Thank you for joining us at the Ad Blocker Developer Summit 2020
This year the Ad Blocker Developer Summit faced the challenge of becoming a fully remote event while trying to provide the same amount of knowledge sharing, engagement and discussion around all things ad blocking. With a lot of input, learnings and new ideas gained from that day we want to thank all the amazing speakers, attendees and back office supporters who turned this challenge into a successful event. If you missed the event or one of the many great talks you can watch and share them here. With this wish everybody a good time, stay safe and see you next year!
Why join?
Interact with a diverse group of knowledgeable individuals passionate about ad blocking. Learn from some of the most influential people in the industry and see first-hand the cutting-edge advances happening in the world of ad blocking.
The explosive growth of ad blockers has forced publishers and advertisers to listen seriously to consumer demands and reform some of their most aggressive ad practices. Come to this industry-wide developer event to learn how to contribute to the ad-blocking community, while learning from the best in the game. Contribute to the discussion on the future of ad blocking, from machine learning to VR/AR, to embedded devices and more.
What to do?
- Meet the developers behind some of the most successful ad-blocking apps in the world.
- Learn what’s on the cutting edge in the world of ad blocking.
- Help transform the advertising industry to be held more accountable to consumers.
- Pitch your ideas for VR, machine learning, and AI in ad blocking. Help shape ad blocking for the future!
When?
October 21, 2020
Where?
online event, login to open on Tuesday 20th of October at 12:30pm CET
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Speakers
Ad Blocker Dev Summit brings together key industry players for engaging and interactive discussions on the latest advancements in various areas of ad blocking including circumvention, machine learning, privacy and security, and more.
Speakers for this year’s Summit include:
Peter Lowe
Security Researcher, DNSFilter
Ad blocking:the good, the bad, and the ugly
Sören Müller
Co-Founder Webwasher | Automatic Trading Systems Dev
How ad blocking started:The Webwasher Story
Stephen Hardisty
CTO, eyeo
opening keynote
Louisa Ha, Ph.D
Professor, Bowling Green State University
What types of advertising should be blocked? Toward a normative theory of ad blocking
Sam Macbeth
Tech Lead, Cliqz
Autoconsent: Towards zero-click opt-out across the web
Shilpi Kapoor
CEO, BarrierBreak Solutions Private Limited
The inaccessibility of Ads & Ad blocking
Florian Nettersheim
Master's Student, Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (Federal Office for Information Security, Germany)
Katti: A system for the detection of ad malware
Andrey Meshkov
CTO and Co-Founder, AdGuard
Brave New World: content blocking on Apple platforms
Joana Garcia
Product Co-ordinator, eyeo
Unsung heroes: Celebrating the work of filter list authors
Miyoung Shin
Software Engineer, Igalia
Fixing Gaps: Strengthening the Chromium Platform for Content Blocking
Lorenzo Tilve
Software Engineer, Igalia
Fixing Gaps: Strengthening the Chromium Platform for Content Blocking
Zubair Shafiq
Professor, University of California, Davis
Fingerprinting the Fingerprinters
Jeffrey Yasskin
Software Engineer, Google
How Web Packaging will affect ad blocking
Hieu Le
Ph.D Student, University of California, Irvine
Revisiting Adblocking Circumvention
Rob Wu
Software Engineer (Firefox Add-Ons Team), Mozilla
The Future of Content Blockers in Firefox
Philipp Kewisch
Add-ons Operations Manager, Mozilla
The Future of Content Blockers in Firefox
Alexandre Blondin
Product Manager, Chrome Extensions Consumer Experience, Google
Closing Keynote
Karandeep Bhatia
Software Engineer, Chrome Extensions, Google
Closing Keynote
Devlin Cronin
Tech Lead and Manager, Chrome Extensions, Google
Closing Keynote
David Li
Product Manager, Chrome Extensions Developer Experience, Google
Closing Keynote
Heather Novotny
UX Researcher, eyeo
The new and improved browsing experience: how adblockers have improved the way we consume information online
Schedule
The schedule for the day is the following:
| Time Slot | Speaker | Topic |
| Afternoon Sessions | ||
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12:30 - 13:00 CET 06:30 - 07:00 EDT 03:30 - 04:00 PDT |
Stephen Hardisty CTO eyeo |
Opening Keynote |
|
13:00 - 13:30 CET 07:00 - 07:30 EDT 04:00 - 04:30 PDT |
Shilpi Kapoor CTO BarrierBreak |
The inaccessibility of Ads & Ad blocking |
|
13:30 - 14:00 CET 07:30 - 08:00 EDT 04:30 - 05:00 PDT |
Peter Lowe Security Researcher DNSFilter |
Ad blocking: The good, the bad, and the ugly |
|
14:00 - 15:00 CET 08:00 - 09:00 EDT 05:00 - 06:00 PDT |
Sören Müller Automatic Trading Systems Dev Co-Founder, WebWasher |
How ad blocking started: The Webwasher Story |
|
15:00 - 15:15 CET 09:00 - 09:15 EDT 06:00 - 06:15 PDT |
Joana Garcia Product co-ordinator eyeo |
Unsung heroes: Celebrating the work of filter list authors |
| Break for 15 mins | ||
| Late Afternoon Sessions | ||
|
15:30 - 16:30 CET 09:30 - 10:30 EDT 06:30 - 07:30 PDT |
Andrey Meshkov CTO AdGuard |
Brave New World: content blocking on Apple platforms |
|
16:30 - 17:00 CET 10:30 - 11:00 EDT 07:30 - 08:00 PDT |
Miyoung Shin Software Engineer Igalia Lorenzo Tilve Software Engineer Igalia |
Fixing Gaps: Strengthening the Chromium Platform for Content Blocking |
|
17:00 - 17:30 CET 11:00 - 11:30 EDT 08:00 - 08:30 PDT |
Rob Wu Software Engineer (Firefox Add-Ons Team) Mozilla Philipp Kewisch Add-ons Operations Manager Mozilla |
The Future of Content Blockers in Firefox |
|
17:30 - 18:00 CET 11:30 - 12:00 EDT 08:30 - 09:00 PDT |
Sam Macbeth Tech Lead Cliqz |
Autoconsent: Towards zero-click opt-out across the web |
|
18:00 - 18:15 CET 12:00 - 12:15 EDT 09:00 - 09:15 PDT |
Florian Nettersheim Masters Student BSI |
Katti: A system for the detection of ad malware |
|
18:15 - 18:30 CET 12:15 - 12:30 EDT 09:15 - 09:30 PDT |
Hieu Le Ph.D Student University of California, Irvine |
Revisiting Adblocking Circumvention |
| Break for 30 mins | ||
| Evening Sessions | ||
|
19:00 - 19:30 CET 13:00 - 13:30 EDT 10:00 - 10:30 PDT |
Jeff Yasskin Software Engineer |
How Web Packaging will affect ad blocking |
|
19:30 - 20:30 CET 13:30 - 14:30 EDT 10:30 - 11:30 PDT |
Louisa Ha Professor Bowling Green State University, USA |
What types of advertising should be blocked? Toward a normative theory of ad blocking |
|
20:30 - 21:00 CET 14:30 - 15:00 EDT 11:30 - 12:00 PDT |
Heather Novotny UX Researcher eyeo |
The new and improved browsing experience: how adblockers have improved the way we consume information online |
|
21:00 - 21:30 CET 15:00 - 15:30 EDT 12:00 - 12:30 PDT |
Zubair Shafiq Professor University of California, Davis |
Fingerprinting the Fingerprinters |
|
21:30 - 22:30 CET 15:30 - 16:30 EDT 12:30 - 13:30 PDT |
Devlin Cronlin, Karandeep Bhatia, Alexandre Blondin, David Li Chrome Extensions Team |
Closing Keynote |
|
22:30 - 22:45 CET 16:30 - 16:45 EDT 13:30 - 13:45 PDT |
Shwetank Dixit VP - Core Technology eyeo |
Wrap up and closing thoughts |
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