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Conversion API and first-party data are becoming the foundation of smarter ad strategies, with AI optimisation enabling media buyers to improve targeting, efficiency, and ROI.

Digital out-of-home is evolving fast, blending programmatic buying, AI-driven creative, and retail media links. Rebecca Callaghan and Anu Bijoy explore how DOOH can balance ethics, privacy, and performance while embracing innovation.

By compressing insights, creative testing, and journey orchestration, brands can boost effectiveness, build a culture of experimentation, and unlock self-funding growth flywheels that drive profit impact beyond cost savings.

Brands that delegate design and decision-making entirely to algorithms inevitably fall into homogenisation, where content starts to look and feel the same. The consequence is not just creative fatigue, but a measurable decline in long-term results, says John Speers, Joint Managing Director Middle East at MSQ.

From pop-up collaborations to limited-edition drops, influencers and creators are stepping into the kitchen to co-create products that boost sales, drive engagement, and deliver shareable dining experiences.

With one in four calls going unanswered, AI voice agents are stepping in to close the gap. Alex Hunsucker, CPO at LocaliQ, and Emiliano Tomasoni, CMO at Wildix, discuss how AI voice agents are transforming marketing by converting missed calls into meaningful conversations and insights.

As agencies navigate the intersection of technology and creativity, AI is emerging as the new creative backbone. Daniel Martins of GALERIA.ag and Raul Braga of Adobe share how AI-driven workflows can scale campaigns without sacrificing originality.

Ted Sfikas, Field CTO, Amplitude, explains why marketers should prioritise experimentation to reduce wasted spend, improve ROI, and turn first-party data into actionable insights through disciplined test-and-learn approaches.

Discover three ways Zalando drives creative disruption in fashion retail through AI innovation, ZEOS infrastructure, and cultural storytelling.

Matthieu Tebaus makes it clear: broad assumptions kill growth in MENA. Brands that generalise across countries or even within cities risk wasting spend and missing demand. He sees AI as a partner, not a replacement—empowering planners and sales teams to evolve from admin roles to trusted growth architects.