An idea enthusiast stumbled upon advertising world for 16 years and survived the ‘advertising is dead’ era in different global agencies with diverse array of brands from  FMCGs, Banking, Pharmaceutical, F&B to Consumer Electronics, Automotive and Luxury Goods. 

A geek run by fine wines and deep conversations was reborn under the age of technology and hyper-connection where unfamililar technologies transforming the form and content of marketing communications.  

A dreamer arrived at Cheil to chase the impossible dreams, to contribute a little flapping and to hope tornados will come. 

A firm believer of Connect of which the whole tenet is about faciliating thoughts, experience and technologies to create new yet practical values those have never been imagined before.

Simply because there’s always a ‘plus’ when we start to let different ideas come togeher.  

So now, shall we CONNEC+?

JJ Adler is an award winning director and writer and founding creative and Head Director at The Onion’s Peabody award winning web series "The Onion News Network”.  In 2020, Adler co-founded the full service US commercial production company, Ruckus Films, which represents a small roster of talented directors, including herself. In 2018 she released a short film, Places, Thank You Places written by and starring Gary Richardson (SNL). She has created comedy spots for many companies including GEICO, P&G, SC Johnson, Virgin Mobile, Nestle, Coke, Verizon, and McDonalds. JJ has also directed sketches for Netflix’s critically acclaimed, Kenya Barris produced Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show as well as episodes of Adam Ruins Everything. Currently, JJ is either directing more commercials, working on a short, a feature, or talking to her dog in an embarrassing voice. She holds an M.F.A. in film directing from Columbia University. 

As a Chief Production Officer of Craft Spain , Paloma is responsible for the development of  integrated campaings for international and national clients like Ikea,  Nestlé, Coca Cola or Mastercard.  She lead the integrated productions with needs in broadcast, digital, experiential and print at the same time.  She is running this department in Craft since January 2019.

Prior to joining Craft, Paloma has worked in fiction, television, but mostly in advertising production. Before joing craft, she has worked for  GTB London as a Head of integrated production & experiential  developing innovation productions. And before she was head of Experiential in Ogilvy Madrid for more than 3 years working for clients like Ford, Iberia or Cruzcampo. She has been Jury in national and international festivals like Cannes Lions, Inspirational, Ojo de Iberoamérica, El Dorado , StarMad or CdeC. Some of her work has been awarded in Canne lions, Da&d, One Show , FIAP, etc.

She is very passionate about her work living the projects since the strategy until the end, hand by hand with the whole team.

Anne’s early career spanned some of the world's most acclaimed creative entities - the Royal Shakespeare Company, BBC, MTV Europe and Renaissance Films. In 2003 she raised $5m to produce indie feature One Last Chance, which premiered at the London Film Festival. The breadth of this work and high-level network she grew along the way, formed the foundation for Talent Republic, which she established in 2006. Anne’s creative expertise and professional relationships have led the company to become the European leader in developing Partnerships between A-list names and blue-chip brands. AdAge named Will Ferrell x Lunar as their No1 celebrity campaign of 2022.

Partner/Creative Director. Brings decades of writing and design experience on top brands and global campaigns. A sports and pop culture trivia cheat code.

Adina Birnbaum is Partner and EP of New Business Development at Chromista. Birnbaum’s lauded career contains several roles, including agency producer, Head of Production, and Executive Producer at VFX company MPC. Her freelance career as a Brand/Agency Executive Producer has brought her long-standing love of innovative storytelling and filmmaking to companies like Instagram, Squarespace, Chobani, Martin Agency, and Johannes Leonardo. Her branded work includes campaigns and identities for Adidas, The Atlantic, Hermès, Quaker, Kate Spade, Wrigley, and many more. Throughout Birnbaum’s distinguished career, she has remained passionate about championing emerging talent and underrepresented voices. 

Alessia Coschignano is a senior copywriter and concepter at Serviceplan Munich, Germany. Before starting in advertising, she studied communication science and sociology and Munich.

Over the last 6 years she created award winning campaigns and discovered her passion for storytelling and scriptwriting. Lately, her Christmas film for a German food supplier went viral all over the country and sparked a discussion about the lost youth of teenagers during the pandemic. 

With an MSc. in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of Toronto, Dorothy has been passionate about working in the Canadian pharma industry for 21 years on the agency side, starting her career in 2001 in Medical Copywriting, then moving to Account Management, Business Development, and Agency Operations. In January 2019 Dorothy opened healthcare agency “NFA Health” in collaboration with No Fixed Address Inc., a rapidly growing consumer agency with a unique full-service model of incorporating all advertising disciplines under one roof. Dorothy’s vision was to apply this model to the Canadian pharmaceutical space and offer clients an insights-based and strategy-first approach, robust digital capabilities, and innovative creative expertise that brings the consumer experience into the healthcare space. Dorothy is a long-standing member of the Board of Directors at the Ontario Pharmaceutical Marketing Association (OPMA), a Co-Founder of the Canadian Healthcare Communications Professionals (CHCP) which has a seat on the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board (PAAB), and part of the Communications Committee with Women Leaders in Pharma (WLP). Dorothy is also a recurring Faculty member at the University of Toronto Institute of Management & Innovation (IMIX) Canadian Pharmaceutical Industry Certificate Program. She has also lectured at the DTCAcademy and TechTO.

Till started as new CCO Serviceplan Germany on June 1, 2022. He worked for Serviceplan in Hamburg from 2006 to 2014 – reaching the level of executive creative director during his time there.

He then moved to adam&eveDDB in London, one of the most renowned international creative agencies, where he developed prominent campaigns such as H&M Come Together, the John Lewis Christmas campaign, the Skittles Romance Super Bowl ad or the Marmite Gen Project.

In 2018, after three years in London, Diestel joined BBDO Berlin as a managing director. In 2019 he was appointed chief creative officer of BBDO Group Germany, a role which involved responsibility for the entire creative output of BBDO Group Germany for clients including WhatsApp, WWF and Ford, and led BBDO to the top of the creative rankings in Germany for the first time.

Convinced that advertising should be a part of popular culture, Till has won over 1000 creative awards in total, including several Grand Prix at LIA, Eurobest and Cannes Lions.

Craig Dobie is a Founding Creative Director of Applied Design. His experience includes high profile projects for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Citi's sponsorship of Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games, and the World Trade Center Redevelopment. Craig executed these projects across all consumer touchpoints. He has spent the last 20 years creating, managing and implementing brands in both Europe and the United States. His strategically focused work has touched audiences on many levels and in many forms, giving him invaluable insight into the wider applications of design and customer engagement. Craig’s skill at identifying and articulating the essence of a brand was built in key creative positions he previously held at Landor Associates, Addison, Interbrand and Wolff Olins. His accolades include a Recognition of Excellence in Design from AIGA, Good Design Awards and a Gold Lion from the Cannes International Festival of Creativity. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from Edinburgh College of Art in the United Kingdom. Craig served as an adjunct professor of graphic design at Parsons School of Design — The New School for several years.

Aaron is an SVP, Group Creative Director at BCW Global, and lives in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to this he lived and worked in Toronto, Canada where he honed his skills as an Art Director under some of the biggest names in Canadian marketing. His work has been recognized by The One Show, Webby Awards, Communication Arts and The Advertising and Design Club of Canada, among many others. His extensive client experience includes brands like: Jeep, Play Station, Levi’s, Rocket Mortgage, and the Elton John Aids Foundation. This work has been covered by media outlets like CNN, Billboard, Business Insider, INC, Automotive News, The Drive and Macaulay Culkin’s Twitter. But what Aaron is most proud of is his time volunteering within the Advertising and Design industry as a student mentor. 

More than anything, Aaron loves crafting stories and experiences that resonate within culture and get results. He also spent his late-teen years traveling the United States as a semi-professional rollerblader, but that is less relevant

Alex is originally from Bristol, England, but is currently an integral part of Whitehouse Post’s NYC office. He’s spent a decade honing his editorial craft at post houses across the globe, editing for top brands like Google, Samsung, Lexus, Amex, and Adidas. 

Alex's signature style brims with beautiful visuals and uplifting storytelling that creates a strong feeling and sense of poetry. Alex has collaborated with high profile directors including Drake Doremus, Nicolas Winding Refn, Matthias Hoene, Luc Besson, Jake Scott, and David O’Russell for agencies like Droga5, Grey, BBDO, and VMLY&R.  A favorite project for Blackberry allowed Alex the opportunity to edit fascinating interviews with Alicia Keys, Neil Gaiman, and Robert Rodriguez.  His work has been honored at many prestigious award shows including The Cannes Lions, D&AD, APA, BTAA,  The Kinsale Sharks, and the LA Comedy Festival. 

Alex lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two kids.

Rod Henriques is Global Executive creative director for Porsche at Grabaz & Partners.

Originally from Brazil with more than 20 years of experience in diverse markets; Brazil, US, Germany, England, and Dubai. Prior to G&P I had the chance to work for agencies such as McCann, Scholz & Friends, Jung von Matt, BBDO and Publicis, for brands like: Mastercard, Coca-Cola, P&G, Continental, Ford, Siemens, Opel, Mars, Audi and Nivea.

During my career I was fortunate to be awarded in all major advertising shows, including Cannes, One Show, Lia, Eurobest, NYFestivals, Art Directors Club and so on.

Dave is a GCD at BCW Global where he leads creative for brands such as Maserati, Colgate and Gallo. During his career Dave has relaunched iconic sports cars, partnered with NASA to save the world from asteroid Armageddon and even charged a phone with lightning.  

Having started out in production and digital. Dave continues to push the boundaries of what can be achieved when mixing storytelling, art and technology. He is passionate about creative that truly moves people. Ideas that are inventive, aesthetically beautiful and culturally relevant.  

Autumn Hymes is Director of Production at Conscious Minds Studios, originally from the midwest (Dayton, Ohio) but has been a resident of San Diego, California since she was young. She received her B.A. in Theater from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA, and MFA from California State University, Fullerton. After working in theater for more than ten years she transitioned into TV and Film.

In her pivot to TV & Film she had a stint as Head of Production at Black Dog / RSA Films which is connected to Director Ridley Scott and in even more recent years she's freelance producing with brands like Disney, Ford, Nike, Alaska Airlines, Target, Logitech, Ancestry and the UFC, as well as producing music videos for Sam Smith & Demi Lovato, Drake, Ava Max and School Boy Q.

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.

For Battery founding partner/CCO Philip Khosid, advertising is the culmination of his experiences trying to live the biggest life possible. As for those experiences, Toronto-born Philip was planting the seeds of a young Art Director early on, designing flyers and animated visuals for the 90s club scene. The most fortuitous mistake was ignoring his pre-med studies at university, with those carefree days (reckless, some could say) informing Philip’s approach to leading both creative and strategy at Battery.  

Previously, he was the Executive Creative Director of DARE NYC, LA and Toronto, and also led teams at Grey Worldwide and BBDO. Launching Battery in 2014, Philip assembled a team of top creatives from Chiat, Deutsch, Saatchi and 72. Since then, the agency’s work has seen accolades from the big five awards shows, and in 2016, Philip was also named among AdAge’s 40 under 40. 

Given his anti-establishment spirit – part punk, part pirate – paired with his ‘live the biggest life’ philosophy, it’s no surprise that Philip doesn’t consider ‘vice’ a dirty word. As he says, “Exploring a vice means you aren’t blindly consuming; you’re becoming an expert and connoisseur of something with intent. It only turns negative when it becomes over-consumption.”

Philip’s instinct for reexamining the popular point of view comes through in the work that Battery produces – advertising created for clients and consumers, not for industry peers. (“We’re monopolizing someone's time without their permission. I think we owe it to them to entertain them in one way or another.”) Whether that calls for pyrotechnics and effects, or deafening silence – it always starts with the biggest, purest form of an idea. Then, says Philip, that idea needs to be constantly questioned and pushed against. “Not to shock for shock’s sake, but let’s not sit around with platitudes. I want to get to the morsel of the truth - that’s when advertising becomes an art form.” 

Ian is a platform-oriented creative leader with a passion for pushing big creative ideas into complex technological ecosystems. Across +15 years in the business, his network approach to ideas has helped clients build long tail creative platforms that continue to return value to their brands years after inception. Along the way, his work has earned more than 400 awards for creativity and effectiveness, including Effies, D&AD, Clios, Webby, 21 One Show Pencils and 31 Cannes Lions. In 2014, he was ranked #1 Copywriter in Canada in Strategy Magazine’s Creative Report Card. Ian was also co-creator and writer of the influential “Our Food. Your Questions.” radical transparency platform for McDonald’s – which led to a direct improvement in both brand trust and food quality perception scores for McDonald’s around the world. As creative leader of the creative data agency FCB/SIX, Ian helmed the LGBTQ+ travel utility “Destination Pride” for PFLAG, which became one of the most awarded campaigns at the 2018 Cannes Lions. In 2019, Ian helmed “Go Back To Africa” for Black & Abroad – which led to an increase in interest to travel to Africa among our target, and a measurable, positive shift in sentiment and usage of a phrase previously and primarily used as a racial slur. That project also won the Grand Prix in Creative Data at Cannes, a D&AD Black Pencil and the Global Grand Effie in Positive Change. Recent work includes “Publicly Traded” for LifeStyles Healthcare, Australia, which won the Grand Prix in Creative e-Commerce at Spikes Asia. Under Ian’s creative leadership, FCB/SIX was the #1 ranked Canadian agency at Cannes in both 2018 and 2019 and became Ad Age’s first ever Data & Analytics Agency of the Year. In 2021, Ian was on the founding team of a new multinational creative data network within IPG: Performance Art. Major clients have included Honda, AB/InBev, Cadbury, Johnson & Johnson, Taco Bell, McDonald’s and BMW.

Paul Marobella is currently the President and Chief Marketing Officer of Republic Brands, a global consumer packaged goods company that manufactures and markets an iconic portfolio of brands including JOB, OCB, E-Z Wider in the fast-growing category of rolling paper and roll-your-own products. He is responsible for overseeing all U.S. commercial activities including e-commerce, community development, brand portfolio management, marketing, sales, customer service and research

Immediately prior to Republic Brands, he enjoyed 8-years, most recently, as the Chairman and CEO of Havas North America where he successfully led the network to a turnaround and growth for the highly-critical region within the global holding company.  He architected the strategy for the firm to be The Most Meaningful Partner To The Modern CMO and led the team to be recognized as a Best Place To Work multiple times through a commitment to industry-leading DEI programs, winning marquee new business, leading M&A with 6 deals creating considerable incremental value for Havas. He also developed the plan for modern marketing innovation creating the industry’s first AI-powered customer journey tool, Arcadia and co-founded the Annex Consultants of Culture model inside of Havas scaling to $50mio in 3-years in 5 U.S. cities including inside the Capitol Records building. His teams have won scores of creative awards including Pencils, Lions and Clio’s including a Cannes Lion Titanium shortlist for the First Ad In The Blockchain for TD Ameritrade.

His career has been equal parts digital, data and media-fueled creativity having spent 8-years prior to Havas at the digital experience division of Accenture Interactive, Wirestone and before that driving digital, media and creative innovation at world-class consulting and creative companies for the CEO and CMO’s of top brands including IBM, Microsoft, Jordan Brand, Nike, Adidas and many more.

Paul sits on the Board of Directors for Scorched Ice, a sports IoT data and intelligence start-up and Broadstone Technologies, an MIT-born cybersecurity company.

He’s been named Best and Brightest Media Strategist by AdAge 2x, multiple Agency of Year accolades, Shortlist for U.S. Network of the Year 2019, awarded Digiday Most Innovative Culture 2018 and 3% Movement Manbassador including being an inaugural signatory of the 3% Pay Equity Pledge for Havas NA. He’s led teams to two Fast Company World Changing Idea Finalists: Detroit Matters for Craftsman & #blackatwork for Havas.

Paul is passionate about improving diversity and representation in both the marketing industry and the game of hockey. He currently sits on the National Hockey League’s Diversity and Inclusion Council, the advisory board for the Chicago Blackhawks Foundation, Chairman of the Inner-City Education Program in Chicago focused on changing the color of hockey through education and is a board member of the oldest boys and girls club in Chicago, Off The Street Club.

Recognized as a thought leader in modern marketing, Paul has been a guest speaker at dozens of conferences including Advertising Week, The Cannes Lion Festival, Mirren, The Paley Media Center, CES and more. He’s been quoted in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Digiday, Advertising Age, Campaign, Adweek and appeared as a podcast guest on many shows including AdAge Ad Lib, The Executive Athlete Podcast, The Smart Athlete Podcast, The Empathy Edge Podcast and The CEO Forum.

Head of Amazon Ads Brand Innovation Lab

Kate McCagg is currently Head of the Amazon Ads Brand Innovation Lab, charged with building new and groundbreaking experiences that expand the canvas where brands can advertise with Amazon. She led part of the US arm of the business for over three years before moving to London in 2021 to lead the business globally. Prior to Amazon, she worked as an Executive Creative Director at Havas and a Creative Director at Razorfish, where she embraced the constantly evolving world of technology and social media. Kate’s first love is storytelling for brands, which she’s had the opportunity to do for American Express, Levi’s, Microsoft, Intel, and more. The work Kate has led has been recognized by the One Show, Cannes Lions, NY and National Addys, The Epica Awards, The Andys, The Kellys, Communication Arts, and Lürzers Archive.

Zack McDonald is a copywriter and creative director with over 15 years experience at some of the most renowned agencies in the world, including KesselsKramer and Anomaly in Amsterdam, McCann in New York, R/GA in Portland and B-Reel in Stockholm, where he is currently Chief Creative Officer. His work for brands such as Converse, IKEA, Nike, H&M, The North Face, Bushmills Irish Whiskey and The Hans Brinker Budget Hotel has been honored with numerous industry awards and featured in such publications as Fast Company, Wired, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Economist and the BBC News.

Jennie is a VP, Group Creative Director at WONGDOODY, where she has worked freelance or full time for 20 of her 27 years in the industry, creating and leading award-winning work for clients like Juniper Networks, National University, Alaska Airlines, The Seattle International Film Festival, Amazon and #IPumpedHere, a campaign to bring awareness to the lack of clean, comfortable places for working moms to pump breastmilk.

Jennie is a frequent contributor to industry pubs, a (gently) outspoken advocate for “nice”, introverted and late blooming leaders, and a mentor to young creatives and women inside and outside the agency.

Proud accomplishments include receiving the 2022 Seattle AAF Silver Medal, a hall of fame award recognizing creative excellence and outstanding contributions to advertising, shiny trophies from One Show, Communication Arts, Addys, Radio Mercury Awards and others, plus a literal trunk load of equestrian national championships. Proudest accomplishments are her 13-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter who can both make her laugh till her cheeks cramp.

Michele leads FCB’s North American Design Practice with an understanding that strategic design decisions have the power to evoke emotional responses.

With a background in Art Direction, Experiential Design and a focus in diversity, inclusion & community, her vision shapes the way modern brands communicate. She’s shaped Brand Identities, Campaigns and Brand Experiences for Canon, Anheuser Busch, Harley Davidson and the City of Chicago.

Michele’s work has been recognized across Cannes, D&AD, One Show, and The Society of Typographic Arts. She partners with community organizations like Chicago Public Library, Off the Street Club—an organization that provides Chicago teens with a safe space, and Chicago Public Schools to speak to students about opportunity in our industry.

Developer since sixteen, I have a hybrid profile combining creativity, technology and art direction. 
Current Group Creative Director at Media.Monks, with more than 10 years of experience working as Creative Technologist in big advertising agencies like AKQA, DDB Brazil and BBDO Brazil I bring awards from the biggest creative festivals like Cannes Lions, Effie Awards and Clio Awards for brands like Fiat, HP and Nike.

I've also idealized and created the first Creative Technologist course at Miami Ad School where I am professor and academic coordinator.

Evan Orensten is interested in the intersections of COOL HUNTING’s content categories, an accomplished cook, serviceable photographer and enthusiastic storyteller and globetrotter. He’s the co-founder and Executive Editor of COOL HUNTING.

Alexander Otto is an award-winning Creative Director at MediaMonks with more than 15 years of experience creating brand and design systems. Since joining MediaMonks NY in 2016, he has played a crucial role in growing new businesses, establishing the New York design team, and innovating new approaches for digital brand experiences.

Before his tenure at MediaMonks, Alexander served as a Design Director at the R/GA New York office, where he worked on a diverse range of Nike projects spanning athletic training, streetwear, basketball, baseball, football, and nikeID.

His international client roster includes brands such as Spotify, Meta, Airbnb, Twitter, MAC Cosmetics, Uber, Google, Toyota, HP, IBM, Chanel N5, Verizon, PayPal, AMEX, GE and Samsung.

Alexander’s work has been honored by some of the advertising industry’s most prestigious festivals, including Cannes, The Webby Awards, Clio Awards, The FWA, and Awwwards. Additionally, his projects have been featured in prominent press outlets such as AdAge, Fast Company, Highsnobiety, Pitchfork, Billboard, Engadget, and The Drum.

Stephanie Pavin Master is a Group Creative Director and copywriter at Razorfish NYC. With over 20 years of experience in advertising, she has pitched, won and worked with a diverse set of brands including Samsung, Citi, David Yurman, American Express, Darden Restaurants, The Wall Street Journal, Procter and Gamble and Verizon.

Her work has been recognized at multiple competitions including the Webbys, American Advertising Awards, International ECHO Awards, Drum Awards and the NY Festivals Advertising Awards.

Meet Töbe Pickford, a creative force to be reckoned with in the healthcare industry. Or so he says ;) With multiple awards under his belt, Töbe is a visionary brand developer with a passion for making a difference. He has worked with some of Sydney's top healthcare agencies including Ogilvy, Suddler and WPP health & Wellness, leading the creative output for companies like Pfizer, CSL, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK and Novartis to name a few.

Töbe has made a name for himself as an industry leader, winning prestigious awards at Cannes, The Globals, and Clio healthcare, Spikes and The Creative Floor.

He has even been a judge on esteemed panels such as Lions Health, Spikes Asia, and The Globals. But Töbe's talent extends beyond his work with major brands. He is also committed to inspiring young talent and changing the way we view and communicate health data. Through his work with Torrens University's Billy Blue College of Design, Töbe helped lead students thinking and showcased a new vision for health literacy. Now Töbe heads up The Health Army, a creative collective of freedom fighters who bring a new model and way of working to healthcare communications.

And to add to the list, he’s also is the host of the new podcast The Creative War Room.! It doesn’t matter if it’s a brief or a brief conversation, Töbe aims to transform the way we think about healthcare, delivering ideas that will drive a better world for those who need it most.

Anna-Lena is Chief Creative Transformation Officer/Managing Director at Grabarz & Partner in Hamburg. The creative agency was named one of Cannes Lions’ top 10 ‘Independent Agencies of the Decade’.

Since Anna-Lena started her advertising career as a copywriter in 2009, she has been passionate about achieving creative excellence and reimagining brands for people to experience. Her personal strength is being a creative connector. Because to move people and brands, Anna-Lena follows an “idea first” approach. She doesn't think from existing concepts and mechanisms, but from each brand’s and every person’s individual goals and talents. This means that storytelling, content and social media as well as creation and production can only be successful at large “by repeatedly connecting the right dots" (as you can hear her repeatedly say).

Off the record she has been awarded by family and friends for being able to keep up not only with the Kardashians, but every other trash television show out there. That may very well be due to her career start as an Assistant Editor "Development Show & Factual Entertainment" at a television production company.

In her current role as Global Production Lead for Creative Shop at Meta, Annie leads strategies and campaigns focused on innovation, entertainment, and culture, building work in web3, VR/AR and social. Previously, Annie was an Emmy-winning producer leading creative and production teams at Hook Studios, Saatchi & Saatchi and Disney/ABC TV. Annie has also served on the board of Women in Film and currently serves as the Global Marketing Lead for Women in Innovation. 

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.

Hollie co-founded Raven Public Relations on the idea that earned press only has value if the right people read it. Every day, she brings her two plus decades of knowledge, insights, and experience to brands, consultancies, and advertising agencies to meet their strategic goals. With an eye on what's  newsworthy and what isn't, Hollie ensures clients showcase their unique attributes. Raven’s modern approach to PR— merging paid digital media strategies with earned to delivers bottom-line results — has appeared in publications including Adweek and Digiday.

An industry insider, Hollie has held executive roles at some of the best-known agencies in the business, including Digitas, Y&R, and MullenLowe. She has a strong track record of skillfully managing the reputations of agencies and the C-suite alike. Today, with team members in Nashville and New York, Hollie helps deliver clients solid strategic counsel and results at Raven.

Hollie co-chaired the 4A’s PR Committee, which develops industry wide best practice protocols, and she lead the planning of its bi-annual communications summit featuring influential thinkers and journalists from publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, USA Today, Ad Age, Adweek, BuzzFeed, and many others.

A former agency new business lead, Hollie understands what it takes to court and win over Fortune 100 brands and brings that knowledge to bear in her PR work. A Tennessee native and New York expat, Hollie is an expert that many CEOs turn to for experience, advice, and publicity that drives business results.

Layman's Terms: I put brands on billboards.

What I Really Do: Founder/CEO of Quan Media Group, offering a modern approach to Out-of-Home advertising for modern brands who want to build a real-world identity. Founded in 2019 and blending ad tech with personalization & experience, we've stayed away from the traditional agency model. With full National - and International reach, Quan focuses on utilizing smart, strategic and measurable OOH to help scale brands - while emphasizing creativity over complacency. From billboards to painted murals to pop up activations to 3D projections, Quan truly does it all. We're quick, we're flexible, we don't care about budget or how often you utilize the channel - and we're REAL good. We simply don't stop.

Prior to Quan, I spent 12 years in the "large agency world" working on a some of the largest brands across multiple channels. Didn't know what OOH was in college, but now couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Tash Rosehill is an ambivert Creative Director with a background in art direction (despite being kicked out of art class at school!) As a neurodivergent leader, Tash uses her unique experiences of being a working Jewish mama to her hooligan toddler, overcoming mental illness, and leading from an early age with youth leadership to create initiatives and inspire change in the workplace and through her creative work.

Lisa Sadek is an Executive Producer at Uppercut Editorial, where she manages creative, timeline, and deliverables for many concurrent projects, continuously creating new approaches to problems with their stellar post-production team. A selected list of brands and companies Sadek has worked with at Uppercut include Vogue, Delta, Johnson & Johnson, Jose Cuervo, Wendys, and Mercedes. Before joining Uppercut as Producer in 2018, Sadek worked in producorial capacities at Cablevision, Harbor, and Jump Editorial.

Simon leads the creative transformation agenda globally whilst working with clients and across the agencies sectors and specialisms. Simon works extensively with CEOs, board executives and senior communicators to develop multi-stakeholder communication strategies.

Simon has extensive international experience; pre-COVID Simon split his time between the US, China and Europe advising clients including Coca-Cola, Spotify, Mazda, Envision, Huawei, JD.com, Wanda, and Sunning – he now continues those conversations virtually as well as working across the Middle East.

Simon has pioneered the design and creation of 10 Innovation + Creative hubs across the H+K network bringing a new approach to client assignments. The hubs bring together creative, content, media, data and digital specialists with behavioral scientists to work alongside our sector specialists, public + corporate affairs consultants and communication experts. A fluidity of skills between these hubs is ensuring clients have the right people, at the right time, in the right place. Along with this he is also the architect of the H+K’s Purpose Consultancy model, 3P CommunicationsTM methodology and a founder of H+K Better Impact Sustainability + Citizenship practice..

Simon joined H+K as Chief Creative Officer in 2014 to work alongside the CEO and lead the transformation of the London agency. Through a program of cultural and business change a new agency purpose was introduced along with the development of new processes, specialisms and skills.

He is a well-renowned and respected industry authority, speaking and serving as judge at the Cannes Lions, Clios, LIA and as President on D&AD jury. Simon is consistently ranked one of the top 10 creative leaders by PR Week.

Simon is an awarded architect with degrees from the University of Edinburgh and University College of London.

Dennis Silveira is an experienced Associate Creative Director at Impact BBDO, with a diverse design background and an impressive portfolio of award-winning campaigns from around the globe. He has been in the industry for over 12 years, and his passion for creative thinking and design has been the driving force behind the success of many of his works.

Raymund Sison is Chief Creative Officer and Partner at Propel Manila. 

He’s worked on some of the world’s most iconic brands like Pepsi, Starbucks, Uniqlo, Procter & Gamble, Monde, Jollibee, and along the way picked up some recognition at Cannes, Clio, London International Awards, The Caples, New York Festivals, Epica, Spikes Asia, including the country’s first Grand Prix at Busan Ad Stars.

After spending 12 years at DDB, BBDO, Grey, and Publicis, he jumped into his own independent agency Propel Manila and led the agency to be recognized at the Campaign Southeast Asia Agency of the Year Awards 2020. 

He believes in astrology, talks to plants, and meditates at sunrise, but can also be quite cerebral with his choice of game: chess. He enjoys advertising because this is where his interests intersect – storytelling, human behavior, pop culture, literature, film, music, theater, visual arts, technology, and just pure interest in humanity. 

Carmela has worked in Brazil, US and Portugal before landing in Australia. She has worked at Ogilvy, DDB, Wunderman Thompson, Havas, Isobar and Clemenger BBDO, before joining Meta Creative Shop as a Creative Strategist.

Carmela has won more than 100 awards internationally, including Cannes, D&AD, OneShow, Webby’s, but is particularly proud of having winning Campaign Asia ‘Women Leading Change’ award, as well as ‘B&T Women in Media” award.

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.

Cam loves all things beautiful. He approaches every project with a mounting wealth of knowledge and unyielding creative vigour. From architecture to industrial design, Cam’s passion has led him through a diverse landscape of visual functionality. His extensive art background includes a bachelor’s degree from UofT with a specialist in architecture and major in art history.

With vivid insights and fervent attention to detail, Cam concepts, creates, and oversees a team of designers. His successful methods have landed him several awards, most notably with his animated creative concept for the Alfred website which landed one Webby win and two Webby nominations. Cam’s vast portfolio of distinguished work also includes total rebrands, creative content and campaign work for clients such as RioCan, Muskoka Brewery, Gay Lea Foods, Onlia Insurance, Absolute Results and Reunion Coffee Roasters, among many, many others.

Mark “Monkey” Watson boasts an impressive 30-year career in graphic design, branding, advertising, retail marketing and experience. As Group Creative Director at WongDoody, he has been an integral part of the team since 1998, touching nearly every piece of business on the client roster. Throughout his tenure, Monk has created award-winning campaigns for major brands such as Alaska Airlines, T-Mobile, The NBA, and The Seattle International Film Festival, where he has served as a creative director for almost two decades. His work has garnered recognition from prestigious organizations such as The One Show, Cannes, Communication Arts, Graphis, The Effies, The Addys, The Emmys, and many other less prestigious organizations as well.

Monk lives on Bainbridge Island in the beautiful Puget Sound of Washington State, where he enjoys cooking, eating, and riding his bike in a futile attempt to burn off all those calories.

A 5 hour and 45-minute pre roll featuring crash test dummies. A stone skipping robot you could control from home. Fake crypto you earned by eating chicken wings. These are some of the campaigns Sara Worthington created in her 18 years in the industry. She finds interesting ideas first, then figures out how to make them happen and then how to make them look good. She’s quick, tenacious, and dynamic. It’s the stuff that makes Sara’s way of working fearless and fresh—two essential elements for making great work. She has worked in New York and San Francisco at several agencies such as JWT, Perreira O'Dell, Goodby Silverstien & Partners, Huge and Mccann NY.  She is currently an Executive Creative Director at Grey NY overseeing Modelo, McCormick spices and Franks Redhot. During Sara’s career, she has touched a wide variety of brands from toilet paper to tech. Her campaigns have been recognized by top industry awards shows and many other notable publications. Several of her campaigns have received national and international press coverage and have been shared widely online.