Annual Congress: London 2026

JUNE 3rd to 5th 2026

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Annual Congress: London 2026

The World Out of Home Organization's Annual Congress is scheduled for June 3rd - 5th 2026 in London. This will be an exciting, feature packed Congress with leading industry speakers from across the globe representing all aspects of the OOH ecosystem.

Previous Annual Congresses in Mexico City, Hong Kong, Lisbon, Toronto attracted over 600 delegates each.

An event full of high quality presentations on the Expanding World of Out of Home from Media Owners, Buyers, Tech Suppliers and Clients and featuring the celebrated WOO Annual Awards Ceremonies.

The Congress will include a packed social programme including the Gala dinner, city tours and the ever popular Congress Afterparty.

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Annual Congress: London 2026
Annual Congress: London 2026
Annual Congress: London 2026

Event Programme

2 days of presentations on the Expanding World of Out of Home from Media Owners, Buyers, Tech Suppliers and Clients finishing at 16.00 on Friday 5th.

  • Wednesday 3rd June 2026

  • 14.00 - 20.00

    Registration Opens

  • 18:30 - 20:00

    Welcome drinks & Canapes

    Welcome Cocktail Reception - Networking Event

  • Thursday 4th June 2026

  • 8:15 - 8:45

    Welcome coffee & tea

    In the exhibition area

  • 08.45 - 09.00

    Welcome to London 2026

    • Anna-Maria Pisano - Events Director, World Out of Home Organization
  • 09.00 - 09.30

    "Marching in Step"

    • Tom Goddard - President, World Out of Home Organization
  • 09.30 - 09.55

    "Let's Get Real"

    • Jean-Francois Decaux - Co-CEO and Chairman, JCDecaux
  • 10.00 - 10.20

    "Five Shifts Re-shaping Media – (and the client POV on them)"

    • Matt Green - Director, World Federation of Advertisers (WFA)
  • 10.25 - 10.45

    "Creativity: what's the point?"

    • Katy Hopkins - Executive Creative Director, Iris
  • 10.45 - 11.15

    Networking Coffee Break

    Exhibition Area

  • 11.15 - 11.30

    "More than good Intentions: When Sustainability becomes a competitive advantage!"

    • Katrin Robertson -  CEO,  blowUP media GmbH
    • Alex D’Albertanson - Media Sustainability Project Director, Ad Net Zero
    • Stephanie Helen Scheller - Managing Partner Sustainable Solutions EMEA, Omnicom Media Group
  • 11.30 - 11.50

    "Why We’re Winning!"

    • Sean Reilly - President and Chief Executive Officer, Lamar
  • 11.50 - 12.05

    Breakout Sessions Preview

    • Charles Parry-Okeden - CEO, Executive Channel Network
  • 12.05 - 12.45

    "Make Outdoor Creative Art" MOCA (part two)

    • Tim Bleakley - Chairman, Ocean Outdoor Group
    • James Murphy - CEO, Ogilvy Group UK
    • Matthew Straker-Taylor - Strategy Partner, New Commercial Arts
    • Melanie Blood - Head of Ocean Labs, UK
    • Orlando Wood - Chief Innovation Officer, System1 Group
  • 12.45 - 13.00

    "When OOH Needs to Think Bigger"

    • Burr Smith - CEO, Broadsign
    • Kelly Parker - CMO, WPP Media UK
  • 13.00 - 14.10

    Buffet Lunch

    Exhbition Area

  • 14.10 - 14.30

    "Why IRL Media Wins the Next Decade of Advertising"

    • Nick Brien - Chief Executive Officer, OUTFRONT
  • 14.30 - 14.50

    "The Brand Believers" - Fireside Chat

    • Moderator: Anna Bager - President & CEO, OAAA
    • Harry Drakes - Media Lead – Food Brands, PepsiCo
    • Vicky Handley - Consumer Marketing Comms Brands, Marketing & Experience, Lloyds Banking Group
  • 14.50 - 15.20

    UK CEOs Panel - "In the Hot Seat"

    • Moderator: Tom Goddard - President, World Out of Home Organization
    • Justin Cochrane - President and CEO Outdoor, Bauer Media
    • Mike Gordon - Chief Commercial Officer, Global
    • Dallas Wiles - Co-CEO,  JCDecaux UK
  • 15.20 - 15.30

    Day One Wrap Up & 2027 Location Announcements

    • Tom Goddard - President, World Out Of Home Organization
  • 15.30 -16.00

    Networking Coffee Break

    Exhbition Area

  • 16.00 - 17.00

    The WOO Global Awards Show

    Hosted by

    • Dino Burbidge - WOO Creative in Residence
    • Matthew Dearden - Chairman of Judges & CEO Alight Media UK
  • 19:00 - 22.30

    Drinks and Gala Dinner

    19:00 - 22:30 - Cocktails, Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony

  • Friday 5th June2026

  • 8:15 - 8:50

    Welcome coffee & tea

    In the exhibition area

  • 09.00 - 09.10

    Welcome Back

    • Anna-Maria Pisano - Events Director, World Out of Home Organization
    • Tom Goddard - President, World Out of Home Organization
  • 09.10 - 10.00

    First Three Breakout Sessions


    Location - Ballroom A

    Session 1 - "Driving incremental growth through adtech" - Moderated by Charles Parry- Okeden

    "Introduction to the new WOO pdooh Initiative"

    • Charles Parry Okeden, CEO, Executive Channel Network

    “Automation vs Programmatic: True Driver of Scaleable Growth”

    • Ben Allman - Broadsign,
    • Will Brownsdon, MD of EMEA, Perion,
    • JC Conti - CEO, Viooh
    • Oliver Goodge - Vistar Media,

    “ East meets Programmatic DOOH: Why Chinese brands are conquering global screens"

    • JC Conti - CEO, Viooh
    • Charles Shen - CEO & Founder of MeetSocial


    Location - Ballroom B

    Session 2 - "Accelerating Audience Measurement and Minimum Standards" - Moderated by Gideon Adey

    "The WOO Global Guidelines for OOH Audience Measurment 2.0"

    "The big global moves in AUM" - Slide Assisted Panel

    • Ichiro Jinnai - President, Perion Japan
    • Euan MacKay - Chief Strategy Officer, Route Research
    • Elizabeth McIntyre - CEO, Outdoor Media Association and MOVE
    • Kath Mitchell - CEO, Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa
    • Christina Radigan - SVP, Chief Research Officer / OUTFRONT Media

    Location - Crystal Palace (2nd Floor)

    Session 3  - "Retail Media, Incremental Growth or Cannibalisation?" - Moderated by Matthew Dearden, CEO, Alight Media

    • Hammad Benjelloun - CEO and founder, AiOO Technologies
    • Helen Bull - Head of DOOH & Programmatic, Hammerson
    • Mzukisi Deliwe - Deputy CEO,  Provantage
    • Sebastian Obregon - Co founder & CEO, Enmedio
    • Jeslyn Tan - Founder & CEO of Ideation Studio
  • 10.10 - 11.00

    Second Three Breakout Sessions


    Location - Ballroom A

    "How media owners can use AI now" - Moderated by Stephen Joseph, Group CEO, Ocean Outdoor

    • James Bicknell - Group CEO, Mulitiply Media Group
    • Nicole Lonsdale - Chief Client Officer,  WPP Media OOH
    • Srikanth Ramachandran - Founder and Group CEO, Moving Walls
    • Jay Young - Managing Director, Grand Visual


    Location - Ballroom B

    Moderated by Charles Parry-Okeden, CEO Executive Channel Network

    "The $30B Unlock: Scaling DOOH Through Global Omnichannel Demand"

    • Dave Etherington - Vice President Revenue and Partnerships, US, Broadsign
    • Dylan Ryan - Publisher Manager -DV360 UKI LCS, Google

    "The emerging influence of MMM platforms on global OOH media spend"

    • Henry Innis - Co-Founder & Global CEO, MUTINEX

    Location - Crystal Palace (2nd Floor)

    "Hardware Hard Talk - Product innovation & challenges" - Moderated by  Antonio Vincenti, Founder and CEO, Pikasso

    • Marco Cohen - Executive & Board Member, Global Display Solutions
    • Ruben Rengel - Executive Vice President, Absen
    • Jeff Rushton - Co-Owner, President & CEO, Media Resouces
    • Lori Sieler - OOH Project Manager, Daktronics
  • 11.00 - 11.30

    Networking Coffee Break

    Exhibition Area

  • 11.30 - 11.45

    ‘Surging M&A Activity & Evolving Valuation Dynamics"

    • Mark Boidman - Partner and Head of Media & Entertainment, Solomon Partners
  • 11.45 - 12.20

    "Regulation and Reputation" (Perception is Reality)

    • Moderator : Kai-Marcus Thaesler - CEO, German Outdoor Advertising Association
    • Bongumusa Makhathini - CEO, Primedia Out of Home, South Africa
    • Guy Parker - Chief Executive, ASA
  • 12.25 - 13.05

    "The new shape of the specialist buying model"

    • Moderator: Jeremy Male - Founder, Male Media LLC
    • Danielle Austin - Managing Director, Evolve
    • Claudia Damas - CEO, Altermark
    • David Krupp - Global Chief Executive Officer, billups
    • Andrea MacDonald - CEO, Americas,  Mediakeys Intl.
  • 13.05 - 13.20

    Women in WOO Update

    •  Annie Rickard, Board Advisory Member, Women in WOO
  • 13.20 - 13.40

    "The Now, Next & the Wondrous Future of OOH - 2026 Edition"

    • Dino Burbidge - WOO Creative in Residence
  • 13.40 - 14.00

    Close of Day 2 and Finale

    • Tom Goddard - President, World Out of Home Organization
  • 14.00 - 15.00

    Lunch

    Exhibition Area

  • 19.00 - 22.30

    After Congress Party

    229 Club, Great Portland Street


Featured Speakers / Panellists / Moderators

Our Annual Congress is in London on 3rd to 5th June 2026. London will be an exciting and feature packed Congress with leading industry speakers from across the region representing all aspects of the OOH ecosystem. Speakers, panellists and Moderators will be amended/updated as the programme for the congress develops.

Please click on a speaker / panellist / moderator to read their bio.

Gideon Adey
Gideon Adey

Measurement Consultant / WOO

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Ben Allman
Ben Allman

Regional VP, Platform Sales, ANZ / Broadsign

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Danielle Austin
Danielle Austin

Managing Director / Evolve

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Anna Bager
Anna Bager

President & CEO / OOH Advertising Association of America (OAAA)

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Hammad Benjelloun
Hammad Benjelloun

CEO and founder / AiOO Technologies

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James Bicknell
James Bicknell

Group CEO / Multiply Media Group (MMG),

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Tim Bleakley
Tim Bleakley

Chairman / Ocean Outdoor Group

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Melanie Blood
Melanie Blood

Head of Ocean Labs / Ocean Outdoor

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Mark Boidman
Mark Boidman

Partner and Head of Media & Entertainment / Solomon Partners

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Nick Brien
Nick Brien

CEO / OUTFRONT Media

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William Brownsdon
William Brownsdon

Managing Director, EMEA / Perion

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Helen Bull
Helen Bull

Head of DOOH & Programmatic / Hammerson plc

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Dino Burbidge
Dino Burbidge

Creative in Residence / WOO

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Justin Cochrane
Justin Cochrane

CEO / Bauer Media Outdoor

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Marco Cohen
Marco Cohen

Executive & Board Member / Global Display Solutions (GDS)

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Jean-Christophe (JC) Conti
Jean-Christophe (JC) Conti

CEO / VIOOH

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Alex D’Albertanson
Alex D’Albertanson

Media Sustainability Project Director / Ad Net Zero

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Claudia Damas
Claudia Damas

CEO, Altermark / Partner, OOH Capital

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Matthew Dearden
Matthew Dearden

CEO and Co-Founder / Alight Media

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Jean-Francois Decaux
Jean-Francois Decaux

Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO / JCDecaux SE

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Mzukisi Deliwe
Mzukisi Deliwe

Deputy Chief Executive Officer / Provantage

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Harry Drakes
Harry Drakes

Media Lead - Food Brands / PepsiCo

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Dave Etherington
Dave Etherington

Vice President Revenue and Partnerships, US / Broadsign

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Tom Goddard
Tom Goddard

President / World Out of Home Organization

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Oliver Goodge
Oliver Goodge

EMEA Director, Enterprise Solutions / Vistar Media

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Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon

Chief Commercial Officer / Global

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Matt Green
Matt Green

Director / WFA

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Vicky Handley
Vicky Handley

Consumer Marketing Comms | Brands, Marketing & Experience / Lloyds Banking Group

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Katy Hopkins
Katy Hopkins

Executive Creative Director / Iris

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Henry Innis
Henry Innis

Co-Founder & Global CEO / MUTINEX

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Ichiro T. Jinnai
Ichiro T. Jinnai

President / Perion Japan

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Stephen Joseph
Stephen Joseph

Group CEO / Ocean Outdoor

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David Krupp
David Krupp

Global Chief Executive Officer / billups

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Nicole Lonsdale
Nicole Lonsdale

Chief Client Officer / WPP Media OOH

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Andrea MacDonald
Andrea MacDonald

CEO, Americas / Mediakeys Intl.

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Euan Mackay
Euan Mackay

Chief Executive Officer / Route Research

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Jeremy J. Male
Jeremy J. Male

Founder / Male Media LLC.

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Bongumusa Makhathini
Bongumusa Makhathini

Chief Executive Officer / Primedia Out of Home

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Elizabeth McIntyre
Elizabeth McIntyre

CEO / Outdoor Media Association and MOVE

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Kath Mitchell
Kath Mitchell

CEO / OOHMAA (Out of Home Media Association Aotearoa)

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James Murphy
James Murphy

CEO / Ogilvy Group UK

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Sebastian Obregon
Sebastian Obregon

Cofounder & CEO / Enmedio

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Guy Parker
Guy Parker

Chief Executive / ASA

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Kelly Parker
Kelly Parker

Chief Media Officer / WPP Media UK

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Charles Parry-Okeden
Charles Parry-Okeden

Independent Chair / OMA

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Anna Maria Pisano
Anna Maria Pisano

Founder & CEO / Global Studio / WOO Events Director

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Christina Radigan
Christina Radigan

SVP, Chief Research Officer / OUTFRONT Media

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Srikanth Ramachandran
Srikanth Ramachandran

Founder & CEO / Moving Walls

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Sean Reilly
Sean Reilly

President and Chief Executive Officer / Lamar

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Ruben Rengel
Ruben Rengel

Executive Vice President / Absen

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Annie Rickard
Annie Rickard

Managing Partner / OOH Capital

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Katrin A. Robertson
Katrin A. Robertson

CEO / blowUP media Group

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Jeff Rushton
Jeff Rushton

Co-Owner, President & CEO / Media Resources

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Dylan Ryan
Dylan Ryan

Publisher Manager, DV360 UKI LCS / Google

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Stephanie Helen Scheller
Stephanie Helen Scheller

Managing Partner Sustainable Solutions EMEA / Omnicom Media Group

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Lori Sieler
Lori Sieler

Out of Home Product Manager / Daktronics

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Charles Shen
Charles Shen

Founder & CEO / Meetsocial

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Burr Smith
Burr Smith

Chairman, President and CEO / Broadsign

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Jeslyn Tan
Jeslyn Tan

Chief Executive Officer / Ideation Studio, Association of Advertising & Marketing Singapore (AAMS)

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Matthew Straker-Taylor
Matthew Straker-Taylor

Strategy Partner / New Commercial Arts

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Kai-Marcus Thaesler
Kai-Marcus Thaesler

Managing Director / B|A|M - Bundesverband Aussenmedien e.V.

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Antonio Vincenti
Antonio Vincenti

Founder and CEO / Pikasso

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Dallas Wiles
Dallas Wiles

Co-CEO / JCDecaux UK

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Orlando Wood
Orlando Wood

Chief Innovation Officer / System1 Group

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Jay Young
Jay Young

Managing Director / Grand Visual

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ANNUAL CONGRESS 2026

Another exciting and feature packed event with leading industry speakers from across the globe

London Event Sponsors

The World Out of Home Organization's is proud to be associated with leading players across the OOH industry and welcome our global and local event sponsors to an exciting Annual Congress. Click a logo to read the sponsors profile.

 


Congress Venue/Hotel

London Hilton on Park Lane

22 Park Lane
London W1K 1BE 

 

A Mayfair stay beside Hyde Park

The London Hilton on Park Lane is a landmark 5-star hotel located in the prestigious Mayfair district, overlooking Hyde Park. Its central location offers easy access to London's most iconic attractions, luxury shopping areas, and key event venues.

Guests can enjoy elegant rooms and suites, award-winning dining, panoramic city views, and premium facilities including a fitness center and executive lounge.

 

Room Rates

Room Type Rate (per night) Included Services
Hilton Guest Room – Single Use € 495,00 Taxes and Breakfast
Hilton King Deluxe – Single Use € 530,00 Taxes and Breakfast
Hilton King Executive Room – Single Use € 615,00 Taxes and Breakfast

Room reservations must be made via the Congress registration form.

Stay Notes

Check-in is 16:00; Check-out time is 11:00 am.
Early check-in and late check-out are subject to availability and approval by Front Desk.

  • Early check-in between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm: 50% of 1 night charge
  • Before 10:00 am: 100% of 1 night charge, late check-out charges will apply according to time of departure.
  • Early Departure fees apply for any changes in the departure date, the charge applicable is 100% of the room rate.

For higher room categories, please contact: worldooh@global-studio.it

- Any modifications or cancellations must be communicated promptly to the Organising Secretariat.

- For cancellations received less than four weeks before the Congress, the full cost will be charged unless the room can be resold.

- No-shows or early departures will be considered cancellations and charged in full.

- All bookings are subject to availability and are confirmed only upon receipt of full payment or written confirmation from the Secretariat.

The terms and cancellation policy are accepted at the time of booking confirmation.

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