In the fast-evolving world of digital advertising, staying ahead of technical standards and regulatory shifts isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. IAB Tech Lab speakers bring unparalleled value to ad tech events by providing a direct line to the architects of the industry’s global standards.
From the complexities of Publisher Signal Loss, LLM-related Traffic Loss, and multi-channel identity to the rise of Agentic AI and maturation of programmatic CTV and streaming, these experts translate high-level innovation into actionable technical roadmaps. By featuring Tech Lab leadership and working group contributors, your event shifts from “blue-sky” theory to “boots-on-the-ground” execution, offering attendees the authoritative insights they need to build a more transparent, efficient, and sustainable ad ecosystem.
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Anthony Katsur, Chief Executive Officer
Anthony Katsur is the Chief Executive Officer of IAB Tech Lab, the global leader in developing and setting technical standards for the digital advertising industry. In this role, he plays a pivotal part in driving innovation, promoting best practices, and establishing standards across the industry, ensuring that IAB Tech Lab members remain at the forefront of technological advancement, and that digital advertising can be transacted safely, efficiently and transparently.
With over 25 years of experience in technology innovation, leadership, and business strategy—including roles at Nexstar, Sonobi, Rubicon, and DoubleClick—Anthony brings a wealth of knowledge and a strategic perspective to the AdTech sector. His extensive background enables him to navigate the complexities of the industry and spearhead initiatives that shape its future.
Focused on collaboration and committed to excellence, Anthony is dedicated to transforming digital advertising and ensuring continued industry growth amid challenges such as increased privacy regulations, signal loss, and the rise of Connected TV (CTV). Under his leadership, IAB Tech Lab has launched critical standards and initiatives including the Global Privacy Platform, ACIF (Ad Creative ID Framework), and the Privacy Sandbox Task Force.
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What Anthony Brings to your Event
Anthony Katsur brings a rare combination of executive leadership, technical depth, and industry-wide perspective to any event. With more than 25 years shaping digital media and advertising technology, Anthony has led at every level – from engineering and product to strategy and corporate development – across some of the industry’s most influential companies.
As CEO of IAB Tech Lab, he offers a uniquely authoritative view on where advertising, privacy, and agentic AI are headed, grounded in real operational experience from companies like Nexstar, Rubicon Project, and DoubleClick. As a speaker, Anthony connects big-picture industry shifts to the standards, infrastructure, and decisions that actually move markets, making him a compelling voice for audiences looking to understand and lead what’s next.
Sample Topics for Anthony: What to expect in Digital Advertising in the coming year, How Tech Lab helps the Industry grow, Agentic Advertising, Helping Publisher fight Traffic and Signal Loss
Rowena Lam - Sr Director, Privacy & Data
Rowena Lam is the Senior Director of Privacy & Data at IAB Tech Lab, where she spearheads the organization’s privacy and addressability initiatives. In this role, she oversees the development of critical specifications and resources, such as the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), the Global Privacy Protocol (GPP), the Data Deletion Request Framework, the Privacy Taxonomy among others. Her expertise extends to navigating the complex privacy regulations and their implications for the digital media ecosystem, despite not being a lawyer.
Previously, Rowena gained extensive experience in the casual games sector, where she was involved in creating free-to-play and ad-supported mobile and web games. She also played a key role in developing internal ad tech solutions to these games. Her career includes roles at Publishers Clearing House, A+E Networks, and Mobilityware, where she applied her deep industry knowledge to drive innovation and growth.
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Industry Recognition
- AdMonsters & AdExchanger’s 2024 Top Women in Media & AdTech – Privacy Powerhouse
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What Rowena Brings to the Stage
Rowena Lam is a go-to voice on privacy, data, and accountability in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. As Senior Director of Privacy & Data at IAB Tech Lab, she leads the development of critical industry frameworks including the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), Global Privacy Platform (GPP), Accountability Platform, Data Deletion Framework, and Privacy Taxonomy—helping the ecosystem turn complex privacy requirements into scalable, operational solutions. A seasoned speaker at global privacy, policy, and ad tech events, Rowena brings a rare blend of technical depth and real-world experience, translating regulation into practical guidance for publishers, platforms, and advertisers navigating privacy-first innovation with confidence.
Sample Topics for Rowena: Doing Privacy Right, What does Privacy mean in an Agentic world?
Brad Pipkin - Director, Product Management - Advanced TV
Brad Pipkin has spent more than 20 years helping television evolve. From traditional broadcast workflows to today’s Advanced TV and CTV ecosystems, he has focused on turning big shifts in technology into practical, scalable products that move the industry forward.
His career sits at the intersection of media, advertising, and platform innovation, where strategy meets execution. Brad has led product initiatives that modernize how video advertising is delivered, measured, and experienced across streaming environments, always with an eye toward real-world adoption across complex value chains.
At heart, he is a builder. Whether shaping next-generation TV infrastructure, crafting product strategy, or creating hands-on projects outside of work, Brad brings a maker’s mindset to every challenge. He believes the future of television will be defined not just by smarter systems, but by thoughtful design, collaboration, and a willingness to reimagine what’s possible.
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What Brad Brings to the Stage
Brad Pipkin is a must-have speaker for any event focused on the future of television and video advertising. With more than 20 years of experience guiding the industry from traditional broadcast to today’s Advanced TV and streaming ecosystems, Brad brings a rare perspective on how major technology shifts translate into real, scalable products. As Director of Advanced TV at IAB Tech Lab, he speaks with authority on modern video infrastructure, measurement, and delivery—connecting long-term industry transformation with the practical realities teams face today. Grounded in hands-on product leadership and a builder’s mindset, Brad delivers thoughtful, actionable insight that resonates with media, platform, and advertising leaders navigating what’s next in TV.
Sample Topics for Brad: The Programmatic-ing of CTV, Streaming Grows Up, The value of a Universal AD-ID
Shailley Singh - EVP Product and COO
Shailley is Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President, Product Management at the IAB Tech Lab. He leads the development of industry standards and open source software, compliance management and industry working groups collaboration for Publisher addressability & monetization, Agentic AI in advertising, Privacy, Programmatic Supply Chain, Connected TV and Measurement initiatives. He has led several initiatives at IAB Tech Lab namely Open Measurement SDK, Trusted Server, Agentic Advertising, LLM Content Monetization Protocols, Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) and Data Clean Rooms, New Ad Portfolio for LEAN, MRAID and Dynamic Ad Standards and DLT, Cryptography and Emerging Technologies working groups.
Shailley has been focused on digital advertising most recently working at Yahoo managing mobile advertising products. He joined Yahoo from Say Media where he managed advertising operations and trafficking platforms. Shailley has a diverse background as a product leader, consultant, and entrepreneur building and sustaining high performing teams at both large organizations as well as venture funded startups like Paypal, Yahoo, Say Media, Serus, Accenture, and PwC. Shailley has an MBA and Chemical engineering degrees.
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What Shailley Brings to the Stage
Are you in need of a speaker who combines deep product expertise with real-world digital advertising experience? Look no further than Shailley Singh who is a seasoned product leader with a track record of building innovative ad solutions across mobile, native, and data-driven platforms. With experience at top organizations, Shailley has led product teams, driven ad tech innovation, and contributed to IAB initiatives like MRAID and Mobile Rising Stars. He brings unique insights from speaking at events including IAB NewFronts, NAI Summit, DMEXCO, ATS Singapore & London, Streaming Media, and IAB ALM, making him an engaging resource for discussions on product strategy, emerging ad formats, and the evolving role of agentic AI in digital advertising.
Sample Topics for Shailley: The future of digital advertising, Agentic Advertising Protocols, How Publishers can combat Traffic and Signal Loss, Programmatic-ing of CTV, Streaming Grows Up
Hillary Slattery - Sr. Director, Programmatic, Product Management
Hillary Slattery is the Sr. Director of Product Management and stewards Tech Lab’s foundational specifications including but not limited to OpenRTB, OpenDirect, Native Ads API, Ads.txt, and most recently the Deals API, and CoMP (LLMs Content Monetization Protocols).
She got her start with the IAB Tech Lab as a working group participant via her role at GroupM as the Assoc. Director of Product Management on the Global Investment Systems team. She is a solution-oriented process monster with varied experience on both the buy and sell side of the industry. She’s also a dad joke aficionado, avid reader, podcast junky, and boasts an impressively long streak on Duolingo.
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Industry Recognition
- AdMonsters & AdExchanger’s 2024 Top Women in Media & AdTech – Tech Trailblazer
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What Hillary Brings to the Stage
Hillary Slattery brings energy, clarity, and real-world expertise to some of the most complex conversations in digital advertising today. From stewarding the OpenRTB specification to supply chain transparency, deal mechanics, CTV & streaming, commerce, and the evolving role of AI, Hillary excels at breaking down how the ecosystem actually works and how it can work better! As the Senior Director of Programmatic at IAB Tech Lab, she has spearheaded the development of standards including OpenDirect, Ads.txt, and key taxonomies while offering audiences practical insight grounded in hands-on experience across both the buy and sell side. A frequent speaker at major industry events and executive forums, Hillary delivers engaging, standards forward perspectives that help teams cut through the noise, align on solutions, and move the industry forward with confidence.
Sample Topics for Hillary: The Programmatic-ing of CTV, Streaming Grows Up, Creating a Transparent Supply Chain, Defending Publishers against Signal Loss
Jill Wittkopp - VP, Product
Jill Wittkopp is a proven leader with over ten years of experience in digital marketing software. As VP of Product at IAB Tech Lab, she oversees a product portfolio spanning the programmatic supply chain, measurement, advanced tv, and software products, with a focus to drive education, development and adoption of digital advertising standards.
Prior to joining the Tech Lab, Jill held product management and client services positions with demand side platforms like Magnetic and Rakuten.
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Industry Recognition
- Convergent TV Influence Awards: 2026 Honoree
Industry Events where Jill has spoken
What Jill Brings to the Stage
Jill Wittkopp is a leading voice on measurement, advanced TV, and the standards shaping the future of video and CTV advertising. As VP of Product at IAB Tech Lab, she oversees a broad portfolio spanning the programmatic supply chain, measurement, and advanced TV, with deep expertise across OM SDK, Conversion APIs, VAST, ACIF, and the CTV Ad Portfolio. Jill brings a practical, product-driven perspective informed by her experience on the demand side, helping audiences understand how standards translate into real performance, interoperability, and scale. A frequent speaker at industry forums, she delivers clear, actionable insights that make complex technical topics accessible and immediately relevant for teams building and buying modern video advertising solutions.
Sample Topics for Jill: The Programmatic-ing of CTV, Streaming Grows Up, Creating a Transparent Supply Chain, Measurement without Fraud, The Value of a Conversion
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