GLOBAL – September 24, 2013 – Daymond John, founder and CEO of clothing brand FUBU and star of reality show Shark Tank, has been named as keynote speaker at the London International Awards (LIA) Creative Conversations program this year.
Other speakers on the lineup include:
- Raphael Aflalo, CEO and Co-Founder of My Love Affair, Paris
- Tony Granger, Global Chief Creative Officer of Young & Rubicam
- Laura Gregory, Founder of Great Guns
- David Guerrero, Chairman & Chief Creative Officer of BBDO Guerrero/Proximity Philippines
- Amir Kassaei, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of DDB Worldwide
- Nick Law, Global Chief Creative Officer of R/GA
- Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy & Mather
- Rosie Siman. Senior Strategist & Cultural Curator of 360i
- Katrina Lantos Swett, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice
- Sheridan Thomas, Head of Production at Great Guns London
- Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide
- Ralph van Dijk, Founder and Creative Director of Eardrum Australia
- Emma Wilkie, Managing Director of The Gunn Report
- Faris Yakob, Creative Director and the Founder of GeniusSteals
The Creative Conversations program started in 2012, and allows young creatives from all over the world to learn from the speakers and discuss ideas and experiences over a week’s worth of seminars, lunches, and dinners. The initiative is invitation-only and is fully-funded by LIA.
This year’s Creative Conversations will take place in Las Vegas during the week of the LIA judging, with 65 hand-picked young creatives attending the event. Among them are adobo and LIA poster contest winners Donna Dimayuga of BBDO Guerrero and Drea Dizon of JWT Manila.
