“I was fascinated by the camaraderie and the community that Andy and the team have built,” says Terence Kawaja, founder, CEO of LUMA Partners. “There’s a tangibility to the discussions that I’ve noticed. Beet Retreat, people go to do. These people, they’re doers, not talkers.”
Kawaja is one of many industry leaders who share how they’ve benefited from Retreat insights and takeaways. For the past decade, Beet.TV, led by founder and Chief Executive Andy Plesser, has hosted intimate gatherings of high-level advertising and media executives who are both passionate about their work and eager to advance the industry they serve. From San Juan to Santa Monica, and more recently, the Berkshires, the Beet Retreat builds community and drives thoughtful conversation, centered on CTV, Retail and Commerce Media, data and measurement and the critical role AI plays in reshaping the marketplace.
Here, leading executives attending November’s Beet Retreat in Santa Monica as speakers, sponsors and audience members expound on the Retreat’s true value:
“The Beet Retreat is probably the most laser-focused conference there is on advanced advertising … It’s super-exciting, because we can have deep conversations sometimes about very technical or very nuanced or nice topics, and half the room is an expert.” — Travis Scoles, evp of advanced advertising at Paramount
“I love coming to the Beet Retreat because it’s a great opportunity for me to connect with such a diverse group of stakeholders across the ecosystem.” — Matt McDonald, global head of connected television and streaming at Google
“The Beet Retreat is one of the most unique events in this space. It combines some of the brightest and best talent in this industry, and it brings them together in an environment where we talk, we converse, we openly debate, and we learn from each other.” — Dan Aversano, evp of advertising operations, data strategy and advanced advertising at TelevisaUnivision
“It’s an amazing group of people, but also a small enough group of people that you can really have a lot of nice interactions with people that you know, people that you’re meeting for the first time.” — Aulden Kaye Yi, head of advertising partnerships at Philo
“It’s really fun to hear what other people’s perspectives are. It’s a good group of people, and it’s a nice collection to be able to really innovate together,” — Dani Cushion, CMO of Innovid
“The Beet Retreat is a really wonderful experience where you’re able to bring together marketers and media partners and data providers who are really focused on bringing more data-led advertising to our space.” — David Levy, CEO of OpenAP
“It really widens your horizons, and you get to see how AI could be applied in areas I’m not thinking about yet, and that really is the benefit of coming to an event like this.” — Graham Wilkinson, Chief Innovation Officer at Kinesso
“It’s great to network and see your colleagues both on the buy side, the sell side, the tech side. It’s a really great environment for open sharing, and really honest dialogue.” — Patrick Colletto, head of JourneyTV ad sales at Uber
“It’s a great source of inspiration for me … I love being able to spend time with my colleagues in a really informal, casual atmosphere where we can have some honest conversations.” — Denise Ocasio, executive director of investment at WPP’s Mindshare
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