Agenda

Day One

Welcome Dinner and Networking

12:00pm

Arrival & registration

Meet at the the Prague Marriott Hotel

(V Celnici 8, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia)

12:30pm

Chateau Melnik

Transport to Chateau Melnik

1:30pm

VideoRise Culture Programme at Chateau Melnik

6:00pm

Return to Prague

Prague Marriott Hotel

7:30pm

Bus departure from the Prague Marriott Hotel

Transport to: Bastion Prague Restaurant

7:45pm

Welcome Dinner

Drinks reception and welcome dinner at Bastion Prague Restaurant

(Horská 1751, 128 00 Nové Město, Czechia)

Day Two

Main Conference and Round Tables

Main conference and Roundtables will take place at The Lobkowicz Palace – Prague Castle

8:15am

Meet at the Prague Marriott Hotel

8:30am

Registration & Networking Breakfast

Registration & Networking Breakfast at The Lobkowicz Palace – Prague Castle

(Jiřská 3, 119 00 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia)

9:00am

Presentation

Welcome and Introduction

Speaker Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek

9:10am

Presentation

The Attention Game: CTV and the Fight for Eyeballs in the European Video Market

Speaker Daniel Monaghan, Senior Research Manager, Ampere Analysis

9:30am

Presentation

Under the Hood: DAZN & FIFA Club World Cup

Speakers
Ronan McCarthy, SVP, Media Operations, DAZN
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)

9:50am

Panel

Where & How Buyers are Finding Value in Video & CTV

Speakers
Steve Barnes, Sales Director, Channel Factory
Anabel Gonzalez, EMEA Programmatic Media Lead, HP
Melinda Clow, Managing Partner, Programmatic Activation, OMG UK
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)

10:20am

Fireside Chat

Under the Hood: Independent Studio

Speakers
Al Brown, Head of Content, Independent Studio, Independent Media
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)

10:20am

Panel

Decoding the Data: The Signals that Matter in Cross-Channel Video

Speakers
Pia Sturm, Associate Director Programmatic, GroupM
Sam Taylor, Former Marketing Director, Direct Line Group
Teodora Tepavicharova, Programmatic Strategy (UK), Condé Nast
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)

11:10am

Coffee Break

11:30am

Panel

Innovation in Video: What's Working for Publishers

Speakers
Philip Raby, Chief Revenue Officer, mediarithmics
Ben Nachman, Video Growth Lead, Mail Metro Media
Fabian Bjørne-Larsen, Product Owner & Business Developer, Video, Schibsted Media
Caroline Fenner, Chief Revenue Officer, PinkNews
Dan Meier, Senior Reporter, VideoWeek (Moderator)

12:00pm

Roundtable

Roundtable: Ad Tech, Data & Measurement

in partnership with Channel Factory

12:55pm

Lunch

1:50pm

Panel

Bridging the Gaps in Cross-Channel Measurement

Speakers
Mallory Simmonds, President, EMEA, Kepler
Richard Brant, Senior Director, Advanced TV, Strategy & Partnerships, Vevo
Will Mcmahon, Head of Innovation & Technology, Spark Foundry
Tim Cross-Kovoor, Assistant Editor, VideoWeek (Moderator)

2:20pm

Fireside Chat

Under the Hood: HP's In-House Operation

Speakers
David Costa, WW Head of Media Investment & Best Practices, HP
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)

3:10pm

Panel

From Growth Engine to Growing Pains: CTV in 2025

Speakers
Ronan McCarthy, SVP, Media Operations, DAZN
Fatima Dowlet, Head of Streaming and Social Propositions, Channel 4
Vincent Flood, Editor-in-Chief, VideoWeek (Moderator)

3:10pm

Coffee Break

3:30pm

Roundtable

Aiming High: What Would a Perfect Total Video Market Look Like?

in partnership with Channel Factory

4:30pm

Conference concludes

6:30pm

Meet at the Prague Marriott Hotel

7:00pm

Food tour in Prague

Day Three

VideoRise Town Hall

The final day will conclude with the VideoRise Town Hall, which will be held at the Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience. The aim of the town hall meeting is to see how attendees can help solve the challenges identified during the conference and roundtables discussions the previous day.

10:00am

Arrival & breakfast

Pilsner Urquell: The Original Beer Experience

(28. října 377/13, 110 00 Můstek, Czechia)

10:30am

Cross-Industry Town Hall

in partnership with mediarithmics

1:00pm

Pilsner Urquell Tour

2:00pm

Departures

Departures to Airport