Speaking Engagements

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Debra is an engaging, honest speaker who can illuminate important marketing concepts with data, humor and empathy. Her speaking credits include the Association of National Advertisers, Shoptalk, VidCon and many more.

NEW!

Consumers and AI: Why the Media Connection Is More Important Than Ever

In this all-new presentation (debuting in March 2025) Debra unpacks why AI is creating a powerful — and irreversible —transformation in the consumer journey. Using case studies, fresh data and her unique capability for foresight, Debra weaves a picture showing how consumer shopping journeys are changing, why AI platforms are poised to become the next important ad medium, and why the next big wave —agentic advertising — will create even more impactful changes in ads, media and the concept of “audience.”

This video is an excerpt from a webinar featuring Debra's full presentation "Consumers and AI: Why the Media Connection is More Important Than Ever." Please reach out if you’d like more information or would like to invite Debra to present to your audience!

Consumers, AI and the Power of Connection

There’s plenty of talk about AI’s impact on internal marketing processes, but we’re overlooking a significant shift in external marketing dynamics: Consumer behavior is rapidly changing, and AI-powered platforms are rapidly altering how people access and process information. In a presentation to the Puget Sound chapter of the American Marketing Association, Debra shared her perspective on evolving consumer AI usage patterns, AI’s current influence on external marketing strategies, and how lessons from previous technological shifts such as social media and mobile devices can inform future marketing strategies.

Watch an excerpt below.

Consumers and AI: Learning from Past Tech Cycles, Shaping the Future

What can previous tech cycles teach marketers about consumer AI adoption and how it will evolve? Debra Aho Williamson shared her vision in a presentation and Q&A for the AI Marketers Guild.

AI is connecting us in new ways … even to ourselves

Watch a clip of Debra Aho Williamson speaking to the Puget Sound Research Forum in May 2024.

Debra’s speaking credits include:

AdTech San Francisco

Advertising Age

Amazon

Ascendant Network

Association of National Advertisers

Bank of America

Clorox iConnect

Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement

Conversational Marketing Summit

DoubleClick

The Drum

iMedia

iMoms Summit

OMMA Conference

Retail Media Americas (Ascendant Network)

Seattle Direct Marketing Association

Shoptalk Fall

SocialBakers Engage

SocialMedia.org

VidCon

Virtual Worlds Expo