Played a pivotal role in driving the change
Displayed an in-depth understanding of the publishing and ad operations ecosystem
Made an outstanding overall contribution to the media industry
GPL 2024 aims to honor the leaders in publishing ecosystem who are making the difference. We cordially invite you to join us & get the recognition you deserve.
We assess the list of global publishing leaders after the rigorous selection process. It includes of both publishers and ad operations as per the following criteria. .
After a thorough selection process, we evaluate a list of global publishing leaders that encompasses both publishers and advertising operations who have:
Have made a mark in the industry, be it pioneering strategies, setting new records, or anything significant
Sustained growth and scalability, marked by expanding market reach or notable increases in revenue
Have played a pivotal role in driving the change in industry.
Rick (Richard) Welch is the Vice President and Head of Programmatic Advertising at Flipboard.
Flipboard is a platform for the discovery and sharing of stories. It carries curated content in the form of quality articles, videos, and podcasts. It also allows its users to share the best ideas with others through their own Flipboard Magazines.
Rick has been with Flipboard for the past five years. He is an ad tech expert, revenue leader, and startup advisor-all rolled into one. He has close to two decades of experience in business development, sales team leadership & technical operations.
Courtney Conte serves as the Chief Operating Officer at BBC Worldwide Productions. He is one of the industry’s most sought-after programming executives.
Courtney has developed and produced television series for almost every network out there - Universal, Disney, Warner Brothers, Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, UPN, The WB, BBC, HBO, Showtime, Nickelodeon, and Lifetime. He has been honored with Cable Ace Award, Golden Globe, and several Emmy nominations.
For the last 10 years, Courtney has been handling business strategy for BBC Worldwide Productions.
Jeremy Burge is Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia, a company he founded in 2013. World Emoji Day, celebrated around the world on July 17th each year, is his brainchild.
Emojipedia is a site dedicated to emojis. It now serves 40 million page views each month. It claims to be the world's number one emoji resource, serving 300 million emoji definitions every year. In 2019, Emojipedia served its billionth-page view and made quite some news. Its search engine provides a fast emoji search experience with options to browse every emoji by name, category, or platform.
Alexandra Avădanei is the Head of Digital Revenue & E-Commerce at Wizz Air.
Wizz Air is one of the leading low-cost airlines in Europe and the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. Founded in 2004, Wizz Air carried more than 34 million passengers in pre-pandemic times. It flies to 44 countries and counts on more than 4,500 enthusiastic aviation professionals. With airspaces opening up, it continues to grow, adding new countries, destinations, and opportunities to travel.
Alexandra has been with the airlines for 13 years. She started as a Cabin Attendant and worked her way into her area of interest.
Travis Bernard leads the membership business at TechCrunch, called TechCrunch+. It provides analysis and insights for startups to get better at their game.
Travis works with a cross-functional team of editors, marketers, product engineers, designers, data scientists, and customer support representatives to make TechCrunch+ the next big thing.
Previously he led Audience Development at TechCrunch. Under his leadership, monthly active users grew by 40% in four years. Activating and engaging social media audiences, improving the newsletter products, improving the top of the funnel through video creation and distribution made it possible.
Dan Sivan is the Founder, Developer & Producer at Ayayu VR Games, which develops novel VR gameplay. Its technology brings merchandised action figures to life. If that sounds like fantasy-world speak to you, Dan's other ventures will awe you even more.
Before starting as a game developer, Dan was a full-time singer, songwriter, musician, and music producer. He released 2 albums, Matzof (2010), and Analogi (2013).
For the past six years, he's been focusing on game development and made great progress.
Rahul Suthar is a journalist associated with the popular entertainment portal TellyExpress.
TellyExpress publishes news, features, and reviews on Bollywood, television, web, and regional entertainment content. It has been in business for around 11 years and attracts more than 3 million users a month.
Apart from TellyExpress, Rahul also contributes to JustShowbiz, another popular entertainment site.
Efrain Ortiz Salgado is associated with a Finnish site, feissarimokat.com.
Feissarimokat is Finland's most popular entertainment site. It receives 150,000 to 300,000 unique visitors each week. Its success has been much talked about and also found mention in MTV3, The Voice, and Stara.
Efrain is also the Managing Director of business Ostokone SL for the past seven years.
Pepe Medrano Gómez is a Programmatic, Tech & Data Analyst at Webedia- a media-tech company and one of the world's leading players in digital entertainment. It is based in Madrid.
Pepe began his career in 2013 and has worked in numerous companies since then. He is a certified Official Google Analytic and Marketing Digital. Among his skills are Data analysis, programmatic purchase of advertising spaces, GDPR compliance, project management, and developing mobile applications.
Suryansh Tibarewal is a digital nomad who believes in the internet's power. When he was 14, he made his first dollar in the digital realm, and he has since focused on using the web to grow on new projects. He learned the intricacies of developing a worldwide business while working at Booking.com.
As co-founder and growth lead at EssentiallySports.com, Suryansh is the co-founder and growth lead of EssentiallySports, a digital-first sports media business founded in 2014 to provide sports fans with a digital-first platform to experience their favorite sports.
EssentiallySports strives to be the go-to platform to service the fan's requirements with a fan's perspective in a world where post-match conferences are held on Zoom, boxers generate anticipation around their battles on Twitter, and tennis stars provide sneak-peeks into their life through Instagram. In the company, Suryansh is responsible for digital strategy, partnerships, and product roadmap, to disrupt traditional media coverage with the power of the Internet and Fans.
Khayum Basha is a well-known digital ad expert and is the chief manager of digital ad operations of one of South India’s leading e-papers and news portals - Eenadu.
Eenadu is India's most widely distributed Telugu-language daily newspaper, mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Khayum is a personification of intelligence and poise. He has extensive experience establishing and managing advertising businesses. He also has good interpersonal communication skills and is well-connected in South India's advertising operations sector.
Mato Barisic is a writer, editor, and columnist for Index.hr, one of Croatia's largest news portals.
Mato Barisic, a well-known name in Croatian internet news publishing, graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law. He works professionally in internet advertising, and his hobbies include analyzing financial markets and creating blogs on a variety of themes. His distinct writing style and exceptional ability to gather data in any situation set him apart from other news journalists in the country.
Stephen Irenski works at TMB (Trusted Media Brands) as a Senior Director at Programmatic Revenue. TMB is the world's leading community-driven entertainment company. Stephen has been working in the company since March 2021.
Stephen started his journey as an assistant teacher in New Jersey Institute for Disabilities. In addition to his leadership capabilities, he has great team management skills and excellent social skills.
Mark Haraburda has been the CEO of Barchart since May 2016. He was the Managing Director of Business Development and Sales at Barchart from 2007 until 2010. Previously, he worked for the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (Cboe) (CBOT).
Mark Haraburda has been the CEO of Barchart since May 2016. He was the Managing Director of Business Development and Sales at Barchart from 2007 until 2010. Previously, he worked for the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (Cboe) (CBOT).
Mark, who has over two decades of experience in finance, marketing, and ad operations, is undoubtedly playing an important part in the general development of the publishing sector.
Jonathan MacDougall is an Ad Ops Revenue Specialist at Valnet. He has been in the company since February 2018. Valnet is a leader in Online Media Publishing, creates and distributes original content for its brands and audiences, worldwide.
Jonathan started his career in 2015 as an Associate. He is certified with CSC (Canadian Securities Course) from Canadian Securities Institute. Jonathan is proficient in English and french. He has great work ethics, creativity and adaptabilty.
Oda Sham works for Group Nine Media. She started her career with DailyMail.com in 2014 as the Senior Director of Ad Operations & Client Services and is currently the Senior Vice President of Business Operations.
Now a part of Vox Media, Group Nine has the most optimistic, fast-moving, deeply connected brands. Group Nine's brands are built for the platforms where young people spend their time. In the field of advertising and digital media, Oda has extensive skills.
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