Sharon is CEO Global Markets and Operations at Oliver and The Inside Ideas Group. She has been with IIG for over 5 years, originally joining as CEO of the UK Group. Sharon is an integral part of the leadership team that has delivered incredible growth and success for IIG, which is set to continue through 2021 and beyond. She spearheads a ‘people first’ culture which this year has led to Oliver UK being voted as one of the top places to work in the UK and Sharon herself winning Campaign Female Frontiers CEO of the Year 2021. Prior to IIG she spent 13 years (on and off!) at Proximity London where she won and worked across its largest and most highly awarded accounts, including Lloyds Banking Group, VWG and particularly The Economist. The latter won over 20 awards in 2015 alone, including both the DMA Grand Prix and a Lion at Cannes. Sharon spends her time by day being CEO and as mum in charge in evenings and weekends where her teenage girl’s homework is completely beyond her but being an unpaid for taxi service isn’t! The dog, Pebbles still appreciates her efforts to play however. She makes the best Sunday Roast, organizes holidays’ (in the UK of course) and occasional finds time to go on a date with her husband Simon, her long-suffering partner in crime.

Jason Harris is the co-founder & CEO of award-winning creative advertising agency Mekanism, co-founder of the Creative Alliance and author of national bestseller, The Soulful Art of Persuasion. Harris works closely with brands through a blend of creativity and performance. We call this approach Soul + Science. Iconic brands include Peloton, Ben & Jerry’s, Jose Cuervo, Alaska Airlines, Charles Schwab and OkCupid, among others. Under his leadership, Mekanism was most recently named Independent Agency of the Year by The Drum, and ranked by the Effie Index as a top 10 Most Effective Independent Agency in the United States. Mekanism has also been named to Ad Age's Agency A-list and twice to their Best Places to Work. Harris was named 2021 CEO of the Year by The Drum, a recipient of the 4A's 100 People Who Make Advertising Great, and a 2020 Campaign US 40 Over 40 honoree for his noteworthy contributions to the advertising & marketing industry. His methods are studied in cases at Harvard Business School.

As Managing Director of FROG UK, Gagandeep leads a 250 strong strategy, digital and creative agency part of Capgemini Invent UK. A future focused senior leader commanding 25 years of experience gained driving innovation, growth and delivering customer experience and digital projects across global brands such as IKEA, L’Oréal and Coty. Above all, a bold innovator with the capacity to evoke positive change felt at both a human and organisational level.

Harpreet is Group MD at LAB Group overseeing the strategic growth of the group and it's 5 agencies. Active in the community, highlights include; invitation into the Forbes Business Development Council, 4x Sitecore MVP award, 2019 & 2020 BD100, 2020 BIMA100 and membership of the BIMA Diversity and Inclusion council.

Sean is a veteran digital marketing practitioner, industry thought leader, and the President and Founder of Coegi. He strives to always keep Coegi’s clients at the forefront of digital marketing by positioning our agency as leaders in data-driven and innovative solutions while fostering an environment of excellence and growth for all his employees.

Having catalyzed a turnaround for McCann Worldgroup China in just over a year, Emily Chang is a true change-maker whose drive for O+O branded experiences and cross-cultural team leadership have delivered record-high results for the agency. Emily has always positioned creativity and innovation at the center of her business strategy, even in her first two decades leading client-side businesses. So, when she joined McCann Worldgroup China as CEO in Sep 2020, Emily was thrilled to help brands deliver delightful, integrated customer experiences that earn a meaningful role in people’s lives. When working as the CMO for Starbucks China, Emily was responsible for marketing, sales, loyalty, customer engagement, and the digital ecosystem (ecommerce, loyalty, payments, partnerships). Her teams tripled digital tender across stores, helped open the Starbucks Shanghai Roastery, and launched the brand’s delivery program. Before joining Starbucks, Emily was Chief Commercial Officer for InterContinental Hotels Group, Greater China, where she led all commercial functions across Greater China. Looking after 320+ hotels and a team of 5,200 Sales & Marketing members, Emily spearheaded the market share turnaround of six hotel brands and the contribution mix of three loyalty programs. She also invested in new BI and Digital capabilities and differentiated the group with a focus on Branded Guest Experiences. Prior to IHG, Emily worked for a combined 15 years at Procter & Gamble and Apple. As a champion of DE&I, she is committed to creating a positive culture of belonging at work and in fact, sees Conscious Inclusion as a core business strategy. Emily injects a ‘positive spirit’ in the workplace, prioritizing wellness, fun and active engagement. Among other significant improvements, McCann has seen “I see opportunity for personal growth” increase +88% and “My well-being is cared for” improve +70% over the last three bi-annual surveys. In 2022, Emily was awarded “Women To Watch Greater China” by Campaign Asia, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the marketing & advertising industry. She also contributes time to support the industry’s development by delivering lectures like at Tsinghua University, AmCham, and FBIF, and judging awards like New York Festivals AME Awards. Emily sits on the board of SOS Children’s Villages and recently published a best-selling book called “The Spare Room,” also the topic of her first TEDx Talk. She enjoys spending time with Minki her husband of 22 years, Laini her thirteen-year-old daughter, Holly Berry their rescue dog, and Scarlett the pygmy hedgehog.

Kris has worked in digital marketing for thirteen years, ten of those with Croud. Joining in the UK with just five people and then founding the US office in 2015, during which time the company has grown to over 370 staff globally. Kris leads the New York office, responsible for growth, client strategy and operational delivery. Since moving to the US, Kris has worked on strategy for AMC Networks, Audible, NewYork-Presbyterian, BMW and Eventbrite to name a few

Aditya has the privilege of leading some of the brightest minds in advertising in his role as CEO & Managing Director of the DDB Mudra Group. A homegrown leader, he has risen through the ranks in his 19-year journey with the Group. Through the promise of Unexpected Works, Aditya helped reimagine DDB Mudra Group for the post-COVID age to ensure an unreasonable share of growth for its people, the company and their clients. Under his leadership, the company has gone on to become one of India’s largest marketing communications networks with successful ventures in gaming, B2B, pharma, and social impact communications. He has led the integrated transformations for some of the Group’s largest businesses, breaking the mould of offline-online thinking and making brand building a fluid and collaborative process. Aditya’s penchant for driving transformation stems from his aptitude and 16+ years of experience in strategic planning. Aditya believes a diverse and inclusive culture is the key to unlocking a new level of creativity. His vision for creating a diverse and progressive agency of the future is seen through marquee initiatives like ‘The Phyllis India Project’ which creates a community of women leaders, and ‘Open Pride’ that fosters an inclusive and engaging work environment for the LGBTQIA+ community & allies. Expanding on an organization’s role in how people experience work in tandem with their life, the Group enabled new parents to prepare the ground for Equal Parenting. He has overseen fundamental policy changes, some of which have been industry firsts, like the inclusion of same-sex and live-in partners in medical insurance and arguably the best paternity leave in the industry at 12 weeks. A vocal advocate for mental health and work-life balance in the creative industry, Aditya has pushed to create an Employee Assistance Program for mental wellbeing for not only employees but also their family members. Under his leadership, the Group has been awarded Silver at IWEI’s Top Employers 2020 for the LGBT+ community and are four-time Gold winners of the Talent Development Program of the Year at the Campaign South Asia Agency of the Year Awards.

Michelle is a catalyst for innovative growth. She is leading and integrating Commerce expertise across VMLY&R’s brand and customer experience offering. Her leadership is transforming how the business delivers client growth through connected commerce opportunities– focused on behavior change and adapting quickly to consumer needs with new product and service offerings. Recent pioneering UK launches include the Commercial Planning Suite, a Consultancy practice, a Social Commerce+ practice, and an ecommerce performance measurement product CatScan. All adopted across the global network. GSK, Coco de Mer, Diageo, TATA, & Gore now work with the agency at scale with briefs for innovation in the tea category; pharmacy of the future; new market routes for D2C brands, and Boots’ award-winning first ever experiential-led Christmas. Michelle’s passion for a diverse and equal business for all saw VMLY&R Commerce UK named Diversity & Inclusion Company of the Year 2021 by The Drum. The agency has now launched the Inclusion Experience practice – helping businesses culturally transform to become and remain employers and brands of choice. Michelle sits on WPP UK’s advisory board, VMLY&R COMMERCE’s global operations board, and Ecommerce Expo’s advisory board. She’s a member of WACL and WPP Stella. Her views are sought by the likes of the BBC, CNBC, Modern Retail.

Kate steers the creative communications agency Bray Leino and prides herself on the agencies client retention and referral rate. Kate is dedicated to ensuring the team are inspired, fulfilled and well supported. Kate holds trustee positions for both a care and environmental charity and enjoys yoga, running and (if the sun is out) kitesurfing.

Adam Katz is Founder and CEO of Imprint Projects—a post-advertising creative agency whose mission is to replace advertising with cultural production and dialogue. For 10+ years, Adam and team have been leveraging brand purpose to achieve business results for companies like Levis, Sonos, Lego, and Spotify, and nonprofits like MOMA, Google.org, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The agency offers strategy, creative and production services, often launching multi-year campaigns that combine physical experiences and digital content. They have become the go-to agency for marketers seeking to build credible brand communities, and their work has been lauded by industry arbiters like AdAge (Best Small Agency, Best Agency Culture, Best Experiential Agency) and The Drum (Experience Agency of the Year, Brand Activation of the Year). Before his career in marketing, Adam studied semiotics and media theory at Brown University, organized art and music shows, and worked with arts nonprofits. From 2013 until 2018, Adam ran Moogfest, a 40,000-person music and technology festival in North Carolina. Until closing in 2021, he was co-owner of Family Bookstore in Los Angeles.

Wendy joined M&C Saatchi Group as the company’s first Global Chief Growth Officer in 2019. She has been integral to the development of the Group’s transformation and long term growth strategy. Her remit is to lead collaboration internally, build the brand of the agency externally and bring together the right capabilities and talent that can help new and existing clients grow. Before joining M&C Saatchi Wendy spent over two decades working with global brands, in a variety of leadership roles in multiple markets within the Publicis Groupe. At Leo Burnett in both North America and Europe, Wendy led regional and global agency teams to help major brands within companies such as Disney and Procter & Gamble develop integrated campaigns for activation across multiple markets. This period also saw her help brands and agency talent navigate the changing macro landscape of consumer behavior, media and marketing including: the exit of media out of agencies and now its reintegration, the rise in direct to consumer marketing, the dawn of digital and social media, and now the urgent need for all businesses to find their role in sustaining people and the planet.

Stacey Hightower is the Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. In this role, he oversees strategy, investment and operations for a global portfolio of agencies focused on Consumer and Retail experience. His agencies create innovative products and solutions across all channels (digital, in-person, telephone, direct mail) using data and technology to transform how Brands engage with their consumers. Previously, Stacey was the Chief Operating Officer for Omnicom Specialty Marketing Group where he co-founded ONE HUNDRED, an agency committed to enacting social impact through sustainable change. Before Omnicom, Stacey was a Director with AlixPartners and Loughlin Meghji & Company as an interim management and performance improvement consultant. In those roles, he delivered hundreds of millions of dollars of value creation initiatives to middle market clients across multiple sectors, while advising CEO’s, Boards, and assuming interim roles such as COO and Treasurer. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for Washington University in St. Louis. He also proudly sits on the Board of City Music Cleveland, and ideas42. Stacey earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

As the first employee and first female partner at 72andSunny, Evin has led its evolution since day one. While at 72andSunny, the company has been a leader in innovation and driving success for brands – from re-defining the music distribution model with Samsung and Jay Z, to helping the NFL transform their brand and business while winning the USA Superbowl AdMeter to evolving Tinder into a true entertainment brand through content in platform and generating a high-end baby market through the launch of Bugaboo globally. During her 18 year tenure at the company, 72andSunny has grown from 4 people in LA to over 700 with offices in LA, Amsterdam, New York, and Sydney. Evin led the development of innovative practices and companies including 72U, an in-house talent incubator; Hecho Studios; a development and production company; Brand Citizens, a consultancy aimed at helping brands find their purpose and make the world a better place; and Sundae, a performance marketing influencer company. A driver of 72andSunny's mission to expand and diversify the creative class, she fostered the creation of internal programs as well as external partnerships to progress toward a more diverse creative class. Evin was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement in 2018 and also received the prestigious Jack Avrett Volunteer Spirit Award for her public service and commitment to bettering the advertising industry and broader community. She was also selected to the 2015 and 2018 Ad Week 50 and the 2015 iMedia 25. Prior to the marketing world, Evin was a part of the education and non-profit worlds via Teach for America, KIPP and City Year. An aspiring farmer in her spare time, she’s often chasing her twin 9 year olds and rescue pups around rose fields or soccer fields and laughing with her husband about the insanity of it all.

People first business leader, sociologist and brand marketing specialist currently heading up the US office for global creative agency Amplify. Working across all pillars of the business, Bonnie has a wealth of transatlantic experience leading brands, teams and agencies to success in both the UK and the USA. With a particular focus on engaging the creator community through sponsorship, content and brand experience, Bonnie has helped deliver many culture shaping campaigns over her 18 year career for a range of global clients such as adidas, Google, Converse, Samsung, Hugo Boss, Google and LVMH.

Christine joined FirmDecisions in 2020. She has over 20 years of agency and in-house experience in commercially driven roles. Her global knowledge is complemented by an in-depth understanding of the US market and an extensive marketing procurement background. Christine has held roles at the likes of PepsiCo Inc., Interpublic, Dentsu International, MDC Partners and WPP during her career. During her agency career, Christine led client finance for key Fortune 100 clients as well as managing several agencies as CFO and COO.

Samantha Edwards is Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder at The Charles Group, a digital focused creative agency based in New York City. Originally hailing from Manchester, England - Samantha relocated to New York in 2002 where she honed her design and marketing skills on award winning brand campaigns for DKNY Fragrances, TOTO USA, and Össur Bionics. Throughout her career, Samantha has gained a stellar reputation for her in-depth knowledge of digital and performance marketing, brand design and development. Her unique ability to fuse strategic business needs and consumer insights with culturally relevant and inspiring creative is a proven game-changer when it comes to driving business and growth for Clients, in addition to gaining creative recognition and awards. Inspired by the strategic side of the creative industry and driven by the advancements in digital technology, Samantha joined forces with her brother Aaron Edwards to form The Charles. Named after their great grandfather, the founding mission of the newly formed agency was - ‘To Honor. To Inspire’. To Honor - their clients and do business with integrity. To Inspire - with the work created. Samantha’s creative leadership at The Charles is rooted in her commitment to strategy, culture and creativity, which has enabled The Charles Group to grow from strength to strength. The Charles’ current client roster includes corporate tech heavyweights: IBM, Bloomberg Media and Boston Consulting Group and prestigious luxury, lifestyle and beauty brands including Aveda, Erno Laszlo Marriott Hotels, Cartier and Omega.

Alicia has dedicated the past ten years to honing her skills in experiential marketing strategies and events, working with global marketing automation and customer experience agencies. Her passion for creating experiences stems from her ongoing desire to learn and utilize cutting-edge technology to engage audiences. Currently, she is the Senior Marketing Manager at Hero Digital, where she leads events, partner marketing, social media, and lead generation strategies and initiatives. Previously, she was the first Global Marketing Manager at Verticurl (A WPP Company), where she managed the organization's marketing efforts across the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Prior to working at Verticurl, Alicia helped several startups launch their marketing programs - helping them create a social strategy, engage potential clients, and refine their offerings. Alicia holds a Master of Science Degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University, a Master of Arts Degree in Media Management from Norfolk (VA) State University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism from Oakland (MI) University.

Melissa Misiak is EVP, Managing Director, New York, at Momentum Worldwide. Melissa has been driving growth for iconic brands with the development of award-winning, innovative campaigns for over twenty years. Prior to leading the New York office, Melissa had oversight of the agency’s Verizon sponsorship consulting and experiential marketing business. Melissa led the development of thousands immersive consumer events each year across sports, music, gaming and field and segment marketing. Melissa led the business to a wide variety of award-winning work: • Verizon 5G Consumer and B2B Labs -- Winner of the 2019 EX Awards for Best Use of Technology and Social Media • Verizon NFL Super Bowl 5G Dome Experience - Winner of the 2020 EX Award for Best Use of Technology and Social Media • Verizon’s Fortnite Super Bowl Meta Event – Winner of over 30 awards including One Show, D&AD, Clio Sports, Creative Pool, Andy, Ex Awards, Fast Company, LIA and Webby. Prior to Verizon, Melissa managed Momentum’s William Grant & Sons business leading experiential and field marketing for brands like Hendrick’s Gin, Sailor Jerry rum and The Balvenie. Joining Momentum in 2008 in the St. Louis office, Melissa led the Anheuser-Busch business, producing Super Bowl television spots and developing programs like “Band of Buds” for Budweiser – an Ex Award for “Best Nightlife Marketing Campaign” and “Best Digital Campaign.” Prior to Momentum, Melissa gained her expertise at Marketing Drive, Alcone Marketing Group and The Mars Agency, working with global brands including: In-Bev, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, Heineken, Sara Lee and Nestle. Melissa is a proud alumni of the University of Michigan, and is a passionate Michigan football fan. She lives in Connecticut and enjoys gardening, pilates, entertaining and traveling with family and friends.

Fresh from university, Dan threw himself somewhat haphazardly into an advertising career, spending ten years learning his trade as an account person across various agencies (including Ogilvy & Mather, DLKW, and glue Isobar) and even more clients (including General Motors, HBOS Retail, Nokia, and the RAF). In 2011, he launched Creature London, where he has been CEO ever since, leading the agency on its mission to leave the industry better than they found it and make work real people can’t help but care about, all fuelled by Intelligent Misbehaviour. A proud Welshman and dad, when he's not running his agency, he sits on the IPA Council and Membership Committee, was an inaugural member of the IPA iList, launched the Real Living Wage Pledge, and founded a cancer charity called Le Cure.

Kate is the Chairwoman and Global CEO of MRM and oversees its 3,500 employees across 35 markets, including creatives, data and behavioral scientists, technologists and more. After assuming leadership of MRM in 2017, the agency has achieved year-over-year, double-digit growth and numerous industry accolades, and is expanding equity, diversity and inclusion efforts. Key to Kate’s success has been the deep understanding of how data and technology fuel creativity. She leads from a deep commitment to making MRM a truly human-first and innovative agency that helps businesses grow meaningful relationships with people. This approach has brought MRM worldwide acclaim, including being repeatedly named a “Best Workplaces for Innovators” by Fast Company, B2 Agency of the Year from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), a five-years-and-counting run as Gartner “Leader” in Global Marketing Agencies Magic Quadrant (2017-2021), Ad Age’s 2018 B-to-B Agency of the Year, the Top Large Agency of the Year from Digital Analytics Association’s (DAA) Quanties Award. And, for the first time, WARC’s global Effective 100 ranking placed five MRM agencies in its top 40 effective digital agencies listing for 2020. Among these accolades, Campaign magazine named Kate to their 2020 list of “40 Over 40,” celebrating the most innovative and influential talents over 40 across advertising, marketing, media, technology and communications. Kate’s career began in her native Canada with the Procter & Gamble account at Grey Canada. From Grey Canada, Kate moved to Cossette Communications Marketing Toronto before joining the McCann network in Toronto in 2006. There, she rose to become the General Manager in charge of the General Motors Canada business. She was then named Executive Director of Global Operations of the Detroit-based Commonwealth//McCann agency that was created to handle the consolidated global Chevrolet account.

Josy is a savvy strategist and inspirational leader who has spent over 20 years as a trusted advisor to established global marketers and dynamic challenger brands. With co-founding partner Taji Zaminasil, Josy leads Media Matters Worldwide (MMWW), one of the fastest-growing independent media agencies in the U.S. Josy and Taji's philosophy is that a holistic view of media helps clients bridge the gap between traditional and digital media, supporting the story with analytics. With a 90% employee retention rate, MMWW works with some of the largest companies in the B2B and B2C landscape. Designed as an agile agency ready to take on clients’ most complex challenges, Josy and Taji founded the company in 2005 to be "office free." Free of tough commutes and long agency hours, the experienced team brings their independent spirit and limitless curiosity to every client engagement. Before founding MMWW, Josy began her career at the large holding company agencies (McCann, Lowe, Y&R, Carat), working on large brands like Sun Microsystems, Oral-B, Eddie Bauer, Turning Leaf Wines, and Microsoft

Chloe is CEO of Reprise Network UK & Ireland, which is the performance specialist division of IPG Mediabrands. As CEO, Chloe is focused on ensuring Reprise’s services are fit for clients’ existing and emerging needs and our teams are thriving and growing. Chloe has vast experience leading digital marketing capabilities for enterprise clients and agencies at a local, regional and global capacity. She has previously led digital transformation projects for Porsche, eCommerce media for Levi’s, a programmatic agency across 32 countries, global data-driven marketing capabilities for VW Group and progressive media practices for Diageo. Please can you kindly ensure I’m copied on all comms and calendar invites for completeness. Thanks in advance and please do let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

Ross Martin is President of Known, an award-winning modern marketing company that combines science, strategy, and creativity to support clients like TikTok, Sesame Street, Viacom, Spotify, Univision, Google, Inspiration4 and more. Ross is also the Founder of venture capital fund Lunch Partners, an early-stage private investment vehicle for some of the world’s most powerful CMO’s. Prior to Known, Ross was founder and CEO of Blackbird, a brand strategy and business innovation firm. Blackbird was acquired by Schireson Associates in 2019, forming the basis of the company now known as Known. Ross is the former Executive Vice President of Marketing Strategy & Engagement for Viacom, where he oversaw global and domestic marketing, consumer intelligence, data science, creative innovation, and business development teams, and served as Chairman of the Viacom Marketing Council. At Viacom, he also founded and ran Scratch, Viacom’s creative strategy and consulting division; was the first Head of Programming for MTV’s college network; and served as Senior Vice President of Production for MTV 360. Ross is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the National Board of Directors of the American Advertising Federation, the Yale University Center for Customer Insights and the Paley Center’s Media Council.

In her current role as Global Chief Creative Officer at Huge, Fura is responsible for the agency’s design leadership across 13 international offices. She joined Huge from Publicis Sapient where she spent two years as Chief Design Officer of the Experience practice across EMEA, Middle East and Asia. Prior to her role at Publicis Sapient, Fura worked at R/GA for over 11 years, where she provided both strategic and creative vision for her clients and teams in New York and Stockholm. She was the creative lead on R/GA’s Nike account in NYC for a number of years where she drove the e-commerce & retail business, moving the account into new territories by exploring new emerging trends and innovations. She also led the creative team for Samsung US and was one of the creative leads on R/GA’s Walmart account. In 2014 Fura relocated to Stockholm to provide a new level of thought leadership and help set the strategic vision for the office. There she worked on clients such as Volvo, H&M, Absolut and ICA. Fura’s recent move to R/GA’s London office sees her take on a creative leadership role for the Middle East, with the responsibility to help expand the agency’s presence in what is a key region of growth. Fura started her career in Reykjavik, Iceland, serving local clients such as Icelandair, Icelandic Telecom, Toyota, and Hertz. She soon moved to New York to study Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design. There she explored all aspects of digital media, everything from broadcast to interactive physical video installations. Throughout the years she has won a number of well-known international rewards and recognitions, such as Clio’s, Webby’s, The One Show and many more.

Will is Co-Founder and Strategy Director of The Park, the marketing-led experiential agency and creators of Brand Proof. The Park works with brands that stand for something and helps them prove it to their customers and internal stakeholders. Those brands include H&M, Acast, NBC, Red Bull, Amazon Prime Video and Dreamworks. Prior to founding The Park in 2018, Will was Controller of Marketing & Media at ITV, where he led the shift to younger audiences with the rebrands of ITV Hub and ITV2, and launched the youth cultural phenomenon that is Love Island. Prior to his four years at ITV, he worked at Channel 4, where he launched 4Music, and held several strategy and management roles in creative and media agencies in the UK and Australia. Will’s client-side experience means he is passionate about measurement and proving the effectiveness of experiential marketing in delivering tangible business results for The Park’s roster. He is an international speaker, regular contributor to industry press and is passionate about creativity and the importance of combining people from mixed backgrounds to create great ideas.

I never thought I’d be a CEO. I one hundred percent wanted to be that cool, swashbuckling momma taking my kids on international escapades around the globe. Luckily, I said yes to both.

As CEO of The Martin Agency, I work with CCO Danny Robinson to create impactful ideas for clients like GEICO, Oreo, UPS, CarMax, Old Navy, Doordash and Axe. We’re on a mission to fight invisibility - with breakthrough work and an inclusive culture. 

We’ve eradicated the wage gap by race and gender, leveled the playing field for women in leadership and tied diversity to business goals. 

We believe in leading with heart, in overcoming fear, and that real creative magic lies somewhere in between.

Margaux Revol is Strategy Partner & Head of Brand at AMV BBDO. Margaux Revol is behind Libresse’s Bloodnormal, Viva la Vulva, Wombstories and Painstories, for which she’s won many creative and marketing Grand Prix. She’s one of the minds behind the latest taboo-boosting campaign #Periodsomnia, launched recently. She’s also helped Refuge UK to lobby MPs to change the law and finally protect women from abusers with #TheNakedThreat in 2020.

Chris leads the RAPP UK operation with a talented team of around 550 people. Having grown up through Client Services, and held leadership positions for over 20 years, his passion lies in building enduring client relationships by setting standards for excellence. Chris believes fiercely in helping everyone to be the best version of themselves by standing up for individuality. In fact, the IPA awarded RAPP Platinum accreditation for learning and development in 2020. It’s therefore unsurprising that great talent follows Chris, which in turn, has led to great work and lasting client relationships. Some clients have partnered with Chris for over a decade, and he’s worked across all sectors from automotive to airlines, finance to FMCG, and telcos to charities. Chris is increasingly known across the Omnicom network and others for his dedication and innovation around making mental wellbeing part of the business’s operating rhythm. He brings all the talent of RAPP, across all disciplines, together to create a unique offering in data, technology, marketing sciences and creativity.

Named one of Advertising Age’s 100 Most Influential Women in Advertising History, Nancy has made her mark on agencies like TBWA\Chiat\Day, Goldberg Moser O’Neill, Hill Holliday, BBDO and Lowe, the entire industry as President and CEO of the 4As and those preparing to enter the industry as a board member of the Miami Ad School. She has more awards than you can count and even has one given in her name to recognize women who give back to other women, as she has always done. Having been a longtime fan of Marcus Thomas for their talent, quality of work, care for clients and employees, she joined the agency in 2022 to ignite and propel the agency to be the top independent agency to work at and with.

Alex is CEO of MHP Mischief, the UK’s largest independent full-service communications agency. The agency, one of the most awarded in the UK, is a 200-strong team that blends behavioural science, industry expertise, influencer strategy, creativity and audience insight. He has recently overseen the acquisition of the agency by Next 15. He was previously General Manager of Edelman UK.

Claire joined purpose driven agency, Social, in 2020 as its first head of client and business development. In this role she works across the independent group to support its ambitious growth ambitions through marketing, new business opportunities and client development.

Prior to this, she spent more than 15 years working in PR and communications for global agencies Golin and Havas, including three years leading operations and initiatives covering diversity and recruitment. Her experience spans technology, B2B, corporate and consumer campaigns for brands including Asda, Greggs and Pets at Home.

Darius Hines currently serves as Managing Director - The Americas for VIRTUE Worldwide, the agency powered by VICE, overseeing operations and contributing to agency clients like Logitech, Vanguard and Coca-Cola. Hines joined from Ogilvy where he served as managing director leading the North American businesses for both Unilever and Siemens AG, most recently working with Dove on its campaign supporting the CROWN ACT initiative. 

Hines brings extensive experience in the spirits industry with experience at William Grant & Sons, Pernod Ricard USA and Bacardi Limited. At William Grant & Sons, Hines led the Hendrick’s Gin brand to global success as the the fastest growing and most profitable brand within the portfolio . While at Pernod Ricard USA, Darius developed a comprehensive consumer-centric three-year playbook and full rebranding for Seagram’s Gin, resulting in increased sales, brand awareness and perception. During his time at Bacardi, Hines managed the efforts that brought forward multiple product innovations, high profile sponsorships and branded content programming for Grey Goose Vodka.

Hines graduated from Northwestern University with an undergraduate degree in Communications and an MBA in Marketing and General Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Hines started his career intending to go into law and politics, but after an internship at DDB in Chicago, he jumped into the advertising business head first. While at DDB and later at Burrell Communications, Hines was able to work on some of the world’s biggest brands and develop award-winning campaigns for both McDonald’s and Procter & Gamble.

Julia is Head of Creative Operations at Specsavers’ The Agency where she works with senior leadership to build a future-proofed in-house agency. In 2021, she was named one of Campaign's 40 over 40, joined BIMA's brand council and judged the BIMA 100. She is also an avid mentor working with SheSays, Lollipop and Migrant Leaders.

Prior to Specsavers, she was Head of Creative Production at VCCP Blue where she helped treble the size of the agency and build integrated creative and production departments. She's worked on brands such as Kimberly Clark, Compare the Market, Molson Coors, Macmillan, Kellogg's and HSBC. Julia has also held positions at JWT, Leo Burnett, a bakery, a law firm, a health clinic, had a paper round and various lemonade stands. She works in Guernsey, was born in Russia, grew up in Canada and lives in North London with her husband Alex and two kids.

Kellen Benjamin currently serves as Executive Vice President, Talent Sales and Marketing at Wasserman, where he leads a department of global talent marketers from Wasserman Sports and Music divisions. In this role, he manages the business development team responsible for sourcing the marketing endeavors for Wasserman’s roster of athletes, musicians, coaches, broadcasters and influencers.

Prior to his role at Wasserman, Kellen served as Vice President of Global Partnerships for Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, where he ran business development and oversaw sales operations for the Barclays Center, Nassau Coliseum (now NYCB Live) and the reopening of Webster Hall. Before that, he was the Director of National Sales for IMG in their College Sports division, as well as the Director of Nationals Sales for Major League Baseball.

Kellen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Williams College in Massachusetts. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and daughter.

Matt Pensinger is EVP, Managing Director at Jack Morton Worldwide where he oversees client relationships with companies such as Molson Coors, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble and Kellogg’s and also manages the agency’s Chicago office. He has worked on both the agency and client with some of the world’s leading brands, building expertise in brand experiences, sponsorship, experiential marketing and promotions. Pensinger joined Jack Morton in 2011 after serving as a client service and strategy leader at Publicis Groupe agencies Publicis Experiences and Relay Worldwide. Prior to agency life, Pensinger worked at General Motors Corporation where he managed sports and entertainment marketing programs across GM brands. His tenure at GM included management of large-scale sponsorship programs including the U.S. Olympic Committee, the NCAA, Major League Baseball and as well as overseeing GM’s product placement program in film and television. 

Pensinger received his B.A. in English from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons.

Abi Moran is CEO of Folk Wunderman Thompson, a leading Irish marketing communications agency built around inspiring growth for some of Ireland’s most ambitious brands. With expertise and capabilities across all communication channels, Folk Wunderman Thompson enjoys working with Vodafone Ireland, An Post, Bord Gáis Energy (Centrica), Irish Life, and Brennans and has recently won the Lidl Ireland creative account.  

As Vice President of IAPI (Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland) and co-chair of IAPI’s Sustainability Council, Abi drives work that prompts environmental and societal change. Her work to date includes launching Ad Net Zero in Ireland. 

Andy is the driving force behind Fortnight Collective. His experience as CMO of Victors & Spoils, Managing Director of TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, and VP/ Account Director at CP+B, plus roles at BBH New York, Ogilvy New York, and London inspired him to create a model centered around BrandHacks and BrandSprints at Fortnight Collective – combining the best industry talent with limited time to make great work. Fortnight Collective prides itself on helping brands be better, faster. His work on brands such as IBM, Miller Lite, Microsoft Windows, McDonald’s, and Smirnoff has led to a variety of award-winning campaigns including Cannes Lions, Effies, One Show, and ANDY Awards. Fortnight Collective is based in Boulder, CO with outputs in NYC and London. They've been fortunate enough to win Outside's Best Places to Work, AdAge's Best Places to Work and AdAge Small Agency of the Year Awards, among others. When Andy’s not working, he’s wrangling kids, skiing, and coaching lacrosse.

Holly joined BBH in 2015 to help drive the transformation of Tesco; Britain’s biggest retailer. Under her watch, BBH helped Tesco create culture-shaping work that drove record profits and won the 2020 IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix.

Next, Holly worked with Tesco to launch a mobile proposition that is now second only to EE.

In 2022, she was promoted to Managing Director overseeing business development with a razor sharp focus on driving exceptional work and results for clients - creative, cultural and commercial.

Holly is passionate about cultivating a culture at BBH that sets the stage for people to do the best work of their careers, and is committed to building back differently post-covid, with a focus on flexibility, empathy and efficiency.  She is proud of BBH's commitment to supporting underrepresented talent with platforms and initiatives like The Barn, Differently Does It and the Unsigned Union. 

Lucy is Chief Growth Officer for MullenLowe Group UK working across MullenLowe, MullenLowe Profero, MullenLowe salt and Mediahub leading the agency’s collective business growth strategy and effectively elevating the Group brand within the UK market.

Undeniably a people person, Lucy has relentless drive and optimism (and often far too much energy…). 15 years in the industry has honed her ambition, thoughtfulness and determination to drive results. 

Within the first year of Lucy joining MullenLowe Group, new business revenue increased 39% YOY and since her start date the agency has won Bayer, Bupa, Formula-e and Nutella to name but a few. The agency has been named Effectiveness Network of the Year 2020, been listed in Campaign’s Best Places To Work 2021 and climbed two points in the Campaign School Report.

Lucy lives by the principle ‘deeds not words’. She is the agency’s Executive Sponsor for Adnet Zero and for MullenLowe Group’s LGTBQ+ network, PRIDE. She is an active member of Bloom and Extinction Rebellion. During her lockdown maternity leave she worked with the McCartney Foundation to create and launch a behavioural change campaign aimed at helping people to tackle climate change through the food they eat.

Tom Byrne is CEO of RocketMill, the UK's largest employee-owned agency and digital partner to some of the world's leading brands. With a career in data-driven performance marketing spanning over 16 years, Tom leads the business of 150+ people offering expertise across data and analytics, media, digital experience and creative services. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's unique culture and identifying new areas of growth and acquisition. 

Ann Wool is the President of Translation, where she oversees all aspects of the agency’s operations. She leads the agency in finding and cultivating brand partners motivated by culture and community, mobilizing our award-winning powerhouse creative team, and fulfilling our commitment to push culture forward. Ann builds on her experience from Ketchum, where she was Chief Integration Officer, overseeing the NA digital, analytics, entertainment + sport, creative, content, and issues teams, and where she built a fully integrated global sports & entertainment capability to connect brands to all aspects of culture through celebrity and partnerships.

Courtney, a second-generation advertising executive, grew up at creative agencies Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Anderson & Lembke, and Leagas Delaney. Courtney later led McCann Erickson’s office in San Francisco overseeing 700 employees and doing business in 40 countries for clients Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. He has been Eleven’s CEO since 2006, and also serves on the global management team of Plus Company as the US Chair. In his off hours, Courtney is a faculty professor and advisory board member at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley.

Emma has more than 20 years’ experience in the marketing and communications industry in strategic and agency leadership roles in Australia, the US and globally. She currently serves as Leo Burnett Australia’s CEO, having formerly held executive roles as TBWA’s Global Co-Chief Strategy Officer, and Leo Burnett Chicago’s Co-President and CSO.

Emma brings a unique perspective to the business of creativity born of a blended background in strategic roles across media, creative agencies, and TV networks. She has steered some of the world’s leading brands to new heights by helping them forge fresh relationships with their audiences; from making Coors Light the one you “chill” with when the world gets a little much, to making Kraft the one parents can count on to give them a moment of release, to making Australia’s Bundy Rum the most interactive fun you can bring to a BBQ. And when she’s not reinventing clients, she’s reinventing agencies; from building Starcom’s global co-creation studio, the Human Experience Centre, to co-authoring the modern evolution of TBWA’s global operating model DisruptionX, to creating Leo Burnett’s original experience hub, Connect.  

Gary has worked at some of the largest media agencies from WPP Mediacom to Omnicom Resolution Media. Gary also worked internally at brands such as Lacoste, Verizon & L’Occitane where he led Digital marketing & E-Commerce efforts.   

After 15 years of leading marketing efforts on both the agency and brand side. Gary founded Pod Digital Media – a premium Podcast agency. Pod Digital is the first Multicultural Podcast agency network giving advertisers access to the multicultural audience segment in the podcast ecosystem. PDM partners with podcasters to customize and deliver tangible results to blue chip advertisers.

He Launched Pod Media when he was Looking to retain one of his former clients – L’Oréal Carol’s Daughter. Gary reached out to all the podcast networks, but they had very limited

roster of shows reaching Carol’s Daughter target audience. That was the light bulb moment that pushed him to launch PDM. The gap in representation in the marketplace for African American-, LGBTQ-, Women-hosted podcasts.

Gary grew revenue by 120% within the first 10 months of operations by partnering with the major media agencies and securing brand direct relationships. Gary secured partnership with NBPA giving Pod Digital Media exclusive rights to podcasts created by tier 1 Active NBA players. Brand Partners include but are not limited to McDonald’s, P&G, AT&T, New York Times, Walmart, Visa, HBO, Toyota, Showtime, Walgreens Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures and others. In January 2022, PDM Signed the first of its kind Multi-Year, Multi-Million dollar deal with McDonald’s.

Gary attended Berkeley College in White Plains, NY where he received a Bachelor of Science in International Business & Marketing. Gary also studied abroad at Regents College in London and has an Executive Certificate from Cornell University. Gary received Ad Age Advertising leading publication top 40          under 40 in 2019. Gary was also named one of 2020’s Most powerful people in podcasting.

Jenny is cofounder and CEO of Sköna, a B2B creative agency building brave brands for innovative technology companies since 2003. She oversees strategy, account management, and global expansion, and has worked with over 200 clients while leading Sköna from a two-person shop to a flourishing global business. A native of Stockholm, Sweden but a San Franciscan since 2000, she spends her spare time skiing, tinkering with (and even completing!) DIY projects, and enjoying the company of her husband and two teenage daughters. 

Nathan McDonald is co-founder and CEO of We Are Social, the world's biggest socially led creative agency with a team of over 1,100 globally. Founded in 2008, it now has offices in New York, Toronto, Madrid, London, Paris, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney, working with brands like adidas, Netflix, Samsung, Google, Lavazza and Audi on local, regional and global projects.

Prior to founding We Are Social, Nathan’s experience spanned editorial, content production and digital marketing, at agencies including Tribal DDB and MRM Worldwide.

With over 20-years of consulting experience with companies of all sizes and industry verticals, Ricky is seen as an authority on B2B marketing. Whether it’s brand, demand, sales enablement, or ABM, Ricky has helped clients transform their Sales and Marketing operations through pioneering, customer-first programs designed to drive growth. He works together with key stakeholders from the managerial level through to CMOs and the Board to get to the heart of his clients’ ‘why’ – questioning every brief to ensure that what clients say they want is aligned to what they really need.

Julieta currently serves as the SVP Regional Managing Director LATAM for the community. With almost 20 years in the industry, Julieta has extensive experience in advertising and communications. She started her career as a planner at the community, and then joined Ogilvy Argentina as a General Planning Director. After a brief stint with Madre, she began her career as an independent strategic communications consultant. In 2014 she moved to Mexico and joined Circus DF to co-direct the agency and take on the role of Head of Planning. She later returned to Argentina to coordinate strategic plans for various brands, and to serve as the Strategy and Communication Consultant for the Argentine presidential office. And in 2020 she returned to the community to lead the LATAM offices. Throughout her career so far, Julieta has worked with a variety of brands, including Volkswagen, Porsche, Heineken, Diageo, Google, Emirates Airlines, YPF, Netflix, The Coca-Cola Company, Kimberly Clark, Dove, Kraft, Santander Rio, ICBC bank, Disney Channel, Rolling Stone Magazine, and more. Julieta’s professional path has given her a deep knowledge about the different markets in the Latin America region. Thanks to this, she has a multifaceted outlook that prioritizes diversity both in the multidisciplinary and the multicultural sense. She has a profound understanding of the Latin American culture. Julieta has always sought to build diverse teams, capable of working towards a socially focused and lasting corporate impact. As a leader, she is always looking for new challenges and goals from the perspective of diversity and innovation.

Maridette has 20+ years of experience in digital marketing. Her passion for merging creative and media for maximum impact stems from both her client and agency side experience working across tech and CPG brands. She takes a data driven approach to leading her teams and fosters collaboration to solve business needs. She is an integrated Managing Director based in San Francisco and currently oversees US content business operations at Media.Monks.

Shannon joined TBWA’s New York headquarters in 2019. He serves as the operational lead for the agency, charged with bringing the company’s business strategy to life. Shannon is largely responsible for 459 employees and is a principle liaison for the agency's roster of clients. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Shannon – a former client, VP at Southeastern Grocers, turned Head of Business Management – brought his client-side thinking to the agency, influencing the way it approaches Business Management and talent development. In January 2022 he was promoted to MD as a result of his impact.

Dave Currie is the CEO of Winmo & List Partners LLC, an information services technology company, recognized as one of the world’s most comprehensive and widely used business development solutions for the advertising, technology, media and marketing industry.

His role at the knowledge intersection of brands, agencies, publishers and properties is unique; one that provides critical perspective and insights that empowers teams who target national advertisers to calibrate to vertical markets, with the express purpose of growth.

With a career that spans across three continents, Dave has helped create some of the most innovative, scalable and effective business development programs for customers, with more than $1B in directly attributable new business opportunities in North America alone.

Over a career stretching 30+ years, Derek has been driven by positive and energizing relationships with clients and colleagues. Leading strategic development from brand to demand, Derek quickly gets inside the heads and hearts of the customers, identifying the core of the business opportunity and realizing the relevant insights that lead to the right solution. Recognizing structure is vital in underpinning the most powerful customer-centric brand engagement strategies, Derek leads the strategic planning team at Stein IAS to develop solutions based upon a series of market-validated principles and frameworks. These are B2B brand-specific and designed to provide rigor and scalability in delivering the most compelling connections between brands and their respective audience groups. Leveraging the foundation of Stein IAS’ brand development strength, Derek has led B2B strategy globally for clients including Oracle, Google, UL, Tetra Pak, Trelleborg, Labcorp and Boeing.

Dr. Mir Damoon Mir is the Founder and Chief Creative Officer of the Iran-based, multi-award-winning advertising agency, Zigma8. For almost a decade, he and his team at Zigma8 agency have been providing world-class communications solutions to national and international clients.

Dr. Mir Damoon Mir is widely known across the Middle East for his impressive results achieved during his 20-years of experience as a creative brand strategist and consultant for many international enterprises and brands. He has participated in many awards as Jury board member/Vice president in recent years such as New York Festival Advertising Awards, WARC Prize for MENA Strategy, The World Trailer Awards, SeeHer Lens Award, Wina Awards, Effie Awards Advertising Festival, Asian Leaders Awards, Luum Awards, Content Marketing and Creators Awards, etc… This expertise is just one of the reasons why he is often requested to give interviews and commentary in publications and conferences.