Great Minds Advertising Week

On this episode of Great Minds we speak with Alda Abbracciamento, President, Global Groupe Client Lead-Walmart at Publicis Groupe. Alda's mission:



* Drive business growth through creativity among big brands, startups and non-profits.

* Build partnerships across organizations that inspire collaboration to deliver integrated marketing and technology solutions that power brands.

* Mentor young talent to bring diversity and energy to the advertising and marketing industries.

On this episode of Great Minds we're pleased to welcome Claire Singer, VP Partnerships at Condé Nast. Claire walks us through her amazing career, with quite a few interesting stops and stories along the way.

Jennifer D’Alessandro brings over 20 years of experience to her role as Head of Ad Sales and Marketing at Future Today, a video distribution and technology company that operates hundreds of OTT channels on connected TV platforms. Jennifer oversees the ad sales marketing department, leads the U.S. sales team in direct and programmatic partnerships spanning the expansive Future Today library of content, and works with industry trades to inform the community on accomplishments and success stories. Additionally, she works closely with research partners to validate Future Today’s place within the CTV landscape.

On this episode of Great Minds, we're pleased to welcome Professor Verne Harris, Acting Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Verne Harris has been the archivist for the papers of Nelson Mandela since 2004, as Head of the Memory Programme at the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Centre of Memory and Dialogue.



Before that, he had worked for South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and was the Director of the South African History Archive (SAHA). From 1985 until 2001 he was an archivist with South Africa's State Archives Service and, beginning in 1997, the newly established National Archives of South Africa; he served as deputy director from 1993 to 2001.

Emma Lacey is Senior Vice President EMEA at Zefr, where in her two years with the company she has helped position Zefr as the leading technology provider for brand safety and suitability across Meta, TikTok and YouTube in the region. Prior to joining Zefr, Emma spent 15 years’ building successful commercial teams across the advertising industry, including being part of the EMEA leadership team at OpenX where she worked as Senior Director of Buyer Development to secure strategic partnerships with media agencies and brands. In addition, she has held senior positions within a range of media and adtech businesses, including AOL, Sky and Blis.

On this episode of Great Minds, we welcome Andrea Pezzi, Chairman of MINT. Andrea walks us through his amazing and diverse career, from DJ to MTV to present, with many interesting stops along the way.



Please note that at the time of this recording, Andrea was CEO of MINT but is now Chairman.