Erin Lichy, The Real Housewives of New York City Star and Founder of Erin’s Studio to Host of DPAA’s We.DOOH Women’s Empowerment Awards on October 13th in NYC
DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit Brings Together Brand CMOs and Agency Decisionmakers with Thought Leaders like Lichy, Byron Allen, and Anthony Scaramucci Around the Theme “Real Connections”
NEW YORK – Erin Lichy, serial entrepreneur, interior designer, real estate developer, author, and television personality will host the WE.DOOH Awards and join the stage for a fireside chat at the 14th annual DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit On October 13 in NYC.
Born and raised in Manhattan, Erin Lichy is best known as a cast member of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City, where she is returning for Season 16. Starting her career in real estate at just 19 years old and later earning a master’s degree in sustainable real estate development from NYU, Lichy has built a career defined by an instinct for design, an eye for opportunity, and a relentless drive. She is the founder of Erin’s Studio, an interior design firm with a portfolio spanning some of New York City and the Hamptons most coveted properties, with work featured in Architectural Digest, ELLE Decor, and Vogue. As CMO and co-founder of Mezcalum, an all-natural artisanal mezcal brand, she is one of the few women leading a spirits company.
Curated around the theme of Real Connections, this year’s Summit will see Lichy share the stage with media giant Byron Allen, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, agency leaders from Mediahub and Stagwell, and CMOs representing American Eagle Outfitters, Major League Soccer, Expedia and more.
“There is arguably nothing more real than a member of the Real Housewives family, who is also an accomplished brand marketer and design expert,” said DPAA President & CEO Barry Frey, who will be leading the fireside conversation. “We are honored to have her on stage presenting our women’s empowerment honors, and look forward to talking with her to connect the dots that have led her down a unique and interesting career path.”
In addition to the above, Lichy is also the published author of She’s a Host: An Unbuttoned Cookbook for Elegant Entertaining (Penguin Random House, 2025) and co-hosts Come Together, a weekly relationship and lifestyle podcast on the Dear Media network alongside her husband, Abe. A mother of four based between New York City and Sag Harbor, Erin continues to redefine what it means to do it all – on screen and off.
Click HERE for the full lineup for the October 13 event at Pier 60 in New York City.
About the DPAA Global Video Everywhere Summit
Each year in the heart of New York City, DPAA’s flagship Summit brings approximately 1,000 industry leaders direct access to the people who influence the future of omnichannel marketing. There, people from brands, agencies, media platforms, and technology companies around the world network with others in this vibrant community; discuss marketing trends, challenges, and opportunities; and hear from CMOs, newsmakers, and agency executives. One Day. Real Connections. Year-Round Impact. The people shaping what’s next in DOOH, including real-life experiences, retail media networks, sports marketing, and more, come together at the Summit for conversations that shape the future of advertising for brands and agencies.
Over the years, speakers have included leaders representing companies ranging from Colgate-Palmolive, General Motors, Mastercard, McDonald’s, PepsiCo, Kroger, Danone, Warner Bros., Paramount+, and H&R Block, to WPP, Dentsu, Omnicom, and more.
For more information, or to register to attend the Global Summit – part of OOH Week New York – please visit www.dpaasummit.com/global.
About DPAA
DPAA (www.dpaaglobal.com) is the global trade marketing association, driving the growth and digitization of out-of-home (OOH) advertising and its growing role in the Omnichannel mix. Membership in the DPAA community includes many business acceleration benefits and access to a wide array of products. It offers members an extensive database of research, best practices and case studies; tools for planning, training and forecasting; social media amplification of news; insights on software and hardware solutions; and further integration into the advertising ecosystem by connecting DOOH networks, brands, agencies, ad tech, and others – including through its podcast, Launchpad of Innovation. DPAA’s Video Everywhere Summit, the largest one-day media/marketing event of its kind, is October 13, 2026, at Pier 60 in New York City.