Rita Alberti is a Creative Director with 15 years of experience. She thrives on swimming against the tide because that's the key to make a real difference. Challenging the status quo and defying norms have become her personal mantra. As a pioneer of creative effectiveness, she believes that great ideas have a tangible impact on society.

Throughout her career, she has received numerous national and international awards. The campaign she's most proud of is a film against domestic violence that not only won many creative honors but also earned the Effectiveness Grand Prix in the same year.

Alcazar leads 305 Worldwide, Horizon Media’s Advertising Agency, named Best Small Agency of the Year, two times in a row (Muse Awards). Under his leadership, the agency has also received numerous Platinum and Gold awards for client work and personally, in 2023, he was named to the prestigious Adweek 50 and Crain’s Notable Leaders in Advertising.

Alcazar has already left an indelible mark in the industry, in 2015, The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History added his work for The Ad Council to its permanent collection of Hispanic advertising in the U.S. Beyond Advertising, Alcazar also produces independent feature films and documentaries.

Most recently, he produced the romantic comedy "Looking For Maria Sanchez" (200 Cartas), starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, and featured in The New York Times as a unique case of brand integration in independent films. For the past six years Roberto has held a coveted juror seat for the Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards.

Morgane is a senior Art Director currently working at BETC. Over her career, she has won awards including D&AD pencils, Cannes Lions, Eurobests, One Shows, etc.

After an Advertising and Illustration BA at Central Saint Martins School, she was hired by Graham Fink at M&C Saatchi London, where she kick started her advertising journey. Having lived in Singapore, London and Paris, she thrives in diverse and international settings.

Dafi is an Indonesian-born Creative Director at Leo Burnett Indonesia. He has more than 13 years of experience and has worked across multi-national agencies such as Dentsu, BBDO, and Iris, working with brands such as McDonald’s, Oreo, Nescafe, Gojek, Wrigley’s Doublemint, Snickers, Panasonic and many more.

Some of his work has been recognized by both marketeers and industry peers in award shows such as Clios, LIA, Spikes, MMA APAC, and many more.

Raju is an Integrated brand builder with years of experience in multiple categories across various regions and communication disciplines. Before joining Genero, Raju did a short stint at REDHILL Communication to launch Redhill Studio, an integrated creative services practice. Prior to that he was the CEO of Grey Group Indonesia & Thailand. He lead Grey Singapore and Thailand before that. Winner of The "Agency professional of the year - 2011 and "Agency Head of the year" 2014 at the Singapore Hall of fame awards show, Under Raju's leadership, Grey Group Singapore won the Creative Agency of the year at SPHINK awards 2013 and the Global Healthcare Agency of the year 2014. Agency of the year and Digital agency of the year at the Gong show Singapore in 2015. Grey Group Thailand went on to become 2015 Digital Agency of the year. Within 12 months of taking over the duties at Grey Indonesia, The agency was awarded “ Creative agency of the year (Silver) at the Campaign Asia Awards in December 2018. Raju transformed Grey Group Singapore into the country’s fastest-growing creative outfit within a year. He boosted the agency’s profitability by leading the team to win major accounts, local and regional, such as Sentosa, Wyeth, KFC, Ministry of Manpower, Abbott Nutrition, Allianz Insurance, La Salle, British Council and Contact Singapore. He also made strategic creative hires as well as increased the local team size by five times making it one of the largest creative agencies in Singapore.

Mateo is a Colombian Creative Director and Copywriter with recognition in Cannes Lions, One Show, Epica Awards, Ojo de Iberoamérica, El Sol, and more. He has been working as a copywriter for almost 8 years in various agencies (including Leo Burnett, DDB, Wunderman Thompson, MullenLowe, and currently at BBDO)

Julio Álvarez, a seasoned creative strategist with a 17-year career, boasts an impressive portfolio working with renowned brands such as Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Riot Games, and Google, among others. His expertise extends to Corona, GMC, and high-profile clients like Porsche and Häagen Dazs. Throughout his journey, Julio has prioritized disrupting norms to enhance brand awareness, earning accolades at prestigious festivals like Effie México and New York Festivals. Not only has he learned from industry leaders, but he also shares his knowledge as an instructor at Miami AdSchool Mexico City. Julio's entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish his creative studio, where unexpected growth unfolded. His professional aspiration is to craft top-tier advertising and marketing creativity infused with a strategic perspective to ensure brands' success.

Pedro Americo is a globally awarded creative and a punk rocker from Brazil. With 15+ years of experience and having worked in different countries such as the UK, Romania and Brazil, he is currently living in Germany, working as Executive Creative Director at McCann Germany. Throughout his advertising career, Pedro has worked for clients such as Mercedes Benz, Ford, Nike, Opel, Volkswagen, o2, Katjes, Ikea, German Red Cross, Coca Cola, L’Oreal and many others. His creative work has been recognised at all major award shows, but the award he’s proud of the most is the one he got with his brazilian band Hill Valleys for the best independent rock album of the year in 2005 from Dynamite Magazine. Pedro was also part of the jury in several award shows such as Cannes Lions, Eurobest, D&AD New Blood, NY Festivals, Webby Awards and so on.

With extensive experience in digital, he has been working for 18 years in the advertising market as a creative and content professional. His career also includes passages in agencies such as Cheil Brazil, Proximity BBDO, Grey Group, G2, Rapp Brazil, Sunset Jotacom and others. Among the brands he has worked with are , Samsung, Havaianas, Eucerin, Duolingo, Pepsi, P&G, Santander, Avianca, BMW Group, Mastercard.

Felipe also adds to his career performances as a judge, in addition to winning awards at important national and international festivals such as the Effie Awards Brasil and Latam, Lisbon Tech International, Lusófonos Creativity Awards, ECHO Latam and Global, Lurzer's Archive, Creative Club Festive São Paulo and ABRADI Award, in which he was recognized as a Digital Creative Professional of the year (2019).

Currently at Media.Monks, Mexico, I have 15+ years of experience creating award winning campaigns globally. I am a storyteller, writer, documentary photographer and human rights activist.

In 2019, I co-found Colectivo Constelación, a non-profit org that creates ideas to help women get out of violent situations. Also, I co-founded Women in Leadership Latam in 2020, a mentorship program to accelerate the growth of women in the companies, and in 2023 I led the initiative Rise Her/Them, the first portfolio review for women and non binary people.

Awards and shortlists: Cannes, El Sol, USH, Círculo Creativo, Ojo de Iberoamérica, Young Creatives, Pinino de Oro, USH, NY Festival, AD&D, Clio, Wave, Effie, One Show. AdAge 2015: Creatives you need to know. Young Lions 2014: Representing US Hispanic at Cannes. I have been recognized as a top ten emerging photographer in Latin America.

Betsy's an Associate Creative Director here at McKinney, having worked on brands like Popeyes, Puma, and De’Longhi to name a few. Prior to McKinney she worked at Ogilvy, Wunderman Thompson, and DDB NY across brands like Instagram, Oikos, Light & Fit, Perrier, and Clean & Clear.

Betsy's work ranges from 360 global campaigns to socially focused activations and has been recognized by the One Show, D&AD, Cannes.

Fred is a Creative Director with more than 15 years of experience working with some of the world largest brands. Throughout his career, Fred has worked in São Paulo, Berlin, London, Los Angeles and New York for agencies such as Ogilvy, Wieden + Kennedy, BBH, 180 and Translation.

His work has been awarded at Cannes, Clio, D&AD and the Brazilian Creative Club to name a few. He currently lives in Brooklyn and works as a Creative Director at VML NY.

Armando Araujo has over 18 years of experience in the advertising industry, having worked at various agencies in Brazil. During his time in the industry, Armando has played a significant role in building major, nationally and globally recognized brands, such as Unilever, Ambev, BYD, Itaú, Jeep, Motorola, Ray-Ban, and Absolut. His contributions to these projects, among many others, have earned him awards at national and international advertising festivals. In 2022, Armando was recognized as one of the top creative directors in the world, joining the list of outstanding global executives.

Named to 2022 Adweek’s Creative 100 as an “Agency Leader Defining a New Era”, Stevie has led Visit Iceland campaigns generating billions of impressions, steered the rebranding of Smartsheet and the Mount Sinai Health System, helped LeBron James’s More Than A Vote organization recruit 40,000 poll workers just a month before the 2020 election, and created a national campaign commemorating JPMorgan Chase’s investment in the revitalization of Detroit.

Her work has resulted in SS+K being named one of Fast Company’s Most innovative Agencies in the world.

Chermine Assadian, Global Creative Lead at VML London. Chermine Assadian has worked in Paris, Dubai, Beirut, Amsterdam, London and can talk about it in French, English, Farsi, and un poquito en Español… Here are some of the things he has done in 20+ years in advertising: He worked for Airbus and launched the A380, made London double decker buses run on coffee fuel, made a female empowerment campaign in Lebanon before it was cool to make female empowerment campaigns, introduced the first 3D printed adidas Futurecraft4d trainers and won several lovely shiny awards along the way (Lions, Liaa, Clio etc). In 2023 Chermine has served as jury member for the French CDA, Dubai Lynx, Cresta Awards, New York Festival and Busan Mad Stars.

Greg oversees Fusion92’s creative capabilities and outputs, spanning from creative conceptualization to digital design and delivery, including projects incubated with Mint Werx, Fusion92’s in-house innovation accelerator.

He's currently overseeing work on diverse brands such as ADM, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Bosch, Heartland Dental, Fiserv, Buddig, University of Michigan, and Detroit Institute of Arts. He is the recipient of multiple creative awards including two Cannes Lions shortlists, a One Show Gold Pencil, a Kelly Award and over 30 local and regional Addys. Greg also regularly serves as an Effie juror and mentor.

Sandra Azedo is Global PR Director at DAVID where she oversees all PR activities for the whole network - North America, Latin America, and Europe. DAVID has amassed over 200 Lions, many of which are in recognition of their achievements in PR. Sandra has taken an active role in the agency's history, having been with DAVID since its inception almost 12 years ago. Currently based in the US, Sandra spent a brief term with AlmapBBDO. She started as PR at Ogilvy back in 2008, after ten years as a journalist. In the period between her two terms at Ogilvy Group, she was Communications Director at AfricaDDB. She returned to Ogilvy Group, now as Director overseeing the PR activities of all agencies within the network. During her term with Ogilvy Brazil, she developed a PR work radically different from that of the rest of the market and is still notably innovative today.

Professional Experience: 
Have held positions at prominent agencies including Iris, Interone, Cheil, and Ogilvy. Was the youngest Group Creative Director at Ogilvy Beijing and the Creative Head of total Nestlé Team.

Client Experience: 
Samsung, Huawei, DELL, WAKA(RELX),Xiaomi Nestle, Mars, Redbull, Yili, Orion MINI, BMW, Mercedes Siemens,IBM 
Zhihu, Bilibili, Tiktok, Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent 

Awards: 
Consistently producing internationally acclaimed work, garnering numerous awards from prestigious competitions including Adfest, Effie, Oneshow, LIA, NYF, and AD STARS. The work has  also been recognized with domestic accolades, such as those from the ROI Festival, 4A Advertising Festival, and Effie China, among others. Additionally, has served multiple times as a judge for these distinguished award panels.

Justin Bajan is Co-Founder and Creative Director at Virginia-based agency Familiar Creatures. Justin started Familiar Creatures in 2018 with former Martin Agency colleague, Dustin Artz.

Since opening their doors, the agency has given challenger brands like Duke’s Mayonnaise and Crunch Fitness the strategy and creative they need to get eyeballs, hearts and minds. Justin has almost two decades of experience writing and creative directing culturally relevant and award-winning work at places like GSD&M, Mullen/Lowe, Hill Holliday, David&Goliath, The Martin Agency and Arnold Worldwide.

He’s worked on long-running campaigns featuring the Geico’s Gecko and Progressive’s Flo. Justin won a One Show Gold Pencil for his work on Kia's 2012 Super Bowl commercial and a Titanium Cannes Lion for his work on Benjamin Moore.

As BCW’s Chief Creative Catalyst, Jeremy has spent 20+ years dissecting the dynamics of news-driving concepts, from those that catch fire and spread to those that wither and die. As part of his work, Jeremy studies nearly 300 marketing stunts, social media activations, events and announcements spanning five years, resulting in “The Four Proven Ways to Drive News,” which he and the agency use to craft high-impact concepts. Jeremy practices what he preaches, capturing headlines and snagging awards for a wide range of clients, including Air New Zealand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Taco Bell, Walmart, Microsoft and more. In his constant quest for ideas, Jeremy formed the “Creative Catalyst Network,” an international group of 120+ imaginators, ensuring clients get a culturally diverse collection of ideas and global perspectives. Beyond work, Jeremy stretches his creative muscles producing movies, developing boardgames and authoring books, such as his 2023 Amazon release: “The Book We Wish We Had.”

Kauê Barbosa, an award-winning creative art director and permanent jury member of FWA, teaches at the Miami Ad School Brazil and Senior Creative Art Director at AKQA. In 2021, he ranked as the 1st Best Art Director in Europe and the 3rd Best globally in the mobile category at the One Show. In 2020, he was elected the 7th Best in Brazil by Lürzer's Archive Annual Ranking. He has worked at agencies such as Africa DDB, Grey Brazil, AlmapBBDO, CP+B, Wunderman, and on special projects for AKQA, David Miami, David Brazil, White Rabbit Budapest, and Saatchi & Saatchi Middle East. He has created campaigns for Heinz, Coca-Cola, TikTok, Ambev, Amazon, P&G, WWF, Cadillac, Stella Artois, Johnnie Walker, Audi, Volvo, Volkswagen, Uber, among others, and has received awards from Cannes, Clio, ADC, One Show, New York Festivals, Andy, Ad Stars, LIA, FWA, Awwwards, and many more.

With close to two decades of experience in the advertising industry, I am a multi-disciplinary Integrated ACD/ Lead Art Director with international experience (Brazil, Middle East & USA) and collaborated with diverse and talented teams leading award-winning creative campaigns to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that drive business results and social change.

My work has been recognized by some of the most prestigious creativity and effectiveness awards, such as Cannes Lions, The One Show, ADC, D&AD, Clio, LIA, Cresta, ANDY, Dubai Lynx, Effie, and Loeries, in categories ranging from design and craft to brand & entertainment and creative data.

I am passionate about combining art, creativity, and strategy with simple, powerful storytelling that resonates with audiences and reflects culture. I am to create meaningful and memorable experiences that inspire and engage people.

Describing himself as a “right+left brain problem-solver”, Diego Basualdo has a wide-ranging multicultural and international background, spanning over 15 years and across a broad variety of markets and industries. As an Argentinian native, Diego cut his teeth in local Buenos Aires agencies, including McCann, before making the career leap to São Paulo, Brazil, honing his skills at Conspiração Filmes and Publicis, where his focus was on Latin American clients. After establishing himself in Madrid, Spain, he went on to head up the production department of some of the most important agencies in the market, including El Ruso de Rocky, and David The Agency guiding the latter to a myriad of national and international awards. These days, Diego has recently been exploring innovative ways of producing content in a number of diverse projects, using his expertise to harness close collaborations with agencies and companies such as Wieden & Kennedy, Nowness, Adidas and Netflix, among many others. In recent years he has participated as a Film Craft juror in renowned festivals such as New York Festivals and Berlin Commercial in Europe. Outside of work, Diego is a life-long musician who works on his own tiny- home studio, an avid sushi-maker, and someone who is completely incapable of starting the day without a substantial cup of black coffee.

Guillermo is a creative leader with a strategic and business oriented mindset. With his collaboration as a General Director of Digital Integration at Archer Troy, the agency has kept building a solid creative reputation as one of the best independent agencies in LatinAmerica. With more than 16 years of experience, Pantera (as he is known in the industry) has worked at important agencies in the Mexican market, such as BBDO, Ogilvy and the top independent ones, creating successful local, regional and global campaigns. During his career, he collaborated with brands from different sectors like Activision, Prime Video, Sony Pictures, Tecate, Mars and many others. His work has been recognized by the major International Awards.

Sarah Betts is the Creative Director, US Grocery Lead at the Amazon Brand Innovation Lab. Prior to joining Amazon, Sarah was a Creative Director on the Advertising team at Red Antler where she was responsible for the development of campaigns for brands like Google, Casper, and Hinge as well as newcomers Jot, Prose, and Thimble, to name a few. Prior to joining Red Antler, Sarah held creative leadership and writing roles at IPG Mediabrands, Wunderman, the Independent Television Service, and the United Nations. She graduated from NYU with a degree in Media, Culture, and Communications, and lives in Brooklyn with her 3-year-old daughter, Edith and music agent husband, Marshall.

With over 20 years' experience in Advertising, Television and Film, Kent has been fortunate to work for a variety of highly respected Advertising Agencies and Creative Tech companies around the globe, leading teams to always push craft and take creativity to the absolute outer edge and 'play' in the sweet spot just before it 'breaks'. Kent's career trajectory spans three continents and has seen him work on a long list of award-winning advertising campaigns and digital projects that engage the audience at a cross-platform level. Kent’s diverse portfolio of work ranges from experiential WebXR (AR, VR and MR), fully immersive tech experiences, AI chatbots, virtual conferences, game mechanics, product development, live television events, end-to-end content creation/distribution, Hollywood feature films, launched concept cars in both Detroit and Shanghai, interactive installations for MONA and ‘Vivid Sydney Festival’, not to mention covering the entire Sydney Harbour Bridge in grass for the inaugural ‘Breakfast on the Bridge’. One of Kent's career highlights was having the pleasure to help create the highly acclaimed 'Project Revoice'. 'Project Revoice' gave Pat Quinn, co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, his voice back and is a breakthrough in speech technology for people living with ALS (Motor Neurone Disease). The technology enables those who lose the ability to talk, to continue speaking in their own authentic and personal voice.

Having built a distinguished 20-year career in sales & marketing, he stands as one of Sri Lanka's most decorated marketers. Currently, he serves as Vice President at Dentsu Communications, overseeing the agency businesses of Isobar, GPR, Response, and Juice. Previously, he held the position of 'Head of Digital' for Team Unilever at Mindshare and GroupM. With over 150 global awards to his credit, including an outstanding ten Effie Gold awards, his strategic contributions have significantly shaped advertising landscapes, playing a pivotal role in securing two major marketing accolades for Sri Lanka. Chamith's mentorship has empowered over 6,500 students and professionals, solidifying his reputation as an influential figure and respected industry leader. Throughout the year, Chamith actively participates in numerous global and local award juries, making significant contributions to industry standards and innovation.

Bella started her career in her native Brazil and for the past 15 years she has worked with some of the world largest brands in São Paulo, Berlin, London, Los Angeles and New York for agencies such as Ogilvy, Wieden + Kennedy, BBH, 180 and Translation.

Her work has been awarded at Cannes, Clio, D&AD and the Brazilian Creative Club to name a few. She currently lives in Brooklyn and works as a Creative Director at VML NY.

Mike joined Periscope two years ago as Chief Creative Officer, and during that time has helped add several national clients to the roster including Titleist, CLR, Nielsen-Massey Vanillas and a recent few to be announced.

Previously, Caguin was at Colle McVoy for 18 years transforming a sleepy agency in the suburbs into an internationally recognized and creatively vibrant agency. Prior to that, Mike worked from coast to coast and at creative hot shops like AdAge’s Small Agency of the Decade, BSSP.

His work for brands BMW MINI, Caribou Coffee, Cub Cadet, Duluth Trading Co., Feeding America, Hefty, Indian Motorcycle, Invisalign, Jackson Hole Tourism, Land O'Lakes, Nestlé Purina and USA Swimming has earned recognition from the Effies, Cannes Lions, Webbys, D&AD, Creative Media Awards, Jay Chiat awards, Anthem Awards and National Addys.

Mike is passionate about DEI and mental health in life and at work.

Born in Brazil, I graduated in Graphic Design with a bachelor’s degree in Advertising. I have over fifteen years of experience in this field, where I had the opportunity to work abroad in Australia and Portugal. As a Creative Director, I’ve gained experience working for award-winning brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Exxon Mobil, Carlsberg, Audi, WWF, Banco Itaú, and others.

Also, for some of the most creative agencies in the world, such as DDB, Publicis, Léo Burnett, and Wunderman Thompson. I love combining my passion for design with a creative strategic approach to ensure I get great results at every touchpoint. I’m an optimist by nature, curious, experimental, and always willing to take risks. I’m hungry to learn more; and will never stop learning.

Ivan has worked in the advertising industry for over 20+ years. He comes from Colombia, where he graduated as an Industrial Designer. He moved to the States and landed in Atlanta, where he started a Marketing MBA at Georgia Tech University. Soon after, he discovered his true passion lay in Advertising, so he pursued a 2-year program at Portfolio Center, today Miami Ad School.

After graduating, he landed a job at Young & Rubicam, and the rest is history. Today, Ivan is working at Zubi, a multicultural VML/WPP agency, where he found the perfect marriage between his two loves, his Latin heritage and Advertising. He has worked on Texaco, AT&T, Dell Computers, DHL, Citibank, Sony, Mercedes-Benz, BellSouth, Purina Cat Chow, Times Magazine, Wendy's, ESPN, Ford, Lincoln, Florida Lottery, M&M Mars, S.C. Johnson, Miller, ExxonMobil, YMCA, American Airlines, JIF, Smuckers, Chase, Smirnoff, Aflac, Unilever, Walgreens, The Cleo Institute, Chase Bank, Cesar Dog Food, Temptations and many more.

During his career, he has received several awards at prestigious shows such as Cannes, Andys, D&AD, New York Festival, Luum Awards, One Show, LIA, ADC, Clio, Fiap, Awwwards, Ojo de Iberoamerica, Effie, El Sol, National Addy's, AHAA, Wave, and Graphis IAB Mixx Awards, among others.

Demian Campos, (43) Creative Director. He studied in São Paulo, graduated from the CUCA Brazil advertising creation school. He began his career where he always wanted to be, in front of the sea, at FCB Rio de Janeiro where he managed to represent Brazil by winning the Young Lions Brazil for the Cannes Film Festival, being Venezuelan. After his return to Venezuela, the country enters a general oil strike and he is forced to leave again to experience another market; the European in Madrid, and after winning the young talent in two categories in the same year at the Ojo de Iberoamérica, he manages to be hired at Contrapunto BBDO, top 5 agency at Cannes Lions. After 3 years in Europe, he returns to Venezuela to take the position of General Creative Director at Eliaschev Saatchi & Saatchi where he worked for 4 years. While there, he receives an international offer, this time to DDB Panama as vice president of creation. Upon his return, in 2017, he joined J. Walter Thompson Caracas, occupying the same position as General Creative Director. He has been a multi-award winner and jury member in several regional and global advertising festivals such as: Cannes Lions, London Festival, One Show, D&AD, PHNX by Adforum), Épica in, Cresta Awards, Luum Awards in Switzerland, Mad Star in South Korea, Wina Awards in Dubai, Fiap, Ojo de Iberoamérica, WAVE FESTIVAL, International Festival of the Caribbean among others. He is an honorary member of Adforum France and CreativePool UK. Currently, he is president of the Venezuelan Creative Club. In 2019 Pre-pandemic, he opened his own agency “Wings the Agency” where he fights every day after a thousand adversities in the country, working remotely with various creatives in different latitudes, placing it in less than two years as the most creative agency in Venezuela and 5th. independent agency in the world according to the Wina Awards. He is the Venezuelan with the most international awards historically, and in publications within the Austrian magazine that compiles the best campaigns in the world Lüezers Archive, both as creative director, art director and as editor. Also in his career he is dedicated to imparting his knowledge in Brother, a franchise of schools for creatives in Latin America. In his free time, he is the surf coach of his 11-year-old son, a future Venezuelan prospect, and plays indoor soccer with his childhood friends, a sport that he played along with surfing throughout his life.

Álvaro is an experienced Art Director and Graphic Designer, with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Advertising.

Specialized in 360º Creative Communications, Art Direction, and Graphic Design at Miami Ad School, he worked in several multinational agencies such as VMLY&R, Tribal Worldwide, DM9/DDB, W/McCann, Ogilvy, Tag Worldwide, and Ladder, and notable brands including LEGO, Monzo, Santander Bank, Snickers, TRESemmé, UK Government, Google, Volkswagen, FIAT, and DEEZER. Accumulated over 15 international honours, including Cannes Lions Festival 2017 shortlist and awards from Davey, Communicator, and W³ Awards in New York, El Ojo de Iberoamérica 2016 in Argentina, and Lürzer's Archive magazine publication.

“I like to think about myself as a visual storyteller who creates the overall style of a product, service, or experience, articulates ideas, and then executes a creative vision to make the finished product. I'm glad to say that I've lived and worked on three different continents: America, Asia, and Europe. ​It's been an amazing experience."

Since 2009, Tommy has carved out a career creating cross-disciplinary, out-of-the-box, ultra-hyphenated, award-winning creative work and mentoring emerging creative talent in the industry.

Tommy’s work has been awarded across multiple clients and disciplines, at every major international award show throughout his career. Recent examples being the D&AD, One Show and Cannes Gold Lion winning Foxtel ‘Grave of Thrones’ and Volkswagen 'GTI Hijack' campaigns, that helped place him in the Top 100 Creatives in the world, according to The Drum. During the same period, he was ranked #1 Australian Creative according to BestAds.

Over the course of his career, Tommy has worked on some of the world's most recognisable brands including Diageo, Volkswagen, McDonald's, Qantas, Heineken, Netflix, and Amazon, among others. In his ‘downtime’, Tommy can usually be found being drawn and drooled on by his two young boys.

Bianca is a writer and brand strategist from Brazil. Her talent combines creativity and sharp insights. Starting her career in journalism, she authored an award-winning book on Street Food in 2015. She then moved into Public Relations, where she played a key role in launching and growing many Food & Beverage brands, such as Sierra Nevada and Athletic Brewing Co.

Since entering the advertising field, Bianca's innovative work at Supernatural AI earned her recognition as a future leader by Digiday and one of the 30 Rising Stars on Madison Avenue by Business Insider. Here, she uses artificial intelligence and technology to uncover insights and create strategies for growth.

Will began his 25-year career as a copywriter at Fitzgerald & CO in Atlanta, working on Coke, Quikrete, and Aruba Tourism.

He spent the next six years at Arnold in Boston, producing a Super Bowl spot for ESPN and creating campaigns for Volvo, American Legacy’s anti-smoking “Truth” campaign, Timberland, and Fidelity — then became a creative director while working on Carnival Cruise Lines.

As a group creative director at McKinney, he has helped develop award-winning work for Samsung, Nationwide, Mizuno, and Equality NC and has been recognized by the Clios, D&AD, Cannes, the One Show, Communication Arts, and Effies.

Creative Director of Social Media Contents in RocknRolla, Guatemala. Journalist and photographer by profession.

She took a step towards the transformation of this studio and assumed the leadership of a group of designers, creatives, photographers and content generators with the goal of creating conversation and making noise with brands that trust our work.

It has been 4 years connecting brands with the day-to-day of people, always seeking as a final goal, to leave something positive in their lives.

I’ve used every channel imaginable to explore human truths about beauty, motherhood, happiness and the American Dream as brand ideas.

I create evocative stories with a sharp POV for brands like Dove, Glade, Mrs. Meyers, Kotex, Suave, Motorola, American Family Insurance, Altos Tequila, Jim Beam.

I believe in the power of emotion not only to sell, but to make the world an ever-so-slightly brighter place.

With more than 15 years of experience of navigating the advertising & marketing industry as a transwoman, Basti has worked with many global and local brands such as Unilever, Coca-cola, Johnny Walker, HSBC, McDonald’s and many more, creating campaigns that not only win these clients awards, but more importantly the hearts of their customers. She has a rich work experiences ranging from advertising agencies (DDB, BBDO, WT), media (Vice & Virtue), and brand-side (Lazada e-commerce), but despite that, her focus are always the same, to create powerful brand narrative via engaging storytelling. Basti's works has been recognized in numerous global awards, such as Cannes Lions, Spikes, Adfest, D&AD, MADstars, and multiple local awards in Thailand and Indonesia. Born and raised in Indonesia, Basti graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore with a BA in Communication Design.

I am a business and growth-focused creative leader with a diverse background in advertising, design, tech, media and sales. I am driven to grow products, companies, businesses, and people through creative direction, brand, and product strategy.

I’ve overseen creative at agencies such as Droga5 and BBDO, led and inspired creative strategy teams at Tumblr and Yahoo, and managed creative and product teams at early and late-stage start-ups. Previously, I was the Head of Creative Development for Global Business Marketing at TikTok.

Currently, I am the Chief Creative Officer at Article Group.

Garron is the Strategy Director at Publicis Groupe in Hong Kong, handling creative and brand strategy development to work along the media strategy teams. With over 10+ years’ experience in the advertising industry, Garron brings an array of knowledge and expert insights including branding and creative strategy, ATL, BTL, activation, business transformation, digital and social.  

Garron graduated from Questrom School of Business, Boston University in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in business management. He has held senior strategy positions at global creative agencies across the major communications networks such as Isobar, Geometry Global and DDB Group prior to joining Publicis Groupe.

His work has helped elevate brands such as Cathay Pacific, AXA, HSBC, LiviBank, McDonalds, Marriott International, Pernod Ricard, Hotels.com, Huawei Group, Estee Lauder and Nestle, amongst numerous other internationally recognised brands.

With 26 years of experience in cutting-edge digital strategies, including online marketing, e-commerce management, brand campaigns, I am a digital strategist committed to delivering innovative solutions that ensure sustainable growth for my clients.

Throughout my career, I have held key positions at top-tier companies, such as Lycos (Seoul) and MTV Asia (Singapore), and I have also led teams at Cheil Pengtai (Seoul, Beijing, and Guangzhou). Recently, I have been driving success in the dynamic Kpop industry.

As the EVP of MyMusicTaste, a leading global K-pop concert, and commerce platform, I am proud to contribute to the culture of the next generation.

Lock Sin is a Malaysian Chinese creatives, with close to 16 years of working experience for agencies in Malaysia, Shanghai, and Beijing. Today, she is working as ECD at BBDO Beijing. She is leading the Team X China for Mercedes-Benz, working on local and global campaigns.

Her client portfolio includes brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, BMW, Mini, Adidas, Nike, WMF, Meituan, and many more. Her work has garnered recognition and accolades at both local and international award shows, including One Show, LIA, Spikes Asia, ADFEST, D&AD, Clio, etc. As a female leader, she has also been honored with Women to Watch APAC By Campaign Asia, Women in Creativity | Women to Watch By sHero 2023.

In addition to her work in advertising, Lock Sin dedicates much of her personal time to art-related projects, including her design studio, personal illustrations, and set design, among others. Her personal projects have been featured in design books, industry websites, and various online platforms as well.

Born in China, Cece began life as a baby. She then moved to New Zealand to continue life as a human. After many years, she became a Creative, working at some of the top agencies in New Zealand and London.

Highlights include making Hollywood stuntwoman Zoë Bell perform her most dangerous stunt ever, a massive Christmas campaign for a UK supermarket, and creating the most talked about Hilux ad since Bugger.

Over the years, she has picked up a number of awards from major award shows: D&AD, Cannes, One Show, AWARD, Axis, Spikes Asia, AdStars, and Clios. She is now working at Saatchi & Saatchi in Auckland.

Yuan Chuang is a copy-based Creative Director who believes that creativity not only enhances sales but also brings many additional values. He finds advertising to be the most interesting field because of this.

His work spans across various categories including Film, Entertainment, Digital, Brand Experience and Design. He looks forward to creating interesting works in even more diverse categories in the future. He has been awarded at Cannes, D&AD, Oneshow, Spikes, ADfest, and so on.

Buenos Aires-born, Caracas-raised, New York-made, and current Angelino triple-threat executive, Claus works hand in hand with clients to create and produce for TV, Branding, Advertising,Digital, Social Media, Marketing, and Experiential.Throughout his career, Claus collaborated with brands such as DIRECTV-AT&T,HBO, Motionographer, Coca-Cola, DELL, JBL, Amazon, Mercedes Benz, PayPal, KatyPerry, NBA, NFL, Plumbrose, Khiel’s, Disney, AXN, CBS, Nickelodeon, Nat Geo,Telefonica, Television del Principado de Asturias, Cuatro, and Diageo

Joshua Clark currently serves as a Senior Creative Director leading all Pepsi projects within PepsiCo’s in-house agency. His work has generated billions of impressions and has been covered by all the major media outlets and advertising publications.

His latest viral Pepsi holiday campaign, "Pilk and Cookies" starring Lindsay Lohan, garnered 10 billion impressions in 3 weeks and was featured on the Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

His work has been recognized in the ANA In-House Excellence Awards, Reggie Awards, Hermes Awards, Digital PR Awards, Digiday Awards, Addys, Tellys, Communicator Awards, Aegis Awards, Integrating Marketing and Technology Awards, IFC Media Lab Awards, Communication Arts, and multiple international film festivals.

Tyler's innovative contributions have garnered recognition, including AdAge's award for the best metaverse activation in 2022. In 2021, his initial NFT drop achieved remarkable success, generating over one million dollars in sales within the first 24 hours.

Additionally, he played a key role in designing the first P2E blockchain game available on the Apple App Store and as Creative Director at the Bleacher Report, pioneered the first-of-its-kind floating basketball court, an experiential activation he introduced for NBA All-Star Weekend in 2020.

Driven by a deep passion for blending immersive experiences with cutting-edge technologies, Tyler constantly explores new frontiers in the creative domain.

At Alma DDB, Daniel works with clients including Pepsi, Google, McDonald’s, Change the Ref and Molson Coors. In 2022, his #BetterWithPepsi campaign was the most awarded in the world and was featured in Adweek as the brand’s best work in years - arguably ever. It went on to help Alma earn multiple Agency of the Year titles, while he ranked as the #5 Creative Director in The Drum’s 2022 Global Rankings, #11 Creative Director on The One Club’s Global Rankings, and was featured on Adweek’s Creative 100 List, an annual celebration of the industry’s most fascinating industry game-changers. Throughout his career, Daniel has earned 130+ industry awards across the New York Festivals, Cannes, The One Show, D&AD, London International Awards, Clios Awards and more.

As Content Director, I have worked with many B2B, B2C, non-profit, civic organizations and others to develop strategy, voice and content and working with our design teams to bring them to life.

One of my recent accomplishments has been working with our team to develop the permanent name and crest for NWSL team, the Kansas City Current, and collaborating with multiple partners to extend the brand, including into the first stadium in the world built specifically for a woman’s sports team.

I’ve also worked with Panera Bread, Dixie, Main Event, AMC Theatres, Williams Sonoma, HR Block, Hershey’s and a bunch more that escape me. There are probably some awards lying around. I am still in mourning for concepts that died too young and those that went terribly wrong. I still like the ones that turned out exactly how I hoped. Both of them.

Scott is a Brooklyn-based Creative Director whose work is focused on storytelling, cutting through with direct, impactful work that communicates.

Most recently, he has worked with Consensys define the look and feel of Web3, launched a new type of travel rewards program, One Key, with Expedia Group, and helped a household name in grocery delivery (Instacart) build a more effective B2B brand.

Scott was previously at Franklyn, helping to lead their talented team of illustrator/designers on projects for brands such as Audible, The Infatuation, Brooklyn Brewing, Cerebelly and Spiritless.

I'm an award-winning Creative Director from Brazil who is currently based in Dubai, UAE. Over the past 12 years, I've had the pleasure of working with many esteemed global brands, including Adidas, Clorox, DHL, Chevrolet, YouTube, Google, Bradesco Bank, Heineken, Waze, and Saudi Tourism, to name a few.

This experience has been both enriching and enlightening, allowing me to grow professionally and personally. Throughout my career, I've had the honor of collaborating with some amazing teams at renowned agencies such as Publicis Brasil, R/GA, Havas Middle East, FCB Dubai, and currently at FP7 McCann.

My focus is on creating integrated campaigns, innovative concepts, and creative solutions that leverage technology, data, and big ideas. With over 100 awards under my belt, my work has been widely recognized and awarded at prestigious festivals such as Cannes Lions Festival, D&AD, One Show, Clio, Fiap, El Ojo, Wave Festival, Cresta, LIA, and many others. These accolades are a testament to the passion and dedication I bring to my work every day.

Morris Dávila is the Executive Creative Director of Remezcla, the largest minority-owned Latin digital publisher in the US and culture agency. With his 19 years of combined experience in advertising and branded content, Morris is a versatile and well-rounded creative dedicated to elevating Multicultural voices in music, fashion, art and everything in between.

Throughout his career, Morris has worked with some of the biggest brands, including McDonald’s, Heineken USA, Jack Daniel’s, Toyota, Target, and Major League Baseball to name a few. His work has been recognized by some of the most prestigious industry award organizations, such as Cannes Lions, Clio Awards, and Webby's.

Graduate in Public Relations and Advertising with an Entrepreneurship and Innovation certificate from the University of South Florida, Fernanda currently plays a pivotal role in SAP's global communications department, a leader in enterprise software. She leads global initiatives, including social amplification, media events, and internal communications.

Outside SAP, Fernanda has contributed to high-profile projects such as the music festival of South by Southwest 2023 and worked with the guest relations department of NBA's Miami HEAT during the 2022-2023 season. During her time at USF, she served as VP of Marketing for the American Marketing Association and interned with USF Athletics.

Fernanda's passion lies in exploring human experiences, currently focusing on sensorial experiences and personal branding. Currently, Fernanda is pursuing an MBA with a concentration in data-driven decision-making at Westcliff University, demonstrating her commitment to professional growth.

Jen is a French-American Executive Creative Director and the Founder of We Make Pop, a boutique creative production agency which creates unforgettable installations, popups & experiences.

Before founding her company she spent many years in experiential marketing, both in house and at agencies. Jen believes in the power of play; her life mission is to create human connections through relevant, sophisticated designs and playful experiences that leave a lasting positive impression.

Clients have ranged from non-profit organizations to luxury brands. She is excited to be part of the NYFA jury!

Jessika joined Cheil Worldwide (Spain) in 2022 as a Senior Art Director where she continues to get involved in creative projects with international recognition. Her background as creative art director has taken her to work in both little studios and international agencies such as TBWA Spain and McCann Worldgroup.

She has build campaigns for McDonald’s, Mazda, Movistar, Telefónica, Real Madrid, Iberia airlines, Samsung and more. On top of her career experience, Jess has been a mentor on the Radical Fest 2020 for the Universidad Central (Chile), a festival for young female talent.

She has been mentor and jury of the final project of students in the Francisco de Vitoria University, Universidad Villanueva and Universidad Europea de Madrid (Spain 2019-2023). On top of that, she was selected as a young creative for the LIAisons program as a mentee (2023).

Stephen’s 20+ year career has taken him around the globe to some of the world’s top creative agencies. He became DDB Group Australia’s National Chief Creative Officer in October 2021, joining from BBH London, where he was the Chief Creative Officer. Stephen’s work has been recognized at all major award shows around the world for creativity and effectiveness.

His accolades list into the hundreds including multiple Cannes Grand Prix, multiple One Show Best in Category, Multiple NYF Grand Prize and a Best in Show, multiple D&AD pencils including a coveted Black Pencil. He has been named the world’s top creative director on several occasions.

In 2017 Stephen guided Clemenger BBDO Melbourne to its coveted position as Agency of the Year at Cannes Lions and D&AD – the first time any Australian agency has received that honour. He has judged and chaired both local and international award shows, including Cannes and D&AD.

Bohong Deng founded Dans Digital in 2003.There is mainly engaged in film production work within advertising, animation and visual effect. He created a variety of new artistic styles and expression techniques, such as architectural growth animation and traditional Chinese realistic painting animation, and achieved a number of landmark works in the industry. Since its establishment, he has led the team to win 139 awards in the international top competitions in the fields of film and television advertising, animated short films, digital visual effects, etc., including 20 grand prix and gold awards,many of which are the first time for the Chinese practitioners to win.

After studying applied arts, Julia began her career at CLM BBDO in 2012, then at Fred&Farid Paris and now she is at TBWA\Paris for 8 years alongside Léna Monceau, her creative partner.

Together they have won a number of prizes and distinctions in major international ceremonies including a Cannes Lions Gold and a Yellow Pencil. Since then she has worked a large range of international brands like Air France, McDonald's, SNCF, Coty Perfume, Suntory Beverages.

With over two decades of experience at some of the industry’s top agencies, Julio has had plenty of opportunities to marry his creative expertise with his personal passions in music, sports, and gaming. Julio has lead creative development for many cool projects including the first ever global redesign of McDonald’s iconic fry box.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of Third Coast Percussion, a Grammy-winning ensemble based in Chicago. Lastly, Julio enjoys playing guitar, playing video games, watching tech videos, cursing at the Detroit Lions, and above all, spending time with his wife, three kids, and their rambunctious dog, Asher.

I started my advertising career as a copywriting intern at Serviceplan in 2011 and have been working at SP Munich since then. It has been great fun developing ideas ever since, mainly bigger and smaller ones for my main client PENNY.

Today I oversee a creative team of 20 people as an ECD at Serviceplan Campaign 3. I love to read and watch movies, so my favorite disciplines ad-wise are film and copywriting.

Mareike is a structured and strategic mind – however, somehow she ended up as a creative in advertising. Currently she’s a Senior Art Director for Serviceplan Bubble in Hamburg. 
In 2023 Mareike was selected as one of 25 ADC Future Females by Art Directors Club Germany and also she represented her country in the 2023 Young Lions Competition at the Festival of Creativity in Cannes. Her work experience focussed on international clients like o2 Telefonica, Volkswagen, Burger King, Amazon Alexa and various new business projects. She has a passion for smart ideas that are combined with excellent craft.

With over 25 years of experience, Mariano has worked in agencies like Senior Publicidad, CraveroLanis Euro RSCG, Ogilvy & Mather, Euro RSCG Buenos Aires, Havas Worldwide España, fairweather/SSBA, and AnyGivenDAy.

He's created campaigns for numerous brands, winning 300+ awards at festivals like Cannes Lions, Clio, New York Festival, D&AD, and more. Mariano has served as a jury member at prestigious festivals such as the New York Festival and Cannes Lions, representing Spain.

He's also taught at institutions like Escuela Superior de Creativos Publicitarios Argentinos, Underground Escuela de Creativos, and Brother Madrid.

Starting off from nothing but determination and ambitions, Batool has worked her way through the corporate maze as the youngest and the only female heading the business operations in the ad-industry in Pakistan. Only a few minutes into a meeting with Batool and you know you’ll enjoy working with her. Capitalizing on this strength, Batool has formed immovable relationships with multitudes of clients across the industries. She has demonstrated proven success of driving bottom line and top line growth, increasing target audience engagement for leading brands of the country. She got a taste of the other side of the fold by being invited at the grand juries of prestigious award shows such as Global Content Awards, MENA Agency Awards and two years consecutively for New York Festivals Advertising Awards and The Dragons of Asia Awards. In doing so, she got a sneak peek into the kaleidoscope of advertising cultures around the world. She is a true champion for growth and believes that the two keys to her success in transforming lifeless brands into superstars is trust and transparency. This is why her quest to making impossible possible has been a rollercoaster ride she would gladly relive a thousand times.

A highly awarded creative who happens to hold the distinction of being the first Cannes-Awarded Creative Director in Nigeria and West Africa. Awards aside, I strongly believe ideas have the uncanny ability to accelerate business transformation and make a serious dent in culture for brands. Living this belief has been my practice for 11+ years across more than 80 local and multinational brands out of Nigeria where I reside. And when I’m not working, I’m living vicariously through UFC fighters, rappers and football players.

John Elder is Co-Founder and CEO at Supernatural, the first creative agency to embrace the partnership between humans and a machine to increase effectiveness. John is a future-oriented entrepreneur with a passion for leading an environment where creativity intersects with technology to drive business results, and leads an outstanding team to evolve how to make creative advertising more relevant.

Formerly, John founded tech savvy creative agency, Heat, which was later acquired by Deloitte, and he spent over a decade at Goodby, Silverstein, & Partners.

You’ll forget a bio the moment you’re done reading it, but you won’t forget this: The patent for the fire hydrant was lost in a fire. 

Creative strategies, pupusa lover and with more than 15 years of experience. My mom thinks I'm the best creative in the world, but in real life I'm one of the most awarded creatives in Costa Rica.

I have more than 200 awards (Effie, Cannes Lions, Clio, One Show, New York Festivals, Festival El Sol, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Webby Awards, Fiap, Festival Antigua, Festival Volcán and a third place medal in a breakdance competition. I have also been a jury of important festivals such as: Cannes Lions, Young Lions Global, New York Festival, Festival El Sol, El Ojo De Iberoamérica, Effie Latam.

Believes in the power of ideas. It doesn’t matter if it’s a brand ethos, a video, a print ad, a social post, an event, or the latest dance on TikTok, all well-crafted campaigns start with a simple idea.

He’s worked at agencies both big and small in Minneapolis, Chicago and Portland, Maine making advertising campaigns that don’t seem like advertising. Brett has created award-winning work for Minnesota Lottery, Trolli, Hefty, Klondike, Twin Cities Marathon, Great Clips, MN Alliance on Problem Gambling, Change the Ref, among others.

With more than 15 years of experience in the local and international market, Gustavo (ECD at Innvented) is a Creative Director linked to technology and it 's application to solve brands and industries problems.Formerly a Creative Interactive Director at the innovation group The Electric Factory, Creative Director at Havas WW Mexico, McCann Montevideo and Oglivy Uruguay. He’s been awarded in local and international festivals such as Cannes Lions 2021, The SXSW innovation Festival, Fast Company Awards, LIA London International Awards, The One Show, New York Festivals, Ojo de Iberoamérica (Creative Director award 2020), Circulo de Creativos de Mexico, Sol de San Sebastián, FIAP, IAB Mixx, among others.

I've been working in advertising for the last 23 years. I'm Head of Creative at one of the rising stars independent agencies from the country: Archer Troy - Best independent Agency in Mexico the last three years.

I've been awarded many times at the most recognizable creative awards in the world: Cannes, One Show, D&AD, Clio Awards, New York Festivals, FIAP, LIA, PHNX, El Sol, El Ojo de Iberamerica and El Circulo de Oro and served as jury for many creative awards like: Cannes Lions, FIAP, El Sol, El Ojo de Iberoamerica, El Circulo de Oro and with this jury, two times at New York Festivals.

I define myself as a complete creative that can unite the best of strategy with the best of creativity in the same brief. I love advertising, music and everything that involve a human story.

Equal parts passionate and committed, Pablo is a creative leader with more than 20 years of advertising experience. Curious by nature, he has developed his career at agencies in Uruguay, Venezuela, US and México, where he works as Executive Creative Director at Edelman Latam.

A graduate in Communication from Universidad de la República, this Uruguayan in love with México, has had the opportunity to collaborate building iconic brands in all kinds of categories. To name a few: Ford, Pedigree, Pepsi, Lays, Visa, Heinz or Johnnie Walker. A fervent admirer of never-ending learning, he has received accolades in all major advertising awards, from Cannes Lions to One Show, Clio, NYF, LIA, El Ojo, El Sol or Effies, just to mention the most important ones.

A six-time marathon runner, in his spare time you’ll find him watching to a new series, writing short tales or discovering new places with Pepa, his greyhound.

With over 25 years of experience spanning production, marketing, operations, and management, Vicky Ferraro brings vast expertise to her role as Executive Producer at Wave Studios NY. Vicky has a diversified background in advertising, beginning as a producer at JWT New York. She spent six years working on high-profile projects and Super Bowl ads for brands including Smirnoff, Pfizer, and Domino’s.

For a change of pace, she transitioned to the network side, producing award-winning promos for PBS programs such as Frontline and Masterpiece Theater. With a passion for sound, she went to Sound Lounge, where she spent twelve years supervising work for clients including American Express, Verizon, and Pepsi.

Looking to expand her skill set, she made the move to Hogarth Worldwide, where she presided over the post-production studios for three years, overseeing audio, editing, and finishing services.

She provided financial and technical oversight, and managed resource allocation for all productions. Since joining Wave in 2018, Vicky Ferraro has been instrumental in establishing their inaugural NY studios. Her dynamic leadership has infused the team with energy, enthusiasm, and helped to create award-winning work, including celebrated campaigns for The New York Times.

Rafael Ferrer, a Brazilian father, Flamengo FC fan, and copywriter, currently holding as the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Quintal, a Brazilian independent agency. Over two decades, he has led teams and created impactful campaigns across diverse sectors, garnering recognition and awards at renowned festivals worldwide.

Gefen is an Associate Creative Director at Leo Burnett Israel, formerly a Senior Copywriter at Havas TLV and the independent agency Blanco. Starting her career only at the age of 22, she has already been awarded over 20 times by creative festivals across the globe such as Cannes Lions, Clios and The One Show, all within just 3 years of experience.

Driven by creative excellence and a firm belief in the power of creative solutions, she is always on the lookout for ideas that are rooted in the purest form of human experience, and are delivered with fresh, innovative creativity. Ones that instantly make you smile, but most importantly – make you jealous.

In 2004 Alexandre co-founded Cricket Brasil, an internationally awarded digital production company based in São Paulo, specialized in crafting digital experiences for the world’s leading Ad agencies and brands. Media.Monks merged with Cricket Brasil in 2016, and Alexandre was responsible for bringing his experience and expertise from more than 13 years working in the market to build a global hub for the company's experiential work.

The work goes from cutting-edge technologies such as mixed reality and artificial intelligence for big physical experiences to virtual events, where Alexandre manages the creative team creating and producing digital strategies that boost the client’s marketing experiences around the world.

As a partner and Executive Creative Director, Alexandre manages teams spread across different countries, and multi-million dollar campaigns for clients such as Google, Amazon, Meta, Disney, Nike, Samsung, AT&T, Old Spice, Nissan and many others

From A&E DDB to Droga5 to Vice, For nearly 20 years, Luke Flynn has been helping brands find the intersection of commerce and culture, technology and powerful human stories. In 2023, he was among Cannes Lion top 10 most-awarded Creative Directors. Recently, he has working with Meta/Facebook.

Aureliano started his career as an Art Director. What else would you expect from a guy named after "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by his hippie parents? From there, he worked in many international agencies as Arnold Worldwide, DDB, GREY, Publicis and Havas Milan. He is currently Executive Creative Director at TBWA\Italy.

During his 20-year career, he won several awards such as Cannes Lions, Eurobest, D&AD, One Show, New York Festival, LIA, Epica, Clio, Golden Drum, and ADCI. Heineken, Pirelli, Sky, Ikea, Audi, Honda, Volkswagen, Ferrero, Dacia, Campari, Hasbro, Henkel, Vodafone, Yamaha, Nutella, BMW Automotive, Mondelez, and Citroen are just a few of the international brands he has extensive experience with.

I am Lennart, a creative director based in Berlin. During the last 15 years I have been with some of the industry's most exciting agencies such as Jung von Matt, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, BBDO, DCMN and currently at DDB/Voltage. Creating work for big brands and in all media I had the chance to collect over a hundred awards. I am always curious to see what is out there and discuss the newest work with likeminded people.

A Brazilian Creative Director with copywriting background. I was born in Goiania, but today I live in São Paulo with my dog, Tadeu. After graduating from Miami Ad School New York, I worked for agencies like JWT (now WT), F/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, CP+B, Grey and currently for GALERIA.ag.

Avril has over 16+ years of industry experience working as a creative /creative director in advertising and the film industry for global integrated accounts.

Avril currently is Creative Lead at Iris Health Collective and within Iris worldwide. Avril oversees all creative within the Healthcare Collective, ensuring creative excellence across all media outputs.

Over the last 17 years Felipe has been a creative leader with a passion for projects that move the world forward. He is a true believer in the power of collaboration, medium agnostic ideas and brands that impact culture.

As the Group Design Director, Cory works across disciplines to ensure that everything from SPCSHP is visually stunning and best in class. Cory has worn many hats throughout his career, from a traditional Creative Director, to Director of Product Design, and Brand Design Director.

These experiences give Cory unique insight into not only how to approach designing strong brands with foundational to adaptive solutions, but how those brands can and should manifest within marketing and communications in order to genuinely resonate with people and effectively solve business needs.

Luis Paulo Gatti graduated in Advertising and completed his post-graduation in Digital Design. He is a specialist in gaming and an enthusiast of geek culture, passions that you can find reflected in his works. He began his career as an Art Director in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Like many other talented professionals in Brazil, he was invited to move to São Paulo.

In this new city, he had the opportunity to work with some of the best agencies in the country, creating campaigns for both local and global brands. Subsequently, he decided to pursue an old dream of working abroad and accepted an offer to work in the Middle East.

There, he gained his first experience in managing a creative team as a Regional Associate Creative Director for the Middle East & Africa. After a couple of years, he moved again, this time to work as the Global Creative Director based in Europe. Luis Paulo Gatti has always believed that advertising should aim to entertain rather than interrupt.

That's why he constantly seeks opportunities to turn his ideas into real experiences. Additionally, Luis Paulo Gatti is a Teacher & Coordinator at Miami Ad School LATAM, where he contributes to the development of young talents.

Shane is Executive Creative Director at HERO + McCann Melbourne. Originally from South Africa, he’s worked across 2 continents and 4 cities at agencies such as DDB Sydney, Clemenger BBDO Melbourne and VML Australia.

Career highlights include inviting people into the Sydney Opera House through their selfies, making an interactive Christmas bauble that let children know if they’ve been naughty or nice for Australia’s largest department store, enlisting A.I. to help recruit humans and most recently showing male gamers what it’s really like to play through the eyes of women, earning Maybelline New York their first Cannes Lions ever.

His work has been recognized with over 150 local and international awards including Golds at Cannes Lions, multiple Grand Prix at Spikes Asia. Apart from being an ad and gaming nerd, he also boasts a strange accent, makes killer homemade biltong and has an Uber Rating of 4.89.

Alex Gianni is a seasoned production veteran with a rich 25-year journey that spans various facets of the industry. His expertise encompasses a diverse range, from TV and documentaries to advertising, long and short form scripted and non-scripted content, animation/VFX, and a notable three-year stint in London, where he played a pivotal role in managing a live action/animation production company. Currently serving as the Director of Content Production at BBDO NY, Alex leads the integrated content production team and oversees BBDO NY's in-house production studio. As a staunch champion of the work, Alex has left an indelible mark on the global creative landscape. Having worked at renowned agencies such as Y&R, McCann, and BBDO, he has produced some of the most impactful and awarded advertising campaigns over the past quarter-century. His accolades include multiple Emmys, Lions, and various industry honors for projects with esteemed brands such as Sandy Hook Promise, MARS/Snickers, META, Pedigree, FedEx, AT&T, TWIX, HP, Bacardi, LG and American Red Cross Acknowledged as an industry leader, Alex actively contributes to production initiatives. He has participated in industry panels, discussions, and served as a judge for various award shows. Additionally, he is a frequent contributor to global production programs, including Free The Work, Double The Line, and sustainability-led initiatives. In his role, Alex exemplifies not only a wealth of experience but also a passion for creativity, making him a true luminary in the realm of content production.

Creative Director with +9 years working for global, regional, and local brands. His work has been recognized in the best advertising festivals such as Cannes Lions, The One Show, NewYork Festivals, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Effies, and more. He is currently working at VML Peru.

Theo is a Group Creative Director at JOAN and is known as an award-winning creative, brand strategist and content specialist with over sixteen years of experience in the marketing industry. His never-ending mission to see the beauty and obscurities in life and challenge conventional thinking has led him to work with large global brands, launch effective campaigns and create award-winning films.

Theo is a graduate of Humber College’s Advertising and Graphic Design program, an advisor at HXOUSE, and a mentor at One School where he mentors young creatives. He also previously taught at the George Brown School of Design and sits on the program's advisory committee. With a focus on creative and brand strategy, Theo continuously establishes himself and his partners as progressive creatives and marketers.

As a Partner at ECDMA, a strategic leader at METRO, and a holder of a digital MBA, I am at the forefront of shaping the e-commerce and digital marketing landscapes.

My expertise, recognized as a TOP E-commerce Voice on LinkedIn, encompasses driving innovative digital strategies, fostering industry collaboration, and leveraging advanced education to navigate the complexities of today's digital marketplace.

At METRO, I implement cutting-edge solutions that redefine customer engagement and drive business growth, demonstrating the power of digital acumen in transforming the retail sector.

I am an awarded Creative Director with 18 years of practice, earned in two of the biggest network agencies in Romania: Mullen Lowe & Golin (Interpublic Group). Currently, I am ECD of Line Agency - a sparkling & ambitious independent practice, putting most of my efforts into innovating and morphing creative services while embracing the fast forward rhythm of the “surroundings”.

I am a rather “mathematic” creative, starting every creative process with a deep understanding of the WHYs. I believe, most of the times, the right creative work is the result of a process rather than a random spark.

I bred my creative skills and refined my multidisciplinary vision in masterclasses at Cannes Lions, Berlin, Belgrade and London and worked on briefs in almost any business field. My work has been recognised with over 40 awards in both local and international festivals.

Daniel is the Principal & Managing Director for the unconventional innovation and transformation firm inplural. With experience as a corporate leader, agency consultant, and freelance entrepreneur, Daniel is poised to solve problems from multiple viewpoints. He specializes in non-traditional problem solving, with expertise in design thinking, product innovation, cultural transformation, and systems thinking.

Prior to inplural, Daniel helped run the research and innovation lab for Capital One Bank, supporting the launch of multiple award-winning products. He holds an MBA in Design Strategy, and has consulted globally for major clients - such as Microsoft, Intel, 3M, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Daniel has been a visiting professor at leading universities such as Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, and Carnegie Mellon, and he enjoys sharing his thinking across multiple communities globally.

Over the course of their 20-year partnership, David Suarez and Danny Gonzalez have built a reputation for making the mundane famous with razor sharp insights and a knack for revealing the unique humanity of every brand they’ve touched. The two pride themselves in a “group run” approach to collaboration and an unwavering belief that entertainment value is a prerequisite to making effective work. 

Prior to founding Bandits & Friends, the duo launched Goodby Silverstein & Partners’ NY office, creatively ran Ragú and Little Caesars at Barton F Graf, and worked on numerous celebrated campaigns during their time TBWA\Chiat\Day NY and what was then known as J. Walter Thompson. They've been recognized by every major advertising award show, publication, and listlet, not to mention their parents, who think they're just the best.

Rodri is a Spanish-born creative nomad. He has been in advertising for more than 14 years, lived in 5 different countries and worked for 12 different markets across three continents.

His work has been awarded at relevant creative festivals like Cannes Lions, Clio, D&AD, NYF, FIAP, El Sol, CDC and many more. A year ago he moved back to Spain where he currently works at Momentum WW as Executive Creative Director.

After a bachelor’s degree in technology and a master’s in advertising, adrien started his creative career in paris at the small hot shop that was Fred & Farid, joining the agency at the early years of its creation.

He then moved to Shanghai in 2012, following fred raillard among others, to build & develop award-winning works for both international & chinese brands such as Alibaba, The North Face, Porsche, Air France, HP, Eleme, ClubMed, WeChat, Remy Martin, Vivo, Diesel, or Guerlain.

He is now group creative director, responsible for a part of Fred & Farid Shanghai’s creative department.

Jed Grossman is the Chief Creative Officer for VCCP in the US responsible for architecting the agency’s creative vision within North America.

Jed brings over 20 years of experience working on some of world’s largest and most iconic brands, including White Claw, Google, MINI Cooper, Tanqueray, Oscar Health Insurance, Mike's Hard Lemonade and Sour Patch Kids.

Jed's work has been recognized by every major advertising award show including Cannes Lions, One Show, Clio Awards, D&AD, ADWEEK spot of the year, and has also been featured in various industry and non-industry publications, including the New York Times.

I'm a 40-year-old creative director and copywriter currently based in São Paulo, Brazil. Nowadays I’m a CD at CoolerDVT. I have also worked at Agency WE, VML&YR, DPZ&T, W3HAUS, F.Biz WPP and NeogamaBBH.

I have more than 13 years of experience and have worked with different advertising disciplines, adding value to the most diverse brands and winning awards along the way such as: Cannes Lions, GP LIA, Yellow Pencil on D&AD, 2 Clios, and others.

I have worked with clients like McDonald's, Red Bull, Jameson Whisky, Subaru, Ray-Ban, Nescafé Dolce Gusto, Absolut, Dove, OMO, Chivas, Shampoo Clear, Motorola, Pernod Ricards, Seda, TRESemmè, Vasenol and more.

In the 15 years he's been in this industry, Ivan's had the privilege to rub shoulders with some of the best people at some of the best agencies in Brazil, the US, and now Singapore.

Along the way, he's made work that has been recognised with Grand Prix or Golds at all major award shows in the world, and have been talked about on The New York Times, CNN, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and more.

Lauren is an executive creative director using creative problem solving to impact positive change. With 12+ years of international experience, she leads Edelman Paris, combining the emotive power of advertising with the earned impact of PR to inspire action for good.

She is an award winning creative, published thought-leader, public speaker, columnist, international juror and unashamedly believes this industry can, and should, make the world better.

Doug Hanshaw is an award-winning Creative Director based out of Nashville, TN. He has experience on a wide range of clients including NASCAR, ESPN, SEC, ACC, Google, Fox Sports, Walmart, United Airlines and Time Warner Cable. When not looking at a computer screen, Doug enjoys hand lettering and calligraphy.

Suzanne Hargrove, Vice President/Executive Producer at PRETTYBIRD, forged her path from music videos to advertising, earning an Emmy Award along the way. Her diverse portfolio spans branded content, experiential and new media projects. Recognized for work with Nike, Miu Miu, Adidas, and GoPuff, Hargrove’s spots have garnered Cannes Lions, AICP, D&AD, and Webby Awards. She executive produced two Super Bowl spots in 2024, including the Jeremy Renner-led commercial for Silk and the weeks-long campaign for CeraVe, starring Michael Cera. The campaign, titled “Michael CeraVe,” was named the winner of the Super Clio and placed #1 on both Ad Age and Adweek’s Super Bowl recap lists. While Hargrove remains rooted in advertising, she continues embracing non-traditional projects including Audi’s live streaming “Think Faster - The World’s Fastest AMA” campaign and is currently producing a podcast for Audible, due out in 2024. Hargrove also serves on the AICP West Board.

Fluent in Chinese, Jan boasts 15+ years in marketing across Asian hubs like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Bangkok. Armed with an MBA from Manchester Business School, his career spans leadership roles at tech giants including Huawei, OPPO, and foodpanda APAC. In 2023, Jan founded Virtus Asia Consulting, serving as CEO, offering strategic guidance and innovative solutions. Beyond entrepreneurship, he contributes as a judge for prestigious awards like EFFIEs, Festival of Media, MMA, Spikes, WARC, Tangrams, Sparks, and more. Jan's journey reflects a fusion of cultural insight, business expertise, and a commitment to advancing industry excellence.

15 years of fatherhood, 25 year of advertising, 35 years of photography, 45 years of bike riding. Creator and curator of "Favelagrafia" Exhibit at the Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art (2016 and 2019). Creator of "Literatura Exposta" Exhibit at Museum Casa França Brasil - 2018

I currently serve as the Executive Creative Director at DENTSU EAST JAPAN. In my most recent positions, I have led a transformative effort to revitalize agency’s creativity.

In 2017, our team played a pivotal role in establishing agency’s global presence in the 'Mobile' space, securing its first-ever Cannes Lion’s Mobile Grand Prix and earning one of only 11 Glass Lions worldwide for groundbreaking work that addressed issues of gender inequality and prejudice in culture-shaping projects.

As I eagerly anticipate future opportunities to contribute, I look forward to judging with the same consumer perspective and gentle critique that has guided my work.

As VP of Product Design at Elephant, Chris is responsible for partnering with the agency’s roster of ambitious clients (including Apple, Domino’s Pizza and Grayscale Investments) to combine brand and digital product in exciting new ways. He thrives in leading teams towards bold paths forward–with the ultimate goal of simplicity and delight for users and audiences.

Chris has spent the majority of his career inside of agencies—including building creative studios in Chicago and Portland for R/GA. Chris’s teams and work have won numerous awards for brands like Nike, Abercrombie and Fitch, Cadillac, State Farm and XFinity Mobile.

Outside of his agency experience, Chris spent 5 years within Nike’s Advanced Innovation Collective leading user experience—as well as fitness tech startup Tonal, leading product design. Chris believes tight-knit teams built on trust and diversity are the unlock for exciting new solutions—every member of a team has something to teach and something to learn.

Mike Heid is a Creative Director and Copywriter at Big Communications in Birmingham, Alabama. There he leads the conceptual creative vision and execution for consumer and B2B brands, using the power of creative and craft to tell a story and evoke an audience action.

Over his nearly two decades, he has worked across practically every client category for national and international brands like Dunkin’, Chili’s, New Era Caps, Wrangler Jeans, Liberty Mutual, Boston Celtics, Major League Baseball, Zales and more. His work has been recognized by The One Show, The Effie Awards, The Telly Awards, Adweek, Ad Age Creativity, DigiDay and The Drum.

In addition to his creative work, Mike has also served as an instructor for Miami Ad School, Boston Ad Club and The Workshop, helping young creatives find the passion and joy for generating creative ideas that turn heads and generate results.

Ben Hennes is the CCO and co-owner, along with business partner Emily Stutzman, of the Happylucky. With an education in Graphic Design, Ben has spent the last 17 years as a designer, environmental designer, art director, creative director, and executive creative director, building and leading collaborative teams to create strategy-driven work that is not just seen and heard, but felt.

Queer-identifying, much of Ben’s work is centered around inclusion of voices from the fringe—queers, punks, underdogs and the underrepresented—as critical to creating work that shifts culture in a positive direction.

Ben leads teams to focus their work on creating collaboration between a brand’s purpose and their consumers, through work that drives emotional impact, and creates collective effervescence through IRL connection and shared experience.

Dubai-based Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett, with more than 20 years in the industry, working for agencies such as BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann, and Jung von Matt, in the US, Germany, England and now UAE. Granted with over 100 international awards, including a Grand Prix at the NYF.

Andrea joined Cheil Worldwide's creative team in 2022. She started as Senior Copywriter and from then she has been involved in different creative jobs with international recognition. In her creative career she has worked in small studios and production companies as well as in international agencies such as TBWA Spain and McCann Worldgroup. Some of his clients have been Disney Channel, McDonald's, Mazda, Movistar, Telefónica, Real Madrid, Iberia Airlines and Samsung. In the past, she attended the Cannes Lions Festival (2015) under the Roger Hatchuel Academy program. In addition, she has been a mentor and creative jury for the final degree project of students from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Universidad Villanueva and Universidad Europea de Madrid (2019-2023). Recently (2023), Andrea has also been selected as a mentee for the LIAisons young creatives program.

Named one of the top 10 copywriters in the world by Ad Age, and one of the 25 most creative people in advertising by Business Insider, Glen has spent his career working on a wide range of brands, from GMC and Minute Maid, to Expedia and Amazon.

As Chief Creative Officer and partner at Luquire, Glen manages with a strong belief in multichannel platform thinking that is focused on driving results. Before joining Luquire in 2019, he spent eight years at Leo Burnett and 15 years at Doner and JWT.

Before that, he graduated with a design degree and spent several years learning he was a lousy designer, so he became a copywriter.

Bill is a integrated creative who brings a touch of the West to the East.

Sean is an ACD living in Brooklyn, New York. His experience includes Laundry Service, SS+K, and Havas, where he worked on new business pitches and for brands like Irish Spring, Bose, NCAA, Orbitz, and Wells Fargo. He is currently at BCW working on earned first creative.

Patrick is a multidisciplinary creative whose career has run the gamut from agencies like R/GA and AKQA, to brands like Apple and Uber, to building a content platform with Steph Curry.

He currently serves as Upwork’s VP of Creative leading a team of writers, art directors, designers, strategists, project managers, and producers who are changing the way the world thinks about work.

His team’s work has garnered nods from Cannes, ADC, Clios, and more. Prior to joining Upwork, Patrick was the brand director at Harley Davidson, overseeing content, PR, social, and brand partnerships.

Stuart Howe, an award-winning advertising specialist, co-founded a UK Boutique Agency/Content Studio 20 years ago, winning Business of the Year in 2004. Finalists for Entrepreneur of the Year, Stuart and his partner showcased a hunger for innovation.

His career expanded globally, contributing to renowned agencies like Ogilvy & Mather, Hogarth, and Publicis Groupe, crafting award-winning campaigns for major clients such as IBM, Nike, and Coca-Cola.

Passionate about creativity, he garnered recognition for personal projects, including acclaimed short films and music videos. Amidst the pandemic, Stuart refocused, delving into ebook writing on topics from parenting to stress management.

His latest, "The Power of Creativity," initiates a series on advertising and content creation. As a certified life coach, Stuart aims to empower others, drawing from his journey to provide valuable insights and resources.

Hello world！I'm a digital enthusiast. Been working in digital advertising for more than 18 years！With over 10 years working experience in Publicis, McCann Erikson Worldgroup, Publicis, Ogilvy & Mather advertising.

Luca has been working as art director and creative director in several independent agencies and international communication networks. Among them there are Wunderman Thompson, BBDO, Serviceplan, AUGE, Leagas Delaney.He has created campaigns for many brands such as Burger King, Netflix, Wallapop, Pepsi, Rolling Stone Magazine, Aperol Decathlon, Huawei.His work has been awarded at national and international awards. New York Festival, ADCE, Eurobest, Epica, Clio, Lia, One Show, Golden Drum to name a few. He currently lives in Milan and works as a Executive Creative Director at VML Italy.

Isabella Jacob is Creative Director Copy at Accenture Song in Hamburg, Germany – but everyone calls her Bella. Fun fact: When the movie "Twilight" came out, 16-year-old Bella had a hard time with the fact that both her first and last name were two of the main characters' names. Also because she was "Team Edward."

In her 10 years in the industry, Bella has worked on or managed numerous successful and impactful projects for prestigious brands including IKEA, Audi, Warner Music, ALDI and Zalando. From smaller to international clients, from classic to social. Several of her works have been recognized with creative awards on a national and international level.

Giuliana is a 34-year-old Group Creative Director based in Hamburg, Germany, with a passion for social media both in her free time and at work. With nearly a decade of experience in the industry, she has dedicated half of her career to devising exceptional social media creation for clients such as eBay, Vodafone, EDEKA, SOS Kinderdorf, Opel, ALDI, and more.

She has previously worked at renowned agencies such as Jung von Matt, McCann Worldgroup, Serviceplan, and is currently with Accenture Song.

A Colombian creative and former engineer who ended up working as a copywriter with a love for tv ads. In my ten-year career, I have worked with Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, Powerade, Dunkin', Twitter, Nestlé, Heineken, Budweiser, Stella Artois and Cerveza Corona.

Throughout this time my work has been recognized in Cannes Lions (including a Grand Prix), D&AD, One Show, Clio, London International Awards, New York Festivals Ojo de Iberoamérica and Effie Awards, among other festivals.

In my free time I enjoy developing personal projects focused on art and digital entertainment.

As GM of Branded Content and Creative at My Code, Victoria Jordan is focused on fostering creative excellence in multicultural and diverse-first branded content. Formerly at Complex Media, Jordan built an impressive portfolio as Creative Director on the branded content and agency teams. Prior to that, she served as Creative Director at One X Studios, leading multiple award-winning campaigns.

Rodrigo Campello, better known as Judá, is a multidisciplinary creative with a background in Art Direction and design. With a bachelor's degree in Advertising and a postgraduate in Digital Projects, Rodrigo is driven by storytelling and obsessed with visual craft.

Over the past 16 years, he has worked for some of Brazil's leading advertising agencies, including DPZ, W/McCann, Artplan, and BETC HAVAS. He also had the enriching experience of working at Rede Globo, the largest media conglomerate in Latin America.

Throughout these experiences, he has developed campaigns and innovation projects for prominent brands such as Coca-Cola, TIM Mobile, UFC, L'Oréal, Petrobrás, Rock in Rio, Itaú, among many others. Beyond his professional engagements, he has photography and painting as hobbies, exploring different forms of artistic expression to complement his creative journey. He is also a dog lover and video game enthusiast

A seasoned creative director, Denis believes in creating impact through artful creativity and purpose. He’s passionate about integrating brands into culture, by creating ideas that spark conversation and resonate with people. Born and bred in sunny Brazil, spent some time in London and is currently based in Hamburg. He’s been recognised by the main award shows including the Cannes Lions, The New York Festivals, The One Show, The Clios.

I was born in Athens in 1980. After my studies in Media and Communications, I joined a PR company for five years, enough to obtain useful knowledge on how the world works and also to realize that I wanted to write for commercials. For the last 16 years I have been doing 360 creative work for local and international clients, and am still enjoying it.

Kinga has over 30 years’ experience in marketing and advertising. Kinga is an operational leader worked with all major advertising companies. Throughout her involvement she focused to enable the creative team to do their best work possible by.

She has spent had a career as Operation Leader helping creative advertising agencies to operationalize their creative practice with agencies like Leo Burnett, FCB and Klick Health.

Ralph Karam is an award-winning creative director for design and animation films. He is the founder of Le Cube and the co-founder of the production company Final Frontier. With a strong background in graphic design and illustration, Ralph's unwavering passion for creating crafted, beautiful, and high-quality works is evident in every project he undertakes. Additionally, he is also actively involved as a partner and curator at Silk Gallery Madrid, an exhibition space dedicated to showcasing the cutting-edge work of emerging artists at the intersection of fine arts and commercial design.

Dr. Anastasia Kārkliņa Gabriel is a cultural theorist and strategist, specializing in inclusivity within marketing, media and tech. Currently a senior insights lead at Reddit, Dr. Gabriel earned her doctorate in cultural studies from Duke University and consulted for the world’s top brands and agencies.

A lifelong activist, she helps brands ignite cultural innovation and leverage the power of media for good. Her insights have been featured in the ANA, AMA, AW360, WSJ, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Teen Vogue.

My background includes 12+ years at Ogilvy & Mather Direct where I was a VP, Art Supervisor, working on print and direct marketing campaigns for AT&T, American Express, Book of the Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club and Home Shopping Network.

I spent two adventurous years at the Ogilvy office in Sydney, Australia, working exclusively on American Express. Moved to FCB Direct to lead advertising and direct marketing campaigns for AT&T, Citibank, MetLife and Compaq. In addition, I worked with the Ad Council to produce a campaign for The Office of Drug Abuse Prevention, including national print and television spots.

Over the years, I have also had my hand in a variety of freelance design projects – including a brief foray into prop-styling – for clients like MCollective and Coastal Living magazine.

Rachel has gone around the world working for agencies in North America, Europe and Asia. Her work has been awarded by Cannes Lions, The One Show and D&AD, exhibited in the Canadian Museum of History, written about in the New York Times and tweeted about by Kim Kardashian. She is one of fifteen women globally recognized by Cannes Lions See It Be It 2019 as a prominent female leader in the industry, was named one of Canada’s Top 10 Art Directors, ranked as Campaign Asia’s 5th most awarded creative and is the Association of Advertising & Marketing Singapore’s 2024 “Creative Director of the Year”. She has spoken at the Epica Awards, Cannes Lions and The Art Director’s Club. And although the place she lives often changes, her love of early 2000's R&B and anything banana-flavoured remains consistent.

I am Diether Kerner, CCO of the FischerAppelt Group. I firmly believe creativity is a superpower that we should use more often to shape our world and to make it a more sustainable, compassionate, friendly, inspiring, and nourishing place for all. At fischerAppelt, we feel that our interconnected collaboration is key in supporting creativity with this task. And that's the beauty and the strength of the different entities that comprise our group. To help brands across the world, fischerAppelt has united nine specialist agencies and its 700 employees under one umbrella. Together, we create narratives that move brands, seamlessly and efficiently harnessing the power of true experts across every marketing discipline and channel.

Tamryn is an internationally awarded creative and the Co-Founder and CCO of Hijinks. An avid storyteller, she has created campaigns that shift perceptions and change behaviours.

A truly integrated creative, she’s made work in every medium imaginable and even created a few new ones. Prior to launching Hijinks, Tamryn worked at some of the best agencies in the world including, BBH London, Colenso BBDO Auckland, TBWA and VMLY&R. Her most recent role was in-house as Creative Lead for YouTube EMEA.

Tamryn is passionate about furthering gender equality in creative industries. Over the last few years she’s mentored creative women as part of programmes for Creative Equals, For Creative Girls, One Show, D&AD, Creative Ladder and Media Design School. She is currently a Bloom, The Dots and Who’s Your Mamma mentor.

Hi, I'm Kimbo, Chief Creative Officer at Madison DDB and Ad Nerd. I had worked for such prominent global brands as Davivienda Bank, Pepsi, Gatorade, Taco Bell, KFC, Honda, Pfizer, Cargill, PF Chang's, Bimbo, Gollo, IGT, Pozuelo and more. I have more than 10 years of industry experience and have earned accolades in top-tier competitions including Cannes Lions, The One Show, Clio, The Immortal Awards, Andy, New York Festival, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Festival el Sol, Fiap, Effie Latam, Effie Costa Rica, Festival Caribe, Festival Volcán and Young Lions, adding more than 44 international awards. I have also been a judge on several occasions at festivals such as the New York Festival, One Show Young Guns, AME Awards, Saniss Awards, IAC Awards and PHNX.

Yong-tae Alex Kim is the founder and CEO of The SMC Group and the director of The SMC Content LAB, a trend research organization within The SMC Group.

He obtained a master's degree in business administration from Seoul National University's Graduate School of Business and also served as an adjunct professor of global media at Soong-sil University's College of Information Technology.

He founded a one-person new media content company in 2009 and has contributed to the content of the advertising market by influencing the overall new media industry based on blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for 14 years. The company has achieved net sales of $100M as of 2022 as a social media content business.

Mr. Kim exercises profound impact over the new media industry and is adding onto furthering the content creation of the advertising industry. He is also taking the initiative to dive into new businesses that can serve as a momentum for the local advertising and distribution industry.

Currently, he is proposing a progressive concept about retail media networks called 'RCMNs (Retail Commerce Media Networks)'. It is based on creator economy and deal commerce content.

Based on over 200 brand networks that he has access to and his insight on contents on deal commerce, he is running a new corporation named ‘The Service Center’ which invests in RCMNs businesses and provides creator intellectual property-based solutions.

Under his leadership, The SMC Content LAB has published two best-sellers in marketing called Content Monetization (2021) and Short-form Content Monetization (2022).

For nearly 20 years, Nari has been crafting stories and building brands at agencies including Mother, TBWA\Chiat\Day, and FCB. She has worked across campaigns both global and niche for brands like Adidas, McDonald’s, Belvedere Vodka, Queen V and more. She believes in creating solutions that are simple, beautiful and honest. Her work has been featured from digital billboard take-overs in Times Square to out-of-home placements all around the Olympic Games in Rio, and 3D holograms in the streets of Beijing. She's also a passionate advocate for lifting up BIPOC talent in the ad industry and is involved with programs like the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (MAIP), where she has been a mentor for several years and started off as a MAIP intern herself.

Creative Director @ Code and Theory | Founder @ Young Creative Council | Sundance selected writer | ex-AKQA & GS&P

During my 10 years in advertising, I had the chance to work on and manage a broad variety of national and international clients, such as EDEKA, Vodafone, Douglas, Zalando, Deichmann and Booking.com.

As a social media ultra, I’m always rooting for ideas that keep people’s attention for 3 or maybe even 5 seconds. Which is much longer than my usual attention span. Some of those ideas have been recognized by national as well as international award shows.

Skip the difficult letters combination - thanks to my Ukrainian roots - and just call me Juli. Currently living and working as an Art Director in Hamburg, Germany at thjnk agency for the international brand Audi.

Creating visual concepts in still and moving, generating moving content ideas and working on advertising film concepts, is part of my job for eight years for now. Visual communication has always been fascinating me and led my way to where I am now.

It doesn't matter where I am, traveling in Europe or Asia, or working from somewhere - I love collecting impressions and let them flow into the next upcoming creative process. Thanks for the opportunity, I'd appreciate to take part!

Started as a journalist, now leading international advertising campaigns for various brands. Through her creative guidance, IKEA was ranked the most loved brand in Germany.

She is jury member of award shows such as Art Directors Club Germany, Little Black Book’s Immortal Awards, Berlin Commercial Awards and Deutscher Werbefilmpreis. Into stories that are told with empathy, dry humor and honesty. Still attempting to master the handstand.

Born in Guatemala, raised in Hamburg, this board game enthusiast had the opportunity to try out different sides of the creative industry. And eventually switched from producing films to producing ideas, first at Jung von Matt - sometimes by bringing back a meme for Bosch (some dads will say it wasn't really dead though), sometimes with man-haunting llamas and sometimes by ending secondhand dramas for Zalando.

And people seemed to like it. After all, it was recognised with numerous national and international awards. And during the meanwhile almost 9 years in advertising I had the chance to do communication for small, international, social and classic clients: from finance to fashion. From supercars to supermarkets. And for my aunt's crochet onlineshop. But that's another story.

Diana Kuhlmann is an accomplished Creative Director and Creative Excellence Manager known for her unwavering passion. Her remarkable achievements include multiple awards in the field of advertising, such as the Young Lions, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, Festival Volcán, and more. Diana is also a TED Talk speaker, where she presented a new formula for creativity. Additionally, she is a leader of the Diversity and Inclusion team at McCann San José, where she has spearheaded initiatives that have made her agency the first in the country to embrace the seven principles of UN Women. Diana holds certifications in Global, Digital, and Sensory Marketing from the ESCE University of Paris and AI Certifications from Madrid Content School, complementing her degree in Advertising with a focus on Marketing and a Technical Degree in Graphic Design. Bilingual in Spanish and English, with a beginner's proficiency in German, she possesses exceptional linguistic abilities, making her a well-rounded professional.

Bharat Kumar is an Executive Creative Director at Havas NY, with over 15 years of experience in the advertising industry. His expertise spans across various sectors, including automotive, CPG, fashion, financial services, and healthcare. Over the course of his career, Bharat's work has been recognized by both consumers and industry peers, earning him accolades at the most prestigious award shows, including Cannes, One Show, D&AD, Andy's, Clios, and many more. Prior to his current role at Havas, Bharat honed his craft at notable agencies such as Johannes Leonardo, Momentum Worldwide, Virtue, TBWA/Chiat/Day NY, and BBH NY, where he gained invaluable experience and skills. Beyond his work, Bharat enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and indulging in his passions for neat scotch, spicy food, and clean shoes.

Joon Kwon, CEO and Co-Founder of LR Seoul since 2021, began his career in 2008 at GREY GROUP, Korea, progressing through roles at Geometry Global and Havas, where he served as Executive Creative Director for 16 years.

Throughout his career, Joon played a pivotal role in crafting advertising campaigns for global brands like BMW, Budweiser, Pepsi, and Heineken, earning numerous prestigious awards.

Beyond advertising, he is a dedicated creator committed to societal impact, recognized with design accolades such as the iF Design Award and IDEA in the Social Impact category. His career reflects not only business acumen but also a commitment to using creativity as a force for positive change.

Obsessed with art direction and passionate about photography, I’m always looking for new, innovative and relevant ways of building relationships between brands and people.

Times change, people change, need states change, but the role of the brand shouldn’t. People, specifically what they do and why they do it, fascinate me so that’s probably why I’m always observing them through a lens – literally and figuratively.

Vicky is driven by a profound passion for discovering impactful ideas, compelling insights, and innovative avenues that craft fresh and unforgettable consumer experiences. Her expertise led to invitations as a jury member for Spikes Asia in 2014 and 2018, where she evaluated entries in the digital and design categories. Over time, she has been sought after for numerous other prestigious awards. Notably, in 2023, she was honored to serve as the Jury President for the digital category of the Taiwan 4A Creative Award.

Vicky possesses a robust skill set encompassing Digital Strategy, Art Direction, Online Advertising, Mobile Advertising, and Integrated Marketing. Since 2018, serving as the Executive Creative Director at Medialand, she has led six creative teams comprising over 30 creative members. Under her guidance and collaborative efforts, they have garnered numerous international and Taiwanese awards, including the One Show Asia Award, LIA China, and the Effie Greater China Award. To date, their achievements proudly boast 3 Grand Prix, 32 Gold awards, and a collection of over 200 trophies.

After graduating Miami Ad School Berlin, followed by internships at international agencies such as Saatchi&Saatchi, London & Stockholm, and DraftFCB in New York, Marie began her career at the German creative giant Heimat Berlin.

This was followed by Serviceplan, thjnk and David+Martin. Along the way, Marie worked on a wide range of brands like MINI, HORNBACH, BURGER KING, Penny, Capri-Sun, LinkedIn, and playmobil and has won several national and international awards.

Since beginning 2024 Marie is General Manager at Serviceplan, Munich, responsible for the clients ZDF (the German public television channel), Lego and BMW motorcycle. Marie was recognized by Horizont as one of the 35 best creatives under 35 in Germany. She has also been a member of the ADC Germany since 2021.

Jalila Levesque, with over 13 years in the advertising industry, leads global communications for FRED & FARID (fredfarid.com), covering social media, PR, and award shows across Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Shanghai. Her consultancy role enhances earned media strategies for the agency's clients. Jalila also manages communications for [Ai]magination (aimagination.com), the first creative AI content studio for brands, launched in January 2024. In 2023, she founded Future of Skincare (futureofskin.care) as a side-project, a media platform spotlighting cutting-edge beauty and wellness innovations globally.

Josephine is an enthusiastic creator and is not one to set limitations on herself. Aside from twenty years of experience in traditional advertising and the past twelve years in digital advertising, she expertise in different types of online and offline advertising creativity, making her one of the most outstanding leaders in Taiwan’s digital advertising. She won the 2022 TAAA Outstanding Creative Person Award

Her work “Braun x Formosa Chang campaign” achieved outstanding performance in Taiwan and won many awards recognition. She is also noted in her sophisticated capability of leading young creatives. Her young team members have won Taiwan’s region representatives in different young creatives competition such as Young Lions, Young Spikes, ADSTAR Busan Advertising Festival, bringing home multiple awards.

Senior creative person, 25 years of creative experience in 4A advertising company. Former GOODIDEA Beijing CCO, CGI Beijing Creative Partner , Cheil Beijing GCD, Ogilvy Beijing and Y&R Beijing Creative Director.

Behind the scenes creators of  “Hand Washing Socializing” ,” HALF A PIANO” and ” A TEAM OF ONE”.

Winner of over 60 international awards including Cannes Lions (3 Silver 5 Bronze), ADFEST (1 Grand Prix 5 Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze), Spikes Asia (1 Grand Prix 1 Gold 1 Silver 4 Bronze), New York Festival (1 Silver 2 Bronze), LIA (1 Bronze), ADC (1 Silver), AWARD Awards (1 Silver) as well as ONE SHOW and D&AD awards.

Judges for Longxi Global Chinese Advertising Awards, Tiger Roar Award, The Golden Lion Awards; guest professor at Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology."

Ellie Lloyd is Executive Creative Director at GLOW, leading the agency’s award-winning creative department and setting the bar for its roster of brand and entertainment clients.

An expert in the world of entertainment and brand marketing, Lloyd has worked with the biggest names in the business including Netflix, Disney, Marvel, 20th Century Fox, FX, DC, HBO, Showtime, Universal, Paramount, Lionsgate, Warner Brothers and Warner Music Group as well as brands like Coca Cola, Google and Target, among many others.

Prior to joining GLOW, Lloyd served as Global Creative Manager at Netflix working on Originals including documentaries, unscripted, comedy and kids and family content. Her agency experience includes creative roles at Cashmere, 72andSunny, Olson, Exposure, 3AM, and Eclipse. Passionate about increasing equity within the advertising industry, Lloyd co-chairs GLOW’s DE&I committee.

Lulu is an ad copywriter, chief creative officer, author, and a college lecturer. She is a guest lecturer at Cannes Creative Week in Taiwan for several years and the first Cannes in Taiwan officially agreed to "See It Be It" speaker, and a judge for Young Lion and Young Spike Taiwan for 3 consecutive years. Not only is the Judge of major domestic awards in Taiwan, but also the AD STARS / Young stars, NEW YORK FESTIVALS, LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, Shots Awards Asia Pacific, Spikes Asia, The Immortal Awards and ADFEST Judge. She also won the 2022 Best Creative Person in Taiwan. Lulu has been awarded the Best Slogan Award，SHIAF AWARD-WINNING WORKS，TIMES AWARDS, Long Xi Awards, CLICK AWARDS, The WORK, ECI Awards, AD Stars，MCEI, 4A Creative Awards, Effie Greater China Awards, YouTube Works, DIGITALING Awards, ONE Show Greater China Awards, LIA China, New York Festivals Advertising, TIMES AWARDS BEST COPYWRITING.

Francisca started as CCO in 2019 and was additionally appointed as President of Grey Germany in January 2022. She manages two offices in Hamburg and Düsseldorf and is the only female President of a network agency in Germany. As the German agency landscape is dominated by male leadership, Francisca stands like no other for a new generation of female leaders who are breaking through traditional patterns with the help of flat hierarchies and creative self-confidence.

Francisca has trained her competitive spirit and verve while touring the most renowned German creative agencies like Jung von Matt, Serviceplan and thjnk. For Francisca, professionalism and entrepreneurial action have a lot to do with courage.

The multiple Cannes Lions juror and winner of numerous international creative awards was recognized as one of the "100 German Brains". She is the first German to be a member of the Grey Global Creative Board. As a mentor at the Art Directors Club Germany and OneShow, she has been supporting young women on their way to the top since 2021.

Jen is originally from South Africa and has over 19 years of experience in advertising. Her work has won awards at Cannes, Clios, D&AD, Addys, London International, Webbys, and The One Show.

Working on brands big and small for global agencies and smaller independent shops has given her a very hands-on and can-do approach to creativity.

Some of those brands include Coca-Cola, Volkswagen, Burger King, SAB Miller Breweries, Pampers, Samsung, Cadbury’s, and WWF, to name a few. Jen still believes in the power of big ideas, no matter the platform, and is passionate about empowering young female creatives.

Matteo serves as Global Creative Director in Germany, where he steers international accounts for Jung von Matt Neckar, including Hyundai, Genesis, and Sulwhasoo. Before settling in Germany, his creative journey saw him spearheading campaigns for renowned agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, Leo Burnett, and Wieden+Kennedy across Milan, Dubai, London, and Amsterdam.

His portfolio boasts collaborations with brands such as Nike, Nike Women, P&G, Mercedes Benz, Rolling Stone Magazine, du Telecom, McDonald’s, Samsung, Emirates Airlines, and HP.

On his shelfs over 100 accolades are gathering dusts, including D&AD, Cannes, Andy, One Show, Clio, LIA, Epica, Eurobest, New York Festival, Kinsale Shark, AICP, ADC, ADCI, ADCN, Dubai Lynx, and Young Guns. When he is not working,

Matteo dedicates his time to writing and composing music, as well as sketching humorous tales during his travels around the globe, accompanied by Sparko, his loyal dog whom he rescued from a desert.

Having grown up and studied in Germany, with roots in Hong Kong, I have worked for more than 15 years in a wide variety of design and creative disciplines for brands such as Henkel, Vodafone, Estrella Damm, Aldi, Douglas and L’Oréal.

In my work I am focussing on observing patterns and changes in any form in order to tell true and honest stories in every conceivable way. In recent years, I have worked for McCann Germany on the international corporate identity for Aldi as well as the creative design of various productions for different brands on a national level. As a creative with a focus on lifestyle and beauty,

I have been working on strengthening the beauty theme in the agency for the last 2 and a half years. ...One of the exciting things about beauty? The free products after each production.

Over the past 25 years, Lance Martin has built one of the strongest creative resumes in the country, with Lions, Pencils, and Clios proving he is a global force to be reckoned with. And though he is all about the work, Lance has a keen business sense that has helped him develop strong client relationships nd foster an environment of collaboration and innovation.

During his tenure at TAXI, Lance as integral in creating some of the most recognized and awarded work for the agency, including campains for VIAGRA, Nike, Koodo, Burker King and MINI. As founder of UNION, he was instrumental in launching the agency and doing recognizable work for Best Buy, Infiniti, Weston and Interval House.

While Lance’s philosophy of partnership and collaboration permeates through everything we do at DonerNorth, there is nothing he likes more than riding solo on his motorcycle and building his log cabin.

Anika is a senior art creative with 12 years of experience. Born in India and raised in Dubai, her upbringing in a multi-cultural environment has equipped her with invaluable insights on the region and beyond.

She currently leads the Mondelez creative at Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai and has also worked with a range of global and regional brands like Visa, Citi, Cadillac, Nivea, Head & Shoulders, Ariel, PepsiCo (But she believes her toughest project to date was the planning of her parent’s home renovations, where she had to deal with tight deadlines, an unmovable budget and a very tough client. Well, 2 actually.)

She’s been key in winning new business for the agency over the years and has been recognized at Cannes Young Lions, One Show, Dubai Lynx, Loeries, MENA Effies.

Mallory is an award-winning writer and creative director who was one of the few creatives on the earth invited to attend the Cannes Lions’ 30 Under 30 Creative Academy.

In her eight years at 3Headed Monster, Mallory has put Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome on Tinder, produced a host of funny TV spots, and helped a plethora of startups find their voice.

Currently, like Ken, her job really is beach. Her creative leadership has helped propel Tropical Smoothie Cafe from an obscure brand to one of the fastest growing restaurants in the country and they just produced their first Super Bowl spot, which Mallory wrote. This Texas trailblazer has a B.A. from Southern Methodist University and this may be her first rodeo, but surely not the last.

Della is an award-winning creative director, art director, and strategic thinker. She joined 22squared from Ogilvy, where she led the IKEA USA and Citizens Bank businesses. From hard-working retail and modern banking offers to big brand moments, activations, and experiences, she has led a multi-disciplinary team of skilled specialists across design, production, social, digital, printed media, and video content.

Throughout her career, she has been able to influence iconic brands such as IKEA, Citizens, Heineken, Kodak, Motorola, Minute Maid, Hyatt Hotels, Hershey's, Coca-Cola, Stolichnaya, and Philips, among many others. She has spent more than 25 years helping brands tell their best possible stories and find their voices.

Jenny is a creative director, designer and artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. She has developed globally recognized campaigns and brand strategies, including work with Tezos, Solana, Art Basel, SXSW, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Shopify and more.

Previously, as Associate Creative Director at TQ Tezos, Jenny played a pivotal role in building products for the Tezos blockchain. Jenny and her team at Blokhaus were the first to bring the generative art mint to the highly coveted Art Basel, and then they did it again...six times.

They have gone on to consult with, and catapult layer ones, tech brands and emerging ideas to new heights. Her expertise and background in brand design, art direction and advertising has made her a sought-after professional in the business of emerging ideas, from the tech sector to disruptive food brands.

Aleena has grown up in the ever evolving and dynamic advertising and marketing business and now leads FUSE Create, an independent creative agency. Her passion for the business surrounds creative problem solving, and working with incredibly smart and talented people, partners and clients. As SVP and Managing Director, Aleena works closely with teams to create work that Turns Heads, fills us with pride, and makes an impact for the brands she works with. She also sits on the board of People of Colour in Advertising and Marketing (POCAM), working to make the marketing industry a more inclusive space for people of colour. She also serves as a council chair on the Canadian Marketing Association, and is co-chair of Worldwide Partners Independent Agency Network Next Gen Council.

Mark Maziarz is a Group Creative Director with 20 years of experience in advertising, marketing, and entertainment. With a career stretching from NYC to LA, he’s led creative at many of the top creative agencies in the world, including 72andSunny, 180LA and Battery.

There he created brand-building campaigns for companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Samsung, Activision, Heineken, LVMH, Anheuser Busch, Taco Bell, Boost Mobile, Carl’s Jr., Coors Light, Under Armour, Riot Games, and Starbucks, and worked directly with entertainment franchises at Sony, Paramount, Fox, Activision, and Adult Swim to create some never-been-done-before partnerships at the intersection of entertainment and advertising.

His work has been awarded top advertising and culture awards and nods including: the People's Choice Webby for Branded Content, One Show, Effies, Clios, Creativity's Pick of the Day, and more. Outside of advertising, he’s a dad and an author/illustrator.

Rani Melendez is a veteran of the entertainment business and co-founder of DOMO. Known for his expertise in creative production, Rani is one of the most sought-after collaborators among top directors and brands across the globe.

Whether helming a boutique agency, a multi-million dollar campaign or global institutions like Traktor or The Mill, Rani’s definition of success begins at a human level - building an atmosphere of positivity and ownership - doing so with a sense of joy and accomplishment. Rani’s philosophy works in synergy with co-founder André Stringer.

Their combined expertise in business and creativity offer a rare dynamism, giving clients an edge through the ideation, creation and delivery of their projects. Rani’s decades of leadership brings an innate understanding of creativity and high-impact campaigns which has made him a trusted partner for global brands like Apple and Pepsi, among countless others. All while maintaining a refreshing curiosity in his pursuit of what comes next.

Over the past 24 years, Steve has worked with some of North America’s most influential brands, including Nestlé, Pepsi, McDonald’s, FedEx, Nike, Google, and Johnson & Johnson and his work has been recognized at Cannes, One Show, Clios, Effies, and the Drum. Steve is currently SVP, Executive Creative Director & Partner at FUSE Create, an independent full-service agency in Toronto, Canada.

He teaches part-time at the Miami Ad School, is a regular speaker at colleges and universities across North America, and has previously judged the Cannes Lions, Atomics, Marketing Awards, Webbys, and the Canadian Marketing Awards, to name a few. When Steve isn’t creating award-winning work, you can find him playing music, sketching, and writing bios.

Dr. Mir Damoon Mir is the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Zigma8 Creative Agency, offering multi-award-winning communication solutions to brands.

With 20 years of experience as a brand strategist and consultant for international enterprises, he is widely recognized across the Middle East for his impressive results. Many brands have benefited from his creative foresight and strategic expertise, making him a sought-after interviewee and commentator in publications and conferences.

As part of his commitment to the industry, Dr. Damoon has served as a juror at prestigious events, including the NYFA (2019-2022), WARC Prize for MENA Strategy (2021), Effie Awards Advertising Festival (2019 & 2022), SeeHer Lens Award (2021 & 2022), PAS Awards (2018), Asian Leaders Awards (2020-2022), ACEF Global Customer Engagement Forum and Awards (2020-2022), Content Marketing & Creators Awards (2021 & 2022), Luum Awards (2022), The Drum - Agency Business Awards (2022), Effie Awards - MENA (2022), World Trailer Awards (2022 & 2023), Saniss Awards (2024), and The Global Entertainment Awards (2024)."

Kieran is a champion for ideas that reshape global creativity. In 2023 he moved to New York from his native Australia where he ran multiple creative accounts across the Sydney & Melbourne VML offices. His projects have received over 200 gongs from all major international shows, including D&AD, Cannes Lions, One Show, Clios, New York Festivals, London International Awards and WARC Awards for Effectiveness. His ‘FitChix’ work recently won five Cannes Lions including the only Gold Lion for Australia, along with the Genius 100 Product of the Year at the New York Festivals. Ever committed to developing the next generation of creative talent, he recently served two terms as State Head of AWARD School - Australia’s pre-eminent commercial creativity course. An avid backcountry fly-fisher, if he’s not spending time with his young family, you’ll find him waist deep in a river.

Everyone who knows Felipe (Fe-LEE-pe) knows his passion for ideas, and their power to build brands and change people’s lives. That’s what has been driving his work over the last 20 years. Felipe started his career in Brazil, in agencies such as Artplan and Mood/TBWA. In 2015, he joined the Area 23 team in New York, winning several awards, including 11 lions and 1 Grand Clio. His work has been recognized in several awards, including as 14 lions in Cannes, 30 Clios (including a Grand Clio), 5 pencils at D&AD and #1 Art Director in Luerzer's Archive US Ranking in 2019. In 2024, he is also sitting as Jury Chair in Clio Health.

Hailing from Rio de Janeiro, I spent over a decade and a half working in the advertising industry across five different regions, receiving more than +200 international and local recognition for my work along the way as AD, ACD, and CD.

I've been fortunate enough to receive honours from major industry festivals like New York Festivals, Cannes, One Show, DandAD, Lynx, Effies, Platinum Pencil, Clio, FastCo., El Ojo, among others.

As Ideal's Global Chief Strategy Officer, Paula Nadal is responsible for structuring innovative communications programs and products aligned with the most contemporary PR practices. Paula creates strategies, narratives and experiences that strengthen the client's business and purpose. In her career, Paula has already developed strategies for more than 500 brands. At Ideal, she has already developed and monitored the execution of strategies for companies such as: Airbnb, Uber, Nike, Spotify, Cogna Educação, Dasa, Qualcomm, Tourism New Zealand, Ambev, Dell Technologies, Embraer, DSM, Boehringer Ingelheim, XP Inc, Unisys, Unilever, thyssenkrupp, Enjoei, Eli Lilly, Patria Investments, UN Global Compact, among others. Before joining the agency, Paula worked at Edelman and Editora Abril. Paula is a journalist, post-graduated in Psychoanalytic Semiotics. She has additional backgrounds in Art History, Personal Image Consulting and Cool Hunting.

Award-winning and experienced creative director with a wide variety of clients. Manal Has joined Leo Burnett as a Junior art director in 2001, and has worked her way up to creative director, collecting many local and international awards along the way.

The latter include Epica, Golden Drum, Lynx, Cristal de la Mena and Pikasso D'Or. With a wide range of local and international clients, including MTN Telecom, P&G, Diageo, Kraft and Cadbury, Manal has a diversified experience in the field.

Furthermore, the diversity of experience extends to the region's markets as well; having worked for many years on the Syrian Market, but also on the Egyptian, Saudi and Moroccan markets.

Michelle is a creative leader with over 15 years of experience as a Creative Director and Writer.

She has a proven track record of crafting compelling stories, solving complex challenges, and creating memorable brand experiences for some of the world's top companies in the tech, entertainment, retail, food & beverage, sport, travel, and financial space. Her clients include Target, Google, Netflix, Activision, Proximo Spirits, Vail Resorts, Sundance Film Festival, and Fidelity, and she has worked at top creative agencies including 72andSunny, BBH, Deutsch, Jack Morton, AKQA, and Y&R.

Michelle is drawn to purpose-led work, like her helping to launch women-led Angel City FC and creating a campaign for RBC’s Future Launch at Home, a youth job preparedness program.

She has also taught and mentored striving copywriters through the LA/SF based writing program—Writing Pad. Outside of advertising, Michelle is a mother to two little dragons and a dabbler in home improvement.

Hope Nardini is a Global Executive Creative Director at Grey on Coca-Cola for WPP's OpenX. She was previously at Droga5, leading award-winning creative on Instacart and Huggies. Her work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, and the Clio Awards.
 

She was recently honored as Campaign US's Creative Team of the Year as well as Adweek's Creative 100.

Italian queer Art Director, based in Germany. Her creative career started when she was 15 years old: as a first-generation gaming influencer on YouTube (+150k followers), she started understanding how the communication environment works. After partnering with brands, she pressed “play” in the advertising industry. Creative agencies have been her playground for more than ten years – all across the world – where the rules of the game keep on changing. And she’s always ready to play.

Pirko is a young copywriter from Hamburg. Her huge amount of passion already earned her first students awards. Since 3 years she is working at the agency thjnk with a large portfolio of clients, including one of Germany's biggest beer brands Veltins.

How it started? Pirko studied at a copywriter school in Hamburg where she recently started teaching by herself to inspire the next generation of copywriters. Driven by the spark that spreads through your mind, when you feel like - this is a great idea.

Michela is a globally experienced Creative/ACD. Currently based in Amsterdam. Throughout her career, Michela has collaborated with renowned brands like Cadbury, Ballantine’s, Dove, Google, HP, Miro, NatWest, L'Oréal, Pernord Ricard, Philips, Strongbow, Samsung, TikTok, Toni&Guy, Transport for London, Unilever, and many more, contributing significantly to their creative success.

She has inspired makeup enthusiasts to express their unique style on TikTok with 3.8B views, enhanced brand experiences through innovative memory techniques, and supported women in addressing issues of harassment on public transport, leading to a 40% increase in arrests.

When not immersed in the advertising world, Michela enjoys engaging in captivating side art projects, whether creating virtual reality games or curating photography books.

Marta Nicolas is CEO for the Samy Alliance in Americas. Born in Spain, raised in Uruguay, and schooled in the United States, Marta is a marketing passionate and a trend-lover. Prior to starting her own company, she worked in the corporate world for over 5 years.

She cofounded Samyroad in Spain in 2012, which later on evolved into Samy Alliance, a global ecosystem of specialized and integrated marketing and communications solutions founded on consumer understanding and state–of-the-art-creativity.

Named by Financial Times one of the Top 1000 fastest growing European companies for 4 consecutive years and with over 400 professionals operating from 15 offices in over 55 markets, Samy develops socially and humanly impactful end to end campaigns aimed to build trust and community. Samy Alliance and its agencies serve over 100 AAA customers such as Diageo, Microsoft, Formula 1, KIA, Tous , Netflix, INNEOS, L'Oreal, Beiersdorf, Reebok, The North Face, Unilever, or Samsung.

Anna holds the position of Head of Operations at DUDE, an independent advertising agency and production company in Milan and London. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Anna began her career as an account, gaining valuable insights at esteemed agencies like M&C Saatchi and We Are Social.

In 2020, Anna made a career pivot, transitioning to the Operations unit at DUDE. Beyond her responsibilities at DUDE, Anna extends her expertise as a consultant for Fondazione DUDE, a burgeoning foundation dedicated to charitable initiatives within the community in Milan.

Carreira: Publicitário com mais de 20 anos de carreira e passagens por agências como Full Jazz (Diretor de Arte), FCB Lisboa-Portugal (Diretor de Arte Sênior), NeoGroup (Diretor de Criação), Grey Brasil (Diretor de Arte Sênior), Le Pera (Diretor de Criação), Quadra Comunicação Florianópolis (Diretor de Criação), Eugenio Publicidade (Diretor de Criação), Dentsu Latin America (Diretor de Criação), Grey Brasil (Diretor de Criação), W/McCann (Diretor de Arte Sênior), Agência LVL (Diretor de Criação), Babel-Azza (Diretor de Criação) e ESPM (Diretor de Criação).

Prêmios: Grand Prix Voto Popular ABOUT | Ouro Voto Popular ABOUT | Ouro e Prata Prêmio Colunistas S.P | Ouro Central do Outdoor | Bronze The New York Festivals | Midas Award The New York Festivals | Best Billboard The New York Festivals | Short List London Festivals | Short List Clio | Short List Cannes.

At Dentsu Creative CEE I ensure that innovative technological solutions are best suited to the projects and campaigns of the group's clients. Together with my team I have been awarded in the local Effie, Innovation and KTR competitions, including the Best of Technology award in 2022.

I have also been sitting and presiding on juries of multiple Polish and international industry competitions, including KTR, Golden Arrow and Golden Drum, with this year’s Young Creatives Cannes and Gerety Awards.

I also serve as a keynote speaker during Polish and international conferences, including Innovation Day in Warsaw (2023), SOF Festival in Portorož (2023) and many more in the previous years.

Micky Ogando is the founder and principal of BAKERY, a Creative and Culture agency headquartered in Austin, TX.

While Micky has experience working in both award-winning agency networks and boutique shops in his native Dominican Republic and in the USA, he considers himself an industry outsider.

Right before founding Bakery in 2010, he worked in the wildly creative video game industry, most recently at Bioware/EA Games where his team launched Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect franchise titles. Bakery’s unique product-led process, cultural expertise and creative storytelling have helped it establish a growing roster of clients that includes Nike, DeLorean Motors, Diageo, Kellogg's, Shiner Brewery, and Acadia Health.

Anthony O'Neill is an award-winning leader in the advertising industry serving as EVP Executive Creative Director at GOLIN. He has been named to AdWeek's Creative 100 and Ad Age's 40 under 40, as well as Adcolors Creative honorees to name a few He has created fun and groundbreaking work for brands such as BMW, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Jack Daniels, MolsonCoors The Golden State Warriors, Toyota, McDonald’s, Michelob Ultra, and Courageous Global Foundation.

Central to Tony's approach is his unwavering belief in the power of collaboration among "Good Humans" across various creative disciplines. He champions inclusivity and teamwork, recognizing that the synergy of diverse perspectives often leads to groundbreaking work. Anthony is dedication to fostering an environment of mutual respect and shared vision has been instrumental in the success of numerous projects, and agency culture; earning him admiration and respect from colleagues and clients alike.

His work has appeared on the "Super Bowl" and has been recognized by ESPN's "The Jump," "The Today Show," and acknowledged as a "Fast Company" World Changing Ideas finalist among other notable outlets. He is a husband, #GirlDad, and always Brenda’s son. Signature phrase: "Idea is King, and execution is Queen, but she has to be flawless"

Veronica Padilla VP, Head of Design Veronica is 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 a top 20 Design Director Globally 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 her Frenchies, Lily and Roux, know her best for her famous homemade turkey and millet vittles.

Founder of INNORED Seoul (since 2007) / 2023 Head of the Creative Division of AdAsia Seoul / 2022 Advertiser of the Year Korea / 2022 Cannes Lions Silver1, Bronze1 2021 LIA Jury / 2019 NYF Grand Jury

• K-NBAX NEW YORK FESTIVAL, Korea's National Brand Grand Prize
• Chairman of the Jury, Board of Korea Housing Corporation's Advertising Festival
• Final Round Judge, Republic of Korea Design Exhibition 2017.2018.2019
• Korean National Advertising Award
• AD TIMES Creative Advertising Award
• KB Kookmin Bank Advertising Festival Award
• International Festival for Public Service Advertising
• Logo and Slogan Contests ponsored by the Korean National Branding Commission
• Project “Good Design” Korea Design Promotion Agency (KIDP)

João is a Berlin-based Creative Director with 14+ years of experience, creating global and local work across all media. He is currently a Creative Director and Unit Lead at Jung von Matt, steering international clients straight from their office in Berlin. 
Originally from Portugal, he began his career at FBC in his hometown of Lisbon.

After working for Ogilvy in Barcelona, he moved to Berlin in 2012, where he racked up experience on brands such as Adidas, MINI, Mercedes-Benz, Amazon, Hyundai and Amnesty International. His creative work has been awarded in the main national and international advertising festivals. 


On top of this, João has been a teacher at Miami Ad School, helping form the next generation of creatives. He is a member of the Art Directors Club für Deutschland and a regular Jury at the club's festival.

Cristóbal is the founder and CEO of Believe, a character-driven animation studio internationally acclaimed for its work in commercials, game cinematics, and integrated media. Headquartered in Santiago, the studio has been listed among the top 10 production companies in LATAM and the best production company in the country, consolidating its position as one of the most prominent animation studios in the region.

At the helm of Believe, Cristóbal oversees all creative and strategic direction, leading teams of directors, producers, animators, and 3D artists. He is also involved in project management and new business development, working closely with clients such as Google, Nike, Facebook, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Heinz, Samsung, Kellogg’s, Visa, Walmart, and P&G, among others.

With a career spanning over 15 years, Cristóbal's contributions have not gone unnoticed. His work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, New York Festivals, London International Awards, Dubai Lynx, and El Ojo de Iberoamérica. Besides, he has participated as a jury member in several industry awards shows and has been a speaker at creativity events globally.

Töbe is a multi-award winning multi-skilled creative leader with over 25 years of experience in healthcare advertising. Töbe's passion for ideas and breaking out of the outdated agency model, led him to form The Health Army in 2022 where he continues to work with great clients and teams to create effective and award-winning work.

Executive Creative Director, Art Director, amateur music producer, guitarist and compulsive audio gear purchaser. Sascha has worked on 3 different continents. His career path took him from BBDO Germany in Düsseldorf, to AlmapBBDO in São Paulo and most recently, to Havas and MRM in New York. Sascha has worked on some of the most iconic brands in the world like Playstation, Volkswagen, Motorola, Snickers, Ambev, Gillette, Visa, Pepsi, Audi, Bayer and many others medalling at every major award show. Most recently Sascha has been awarded with the most precious award ever: fatherhood.

Omar is Peruvian creative director, with experience in South American and Central American markets. Has been awarded at festivals such as Cannes Lions, Clio, D&AD, NYF, El Sol, El Ojo and Effie Latam. He is currently leading McCann Panamá, the most effective agency in Effie Panamá from 2018 to 2022. It is also the No. 1 Agency of Panamá in the AdLatina Crema Ranking from 2020 to 2022 and the Best Local Agency according to FIAP. In 2021 McCann Panamá was chosen as part of the Top 5 Agency’s of Central America and the Caribbean in El Ojo de Iberoamérica, also Omar was part of the Top 5 Creative Directors of Central America and the Caribbean. In 2022, his campaign "Reusing ‘Plastic’ by Rubén Blades" was one of the winners of the New York Festivals in the Audio/Radio category.

I’m excited to be part of NYFA, where I can put my 10 years of experience to good use. Working in the advertising industry has brought many exciting opportunities, such as representing Romania at the Young Cannes Lions competition and receiving local and international recognition at festival awards.

However, most importantly, it has allowed me to create work that I’m genuinely proud of and make an impact through social projects. That's why I'm here - to discover more inspiring work, get motivated, and reaffirm my passion for what I do.

Raised in France, graduated in London, working now in Italy. For the last 5 years, I've been working at Le Pub Milan as a Creative Director on global brands like Heineken, Diesel and Bottega Veneta.

Paul has a passion for creating advertising that surprises and delights. And he’s made a 27-year career of doing just that for some of the world’s most iconic brands. Paul spent his early career at several Midwest agencies working on accounts like Caterpillar Truck engines, John Deere Construction, Firestone Tires, Kansas Travel & Tourism, Wal-Mart, Time-Warner Cable, Hostess, and McDonalds.

Since joining PPK in 2012, Paul has led campaigns for Bright House Networks, Visit Tampa Bay, PDQ, The Florida Lottery, Pinch-A-Penny Pool Supplies, and many more. In leading the creative product at PPK, Paul’s approach can be boiled down to “great work by any means necessary.”

Each brand and campaign has a voice. A personality of its own. It will tell you what it needs to be, and those voices have resulted in some amazing and award-winning work.

Chandu is a creative explorer with the analytical mind of a strategist backed up by the real-world sensibilities of a marketer. His advertising work has also been recognized at the D&AD, Cannes, ADC, One Show, Communication Arts, Clio, New York Festival, Spikes, Ad Fest, Effie’s, AD Stars, The Work, Campaign Brief’s AOTY, MMA Global, Regional and local for some of the biggest brands in Vietnam and Sri Lanka. He is also ranked among the top 10 Creative people in Campaign Brief’s ranking.

Chandu has played an integral part in getting 3 Agency of the Year for Southeast Asia on Campaign Brief for Leo Burnett Vietnam in the past 5 years, 3 Agency of the Year for South Asia, and 4 consecutive Agency of the Year at Effie’s taking Mullen Lowe Sri Lanka to 9th in Asia and 36th ranking globally, competing with the giants in effectiveness.

His passionate and perseverant look toward Innovation and creativity has made him venture out further than his advertising sphere. He has Co-founded a few tech companies the most prominent, being SD TECH, which provides AI tools and Blockchain solutions to a large clientele with offices out of the U.S.A., India, and Singapore.

A movie buff fluent in a couple of languages. A traveller who loves to see many new places. But at the heart of it I am a ‘learner'. An art director, who learnt design thinking. Love for films made me start writing and venture into editing.

And last but definitely not the least, became a lyricist. Driven by a passion for advertising and sheer commitment towards work, she has struck gold at Cannes, Clio, Adfest and has won at many other shows like the One Show,New York Festivals, Spikes and Abbys. She has been a judge at the prestigious One Show in 2012. She is also on the grand jury for the AME awards, NEW YORK FESTIVALS.

Jose, Creative Director based in Miami, currently at GUT. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, he brings a rich cultural perspective to his work.

With a dynamic career spanning four years at GUT, prior that he spent two years at Disney's Yellow Shoes and before at Republica Havas, Jose has honed his skills in crafting compelling brand narratives.

His relentless pursuit of groundbreaking ideas has earned him the reputation of an 'adnerd’. Jose is driven by creating ideas that people talk about. Ideas with unique identities and that build brands.

Born in Santiago, Chile, Hernán start her carreer like a Copywriter in Lowe Porta. Since 2005, was worked in a most important ad agency of Chile, like Tbwa, Y&R, Wolf BCPP among others, included a brief season in Leo Burnett Madrid, in more than 15 years. He has participated an winning in diferents festivals like Cannes Lions, Ojo de Iberoamérica, FIAP and more than 50s local awards, included many Effies, and a Grand Effie. In his career he has worked with clients such as Cerveza Cristal, Cerveza Escudo, TVN, VTR, Fox Sports, Nat Geo, Coors, JetSMART. Now, in Pedro, Juan y Diego, have different Brands like Salcobrand, Sky, Hites, Miller among others. Actually, also, is professor in the Diego Portales University. Since 2019 is Chief Creative Officer in a succesfull independent Agencys of Chile.

Amanda is an accomplished Producer with a track record in the entertainment and advertising industries. Currently is an instrumental Producer at Owen Jones & Partners, an integrated brand experience agency headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

Amanda's work has been recognized in major festivals, such as CANNES LIONS, SXSW Gaming Awards, MMA Smarties Awards, and Effie Awards.

Nathan Reese oversees creative direction at T Brand, the in-house advertising studio at The New York Times. He is a former contributor to Pitchfork, GQ, NYT Styles, and T Magazine and has worked at New York Times Advertising since 2015. As a writer, editor, and creative director at T Brand, his clients have included Netflix, IBM, Delta, Google, GE, Spotify, Mercedes-Benz, YouTube, and many others.

He won a Webby for Best Branded Editorial Experience for work with Showtime, and his recent work has been covered by Axios, Adweek, Digiday, and Campaign US. He also recently won Best Collaboration at the Digiday Awards for work with GE.

Nathan grew up in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA, studied Philosophy at UC Berkeley, and attended the Columbia University Publishing Course. He now lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and retired racing greyhound Fiesta “Hal” Jalisco.

Ursula is a Creative Director with over 20 years of experience. After a her study in Communication Design she started working at Kolle Rebbe (now Accenture Song).

Ursula's credo is to always find the most creative solution by fostering collaboration between creative minds – according to her guiding principle "We help each other to be great".

Throughout her career she won numerous national and international awards.

Fred’s an innovative creative leader with a passion for making people feel something through branded messages.

A copywriter by trade, Fred’s known for blending imagination with technical expertise to deliver captivating storytelling experiences that push the boundaries of the traditional and the mundane. A quest that began 20 years ago, working for different global markets. Samsung, HP, NBA, International Olympic Committee, Nestlé, Bentley Motors, Xbox, Colgate, Virgin, Bentley Motors and Diageo.

He pioneered inhouse creativity at Unilever as well, as its Global Creative Director creating standout work for all of its 300+ global brands. Fred has won more than 50 international awards including Cannes Lions, the South American El Ojo, the Lovie Awards and the UK’s DADIs and BIMAs Awards and has been judging various prestigious international festivals such as Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx, D&AD and the New York Festival.

Beth Rolfs is the Chief Data officer for Grey NY. She leads a team of data strategists with varied backgrounds and works daily to uncover valuable insights to support strategic and creative development. Beth strongly believes in the power of data to illuminate human truth’s that can inspire brave and bold work that in turn can lead to a cultural conversation.

In addition to leading the data strategy department, Beth currently works across numerous Grey retained brands, including Gillette, Venus and Tums, Prior to coming to Grey Beth lead the Search and Data Science department for Publicis NY, where she spent a large part of her time leading the Smucker’s behavioral science team.

She loves to dig into why consumers make the choices they make when it comes to CPG and what about culture is influencing their system 1 thinking. Beth is someone who cares greatly about being part of a team and driving a positive, growth-mindset culture and challenging herself and her team every day.

Costanza joined Grey London in October 2021 as Head of Art, previous to that she has spent the last 9 years of her career @ Publicis Italy playing a key role in making the agency the most awarded in the world and creating disruptive work for global clients such Heineken, Diesel, Coca Cola, Bottega Veneta, Barilla, Campari and Salvatore Ferragamo.

She has won numerous awards from Cannes Lions (including a Titanium), to D&AD pencils, One Show, Clios, Lias and many more. Costanza has been a juror for Clio, D&AD, Creative Circle, Dubai Lynx and Campaign BIG.

Jameson loves to bring energy to every project he’s on. His leadership style allows him to connect with his creative teams and bring forth solutions for all of his clients. Currently, he leads the Little Caesars account and works on Blue Diamond and Natural Light.

He came to McKinney from Deutsch New York, where he worked on clients like Reebok, Busch Light, and Outback Steakhouse. Throughout his career, he has worked on every brand you can imagine, from McDonald's to State Farm to the NBA.

But the real reason he’s made it so far in this business is that he’s a failed child actor who turned his skits and monologues into commercials.

He loves what he does and hopes to continue to bring ideas that make people smile and move his client's businesses forward.

Yann began his career at DDB Paris in 2012, working for brands such as Volkswagen, Hasbro, Honda and Greenpeace. In 2015, he moved to FRED & FARID Paris, developing campaigns for Prime Video, HP, Budweiser, WWF, and others, including Perrier, Remy Martin, La Redoute, Deezer or Delsey. His creative journey has earned him over 40 awards globally, including at Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio Awards and One Show. In 2022, Yann was appointed Creative Director at FRED & FARID Paris, leading their creative teams.

Joseph started his career at CLM BBDO in 2015. He has been elected Young Creative of the Year by Strategies magazine alongside his creative partner, Theophile Robaglia.

Since his debut, he has won 140 awards and honors in major international award shows (Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, LIA, NYF, Effies...) including the Cannes Lions Gold, the Eurobest Grand Prix and the Andy's Brave Brands Award. In 2020, he joined Marcel Paris, the creative hotshop of Publicis group.

Throughout his 20+ years in the advertising industry, his passion for creativity is second only to the creative team he leads at GSD&M, which has developed iconic work for Nationwide Insurance, Southwest Airlines, Capital One, U.S. Air Force, Pizza Hut and Dodge under his leadership.

Named to Adweek’s “Most Influential People in Food” list, Jay’s work has been awarded by The One Show, Clio Awards, Effie Awards, National ADDYs, Andy’s, D&AD, ADC, AICP, Webbys and Cannes.

Piero is a creative with 15 years experience as a multidisciplinary creative. His ideas have been recognised by D&AD, Cannes Lions, One Show, New York Festivals and the Effies.

He’s also created iconic campaigns that have made their mark on Australian culture. Currently at Saatchi & Saatchi, Piero is the creative director for Toyota Australia, Ampol, VISA and Heineken, while helping lead the creative department and driving the vision of the agency everyday. He’s helped bring new business by bringing Cancer Council Australia, Foxtel, Dettol, Ampol, Bank SA and Bank of Melbourne into the agency.

Previous to Saatchi and Saatchi, Piero was at B&T agency of the decade BMF, where he was creative lead on Aldi, Lion, FFA and Expedia. With passion, endless curiosity and a collaborative spirit, Piero is known for creating and nurturing ideas that defy tradition or categorisation and have lasting impact both brands and culture.

Gerardo Saavedra, also known as “Grillo”, is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Felipa: Creative Studio. He previously worked at companies such as Terán/TBWA, Publicis, and Jung Von Matt, in addition to being Creative Director of Miami Ad School Mexico City. He has been recognized by festivals such as Cannes Lions, Art Directors Club, New York Festivals, FIAP, Ojo de Iberoamérica, Effie Awards, Circulo de Oro, Caracol de Plata, IAB Mixx, among others. He has worked with brands such as Riot Games, Valorant, Procter & Gamble, Old Spice, Gillette, Bayer, Uber, and Google. For 7 years he was a professor at the Miami Ad School. He advised his students to acquire around 50 awards at national and international festivals, forging a new generation of creatives in the country.

Born in Madrid, I went to college only to realize the best way to be a "great creative" is by working and working.

I left college to become a hard worker. I've worked for the top agencies in Spain. With over 15 years of experience, I've been awarded in all major festivals worldwide and have been a speaker in London at The Most Contagious Event and several Spanish colleges. In addition, my work has become a part of the archives of the Department of Film at The MoMA.

Some people think advertising is dead; I believe it just looks different.

Areg successfully completed programs from both the Higher School of Advertising and the Cannes Lions Academy. He started working as a junior art director in the advertising business at McCann-Erickson in 2003. From 2005 to 2019 he worked at BBDO. Later he joined the Y&R team. Since 2011 he has been working at Isobar and helped winning pitches for Skittles, Mercedes-Benz, Carlsberg, Google, Beiersdorf and Coca-Cola. Prior to launching N1, he was responsible for digital development at BBDO and worked with Pepsico, Mercedes-Benz and Tuborg. His works have been recognized at various international festivals including Art Directors Club, New York Festival, Epica awards, Effie, Busan International Advertising Festival, Golden Drum and others. Represented at Cannes Lions in the Young Creatives contest three times. Has been a jury member of the Cresta, New York Festivals and Busan festival, active Jury member of the CSS Design Awards, Webby and The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, New York. In 2022, he was involved in the global creative development of the launch of FIFA 2023 from EA Sports.

With 20+ years in advertising, Shobha’s strategy experience spans Publix, Baskin-Robbins, Amazon, Samsung Global, Mondelez, Constellation Brands, Bank of America and Verizon, to name a few.

She has lived and worked in three different continents and in addition to making her a natural linguist, this gives her a unique perspective on local and global nuances that shape the brands she’s worked on and the agencies she’s worked with. Shobha’s held three CSO roles at The&Partnership (North America), the community (Global CSO overseeing 5 offices) and is now at 22Squared, a small independent agency with big creative ambition.

At all three, she was tasked with one big goal: TRANSFORMATION. This included defining and deploying a compelling agency positioning; building and growing a strong, modern strategy force; and elevating the strategic and creative culture. She’s passionate about both the potential and the power of creativity and believes anything is possible if the right people put their minds to it, as a collective.

Gordy Sang is Co-Founder and Co-CCO of Quality Meats, a boutique-y agency recently named AdAge Small Agency of the year for the second straight year and Adweek's Breakthrough Agency of The Year finalist. Gordy, alongside his 17ish year partner Brian Siedband, and producer pal Kacey Hart started Quality Meats in 2020 with a focus on building a creatively-led agency that’s built more like a production house, eliminating all the unnecessary fatty parts of a traditional agency and putting all the focus on the quality of the project at hand. Brands they've worked with are Samsung Huggies, Regal Cinemas. Doordash, SAXX Underwear, Marquee Sports Network, Picsart and more. Before starting QM Gordy & Brian led creative at Leo Burnett, Deutsch and FCB on brands like Taco Bell, Samsung, Playstation, Netflix, etc. On a personal note, Gordy enjoys spending time with his wife and two beautiful daughters. And also enjoys eating hot dogs.

Ann-Kathrin Schirpke is what you would call a home-grown talent from the Serviceplan Group. Whilst finishing her studies in business psychology as well as brand management and publishing a study about personality-based copywriting, she joined the team of Serviceplan Cologne in 2021 as a working student in the copy department.

Now, three years later, there’s no client, product, or ad category she didn’t find the right words for – including the health sector.

Clinical plasters or disinfectants, private lifts for people with reduced mobility, stairlifts for the elderly, or even the German Bone Marrow Donor Registry: She’s passionate to write with head and heart to contribute to real positive changes, treating health topics both in people’s day to day lives and on a societal level the way they should be – as No. 1 priority.

René is a Creative Director based in New York City, by way of Copenhagen and Sydney. He has been involved in everything from managing his own production house, directing feature films, and helping agencies grow their creative muscles. René has worked with brands like AT&T, Meta, and WWF to name a few.

Through his campaigns, he’s helped mute people talk again and Deaf people communicate on a level playing field. Along the way he’s picked up everything from a D&AD Black Pencil, a One Show Best in Discipline, and a Cannes Lion Grand Prix. He also has the most interesting headshot.

Emir is driven by his love for crazy, exciting “what ifs” on the intersection of creativity, innovation and humanity. With a bit of luck, some of these “what ifs” have earned recognition at shows including NY Festivals, Cannes Lions, SXSW Interactive Innovation Award, Spikes Asia, ADC Tomorrow Awards, ADFEST, ADDYs, LIA, MAD STARS, EFFIES and WARC.

Emir and his talented creative misfits were also instrumental in Leo Burnett being named Malaysia’s agency of the year for 3 years running at EFFIE Awards, alongside agency of the year honours from Campaign Brief “The Work” and Campaign AOY.

Emir currently co-chairs the 4As Malaysia Creative Council, and has judged at shows including ADFEST, Spikes Asia, Dubai Lynx, Ciclope Awards and CCAs. Emir was also Malaysian Kancil Awards Jury Chairperson (2019–2022), where he worked to revamp Malaysia’s premier creative award show, including building the most diverse jury representation in the show’s history.

Ramanuj Shastry is an MBA and an HR executive who stumbled into copywriting in ’94. In his thirty-year long career - twenty of which were spent with Ogilvy, McCann, Publicis, DY&R and Saatchi & Saatchi - Ramanuj has worked on scores of memorable and award-winning campaigns for top Indian clients.

In 2013, Ramanuj started Infectious - one of Mumbai’s fastest growing hot shops - with partner and industry veteran, Nisha Singhania. In his spare time, Ramanuj writes poetry, learns languages (Persian, Urdu) and practices Nasta’liq calligraphy.

Nara Shin is an Art Director at Cheil Worldwide with over 11 years of experience, providing creative solutions and ideas to a wide range of local and global brands seeking innovative ways to connect with consumers.

She is deeply interested in integrating new technologies with creative ideas and is passionate about exploring the intersection of creativity and emerging fields. Most notably, she recently spearheaded the Samsung Galaxy Book Art Project, which offers unique laptop cover designs created by the AI artist, Karlo.

Throughout her career, Nara has received more than 20 awards at the most prestigious local and global events, including New York Festival, Spikes Asia, and Ad Fest.

Prior to McKinney, Alex worked at BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi, and 360i across a variety of brands, including MetLife, Capital One, AT&T, GE, Pepsi, Starbucks, Nestle, National Geographic, and HBO. During her career, she has made everything from TV to digitally-led campaigns to social content, preferring to create work where the creative solution and consumer behavior dictate the medium.

Alex was named one of Adweek’s 2018 Rising Stars as a creative who is keeping advertising relevant, fresh, and fascinating. Her work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, The One Show, The Clio Awards, The Webby Awards, The Obie Awards, ANDY Awards, AICP Next Awards, FWA, and Young Lions. At McKinney, she leads creative teams for clients like Stop & Shop, Sherwin-Williams, Flagstar, Indivior, and Ad Council. Alex was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and has a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Agos Sicoli is an Argentinian Creative Director with over 10 years of experience in the industry and a lifelong passion for advertising. Born as a copywriter, Agos is a stickler for spelling and considers scripts to be her favorite aspect of the job.

Currently, she holds a position at Nobox, where she leads campaigns for PepsiCo Mexico Foods and PlayStation LATAM & MX. Prior to this role, Agos gained extensive experience working in various types of agencies, including traditional, digital, and triple impact, allowing her to understand how advertising intersects with people's lives from different perspectives.

Aaron is the creative lead of life sciences and healthcare at Deloitte Digital. His work has been covered by Forbes, WIRED, the UNDP, and Good Morning America. At Deloitte Digital, Aaron leads teams who actively explore the intersection of health and culture. His work has been awarded by international film festivals, Cannes Lions, Clios, LIA, The One Show, ADC, TDC, and NY Festivals. He is proud to have served on creative juries across the industry and serve as a creative mentor with The One Club and The Creative Ladder.

Brian Siedband is Co-Founder and Co-CCO of Quality Meats, a fully virtual agency named Adweek's Breakthrough Agency of the Year Finalist and AdAge's Small Agency of the Year for the last two years. Along with his creative partner of 17ish years Gordy Sang and production pal Kacey Hart, Brian started Quality Meats in summer 2020 with a focus on delivering the highest-quality work without all the BS that gets in the way (kinda like going to that one butcher you trust - except their meats are merely metaphorical advertising-styled). Today they're an integrated agency whose clients include Samsung, Huggies, Regal Cinemas, Doordash, SAXX Underwear, Marquee Sports Network and more. Prior to Quality Meats, Brian & Gordy led creative at Leo Burnett, Deutsch LA and FCB on brands like Taco Bell, Samsung, Playstation, Netflix, and more. Non-advertising-wise, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters and also enjoys eating hot dogs.

Fabio has being in leadership positions on strategy and client services in creative agencies for the past 10 years.

His experience spans 15 years and 5 continents – having worked with multiple advertising agencies and global companies.

Fabio joined Havas in Portugal in 2009, as a Strategy Director. Since then, he has served as Strategy Director and Business Director in Havas Brazil, Strategy Director for LatAm, Executive Strategy Director in Portugal, Global Strategy Director (Developing Markets) and Client Services Director for Havas Dubai.

He's currently responsible for the operations of Havas Creative in Dubai, encompassing Client Services, Strategy, Creative, Social Media, Content and Production.

Brazilian Art Director with more than 12 years of experience in advertising and experience in large international agencies.

Renato Simões has accomplished a remarkable creative career that spans more than 25 years, having served some of the top ad agencies in his homeland, Brazil. From 2015 to 2021, Renato co-led Wieden+Kennedy São Paulo; prior to that, he had worked for shops such as AlmapBBDO, F/Nazca S&S, and Leo Burnett. In March 2022, he opened the Brazilian office of The Juju. Renato has created iconic campaigns for brands like Nike, Volkswagen, Fiat, Havaianas, Audi, Heineken, and Old Spice, which granted him the most prestigious accolades in the advertising industry.

He started his career at Café Communications as a Copywriter. Later he worked at Artificial Group and Human Telex as a Senior Copywriter than he joined White Rabbit Budapest as a Group Creative Director. During his career he was responsible for the communication of the biggest Hungarian bank (OTP) and several big clients such as Audi, Skoda, SEAT, Mercedes, MOL Group, Dreher Brewery and BBJ. His creative work won him awards like Cresta Awards, Epica, Golden Drum, Golden Blade, Hipnozis, Lollipop and Effie Awards. When he’s not making ads, he’s crazy about sports. He likes to attend football games and watch them on TV too. He likes to taste good wines and craft beers as well.

Walter Soares is a cross-platform art director and graphic designer with a passion for making things happen. With over 15 years of experience in the fields of healthcare, entertainment, and consumer goods. Walter resides in New York City.

Oscar Solano's 16-year career in advertising and creativity has seen him leading at DDB, Findasense, and Omnicom PR Group, amassing over 60 accolades from Effie LATAM, Chile, Costa Rica, Antigua Guatemala, Volcán Costa Rica, Caribe, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, FIAP, and SABRE Awards. Notably, he achieved a Grand Prix Global SABRE and thrice emerged as a Cannes Lions finalist. As the VP and CCO at SHIFT Porter Novelli LATAM, Solano skillfully combines creativity with technology and data, creating impactful stories for top brands including Heineken, Toyota, Coca-Cola, Lenovo, Samsung, Hasbro LATAM, MINI, BMW, and American Express. Beyond his professional feats, he's dedicated to nurturing future talents as a digital transformation educator. Residing in Costa Rica but impacting Latam markets, Solano's innovative spirit is fueled by his love for digital arts and global cuisine, marking a profound influence on the advertising industry through strategic and creative excellence.

Luke is a senior writer at BBH Singapore. With amazing collaborators, he has made virtual fruits real, faked history, sold insurance with a horror film, and created a puffer jacket with a beer-powered cooling system. His work has won awards at advertising festivals around the world.

Nico Soto, an Associate Creative Director at Conill Saatchi & Saatchi in California, boasts a rich professional journey that spans the globe. Born in Chile, with experience in Melbourne, Sao Paulo, Lima, New York, and currently Los Angeles, his creative prowess shines through campaigns for major brands like Coca-Cola, Toyota, Mastercard, Suzuki, and Greenpeace, earning him over 100 international awards. This includes 15 recognitions at Cannes Lions and accolades from renowned shows such as Clio, One Show, LIA, and Effie.

Nico has contributed his talents to esteemed agencies like Circus Grey Peru, Johannes Leonardo New York, and McCann Santiago, leaving an indelible mark on the global advertising landscape. Currently based in Mar Vista, Nico continues to shape the creative narrative with his innovative and award-winning contributions.

Triplet, Portuguese, 2x Young Lion and Ad man at heart. When he was little, he always carried with him a big black garbage bag full of everything he found beautiful, like drawings and packages. So you can say creativity has been following him ever since. André Sousa Moreira took his first steps in advertising in 2013 at Leo Burnett Lisbon.

He went on to work as a brand designer at Brandia Central and later joined Lola/ Mullen Lowe Madrid as an Art Director, where he worked brands like Mattel Europe, Barbie, Scrabble, Pictionary and Cornetto. After six years in Spain, four of them at Y&R, he returned to Portugal to serve as Creative Supervisor & Art Director at Funnyhow, leading love brands such as Desperados, Guinness, Bial, Durex, Bandida do Pomar, Vans and so on. In 2020, André contributed to put Funnyhow on the map, being awarded in 2021 as the Nº1 Advertising Agency in Portugal by Portugal Creativity Club.

With a career in advertising spanning 10 years, André has worked for more than 70 brands and has more than 150 awards from international creative festivals like London International Awards, ADC*E Awards, El Ojo de Iberoamérica, El Sol de Iberoamérica, Portugal Creativity Club and 14 Cannes Lions, making him the most awarded person of his generation at Cannes. In 2022 was named the 10th Best Creative Director and the 12th Best Art Director in Portugal. In 2023 open his independent advertising agency, Cooprativa® - an agency focused on cooperating with people, brands and agencies trough global and local insights for disruptive communication.

Erik Spooner is the creative director for Quad, the global marketing experience (MX) company, where he oversees the brand's marketing creative team, having helped lead its acclaimed brand transformation in 2022.

Prior to joining Quad, he spent more than two decades in the magazine and news business—most recently at Ad Age—where he led an integrated art and multimedia function for all its editorial, event and client platforms.

A creative leader with experiences in the media, entertainment and technology industries, his work has included digital start-ups and major media brands like Us Weekly, Discover and Rolling Stone. Erik is also adjunct on the faculty at Pratt Institute, teaching undergraduate design courses, and is completing his graduate thesis with the Berlin School of Creative Leadership.

In her journey to becoming chief creative officer of the global digital agency Tinker Tailor, Nicoletta Stefanidou has worked across countries and continents; from career beginnings in Germany to leading and inspiring creative teams in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai and Zürich. Along the way, her work for clients such as Disney Land, Pizza Hut, Faber Castell and JW Marriott has been awarded in major industry award shows such as Cannes Lions, Art Directors Club, D&AD, the Clios and many more. 

Most recently, taking her vast experience in branding, applied consumer design and digital applications, combined with her passion for reinventing the industry, Stefanidou co-founded Tinker Tailor, a new breed of industrydisrupting creative agency focused on tailoring remote teams to suit their clients’ needs, and bringing in the very best creative ‘tinkers’ from around the globe to offer a more agile and effective way of working. 

Closely connected to the global creative community and a member of the One Club, Stefanidou is a regular judge on the international creative awards scene, judging at the Cannes Lions, the Clios, One Show, Spikes Asia, Effies, the NY Festival and many more. Nicoletta has been recently nominated by Campaign ‘Woman to watch greater China’ and was named by Campaign ‘Woman Leading Change” as Creative Captain.

Annika works as Executive Creative Director at Grabarz&Partner for Porsche global since 2023 and is responsible for all product communication and communication for Porsche's vehicle-related products across all channels.

She worked for agencies like BBDO Berlin, where she managed the digital lead of smart global (Daimler AG) as Creative Director Digital and Digital Group Head for more than 10 years. She has more than 15 years of experience in the automotive sector and has worked for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, Deutsche Bahn, Montblanc, Das Handwerk, Vodafone, Saturn and Freixenet in agencies like Scholz & Friends and Scholz & Volkmer.

In her career, the creative has won numerous awards and sat on juries at the New York Festivals, Webby's and Lovies.

Rosie is an Associate Creative Director in based in Melbourne, Australia. Working on a broad range of accounts from Johnnie Walker to the Australian Federal Government, banks, health insurers, blood donation and more, her work has been recognised at Spikes Asia and D&AD.

In her spare time, Rosie is a mentor to younger advertising creative through her work with The Aunties, Award School (Australia’s premier creative advertising course) and RMIT. She has a passion for work with purpose, kooky perspectives and fresh ways of solving age old issues.

The quality of our relationships determine the quality of our lives’ - a statement and theory that Emily lives by as the CEO of Happylucky.

Emily focuses on building strong community internally and externally - knowing the solution to many problems, is each other, and we all need one another to survive and thrive. Emily has developed and led culture shifting work with many global brands such as: adidas, Reebok, Lululemon, Savage x Fenty, Sorel, Columbia, Chewy, etc.

Emily has worked in the creative industry most of her career, coming up through experiential marketing and design/fabrication work. She started at Happylucky 10+ years ago and co-purchased Happylucky from the founder in 2021.

Prior to marketing, Emily worked in DC for a US Senator and was a journalist for two newspapers. Emily took the Stage at Tedx Portland in 2023 to deliver a talk about how technology has created a seismic shift in the way we meet, interact and date. Emily leads Happylucky with passion and vision and is working daily to create a new kind of environment in advertising - one that shifts the power dynamics, focuses on equity, and is truly more collaborative with clients.

Happylucky is LGBTQ+ owned and led and is proudly located in the Central Eastside of Portland.

Over the course of their 20-year partnership, David Suarez and Danny Gonzalez have built a reputation for making the mundane famous with razor sharp insights and a knack for revealing the unique humanity of every brand they’ve touched. The two pride themselves in a “group run” approach to collaboration and an unwavering belief that entertainment value is a prerequisite to making effective work. 

Prior to founding Bandits & Friends, the duo launched Goodby Silverstein & Partners’ NY office, creatively ran Ragú and Little Caesars at Barton F Graf, and worked on numerous celebrated campaigns during their time TBWA\Chiat\Day NY and what was then known as J. Walter Thompson. They've been recognized by every major advertising award show, publication, and listlet, not to mention their parents, who think they're just the best.

Valentina Sulbarán is a Venezuelan-born Group Creative Director with over 15 years of experience in the industry.

Throughout her career, she has gained extensive expertise working with a diverse range of CPG brands, spanning from beauty care to packaged foods. Additionally, she has seamlessly transitioned between General Market and Multicultural agencies, encouraging brands to adopt an inclusive approach that extends beyond language, casting, and media.  

In her professional journey, Valentina has spearheaded campaigns for renowned clients such as Nike, Amazon Music Global, AT&T, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi, Dunkin', P&G incubator brands, Target, Tanqueray, Stella Artois, as well as pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer, Organon, and Merck.   Outside of her professional commitments, Valentina dedicates her spare time to passionately mentor new generations of creatives, with a particular focus on those who are underrepresented in the advertising industry.

Gabriela Surkin is a Marketing and Creative Director who moved to New York after being granted an "O-1 Visa for extraordinary ability" for her marketing expertise. Her global experience includes South America, Europe, and North America. Among her achievements, she won a TikTok Award for her innovative financial strategy for Prestalo.

She drove successful campaigns for Finmarie, securing early-stage funding of EUR 1.4M and positioning its founder, Karolina Decker, as one of Germany's top 50 advisors through a LinkedIn campaign. Gabriela won AAM's prestigious Best Marketing Campaign award for her contributions to Radio Mitre S.A.

She won the bronze medal for Best Online Radio at the New York Festival. Furthermore, Gabriela established her fashion brand, MIIST, which garnered attention from leading publications such as Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, and La Nacion. Her designs were showcased at the National Costume Museum of Argentina and several Buenos Aires Fashion Week editions.

Stated in 1989. Still writing. And working with great people. Founded own agency 12 years ago. Worked in Australia, the Middle East, and London. Won over 300 Awards. An agency of the Decade Award with BMF.

In 2008, was the first Australian to be awarded the Irving Wunderman Award for lifetime achievement at the 30th Caples Award Show. In the same year, was awarded ADMA Direct Marketer of the Year in Australia. Looking forward to seeing some great work.

Scott Terry is currently the Director of Business Affairs at Forsman&Bodenfors NY. He has won global advertising awards for work he's done producing/creating radio commercials and social media content. Scott also assists his agency with social media and PR.

Justin Thomas-Copeland Agency Network CEO | Network leader | Exec Global Client Partner| C-Suite Client |Founder & Entrepreneur.

In his 30-year career, Justin has been building and leading agencies and clients across the globe through various stages of organizational maturity. Justin holds a BSC in Business Information Systems, and has completed his Executive MBA at Babson College.

Having lived and worked across 4 continents and in 9 countries, Justin has global experience linking marketing, creativity and technology to business outcomes, for the likes of Kroger, Microsoft, Nokia, Novartis, Adidas, Virgin Atlantic, Vertu.

Justin has held board seats at Effie, MMA, AdCouncil, and for Rising Ground Human Services (NYC). He has collaborated with The T.Howard Foundation, AdColor, The Brixton Finishing School to bring fresh talent into the creative industry. He has guest lectured (NYU & IDM, UK), been a mainstage speaker and is passionate about talent mentoring - globally.

I am a copy-based Creative practitioner working in advertising and marketing experience for more than 25 years. I cooperate with global teams and handle more than 30 international brands in my career.

I have strong enthusiasm for presentation and strong know-how for large-scale brand projects from online to offline. it's worth noting that I also help some of my clients reach high goals in effectiveness and creative field.

I am an Art-based Creative with over 25 years of experience in the advertising industry.

Throughout my career, I have successfully developed numerous campaigns for both international and local brands such as McDonald’s, Alaska, Haleon, Mondelez, Pilmico, Prime Video, Lipton, Nestle Confectionery, Redhorse Beer, Wrigley’s, Star, Margarine, Pfizer, Ponstan, Trosyd, Bactidol, Janssen, Imodium, Canesten, Max’s Restaurant, PLDT, Smart Telecom, Ayala Land, Mitsubishi, Ford, Toyota, Ayala Land, HSBC, VISA, FedEx, Shell, Petron, P&G, High Endurance, Ivory, Safeguard, Close-up, Creamsilk, Head & Shoulders, Nizoral, Mizuno, Golden ABC, Caritas Manila, WWF, Gabriela, Philippine Cancer Society, and Kythe Foundation. 

I have received recognition for my work at several international and local advertising award shows, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, Clio, New York Festivals, LIA, The Work, AdFest, Spikes Asia, Busan Mad Stars, Kidlat Awards, and Boomerang Awards. I feel fortunate and humbled to have achieved such recognition in my career.

Alec is a seasoned creative professional with extensive expertise in art direction, design, and photography across various mediums including digital, print, and experiential. With a diverse skill set that spans creative direction, graphic design, brand building, web design, typography, and photography, Alec brings a wealth of knowledge and creativity to every project. With a passion for innovation, Alec has also delved deeply into the realm of AI, exploring its potential in creative processes. Known for their ability to seamlessly integrate ideas across 360 degrees of media, Alec excels in mentoring and guiding teams to achieve their full potential.

Francesca is a senior copywriter working at Publicis Conseil, Paris.
She travelled the world thanks to advertising: she worked in London, New York, São Paulo, Milan, and now she in based Paris.

She truly believes in the power of great ideas, human connection, and hard work. Her work has been recognized by all major advertising festivals. She has been recognised as one of the Next Creative Leaders by the One Club for Creativity in 2021.

Based in Düsseldorf/Germany, Executive Creative Director Tobias von Aesch has gathered broad national and international experience at major agencies and networks such as Ogilvy, McCann, BDDO, Havas and now denkwerk; having worked for famous brands like Coca Cola, Nespresso, Lidl or Citroën. His work has been awarded at relevant creative festivals like Cannes Lions, D&AD, Eurobest, New York Festivals, The One Show, London International Awards, Art Directors Club Germany and many more. Apart from classic and digital disciplines, he never ceases to explore the boundaries of channels; creating smart cross solutions and meaningful experiences for brands. In his leisure time as well, Tobias loves to express himself creatively with Streetart and Illustrations that are exhibited in and around Düsseldorf.

After graduating with a degree in Applied Arts from LS Raheja Institute, I landed an opportunity at Ambience Publicis in Mumbai. Over the next four and a half years, I had the chance to work with top agencies in India, including Y&R Everest and Contract Advertising on brands like Cadbury, JK Tyre, P&G, Shoppers Stop, and more, covering different business verticals.

I felt drawn to the Middle East and joined FP7 Bahrain. For two years, I worked on projects for Batelco, Bahrain International Circuit, and Qatar National Bank before I moved to FP7's Dubai office as Associate Creative Director, where I worked on both local and international projects for Coca-Cola and Nestle.

I joined IMPACT BBDO, Dubai in 2013 as Creative Director. I led the creative work on Snickers, Centrepoint, Sadia, and Axiom Telecom. In 2016, I joined J.Walter Thompson Dubai, leading accounts like HSBC and Coca-Cola in the region. Later in 2018, I took on the role of Group Creative Director at Memac Ogilvy, Dubai, overseeing KFC, Volkswagen, and business growth.

Since 2021, I have been serving as the Executive Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai. During my time here, I have led the agency to win Canon, Citibank, Nana, Adnod HQ and COP28. I have also led the work on notable clients like Visa and Oreo.

Throughout my career, my work has been recognized consistently at prestigious events such as Cannes Lions, Clios, New York Festival, Loeries, Communication Arts, TED, Dubai Lynx, Effies, Cresta, and many others.

Kathi Walter is a Executive Creative Director with 15 passionate years of «create, present, repeat» at agencies like Jung von Matt, heimat, Überground and Accenture Song, she created ideas for brands like Audi, Aktion Mensch, Bosch, Deichmann, Lidl, Rebelle and Viva con Agua.

She is a dedicated Art Director with a good sense for concepts and ideas. So far so usual. But mainly she is absolutely hands-on! A rare task nowadays and maybe a relict from her times as a car painter. When she used to spend her workdays with boys, fast cars and spray cans. Which is also clearly the source of some great deadpan humor reflected in her work.

The campaign she is currently most proud of is a film series for Aktion Mensch, which advocates for greater inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in our society.

I'm an award-winning creative with an award-winning strategy background, a valedictorian of VCU Brandcenter (USA’s #1 portfolio school), founder of ADCOLOR Futures, and a former WPP Fellow. I've worked in Melbourne, London, Rio, Copenhagen, and New York City.

While away from work, I'm either reading a book, watching a film, or strolling through a museum. Feel free to say hello. I'd love to hear from you.

Kelsey is an Associate Creative Director at BCW Global, and lives in Detroit, Michigan. With a passion for writing and storytelling, she believes creativity can change the world. Kelsey has over twelve years of advertising and PR experience and has worked on brands such as Chevrolet, Cadillac, Travelocity, Pure Michigan, Palmolive Brands, Merrell shoes and more. She has two kids, five dogs and has even trained side-by-side with the Dog Whisperer himself, Cesar Millan, at his Dog Psychology Center in Santa Clarita, CA.

Mariana Weinzimer is a seasoned Group Creative Director with over two decades of diverse creative expertise. Currently, she brings her talents to Conill as a freelance professional.

With over 12 years of immersion in the telecom industry, Mariana's journey began in her hometown of San Jose, Costa Rica. There, she honed her skills in crafting brand identities and graphic design solutions for both local and global brands during her tenure at BBDO Costa Rica. Transitioning to Atlanta, Mariana furthered her artistic prowess by completing the Art Direction program at Portfolio Center.

Following her graduation, she embarked on a distinguished career path within the United States' most renowned multicultural agencies, specializing in the Hispanic Market. In her latest role as a Multicultural Social Media Creative Specialist, Mariana has led teams in crafting numerous captivating campaigns for clients. Beyond her professional duties, she is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge, mentoring, and inspiring fellow creatives to produce groundbreaking cross-channel content that captivates audiences.

Throughout her career, Mariana has been integral in driving numerous agencies to achieve notable accolades. From securing new business pitches to garnering prestigious awards, her contributions have been pivotal. Her leadership within telecom creative teams has spearheaded transformative campaigns that have left an indelible mark on the industry.

Mariana's client portfolio boasts an impressive array of brands including Metro by T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Toyota, P&G, Nestle, ampm, Lowe’s, Audible, Nationwide, Epson America, California Lottery, H&R Block, El Pollo Loco, La Opinion, Don Julio Tequila, and many more.

Mim has 15 years’ experience in using creativity to make stories matter for brands, businesses and even governments.

Her work includes helping not-for-profits smash fundraising goals, building thought leadership platforms for support tech companies as they enter new markets and creating behaviour and culture change programs for federal government departments and pharmaceutical companies designed to re-orient operations around user/patient problems, and the support they need.

Based in Sydney, Mim’s client experience includes some of the world’s best loved brands with diverse (and often dispersed) audiences and needs including Atlassian, eBay, Grok Ventures, American Express, Lung Foundation Australia, ALDI and Snapchat. She has also worked for start-ups in industries as diverse as finance, recruitment and human resources, technology, design and retail. Her early career was spent in academia as a lecturer and tutor at the University of Wollongong.

I started my career in 2008 as an Art Director. Since then, I have worked for advertising agencies in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2016 I moved to São Paulo, where I have the honor of working with incredible people, working for important clients such as Jeep, Burger King, Olympikus , Mizuno, Pontofrio , Banco Itaú, Risqué, Nestlé and others. 

Andrew is a former art director who still likes to roll up his sleeves and push the pixels around. And although he's a little DIY, he still plays nice with others, and he's currently trying to make you laugh with some Little Caesars advertisements.

Andrew came to McKinney from Havas Atlanta where he was a Creative Director working on Coca-Cola's social media accounts. He's worked on many well-known brands including Hershey's, Sprite, Kellogg's, Reese's, and Lays.

He's from the middle of nowhere Georgia (and that used to be more rare up North). And oh yeah, go dawgs!

I started my career as a designer at Heye Munich in 2003. In 2011 I moved to Berlin to work for Jung von Matt as a senior creative. I have won awards from several major advertising festivals including Cannes, D&AD, LIA, Clio, Eurobest, NYF and ADC.

In the last 16 years i worked for a couple of national and international clients including Mercedes Benz, BMW, Mini, Sky, McDonalds, Haribo, ebay, Condor, Sparkasse, Obi, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Laut gegen Nazis and many more.

I was also part of the Jung von Matt team that earned the "Independent Agency of the Year“ title at Cannes 2018. I am a father of two, love grill seafood and watch british comedy. Beside my agency job I do free projects for my alter ego Klaus Kaske.

2010 Grand Jury of New York Festivals
2011 Grand Jury of Cannes Lions Festival
2011 Grand Jury of AD STARS
2012 Grand Jury of Spikes Asia Advertising Festival
2013 Grand Jury of AD STARS
2015 Grand Jury of Korea Advertising Awards
2017 Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Environment
2018 Ministerial Commendation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
2019 Grand Jury of Korea Advertising Awards 

Tim is a Kiwi living and working in Sydney and has over a decades worth of experience as a creative. He has won top honours at almost every major global award show, including multiple Cannes Gold Lions, One Show Gold, D&AD Pencils, Spikes (including two Grand Prix), and Gold Effie’s.

He has also been named as one of the Top 100 most awarded creatives in the world by The Drum. Tim has worked across some of the world’s biggest brands like McDonald’s, Volkswagen and Johnnie Walker, and has significant experience in categories like Healthcare, Banking, Entertainment, Automotive and FMCG.

When he's not writing about himself in the third person he's looking at furniture he wishes he could afford or walking his Labrador, Ollie.

A champion of digital innovation since its earliest iterations, Anthony has built and scaled some of the industry's most esteemed agencies. Born in the UK, Anthony has led teams across North America, serving brands across the world. His fearless approach and eye toward empathy infuse campaigns with purpose, helping brands connect with people in unforgettable ways.

From grand physical spaces to minute digital details, Anthony seeks to elevate each and every brand encounter. Exceptionally effective, always refreshing, his work has earned accolades from Clio to Cannes. As CCO of Razorfish, Anthony oversees all major initiatives, inspiring both creatives and clients to think bigger, act bolder, and seize opportunities to step outside the bounds.

In his off hours, you’ll find Anthony building bicycles, renovating cars and boats, and teaching himself to play the drums.

Miriam, the humble and accomplished Creative Director, is based in the vibrant city of Hong Kong. Known for her exceptional talent and down-to-earth nature, she navigates the bustling creative scene of Hong Kong with grace and finesse.

Miriam's ability to connect with her team on a personal level transcends cultural boundaries, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment. Outside of her dynamic career, she finds inspiration in Hong Kong's rich tapestry of art, culture, and cuisine, embracing the city's energy and diversity in both her professional and personal endeavors.

Mike brings more than 20 years of experience in creative direction, art direction, advertising, brand identity, and design. He has led creative campaigns for for all types of brands across the consumer, healthcare, tech, and B2B spaces. Notable clients include Haleon, Nestle, GM, Case IH, Sony, McDonald’s, and Airbnb. Aesthetically, he trusts simplicity above all, and believes that almost any problem can be solved with a little bit of humor.

Alex Zhang is an Associate Creative Director working in Fred&Farid Shanghai. As part of the Gen Z, he would like to think himself as young and experienced while being firm and open-minded at the same time. Throughout his career so far, Alex has serviced multiple brands in different industries such as BMW, Nike, Guinness, LOTUS, Corona, Remy Martin, Volkswagen, McDonald’s, KFC, OPPO and many more coming. In his mind, any great creative work should be a perfect combo of being visually attracting, emotionally stirring and problem solving.

Joe is the Chief Creative Officer of SG - the most influential creative group in China. Before joining SG, he worked as the senior creative leader in international 4A companies such as TBWA and McCann.

Throughout the past 20 years of his career in advertising, Joe has accumulated diverse and abundant experience in the field of brand creativity and marketing. As a lasting core member of the creative team behind brands such as Meituan, Cadillac, and McDonald's, he has led the team to dig into clients’ business and brand operation system comprehensively, and has produced a series of influential works; Since he joined SG in 2018, his team has given birth to one case after another that later turns into a big hit, and earned a host of industrial grand prizes, which has further promoted SG to be the “king of storytelling" in China advertising.

Joe was honored as the Creative Person of the Year by the China Content Marketing Awards in 2022. He is also a jury member of major industry awards including One Asia, LIA, Effie, Longxi, Tencent Creativity for Good Awards, and so on.