iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman and PubMatic Co-Founder and CEO Rajeev Goel Featured Keynote Speakers at PubMatic's Ad Revenue Conference 2014

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PubMatic, the programmatic advertising platform company for leading publishers, today announced that iHeartMedia Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman and PubMatic's Co-founder and CEO Rajeev Goel will be the featured keynote speakers at the company's seventh annual Ad Revenue conference, which is the only annual media industry gathering focused on revenue growth strategies for premium publishers.

Goel will begin the day with an address titled "Programmatic: The New Normal" in which he will present his vision for the future of programmatic technology, and later in the day media industry legend Pittman will offer his insights on the fast-evolving media and advertising landscape. Ad Revenue 2014 will be held on Friday, October 24 from 8:00am – 4:00pm in New York City at Pier Sixty.

Pittman has a decades-long track record of successful innovation across a spectrum of media, digital, advertising and entertainment ventures. He currently leads iHeartMedia, Inc. (formerly Clear Channel), which has a greater reach than any other radio or television outlet in the United States, and Clear Channel Outdoor, which has more than one million displays in over 30 countries. Pittman is the co-founder and programmer who led the team that created MTV and has been CEO of MTV Networks, AOL Networks, Six Flags Theme Parks, Quantum Media, Century 21 Real Estate, and Time Warner Enterprises, and the COO of America Online, Inc. and AOL Time Warner. His accomplishments led AdWeek to present him with its first "Media Visionary" award in 2013 and Advertising Age to name him to its list of "10 Marketers Who Changed American Culture." 

"We are thrilled that Bob Pittman will be joining us as a keynote speaker for Ad Revenue 2014. There is no one better qualified to provide insight into the dynamic marketplace now facing publishers and media companies than Bob," said PubMatic Co-Founder and CEO Rajeev Goel. "I am looking forward to discussing the new era of programmatic with so many accomplished industry leaders during Ad Revenue 2014."

Additional speakers at the event include:  Jason Kint of Digital Content Next, who will follow Goel and address the needs of the "New Publisher." Karsten Weide, Program VP, Digital Media and Entertainment at IDC will also speak, debuting original research commissioned by PubMatic on the growth of the North American programmatic market. And for the first time at an Ad Revenue conference, PubMatic's leaders will unveil two new products to the general public. The conference will be presided over by PubMatic President Kirk McDonald and is expected to draw over 400 attendees.

Other speakers include Neil Vogel, CEO, About.com; Joe Bihlmier, VP of Global Media, American Express; Paul Caine, Global CRO, Bloomberg; Greg Coleman, President, BuzzFeed; Christine Cook, Head of Advertising Partnerships, Flipboard; Terry Kawaja, Founder and CEO, LUMA Partners; Wenda Harris-Millard, President and CEO, MediaLink; Bill Wise, CEO, Mediaocean; Matt Spiegel, SVP/GM, Marketing and Tech Solutions, MediaLink; Joe Zawadzki, CEO, MediaMath; Krishan Bhatia, EVP, Digital Strategy & Operations, NBC Universal; Robert Macdonald, Head of Media Partnerships, Pinterest; Ramsey McGrory, EVP, Programmatic & Media Partnerships, Scout; Doug Weaver, Founder and CEO, The Upstream Group; Dipanshu "D" Sharma, CEO, xAd; and John Nitti, Chief Investment Officer, ZenithOptimedia.

Attendance at the Ad Revenue 2014 conference is by invitation only. To request an invitation, visit the conference website adrevenueconference.com, or PubMatic.com, and click 'Request Invitation.' The complete agenda is also available on the conference website.

About PubMatic
PubMatic is a technology platform that powers the programmatic advertising strategy of leading publishers and premium brands. Our innovative solutions help content providers drive the highest value for their digital media assets and provide consumers with a more personalized advertising experience across display, mobile and video. A global roster of comScore publishers utilizes PubMatic's One Platform, proprietary technology and advanced mobile capabilities. Pioneering online auctions for the buying and selling of media through Real-Time Bidding (RTB) and Private Marketplace (PMP), the company also works with hundreds of advertising partners. Ranked by Deloitte as one of the fastest growing companies in the US Internet sector in both 2012 and 2013, PubMatic has offices worldwide with headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Contact:
Paige F. MacGregor
Corporate Communications Manager, US & LATAM | PubMatic
[email protected]
T: (646) 225-6616

Contact:
Mital Goel
Corporate Communications Manager, EMEA & APAC | PubMatic
[email protected]
T: +44 7947461250

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