Navigator London Agenda

From the chaos of identity to the reality of measurement, we’re not here to talk in circles—we’re here to get somewhere. Whether it’s market dynamics, practical innovation, or the stuff nobody wants to say out loud, it’s on the table. Want to know more about the event, how to request an invite, or get involved as a sponsor? Head to the main Navigator London page. As for the agenda, it’s solid (until it isn’t). You won’t find a list of every coffee break or snack table, but rest assured—there’s time built in to pause, connect, and network.

Thursday, June 9, 2026

Session Time	Session Title	Session Description
8:00 am	Breakfast & Registration	Someone said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. They’re probably sleeping in. Not you though! Get here and get ready for a big day!
9:00 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks	Together, we’ll kick off Navigator, and how you can make the most of the day. Also, Rob will unveil is blazer, of course. Rob Beeler, Founder & CEO, Beeler.Tech
9:10 am	The Human Edge: Navigating AI and Building the Future of Publishing	Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, author of She’s in CTRL will empower you to reimagine your professional trajectory in the face of continuing technological change. She will share what this moment demands from the people keeping publishing moving now, including: how to future-proof yourself, build teams that can experiment with purpose, and make decisions that help your organization move forward… all without losing sight of the human judgment, trust, and connection publishing still depends on. Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, author of She’s in CTRL
10:10 am	The Media Company You’d Build: Table Talks	If you were to start a media company from a blank slate today, what would you do differently from what most publishers are doing now?
10:50 am	Transition Break	Grab a coffee and a snack, chat with new friends, and then make your way to your next session.
11:15 am Breakout Sessions
	Building the Publisher Stack in the Age of AI	In the age of AI, publishers need to be prepared for agentic advertising transactions and LLMs scraping their properties. This session unpacks the IAB Tech Lab’s AI and Agentic Roadmap, including AAMP, CoMP, and ARTF. It will also outline the steps publishers should take to protect the value of their content from non-human traffic and to prepare for a future of agentic transactions with a robust agentic framework based on existing standards that can turn experimentation into durable, scalable intelligence. Shailley Singh, COO & EVP, Product, IAB Tech Lab
	RevenueScape: Walkthrough + Next Steps	RevenueScape is our community-built collection of revenue moves: concrete plays publishers are using right now to find new revenue. In this collaborative session, we’ll add to it, so bring your ideas. We’ll workshop what’s worth pursuing and what comes next. Rob Beeler, Founder & CEO, Beeler.Tech
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12:00 pm	Transition	Join us back in the main room. It’s time to plan for our future.
12:10 pm	Plans > Hope	Rob sits down with Anthony Hitchings to talk about what it takes to build a plan for the future in a world focused on the existing quarter. It’s time to look up from your keyboard and plot a new course. Anthony Hitchings, Global Revenue Operations Director, Financial Times
12:45 pm	Lunch	Discuss your learnings from the morning, fortify new connections, and fuel up for the rest of Navigator.
1:45 pm	From the Other Side of the Auction	In digital advertising, you don’t know what you don’t know. That’s standard practice, but it costs publishers revenue and keeps advertisers from buying. Rory Latham is one of the few buy-side voices willing to say plainly how the auction looks from his seat. In this fireside chat, we cut through the noise. What signals does he need to see to allocate budgets? What would advertisers do more of if publishers gave them something different to work with? Let’s get honest input from the other side of the auction. Rory Latham, Senior Director, Global Investment, WPP Media
2:25 pm	Transition Break	It’s time for a big afternoon of learning, so head to your next breakout session.
2:35 pm Breakout Sessions
	From the Other Side of the Auction: Continued	Now that he’s stepped off the main stage, we’ll talk with Rory further about how publishers and agencies can work better together. Rory Latham, Senior Director, Global Investment, WPP Media
	Revenue Lift Without Compromising Trust	Patient.info serves medical content to millions of users where trust and page experience are not negotiable. Thomas Andrew Porteus walks through what changed in their stack, the choices behind each change, and what the results actually mean. Olly Aulakh of Opti Digital joins to discuss the technical decisions that delivered gains from day one, as well as those that compounded over time. The lessons learned travel well beyond the health vertical. Olly Aulakh, Chief Revenue Officer, Opti Digital Thomas Andrew Porteus, Director, Navigate Health
	Traffic and Bots, Bots and Traffic	What we are doing about the drop of human traffic and the rise of bot traffic? We need new strategies for both.
	Our New Relationship with Data	Suddenly MCP, CLI and APIs are the most important acronyms for ad ops. Let’s talk about what we are now able to do with the data we use to make decisions, build vs buy, and what we need from our partners to get the insights we’ve been craving. It’s time we share notes on what is working and what’s not. Rob Beeler, Founder & CEO, Beeler.Tech
3:20 pm	Networking Break	We’re almost through the day! Take a moment to connect with your peers, quickly check your emails, and then prepare to end the day strong.
3:50 pm Breakout Sessions
	Who Are These Humans in The Loop?	AI “experts” talk about the “humans in the loop.” Specifically, the part humans will play in our future. For publishers, what roles will remain, what skills will they need, and how do we prepare our teams? Melissa Chapman, Chief Operating Officer, Beeler.Tech
	Plans > Hope: Continued	We’ll take ideas from the earlier keynote and apply them to our own organizations. How do we move from quarter-to-quarter to a multi-year strategy? You have more control of this than you think. Anthony Hitchings, Global Revenue Operations Director, Financial Times
	RFPs Right Now: AI Direct-Sold Workflow	Receiving and responding to RFPs is a real opportunity for publishers — not only to bring AI into their existing processes, but also to prepare for what comes next. Jason Tollestrup, Head of Monetization and Revenue Operations, The Washington Post
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4:35 pm	Transition Break	It’s time to head to our final sessions of the day, where we’ll bring everything together.
4:45 pm	The Navigator Awards: Recognising the Brands and Agencies That Show Up for Journalism	Good journalism is expensive. It’s also increasingly easy to avoid. Broad brand safety settings do the “avoiding” automatically, without anyone making a real decision. The Navigator Awards exist to make visible the brands and agencies that chose differently. Publisher-nominated and conversation-driven, these awards recognise buyers who made an intentional decision to show up in trusted news environments, support difficult coverage, and act like partners instead of just buyers. Rob Beeler presents the Navigator Awards London, celebrating the industry leaders who understand that when journalism loses funding, everyone loses something real. Rob Beeler, Founder & CEO, Beeler.Tech
5:05 pm	Closing Remarks	We’ll reflect on the day, highlight key learnings, and look ahead to what’s next. Rob Beeler, Founder & CEO, Beeler.Tech
5:30 pm	Evening Reception	After a long day of collaborative discussion and debate, we’ll come together one last time as a community. Make connections, share ideas, and exchange knowledge.