MAD STARS 2026 wasted no time getting into the conversations that matter in the world of marketing, advertising, and digital.
The 2026 edition opened with a special session featuring five Jury Presidents — TikTok’s Global Head of Product MarComs Anny Havercroft, Google’s Creative Lead Aurora Straton, Mastercard’s Senior Fellow and Former Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Raja Rajamannar, .monks’ Chief Creative Officer Sandipan Bhattacharyya, and AKQA’s Chief Creative Officer Tara McKenty — in a candid conversation moderated by Campaign Brief Asia’s Publisher and Editor Kim Shaw.
The rest of the day brought equally sharp perspectives from Bitree CEO Kidong Kim, Publicis London’s Chief Creative Officer Noël Bunting, Ogilvy Cape Town’s Chief Creative Officer Nkanyezi Masango, D&S Media Chairman Yan Zhu, ADK’s Executive Creative Director and Creative Innovation Officer Shinichi Kobayashi, and Pyler Founder and CEO Jaeho Oh — covering everything from AI ethics and automation to curiosity, lasting brand value, and the future of human creativity. Day 1 down, and the energy in the room says it all.
adobo Magazine is an official creative media partner of MAD STARS 2026.
