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.

Loeries Creative Week 2025

Andrew Alison and Luca Gallareli

Red & Yellow Creative School Of Business

Passant El Ghannam

Heinz

Akanksha Goel

We Are Social

Jochen Bischoff

TikTok

Merlee Jayme

Jayme Headquarters

Greg Gray

Romance Films

Mike Dubrick

Rethink

Nicole Purcell and Preetesh Sewraj

The Clios

Robin Jutzen

City of Cape Town

Andrea Quaye

Heineken Beverages Pty Ltd

Megha Dutta

The Partnership Africa

Esosa Osagiede

Insight Publicis

Sithembile Ntombela and Sylvester Chauke

Brand SA and DNA Brand Architect

Loeries Creative Week 2024

Shant Oknayan

Vice President Global Business Solutions

TikTok

Dennis May

Chief Creative Officer

Publicis Groupe DACH

Tahaab Rais

Chief Strategy Officer & Film Director

Publicis Groupe

Rachelle Franklin

President & Chief Operating Officer

UniWorld Group

Jack Renwick

Strategic & Creative Director

Jack Renwick Studio

Lanre Adisa

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Noah’s Ark Communications

Dani Richa

Chairman

BBDO EMEA

Laura Jordan Bambach

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

Uncharted

Nnenna Onyewuchi

Executive Director

Yellow Brick Road

Frank Hahn

Chief Creative Officer

BBDO Group Germany

Emuron Alemu

Founder & Chief Creative Officer

The Quollective Africa

Ajay Gahlaut

Independent Creative

Independent

Loeries Creative Week 2023

Marco Venturelli

CEO / CCO Publicis Conseil & CCO

Publicis Groupe, France

Geet Rathi

Creative Director

Area 23, Atalanta, USA

Jochen Bischoff

Head of Global Business Solutions

Tiktok Africa, Dubai

Ali Rez

CCO

Impact BBDO, Group MENAP, Dubai

Svetlana Polikarpova

Founder & Director

Tandem Network, Kenya

Loeries Creative Week 2022

Esra Gülmen

Artist and Designer

Berlin

Monique Nelson

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

UWG

Allan Sperling

Executive Head of Content

Showmax

Mariana O’Kelly

Global Executive Creative Director

Ogilvy Chicago

Natalie Lam

Chief Creative Officer

Publicis Groupe Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

Debbie Vandeven

Global Chief Creative Officer

VMLY&R Kansas City

Karin Onsager-Birch

Vice President Creative

Lyft San Francisco

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2020:

Dr Rebecca Swift

Global Head of Creative Insights

Getty Images, UK

Abey Mokgwatsane

Managing Executive of Brand, Communications and Sponsorship

Vodacom, SA

Jonah Otieno

Founder

5ive Limited, Kenya

Yaa Boateng

Creative & Brand Consultant

Ghana

Lanre Adisa

Founder, CCO

Noah’s Ark, Nigeria

Rani Bisal

Executive Head of Business Optimization

DSTV Media Sales, SA

Alex Pineda

Creative Director

TBWA\ RAAD Dubai

Jess Weiner

CEO

Talk to Jess, USA

Ramona Kayembe

Marketing Culture and Capabilities:

Africa Zone, ABInBev, SA

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2019:

Manuel Bordé

Executive Creative Director

TBWA\RAAD, Dubai

Ravid Kuperberg

Partner

Mindscapes International

Tara Mckenty

Creative Director

Google APAC, Sydney

Ralf Heuel

CCO and Partner

Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg

Katja Thielen

Co-Founder

Together Design, London

Nedal Ahmed

Senior copywriter, 72andSunny

Amsterdam

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2018:

Sebastian Padilla

Co-founder

Anagrama, Mexico

Lethepu Matshaba

Vice President Homecare Southern Africa

Unilever, South Africa

Mzamo Masito

Chief Marketing Officer

Google Africa, South Africa

Ian Mackenzie

Executive Creative Director

FCB/SIX, Canada

Fabian Frese

Chief Creative Officer

Kolle Rebbe, Germany

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2017:

Weera Saad

Head of Creative Shop

Facebook, Dubai

Pum Lefebure

Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer

Design Army Washington DC, USA

Markus Maczey

Chief Creative Officer

Plan.Net Group Munchen, Germany

Luc-Olivier ' Luco' Marquet

CEO

Unilever, South Africa

Keith Cartwright

Executive Creative Director

BSSP California, USA

Götz Ulmer

Chief Creative Officer

Jung Von Matt Hamburg, Germany

See speaker videos from Loeries Creative Week 2016:

Marco Cremona

Lead

Google Creative Lab Moscow, Russia

Sarah Personette

Vice President: Global Business Marketing

Facebook New York, USA

Debra Mallowah

Vice President: Personal Care

Unilever Nairobi, Kenya

Susan Credle

Global Chief Creative Officer

FCB New York, USA

Laura Jordan-Bambach

Creative Partner

Mr President London, UK

Bridget Jung

Digital Creative Director

Marcel Sydney, Australia

Jimmy Smith

Chairman, CEO, CCO

Amusement Park Los Angeles, USA

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2015:

Tim Lindsay

Chief Executive Officer

D&AD

Chuck Porter

Chairman

Crispin Porter + Bogusky

Ji Lee

Creative Lead

Facebook Creative Shop

Steve Vranakis

Executive Creative Director

Google Creative Lab

Stan Sthanunathan

Senior Vice President CMI

Unilever

Ali Ali

Film Director

Cairo

Chris Clarke

Chief Creative Officer

DigitasLBi International

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2014:

John Vlismas

Comedian

South Africa

Yaw Nsarkoh

Managing Director

Unilever, Nigeria

Stephen Doyle

Creative Director

Doyle Partners, New York City

Rob Newlan

Head of Europe

Facebook Creative Shop, Middle East and Africa

PJ Pereira

Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder

Pereira & O’Dell, San Francisco

Patrick Baron

Executive Creative Director

McCann Australia & O’ Melbourne

See speakers from Loeries Creative Week 2013:

Graham Warsop

Founder and Chairman

The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa

Tim Horwood

Creative Director

Viacom International Media Networks

Marijn van Tiggelen

Executive Vice President

Unilever, Africa

Jason Little

Creative Director

Re, Sydney

Götz Ulmer

Executive Creative Director

Jung von Matt Hamburg

Geoffrey Hantson

Executive Creative Director

Duval Guillaume Modem, Belgium

Debbi Vandeven

Chief Creative Officer

VML Kansas City