Spencer Baim
Founder, Virtue Worldwide
Spencer has been fortunate to work at some of the most creative agencies in the world. He began his career at Mad Dogs and Englishmen in New York, working on clients such as Yoo-hoo Chocolate Drink, MovieFone and BMG. While there, Mad Dogs was voted best small agency in the USA. In 2002, he joined Fallon Minneapolis and there took Citibank from a commodity to an emotional brand with the advertising campaign of the year – the beloved ‘Identity Theft’ campaign. In 2004 he joined Fallon NY, spending his days and nights launching the Virgin Mobile brand in the U.S. through a series of cutting-edge youth campaigns. Since founding VIRTUE, VICE’s in-house marketing and creative services agency, Spencer has led strategic and creative duties for adidas, PUMA, MTV, Harmonix (Rock Band,) edun LIVE (Bono and Ali Hewson’s fashion brand) Nokia, Beck’s and Colt 45.
Speaking at BrandShift: Spencer Baim on the Evolution of VICE
Lars Bastholm
Executive Creative Director, AKQA
Lars has been working in the interactive marketing industry for over 12 years. After starting up Grey Interactive in Scandinavia, he joined Framfab in Copenhagen, Denmark as Creative Director. There he worked on some of the world¹s most recognized brands, including Nike, LEGO, Sprite and Carlsberg.
Speaking at AgencyShift: Lars Bastholm on Innovation, And to Wrap.....
Alex Bogusky
Co-Chairman, Crispin Porter + Bogusky
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Speaking at ThoughtShift: Alex Bogusky in Conversation With Judy John
Eric Hirshberg
President & Chief Creative Officer, Deutsch Inc LA
Under Eric’s leadership, Deutsch LA has grown from a 10-person boutique to one of the most prominent and respected creative agencies in the country, with a reputation for creating buzz-worthy campaigns that become part of popular culture. Eric’s work has been recognized by One Show, Communication Arts and Cannes, Clios, Belding and Adweek’s Best Spots of the Decade; He has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, ABC, MSNBC and MTV as well as in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Business Week, Los Angeles Times and USA Today.
Judy John
Managing Partner & Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett Company Ltd
Three years into the business, in 1993, Judy was Canada's top copywriter in Strategy's creative report card. Her personal work has won recognition at virtually every major international and national awards competition including two Cannes Gold Lions, a One Show pencil and Communication Arts.
Speaking at Opening Remarks, ThoughtShift: Alex Bogusky in Conversation With Judy John, Closing Remarks
Jason McCann
Design & Interactive Associate Creative Director, TAXI
Jason is a master of telling compelling stories across multiple mediums. Whether through pixels or print ads, he always finds a way to weave real life insights into an entertaining and resonant message.
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Steve Mykolyn
ECD, TAXI
Steve Mykolyn joined TAXI in 2001 as Creative Director of Interactive and Design. The Toronto-based
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Jakob Trollbäck
President & Creative Director, Trollbäck & Company
A self-taught designer from Sweden, Jakob Trollbäck leads an innovative and highly successful company, creates seminal and award-winning designs, and is an acknowledged industry leader in branding and motion graphic design.
Speaking at DesignShift: Jakob Trollbäck on Storytelling