The AdTech industry is constantly changing and is growing each year. 2025 is expected to be another great year for the Digital Marketing world, especially in Programmatic Advertising. Advertisers are always searching for innovative and efficient ways to optimise their Programmatic campaigns.
A great way to discover the latest trends in AdTech –and most importantly in Programmatic, is to attend AdTech and Programmatic Advertising conferences.
Attending conferences about your field (like Programmatic) allows you to learn and upskill yourself in a casual atmosphere. It’s also a great opportunity to network, meet account managers, account strategists, analysts, advertisers and publishers.
We created for you a list of Programmatic and AdTech conferences to attend in 2025, all around the world. Usually, the sooner you buy your tickets to these conferences, the cheaper it is.
So, which Programmatic Advertising conference will you attend this year?
| Event No. | Name | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ad:tech New Delhi 2025 | 5-6 March | New Delhi, India |
| 2. | d3con | 11-12 March | Hamburg, Germany |
| 3. | DIGIDAY | 5-7 May | Palm Springs, US |
| 4. | Programmatic I/O | 19-21 May | Las Vegas, US |
| 5. | Programmatic Pioneers Summit | 5-6 June | London, UK |
| 6. | MAD//Fest | 1-3 July | London, UK |
| 7. | DMEXCO | 17-18 September | Cologne, Germany |
| 8. | Digital Out-Of-Home INSIDER SUMMIT | 8-11 October | Austin, US |
Programmatic and AdTech conferences – March 2025
1. ad:tech New Delhi 2025
Event name: ad:tech New Delhi 2025
Date: 5-6 March, 2025
Location: Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, India.
This AdTech conference is the largest digital marketing event in India since 2011. With 110+ speakers, 6,000+ marketers and 20+ countries represented, this AdTech conference is perfect for networking and discovering new products. Learn about Connected TV advertising, video marketing, omnichannel strategies and much more.
2. d3con
Event name: d3con
Date: 11-12 March, 2025
Location: CinemaxX Hamburg-Dammtor, Hamburg, Germany
This Programmatic Advertising conference will highlight the 2025 trends in the Programmatic world, such as CTV or omnichannel solutions. The first day of the Programmatic conference is dedicated to advertisers, for them to ask questions about Programmatic. On March 12th, the Programmatic conference will welcome advertisers, agencies, publishers and Programmatic platform representatives.
d3con is one of the largest 2025 Programmatic events in Europe.
Programmatic Advertising conferences – May 2025
3. DIGIDAY Programmatic Marketing Summit
Event name: DIGIDAY Programmatic Marketing Summit
Date: 5-7 May, 2025
Location: Palm Springs, CA, US
The DIGIDAY Programmatic Marketing Summit is perfect to learn about contextual targeting, first-party data, tracking solutions, measurement and attribution strategies, etc. You will learn valuable insights about trends and best practices in Programmatic Advertising in a casual setting.
4. Programmatic I/O
Event name: ADEXCHANGER’S Programmatic I/O
Date: 19-21 May, 2025)
Location: Park MGM, Las Vegas, US
The Programmatic I/O conferences are covering a large variety of Programmatic Advertising topics such as CTV, contextual ad targeting, cookies, programmatic strategies. This US event is often located in Las Vegas or in New York and last 2 or 3 days.
Programmatic Advertising conference – June 2025
5. Programmatic Pioneers Summit
Event name: Programmatic Pioneers Summit
Date: 5-6 June, 2025
Location: Convene, London, UK
The Programmatic Pioneers Summit (PPS) is the perfect place to connect with European Programmatic leaders. It’s one of the Programmatic conferences you will learn the most from: third-party cookies, DOOH, Audio, CTV, contextual targeting, etc.
PPS is a great event to network and access top content from senior Programmatic experts. Roundtables and workshops are available to improve your Programmatic skills and strategies.
AdTech and Advertising conference – July 2025
6. MAD//Fest
Event name: MAD//Fest London
Date: 1-3 July, 2025
Location: Truman Brewery Estate, London, UK
MAD//Fest became the UK’s biggest and most distinctive advertising festival, where 12,000+ brands and agencies meet in a festive atmosphere. Networking, social events, AdTech conferences to discover innovations and disruptors, etc.
In 2024, we attended MAD/Fest alongside JobsInAdtech.com; we can’t recommend this AdTech event enough! We had the chance to meet Programmatic experts, like Ted Jordan, and to talk about advertising trends such as CTV.
Digital Marketing conference – September 2025
7. DMEXCO 2025
Event name: DMEXCO
Date: 17-18 September, 2025
Location: Cologne, Germany
DMEXCO (Digital Marketing Exposition & Conference) is Europe’s leading Digital Marketing and AdTech event. Attending conferences at this event will inform you about AdTech and Programmatic trends and tools to use for better results. Many conferences are organised during the event and cover various topics: next-gen targeting, digital marketing benchmarks, Programmatic advertising, DOOH, OTT, GDPR compliance, etc.
Programmatic Advertising conference – October 2025
8. Digital Out-Of-Home INSIDER SUMMIT
Event name: DOOH INSIDER SUMMIT
Date: 8-11 October, 2025
Location: Austin, TX, US
The DOOH INSIDER SUMMIT is an important Programmatic event to attend if you want to learn about DOOH updates in the US. This DOOH event is not as big as other Programmatic conferences or events mentioned before, but welcomes Digital Out-Of-Home specialists. So if you want to learn more about DOOH, this is the event to attend in 2025.
FAQ
Programmatic Advertising conferences focus on sharing knowledge and. They are organised to educate people who want to upskill in the Programmatic world.
Summits, on the other end, mainly focus on reuniting industry leaders to meet and network.
AdTech means Advertising Technology and refers to the software used to power Programmatic Advertising.
Programmatic Advertising is an automated way of buying, delivering and measuring ads. Programmatic Advertising uses AdTech to do so.
Programmatic conferences are great to learn best practices and strategies used in the Programmatic world, to succeed in efficient matters. Programmatic conference attendees enjoy attending workshops, meeting advertisers and publishers.
A Programmatic Advertising conference is perfect to learn new skills and find solutions to your problematic.
To learn more skills and tips in Programmatic, attend Programmatic conferences, read articles, join Programmatic Courses (like the one provided by Ted Jordan) and meet your peers. Networking events like conferences are a great way to exchange and learn new strategies.
Get the most out of conferences by researching who will attend, who are the speakers and what is the agenda for each event before attending. Contact the persons you would like to speak to beforehand through LinkedIn, for example.
Make sure to download conferences’ app if there is one. It’s handy to plan your days and to select which conferences you will attend. Also, there is often a plan to avoid getting lost during events.
