Future Media Forum 2026
SPEAKERS
Hear and learn from industry’s most influential media executives and the next generation of leaders.
Future Media Forum Speakers…The most influential leaders…
Sam Buchanan
IMAA
CEO
Liam Loan-Lack
Keystart & TMA Australia Alumni
Chief Customer Officer
Ruth Haffenden
Flying Tiger Australia & TMA Australia Alumni
Chief Marketing Officer
Ryan Menezes
WPP Media
Chief Media & Solutions Officer
Jacquie Alley
The Media Store
Chief Operating Officer
Julia Edwards
Nine
Director of Programmatic Sales
Akshay Sardana
Optus & TMA Australia Alumni
Director, Product & Channel Marketing
Serge Costi
Noumi & TMA Australia Alumni
General Manager, Marketing
Roger Dunn
RD Consulting
Principal Consultant, Retail Media & AI Commerce
Paula Malysevaite
PHD
Head of Digital, Sydney
Sally Phelps
Australian Broadcasting Company
Head of Media
Sarah Kutrolli
Origin Energy
Head of Partnerships, Media & Planning
Adrian Vallelonga
Head of Performance Solutions
Aleyda Solis
Orainti
International SEO Consultant & Founder
Tess O’Brien
Freewheel, a Comcast Company
Managing Director – Australia & NZ
Louise King
PwC Australia
Many Hats Lead Partner & TMT Industry Leader
Nathan Kent
DrinkWise & TMA Australia Alumni
Marketing Director
Michael Whiteside
QMS
National Sales Director, Advanced Trading
Peter Leonard
UNSW Law & Justice
Principal Data Synergies and Adjunct Professor
Jonny Richardson
Broadsign
Director of Business Development APAC
Philippa Moig
UnLtd:
CEO
Yang Han
StackAdapt
Co-Founder and CTO
Ryan Miles
Microsoft Advertising
APAC CMO
Ashleigh Johnson
Jellyfish
Regional Managing Director, APAC
Emmalee Crellin
Metcash
Audience Insights and Analytics Manager - LocalEyes Retail Media
Chris Greenwood
PMX Publicis
Head of Operations
Jessica Nutt
WiredCo.
Account Director