Rosie D’Amato leads CTV Partnerships at Kargo, shaping strategy at the intersection of content, distribution, and advertising. With roots in production at VICE Media and content acquisition at Narrative Capital—where she sourced and structured library deals for FAST and VOD—Rosie understands how content is created, packaged, distributed, and monetized. She brings that lens to Kargo, using her knowledge of content economics and platform strategy to inform how ads are packaged and sold. Leveraging a consultative approach to streaming partnerships, she’s built collaborative relationships across the CTV ecosystem in order to create signal-driven ad solutions and innovative products like Pause Ads

Lars Bengston is Head of Agency at HardScope, where he is building a next-generation agency model organized around creators, cultural acuity, and earning trust and fandom with Gen Z. He has spent his career operating inside fragmented media environments, holding senior leadership roles across media, agencies, and brands. Lars was Publisher and Head of Integrated Marketing at VICE Media, where he helped scale the business through digital channel launches, joint ventures, and the launch of cable network VICELAND. He later co-created Some Good News with John Krasinski, a defining cultural moment of the pandemic that reached over 100 million views in eight weeks and earned an Emmy nomination and a Special Achievement Webby. He also partnered with Arianna Huffington to help build Thrive Global’s brand content platform. Most recently, Lars served as Global Chief Content Officer at Havas, where he built global content strategy capability and helped modernize the network’s creative and strategic offering, including two years in Paris launching a digital accelerator for its largest client. Across these chapters, his work focuses on building content systems that move culture, earn time spent, and translate creativity into real business outcomes. 

Mark Kapczynski has a successful track record as a serial entrepreneur, chief executive, and cross-industry expert. He serves as an Executive Director of the UCLA Venture Capital Fund, helping to foster innovation connected to the university. Programs include early stage investing, mentoring, and access to Intellectual Property from university patents. Mr. Kapczynski advises startup businesses as part of the LA Chamber of Commerce’s Bixel Exchange. In this role, Mr. Kapczynski assists technology startups in Southern California to design their businesses, build out their teams and raise capital to fuel their growth. He also serves as a Venture Partner for Arrowroot Capital in Santa Monica, CA. At Arrowroot, Mr. Kapczynski focuses on investments in the SaaS market in need of growth capital to further develop their businesses. The areas that Mr. Kapczynski addresses are Big Data & Analytics, Financial Services, and Consumer Internet. Mr. Kapczynski last served as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy for Experian's consumer businesses which include leading consumer brands: Experian, FreeCreditReport.com, and ProtectMyID. Through executing on over 8 M&A transactions, Mr. Kapczynski helped to facilitate Experian’s under-lying growth and profitability. Mr. Kapczynski graduated from UCLA film school and continues to be active in multiple industry associations that span media, mobile telecom, technology, and consumer internet. He has 12 patents to his name and an additional 40 patents pending.