2024 Speakers
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Jure Grahek has been at the forefront of crypto and gaming since the two industries first started forming synergies. He joined ZBD, an innovative FinTech for the games industry, early on and took the company to market as Head of Marketing before transitioning to a hybrid role between BD and strategy, where he now helps diverse partners that want to integrate ZBD figure out exactly where this novel payments system fits into their products and business models. Before joining ZBD, he honed his expertise on a range of projects for both crypto and gaming companies, including global leaders like Bitstamp and Outfit7.
John Martin is the Senior Director, Publisher Growth Solutions at PubMatic. John oversees various products at PubMatic, including OpenWrap for Mobile App and Access Membership. In his role, John is responsible for commercial strategy and "Go to Market", globally, for his respective areas of the business. This includes brand expansion, product development and the management of regional sales teams. Prior to joining the team at PubMatic, John spent 7 years with Playwire working closely with the Gaming Publisher and App Developer community to better monetize their content. Before falling into AdTech, John began his career in Enterprise Software with SAP where he worked on sustainable supply chain solutions. John is originally from the UK and moved to the States 8 years ago- he now lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Jacki Vause is the Founder and CEO of Dimoso PR and Co-Founder of Global One Communications. She is one of the UK’s female tech PR pioneers and has worked in publishing and public relations for over 25 years. Named as one of PCR’s top 30 women in mobile, Jacki created Dimoso, an integrated digital marketing and PR agency specialising in mobile games and technology. Jacki has vast experience as a proven tech entrepreneur, with more than 9 companies under her belt, and wears the crown of business leader, mentor, Grit Daily author, and PR communications savant. Jacki’s experience encompasses leading entertainment companies such as BBC, Channel 4, Disney, and Angry Birds; expertly managing major consumer brands including Mazuma, Apple, GE, AT&T, and Panasonic; and successfully growing gaming giants like Rovio and Gismart. Managing traditional and digital, mobile, and social communications strategies for these brands, Jacki’s experience with startups and scaleups is extensive and invaluable.
Leveraging his expertise in audio, advertising, and the games industry, Hayden has emerged as a leading voice for audio in the digital advertising space. In his capacity as Senior Developer Relations at Audiomob, Hayden oversees the technical onboarding process. He has played a key role in successfully integrating major game and app developers, including Voodoo, TapNation, and Nine66 into the Audiomob product suite. With a keen understanding of emerging industry trends and cutting-edge technological innovations in advertising, Hayden is an expert in helping developers maximize their incremental revenue through bespoke monetization strategies.
Guido Farji is the Co-founder and CGO of X3M, pioneering the In-House mediation-as-a-service solution. With over 20 years in telecom business development, marketing, and strategic alliances, Guido led Growth and Ad Monetization at etermax for 7 years as CRO and Board Member. In 2023, he co-founded X3M to address adtech landscape concerns. Guido, a key player in scaling monetization for companies like Huuuge Games and Animoca Brands, holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from UADE and a postgraduate degree in Marketing & Strategic Management of Services from IAE.
Senior business leader with 11y experience spearheading technology startups & scaleups in fintech, gaming, and adtech. Fintech Co-founder exit in 2019 and 8 digit M&A in 2021. CEO of Nefta, having raised $6M to date
Franki has over three years of experience in mobile gaming ad monetisation on titles of various scales, stages of development, and monetisation strategies. She is currently leading the EMEA branch of Scopely's ad monetisation team, where she drives product ad strategy. Prior to that, at Tripledot Studios, Franki led the Ad Monetisation team, developing automation tools and leveraging data-driven approaches to optimise performance.
Ferran is the Co-Founder of Pnkfrg Studios, a Berlin startup focused on creating new entertainment experiences by merging gaming and social media. He started his career at King, overseeing the monetisation performance of titles such as Candy Crush Jelly and Candy Crush.
Today he wears many hats. He is responsible for Marketing, Monetisation, Analytics and Product Strategy at Pnkfrg Studios.
Felix is a mobile ad monetization specialist who helps mobile games reach their maximum ad revenue potential. In his 6 years in mobile gaming Felix has worked for DSPs, Ad Networks and Gaming Studios and helped over 35 mobile games earn more than $100 million in ad revenue. https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-braberg-7a732b51/
Eyal Hendelman is the Head of the Offerwall at Unity. Eyal oversees all aspects of the company’s Offerwall business activity including demand and supply side growth, business operations, customer support and strategic planning. Previously, Eyal was the Head of Corporate development at ironSource (before they merged with Unity).
Eric Tournie Product Manager at Tactile working on Ad Monetisation. I'm part of a wonderful team made of developers, QA testers and data scientists! Together with the Games Teams we design, implement and test ads within our games to generate revenue while ensuring the best possible UX in our titles.
Dilpesh leads the SDK Product strategy at Moloco and has over a decade of experience working with leading Mobile content companies to build monetization strategies and teams. Through his in-depth knowledge and experience, Dilpesh has led teams at Shazam, Outfit7, Kwalee, and IQzone. He was instrumental in Outfit7’s exit for over $1bn. Dilpesh has established himself as a global thought leader in the space and continues to contribute to and evangelize the need for a healthy and transparent ecosystem. Dilpesh is an active angel investor and advisor to various companies in the space
Cecilia Luna is the Influencer and PR Manager at Bytro. She has been at Bytro for over three years and nine months. Previously, as a Business Developer Manager at the same company, she developed expertise in business strategy, problem-solving, and project management, Cecilia has been instrumental in shaping Bytro's success.
Prior to her role at Bytro, Cecilia served as the Chief Operations Officer and Project Manager at the online accelerator Cofundador.Co and at its mother company Startup Studio Monterrey. Her diverse experience showcases her proficiency in navigating both established and startup environments.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, Cecilia Luna is recognized for her strategic mindset, dedication, and ability to drive impactful results in the gaming and business sectors.
Božo is currently working as a Head of Ad Monetization at GameBiz Consulting and has been in the video games industry for over five years.
At GameBiz, Božo is heading the team that helps game developers monetize their games through ads. He has worked on games from various genres, including among others, match-three, strategy, sports, as well as idle and narrative-driven games. During his time at GameBiz, Božo has worked with the likes of Wargaming, Goodgame Studios, Nanobit, Lockwood Publishing, Creative Mobile, Pixel Federation, and many others.
He previously worked at Nordeus, where he was taking care of ads monetization, managing a business worth over 5 million dollars a year. He was also successfully managing partner relations with dozens of stakeholders including some of the most eminent football clubs in Europe.
Andrew manages waterfalls for Tripledot's largest title, Woodoku. He also leads the team's efforts to integrate new network partners, and to future-proof processes for a post-bidding world. If he's not doing work, he's probably eating, or watching musicals.
Adam leads Product Strategy at AdInMo championing the player experience in-game. His extensive adtech career includes senior leadership roles at Blackberry, Sizmek, Specific Media and Targetspot which was acquired by Azerion in 2022. A digital audio advertising expert, at AdInMo, Adam works across all immersive formats to build player-first products that make developers more money.
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