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October 21, 2026 • Toronto

DDC Leadership brings senior decision-makers together for the critical market-level conversations that will shape revenue, technology, measurement, and media investment.

What is DDC Leadership?

DDC Leadership is the original Digital Day Camp experience: the senior-level, 30,000-foot room for the people steering Canadian digital media. CEOs, CROs, SVPs, VPs, publisher and agency leaders, brand-side decision-makers, and ad tech executives come together to compare what they’re seeing across the market, pressure-test where the industry is headed, and talk through the decisions that require leadership alignment.

What can you expect?

  • 200+ senior-level attendees from across publishing, agencies, brands, ad tech, platforms, and industry partners.

  • Keynotes from C-level and senior market leaders focused on the decisions shaping Canadian digital media.

  • Breakouts with 60 to 80 engaged participants per room built for real dialogue, not passive listening.

  • C-level moderated roundtables where leaders compare notes, challenge assumptions, and work through what comes next.

  • A room designed for participation with the people who are actually close to the work, the pressure, and the decisions.

Why decision-makers attend DCC Leadership

MARKET-LEVEL VIEW

Step out of one-company conversations and hear what leaders across the Canadian media ecosystem are seeing. DDC Leadership gives you a clearer read on where the pressure is building, where the opportunity is real, and what deserves your attention now.

THE RIGHT PEOPLE

The value of the day is defined by the caliber of people who will be in the room with you. This is your chance to sit shoulder-to-shoulder with industry heavyweights and technology specialists who are shaping the future of Canadian media, without the sales pitches or boilerplate talk tracks.

SOLUTIONS FOR CANADA

The best industry conversations at DDC Leadership are grounded in the realities of Canadian media, not global generalities: monetization pressure, measurement complexity, signal loss, audience shifts, and the need for partners who understand how this market actually works.

Who should attend DDC Leadership

DDC Leadership is built for senior decision-makers (VP-level and above) who own strategy, revenue, investment, operations, technology, partnerships, or market direction.

PUBLISHERS

Leaders responsible for revenue, monetization, audience strategy, ad operations, partnerships, product, or growth.

AGENCIES

Leaders making org-level decisions about media investment, measurement, accountability, and client strategy.

BRANDS

Leaders who want a sharper view of Canadian media and the partners, channels, and decisions shaping performance.

TECH PARTNERS

Leaders at ad tech companies who need a sharper read on the market and the people making decisions inside it.

October 2026 DDC Leadership Speakers
Leaders and visionaries who define the market conversation

DDC Leadership has featured CEOs, CROs, SVPs, VPs, publishers, agency leaders, brand-side decision-makers, and ad tech executives from across Canadian digital media. These are the people with direct responsibility for revenue, strategy, technology, measurement, partnerships, and market direction, which is why the room carries weight.

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Brad Jeffrey

Agency Partnerships Lead
Google

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Gautham Ram Pingali

Chief Media Officer
WPP

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Dhruv Arora

Sr. Head of Agency, and Digital
Bell Media

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Allison Ballantyne

CEO
T&P Group

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Hisham Ghostine

VP Business Partnership and Chief Revenue Officer
CBC/Radio-Canada

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Noah Vardon

Group Executive Vice President
Omnicom Media Canada

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Tony Chapman

Co-Founder
A Fresh Pair of Eyes

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Nimal Amitirigala

President
Grace Foods Canada Inc.

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Joycelyn David

Chief Executive Officer
AVC

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Naomi Zhao

President
Eastward Media

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Lindsey Talbot

President
COMMB

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Eleanor Bothwell

Manager Media Performance and Strategy
SkipTheDishes

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Vitaly Pecherskiy

CEO and Co-founder
StackAdapt

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Erin McGrath

Head of Customer Engagement
SkipTheDishes

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Urva Muhammad

Director Consumer Engagement & eCommerce,
Reckitt

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Kieran Miles

Chief Growth Officer
WPP Media

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Active International- VP, Digital and Emerging Media
"A must attend for Canadian publishers and any vendor who takes the Canadian market seriously"
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