D&AD Festival 2025: Speakers
Meet the creators and changemakers who joined us at the D&AD Festival.
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Adam Morse (he/him)
Filmmaker, Hollyfield Productions
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A.I Michael Parkinson (A.I model)
Podcast Host, Deep Fusion Films
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Andre Le Masurier (he/him)
Global Head of Brand & Creative, Skyscanner
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Arnaud Belloni (he/him)
Renault Global CMO & Chief Branding Officer for All Brands @ Renault Headquarters, Renault Group
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Ben Cooper (he/him)
Founder, Brainstrust
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Ben Langsfeld (he/him)
Chief Design Officer, BUCK
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Benjamin Field (he/him)
CEO, Deep Fusion Films
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Q&A Host
Charlotte Rawlings (she/her)
Deputy Creativity & Culture Editor, Campaign UK
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Moderator
Charlotte Williams (she/her)
Founder, The Thought Partnership
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Chiamaka Ojechi (she/her)
Founder & Creative Director, paq
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Daisy Morris (she/her)
Founder, SelfHood
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Dom Bailey (he/him)
Founder & Strategic Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Ed Trotter (he/him)
Head of Partnerships EU, MassiveMusic
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Eliza Williams (she/her)
Editor, Creative Review
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Emma Perkins
Head of LEGO Agency EMEA, The LEGO Group
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Emma Harman (she/her)
President, EMEA, Whalar
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Gail Bichler (she/her)
Design Director, The New York Times Magazine
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Gavin Strange (he/him)
Director & Designer, Aardman Animation Studios
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Germany Lancaster (she/her)
Senior Art Director, Burrell
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Grace Francis (they/them)
Chief Creative Officer, Founder, Wonderful Things
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Moderator
Isabel Sachs (she/her)
Founder, I LIKE NETWORKING
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James Taylor (he/him)
Global Head of Design, TBWA\ Media Arts Lab
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Jamie Anderson (he/him)
Co-founder & CCO, Deep Fusion Films
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Jan Stein (he/him)
Co-Founder & Brand Design Lead, Hyperfocus
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Javier Campopiano (he/him)
Global CCO, McCann Worldgroup & McCann
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José Scaglione (he/him)
Type Director, TypeTogether
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Kate Oppenheim (she/her)
Managing Partner, m ss ng p eces
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Kate Tipper (she/her)
Marketing Director, KFC UK & Ireland
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Katy Collins (she/her)
Founder, Wonderful Things
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Koichiro Tanaka (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Projector Inc.
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Kwame Taylor-Hayford (he/him)
Co-Founder, Kin
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Leland Maschmeyer (he/him)
Co-Founder & CEO, Collins
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Lisa Smith (she/her)
Global Executive Creative Director, JKR
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Liza Enebeis (she/her)
Creative Director & Partner, Studio Dumbar/DEPT
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Luke McCabe (he/him)
Freelance Show Creative Director, LPJ
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Q&A Host
Maisie McCabe (she/her)
UK Editor, Campaign
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Marco Venturelli (he/him)
President & CCO / CEO & CCO, LEO / Publicis
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Martin Rose (he/him)
Executive Creative Director, Mother
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Matt Baxter (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Mike Parkinson (he/him)
Founder & Managing Director, Parkinson Productions
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Nils Leonard (he/him)
Creative Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio
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Nishma Patel-Robb (she/her)
Founder, Chief Sparkle Officer, Glittersphere
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Olivia Ema (she/her)
Creative Technologist
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Dr Paul Marsden (he/him)
Psychologist, University of the Arts London
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Paul Watmough-Halim (he/him)
Co Founder & ECD, Hyperfocus
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Phie McKenzie (she/her)
CEO, Director, Creative Ally
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Phil Holbrook (he/him)
Creative Director, BBH
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Pum Lefebure (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Design Army
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Rémi Babinet (he/him)
Founder, BETC
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Rick Sellars (he/him)
Head of Creative Direction, MassiveMusic
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Rotimi Odukoya (he/him)
Founder, Clmbxr
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Shannon Washington (she/her)
Global Chief Creative Officer, GOTHAM/McCann Worldgroup
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Moderator
Shima Green (she/her)
Director & Photographer, Craft Worldwide
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Teemu Suviala (he/him)
Global Chief Creative Officer, Landor
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Teo Connor (she/her)
VP of Design, AirBnB
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Tosh Hall (he/him)
Global Chief Creative Officer, JKR
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Shannon Jager (she/her)
Design Director, OpenAI
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Stu Royall (he/him)
Creative Director, BBH
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Veronika Burian (she/her)
CEO & Type-Director, TypeTogether
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Jury Insights
Akanksha Goel (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Socialize Agency
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Moderator
Alex Reeves (he/him)
Managing Editor, EMEA, Little Black Book
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Moderator
Amy Dick (she/her)
Director of Operations, Hijinks
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Jury Insights
Ana Balarin (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Wieden + Kennedy
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Moderator
Angel Guerrero (she/her)
Founder, President & Editor-in-Chief, Adobo Magazine
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Jury Insights
Bobai Balat (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TIMA
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Moderator
Charlotte Williams (she/her)
Founder, The Thought Partnership
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Jury Insights
Christina Miller (she/her)
Chief Social Officer, VML EMEA, VML
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Moderator
Claire Blyth (she/her)
Managing Partner, Red Setter
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Moderator
Clare Dowdy (she/her)
Senior Writer, Design Week
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Jury Insights
Claudio Lima (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DRUID CREATIVE GAMING
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Jury Insights
Frederico Gelli (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tátil Design
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Moderator
Hester Bloch (she/her)
Marketing Lead, Whalar
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Jury Insights
Hannah Carter Owers (she/her)
Founder, Carter Owers Studio
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Jury Insights
Jessica Bong-Woon (she/her)
Associate Creative Director, Ragged Edge
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Jury Insights
Joanna Catalano (she/her)
Director, HR, Uber
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Jury Insights
Johanna Roca (she/her)
Creative Venture Partner, Accept & Proceed
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Jury Insights
Jorge Calleja (he/him)
Global Head of Creative, Meta & Reality Labs, Meta
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Jury Insights
Kai-Lu Hsiung (she/her)
Global Managing Director, RSA Films
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Jury Insights
Karl Haddad (he/him)
Head of Global Creative Lab, TikTok
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Jury Insights
Marco Venturelli (he/him)
President & CCO / CEO & CCO, LEO / Publicis
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Jury Insights
Maria Lashari (she/her)
Founder & Creative Director, 1000WORLDS
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Jury Insights
Matilda Egere-Cooper (she/her)
Editorial Director, Dentsu Creative UK
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Jury Insights
Melody Sylvester (she/her)
Industry Consultant
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Jury Insights
Nomi Leasure (she/her)
Managing Director, Pinch
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Jury Insights
Nopparath (Mint) Eksuwancharoen (she/her)
Executive Creative Director & Head of Art, Sour Bangkok
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Moderator
Pancho Dondo (he/him)
Editor-in-Chief, AdLatina
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Jury Insights
Pelle Sjoenell (he/him)
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5
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Jury Insights
Priyjah Paramasivam (she/her)
Associate Creative Director, How&How
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Jury Insights
Roshi Givechi (she/her)
Design Strategist, Filmmaker & Facilitator
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Jury Insights
Sally Campbell (she/her)
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Somesuch
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Jury Insights
Sydney Scott Sam (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer, Workspace Global
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Jury Insights
Thomas Hundt (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer, Architect & Professor, jangled nerves
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Trainer
Arif Haq (he/him)
Director of Brand Learning, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand
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Trainer
Becky McOwen-Banks (she/her)
ECD, House of Greenland & Founder, Plain:ai
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Trainer
Chris Moody (he/him)
Global ECD, Landor
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Trainer
Gabriela Lungu (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, LeSHOP
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Trainer
Jim de Zoete (he/him)
Creative Consultant, Film-Maker and Executive Creative Director
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Trainer
Lee Bofkin (he/him)
Co-Founder and CEO, Global Street Art
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Trainer
Mick Mahoney (he/him)
Author, Creativity Coach, Speaker & Creative Consultant
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Trainer
Reeha Alder (she/her)
Founder, Mighty You
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Trainer
Will Awdry (he/him)
Copywriter, Coach & Trainer
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Adam Morse (he/him)
Filmmaker, Hollyfield Productions
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Speaker
A.I Michael Parkinson (A.I model)
Podcast Host, Deep Fusion Films
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Jury Insights
Akanksha Goel (she/her)
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Socialize Agency
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Moderator
Alex Reeves (he/him)
Managing Editor, EMEA, Little Black Book
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Moderator
Amy Dick (she/her)
Director of Operations, Hijinks
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Jury Insights
Ana Balarin (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Wieden + Kennedy
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Speaker
Andre Le Masurier (he/him)
Global Head of Brand & Creative, Skyscanner
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Moderator
Angel Guerrero (she/her)
Founder, President & Editor-in-Chief, Adobo Magazine
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Trainer
Arif Haq (he/him)
Director of Brand Learning, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand
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Arnaud Belloni (he/him)
Renault Global CMO & Chief Branding Officer for All Brands @ Renault Headquarters, Renault Group
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Trainer
Becky McOwen-Banks (she/her)
ECD, House of Greenland & Founder, Plain:ai
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Speaker
Ben Cooper (he/him)
Founder, Brainstrust
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Speaker
Ben Langsfeld (he/him)
Chief Design Officer, BUCK
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Speaker
Benjamin Field (he/him)
CEO, Deep Fusion Films
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Jury Insights
Bobai Balat (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TIMA
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Q&A Host
Charlotte Rawlings (she/her)
Deputy Creativity & Culture Editor, Campaign UK
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Moderator
Charlotte Williams (she/her)
Founder, The Thought Partnership
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Moderator
Charlotte Williams (she/her)
Founder, The Thought Partnership
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Chiamaka Ojechi (she/her)
Founder & Creative Director, paq
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Trainer
Chris Moody (he/him)
Global ECD, Landor
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Jury Insights
Christina Miller (she/her)
Chief Social Officer, VML EMEA, VML
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Moderator
Claire Blyth (she/her)
Managing Partner, Red Setter
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Moderator
Clare Dowdy (she/her)
Senior Writer, Design Week
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Jury Insights
Claudio Lima (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DRUID CREATIVE GAMING
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Speaker
Daisy Morris (she/her)
Founder, SelfHood
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Dom Bailey (he/him)
Founder & Strategic Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Ed Trotter (he/him)
Head of Partnerships EU, MassiveMusic
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Eliza Williams (she/her)
Editor, Creative Review
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Emma Perkins
Head of LEGO Agency EMEA, The LEGO Group
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Emma Harman (she/her)
President, EMEA, Whalar
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Jury Insights
Frederico Gelli (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tátil Design
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Trainer
Gabriela Lungu (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, LeSHOP
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Gail Bichler (she/her)
Design Director, The New York Times Magazine
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Gavin Strange (he/him)
Director & Designer, Aardman Animation Studios
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Germany Lancaster (she/her)
Senior Art Director, Burrell
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Grace Francis (they/them)
Chief Creative Officer, Founder, Wonderful Things
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Moderator
Hester Bloch (she/her)
Marketing Lead, Whalar
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Jury Insights
Hannah Carter Owers (she/her)
Founder, Carter Owers Studio
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Moderator
Isabel Sachs (she/her)
Founder, I LIKE NETWORKING
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James Taylor (he/him)
Global Head of Design, TBWA\ Media Arts Lab
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Jamie Anderson (he/him)
Co-founder & CCO, Deep Fusion Films
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Speaker
Jan Stein (he/him)
Co-Founder & Brand Design Lead, Hyperfocus
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Speaker
Javier Campopiano (he/him)
Global CCO, McCann Worldgroup & McCann
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Jury Insights
Jessica Bong-Woon (she/her)
Associate Creative Director, Ragged Edge
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Trainer
Jim de Zoete (he/him)
Creative Consultant, Film-Maker and Executive Creative Director
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Jury Insights
Joanna Catalano (she/her)
Director, HR, Uber
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Jury Insights
Johanna Roca (she/her)
Creative Venture Partner, Accept & Proceed
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Jury Insights
Jorge Calleja (he/him)
Global Head of Creative, Meta & Reality Labs, Meta
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Speaker
José Scaglione (he/him)
Type Director, TypeTogether
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Jury Insights
Kai-Lu Hsiung (she/her)
Global Managing Director, RSA Films
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Jury Insights
Karl Haddad (he/him)
Head of Global Creative Lab, TikTok
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Speaker
Kate Oppenheim (she/her)
Managing Partner, m ss ng p eces
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Kate Tipper (she/her)
Marketing Director, KFC UK & Ireland
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Katy Collins (she/her)
Founder, Wonderful Things
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Stage host
Kieron Lewis (he/him)
Graphic Designer. Presenter.
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Koichiro Tanaka (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Projector Inc.
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Kwame Taylor-Hayford (he/him)
Co-Founder, Kin
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Trainer
Lee Bofkin (he/him)
Co-Founder and CEO, Global Street Art
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Speaker
Leland Maschmeyer (he/him)
Co-Founder & CEO, Collins
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Speaker
Lisa Smith (she/her)
Global Executive Creative Director, JKR
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Speaker
Liza Enebeis (she/her)
Creative Director & Partner, Studio Dumbar/DEPT
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Speaker
Luke McCabe (he/him)
Freelance Show Creative Director, LPJ
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Interviewer
Madhuri Chowdhury (she/her)
Editor, D&AD
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Q&A Host
Maisie McCabe (she/her)
UK Editor, Campaign
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Speaker
Marco Venturelli (he/him)
President & CCO / CEO & CCO, LEO / Publicis
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Jury Insights
Marco Venturelli (he/him)
President & CCO / CEO & CCO, LEO / Publicis
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Jury Insights
Maria Lashari (she/her)
Founder & Creative Director, 1000WORLDS
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Speaker
Martin Rose (he/him)
Executive Creative Director, Mother
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Host
Mary Mandefield (she/her)
Stage Host
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Jury Insights
Matilda Egere-Cooper (she/her)
Editorial Director, Dentsu Creative UK
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Matt Baxter (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Jury Insights
Melody Sylvester (she/her)
Industry Consultant
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Trainer
Mick Mahoney (he/him)
Author, Creativity Coach, Speaker & Creative Consultant
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Mike Parkinson (he/him)
Founder & Managing Director, Parkinson Productions
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Nils Leonard (he/him)
Creative Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio
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Speaker
Nishma Patel-Robb (she/her)
Founder, Chief Sparkle Officer, Glittersphere
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Jury Insights
Nomi Leasure (she/her)
Managing Director, Pinch
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Jury Insights
Nopparath (Mint) Eksuwancharoen (she/her)
Executive Creative Director & Head of Art, Sour Bangkok
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Speaker
Olivia Ema (she/her)
Creative Technologist
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Moderator
Pancho Dondo (he/him)
Editor-in-Chief, AdLatina
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Speaker
Dr Paul Marsden (he/him)
Psychologist, University of the Arts London
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Speaker
Paul Watmough-Halim (he/him)
Co Founder & ECD, Hyperfocus
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Jury Insights
Pelle Sjoenell (he/him)
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5
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Speaker
Phie McKenzie (she/her)
CEO, Director, Creative Ally
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Speaker
Phil Holbrook (he/him)
Creative Director, BBH
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Jury Insights
Priyjah Paramasivam (she/her)
Associate Creative Director, How&How
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Speaker
Pum Lefebure (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Design Army
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Trainer
Reeha Alder (she/her)
Founder, Mighty You
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Speaker
Rémi Babinet (he/him)
Founder, BETC
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Speaker
Rick Sellars (he/him)
Head of Creative Direction, MassiveMusic
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Jury Insights
Roshi Givechi (she/her)
Design Strategist, Filmmaker & Facilitator
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Speaker
Rotimi Odukoya (he/him)
Founder, Clmbxr
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Jury Insights
Sally Campbell (she/her)
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Somesuch
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Speaker
Shannon Washington (she/her)
Global Chief Creative Officer, GOTHAM/McCann Worldgroup
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Moderator
Shima Green (she/her)
Director & Photographer, Craft Worldwide
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Jury Insights
Sydney Scott Sam (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer, Workspace Global
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Speaker
Teemu Suviala (he/him)
Global Chief Creative Officer, Landor
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Speaker
Teo Connor (she/her)
VP of Design, AirBnB
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Jury Insights
Thomas Hundt (he/him)
Chief Executive Officer, Architect & Professor, jangled nerves
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Speaker
Tosh Hall (he/him)
Global Chief Creative Officer, JKR
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Speaker
Shannon Jager (she/her)
Design Director, OpenAI
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Speaker
Stu Royall (he/him)
Creative Director, BBH
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Speaker
Veronika Burian (she/her)
CEO & Type-Director, TypeTogether
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Trainer
Will Awdry (he/him)
Copywriter, Coach & Trainer
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