and Allie Lichtenberg joined us to talk about their experience at the AdTech Economic Forum, an event created by Rob Beeler and Tom Triscari. Allie shared how excited she was to win a free ticket, showing how helpful it is to give new professionals chances to grow. Shannon talked about how the forum felt welcoming and praised the organizers for including different voices, especially in talks about money and business deals in ad tech.
They also discussed big changes happening in the ad tech world — like how people's online behavior is changing and how AI is starting to play a bigger role in making money from content. They mentioned smart ideas from speakers like Andrew Casale about how DSPs and SSPs are changing.
We also celebrated how important community is, especially groups like the Women in Programmatic Network and A very special Thank You to Advance Women for bringing this together. Shannon and Allie talked about how male allies can help support women in ad tech and why that's so important.
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(00:02) - AdTech Economic Forum Takeaways
(06:25) - AdTech Industry Insights and Trends
(15:43) - Evolving AdTech Measurement and Diversity
(30:40) - Empowering Women in AdTech Networking
(34:50) - LinkedIn Networking and Engagement
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Allie Lichtenberg
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Shannon Rudd
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