Tom Triscari at Advertising Week NY 2026 - Advertising Economic Forum

Minutes before the doors opened at Horizon Media, I sat down with Tom Triscari, co-founder of the Advertising Economic Forum, to talk about why this industry needs more economics talk and less tech talk. Tom’s case is simple. Supply and demand, price times quantity, revenue minus cost. The mix changes, but the fundamentals never do, and they’re how he cuts through the noise. We also get into the one metric he’d retire if he could (EBITDA, which he says prices a company instead of valuing it), what was on the AdEF agenda that day, and the one thing he wants every attendee to walk out with: a deal. In this episode: Why economics is the foundation under all the AI and ad tech noise EBITDA and the difference between pricing a company and valuing it Inside the AdEF agenda, from founder pitches with Bob Lord to the Last Media Dollar game with Bill Wise Why deals are the real output of a great industry event Guest: Tom Triscari, Co-Founder, Advertising Economic Forum Advertising Economic Forum: https://www.adeconforum.com Recorded at the Advertising Economic Forum during Advertising Week New York, October 2026. Subscribe to Agents of Change: Human in the Loop for more honest conversations on what’s real in media, technology, and AI. #AgentsOfChange #HumanInTheLoop #AdvertisingWeek #AdTech #AdEF