8. Ana Milicevic Tells Us About AdWeek's Nextech Conference

In the Sensei’s Corner this week, we welcome the Khaleesi of DMPs, Ana Milicevic from SparrowAdvisors.

This week, we dive into the highlights and lowlights of AdWeek's inaugural Nextech conference. She gave us the rundown on the panel she participated in and explained why Brands Could ‘Kneecap’ Themselves Without the Right Talent on In-House Programmatic Teams. We discussed the transparency challenges we face and How Advertisers Are Untangling the Programmatic Supply Chain. We reviewed How Google Is Thinking About Its Upcoming Changes for User Privacy and Milicevic really helped us decrypt where we stand as an industry. Finally, what does the Beyhive and Marshmallows have in common? Why a Surprise Drop Can Be a Great Marketing Ploy for Brands? 

Ana is an accomplished entrepreneur, versatile executive, and digital technology innovator. As principal and co-founder of Sparrow Advisers, Ana helps marketers and C-suite executives build effective data products and operationalize data assets to drive more value in a customer-centric, cross-channel environment.  Ms. Milicevic was responsible for the development of the Demdex platform (now Adobe Audience Manager) from its early days through its successful integration into the Adobe Digital Marketing suite, She’s a pioneer of digital data management, the Mother and ultimate OG of DMP’s

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