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Top Women in Media & Ad Tech

Events of the ad tech publication AdExchanger in New York and Las Vegas: CTV World, AdExchanger Connect, AdExchanger Next: Programmatic I/O and the Top Women in Media & Ad Tech awards. Programmatic, CTV, commerce media, AI buying.

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About Top Women in Media & Ad Tech

AdExchanger, the ad tech publication owned by Access Intelligence, runs a series of industry events in New York and Las Vegas for brands, agencies, publishers and ad tech platforms: programmatic buying, CTV, commerce media and AI-driven media buying. It also runs the Top Women in Media & Ad Tech awards.

Top Women in Media & Ad Tech 2026 honors 184 women from about 140 companies, in 20 categories plus 2 Special Recognition Awards. The awards gala takes place on November 3, 2026 at The Lighthouse, Pier 61, Chelsea Piers, and the Top Women Leadership Forum follows on November 4 at the same venue. Gala tickets cost $595, the forum $1,199, both $1,499.

In 2027 AdExchanger runs 3 conferences: CTV World (March 30-31, The Times Center, New York), AdExchanger Connect, formerly Programmatic AI (May 18-19, Park MGM, Las Vegas), and AdExchanger Next: Programmatic I/O (September 27-28, Marriott Marquis, New York).

Who the 2026 honorees are, which companies they run and which ad tech segments grow fastest: our Top Women in Media & Ad Tech 2026 breakdown.

What the last edition looked like

What happens
November 3, 6:00-9:00 pm ET: awards gala for the 2026 honorees, 20 categories plus the Catalyst Award and the Industry Impact Award. November 4, 8:00 am-3:30 pm: Top Women Leadership Forum (Chief Marketer), a 1-day forum on leadership, mentorship and leading through AI.
Speakers and topics
184 honorees from about 140 companies, including The Walt Disney Company, The Trade Desk, NBCUniversal, Roku, The Coca-Cola Company, Microsoft AI, DoubleVerify, Magnite, Kroger Precision Marketing and PayPal Ads. Catalyst Award: Lauren Wetzel (WPP); Industry Impact Award: Kristi Argyilan (The Trade Desk). Forum: 20 speakers from FreeWheel, tvScientific, Vidmob, Publicis Groupe, Razorfish, OpenAP, LG Ad Solutions, Fluent and others. Checked 2026-10-31.
Parties and side events
The gala is an evening event (6:00-9:00 pm ET); the forum ends with a mixer at 3:00 pm.

Dates, venue, honorees and prices checked on the official event page, the registration page and the forum page, 2026-10-31. Checked on adexchanger.com, accessintel.swoogo.com, chiefmarketer.com

All editions of Top Women in Media & Ad Tech

EditionDatesPlace
Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Gala 2026 + Top Women Leadership ForumNov 3–4, 2026New York, United States · Offline · The Lighthouse, Pier 61, Chelsea Piers

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