Media Tech Talk

Joe Lanzerotti, VP of Media Planning, and Cam Dinnie, Managing Director APAC at Kargo, return to Media Tech Talk to explore how AI is transforming creative production, Connected TV, premium media, sustainability, hyper-personalisation, and the future of digital advertising. In Part 2 of this two-part series, Joe and Cam join Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to discuss how AI is removing creative c...

Joe Lanzerotti & Cam Dinnie (Kargo) - ChatGPT Advertising, Contextual AI & the Future of Premium Creative - Media Tech Talk #031 Joe Lanzerotti , VP of Media Planning, and Cam Dinnie, Managing Director APAC at Kargo, join Media Tech Talk to discuss ChatGPT advertising, OpenAI's advertising ecosystem, premium creative, contextual intelligence, dynamic creative optimisation (DCO), AI-pow...

Hervé Brunet (Pubstack) - Taking Control Back from the DSPs - Media Tech Talk #30Hervé Brunet, CEO and Co-Founder of Pubstack, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss publisher monetisation, supply-side intelligence, signal loss, header bidding, programmatic advertising, agentic AI, and why publishers need to take control back from the DSPs. In this episode, Hervé joins Daevid Richards to unpack one of t...

Tim Armstrong (Mangrove Digital) Part 2 - The Connected Car, Agentic AI & The Future of Advertising - Media Tech Talk #029Tim Armstrong, Director at Mangrove Digital, returns to Media Tech Talk to discuss the future of digital audio, connected cars, audience-first advertising, agentic AI, media fragmentation, and the evolution of modern advertising technology. In Part 2 of this special two-par...

Tim Armstrong (Mangrove Digital) Why Most Ad Tech Transformations Fail (And How to Fix Them) - Media Tech Talk #028 Tim Armstrong, Director at Mangrove Digital, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss technology transformation, ad tech complexity, data strategy, commercial thinking, organisational capability, and how businesses can unlock more value from the technology they already own. In Part 1 of this...

Media Tech Talk #027 – Greg Collison (Adobe Advertising) How Agentic AI Will Transform Advertising, DSPs & Campaign Management Greg Collison, Head of Product Marketing for Adobe Advertising, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss Agentic AI, DSP innovation, creative automation, performance marketing, first-party data activation, retail media, connected TV, and the future of programmatic advertising....

Media Tech Talk #026 - Karen Halligan (OzTAM) Part 2 - The Future of TV Measurement OzTAM CEO Karen Halligan returns to Media Tech Talk to explore the future of television measurement, streaming fragmentation, total video, BVOD growth, audience behaviour, and the evolving challenge of measuring modern media consumption across platforms. In this episode, Karen joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett...

Media Tech Talk #025 - Karen Halligan (OzTAM) Part 1 - A Day in the Life of a CEO OzTAM CEO Karen Halligan joins Media Tech Talk to discuss what life as a CEO actually looks like, the future of television measurement, leadership in modern media organisations, work-life balance, AI, and the evolving challenges facing the Australian media industry. In this episode, Karen joins Daevid Richards and Pa...

Media Tech Talk #024 - Amy Jansen-Flynn (Publift) Part 2 Amy Jansen-Flynn, Managing Director at PubLift, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss the future of ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, AI in advertising, identity frameworks, and publisher monetisation strategy. In this episode, Amy joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to unpack the increasing complexity inside modern publis...

Amy Jansen-Flynn, Managing Director at PubLift, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss the evolution of ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, and media technology in an AI-driven world. In this episode, we explore how publisher monetisation has evolved, what it takes to lead a global ad tech business, and why cross-functional experience is becoming essential in modern media organisation...

Colm Dolan, Founder of PubLift and CEO of Dolo Ventures, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss building a global ad tech business and the realities of digital publishing, programmatic advertising, and media technology. This episode explores startup execution, publisher monetisation strategies, and how AI is reshaping workflows across the advertising ecosystem. From scaling PubLift to supporting 900+ pu...

Damon Reeve (Ozone) - Media Tech Talk #021 Damon Reeve, CEO of Ozone Project, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss the evolution of ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, and media technology. From the early days of 9msn and ad networks to the rise of OpenRTB and publisher collaboration, this episode explores how the industry has evolved—and where it’s heading next. This conversation b...

Steve Jones & Mick O'Brien (Media Sales Academy & Agentive Group) - Media Tech Talk #020 In this episode of Media Tech Talk, Steve Jones (Media Sales Academy) and Mick O’Brien (Agentive Group) join Paul Luckett and Daevid Richards to explore the future of sales in an AI-driven world. Covering ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, media technology, and AI in advertising...

Media Tech Talk #019 - Jack Marshall (DoubleVerify) Jack Marshall, Head of News Policy & Partnerships at DoubleVerify, joins Media Tech Talk to explore the evolving role of brand safety, media measurement, and AI in digital advertising. This episode dives into ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, media technology, and AI in advertising—focusing on how suitability frameworks a...

Media Tech Talk #018 - Jason Barnes (Pubmatic) Jason Barnes, Chief Revenue Officer APAC at PubMatic, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss the evolution of ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising and the growing role of AI in advertising infrastructure. This episode explores how programmatic advertising shifted value from inventory to audience signals, the rise of agentic AI, and how new...

Media Tech Talk #017 - Chris Manson (Ogury) Chris Manson, Country Director ANZ at Ogury, joins Media Tech Talk to discuss how persona-based targeting, zero-party data, and privacy-first advertising are reshaping the future of ad tech, digital publishing, programmatic advertising, and media technology. As identity signals disappear from digital advertising, publishers, agencies, and ad tech platfor...

Media Tech Talk #016 - Dan Rua (Admiral) Dan Rua (CEO of Admiral) joins Media Tech Talk to discuss visitor relationship management, ad blocker recovery, and the future of digital publishing in an AI-driven media landscape. From the early days of Napster and Grooveshark to building Admiral — the Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) platform used by major publishers — Dan shares lessons from decade...

Media Tech Talk #015 - Bartosz Malinowski (Adform) Bartosz Malinowski (Regional President – CEE, MEA & APAC at Adform) joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to discuss the evolution of programmatic advertising, identity solutions, omnichannel advertising, and the future of the open internet. With more than two decades in the ad tech industry, Adform has built one of the few truly independent...

Media Tech Talk – Maddie Basso & Eliot Thompson (Yahoo) Maddie Basso (Head of Yahoo DSP Australia) and Eliot Thompson (Head of Solutions and Product Strategy) from Yahoo join Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to explore how AI, automation, and product innovation are reshaping digital advertising and media execution. This episode dives into campaign automation, agentic AI systems, startup thinki...

Media Tech Talk #013 – Dean Swan (monday.com) Dean Swan, Head of APAC & Japan at monday.com, joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to explore the evolution of modern work — from spreadsheets and email chains to AI-powered work execution platforms. As burnout rises and productivity declines globally, monday.com is shifting from being a traditional work management platform to a Work Operating S...

Media Tech Talk #012 – Marko Markovic (AdFixus) Marko Markovic, Founder of AdFixus, joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to unpack privacy-first identity, first-party data strategy, deterministic vs probabilistic ID models, and the future of digital identity in programmatic advertising. As third-party cookies decline and AI-driven advertising accelerates, publishers and advertisers are rethinkin...

Media Tech Talk #011 - Nicolas Schueller (Adomik) Nicolas, CEO & Co-Founder of Adomik, joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to unpack revenue fragmentation, reporting complexity, and the evolving economics of digital publishing. From 300+ monetisation connectors to 400,000+ mapped campaign labels, this episode dives deep into how publishers can build a true single source of revenue truth — a...

Media Tech Talk - Gabbi Stubbs (Adobe) Gabbi Stubbs, who leads strategy and product marketing for data, identity, privacy, and AI across APAC at Adobe, joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to explore how AI, agentic systems, and strong data foundations are reshaping marketing and customer experience. From Adobe Experience Platform and real-time data orchestration to agentic AI, governance, and b...

Media Tech Talk #009 - Pamela Slea (Boltive) Pamela Slea, President of Boltive, joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to unpack one of the most under-discussed problems in digital advertising: bad ads. From malvertising and celebrity-impersonation scams to privacy compliance and AI-driven detection, this episode explores how publishers can protect users in real time. In this episode: (00:00) – In...

Media Tech Talk #008 - Georgia Brammer (Innovid) Georgia Brammer - GM APAC at Innovid - joins Daevid Richards and Paul Luckett to break down the future of CTV, dynamic creative, and AI-powered personalisation. From real-time sport-triggered video to creative intelligence and leadership in tech, this episode explores how creativity and data are finally converging. In this episode: (00:00) – Intro:...