Observed Signal · Sep 29, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: StackAdapt · Impact: 2/5
StackAdapt announces Innovation Forum 2026 exploring how AI is reshaping the next era of advertising
StackAdapt announced its Innovation Forum 2026, an event exploring how AI is reshaping the next era of advertising, as reported by Business Wire.
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StackAdapt Announces 2026 Innovation Forum on AI
StackAdapt, an AI advertising and orchestration platform, has announced its annual global virtual event, the 2026 Innovation Forum: How AI is Reshaping the Next Era of Advertising. The event will take place on September 29 for North America and September 30 for EMEA and APAC. It will feature discussions on how AI is transforming advertising planning, creative, audience strategy, activation, and measurement, and will showcase StackAdapt's latest AI innovations, including Ivy Studio. Speakers include StackAdapt executives and industry experts such as Benji Shomair from OpenAI, who will discuss ChatGPT advertising. The forum aims to help marketers prepare for a more adaptive and interconnected advertising future.
Advertising Economic Forum: AI Innovations and Industry Insights
Quo Vadis published a preview of the Advertising Economic Forum, returning to New York City on March 18–19, 2026. Day 1 (March 18) will run 12:30 PM–6:00 PM at Horizon Media and features eight AI founder pitches to an investor panel covering agentic commerce, creative and emerging agency models. Day 2 (March 19) is a full-day “Davos” format at The New York Times Center, convening about 400 senior leaders for closed-door sessions on market structure, incentives and economic forces reshaping advertising. Quo Vadis also published a video discussion with Brian Wieser (Madison and Wall) offering takeaways and session previews. The post includes a standard editorial disclaimer that it is not investment advice.
POSSIBLE 2026: Industry Experts Discuss AI Trends
At POSSIBLE 2026 in Miami, Digiday conducted interviews with agency and brand executives about the practical impact of generative AI on marketing while emphasizing the need to stay human. The conference, headed by Christian Muche and owned by The Hyve Group, surfaced recurring themes: pragmatic uses of AI for measurement and efficiency, talent and hiring implications, economic uncertainty, and maintaining emotional/creative connections with audiences. Executives interviewed include Geico’s Katie Klumper (on using AI to find and retain talent), 1440 co-founder Tim Huelskamp (on neutral news and fact‑checking), Marketcast CMO Kerel Cooper (on AI to speed data crunching without losing human insight), media veteran Alan Schanzer, CROING founder Alejandra Salazar and Maybelline New York president Yasmin Dastmalchi (on authentic Latin consumer engagement). Digiday notes a second installment will feature conversations with Christian Muche, Hyve Group CEO Mark Shashoua and other industry execs.
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