The seminar’s panel includes creative minds that have each made an indelible mark on the creative industry. The list of speakers include:
Chuck Porter, Partner/Chairman CP+B
Chuck Porter’s agency Crispen Porter & Bogusky is one of the most awarded agencies in the world, with Advertising Age naming it Agency of the Decade. This year Porter will be inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame.
JJ Lee, CD Facebook Creative Workshop in New York
Having been named one of America’s top 50 most influential designers, Lee has worked at big names like Google, Droga5, and Saatchi & Saatchi. He’s a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and his work has appeared in galleries and museums around the world, as well as magazines like WIRED and Time. Lee shares his knowledge and experience with young creatives at Parson School of Design and NYC’s School of Visual Arts, where he has been teaching for the last ten years. He is also an author of multiple books on visual creativity.
Chris Clarke, CCO DigitasLBi
Chris Clarke has been a passionate advocate of digital marketing ever since he stumbled into the industry in the late 90s, working at agencies at the forefront of the digital medium like Abel & Baker, Wheel, Digitas UK and LBi. Over the years Clarke has won awards from Cannes, D&AD and Webbys, to name a few. He is currently the CCO of global marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi.
Ali Ali, Film Director
Acclaimed Egyptian director Ali Ali is one of the most awarded directors in the world, with accolades like a D&AD Yellow Pencil for Best Director, a coveted black cube Best of Show at the New York Art Directors Club, and more than six Cannes Lions to his name. Before starting his multi-award winning agency Elephant Cairo, Ali cut his teeth at big-name agencies like Leo Burnett, JWT, McCann Ericson, and DDB Berlin. He has done work for brands like Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Google and Uber.
Stan Sthanunathan, SVP Consumer & Market Insights Unilever
Starting his career in advertising in India, Sthanunathan’s career has taken him to North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Former VP of marketing strategy and insights for Coca-Cola worldwide, he is currently at the reigns of Unilever’s Consumer & Market Insights function. Sthanunathan also performs lecturing duties teaching insights at MIT’s Sloan Business School, Yale and the University of Wisconsin.
Steve Vranakis, ECD Google Creative Lab
He has worked all over the world, won awards from the most prestigious shows including One Show, ADC, D&AD, Cannes, and the Clio’s, and his work has featured in numerous publications from WIRED to New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Creative Review, and Adage. During his current tenure at Google, Vranakis’ projects include the Chrome Web Lab, Jam with Chrome, Google Science Fair, The World Wonders Project, and the YouTube Space Lab Channel in partnership with NASA in 2011 and 2012.
The DStv Seminar of Creativity is an opportunity for marketers, agencies and creatives to learn invaluable lessons from these thought leaders of the creative industry.
The DStv Seminar of Creativity will be held at the Durban ICC on Friday, 14 August. Tickets are available exclusively for the Seminar at R1320, or as part of a Creative Week package.
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