Past Seminar Speakers

Lanre Adisa speaking at International Seminar of Creativity – Photo credit: Gallo

The International Seminar of Creativity Thought leaders

The International Seminar of Creativity takes place during Loeries Creative Week, and offers advertisers, marketers, designers and all members of the creative industry the opportunity to attend a gathering of top global leaders in brand communication. The Seminar started at Loeries Creative Week 2013 and has featured the creative visionaries and thought leaders from around the world.

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Ajay Gahlaut

Independent Creative

Independent

Dani Richa

Chairman

BBDO EMEA

Dennis May

Chief Creative Officer

Publicis Groupe DACH

Emuron Alemu

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

The Quollective Africa

Frank Hahn

Chief Creative Officer

BBDO Group Germany

Jack Renwick

Strategic & Creative Director

Jack Renwick Studio

Lanre Adisa

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Noah’s Ark Communications

Laura Jordan Bambach

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Uncharted

Nnenna Onyewuchi

Executive Director

Yellow Brick Road

Rachelle Franklin

President & Chief Operating Officer

UniWorld Group

Shant Oknayan

Vice President Global Business Solutions

TikTok

Tahaab Rais

Chief Strategy Officer & Film Director

Publicis Groupe

Loeries Creative Week 2023

Ali Rez

CCO

Impact BBDO, Group MENAP, Dubai

Geet Rathi

Creative Director

Area 23, Atalanta, USA

Jochen Bischoff

Head of Global Business Solutions

Tiktok Africa, Dubai

Marco Venturelli

CEO / CCO Publicis Conseil & CCO

Publicis Groupe, France

Svetlana Polikarpova

Founder & Director

Tandem Network, Kenya

Loeries Creative Week 2022

Allan Sperling

Executive Head of Content

Showmax

Debbie Vandeven

Global Chief Creative Officer

VMLY&R Kansas City

Esra Gülmen

Artist and Designer

Berlin

Karin Onsager-Birch

Vice President Creative

Lyft San Francisco

Mariana O’Kelly

Global Executive Creative Director

Ogilvy Chicago

Monique Nelson

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

UWG

Natalie Lam

Chief Creative Officer

Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2020:

Abey Mokgwatsane

Managing Executive of Brand, Communications and Sponsorship

Vodacom, SA

Alex Pineda

Creative Director

TBWA\ RAAD Dubai

Dr Rebecca Swift

Global Head of Creative Insights

Getty Images, UK

Jess Weiner

CEO

Talk to Jess, USA

Jonah Otieno

Founder

5ive Limited, Kenya

Katherina Tudball

Creative Director

Superunion London, UK

Lanre Adisa

Founder, CCO

Noah’s Ark, Nigeria

Ramona Kayembe

Marketing Culture and Capabilities:

Africa Zone, ABInBev, SA

Rani Bisal

Executive Head of Business Optimization

DSTV Media Sales, SA

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2019:

Katja Thielen

Co-Founder

Together Design, London

Manuel Bordé

Executive Creative Director

TBWA\RAAD, Dubai

Nedal Ahmed

Senior copywriter, 72andSunny

Amsterdam

Ralf Heuel

CCO and Partner

Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg

Ravid Kuperberg

Partner

Mindscapes International

Tara Mckenty

Creative Director

Google APAC, Sydney

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2018:

Fabian Frese

Chief Creative Officer

Kolle Rebbe, Germany

Ian Mackenzie

Executive Creative Director

FCB/SIX, Canada

Lethepu Matshaba

Vice President Homecare Southern Africa

Unilever, South Africa

Mzamo Masito

Chief Marketing Officer

Google Africa, South Africa

Sebastian Padilla

Co-founder

Anagrama, Mexico

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2017:

Götz Ulmer

Chief Creative Officer

Jung Von Matt Hamburg, Germany

Keith Cartwright

Executive Creative Director

BSSP California, USA

Luc-Olivier ' Luco' Marquet

CEO

Unilever, South Africa

Markus Maczey

Chief Creative Officer

Plan.Net Group Munchen, Germany

Pum Lefebure

Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer

Design Army Washington DC, USA

Weera Saad

Head of Creative Shop

Facebook, Dubai

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2016:

Bridget Jung

Digital Creative Director

Marcel Sydney, Australia

Debra Mallowah

Vice President: Personal Care

Unilever Nairobi, Kenya

Jimmy Smith

Chairman, CEO, CCO

Amusement Park Los Angeles, USA

Laura Jordan-Bambach

Creative Partner

Mr President London, UK

Marco Cremona

Lead

Google Creative Lab Moscow, Russia

Sarah Personette

Vice President: Global Business Marketing

Facebook New York, USA

Susan Credle

Global Chief Creative Officer

FCB New York, USA

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2015:

Ali Ali

Film Director

Cairo

Chris Clarke

Chief Creative Officer

DigitasLBi International

Chuck Porter

Chairman

Crispin Porter + Bogusky

Ji Lee

Creative Lead

Facebook Creative Shop

Stan Sthanunathan

Senior Vice President CMI

Unilever

Steve Vranakis

Executive Creative Director

Google Creative Lab

Tim Lindsay

Chief Executive Officer

D&AD

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2014:

John Vlismas

Comedian

South Africa

Patrick Baron

Executive Creative Director

McCann Australia & O’ Melbourne

PJ Pereira

Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder

Pereira & O’Dell, San Francisco

Rob Newlan

Head of Europe

Facebook Creative Shop, Middle East and Africa

Stephen Doyle

Creative Director

Doyle Partners, New York City

Yaw Nsarkoh

Managing Director

Unilever, Nigeria

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2013:

Debbi Vandeven

Chief Creative Officer

VML Kansas City

Geoffrey Hantson

Executive Creative Director

Duval Guillaume Modem, Belgium

Götz Ulmer

Executive Creative Director

Jung von Matt Hamburg

Graham Warsop

Founder and Chairman

The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa

Jason Little

Creative Director

Re, Sydney

Marijn van Tiggelen

Executive Vice President

Unilever, Africa

Tim Horwood

Creative Director

Viacom International Media Networks