Netimperative Director's Dinner: Rubicon is shaking up the online media markets – VP Jay Stevens explains why
To Book:
About:
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Rubicon Project launched in 2007 with a mission to automate the $65 billion global online advertising industry. The company’s Yield Management Optimization platform, REVV for publishers™, is engineered to accelerate revenue for premium Web publishers. Backed by $42 million in funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and GE/NBC Universal’s Peacock Equity Fund, the Rubicon Project serves premium publishers like NBC Universal, Gannett and CareerBuilder; optimizing more than 45 billion ads each month and reaching 500 million unique Internet users. the Rubicon Project also helps ad sales channels around the world gain access to precise audience-segmented inventory, at broad scale.
Meet Jay :
Jay Stevens is the VP and GM, International, for the Rubicon Project
Currently charged with overseeing the international expansion efforts for the Rubicon Project, Jay brings more than ten years of interactive marketing and international business experience to his position. Before joining Rubicon in 2009, Jay served as the SVP of Audience at MySpace. He was the social network’s first hire outside of the US and oversaw operations for 12 of their European territories during the first two years of his tenure with the company. Prior to joining MySpace in February of 2006, Jay served as the director of International for Silverpop, the leading email marketing software and services provider and greenfielded their business into the UK. He previously was a member of the founding team and served as the director of marketing for Radical Communication, where he drove the company's day to day marketing operations. Jay began his career in interactive media in 1998 directing the digital marketing practice for AlexanderOgilvy Public Relations, managing the DoubleClick and RelevantKnowlege accounts for the leading technology marketing communications firm. Jay has most been recognized by the Evening Standard as one of the 1000 most influential Londoners, by Revolution Magazine as the 5th most influential person in digital media in the UK and by Advertising Age as one of the top 20 interactive marketers of the year in the United States. He has also served as a press aide to former President Jimmy Carter and holds a B.A. in History from Emory University. Jay currently lives in California with his wife and two sons and enjoys surfing, mountain biking, skiing and fly-fishing.
Speaker:Jay Stevens, VP and GM, International, the Rubicon Project
form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
| Choose your ticket type: |
Date:Wednesday 2nd June
Venue:TBC
Time:6.30pm – 10pm
How much? Netimperative and BIMA Members £79 + VAT. Non-members and guests £99 + VAT
To reserve a place at this dinner email: charlie@netimperative.com
