For over two decades, Liz Taylor has been recognized as one of the industry’s most progressive creative leaders. She is known for her collaborative, empowering leadership style and the pivotal role she has played in helping some of the world’s most respected brands find their voices in the modern world. Liz currently serves as Global Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy, where she oversees the agency’s creative product spanning over 120 offices across 80 countries. In 2023, she became the first woman to rank #1 on The Drum’s list of Top 100 Chief Creative Officers.

Under her leadership, Ogilvy has been lauded as one of the most creative agency networks in the world. In 2024, Ogilvy became the first agency network to rank #1 for two consecutive years on the World Advertising Research Center’s Creative 100 and Effective 100 lists, which serve as the industry benchmarks for excellence in creativity and effectiveness. This achievement coincided with the agency earning Network of the Year honors at major industry award shows, including the 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the 2024 Clio Awards, and the 2024 D&AD Awards. Additionally, the agency’s momentum and prowess have been recognized by key media outlets, with Ogilvy being named Global Network of the Year by Adweek (2023), Ad Age (2024), and Campaign magazine (2021, 2022), as well as being honored on Fast Company’s list of the Most Innovative Companies (2023, 2024).

Driving transformative creative solutions and culture-shaping work is what Liz does best. Her career credits include iconic and brand-defining work for Budweiser, Clorox, Gatorade, Wrigley, Michelob Ultra, Morton Salt, Beam Suntory, GE, Kimberly-Clark, Boeing and many more. Her work has been featured in the Museum of Modern Art, multiple Super Bowls, and seen across the pages of Harper’s Bazaar, Fast Company, Rolling Stone, and even topped Billboard charts. In 2022, she added an Emmy nomination to her name as Change the Ref’s campaign “Lost Class” earned recognition in the Outstanding Commercial category.

One of the most awarded creatives in the industry, she has numerous honors to her name including Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, ANDYs, and Effies, among others. Alongside recognition for her work, she has helped set the industry bar for creativity around the world, having served on the juries of top global award festivals such as Cannnes, One Show, and D&AD. An industry leader in addressing workplace inequality, Liz also served as an inaugural jury chair of the Athena Advertising Awards, held in conjunction with the 3% Movement. She has been named an Ad Age “Woman to Watch” and a member of the Adweek “Creative 100.”

Prior to Ogilvy, Liz was the Global Chief Creative Officer for Leo Burnett and Chief Creative Officer for Publicis Communications North America where she was a Founding Partner at Le Truc, a new business model threaded across the Publicis Groupe.

A proud graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Portfolio Center, Liz is based in her native Chicago, where she lives with her husband, a Goldendoodle. When she’s not writing for work, she’s writing a memoir that she hopes will one day be published. And when she needs a break from writing, you can find her indulging in any number of her favorite things—whether binge-watching, fashion obsessing, pop culture devouring, vintage t-shirt collecting, mid-century modern furniture shopping or poker playing.

In a career that has spanned 35 years, Dean has worked on developing, activating and commercialising market-leading global brands.

Dean is the CEO & Vice-Chairman of Shell Brands International AG - a Shell subsidiary that develops and protects the Shell trademark, for licencing to Shell companies and third parties. He is also Global Vice-President - Brand, for the entire Shell group, leading the development of overall brand strategy, brand policies and brand standards. This includes thoughtleadership in corporate brand advertising, digital-social media and creative solutions.

As a marketer, Dean focuses on leveraging the power and potency of a brand by harnessing its ‘humanity'. This ensures customers or stakeholders buy into a brand's ethos and buy its value propositions. It comes from a belief that whether it’s B2B or B2C or B2B2C, it’s really all B2Humans.

Prior to Shell, Dean spent 15 years in senior Brand Development roles at Unilever, across a range of categories and markets: Regional Category VP – Deodorants Asia & Africa [Manila]; Regional Brand VP NEAsia & Greater China – Dove Skincare [Bangkok, Tokyo and Shanghai]; Global Brand VP – Sunsilk [London]; Sr. Global Vice President – Salon Haircare Category [London].

Known as the ‘Brand Guy’ of Shell, Dean is involved in various industry forums: Board of Directors - ANA (Association of National Advertisers), Adweek Sustainability Council, Meta Client Council EMEA, Steering Group for BRIM (Black Representation In Marketing).

Dean is married to Jane; they have 5 children.

Sam (Fink) Friedman is the Director of Content Partnerships at the NFL, leading social partnership strategy and content marketing for the NFL’s gaming partners, emerging social platforms and creator programs. In her role, she is responsible for developing and executing new partnership programs to drive engagement with youth audiences and bring new fans into the NFL ecosystem. Sam has spent her career at the intersection of new technology, social partnerships, and content marketing, previously holding marketing roles at Peloton, Red Bull, M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment, and CBS Sports.

Brian Collins is the co-founder of COLLINS, a renowned brand consultancy celebrated for its innovative design and strategic thinking. With a career spanning decades, Brian has transformed iconic brands and earned numerous industry awards. His work combines creativity and strategy, setting new standards in branding and design.

Billy has spent over 25 years creating innovative digital strategies and customer experiences for leading brands around the world. As the Global Chief Design Officer of IBM iX, he leads a team of over 7,000 experience consultants, multi-disciplinary designers, and developers to deliver data-driven insights, human-centric ideas, and measurable business impact for clients. Prior to joining IBM, he held executive creative leadership roles at Digitas, eBay, and Citi where he managed the growth and change of the organizations and the day-to-day activities of global creative teams. Billy strives to discover the unique intersections between art, science, commerce, and storytelling and has won numerous awards for his distinctive work.

Wendy Kupsis Robino is the Senior Vice President of Marketing Events & Regional Publicity at Warner Bros. Pictures, Worldwide Marketing. With a distinguished career in the entertainment industry, Wendy excels in orchestrating high-impact marketing campaigns and events, showcasing Warner Bros.'s global releases and driving regional publicity initiatives.

Lisa Roebuck is currently the Global Media Director for General Mills. With more than 25 years of diverse business experience within the CPG industry, she has built an expansive skill set in consumer communications strategy, brand-building omnichannel marketing, and data and analytical insights to action. She’s a team-first, empowering people leader who has driven results in fast-paced and complex environments.

Julia Monti is SVP of Global Communications at Mastercard, leading the company’s global communications strategy around brand and culture. With extensive experience in corporate communications, Julia plays a key role in enhancing Mastercard’s brand reputation and stakeholder engagement through strategic messaging and innovative campaigns.

Allie has over 15 years experience in marketing with a passionate focus on social media, creators, culture and innovation. Currently works at Nike, with a career built agency-side leading large teams and never been done before executions in the digital space. Mom to a 2 year old, Jones and 10 year old pup, Lucy.

Firdaous is the Vice President of Dove Masterbrand Global and North America.

Firdaous has a rich background in beauty and personal care, having spent over nine years in various roles at L’Oréal Group and The Body Shop and then joined Unilever in 2015.

Firdaous’s passion and dedication to purpose-driven brands is evident in her work. Her leadership has contributed to the success of award-winning campaigns from ‘Courage is Beautiful’ and ‘Reverse Selfie,’ to transformative projects for representation and diversity such as ‘Project Show Us’ and more recently initiated campaigns challenging harmful social media trends to girls like #TheFaceOfTen. Last year, she led the Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning ‘#TurnYourBack.’, a social first campaign tackling digital distortion.

In addition, Firdaous led the Dove Nature Regeneration Project through the Unilever partnership with the Rimba collective to help protect and restore 123,000 acres of rainforests in Southeast Asia over five years. Her commitment to positive beauty and sustainability continues to inspire change both within and beyond the industry.

For nearly a decade at Dove, Firdaous has also been instrumental in leading innovative marketing strategies, such as shifting to a new marketing model called ‘Others Say’. This model amplifies the brand’s purposeful work and innovations by inviting others to become key contributors of the brand's message and campaigns, including creating an industry leading approach to influencer & culture first marketing.

Firdaous is French Moroccan and lived between Rabat, Bordeaux and Paris as a child. Nine years ago, she moved to London. Outside of work, she is a mum of triplets enjoying the busy & exciting life in London.

Tim is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a portfolio of over 50 digital tech companies globally, including AirBnB, Palantir, Spotify, and SpaceX. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and supports entrepreneurial associations. Tim is a Director at Adit Ventures, Transatlantic Venture Partners, and his Family Office.

Since 2021, Tim has been Founder and Global CEO of Meet The People LLC, growing the company with $150MM+ in funding and acquiring multiple agencies, building a 500+ employee business with clients like Google and Nike. His goal is to create a global Advertising Agency Group with a billion-dollar valuation and 1,500+ employees.

Previously, Tim led Spring Studios as global CEO and oversaw Reprise's growth from 800 to 3,000 staff worldwide. Before that, he was CEO of NetBooster Group and founded metapeople Group in 1999. Tim enjoys spending time with his family, running, and participating in entrepreneurial communities.

In recent years, Shelley Smoler has led award-winning campaigns for brands like Amazon, BrewDog, Uniqlo, and Diet Coke, quietly carving out a spot for herself as Droga5 London's first female Chief Creative Officer. Known for multi-channel work that makes a social impact and entertains and engages audiences, Shelley has been globally recognized for pushing the boundaries of commercial creativity. One of her proudest moments was using bank notes to create the provocative, highly acclaimed Black-pencil-winning “Trillion Dollar Campaign” for The Zimbabwean.

A familiar face at advertising awards shows, both as a recipient and as a jury member, she enjoys taking a break from her gentle, everyday demeanour to advocate violently for good ideas in a South African accent that has remained surprisingly intact throughout a decade in London. As a creative leader, Shelley is committed to nurturing young talent within creative departments, knowing that this is the only way a new generation of creative leaders will write their own biographies in the third person, hopefully as soon as possible.

Bonnie Pelosi is the Chief Marketing Officer for EMEA at Microsoft. With extensive experience in tech marketing, she leads the region’s strategic initiatives, driving brand growth and market penetration. Bonnie's innovative approach and leadership skills enhance Microsoft's presence, ensuring impactful customer engagement and successful product campaigns across EMEA.

Emily focuses on influencer, social and innovation at Publicis Media Content and Innovation (PMCI), part of the groupe’s Global Strategy Team. She established global influencer and social communities, leads the roadmap for the Groupe’s influencer tool, Fluency, and works on multi-market influencer projects and content pitches.​ ​

Prior to joining Publicis, Emily was Head of Content at the Honey Partnership, working with brands including Alibaba. She joined from Contagious, a publication and consultancy, that covers new forms of advertising, where she was managing editor. ​ ​

Emily has judged at BIMA, D&AD New Blood and the LIA and speaks at events including Ad:Tech, Influencer Marketing Show and Cannes Lions. She won a place on the Marketing Academy and studied English after a gap year teaching in China.

Marie-Therese Cassidy is the Vice President of Design for Europe at PepsiCo. With a passion for innovation and creativity, she leads the design strategy across the region, driving the visual identity and packaging for PepsiCo’s diverse product portfolio. Her expertise shapes the brand experience, enhancing consumer engagement and market presence.

Benjamin Lickfett is the Global Head of Digital Innovation at Diageo, where he spearheads cutting-edge digital strategies and initiatives. With a focus on leveraging technology to enhance brand experiences, Benjamin has a track record of driving innovation and growth in the digital space.

Fran Cortés is a seasoned events expert, currently shaping the MWC Barcelona experience. With over 20 years of expertise in management, customer experience, and event planning, where he has made significant contributions to the industry. He is set to bring his extensive knowledge to The Drum Awards as Vice President of the Experiential Jury for the 2024 edition, where he will focus on elevating and celebrating exceptional experiential marketing achievements.

Fran began his journey with MWC Barcelona in 2012, serving as Head of Attendee Experience & Operations for the event. Working with Fira de Barcelona, one of the most important trade fair institutions in Europe, he concentrated on enhancing attendee engagement and operational effectiveness. His efforts in this role significantly contributed to scaling the event to over 100,000 global attendees and consolidating its international reputation. Since 2018, he has overseen the world's largest connectivity and tech trade show at GSMA Ltd. (the event organizer), continuing to drive success through innovative, data-driven strategies.

Fran’s commitment to continuous learning, leadership development, and a collaborative, service-oriented mindset underpins his resilience and effectiveness in the ever-evolving landscape of events and marketing.

Vicky has twenty five years media agency experience and would describe herself as a fierce brand and inclusivity ambassador; always looking to find new and innovative ways to promote her agency, people and clients. Vicky has a wealth of experience in spotting great work and crafting a story into an award-winning entry. Vicky is proud to have been instrumental in the agency’s win of Cannes Lions, Festival of Media Global awards, World Media Awards, and Agency of the Year accolades.

Born on the rock of Gibraltar. Sri Lankan / Malaysian blood. British by design. He started his career as an artist showing work at The Serpentine Gallery, Tate Modern & Whitney Museum of American Art in New York before writing a TV show for Channel 4, produced by Charlie Brooker. A few years later he moved into Advertising where he wrote and created award-winning work including the Thierry Henry Sky Sports film. It is the most viewed advert in 24hrs, making Facebook history with 21 million views and the 3rd most watched ad in the world for that week.

Indy has worked at agencies including Mother, Brothers and Sisters, Weber Shandwick and Edelman Deportivo where he CD’d award winning campaigns across Xbox, HSBC, Sky, Unilever & The UN. Along the way he has won at: D&AD, Cannes, One Show, PR Week, a Guardian Top TV Show of the year, jury President for Clio’s, D&AD New Blood and judged One Show, Eurobest, British Arrows & Campaign. He continues to do talks for: Huffington Post, BFI and Channel 4.

Adam Clyne is a renowned leader in the digital space with over two decades of experience and is currently CEO of social media and influencer marketing agency Coolr, which he founded independently in 2017.

​ Before Coolr, Adam was the COO of LADbible Group and Head of Digital for the public relations firm Weber Shandwick. ​ ​Adam has taken three agencies to be EMEA Digital Agency of the Year and recently won ‘CEO of the Year’ at The Drum Awards For Agency Business and ‘Leader of the Year’ at The Drum awards for Social Media.

Coolr currently has 90+ employees with offices in the UK and US and clients including Lidl, Samsung, Deliveroo and Burger King. Outside of work Adam loves tech, memes, and cold water swimming.

Nathan leads the multifaceted brand strategy, marketing, engagement, communications, creative, and advancement functions. He brings more than 20 years of experience building iconic brands, crafting impactful campaigns, and leading teams through complex operational challenges to his role as Co-President and Chief Marketing Officer.

Nathan began his career at Ogilvy, where he drove strategic marketing and communications efforts, and held numerous roles, including managing director of its Chicago office and global account leader. He eventually led the firm’s four-office West Coast operation where he directed the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in California. Previous roles include General Manager of a mid-sized agency and President of a consultancy focused on branding and marketing strategy for startups in the impact space. He also served on the board of directors of the Point Foundation – the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ scholarship fund.

Tara Kar is the Senior Vice President and Global Managing Partner at McCann. With a proven track record in leading global marketing strategies, Tara excels in driving brand growth and innovation. Her expertise spans various industries, making her a key player in delivering impactful campaigns and fostering client relationships worldwide.

A digital marketing leader with 15+ years of experience in the APAC+MENA region, Abhishek has earned accolades for his work at Cannes and Spikes Asia. With expertise from both agency and brand perspectives, he currently leads digital transformation for L’Oréal Consumer Products in SAPMENA, focusing on media, advocacy, content, and social commerce. Previously, he headed the Digital Marketing Group at Samsung in the South-East Asia & Oceania region where he launched a successful in-house content service center.

Fabiana Xavier (Fabs), is a Creative Director renowned for her strong strategic and creative skills. With a background at agencies like AMVBBDO, Saatchi&Saatchi, and Publicis, and roles at The Guardian and Nivea, she brings extensive expertise to every project, earning numerous awards and accolades. Currently, as Creative Director at Sky Creative, she leads digital and social campaigns with hands-on guidance, delivering success through teamwork. Her dedication to mentorship, exemplified by initiatives like SheSays, and regular contributions to industry publications, showcases her commitment to nurturing talent and advancing creativity.

With over a decade of experience in leading creative agencies, Grant has collaborated with some of the world's biggest brands, driving impactful and innovative campaigns. Now, as Creative Strategy Director at Coca-Cola, Grant spearheads transformative marketing initiatives that resonate on both European and Global scales. His journey reflects a passion for creativity and a commitment to strategic excellence in the advertising industry.

AI-energised ECD. Leader in preparing & propelling teams for inspiring Creativity in an AI reality. ECD with tech & business twist: 20+ years transforming & enabling global & local teams in AdLand & tech. Founder Plain: AI consultancy for brand teams.

André is the Chief Creative Officer of DAVID New York, working for brands like CLIF Bar, Supercell, Powerade, Coca-Cola, Burger King, among others. Listed in Adweek’s Creative 100 and ranked #4 Creative Director worldwide by Cannes Lions in 2020/2021 and #9 in 2022.

Before leading the New York office of DAVID, he was the Executive Creative Director of DAVID Madrid, working for brands like Burger King, Netflix, Twitter, Activision, and Mondelez. In 2021, DAVID became the most awarded Spanish agency in the history of Cannes Lions, and the following year, they were named the AdAge International Agency of the Year.

Previously, André worked as Global Creative Director at LOLA MullenLowe, overseeing all communication for brands like Magnum, Cornetto and Mattel. He helped LOLA become the most creative agency in Iberoamerica for three years, the best agency in Europe according to WARC, and one of the Top 10 European Agencies of the Decade, according to Cannes Lions. Before moving to Madrid, André worked in Y&R Lima and Pragma DDB.

Frances Draskau is Group Creative Director at The&Partnership London. She’s a true hybrid with a background in film and photography, starting out as a camera assistant for the likes of Ridley Scott and Guy Ritchie before establishing herself as a photographer shooting for a wide range fashion clients and travel publications from Vogue to National Geographic.

Her previous client list includes Samsung, Adidas, Dove, Facebook, Hyundai, T-Mobile, Reckitt Benckiser, Chiquita and Opel. She currently leads creative for Lexus, Pets at Home, projects with Mars Confectionery and the T&P Amplified Innovation lane.

Karishma is a distinguished marketing and brand strategy leader with over a decade of experience across the tech, CPG, services, arts, and hospitality sectors. Her extensive agency background has equipped her with the expertise to develop integrated strategies for renowned brands such as L’Oréal Paris, GoDaddy, and MGM Resorts. Karishma excels at forging meaningful consumer connections, driving audience growth, and leveraging in-depth market research to solve complex business challenges. As the former marketing lead for the Whitney Museum, she played a pivotal role in strengthening the museum's connection with the local New Yorkers and tourists, particularly during the pandemic. Currently, as a senior global brand manager at LinkedIn, Karishma continues to drive value and brand equity for members worldwide.

Jeff is the Executive Creative Director at DEPT®, where he leads the creative team delivering pioneering work for brand such as eBay and Just Eat Takeaway. A Cannes Lions and D&AD award-wining creative director, he started his career in digital, and has worked the last 24 years in both agencies and client side creative roles.

With a dedication to craft, Kat Tan keeps raising the bar. It's no wonder he has been awarded at international shows including the D&AD, Cannes Lions, The One Show, and other award shows. Since then, he has been a juror for international award shows. A veteran integrated creative now based in China, Kat spent the earlier part of his career honing his craft in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. He even took a one-year sabbatical to work as a set art director in Los Angeles. Agencies include Ogilvy, Saatchi & Saatchi, Dentsu and Leo Burnett. Currently at AKQA, Shanghai, he is the Creative Lead & Head of Art for Nike, Jordan Brand and Lancôme.

As a Business Director at Publicis, I have overseen key changes such as the consolidation of OOH services and the merger of Blue 449 with Spark. I have been involved in onboarding major accounts like LVMH, Meta, and Mondelez. My role involves managing the Publicis Media OOH offer, meeting commercial targets, and implementing growth strategies aligned with Spark’s philosophy. My experience includes roles at Spark Foundry, Blue 449, Posterscope, and Talon Outdoor, where I have focused on enhancing client relationships, optimizing OOH solutions, and leading teams to deliver effective and innovative strategies.

An award-winning professional with over 15 years of experience in the advertising industry. A bilingual copywriter with extensive regional experience executing campaigns for global brands targeting audiences in the US, South American, and Caribbean markets.

Shahkeh Petros, Managing Partner at Evolve OOH, an International Out of Home specialist agency. With over 16 years’ experience in International OOH, Shahkeh takes the senior lead on all client business and agency relationships, focusing on enabling and accelerating Evolve's growth.

Shahkeh is dedicated to delivering‚ outstanding results for all Evolve's clients and strives for excellence in OOH planning and client servicing.

Prior to Evolve OOH Shahkeh spent 10 years leading high profile client accounts at PSI Advertising the International OOH specialist of Dentsu.

Mike is a Partner and Chief Creative Officer at Rethink Toronto. Rethink is a global creative agency with offices in Toronto, New York, Montreal, and Vancouver. In 2023, Mike helped lead Rethink to the #2 Independent Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions, and Ad Age’s Creative Agency of the Year two of the last three years. In 2024, he helped Rethink land the #1 independent agency spot in both the WARC World Creative Rankings and The Drum Global Creative rankings.

Mike’s work has been recognized over 100 times at Cannes Lions - most recently for campaigns like Penguin’s Unburnable Book, Decathlon’s Ability Signs and multiple campaigns for Heinz, including Draw Ketchup, Pour Perfectly, Heinz Puzzle, Hot Dog Pact, and Ketchup Fraud. In 2020, Ad Age named Mike Creative Director of the Year - the first Canadian ever to earn the accolade. He holds two Guinness World Records and has had work featured in Time Magazine, CNN, The Tonight Show, and twice on Jimmy Kimmel on the same night.

Outside of Rethink, Mike is a passionate advocate for the next generation of creative talent - and sits as Creative Chair at Miami Ad School.

Valerie Carlson is the Global Chief Creative Officer for Critical Mass. Val is an avid storyteller with over 20 years of creative experience across design, product, AR/VR, film, brand strategy, marketing, retail innovation, gaming, and applications for some of the world’s biggest brands -- such as FOX Entertainment, Diageo, Peleton, JP Morgan Chase, Coke, Microsoft, AT&T, BMW, Kraft, and Lululemon.

Prior to joining CM, Val was the Executive Creative Director for Wunderman Thompson California. Prior to WT, she was the Global VP Creative at Method Products. Before that, she was the ECD at EVB, leading work for the NBA, Facebook and Twitter. She was also ECD, Global Innovation Lead at SapientNitro, where she led the AVATAR digital ecosystem for James Cameron’s Lightstorm.

Rich began his career in 1996 as an Art Director at Y&R, picking up a Gold Lion for his St Mungo’s interactive cinema commercial in his first year. From there he moved to Saatchi & Saatchi creating notable work for Visa and the NSPCC, including the multi-award-winning Carlsberg ‘Old Lions’ campaign. After this, he moved to DDB as Creative Director and created award-winning work for Volkswagen, Budweiser, Harvey Nichols, The Economist, Kwik-Fit, Tropicana and Virgin Media. In 2011 he joined MullenLowe London as joint ECD and quickly turned the agency around creating campaigns for Halfords, Morrisons, Unilever and MicroLoan. In 2016 MullenLowe London was named ‘Most Effective Agency of the Year’ at the inaugural UK Effie awards for work on MicroLoan and the Electoral Commission and followed it up by retaining the title in 2017 with work for RedrawTheBalance, which also won EuroEffie gold.

In August Rich 2017 moved to St Luke’s London as Executive Creative Director and works across the agency’s accounts including KP Snacks, South Western Railway, Heathrow and Which? In 2020 at the height of the pandemic he created the UK’s biggest behavior change initiative #stayhomenow and has most recently worked on the multi-award-winning #GoGrabTheButterkist campaign. Rich has been named among Campaign Magazine’s top twenty Creative Directors.

Yasuharu Sasaki, known as Yasu, began working at dentsu as a copywriter in 1995. Drawing on his skills as a Computer Science graduate he was an early pioneer of interactive advertising. His passion for creativity and technology has been a marked characteristic throughout his career, notably when he founded cutting edge R&D offering, Dentsu Lab Tokyo in 2014. His time at dentsu, which has included working in New York as an Executive Creative Director and Managing Director at dentsu Tokyo, has seen Yasu deliver work for global clients including Uniqlo, Honda and Coca-Cola.

As well as receiving the highest recognition at all major international award shows, Yasu has sat on numerous juries, including Cannes Lions Brand Experience & Activation Jury President in 2022 and Head of Jury at the 2023 APAC Effies.

In October 2023 Yasu was named dentsu’s Global Chief Creative Officer, responsible for leading dentsu’s global Creative Practice, including Dentsu Creative. He sets the standard for creative excellence and is key to building a culture of creativity and innovation across the whole of dentsu.

With a proven track record in Colombian, Latam, US, and global markets, and 15 Effie Awards, I excel in transforming complex business challenges into creative marketing solutions. I have extensive experience across PR, Creative, Digital, Media, Full Service Agencies, and Tech companies. I've worked with industry giants like Pepsi, Twitter, and Gatorade, and served as a jury member in prestigious marketing awards.

Ad Age Leading Woman in Advertising; Cannes, Effies, and WARC winner; 20years of experience in FMCG. Based in London, Tati Lindenberg is currently leading Dirt Is Good – €4.2bn business, largest laundry brand in the world, 3rd biggest brand at Unilever, present in 50 markets and 0.5bn households.

She heads the 'Dirt Is Good' global masterbrand, equity, design, and innovation program, and has pioneered a marketing approach that combines a purpose-led brand idea and best-in-class products to unlock superior performance and value.

Tati worked internationally in a wide range of Marketing and Consumer Insights roles, for both Home and Personal Care. In Brazil, she led the Home Care value brands business, making laundry products accessible to millions of low-income consumers across Latin America. In India and the Netherlands, Tati headed the Consumer Insights dept., where she designed and implemented a Strategic Insight Plan for the Unilever Sustainability Plan.

When working in Personal Care, Tati looked after the Nexxus New York Salon Care business –one of the most sophisticated hair salons in Tribeca, New York; and a range of prestige hair care products. She also led the Naturals Strategy for the Hair Category, which was the starting line for new sustainable brands and variants, including ‘Love, Beauty and Planet’. And just before moving back to Home Care, Tati led the extension of Dove into the fast-growing therapeutic segment, with Dove Derma Series, and launched one of the most purposeful-led Dove campaigns – Make peace with your skin.

Toru Fujii, a Tokyoite and Executive Creative Director at ADK Tokyo, is widely recognized for his exceptional contributions to the advertising industry. With a passion for sharing fresh perspectives, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Top Work Showcase at One Show Asia. In addition to his professional achievements, he has also served as a respected juror for renowned international advertising awards such as Cannes Lions and New York Festivals.

My name is Sturae Hickley, and I am currently the Head of Digital Practices for GroupM South Africa. I've been in the digital industry for over 16 years. I've also had the privilege to collect a few accolades and esteemed achievements during my career such as top 10 finalist for Standard Bank Women Award, Best Adops team at the IAB Bookmark Awards, first all-female panelist at the IAB South Africa Annual Summit as well as appear as a guest speaker at industry conferences in South Africa.

What inspires me you may ask? I want to reach greater heights in everything I do, so that young females that come after me can aspire to be more and do more, because it's possible. I love big earrings and big hair, so you'll never miss me in a room, I stand out, always.

Ricardo Salgado is a creative leader currently serving as SVP Creative Director – Head of Activation at Energy BBDO Chicago. In 2023, he played a pivotal role in making Energy the world's most winning-awarded BBDO and the #4 US agency at Cannes. Over his career, he has worked at several notable shops, including FCB Chicago, Leo Burnett Chicago, and DM9DDB Brazil. He has led campaigns for both local and global clients such as Bayer, Jack Daniel’s, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Walmart, Samsung, and McDonald's. Ricardo's work has been recognized at the most prestigious advertising festivals worldwide, earning multiple Gold Lions at Cannes, a Black Pencil at D&AD, and Grand Prix awards at One Show and Clio. In 2020, he was ranked #10 copywriter by Global Ranking at The One Show. In 2024, he was listed among the Top 20 Most Awarded Creative Directors in the USA by The One Show.

Chris is Managing Director, Rapport Europe. As IPG Mediabrands regional Out-of-Home lead, Chris is spearheading business transformation across a media channel that is evolving rapidly and the exciting addressable and creative opportunities that that presents for clients. Rapport’s vision is to pioneer the active connection between creativity and dynamic Out of Home audiences and to drive campaign performance for clients.

I guess I am part of the first massive generation of programmers. Over years programming and digital evolution gave me opportunities to lead corporations and create growth. Now I work on creating context as CEO at DDB. 500 amazing talents working together with top local and global brands. BS (economics and marketing), MIS, and MBA. In 2010 finished the CEO Management program at Harvard/Aden. In 2018 I did "Leading the Future Program for CEO" at the London Business School. And now I am at Omnicom University for the 2 years program at Boston University. Love to teach! - About 25 years teaching at graduate schools: Innovation&Creativity and Leadership

Freddie Liversidge is the VP of Global Media at HP inc. Freddie’s team is focused on the planning, trafficking, buying, and measurement of all digital media if that is ran in-house or through our external agency partners. Prior to HP, Freddie spent his time between Agencies and Consultancies. He was at the inception of the programmatic team inside Essence (Media agency within Group M) and then left to help Deloitte build an in-house consultancy structure helping large brands move media in-house. Though this was exciting work he decided to move back to help HP and other brands at OMG, as the Director of Global Programmatic Operations. After a bit of a short stint, the in-housing trend bit again and he now finds himself at HP inc. building the internal agency and running Media.

A strategic, data-driven marketer, Kira has spent over 15 years working across leading global brands including AOL, TechCrunch, Verizon Media, Yahoo and now Hivestack where she is responsible for leading the global marketing team. A full stack marketer with expertise across brand & creative strategy, b2b marketing, communications, product marketing, performance marketing, sales enablement, social & digital media. A master storyteller with a knack for crafting meaningful, engaging narratives, she has built a reputation for managing international initiatives that help brands and consumers connect, interact and build authentic, long lasting relationships. While well-versed in all things acronym (from RTB to D2C) with a passion for the ad tech landscape, Kira understands the importance of giving back and is a committed mentor with the AMA Toronto Chapter and sits on the DPAA Women’s Empowerment Board.

Luke Li. otherwise known as lukeiscrazyman . Awards winning creative leader with more than 15 years global communication and marketing experience both at agency and Company around the world. Previously he was working as creative lead/art director at IKEA in Sweden, and as senior art director at The LEGO group in Denmark.

As CMO at VIOOH, the leading premium digital out of home (DOOH) supply side platform, Helen is responsible for global marketing strategy, thought leadership and supporting the expansion and adoption of programmatic DOOH worldwide. She is committed to helping the OOH industry transition to audience-led and programmatic trading, maximising the opportunities for OOH within the wider digital media landscape. Helen has previously held senior marketing roles at Parkopedia, O2, Turn, and Microsoft Advertising. Whilst at adtech company Turn, Helen set up and ran marketing across the EMEA region, helping grow programmatic display from c10% to a majority share of market spend. Helen spent the first 9 years of her career client-side at United Airlines and Air France.

Architect, cartoonist, post-graduated as a graphic designer at the Royal College of Art, MBA from Michael Conrad’s Berlin School of Creative Leadership. As a passionate creative leader, Sergio combines human-centered skills with technology, storytelling, design, and production, building an environment where people feel inspired to do their very best innovative work, thus maintaining Latin America’s creative excellence and global ambition. Under his vision, Africa has been leading the main global award creative rankings in the region for the past 5 years, it has been recognized as Ad Age’s International Agency of the Year, one of the ten most creative agencies in the world by Adweek, and one of the Best and Bravest Agencies on the Planet according to Contagious.

Conrad is an award-winning Associate Creative Director who has flirted with brand and agency roles for over a decade. Speaking of flirting, you look marvellous. Have you been working out? He's behind culture-creating work for adidas, perception-shifting work for Alcon, and work that thrived at international awards like Cannes Lions, The Effies, The Drum, iF DESIGN AWARDS, and others.

Katy is Managing Partner, Business and Commercial Operations at GroupM Nexus, responsible for client and agency relationships to ensure they have a great experience from campaign briefing to completion. This includes understanding clients' business challenges and delivering solutions to solve them. Katy joined Finecast in 2015 to help build the Finecast (Advanced TV) proposition, and prior to this spent 13 years at MediaCom where she led teams working across a host of Brand Response and Response clients including Sky, TUI, MoneySupermarket and Bose. A working mum and carer, Katy is also passionate about creating an industry where everyone feels supported in bringing their whole selves to work.

Marie Claire is the Chief Creative Officer across EMEA and the Middle East at the world’s leading public relations consultancy firm, Edelman. Throughout her career, starting in 2006 at BBDO, Marie-Claire has worked with an extensive portfolio of both international and MENA brands across sectors, including Mars, J&J, PepsiCo, Essity and Annahar Newspaper. Marie Claire has contributed to hugely impactful and effective campaigns driven by her purpose to add value and better the life of others, one idea at a time. In turn her work has earned hundreds of awards in the industry’s leading international and regional shows including Grands Prix at Cannes Lions and the only Yellow Pencil by D&AD for the MENA region in 2022. Marie Claire was also named the third Most Awarded Executive Creative Director in the world in 2023, ranked as the number one female ECD, Top 3 outstanding woman by Ad Media and winner of the Next Creative Leader at the 3% Conference. Most recently MC was the highest-ranked professional in the region by The Drum World Creative Rankings for both 2023 and 2024. Her penchant for injecting positivity into life, has led her to study Pranic Healing and to a certification in Professional Kinesiology Practice by ICPKP New Zealand and Kinesiocoach Dubai. She uses the tenants of what she learned to spread a positive culture through public speaking events, with the people she works with and create a healthy, collaborative environment. In her role as EMEA Chief Creative Officer, Marie leads creative across 13 markets with the mission to create original, impactful, and effective work across Edelman’s specialisms including brand marketing, digital, influencer and entertainment with clients across a breadth of sectors such as energy, financial services, FMCG, travel, health and technology.

Dr. Pepe Marais is the Founding partner and Group Chief Creative Officer of brand and communication group Joe Public. Pepe is currently ranked the number one creative leader in the South African advertising industry, holds a Doctoral Degree in Leadership. He is a published author, and recipient of the 2018 Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year Award for medium businesses.

Charles Parry-Okeden has more than 30 years’ experience in OOH media and current positions include: Independent Chair of the Outdoor Media Association of Australia (OMA) and MOVE, as well as, co-founder and Global CEO of Executive Channel Holdings Pty Ltd (ECN / Media i/ Media Eye / MI-3) with operations across Australia, Europe and the UK. Charles is a current board member of the World Out Of Home Organisation.

I've worked as a CW/CD across agencies like Arnold, VBP and BBDO as well as brands like Coca-Cola and Geneva. I've always looked for good people and a culture looking to do insightful, smart work. I've won my share of awards and have had a blast along the way. I show up to work everyday looking to learn and help others grow.

Leslie leads marketing for Vistar Media, the world's leading provider of software for out-of-home advertising. Her role oversees global marketing & sales enablement, brand management, corporate communications, events, product marketing and customer education. Prior to joining Vistar in 2017, Leslie held marketing and communications roles at ChoiceStream, Turn (now Amobee), and InkHouse PR.

Mike specializes in enhancing the customer experience through content creation, storytelling, personalization and innovative communications. Mike currently serves as a member of Cheil Worldwide North American Leadership and leads the client service campaign team and drives new business, in Canada.

Felix has more than 12 years experience in digital marketing across a variety of sectors. He's now heading up the global consumer ecosystem and data-driven marketing team at Mars Wrigley.

Avi believes in work that transcends language and that creativity is a behavior changer and business driver. She’s been lucky to learn from, partner with and mentor some of the best minds and kindest hearts in the industry and she’s learned that craft is truly the difference between 'ok' and 'wow'. She's worked in Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, New York, Colorado, Chicago and is now in Los Angeles.

At OLIVER, Amina is CEO of the UK Group, the Inside Ideas Group flagship organisation – home to more than 60 brands. With over 15+ years of experience in leadership roles, her expertise spans people transformation, inclusion & diversity, sustainability, and commercial management. And as trustee of Action Aid UK she understands the power of harnessing individuals around a collective purpose to create and embed change.

With over 15 years of experience in advertising, alma's Creative Director Bruno Trad has crafted culture-focused work for top global brands across the U.S. and Latin America. In his current role, Bruno creates work for brands including Pepsi, Coors Light, Sol Beer and Change the Ref. He’s also played instrumental roles on campaigns with industry-wide recognition, including the acclaimed print campaign Better with Pepsi. Driven by passion and curiosity, Bruno has garnered over 110 awards from advertising’s most prestigious festivals, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, ADC Awards, Clio Awards, WARC and London International Awards, among others.

Carly Zipp is the Global Director of Brand Marketing at Amazon Ads where she oversees Brand Strategy, Strategic Events and Executive Programs, Social Media, Industry Marketing, Global Content, and the in-house creative team. Additionally, she is responsible for the growth of key Amazon priorities including Entertainment offerings - Live Sports, Prime Video ads and Twitch – in addition to Inclusive Marketing, and International Enterprise Marketing. Prior to Amazon, Carly was Global Head of B2B Marketing at TikTok where she launched the business brand and oversaw global marketing communications including the website, paid media, social channels, and lead generation. Carly has also held leadership roles at OUTFRONT Media, XO Group (now The Knot Worldwide), Time Inc., BET, and Centric Networks after she earned her bachelor’s degree in Communications and Media Studies from Vanderbilt University.

I have spent 30 years in the advertising industry at both major networks, such as Dentsu and WPP, and more recently genuine independents. Primarily focusing on Out Of Home communication, thoughtful innovation, measurable insight and a passion for client service have been the core drivers. As the Managing Director of Mediabridge my responsibilities pivot between aiding the team to deliver the aforementioned qualities whilst helping the CEO deliver the vision for the future. With technology at the heart of how Mediabridge operate, we are in a good place for the evolution of what is to come.

With over 15 years of experience, I am a dynamic Marketing professional known for driving client growth and market differentiation. My expertise spans Digital/Online Marketing, Social Media, and Brand Management, enabling me to build high-performance teams and implement impactful regional strategies.

Patrice began her advertising career in the fast lane taking home Canada’s first gold in the Cannes Young Lions competition. She moved to New York City and worked under industry legends where she honed her craft before moving back to Toronto. For over a decade, Patrice has impacted some of the most influential brands in the world. Her ability to relentlessly pursue creative that is breakthrough, provocative and effective, while also understanding business impact has led her to win a slew of some of the most prestigious industry awards. Patrice is passionate about building a culture with a creative mindset and a collaborative spirit. She continues to lead with the belief that an agency’s business and culture thrive when the people come first.

Chris is responsible for the creative excellence of VIRTUE and VICE Media. For over two decades, Garbutt has been an influential marketing creative leader. Originally from South Africa, he has worked in Europe and the US, across brands such as Adidas, Apple, Airbnb, McDonalds, Unilever, Coca Cola and Louis Vuitton. Before VICE Media, he co-founded a marketing consultancy, PLTFRMR. Prior to that, he was Global Chief Creative Officer of TBWA. His work and leadership have won numerous awards, including several Cannes Grand Prix, Clios and D&AD “Agency of the Year” and inclusion for TBWA in Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies".

Richard has been working since 2014 with the World Out of Home Organization (WOO), the only truly global Out of Home Association, working to promote and improve the OOH industry on behalf of it’s members. As CMO his role includes management of the WOO Communications Programme and WOO’s Annual Global OOH Awards, as well as playing a key role in putting together the programmes for WOO’s International Congresses and Forums. Richard is a marketing professional with experience across varied Consumer service, Travel and Hospitality industries. Richard has broadened his experience through interim, project management and consultancy work with a specific focus on strategic, brand and account development.

Jo Wallace is a multi award-winning Global Executive Creative by day, and founder of Good Girls Eat Dinner by night. Both in her work and outside of it, Jo strives to make a difference, from creating iconic work such as ‘The Not So Beautiful Game’ for the National Centre for Domestic Violence, to curating thought-provoking, PR-grabbing exhibitions, to founding the non-profit event series and podcast: Good Girls Eat Dinner. Her creative leadership and efforts to fight for greater equality and inclusion means Jo is regularly invited to speak at events such as Creative Equals Rise Festival, IAA’s Global Conference and Women of the World Festival.

Maria is a highly awarded member of the creative industries, with 18 years' experience across global brand and culture marketing. Maria started her career working in marketing and communications for T in the Park, Ibiza Rocks, Red Bull Culture Clash, Notting Hill Carnival, MOBO Awards and Asian Music Awards. From here, Maria stepped into one of the world's most prestigious advertising agencies, M&C Saatchi, leading marketing strategy and sponsorship amplification for the world's biggest brands in music and entertainment, including: Spotify, Red Bull, EE for Glastonbury and BAFTA, and Ballantine's x Boiler Room. A move to Sony Music saw her head up the labels' partnerships division. Maria now finds herself at the heart of an organization helping change the shape of the music industry and artist engagement, having joined TikTok in 2020. In her role she leads music marketing and strategic partnerships across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Adrian, with his formative years spent behind the Iron Curtain, possesses a tenacious challenger spirit and resilience, valuable traits for navigating the ever-changing modern world. His day job is leading MasterCard creative globally, and he is jointly responsible for the creative transformation of the brand. His success is validated by recognition such as the One Show’s Penta Pencil for the 5 years of work that started in 2019, multiple Grand Prix in all of the main global competitions, a couple of D&AD Black Pencils and even a Titanium Lion. The rest of the time, Adrian is busy rallying the McCann Worldgroup creative community in Europe, which has inspired recognitions like Campaign’s EMEA Creative Person of The Year for two consecutive years.

Bruno started his career as a copywriter in New York. After extensive experience with high profile global accounts, he joined Publicis Italy in 2011 as ECD, working for international brands including Heineken, Diesel, Barilla and Netflix. In May 2016, he was appointed Global CCO of Publicis Worldwide and since 2022 has had the additional role of Global CEO of LePub, a group of creative agencies that is now an established global network.

Starting his career in his hometown of Melbourne, Jexy also worked in Dubai and Singapore before moving to the US, to work at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and then TBWA\Chiat\Day NY with his creative partner Nuno Teixeira. Together, they've been recognized in all the major award shows, and have created campaigns for clients such as Meta Oculus, Hotels.com, Corona, Airbnb, Singapore Airlines, Adidas, Pernod Ricard, Nissan, and The Columbia Journalism Review.

FCB London's CEO Katy Wright has worked both client and agency side, with over 19 years’ experience in creative advertising. Katy is a regular commentator in industry press and is also a trained pilot.

A passionate marketer, Erin recently led the comprehensive rebranding of Unisys, a 150+ year old global technology solutions company. That work earned the company the B2B: Rebrand or Relaunch award from The Drum and Transform North America Gold awards for creative strategy and brand development. Unisys reintroduced the brand with the award winning “Keep Breaking Through” international ad campaign – the largest they had undertaken in many years. Erin is the recipient of the 2022 Mark L. Cohn Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing her years of strategic and transformative contributions to Unisys.

David leads the Creative Strategy team at Snapchat across Europe & UK, tasked with helping brands create industry leading creative work on the platform led by Augmented Reality. Prior to joining Snap, David was Director of Planning for EMEA at Media Arts Lab - Apple’s dedicated creative agency. David specialises in creative and brand strategy to help brands understand their opportunity, and develop the most innovative and effective creative work.

James is an experienced and versatile Creative Director who has been trusted by global brands to create multi-disciplinary campaigns and experiences, right through to boutique or start-up brands who need help standing out. He’s worked on campaigns for Rolls Royce, adidas, Emirates, Bacardi, Coca-Cola, Armani, Etsy, Shell, Huawei, HSBC, PwC, Lego, Heineken, Keds, Sennheiser and others. Currently James is the Head of Creative at ASOS, responsible for their creative communications globally. He's originally from New York and lives in London with his young family.

Lisa Maxwell is vice president, B2B Marketing at Mastercard. In her role, Lisa leads marketing engagements and oversight with digital players like Apple, Uber and Microsoft to drive joint consumer acquisition and retention goals. Previously, she was at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare where she led the reinvention and turnaround of brands like Nicorette, NicoDerm CQ and Abreva from negative to double digit growth. She serves on the board of directors of GrassROOTS Community Foundation. Lisa received a bachelor’s degree from Baruch College and an MBA from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business.

James is a Global Client Partner and EMEA B2B Lead at Wunderman Thompson. He is responsible for supporting B2B growth with Wunderman Thompson and overseas the client development and growth strategies for key clients across EMEA.

Bari Komitee is an Emmy award-winning marketing executive, strategic thinker and insightful leader with a proven track record of delivering relevant, creative and measurable work that generates results.

Currently, Bari is Vice President of B2B Marketing at The New York Times where she's focused on advertising, whose mission is to help brands make their mark on the world by connecting them to the most important stories in the world. Driving the transformation and future of The Times's advertising business, Komitee creates awareness and engagement around its industry-leading offerings including print and digital media, audio, live experiences and events, and custom creative and strategies. Driving industry awareness and contextualizing our vast audience for leading brands including, GE, Verizon, Google, Chobani, Ancestry and American Express, Komitee operates at the forefront of the ad industry, listening and responding to The Times’s audience’s demands for more interactive digital media and constantly paving new avenues for brands to participate in these endeavors.

Prior to joining The Times in 2020, Bari held leadership positions at The Tribeca Film Festival, AOL, and NBCUniversal. Before that, she spent many years leading client business at top agencies including Anomaly, TBWA\Chiat\Day and McCann.

Komitee has received numerous accolades and industry awards, including Cannes Lions - most recently the 2022 Mobile Grand Prix - and the Grand Effie, for her innovative and data-driven work.

Komitee earned a Bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University, and currently resides in New York City.

Rebekah has 20+years of experience in B2B advertising and marketing with client, agency and vendor experience for a rounded perspective on what great B2B can look like. She is currently serving on EssenceMediacom's B2B Center of Excellence, focused on Demand Management, Brand to Demand strategy and ABM.

Andy is currently Group Head of Communications at SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. Based in the UK, Andy has been at SGS since 2013, and after initially specialising in digital he has moved through several management positions, with his current role covers the entire spectrum of brand, marketing and communications. He previously spent five years working as Head of Content for a creative agency, working with global B2B clients across multiple industry sectors.

Ellyn Raftery is chief marketing and communications officer of FIS, leading the strategic planning and execution of FIS’ Global Marketing and Corporate Communications programs. Prior to joining FIS in 2012, she was the chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Global Marketing for CA Technologies, where she drove the development, planning and implementation of the corporate brand and marketing strategy and guided the company’s thought leadership, integrated go-to-market programs and demand generation programs globally.

For nearly a decade prior, Ellyn held multiple executive-level positions for Unisys Corporation, including chief marketing and communications officer; vice president, Worldwide Marketing and Communications; and vice president, Worldwide Marketing for Systems Integration and Consulting. Prior to Unisys, Ellyn led marketing strategy and research for Ernst & Young, LLP.

Doug Kamp is the Chief Creative Officer for Mower.

For more than three decades, Doug has helped global A-list brands build authentic and enduring connections with their customers that transform their business and in some cases their industries. Clients that include Carhartt, Sony, Aflac, Miller Brewing, USG, McDonalds, Grant Thornton, International Truck and many others.

Doug’s goal is to help guide and build cultures where people feel inspired to create unconventional ideas; to cultivate entrepreneurial problem solving; and to instill collaboration in every interaction. All of this has led to Agency of the Year selections in 11 of the last 14 years. And multiple Best Places to Work by AdAge and PR Week.

A graduate and student-athlete from Washington University in St. Louis, Doug currently resides in Chicago, IL. And is most proud of is the family he has built with my wife, Debra. And the countless friends he has been able to work with and for.

Dr. Nadia Morozova is an award-winning analytics & insights expert, thought leader, and a keynote speaker with ~15 years of international experience that comes from EY, TikTok, Nestlé Group, Boston Consulting Group, and Procter&Gamble. Nadia is strongly inspired to support companies to place consumers and customers at the heart of business decisions. She is a trusted expert in digital and e-commerce, and passionate about building bridges between academic and applied consumer research.

I have enjoyed a career in B2B technology as a concept creative for 20+ years now, having worked at some of the best B2B agencies in the UK and now as ECD at April Six Technology. Technology has always been at the heart of my passion for creating campaigns that count, and building powerful partnerships with leading tech brands alongside a privilege. Loving what you do matters, and having a great team even more so.

Irina Karagyaur is a dynamic leader in the blockchain and Web3 space. Irina co-founded BQ9, an ecosystem growth agency and a boutique advisory firm turning great ideas into Web3 products, working on business model creation, product ideation, and ecosystem strategy. She is also the founder of Creators4Impact and the host of Creators Imagining the Future Community Dialogues.

Irina is named among the Top 100 Women of the Future, the 2022 Rising Women in Crypto Power List, Asia's 100 Women Power Leaders, Women of Web3 Changemakers 2023, Top 20 Women Blockchain Leaders in 2023, and LinkedIn Top Strategy & Metaverse Voice 2024.

Irina delivered a TEDx talk titled "Knowledge Communities are Shaping the Metaverse" at TEDxMaviliSquare 2023. She is featured in Entrepreneur India, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, BeInCrypto, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review Turkey, and more. She has lectured at COP26, COP27, COP28, UNESCO HQ, Politecnico di Milano, Queens College, UCL, and Glasgow University.

Anne Hunter helps B2B companies hit their numbers through deep customer understanding. Previously, Anne lead marketing and insights teams at Kantar, DISQO, and AOL. Anne’s influence has also reached global scale, by serving as Comscore’s Chief Strategy Officer to the World Economic Forum and she is a frequent contributor to the CMO alliance on topics related to B2B marketing and AI.​ Anne was awarded the Advertising Research Foundation’s Great Mind award, has been designated one of the top 100 Woman Leaders of Connecticut, was named a Top Woman Media and Research Trendsetter by Cynopsis, and is the winner of gold and silver awards for B2B marketing from organizations such as the Association of National Advertisers. She attended Barnard College Columbia University.

Cos is Co-Founder & Head of Effectiveness at True – the only B2B specialist agency to be awarded an IPA Effectiveness Accreditation and one of the most awarded B2B agencies globally. He oversees the creative output of the agency, ensuring it meets core principles of marketing effectiveness. He is flying the flag for B2B effectiveness, regularly speaking at industry events such as IPA EffWorks Global, and contributing content to WARC, The Drum and The IPA's newsletter. In 2022, he authored the first paper from a B2B agency to win an IPA Effectiveness Award and a WARC Award for Global Effectiveness in association with Cannes Lions.

I am a senior media professional having worked in B2B for over 25 years. My current role as Head of B2B Sales consists of managing a team of 23 sales people to deliver advertising revenue across the FT's suite of products and services. Prior to this, I worked on the buy side at many different agencies, planning and delivering strategic campaigns across multiple channels.

Katleen is a seasoned global commercial leader with extensive C-level experience in the media, life sciences, and tech sectors. She has held prominent roles such as Chief Marketing Officer at Citeline and Informa Intelligence. Katleen has a strong track record working with private equity and venture capital-backed companies, including her roles at Causaly and Evaluate, where she led marketing transformations and helped drive exceptional business value. Known for her expertise in go-to-market strategy and commercial capability building, she excels in aligning teams to deliver measurable results.

Minh is a seasoned, industry-agnostic marketer, with extensive experience in building brands and driving marketing strategies for high-growth businesses across the E-commerce and Technology sector. Currently the Demand Generation Manager at foodpanda, she is leading B2B marketing for panda ads (foodpanda's Adtech solution) across 11 countries in APAC. Her expertise spans digital marketing, content marketing, and integrated campaigns. She believes B2B marketing should be fun, create meaningful connections and ultimately drive growth.

Tracy has more than 20 years’ experience bringing high-value products and services to market within a multitude of business-to-business verticals – using both traditional and digital marketing strategies. She’s passionate about connecting industry with solutions that benefit the bottom line and support a healthier planet. She holds a journalism degree and MBA from Western Michigan University.

Yumi is passionate about brand building and has a proven track record of putting consumers back at the center of brands, product innovation and campaign development leading to better and faster business results. She is a firm believer in “delivering a superior and consistent brand experience and emotionally connecting brands with people.” She loves to find the intersection of helping brands be both a force for growth and a force for good. Currently, Yumi is Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Global Sales Operations at Quest Global and has the charter to build the Quest Global brand in 17 countries and 7 industries. She joined Quest Global in August 2021 and works to advance its purpose of being the most trusted partner for the world’s hardest engineering problems.

Carmel is a global executive, with 20+ years of consumer and B2B brand, marketing, and communications, expertise. From consumer goods, entertainment, software, hardware, technologies and services, she has been responsible for brands including Warner Bros., Disney, SAP, Samsung, Honeywell and Ericsson and most recently joining Universal Robots. She is known for inspiring people, turning customers into fans, and taking the marketing function from the back office to a seat at the table through leveraging data to inform strategy, investment and demonstrating business impacting results.

Cynthia Clevenger is a B2B Marketing veteran with nearly two decades of experience working on both the agency and publisher sides of the industry. She has extensive knowledge in advanced measurement, programmatic and streaming. Clevenger currently leads all B2B Marketing efforts at Tubi, including go-to-market strategy, ad product marketing, sales enablement, branded entertainment, events and industry partnerships. During her time at Tubi, Cynthia has helped develop award winning marketing campaigns resulting in 5x Cannes Lion awards, the prestigious Super Clio award and 5 Effies. Before joining Tubi in 2020, she spent five years as the Senior Director of Product Marketing at dataxu (now Roku), where she helped launch a suite of advanced TV products for advertisers.

As an International Marketing Manager at AJAX, I specialize in global market adaptation, consumer analysis, and international brand exposure. I excel in product conceptualization and optimizing sales strategies together with team collaboration to deliver top-notch service. Outside of work, I love traveling, spending time with family and friends, playing with my dog, and enjoying good food.

Stephen Davis, EMEA Marketing Director & UK President, Roland DG EMEA Stephen has transformed the image of Roland DG in the EMEA market since his appointment as EMEA Marketing Director in December 2019. He is the force behind the unification of Roland DG’s marketing units into one central EMEA marketing organisation. Stephen is also the brains behind Roland DG’s state-of-the-art virtual showrooms - which helped customers to discover Roland products remotely - especially during the pandemic. Stephen is a seasoned marketing professional, with over 27 years’ worth of experience in the marketing sector. Prior to joining Roland DG, he held various marketing positions at organisations including Expedia, American Airlines, Navico, and Cruise. He is now focused on expanding Roland DG’s market share within the EMEA region, whilst launching products that can help print shops experience positive growth.

Dynamic senior leader with a 12+ years in marketing industry with proven track record in digital transformation, omnichannel marketing, creative problem solving, and management of global teams and agencies. Demonstrated success in leading major turn-around and process improvement efforts by leveraging best practices and leading technology to optimize customer experience and significantly enhancing functionality. Proven ability to deliver business results through innovation in digital marketing technology, process, and change management!

With a decade of experience in strategic and revenue-centric marketing positions at high-growth B2B SaaS firms specialising in Regulatory Tech, Cyber Security, and Ad Tech, Elisa has focused her career on driving successful expansions of US companies across growth markets in Europe and the Middle East. Currently, she is the Director of Marketing for EMEA & LATAM at AppsFlyer, a leader in the Marketing Measurement space, she leverages her expertise to drive impactful campaigns and strategies across regions.

A strategic & creative marketer with 15+ years experience in innovative start-up & large, blue chip companies alike, Keith currently leads Brand Marketing globally for the Marketing Solutions business unit at LinkedIn. Keith has created stand-out marketing campaigns in Europe and the US for a number of well-known brands across the travel, tech & hospitality sectors. Most recently, Keith partnered with Maximum Effort to lead the launch of “The Place to B2B” brand campaign for LinkedIn. Keith also collaborated with two-time Academy award winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot on the short documentary ’EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS’, serving as Executive Producer. Across the wider industry, Keith has written for trade publications such as AdAge, spoken at this year's Cannes Lions festival and his team won AdWeeks’ 'Team of the Year' and 'Brand of the Year' in 2023.

Anna Cashman, B2B Brand and Insights Lead at GetYourGuide, is a marketing expert who creates data-driven campaigns and thought leadership content, including the biannual Travel Experiences Trend Tracker report. She works closely with DMOs and iconic global attractions to build trust with global travelers. With prior experience in ecommerce and community building, and a passion for travel and home design, Anna brings a unique consumer-centric perspective to the travel industry.

As Global Client President and Global Head of B2B, Alex is Executive Leader for a number of top global clients and our global B2B Practice. He is responsible for the delivery of the day to day and long-term service, ensuring that clients have access to the very best Wavemaker talent and services. Alex has over 30 years media experience, working at some of the world’s largest and most successful agencies. During that time, he has held various senior positions including market CEO, International Managing Director, Head of Planning and Commercial Director

Matt has spent the last 20 years building, managing, selling and integrating digital and technology sector ventures that have been regional and global in scale. He ran CBS's commercial teams in China, launched Twitter’s business in Asia, bought and sold an ad-tech company, entered over 20 markets, managed over half a billion dollars of revenue, brought multiple technology platforms to Asia and set up partnerships with the likes of Facebook and Google. He is a London School of Economics graduate, an Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD business school and an Advisor at early stage start up generator, Antler.

Appointed Head of B2B Marketing at LOCALiQ UK in 2021, Brandon has elevated the agency’s brand and industry impact. He launched key annual research projects, including the UK State of Digital Marketing Report, and utilized data from over 200 digital campaigns to create valuable benchmark reports. His storytelling skills have garnered prestigious awards and enhanced LOCALiQ’s global reputation, earning recognition from platforms such as Search Engine Land, Microsoft Advertising, and various UK industry awards.

With experience across B2B and B2C marketing in Ireland, Sydney and London, Hannah now leads B2B marketing communications for TikTok across Europe. Hannah is passionate about driving creative, impactful campaigns that resonates with the right audience.

Hannah Diddams is the Senior Vice President of Global B2B Marketing and Creative Studios at Business Insider oversees B2B communications, integrated marketing, creative studios, events, CX, consumer research. Over the past 1.5 years she has re-launched Business Insider’s in person event business, including major activations at Cannes, Davos and SXSW, published industry leading Thought Leadership research, and implemented a ABM program under the newly formed CX team -- delivering impact at all stages of the marketing funnel and driving revenue.

Lauren is the Head of Strategy & Creative, North America at Fight or Flight - an independent B2B comms agency with a mission to make standout B2B work that turns heads and makes headlines. She has led the agency's award-winning work with brands like Frontify and Roland DG - including the Drum B2B Grand-Prix winning "50 Shades of Ginger" campaign - and recently relocated from the London HQ of Fight or Flight to New York, where she is responsible for driving creative excellence and growth across the agency's North American operations.

With over 25 years of work experience, Roland is a strategic and creative leader with a holistic mindset and a passion for innovation. Currently the Chief Creative Officer at wob, he is dedicated to creating impactful experiences that connect people and brands in a meaningful way. Before joining wob, he held prominent positions, including Chief Creative Officer at Cheil Worldwide in Germany, where he also managed creative operations across Europe. He founded his own advertising agency, Werk2, and served as a Partner and Creative Director at the WPP Agency Ogilvy One, formerly Planetactive. Throughout his career, Roland has been a member of the Art Directors Club Germany and Europe and has served as a jury member at Lovies, Webbies, DDA, ADC and others. His work has been recognized at Cannes Lions, D&AD, ADC, Webby, and many more prestigious awards.

Pearl has over 7+ years of experience in B2B Tech Marketing, covering both software and consumer packaged goods (CPG). She holds a Master's degree in Marketing Technology from Santa Clara University. Passionate about product marketing, digital marketing, partnerships, and the voice of the customer, she has developed comprehensive expertise across the marketing stack. Pearl has brought her extensive knowledge to help establish the B2B Business Unit at Corsair, where she leads all marketing initiatives, including channel marketing, branding, digital strategy, events, and beyond.

Teresa Poggenpohl is senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Unisys. Teresa’s bold vision and relentless curiosity were tapped to reimagine the 150-year-old brand story of the global IT solutions company. In 2023, her Unisys team took home the B2B: Rebrand or Relaunch award from The Drum and Gold awards from Transform North America for the creative strategy and brand development work. Prior to Unisys, Teresa spent 30+ years in myriad marketing leadership roles at Accenture. There, she served as Accenture’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for North America and as its Partner/Director of Global Brand Management and Advertising. Her work propelled Accenture onto Forbes’ “The World’s Most Valuable Brands” list. Teresa has been named “Best Marketer” five times by B-to-B Magazine, twice awarded “100 Influential Marketers” by Internationalist Magazine and named “Executive of the Year” by the American Business Awards. ]

Madeline Maguire is an award-winning B2B marketing leader with 15+ years of experience driving growth for technology brands across the USA, Europe & Australia. Most recently Madeline led the B2B Marketing organization at Grubhub - a multidisciplinary team supporting the Merchant Network, Corporate, Driver & Campus/Hotel businesses.

I love using tech, behaviour and data to tell compelling stories that drive business performance. I'm a marketer with an 18-year journey in deploying data-driven strategies to consistently deliver significant revenue boosts. A capable leader, I have managed a string of strategic initiatives and teams in Fintech, SaaS & eCommerce ventures across Asia Pacific, Middle East & Latin America. I operate with speed and agility, stripping away the complexity, finding insights in the noise and keeping things simple.

Maha Sankaran is the Director of B2B Growth Marketing at DoorDash. In this role, she leads a team dedicated to acquiring, growing, and retaining merchant partners and businesses across Marketplace, SaaS, DoorDash Ads, and DoorDash for Business. With over 15 years of experience in B2B demand generation and growth marketing across SaaS, technology, and adtech companies, Maha has a proven track record of driving growth and achieving significant business results. Before joining DoorDash, she led acquisition and growth efforts at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and spearheaded the digital marketing and demand generation teams for one of Amazon’s major launches, “Buy with Prime.” In addition to her industry roles, Maha is an adjunct professor at NYU SPS, where she teaches courses in digital marketing and marketing analytics. She also serves on the board of the Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation (CLLF), a non-profit dedicated to helping children battling cancer in developing countries.

Carolyn helps businesses grow, innovate and improve. Accomplished ex-Director of B2B Marketing at Google, leading marketing for a $90B business across 36 countries, Carolyn's thought leadership on technology has consistently won awards and featured in the global edition of The Economist. As an ex-management consultant, a one-time tech startup founder, a fellow of The Royal Society of the Arts, and a constant problem solver, she's passionate about how tech and AI can solve our biggest problems and create a future that works for everyone.

I have more than 20 years experience delivering revenue growth and exceptional customer experience for some of the most well-known brands, including Woolworths, Uber, Telstra, American Express, Suncorp, ANZ and Spark (prev. Telecom). I am at my best leading high-performing teams, delivering strategy, collaborating with data and insights, agencies, sales, partners and clients - and using new and advancing marketing technologies to build communities of brand advocates. My working experience covers Australia, New Zealand, and Japan including APAC initiatives collaborating with diverse teams to achieve outstanding results.

For the last 20 years, Genesis has worked in various areas of B2B marketing including ABM, creative brand building, demand generation, lead generation, CRM, strategy and automation tactics at product companies and agencies. He has overseen SMB and Enterprise B2B marketing campaigns for T-Mobile for Business, Bluebeam, Adobe, Chevron, Cisco Systems, ExxonMobil and AT&T.

With over 15 years of experience, Amanda boasts a proven track record in shaping strategy, developing teams, and fostering growth within diverse media, technology, and communications organizations, both in-house and on the agency side. As the former Managing Director at SmartBrief, Future’s leading B2B digital media brand, she spearheaded initiatives spanning content, sales, product, marketing, and partnerships, delivering tangible results in revenue and audience expansion while orchestrating a comprehensive rebranding effort. Prior to her role at Future, Amanda held executive leadership positions at Blue State, a WPP-owned digital strategy, and creative agency, where she directed business development, account strategy, creative processes, and delivery functions. She holds a degree in Communications and PR from the University of Maryland.

Tina is the Executive Business Director at AKQA, partnering with brands to achieve sustainable growth, strategic impact, and cutting-edge design. Prior to joining AKQA, Tina was the Head of Marketing at KPMG, where she managed a team of high-performing marketers across brand, digital, and campaigns, enhancing brand reputation and generating commercial value for the firm. With over 18 years of experience, Tina has led teams in diverse organisational structures, delivering successful performance and efficiencies across various industries - her career spans the US and the UK, B2B and B2C sectors, and both agency and client sides. She continues to drive innovation and transformation within organisations through compelling marketing visions and strategies, a focus on brand-building and commercial success, and a decisive yet authentic leadership approach.

A seasoned marketing and commercial executive with extensive experience across diverse industries and international markets. Currently leading the B2B operations for Michelin North America, encompassing a wide array of segments including commercial trucks, aviation, and mining. Deeply passionate about marketing and inspiring leadership.

Sian is the Global Brand and Creative Director at EY. At EY she has had various roles over 9 years including developing and implementing the agency strategy, looking at creative transformation including embedding best practices around brief writing, how to work with agencies, what makes award winning creative ideas coupled with working on many of the most strategic brand building campaigns. Previously Sian spent 17 years agency side, mostly with Ogilvy.

Kristin Collins is head of B2B Client Experience for Vanguard’s institutional business, where she leads a team responsible for uncovering and understanding client and consultant needs and delivering experiences that address those needs. Kristin has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry focused on marketing, experience, and strategy development. Before this role, she led offer development, strategic integration, and experience teams across retirement plan participant and financial advisor audiences. Before joining Vanguard in 2006, she held sales, marketing, and relationship management roles at Lincoln Financial Group. Kristin earned a B.S. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Saint Joseph's University.

I have spent nearly three decades as a creative in the advertising industry. I've been truly lucky to have worked at some wonderful places on some of the world's most iconic brands - like adidas, Apple, Audi, Dr. Martens, Porsche, John Deere. Along the way, I've had my work recognized in Comm Arts, One Show, Cannes, Effies, Drums, Dieline, Awwwards, Webbies, Shorties, Addys, and various film festivals around the world.

Rachael is a versatile PR & Marketing Specialist with a proactive approach to identifying brand opportunities and building strong professional and consumer networks. Specialising in the travel tech sector, she has a proven track record in developing and executing impactful content strategies and innovative marketing solutions. Currently, Rachael supports TUI's B2B brands: Musement and Intercruises Shoreside & Port Services, managing various marketing functions, including content creation and strategic communications.

Rob Morrice has worked in the media and marketing industry since he was 14. Admittedly his first role was selling newspapers. He then became a journalist before switching to the dark side as an advertising agency copywriter. He has built 3 successful agencies and retired his full time post as CEO of the iconic b2b agency Stein IAS earlier this year, which he grew from obscurity to fame over 18 years. He is now an agency growth advisor and chairman of Lesniak Swann

Suz Keen is Executive Creative Director out of McKinney/CYLNDR, LA. Known for championing others and forging her own path, the work she’s contributed and company cultures she’s helped shape span many hotshot independents and large agency networks alike: TBWA (US and AUS), Translation, Pereira O’dell, plus a successful stint freelance and consulting. Keen has brought creative innovation, category-defining work, and strategic foresight to some of the world’s most remarkable brands while being recognized at One Show, Cannes, Clios, D&AD, the Effies, and Webbys. Keen focuses her purpose on bringing diversity of thought to our industry and the work we produce. When she’s not making, creating, growing, and building, Suz is either scuba-diving, tending to her fernery, or working on her '85 Benz.

Neil Berry is the Worldwide SVP of Babbel for Business. Neil leads Babbel’s global B2B organization overseeing product, strategy and GTM revenue operations, driving the company's continued expansion into new markets and segments. Babbel is the world’s most sold language learning platform with its unique blended learning ecosystem approach consisting of Babbel’s self study app, Babbel Live virtual classes and podcasts. In addition, Babbel’s B2B business is serving over 2000 customers in more than 30 countries. With over 30 years of experience in the Software as a Services (Saas) Industry. Neil has a wealth of expertise in building and scaling B2B SAAS Businesses. Neil’s extensive background includes successful stints in both product and revenue leadership roles. He has held key leadership positions in a variety of start-ups, scale-ups and large corporations.

Co-CEO of independent and employee-owned Tangerine Communications, Sam has been the driving force in the growth of the agency to become an industry leader in PR and social media communications. Recently awarded Campaign's Global Independent Agency of the year, Tangerine's client roster includes established global brands and disruptive market leaders like Specsavers, Iceland Foods, Essity, Topcon and PPG.

With more than 15 years of Growth and GTM experience specializing in Technology, Keilee brings a perspective deeply rooted in both art and science. At Accenture she leads the North America B2B strategy team and a Marketing GTM lead for all things Software and Platform.

I am a Global Alliance Partner Marketing Director at Oracle, where I lead the JAPAC Cloud Catalyst Marketing program and programs for chip company collaborations (including Nvidia, AMD, and Intel) and am concurrently completing my Master of Machine Learning and AI. With 20 years of experience in marketing, strategy, and operations, I have a passion for delivering value and impact through data-driven insights, commercial acumen, and customer-centricity. My focus looking forward is to develop a deep understanding of how to bring to life machine learning and AI transformations within business operations, empowering humans in the loop.

Chams started his career in digital marketing agencies (Dentsu Aegis, Nextedia and Digitas) before moving to the SaaS B2B brands industry where supported global companies as CMC Markets, Bazaarvoice, and Zendesk to develop their business in EMEA. His remit goes from building brand awareness to demand generation integrated campaigns to support both Direct and Indirect business. Today, Chams is leading the EMEA B2B Marketing team at Adobe, where he supports in growing the region in close collaboration global and GTM teams.

Paige is currently CMO of Seismic, the global leader in enablement software. As a 7-time B2B CMO, Paige has 25 years of experience in marketing for companies of all sizes -- from early stage startup to public company and all sizes in between. She is frequently cited among top B2B CMOs and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gemma Hitchens is Creative Partnerships Director at the Financial Times. She works with partners to bring stories to the FT's audience and is particularly interested in data visualisation. You can find her on Twitter at @gmhitchens.

Creative and strategic digital marketeer with 15 years’ experience at global companies and tech start-ups. After developing my early career within agencies, I moved client side and have worked with leading global brands including Topshop, New Look, Bacardi, and Britvic.

In 2018 I moved into supporting tech start-ups build their marketing departments and ready for scaling up. This introduced me to working across several industries and with companies at different stages of growth.

I have a fierce passion for creating unique, disruptive, and engaging content to drive brand stand-out in an ever-crowded media landscape and have won over 20 industry awards for standing by this principal.

As Head of Marketing for BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions, Imogen is responsible for understanding what makes audiences tick and crafting multi-platform marketing campaigns to reach global audiences. Imogen has led multiple award-winning campaigns across themes of health, climate, transport and science. Previously working in education technology and sports marketing, Imogen has a passion for storytelling through marketing.

Dan oversees integrated marketing for Allison across Europe, leading a team of digital strategists, data analysts, performance marketers, designers and producers to tell compelling brand stories. With Dan’s guidance and mentorship, the team consistently delivers creative communications programs to solve business issues for clients in healthcare, travel, technology and retail.

As an accomplished and award-winning commercial leader with a wealth of digital, content and advertising experience within the entertainment & technology sector, Dan has held senior client and agency roles and understands the complex requirements that come with both. He has spent the past 25 years working with some of the world’s most high-profile artists, brands and tech companies.

Gabriella is a believer in brand building through effective and distinctive communication.

Currently, she is working across different brand projects to help Nestlé Purina Europe achieve its creative and communication ambitions. Her focus is on strengthening the foundations of Nestle's brands to ensure their relevance in the future and their growth, all while applying media and advertising principles.

In her role, Gabriella provides a holistic brand perspective, placing the consumer and data signals at the core of creative development. With a strong business and metrics mindset, she strives to ignite the creative process and drive it forward.

Gabriella has a passion for cycling and cooking. Cycling allows her to explore new landscapes and push beyond her comfort zone, while cooking gives her the opportunity to express her creativity by combining different flavors and textures.

Danielle is a strategic advisor, renowned for her expertise in crafting culturally relevant brand and content strategies for both global brands and startups. Her portfolio includes iconic titles such as i-D and luxury brands like Farfetch, where she played a pivotal role in steering these brands towards their most successful periods by developing content that deeply resonated with Gen Z audiences. As the landscape evolved towards embracing creators, Danielle has been instrumental in assisting major brands like Tory Burch in formulating meticulously curated creator strategies. Simultaneously, she has been closely engaged with a creator operating tool, exploring the impact of technology on scaling curation efforts.

Vik is a creative and brand marketing leader focused on Life Sciences at Accenture Song. He has led creative for brand launches for a range of pharmaceutical brands across therapeutic areas. Prior to Accenture Song, he's worked at healthcare agencies like Havas Health & You, TBWA WorldHealth, and Intouch. He also recently received an EMBA and a MS In Healthcare Leadership from Cornell University, where he's collaborated with healthcare providers, policy experts and Life Science marketers.

Patricia Lefebure is the Executive Creative Director at eight&four. Known for her strategic and creative skills, Patricia began her career at Lambie-Nairn, WPP, working on the O2 account. She joined eight&four ten years ago and established their end-to-end content creation offering, leading it ever since. Patricia oversees the ideation and development of social campaigns, working with brands like The Glenlivet, The BHF, Sandals Resorts, and Genesis Motor Europe.

Darryl Choo is the International Business Director of the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Based out of Singapore, he heads commercial and strategy for Singapore, Asia and international markets. He is also part of SCMP’s leadership unit.

VJ Anand, currently the Executive Creative Director of VaynerMedia EMEA, has previously held significant roles such as Senior Vice President of Creative at GO-JEK and Head of Creative at VaynerMedia APAC. He has a robust background in digital marketing and global agency experience, specializing in creating viral content and brand engagement. His tenure at VaynerMedia APAC saw the office grow from 4 to 221 employees, working on high-profile accounts like Google, Disney+, and SK-II. VJ has won numerous industry awards and was recently nominated for the South East Asian Creative Person of the Year Award.

Sam Bird is Managing Director, Content & Brand Experience at Wavemaker UK. Sam leads Wavemaker content and creative capabilities including partnerships, innovation, production, sports, and gaming. He and his teams help Wavemaker’s clients establish big ideas that lead to unrivalled work. His teams drive innovation by connecting their specialisms to maximise the effectiveness of our campaigns whilst ensuring individual brilliance in each capability.

Gary has been a creative director for 10 years and prior to that he spent 12 years in large global sales. Each year as a Creative Director he created more than 1000 videos in varying formats. With the likes of content for Pepsi, Mercedes, LinkedIn and Redbull under his belt, he is one of the thought leaders in the content creation industry.

Shruti Tiwari is a seasoned leader in the digital media and advertising industry, renowned for her role as Managing Director and Head of Content & Media Strategy at Ogilvy North America. Winner of the Adweek 2024 Media All-Star Award; a prominent speaker at SXSW and Adweek, advocating for innovative leadership and diversity in corporate cultures. With over two decades of experience, Shruti has significantly influenced the landscape of creative and media strategy delivering personalized campaign. Delivering highly effective campaigns for her clients that leverage a full scope of data signals driving efficiency and effectiveness

Lexie Tankersley is an Emmy-Award winning Producer with experience producing record-breaking experiential marketing campaigns, interactive media, live events at CES, SXSW, and the Sundance Film Festival, an “Apple Top 10” podcast, a published book with Harper Collins, and two seasons of an award-winning documentary-driven, digital mini-series. She came to FCB to bring a fresh perspective on how entertainment and marketing worlds can collide -- producing branded content featuring M. Night Shyamalan, President Obama, Kendrick Lamar's pglang/project3, and many more.

Phin is a content and media specialist who has spent a career setting up shop on both sides of the editorial / paid fence. He currently leads SPH Media’s award-winning content marketing agency, Content Lab, collaborating with brands to conceptualise and create innovative, effective campaigns across digital, social, broadcast, lifestyle, and print platforms. He’s also stoked to have been named Leader of the Year at The Drum Content Awards in 2023.

Jordi is a marketing leader with 10+ years of experience in B2B tech. He has a degree in Advertising and Public Relations and has helped companies design and implement marketing strategies across multiple countries. Currently, he leads marketing at Seedtag, the leading contextual advertising company. Jordi is passionate about marketing and building teams that use innovative technologies to achieve success. He focuses on B2B companies with valuable products and services, and believes in creating human connections through marketing.

Chris is the Head of Content Design at EE. He's worked in digital content and strategy for over 15 years across a number of organisations, including Ticketmaster, uSwitch and Barclays.

A postgraduate in Marketing, Adil has a vast 18+ years of experience in various aspects of media businesses, globally. His co-production division has successfully produced 8 drama series with Syrian, Egyptian & Lebanese artists, from which ‘Ser’ a Pan Arab Series was awarded at BroadcastPro Awards for the category of best adaptation of a foreign-language drama series into Arabic. He is currently working on 3+ new drama projects and a line-up of movies. Adil has been recognized as the Most Influential Content Marketing Professional by CMO Asia in 2016 & 2022. He follows an entrepreneurial management approach with a strong passion for creating profitable business models in the field of media. His success lies in creating new opportunities and identifying revenue streams in evolving markets with high level of competition.

Hi. My name is Luke. I lead diverse teams and build brands through creativity and storytelling while driving business goals. Currently, I am proudly leading Creative Strategy on hydration and tea brands for Coca-Cola including smartwater, Gold Peak, vitaminwater, and Topo-Chico.

With roots in news-editorial journalism, experience in corporate communications and a deep love for brand storytelling, Brittany Kruk has mastered the art and science of telling stories that can change both hearts and minds. Her audience-first, people-centric approach has been shaped over 15+ years by Fortune 100 national and global brands as well as start-up culture, including her current role as Director, Head of Content, Digital and Social Media Strategy and Development for Walgreens.

Stuart has been the Head of Content Strategy for full service B2B agency Transmission for the last 3 years but has spent almost 15 years helping B2B businesses of all shapes an sizes grow through creative content thinking.

Currently leading Amazon Owned Content Strategy for APAC, EU and LATAM. Minari has spent two decades in corporate communication in leadership roles for Indian and multinational companies across India and Asia-Pacific. Her work experience straddles copy-writing, journalism, corporate communications and film writing. She is committed to building leaders for the future who are fearless in experimentation, and to help mentor women for leadership.

Kathryn Strachan is the author of Scaling Success: Building Brands that Break Barriers and host of the podcast Tech Marketers Uncorked. She’s built her career through growing a content marketing agency from the ground up and now advises brands on how to scale and grow their marketing function through content marketing. She frequently speaks at conferences and on podcasts. When not contributing her expertise, she can be found traveling to far-flung destinations and spending time with her family.

Andrea is the Head of Content & Culture at Cash App. She leads a team of best in class content and brand marketers who are focused on delivering entertainment to customers through Cash App's content across owned channels and media. She bridges gaps in the marketplace with innovative strategy and empowers her team to develop content strategies and integrated programs that strengthen brand love and drive business revenue in traditional and nontraditional ways. Previously at Instagram and Spotify, Andrea focused on leading global marketing strategies that delivered best in class experiences for brands (B2B) and consumers (B2C). Over the course of her career, Andrea has worked with some of the world's leading brands in fashion and beauty. Her other experience spans various roles at L'Oréal, Lloyd & Co. and ELLE Magazine. She started her career in retail at Ralph Lauren.

Monika Oomen is an award-winning brand strategy expert with a dynamic career in media. Currently serving as the Vice President of Brand, Digital Content Strategy, and Communications for Kids EMEA at Warner Bros. Discovery, she leads innovative campaigns that resonate with young audiences on a global scale. Her work, particularly the Cartoon Network's Climate Champions initiative, showcases her commitment to leveraging media for positive environmental impact.

Currently director of creative and content at John Lewis, Megan's 20+ career is an exploration of the 'why' behind the work – whether it's a 360° campaign or a TikTok post. With foundations in graphic design, art direction and styling, she owes her sensitivity to colour and composition to an appreciation of fashion and its influences. Originally from Canada, London has been her chosen home for the past 17 years.

Mark has over 20yr+ experience in the content and creative space, having set-up fledgling brand content offerings inside WPP, PUblicis and Havas both in the UK and Australia. Based out of London he currently heads up the global content offering inside HAVAS Red, a merged media micro network in the Havas network.

With more than 20 years of experience in creative development and branding, Robin Gruen is a storyteller and creative visionary. Robin’s career began in New York City, where she worked as an editor for Parents, Seventeen and Shape. She then moved to Chicago and launched the branded content division at Weber Shandwick, a global leader in public relations and marketing. After her post at Weber Shandwick, Robin returned to her first love – publishing – where she ran the custom content division of Tribune Publishing for nearly five years. Robin joined Lee Enterprises in October 2020 as Vice President of Brand Ave. Studios. Robin immediately reorganized the division to create scalable solutions to all existing markets with a strong focus on high-end content and brand storytelling. Robin also ignited a 360-degree digital marketing for our top accounts, including Mister Car Wash, Jewel-Osco, Big Auto Accident Attorneys and Milio’s sandwich franchise.

Hailing from the UK and now settled in Brooklyn, Leigh is a multi-award-winning designer who finds inspiration at the intersection of art and enterprise. She leads Sister Mary, a creative studio honoring Sister Mary Corita Kent, and has collaborated with global giants such as Guinness, Baileys, and Smirnoff, as well as innovative startups. She has a peculiar devotion to entrepreneurial brands that take risks and disrupt the status quo to elevate the mundane into the magical.

Experienced and award winning Executive Creative Director fascinated by brands, technology and creativity.

Sue Daun is the Executive Creative Director for Interbrand, driving the creative quality of their London business. A strong advocate for diversity and equity, she champions inclusive design and believes in the power of creativity to change lives. With experience across global and local brands, startups, and individuals, Sue brings a passion for creativity without boundaries. She is also a seasoned judge and award recipient, having previously judged for The Drum and other prestigious programs.

Won J. You is a seasoned design leader and educator who’s spent over 20 years designing and crafting award-winning experiences. Currently, he leads the charge at WJY Studios, a design consultancy based in Atlanta, where he oversees work as chief disruptor and head of design.

Grace is Group Creative Director, Global Marketing at GroupM where she collaborates with marketing leadership and cross-functional teams to strategize, develop and execute creative solutions for internal and external initiatives. She has worked for over 20+ years in NYC as an art director, graphic designer and experiential creative director creating and producing award-winning work across the entire media ecosystem including, television, print, digital, OOH, and more.

25 years in London branding agencies, 5 years at S+G. Working across a broad spectrum of clients from professional services (Deloitte) to broadcast (BBC). Focus on amplifying the brand experience across all touch points from a simple idea.

Hiten leads a 20-strong, multi-disciplined team at RAPP UK’s offices in London. Over a 25-year career, he’s guided many prestigious global brands, including American Express, British Airways, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, Ralph Lauren and Virgin Media. He’s also amassed over 80 creative awards and nominations, from the likes of D&AD, Cannes, Creative Circle and the DMA.

As well as setting the benchmark for award-winning design and creativity at RAPP, Hiten is passionate about nurturing under-represented grassroots talent and achieving greater diversity within the industry. He’s collaborated with the DMA on ‘The Campaign for Great British Creativity’ and launched a design initiative entitled, ‘Command Shift Design’, which aims to disrupt our conventional understanding of strategic design thinking.

Lottie King is a Design Director at Matter, leading future innovation projects across a spectrum of consumer categories, including FMCG, Health and Wellness, and Food Futures. Lottie combines her affinity for understanding people with strategic foresight and exceptional design execution to deliver breakthrough innovations and elevate consumer experiences for some of the world’s best-loved brands. Trained in Industrial Design and with 14 years of industry experience, Lottie draws expertise from her diverse experiences in renowned design consultancies and in-house design teams, where she’s previously worked across, transportation, sports hardware and FMCG. Deeply passionate about inspiring the next generation of industrial designers, Lottie enjoys collaborating with local schools and university students and judging creative design awards. She has previously sat on judging panels for the Royal Society of Arts, Student Design Awards, and DesignWeek.

Helping teams push creative boundaries and challenging status quo's. My approach distilled in my book "Use Design, To Design Change". I'm known for normal(ing) the weird or weirding the normal and am a Brit living in San Francisco working at Tinder, via Google, Pinterest & DesignStudio.

Veronica is the VP and head of Design at Favorite Child. She's an award-winning, California-based designer with over twenty years of experience in design spanning graphics, products, costumes, sets, props, illustration, and art direction. She has brought a fresh perspective to many high-profile clients, from Google to The White House. Recognized as one of the top 20 global design directors by D&AD. Lurzer's Archive Magazine selected Veronica as one of their 200 Best Illustrators. She has won awards at numerous industry shows and publications, including Cannes, D&AD, Communication Arts, and more. She founded Tiny Movement, a conscious-led design boutique, and Gentle Mentals, a grassroots mental health initiative. Dozens of film festivals worldwide have showcased her animated short for this initiative, leading her to speak at the United Nations. But most known as the dog mom of those silly Frenchies, Lily and Roux.

With over 15 years of experience in media and brand, Roshnee felt the necessity to create a design studio that adopts a decolonized perspective. In a rapidly globalizing world, she aspired to investigate how brands and design narratives originate from diverse cultures, challenging the prevailing Western narrative. Roshnee, an impassioned lecturer and an award-winning director, stands as a distinguished design leader and influential advocate in the arenas of brand, design and its impact on culture.

Patrick Burgoyne is co-founder of the In-House Agency Leaders Club (ihalc.com), which helps leaders of in-house agencies at the world’s major brands to support and learn from one another. He was Editor of Creative Review magazine from 1999 to 2019 and has spoken at and chaired a wide range of creative and design conferences around the world. He is a past Trustee for D&AD where he was also, briefly, CEO.

Srija Chatterjee is the Global Marketing Director at The Shed 28 (TS28), an outside-in marketing transformation company dedicated to helping organizations thrive in a conscience economy. Srija professional philosophy is rooted in the recognition that in today’s world, it is imperative to understand the interdependence of profit and purpose. She passionately advocates transformative solutions that work effectively at this intersection so that people and planet prosper together, and not at the cost of one another. As part of the TS28 team, for over 3 years, Srija was the Global Marketing Director for Dole, where she championed the sustainability and creativity agenda through the marketing initiatives. She now works with large companies like Zespri and J&J to help make a positive impact to the world through sustainability and creativity. Srija has worked in companses like Marico, JWT and Lowe, with her last role being the Managing Director at Publicis Worldwide, India, in the past.

Joining as a Studio Junior in 2000, Emma is now Co-Chief Creative Officer, playing a fundamental role in building Design Bridge and Partners’ reputation for creative excellence across all Studios globally. Emma has worked with a broad, challenging and enticing range of brands – everything from small entrepreneurial start-ups with a new story to tell, to prestigious global brands with a rich history. Her work has won countless international accolades including from D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness, Pentawards and New York Festivals

Originally from Scotland, this red haired lass has worked her way up through the ranks at top London agencies such as The Brand Union, Design Bridge and boutique agency big fish. Chloé now sits as Executive Creative Director at Independent brand agency Pearlfisher, London. Known for her work as an award winner designer and judge Chloé’s work shows her love for the big idea beautifully crafted. She has a passion for her work on mentoring programs such as D&AD Shift & Kerning the Gap where she wants to try make a difference to the industry.

Michael Ian Kaye is the Chief Design Officer at SYLVAIN, working with a diverse set of clients including Walmart, Meta, Kate Spade, Marriott, Stella Artois, Calvin Klein, IMG New York, Fashion Week, and The Information. His work in strategy, design, and communications has helped shape, define, and impact many well-known brands and institutions across industries. Kaye’s iconic designs for books like Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point and Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club have left an indelible impression on American culture. His work has received numerous awards and resides in the permanent collection of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum.

I lead the design team behind Transport for London's award winning TfL Go app and digital service. I am also a Visiting Lecturer at the Royal College of Art. Before joining Transport for London, I led design teams at agencies and consultancies. I also led innovation projects and culture change for a wide range of organisations in technology, retail, culture/arts, healthcare and education in the UK and USA and co-founded a design studio.

Jack Renwick Studio is an independent branding and multi-discipline design agency based in Whitechapel, London. Jack is the current President of D&AD, Design Trustee of D&AD, Education Board member and Fellow of ISTD (International Society of Typographic Designers) and Co-Founder of CIA (Creative Industries Association). She is a frequent judge on brand, advertising and design awards and writes and speaks on a variety of design-related matters. She has worked on a huge variety of projects over the past 25 years for clients including Amnesty International, eBay, BBC, Nokia, Royal Mail, Sir Elton John and Stella McCartney and received recognition from most of the world’s most prestigious awards.

Ben is co founder and creative partner at Magpie Studio. With over 20 years experience of branding building, Ben is passionate about ideas driven design and the transformational impact it can have, both emotionally and commercially.

An Integrated Brand Experience leader, with a proven track record building commercially led relationships across a strong portfolio of consumer brands including Heineken, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, General Motors, Burberry, Gucci and Bottega Veneta. Having worked in house and agency side within entertainment, PR and film, this professional experience has been instrumental in delivering high impact, profitable, PR led brand experience. Multi-disciplinary business leadership, ability to drive growth, navigate change, lead teams and innovate

Gui Borchert is an executive creative director, writer and director, and a published author of one of the least important books of the decade. Gui grew up in Brazil, then grew up some more in New York City before spending some time in London. Gui lives in LA now, running the Hyundai account at Innocean. Before that Gui worked at Squarespace, 72andSunny, Fallon, Syrup, Mother and R/GA.

I am a Brand focused Creative Director with 15+ years of experience, bringing passion for design and strategic thinking to life through some of the world’s greatest brands. I'm currently leading a Brand Design team at eBay focused on bridging the gap between marketing and product, ensuring a consistent yet contextual experience is brought through ever surface for our customers.

Sue grew up in Ireland, coding websites and making TV commercials featuring her cousins. After earning a Visual Communications degree in Dublin, she received a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art & Design in the US, where she earned her Masters in Advertising. Her career has spanned design and advertising agencies across various cities, blending branding and global experience. She worked at Edenspiekermann in Amsterdam and then at Ogilvy, Wolff Olins, Wieden+Kennedy, and Gretel in New York, Atlanta, Portland, and San Francisco.

Daljit Singh is the Head of Brand Marketing & Design and co-founder of ANNA, a UK SME Fitech recognised among Sifted's 100 Fastest Growing Startups in 2024. He previously founded Digit, a leading digital design agency acquired by WPP, co-founded Conran Singh with Sir Terence Conran, and served as Accenture's Global Head of Design Strategy, working with major brands like Audi, HSBC, Microsoft, and Etisalat. He has curated exhibitions, spoken at various prestigious forums, and launched unique ventures, including a British-Indian sausage brand and a luxury ring inspired by white dwarf stars. He has also won a D&AD Black Pencil, two BAFTAs, and served on several boards, including the National Youth Theatre and the 2012 Olympic Legacy Trust.

Emma Barratt, Global Executive Creative Director at Wolff Olins Emma is obsessed with the role creativity plays in our lives; constantly exploring how it can help people and brands live better, be a force for positivity and create brands that people don’t just want, but need. She has won multiple awards for her work and judges regularly with The Drum, D&AD, The One Show, and more. Currently as Global Executive Creative Director and member of the Global Creative Council, Emma works across Wolff Olins to constantly push the standards of our industry while helping clients deliver better realities for their brands. Highlights include helping leading companies like Uber, Decathlon and Google bring their purpose to the world and move their employees forwards. Proudly neurodiverse, she always pushes and provokes new and innovative thinking - her biggest strength lies in applying innovative concepts and technologies to clients' biggest challenges, and bringing them to life in new ways.