The Future of Video Investment | Executive Roundtable Series
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The Future of Video Investment

Executive Insights on Smarter, Measurable Success Strategies in 2026



Please join us for our NEW VAB INSPIRE executive virtual roundtable series! These 30-minute conversations across 3 sessions will be focused on helping marketers develop educated investment decisions for 2026 and beyond.  

Currently marketers are making important decisions about their video investment strategy. VAB is here to help keep you informed and translate industry trends into actionable, business driving outcomes. 

 We’ll introduce fresh conversations with industry leaders who tackle critical questions on the topics that matter most. These discussions are designed to keep marketers informed on key industry trends—and, more importantly, how to apply these insights to their own strategies. 

Speakers to be announced soon! We invite you to register for each of the roundtables below.



How CTV and Data Are Redefining Smarter Video Investment

Monday, June 1 @ 12:00 - 12:30pm ET

Connected TV and streaming are no longer emerging channels—they are the foundation of modern video investment. As marketers plan for 2026, success depends on understanding how CTV performance, streaming behaviors, and data-driven decision-making intersect to drive measurable growth and ROI. We’ll explore how CTV is reshaping the advertising landscape—from precise targeting and creative flexibility to its growing role in performance marketing and omnichannel strategies. Paired with a deep dive into the latest streaming trends, audience behaviors, and analytics innovations, this conversation will reveal how leading marketers are prioritizing the metrics that matter, adapting to shifting consumer habits, and turning streaming data into smarter investment decisions.

What you'll learn:

  • How CTV Fits into a High-Performance Media Mix: Learn how marketers are using CTV to drive both upper- and lower-funnel outcomes while strengthening omnichannel performance. 
  • What Streaming Data Really Tells You: Understand which audience behaviors, metrics, and signals matter most—and how to cut through noise to focus on what drives results. 
  • Turning Targeting and Creative Flexibility into ROI: See how precision targeting and adaptable creative in CTV unlock smarter optimization and stronger returns.
  • Measuring What Matters in a Streaming-First World: Explore modern measurement approaches that connect streaming exposure to business outcomes like site traffic, consideration, and sales.
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    AI Without the Hype: How AI is Inventing the Future of Premium Video Measurement

    Tuesday, June 2 @ 12:00 - 12:30pm ET

    AI is transforming video measurement—but not in the ways most headlines suggest. As marketers demand greater accountability from premium video investments, AI is becoming a practical engine for speed, scale, and smarter insights across measurement workflows. Hear directly from senior executives in the video measurement space as they share how AI is being used in the real world today—from automated data processing and synthetic audiences to emerging agentic survey approaches. We’ll cut through the noise to reveal what’s delivering value, what’s still experimental, and how these advancements are reshaping how premium video performance is measured and optimized as well as how to apply these learnings to build more confident, future-ready video strategies.

    What you'll learn:

  • How AI Is Powering the Next Wave of Measurement Innovation: Discover how leading measurement teams are using AI to reimagine workflows, scale insights, and unlock new forms of intelligence. 
  • Breakthrough Use Cases Shaping Premium Video: Explore innovative applications—from synthetic audiences to agentic research—that are pushing the boundaries of traditional measurement. 
  • From Experimentation to Impact: Learn how executives are evaluating which AI innovations deliver real value and which remain exploratory.
  • What’s Real vs. What’s Overhyped:  Hear candid perspectives on which AI applications are delivering results—and which still need time to mature.
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    From Screen to Sale: How New Video Innovations Turn Engagement into Action

    Wednesday, June 3 @ 12:00 - 12:30pm ET

    Premium video is no longer just about storytelling—it’s becoming a powerful engine for discovery, interaction, and commerce. We’ll explore how shoppable TV, interactive creative, and data-driven innovation are enabling brands to connect inspiration to action—while maintaining the premium, high-impact environments marketers trust. In this forward-looking session, industry leaders unpack how shoppable video, emerging ad formats, and data-driven creative are transforming premium video into a performance engine. Designed for marketers planning smarter investments in 2026 and beyond, this conversation reveals how to harness innovation in premium video to drive performance, differentiation, and real business growth—moving seamlessly from inspiration to transaction.

    What you'll learn:

  • Turn Premium Video into a Commerce Engine: Learn how shoppable video formats transform high-impact storytelling into direct pathways for product discovery, consideration, and purchase.
  • Activate Retail Media Signals in Video: See how marketers are leveraging retail data to power smarter targeting, personalization, and closed-loop measurement within premium video environments.
  • Innovate Creatively Without Losing Control: Explore emerging ad formats and dynamic creative approaches that balance experimentation with brand safety, quality, and consistency.
  • Prove Performance with Advanced Measurement: Understand how new measurement frameworks connect video exposure to real business outcomes—helping justify investment and optimize future strategy.
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