SINGAPORE – Spikes Asia, happening on September 26-28, 2018, is Asia Pacific’s most inspiring creative festival offering three days of learning, inspiration and networking for professionals in creative communications.
Here are five of the need-to-see speakers at this year’s Festival:
ANDREW KELLER, GLOBAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR, FACEBOOK
Ideas That Bring People Together, hosted by Facebook | Thursday 27, 12:30 at the Inspiration Stage
Andrew is a creative powerhouse. He won 100’s of awards for Best Buy, Burger King, VW and more at CP+B. Now he’s ushering in a new generation of creativity at Facebook – where technology builds ideas that unite communities.
ALINE SANTOS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT GLOBAL MARKETING AND HEAD OF GLOBAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, UNILEVER
Unstereotype: Fighting Stereotypes to Unleash Creativity, hosted by Unilever | Wednesday 26, 11:30 at the Inspiration Stage
Aline is an architect of cultural change. She led the standard-shifting Dove Real Beauty campaign, launched an alliance with UN Women and heads up Unilever’s #Unstereotype initiative – a champion for industry-wide inclusivity.
BELSON COUTINHO, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MARKETING, ECOMMERCE AND INNOVATIONS, JET AIRWAYS
Sonic Branding at 33.000 FT: Jet Airways, hosted by Amp.Amsterdam and Jet Airways | Friday 28, 14:45 at the In Focus Stage
Heading up global marketing, digital, social, eBusiness and innovation for Jet Airways, Belson builds strategies for one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world and has done so for over two decades.
WENDY CLARK, CEO, DDB WORLDWIDE
How Bravery, Belief, Being Underestimated Fuels Brands, Agencies, Careers, hosted by DDB Worldwide | Wednesday 26, 10:30 at the Inspiration Stage
Advertising Age called DDB’s CEO “one of the most important women in advertising”. As the brave and influential head of a team of 2000 and the first woman to lead an Omnicon global network, important is an understatement.
ADAM FERRIER, CHIEF THINKER, THINKERBELL
Entering The Cagency Age: The Winners, Losers, and The Ignored, hosted by Thinkerbell | Friday 28, 14:45 at the Inspiration Stage
A respected consumer psychologist, best-selling author of ‘The Advertising Effect: How to Change Behaviour’ and leader at the independent, PwC-affiliated Australian agency, Adam uses his understanding of how minds work to build brand strategy.
For more information, visit. https://www.spikes.asia/.
