Connecting Brands & Fans: Programmatic Advertising with Spotify and The Trade Desk

Akama is General Manager, Client Services at The Trade Desk, the world’s largest independent media buying platform, where he leads the trading and account management teams across agency holding companies, independent agencies, and brand-direct clients. For over a decade, Akama Davies has been a driving force behind diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the workplace and broader community. He has led multiple global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Diversity Councils, building programs that drive lasting, meaningful change. As Co-Founder of We Are Stripes, Akama champions career progression for ethnically diverse talent, supporting thousands of professionals and reshaping DEI practices at major organisations including Google, Ofgem, and Disney. His commitment also extends to mentoring emerging leaders from underrepresented groups and contributing to thought leadership on the progression of ethnic minorities, including the book "Black and Great: The Essential Workplace Toolkit” and the National Portrait Gallery exhibit “Black Is the New Black.”