October 22, 2026 • Toronto

DDC Next brings rising leaders and teams together for the practical conversations that turn market direction into stronger strategy, execution, and day-to-day decision-making.

What is DDC Next?

DDC Next is the second day of Digital Day Camp: the practical, in-the-weeds room for those carrying the work forward across Canadian digital media. The day is designed to turn big ideas into action: how strategy turns into execution, how teams make decisions, how leaders grow inside the work, and what it takes to move from market conversation to practical traction.

This day is purpose-built for directors, managers, team leads, operators, and rising leaders across publishers, agencies, brands, ad tech, platforms, and industry partners. These are the people close enough to the work to know where plans break down, where teams need better context, and where stronger decisions can change the outcome.

What can you expect?

200+ directors, managers, team leads, operators, and rising leaders across publishers, agencies, brands, ad tech, platforms, and industry partners.
Practical working sessions focused on the real problems Canadian media teams are dealing with now.
Operator-led conversations about measurement, monetization, AI, CTV, omnichannel strategy, audience behavior, technology, and team decision-making.
Breakouts designed for peer exchange, practical problem-solving, and honest discussion about what's working, what's stuck, and what needs to change.
Leadership lessons built into the work, with senior voices, operator stories, and practical takeaways for people growing into bigger roles.

Why rising leaders attend DDC Next

CLOSER TO THE WORK

DDC Next is built for the people who need more than a high-level read on the market. You're managing the details, the tradeoffs, the meetings, the deadlines, and the decisions that turn strategy into something real. This day gives you better context for the work already in front of you.

THE RIGHT PEERS

You'll collaborate alongside your peers: directors, managers, team leads, operators, specialists, and rising leaders who are dealing with the same market from different seats. You get to compare notes with people who understand the pressure because they are working through it too.

CANADIAN CONTEXT

Every conversation is driven by leaders, operators, and specialists working through the realities of Canadian digital media. You’ll get market context you can actually use, from people who understand the regulations, tradeoffs, and decisions shaping the work here.

Who should attend DDC Next

DDC Next is designed for directors, managers, team leads, specialists, and rising leaders from Canada's publishers, agencies, brands, ad tech, platforms, and industry partners.

PUBLISHERS

Directors, managers, team leads, and operators working in revenue, monetization, audience, ad ops, product, partnerships, content, or growth.

AGENCIES

Media, strategy, planning, investment, measurement, client leaders and team leads who need stronger. more practical ways to move client work forward.

BRANDS

Marketing, media, digital digital, ecommerce, and brand-side leads who want a better view of the market and the players and factors shaping performance.

TECH PARTNERS

Operators, specialists, and rising leaders who need to know how publishers, agencies, and brands are thinking about tech and the Canadian market.

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

October 2026 DDC Next Speakers
The people close to the work leading the market forward

DDC Next features leaders, operators, specialists, and practitioners from across Canadian digital media. These are the people working through the details behind revenue, measurement, technology, media, audience, and execution — and the people rising leaders need to hear from, learn with, and challenge in the room.