With the eighth year of The Wires just around the corner, we are very pleased to announce those shortlisted for the prestigious Ad Tech Personality Of The year and Ad Tech Rising Star awards. 

ExchangeWire are delighted to reveal the individuals who have been shortlisted for 2024 Ad Tech Personality Of The Year and Ad Tech Rising Star. Amongst some tough competition, the votes have been counted and the nominees narrowed down. The winners for both will be decided by a live, in-person vote of attendees at The Wires 2024, on Thursday 7th November. To have your say in the final vote and avoid missing out on the action, please get in contact with Anne-Marie Sheedy regarding ticket purchases (anne-marie@thewirecorp.com).

“Looking back on the year, these are people who have been thriving in the industry throughout 2024. We’ve had an overwhelming volume of votes for both awards at this stage, which speaks to how passionately peers across the industry feel about the contributions of these nominees. We’re proud to be able to provide a platform for these individuals and we’re excited to see who will claim the winning spots this year.” 

Rachel Smith, ExchangeWire co-founder and CEO

Ad Tech Personality Of The Year, ExchangeWire’s most distinguished award, celebrates an individual who has made a significant impact on the ad tech industry. Previous years’ winners include Karen Eccles, chief commercial officer at The Telegraph, and Sara Vincent, managing director, UK & IE of Index Exchange. Now, revealing this year’s potential winners…  

Ad Tech Personality Of The Year Shortlist 

Peo Persson, DanAds

Kiessé Lamour, VML 

Lauren Ogúndèkó, KINESSO 

Jamie Toward, Teads

Mike Murray, OMD EMEA 

Céline Gauthier-Darnis, Equativ 

Fern Potter, Multilocal 

James Trott, Coca-Cola 

Zuzanna Gierlinska, MiQ

James Avery, Kevel

Alice Beecroft, Yahoo

Paul Wright, Uber Advertising

Bharat Khatri, Omnicom Media Group

Søren Dinesen, Digiseg 

Pierce Cook-Anderson, Audigent 

The Wires also focuses on illuminating the next generation of ad tech experts, who have already begun to leave their mark on the industry and will continue contributing to shaping it as we move into the future. The ones to watch this year are… 

Ad Tech Rising Star Shortlist 

Marie-Lou Penin, DanAds 

Eli Heath, Lotame 

Anya Libova, DoubleVerify 

Julia Bemis, Equativ 

Babs Sotande-Peters, OMD EMEA

Kat Buchan, GroupM UK 

Teodora (Teddy) Tepavicharova, Condé Nast 

Luke Taplin-McCallum, TripleLift 

Anya Martidi, Ogury 

Alex Dawson-Smith, EX.CO

Jack Rule, AudienceXpress 

Sarah Kim, Magnite 

Nicola Cooper, vivv.ai 

Ana Calabrese, OpenX

Valérie Behr, Equativ