D&AD Festival 2025: Speakers
Meet the creators and changemakers who will join us at the D&AD Festival.
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Stage host
Kieron Lewis (he/him)
Graphic Designer. Presenter.
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Speaker
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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Speaker
Andre Le Masurier (he/him)
Global Head of Brand & Creative, Skyscanner
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Speaker
Arnaud Belloni (he/him)
Renault Global CMO & Chief Branding Officer for All Brands @ Renault Headquarters, Renault Group
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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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Speaker
Chiamaka Ojechi (she/her)
Founder & Creative Director, paq
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Speaker
Daisy Morris (she/her)
Founder, SelfHood
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Speaker
Dom Bailey (he/him)
Founder & Strategic Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Speaker
Ed Trotter (he/him)
Head of Partnerships EU, MassiveMusic
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Speaker
Eliza Williams (she/her)
Editor, Creative Review
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Speaker
Gail Bichler (she/her)
Design Director, The New York Times Magazine
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Speaker
Gavin Strange (he/him)
Director & Designer, Aardman Animation Studios
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Speaker
Germany Lancaster (she/her)
Senior Art Director, Burrell
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Speaker
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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Speaker
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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Speaker
José Scaglione (he/him)
Type Director, TypeTogether
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Speaker
Kate Oppenheim (she/her)
Managing Partner, m ss ng p eces
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Speaker
Kate Tipper (she/her)
Marketing Director, KFC UK & Ireland
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Speaker
Katy Collins (she/her)
Founder, Wonderful Things
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Speaker
Koichiro Tanaka (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Projector Inc.
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Speaker
Kwame Taylor-Hayford (he/him)
Co-Founder, Kin
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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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Speaker
Marco Venturelli (he/him)
Global CCO/CEO Leo, CCO Publicis Groupe France, CEO/CCO Publicis Conseil
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Speaker
Martin Rose (he/him)
Executive Creative Director, Mother
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Speaker
Matt Baxter (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Speaker
Mike Parkinson (he/him)
Founder & Managing Director, Parkinson Productions
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Speaker
Nils Leonard (he/him)
Co-Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio
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Speaker
Olivia Ema (she/her)
Creative Technologist
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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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Speaker
Phie McKenzie (she/her)
CEO, Director, Creative Ally
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Speaker
Pum Lefebure (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Design Army
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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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Speaker
Rotimi Odukoya (he/him)
Founder, Clmbxr
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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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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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Speaker
Tosh Hall (he/him)
Global Chief Creative Officer, JKR
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Speaker
Veit Moeller (he/him)
Head of Design, OpenAI
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Speaker
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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Jury Insights
Ana Balarin (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Wieden + Kennedy
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Jury Insights
Bobai Balat (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TIMA
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Jury Insights
Christina Miller (she/her)
Chief Social Officer, VML EMEA, VML
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Jury Insights
Claudio Lima (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, DRUID CREATIVE GAMING
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Jury Insights
Debbi Vandeven (she/her)
Global Chief Creative Officer, VML
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Jury Insights
Frederico Gelli (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tátil Design
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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
Kadine James (she/her)
Global Director Innovation | Artificial Rome & Founder The Immersive KIND
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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
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)
Global Managing Director & EP Commercials, Common People Films
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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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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
Charlotte Stavrou (she/her)
Founder, SevenSix Agency
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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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Speaker
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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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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Trainer
Arif Haq (he/him)
Director of Brand Learning, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand
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Speaker
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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Trainer
Charlotte Stavrou (she/her)
Founder, SevenSix Agency
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Speaker
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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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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Jury Insights
Debbi Vandeven (she/her)
Global Chief Creative Officer, VML
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Speaker
Dom Bailey (he/him)
Founder & Strategic Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Speaker
Ed Trotter (he/him)
Head of Partnerships EU, MassiveMusic
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Speaker
Eliza Williams (she/her)
Editor, Creative Review
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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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Speaker
Gail Bichler (she/her)
Design Director, The New York Times Magazine
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Speaker
Gavin Strange (he/him)
Director & Designer, Aardman Animation Studios
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Speaker
Germany Lancaster (she/her)
Senior Art Director, Burrell
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Speaker
Grace Francis (they/them)
Chief Creative Officer, Founder, Wonderful Things
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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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Speaker
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
Kadine James (she/her)
Global Director Innovation | Artificial Rome & Founder The Immersive KIND
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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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Speaker
Kate Tipper (she/her)
Marketing Director, KFC UK & Ireland
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Speaker
Katy Collins (she/her)
Founder, Wonderful Things
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Stage host
Kieron Lewis (he/him)
Graphic Designer. Presenter.
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Speaker
Koichiro Tanaka (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Projector Inc.
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Speaker
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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Speaker
Marco Venturelli (he/him)
Global CCO/CEO Leo, CCO Publicis Groupe France, CEO/CCO Publicis Conseil
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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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Jury Insights
Matilda Egere-Cooper (she/her)
Editorial Director, Dentsu Creative UK
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Speaker
Matt Baxter (he/him)
Founder & Creative Director, Baxter & Bailey
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Jury Insights
Melody Sylvester (she/her)
Global Managing Director & EP Commercials, Common People Films
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Trainer
Mick Mahoney (he/him)
Author, Creativity Coach, Speaker & Creative Consultant
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Speaker
Mike Parkinson (he/him)
Founder & Managing Director, Parkinson Productions
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Speaker
Nils Leonard (he/him)
Co-Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio
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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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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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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
Veit Moeller (he/him)
Head of Design, OpenAI
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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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Super charge your inspiration
Join us for keynote talks, Judges’ insight sessions, networking parties and an exhibition of winners, all celebrating the best in creativity at the Festival from 21–22 May.