Andrew Solmssen is President, California for Wunderman Thompson, WPP’s largest advertising agency. Based in Los Angeles, he manages three markets and serves as part of the leadership team that directs 4000 staff across North America. Previously, Andrew co-founded Schematic where his clients included Target, Comcast, ABC, and Viacom. He grew the company from 3 people to one of the world’s top digital agencies and a sale to WPP. Within WPP, he was part of the team that created POSSIBLE, the first global digital agency, bringing together 14 agencies through M&A and grew to 2000 people across 14 countries. Before Schematic, he served as Executive Producer at KPE (a division of Grey Advertising) in New York and Los Angeles. At KPE, Andrew spearheaded major initiatives for Variety, Turner, Nielsen, and AOL. Andrew has been a leader in digital since the mid 90’s. His work has received 3 Gold Cannes Lions, 4 Emmys, Addy, OMMA, BDA, W3, Ad:Tech, and many other awards, and he is a regular contributor to trade publications. Recent speaking engagements include International CES, Ad:Tech, Digital Hollywood, OMMA, and NATPE. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the Emmys). Before the dawn of digital media, Andrew lived in Namibia working for the Harvard Institute for International Development. A graduate of Hamilton College, he spends his time away from work playing hockey, surfing, and enjoying his wife and twin sons.

Autumn Nazarian, Senior Vice President,Content+ // Sponsorship & Partnerships, Mindshare: Autumn has worked in partnership marketing for over 18 years, and brings both passion and expertise to the areas of sponsorship strategies and valuations, sports marketing, film/brand partnerships, celebrity endorsements, cause partnerships, and experiential platforms. Over the years, Autumn has worked with a wide range of blue chip clients across business categories including CPG, healthcare, QSR, technology, media, spirits & liquor, automotive, financial, and more. In her current position Autumn is a senior member of Content+ leading the Sponsorship team, specializing in identifying, negotiating, and managing strategic partnerships for Mindshare clients with major sports leagues, talent agencies, film studios, B2B partners, national nonprofits and beyond. Autumn was picked as a finalist for Cynopsis Media’s 2016 Sports Marketer of the Year, and named one of their Top Women in Sports for 2019.

Ian Greenblatt leads J.D. Power’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications practice, including a new IoT sub-practice. With in-depth industry expertise, Ian drives market strategy across the rapidly converging landscape, which encompasses the entire communication sector. He is a champion for the voice of the customer with industry players of all sizes and his goal is to deliver actionable insights to clients, so they can delight their customers at every opportunity. Ian comes to J.D. Power from his own consulting practice, where he provided strategy and board of directors’ guidance to public companies. Prior to that, he served as VP, Strategy & Business Development at ARRIS and was responsible for content strategy and business development at Motorola Mobility, a division of Google. As a serial entrepreneur, he has launched two start-ups, including Zattoo and Broadbus. Ian earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law.