The season one finale of our Ads Decoded podcast, recorded live at Google Marketing Live 2026, features the product teams behind the day’s biggest announcements.

First, fresh off the keynote stage, Vidhya Srinivasan, Vice President and General Manager of Ads and Commerce, shared how Gemini models are supporting businesses across Search and YouTube. She also discussed the team mindset that will drive success in the AI era.

The second part of the episode, a roundtable with product leaders, went deeper on the event’s hottest topics:

• AI Search: Chris Monkman, Senior Director of Product for AI Experience, broke down how businesses should reimagine their ads for AI-driven Search.
• Measurement: Christine Turner, Managing Director of Global Product Solutions, discussed how data strength and new metrics solutions can improve performance.
• Creative: Ads Platform Senior Director Josh Moser shared how integrating advanced AI models into Asset Studio will allow advertisers to create optimized assets at scale.

Watch the full episode here.