2025 Streaming AUTOMOTIVE Summit
October 8-9, 2025
Wednesday- Thursday
Newport Beach, CA
Lido House Hotel
Automotive Digital
Marketers
Founding Partners
Lunch Sponsor:
Streaming Automotive Summit
The Streaming Automotive Summit is an intimate gathering featuring a cross section of thought leaders in streaming advertising and the automotive retail digital environment hosted by EMG. This year’s theme, Moving Market Share with Streaming, spotlights streaming’s ability to drive real business results for dealerships. Brand advertising is becoming essential for Tier 3—and when done right, streaming drives market share growth.
2025 SAS Sponsors
Agenda for the Streaming Automotive Summit
Enjoy Newport Beach while connecting with industry leaders. The schedule is subject to change.
- 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Welcome reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Topside Roof Deck at the Lido House Hotel
- 8:00am
Presented by S&P Global Mobility
- 9:00am
Brett Hall, EMG
- 9:15am
Brian Singleton, EMG
- 9:55am
Adam Lobelson & Francois Gravigny, S&P Global Mobility
- 10:25am
- 10:45am
Rick Fellen & Rahul Kohli, Tubi
- 11:20am
Ari Stein & Juliette Ferraro, SiriusXM Media
Matt Mendez, The Trade Desk
Brian Singleton, EMG
- 12:00pm
Presented by Tubi
- 1:00pm
Chad Rumminiger, Netflix
- 1:35pm
Michael Kraut, Experian Automotive
Brett Hall, EMG
- 2:05pm
Presented by Experian Automotive
- 2:20pm
Guy Schueller, Roku
- 3:00pm
Brian Singleton, EMG
- 3:20pm
Presented by Roku
- 3:30pm
Presented by SiriusXM Media
Joel Klatt
Fox Sports College Football Analyst,
Host of the The Joel Klatt Show
Former record-setting University of Colorado quarterback Joel Klatt is FOX Sports’ lead college football game analyst, sitting alongside play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and reporter Jenny Taft. He joined Fox Sports 1 (FS1) for its launch in August 2013 and after a successful two years was elevated to his current post, which is part of Fox’s Big Noon Saturday window, the most viewed college football telecast. Joel is a frequent guest commentator on several local and national sports programs, including The Herd with Colin Cowherd. In 2022, Klatt started The Joel Klatt Show: A College Football Podcast, which has become the top podcast in CFB, both via Audio and Video. Joel resides in Newport Beach, California with his wife and their three sons.
Melinda Zabritski
Senior Director
Melinda Zabritski is Senior Director for Experian Automotive’s financial solutions team. Throughout her career with Experian, Zabritski has overseen the product strategy for Experian Automotive’s lending channel and creation of the automotive credit vertical. After over 18 years in product management, she transitioned into sales and consulting. Zabritski also serves as Experian’s primary analyst and spokesperson regarding key automotive finance trends.
Prior to joining Experian in 2004, Zabritski spent eight years in various product management and analyst positions within the credit industry, including management and development of credit risk models and market trending tools.
Zabritski holds a Master of Business Administration from the University ofPhoenix in Phoenix, Ariz., and a Bachelor of Science in political science and urban government from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La.
Matt Mendez
Senior Director, Client Development
Matt is entering his 26th year as an automotive marketing executive. As Senior Director, Client Development, Matt partners with several of The Trade Desk’s leading global automotive clients.
Prior to joining The Trade Desk, Matt was a Director of Client Partnerships for Datalogix (and later Oracle Data Cloud). Prior to that, he spent 8 years in the Marketing Department of Mitsubishi Motors North America. Matt started his career on the agency side in account management roles representing numerous automotive clients across all three tiers of the industry.
Dan Fairclough
Head of Specialized Demand
Travel & Accommodations
Environment is everything. That’s why we chose the Lido House Hotel to be ground zero of the inaugural Streaming Automotive Summit. Located in Newport Beach California, it’s just steps away from Lido Village, which features a collection of eateries on the Harbor and is only ten minutes from John Wayne Airport (SNA).
Airports
Attendees should plan to arrive on Wednesday, October 8th, and depart on Thursday morning – or stay the weekend, as Newport Beach is beautiful all year. The closest major airports are:
- John Wayne Airport (SNA): About 10 minutes from Lido House Hotel
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): 45 minutes from Newport Beach, not considering traffic.
- Long Beach Airport (LGB): 35 minutes from Newport Beach, not considering traffic.
Transportation
To your hotel in Newport Beach from the airport: All attendees are responsible for booking their own transportation to and from the airport. Uber, Lyft, and pre-booked car services can be taken from the airport to your hotel.
Accommodations
All attendees are required to book their own accommodations. For your convenience, we’ve secured a courtesy room block at the Lido House Hotel for $449/night plus tax (~45% discount).
To receive this courtesy rate, you must book your room through the website package listed below.
Hotel address:
Lido House Hotel – 3300 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Testimonials
“I haven't come away from an "auto" conference learning something completely new in years. Also, what a blast. I'm still dreaming about playing Pelican again."
Andrew Eamer
“The thought leadership EMG continues to put out across retail automotive is really unmatched.”
Matt Mendez
“The Streaming Automotive Summit was one of the most relevant, informative, and well-organized conferences we've ever attended! We're already looking forward to attending again next year.”
Abby Stowell
"The content was great!”
Eric Mercado
Get Your Ticket Today!
Countdown to the Streaming Automotive Summit:
Event Pass
$499.00
- Admission to the welcome reception, full event, and closing reception
- Evening cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on October 8
- Breakfast, lunch, and cocktails on October 9
- Access to event materials and session recordings
*Travel + accommodations not included with Event Pass
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