Richard Murphy, CEO, BPA
Richard Murphy joined AAM in 2023 following the merger of AAM and BPA Worldwide. Previously, he was president and CEO of BPA. Throughout his more than 30 years with BPA, Rich has held executive leadership positions in several areas including technology assurance, auditing and accounting. A graduate of St. John's University, he is a licensed CPA in the state of New York and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Brian Morrissey is the founder of The Rebooting, a publication focused on the methods of building sustainable media businesses. For nearly a decade, he was the president and editor-in-chief of Digiday Media, a vertical media company that has titles covering media and marketing (Digiday), fashion and beauty (Glossy) and retail (Modern Retail). At Digiday, he was responsible for all editorial across the brands, memberships, product, events programming and design. Prior to joining Digiday in 2011, he was digital editor at Adweek for six years. He’s spent two decades in digital media.

Carla Zanoni is TED’s Head of Audience, Marketing and Analytics, focusing on the development of engagement and acquisition strategies that increase TED’s brand relevance, reach and revenue.  

Previously, she was the first global Audience & Analytics Editor and Latina to be named to the masthead of the Wall Street Journal, where she worked to transform the newsroom to be digital and data-informed. She created and lead the newsroom audience engagement, development, analytics, and emerging media teams, and was a regular on-stage interviewer and moderator at the global publication's conferences.  

Her roots are in community news. She led national digital and social strategy at DNAinfo.com in New York and Chicago, two award-winning hyperlocal news sites. She also worked as an award-winning metro reporter in the 2000s and helped launch the first newspaper dedicated to New York City politics (now called City and State). Carla received her undergraduate degree in English and graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University. She is a poet and writer and is completing her first book, a literary memoir about self worth. 

Roberta Muller is the Senior Vice President of Product Development for Northstar Travel Group.  Northstar is the leading B-to-B information services, data, events, and marketing solutions company serving all segments of the travel industry.

With over 15 years of experience within the world of Digital Advertising, Eric J. Dickens is now a member of the Northstar Travel Group family. He continues to expand his skill set and knowledge, while working as the Director of Digital Production. Previously he attended Delaware State University, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in the Arts and later received his master’s degree in Media Studies at the New School.  Eric began his career as a traffic coordinator at Turner Broadcasting Systems.

Over the years, he’s had the privilege of working for several prestigious publisher that include, Paramount (formally known as Viacom), Disney, A&E and NBC.

Now leading a team of 15 members, Eric enjoys learning new aspects of the business and introducing new technologies to NorthStar’s various brands. While working under the direction of Roberta Muller, he is eager to explore new possibilities that will allow Northstar to expand in the digital space.

Kristine Wyatt – Director of Growth, B2B, Morning Brew
For more than 15 years, Kristine has been steering marketing strategy for b2b media brands. She's spent a significant portion of her career driving customer acquisition/retention, leading martech integrations and developing demand generation strategies. Kristine is currently Director of Growth at Morning Brew, where her focus is on investment in audience growth to create editorial engagement and optimize partner marketing investments.