2024 Speakers
Senior Advertising Monetization Manager at Kolibri Games spending the last 4 years in the mobile gaming industry. Mainly focusing on the Ad Tech improvements, optimizing the product’s ad placement and user ad journey for the main titles Idle Miner Tycoon and Idle Bank Tycoon in Kolibri portfolio while operating the usual Ad Mon flow with the latest updates in the industry.
Monetization Lead with 4+ years of experience building monetization strategies from scratch. Skilled in unconventional solutions, in-depth analytics and delivering fast results. If you want to monetize with ads, ask me how!
With nearly a decade in digital advertising, 6.5 years of which in the gaming industry, Davide is a team lead with experience working with many Stillfront studios on 20+ games across multiple genres and including many game launches; some were successes, others failures, all were precious lessons learned!
Otto is a Head of Player Acquisition and Monetization, and together with his team responsible for UA campaign management, ASO, monetization and data in Fingersoft’s products. Otto is a former game developer and software engineer with a master’s degree in theoretical physics, who has warped smoothly to the business development level of the game industry. Fingersoft is famous for its worldwide smash hits Hill Climb Racing and Hill Climb Racing 2 that have accumulated over 2.5 billion downloads across platforms.
Andy is an 18 year veteran of the Adtech industry working in and around ad monetization with publishers, brands and agencies and demand side businesses in BD and operations. An entrepreneur at heart, Andy has almost exclusively worked at early stage challenger startups in Adtech as well as founding 4 startups during his career. He and his cofounder built a SaaS based mediation platform to try to disrupt the duopoly in the mediation space today. They sold Aequus to Moloco in October of 2022 to help build and lead Moloco's direct to publisher SDK strategy. The SDK is live and scaling on Max and Ironsource with more to come in 2024. Andy handles BD and partnership strategy on Moloco's supply side team.
Over the past 30 years, Brad has driven revenue growth for companies like InboxDollars, Date.com, and Killerbrands Media through integrated marketing strategies. Now, as EVP of Revenue at KashKick and Besitos Marketplace, a rewarded website, app and platform that converts engagement into earnings, he applies his leadership and expertise, contributing to the company’s 16,000% revenue growth over the past three years and No. 11 ranking on Inc. 5000’s 2024 list.
Mariam recently joined Gamesforum as Head of Content, having previously worked at Exchangewire as editorial lead. With a keen interest in ad tech, Mariam’s area of interest also includes ad monetisation, UA, curation, and more. Previously, she also hosted the Madtech Podcast, which featured a range of industry leaders and visionaries, ranging from Paramount to Uber and Microsoft.
Ezgi is a product/game monetization expert with engineering and product background, focusing specifically on monetization for over 6 years. She specializes in consulting with studios to develop effective monetization strategies for games and apps, empowering developers to maximize revenue potential while creating engaging user experiences.
Since 2021, after several years in digital marketing, Katerina has focused on mobile app ad monetization. Her expertise in mediation platform management with MAX, AdMob, Levelplay, drives revenue growth for hyper-casual and casual games.
She leads Ads Monetization strategy and execution at Burny Games, focusing on data analysis and strategic partnerships for success.
Yolanda is a seasoned marketer with over 13 years of experience in the mobile space. Yolanda helps strategize solutions based on a deep understanding of platforms, audiences, local markets, and marketing approaches. She currently spearheads initiatives in EMEA for Nativex, a leading digital marketing agency.
Gus Viegas - Vice President of Marketing at Cosmic Lounge, User Acquisition Advisor at Gamesforum and Member of the UA Society. After 11 years in the mobile gaming industry, he has overseen the launch of 50 games with over $60M in profitable marketing spend. Public Speaker and Advisor, currently researching AI applications for mobile marketing and launching a new Puzzle Casual title."
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.
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.
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