With 18 years of experience in the advertising industry, Yuliya Tushina has consistently driven transformative growth and innovation across multidisciplinary teams and clients.

Under Yuliya’s creative leadership GForce has become the most awarded agency in Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The only agency to have ranked first in the Creativity Rankings six times and been named "Agency of the Year" at the Jolbors Festival. The agency has also won the Grand Prix, earned the title of "Agency of the Year," and claimed the top position in the Efficiency Rankings at the E+ Central Asia (Effie Awards). In 2024, the agency made history by winning Kazakhstan’s first-ever Cannes Lions, securing a Gold at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

Roman has worked at BBDO Group for over 14 years, 11 of which he has headed the creative agency Instinct.

In 1994, he started as a designer at Independent Media. Two years later, he moved to the Publicis agency as an art director, and since 1998, he has worked at TBWA.
Roman joined the BBDO Moscow agency in 2000, and in 2003, together with Yaroslav Orlov, he headed the creative department of Instinct.

Roman Firayner has developed advertising campaigns for Alfa-Bank, IKEA, MEGA, Nike, InTouch, Dell, iRu, Pyaterochka, Petelinka, Wrigley, Pepsi, Beeline, MTS, MegaFon, VTB 24, Audi, the car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, M.Video, Eldorado, Yandex, Shebekino, Nidan juices and other major advertisers. His work has received awards at Cannes Lions, London International Award, Webby, Moscow and Kiev International Advertising Festivals, as well as at the Epica, Golden Drum, Golden Hammer, Idea!, ADCR Russia, D&AD and White Square festivals.

An expert in regular management with 20 years of experience in management positions.
Core value: knowledge and practice of implementation, certification and audit of management systems of medium and large Companies in accordance with the requirements of international standards of the ISO series.
Specializes in the implementation of technologies and software for the automation and digitalization of sales and marketing processes.
Member of the advisory committee on the development of insurance in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the introduction of digital channels for exchanging data between market participants in the financial market.
Achievements:
1. Champion of Kazakhstan and Central Asia in athletics.
2. 23 years in alpine skiing.
3. Brought three Companies of the Republic of Kazakhstan to certification of quality management systems.
4. Introduced electronic insurance in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. Was part of the team that for the first time in the Kazakhstan market ensured a change in the insurance Company industry.

Karim Bartoletti started his career as an agency producer at DDB/Chicago.
He left DDB as an Executive Producer to become SVP/Director of Broadcast Production at Y&R/Chicago. In 2002 he became a Partner in the Production branch of Filmmaster. In 2014 he joined Indiana Production and became Partner as well as Executive Producer of the Advertising department.

For 9 years career in advertisement, Erika won more than 40 awards for non-profit organizations and different global brands (Kotex, LG, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Co & other). She is a 2 times winner of Young Lions in Kazakhstan, and shortlisted as Young Lion in Cannes, participated as Film Jury at Spikes Asia in Singapore and nominated as Jury for Baku Flames.
Her passion projects are focused on woman’s rights globally and in the Central Asian region.
She participated on Woman’s march with the first branded activation (for Kotex), created awareness campaign for gender domestic violence and read lectures about gender issues in communication.

With over 20 years in the creative industry, Khalid still approaches every brief with the same fresh perspective and hands-on approach he had on day one. This dedication led to him being named Creative Director of the Year at the Institute of Advertising Singapore's Hall of Fame Awards.
Throughout his career, he's collaborated with incredibly talented teams, producing remarkable campaigns that have garnered 24 Cannes Lions and a Grand Prix at Spikes Asia 2024. Khalid is also humbled to be included on prestigious award show juries, including Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia, Young Guns, and the Creative Circle Awards.
His work has resonated beyond the industry, earning him recognition in publications like Mashable, Fast Company, and Contagious.
In 2017, Khalid co-founded BLKJ, an agency quickly recognised for its creative and innovative approach, known for its "unadvertising" mantra. Within two years, it was named the most creative independent agency in Singapore.
BLKJ Havas has continued its success, remaining a top-ranked agency in Singapore and a top 10 agency in the region.
Despite his achievements, Khalid remains focused on creative excellence and giving back to the industry. He regularly shares his experience and insights with aspiring young creatives through talks and workshops, demonstrating his commitment to nurturing the next generation of talent.

Emily is a media entrepreneur, podcast producer, and TV presenter based in Taiwan.
She founded Ghost Island Media in 2019 as an independent media network that focuses on urgent social issues, cross-cultural programming, and to empower emerging voices.
Its 16 programs are in Mandarin, English, or French.
Emily has been a juror at Cannes Lions (Audio & Radio, 2024), International Women’s Podcast Awards (London, 2024), and ‘Books From Taiwan’ by Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture (2020). She is a ‘Asia 21’ Next Generation Fellow at Asia Society.
Programs by Ghost Island Media have won or received accolades for awards in the U.K, Finland, and Taiwan.

A graphic designer and art director with 12+ years of experience, global projects in the portfolio and publications on international resources and in well-known design magazines. 7+ years of teaching experience, discovering and developing talents. Strong presentation and public speaking skills allow to work with Adidas, Coca-Cola, Gett, Yandex, Beeline and Gazprom. Starred in a film exploring visual culture.

A Jury member at Sreda 2020/2024, ADCR 2024

Seed Almaty is the #2 creative agency in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The agency has been named Agency of the Year at the Jolbors and White Square festivals and is a Top 3 agency at the Ad Black Sea festival. It is also ranked among the Top 10 independent agencies by Golden Drum.

Having 8 years of experience in the advertising industry, she has worked with brands such as LG, Mars, Magnat, Kimberly-Clark, Nivea, Dodo, Visa, Novo Nordisk, Freedom Bank, Halyk Bank and others.

Her work has been recognized at festivals, earning awards from Ad Black Sea, E+, Jolbors, White Square, Mad Stars, and Epica. She also received a Wood Pencil for tutorship at the D&AD New Blood Awards. Additionally, she was the Gold winner of the Young Lions Kazakhstan 2020 Digital competition.

Frank has over 30 years of experience in the marketing and advertising world. He has been a leader in WPP, The Publicis Groupe and Stagwell. There he had the pleasure to partner with amazing brands like P&G, Samsung, Philip Morris, EY, IKEA and many more. In these organizations he always championed creativity. His teams won over 100 creative and efficiency awards including 7 Cannes Lions (1 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze) and 1 Grand Prix Effie. Most recently he became a leader in the creator economy as the CMO of Foap and now the EVP of Sales and Marketing for IZEA. His work took him to live in 10 countries so he understands the importance of culture on the work we do.
Frank worked in the panel of Judges of the Effies in the US twice and several local competitions in Poland, Hungary, and Australia.

An experienced professional with a proven track record of building strong solutions in multinational, complex, competitive and highly regulated business environments; forged in a multi-track career spanning sales, research and ultimately marketing.

Solid experience in Business Planning, value driven marketing from strategy to execution, New Product Development, Market Research, Digital and Purpose Driven Marketing.
Inspirational, self-determined, resilient, collaborative leader who enjoys converting ideas to reality.

Outside of work, Zeynep finds joy in nature, art, traveling and exploration, while also sharing her knowledge through lectures and mentorship. Married with a daughter, she finds fulfillment in both her personal and professional life.

Sávio Hatherly is a multi-awarded Independent Creative and Art Director based in Portugal, working globally. He is also a Creativity Teacher at Brother Lisbon.
With experience at agencies across the Middle East (Havas Middle East, TBWA\RAAD), the USA (McCann Health New York), Portugal (O Escritório, Havas, Wunderman Thompson, FCB, NOSSA), and Brazil (Neogama BBH, W/McCANN, DM9DDB, Artplan), Hatherly has worked on global projects for top brands.
His expertise has led him to speak at industry events such as the London International Awards (LIA), CRFA Talks, and Brother School of Creativity, as well as to serve as a jury member for major festivals including New York Festivals, D&AD New Blood, The One Club - Young Ones, CCP - Portuguese Creative Club, BestAdsOnTV, Brand Film Awards EMEA, SEEHER LENS’ AWARD - NY Festivals, AdStars, Mobius Awards, PHNX Tribute - AdForum, and others.
Recognized as a TOP 3 Art Director at ADCE and TOP 4 Art Director in Portugal, he was awarded Best Portfolio in Portugal at The One Club Portfolio Night.

Ciro Rocha is the Founder and CEO of Enredo Brand Innovation, an award-winning consultancy working with clients from different sectors such as AB Inbev, Mitsubishi Corp, Mitsui & Co., Lar Cooperativa, Record TV, Eurochem and more.

He is a Branding Specialist, Business Administrator (Universidade Federal de Goiás) with Strategic Marketing extension (HEC Liège, Belgium), MBA in Marketing (FGV), and Service Designer with a strong Design Thinking/Design Sprint background.

Outside of his main job, Ciro Rocha is a mentor, MBA Professor for Branding, Marketing and Innovation, Regional director of Brazilian Association of Design Companies (ABEDESIGN) for Goiás, President of Customer Service Excellence Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Director of MGC (Movimento Goiás Competitivo) and member of the Consultive Council at ACIEG - Associação Comercial e Industrial de Goiás.

Ciro is a winner of the iF Design Award, FeP i and Lusófono awards. He has been a jury member of many creativity and design festivals such as El Ojo de Iberoamerica (Argentina), FePI (Argentina), Lusófonos (Portugal), Lisbon Awards (Portugal) and Prêmio ABRE de Embalagem Brasileira.

Cova is an Executive Creative Director from Spain, where she has been working for the last 15 years. She started her career at Leo Burnett and, since then, she’s been part of different agencies such as Shackleton, China, and Young & Rubicam, where she’d developed works for brands such as P&G, Kellogg’s, and NBC Universal International Network.
Cova currently holds the position of Executive Creative Director at Dentsu Creative Spain, working for Orange Telecom and CaixaBank amongst other brands.
Her work has been awarded in different festivals such as Cannes Lions, Festival Iberoamericano El Sol, El Ojo de Iberoamérica and Club de Creativos. Recently, she has also been a jury member at The One Show in the Direct category.
She is also a member of Más Mujeres Creativas, a non-profit organization in Spain dedicated to promoting female visibility in advertising...

In Germany any design hipster will nod (or not) enthusiastically at the very name, like a nodding dog brought to life on the back shelf of a car. The sorts of creatives enamored of grids and dismissive of pleasure, however, will shake their heads the other way and refer, anxiously wide- eyed, to the danger that comes from König-style anti-aestheticization. And that’s not all: For all the modern performers who see creativity as a good assistance system for planned business success in the branding coordinates system of international communication, he remains an unfathomable puzzle.
Eike produces not answers, but rather discourse. Partly with autobiographical justification, in his creative structures he triggers a ubiquitous media cacophony, which pelts us daily with content-bearing messages, almost like being pelted with bags of cement at the Holi festival in Rajasthan, India. He thus becomes the couturier of a visual decompression suit that banishes into weightlessness our self-made performance pressure stemming from competition and repression for the moment of observation. At first glance, König’s route seems so simple here: Serial repetition, little color, bold type, short statements and omnipotent branding are all thrown into the mixer and then, with no great shock absorption, chased across the cobblestones of modern, economically-shaped data highways. For moments here, he becomes the deconstructivist chronicler of a world in which brands, through the DASD plate tectonics of countless DNA servers, crumble into ever smaller particles. The grid-free swarm intelligence that thus comes to light issues a refusal of classic readability. But Eike wouldn’t merit his kingly surname if he did not touch upon the anti-aesthetic tabernacle with quite so much virtuosity or have invented his very own visual chaos theory. His eternally creative light transforms design elements into free radicals, which develop a hugely associative delight in reaction among observers at every interface of contact.
He lives and works in Berlin Germany.

20 years in the profession, co-owner of the second most creative branding agency in Russia, author of several hundred graphic design projects, winner of hundreds of awards in the field of creativity, including Cannes Lions, One Show, D&AD, Eurobest, European Design Awards, ADCE Awards, Epica Awards, Red Dot, Golden Drum, Red Apple, KMRF, ADCR, Popok, Golden Hammer, Logolounge trends, White Square, Idea, Runet rating and many others.

Lina Franzon is an award-winning Creative Director and Copywriter with a passion for zeitgeist creativity and powerful storytelling. Based at the independent agency Abby World in Stockholm, she amplifies brands through bold ideas.

Lauren is an executive creative director using creative problem solving to impact positive change. With 12+ years of international experience, she leads Edelman Paris, combining the emotive power of advertising with the earned impact of PR to inspire action for good.
A globally recognized profile, Lauren is one of Creative Pool’s ‘Top 100 Global Creative Leaders’, has received over 88 international awards, is a published thought-leader, public speaker, columnist and international juror.
A feminist before-it-was cool and a mother, Lauren is unrelenting in the fight for equality. She was one of The 3% and The One Clubs’ ‘Next Creative Leaders’, a Cannes Lions ‘See It Be It’ alumni and selection jury member, is a proud two-time winner of Eurobest’s GLASS award and one of Pitch magazines ‘100 superwomen’.
Infectiously ethical, Lauren went into this industry because she unashamedly believes this industry can, and should, make the world better.

Anton has been working at Voskhod, Russia's best creative agency, since 2013.
In 2019 Anton had become the agency's creative director. Anton’s works won 100+ awards at Russian and global festivals: Cannes Lions, D&AD, Eurobest, Epica Awards, ADCR, ADCE, AdBlackSea, Golden Drum, PIAF, Red Apple etc.

Anton worked as a jury member in various festivals of creativity and communication awards - ADCR (4 times, also as a chairman), Red Apple, G8, White Square, Tashkent Advertising Festival.

More than 10 years of work in the FMCG sector in top campaigns such as Danone, Carlsberg in the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Belarus. Specialization in strategic brand marketing, leadership and launching new products

Hai Anh is General Manager of Publicis Media in Vietnam market, driving business growth, championing media innovations for across key clients.
Throughout her career, she has developed a wealth of experience spanning media research, connection planning, and media agnostic expertise across diverse industries including CPG, F&B, Mobile, and Finance. In the ever-evolving media and tech landscape, Hai Anh continuously challenges the status quo, embraces the latest advancements in technology and infrastructure to drive tangible business growth and establish a strong footprint on client success. Her efforts have been recognized through numerous regional and global awards platforms, such as WARC and MMA Smarties Vietnam, APAC and Smarties Global X, FOMG. Especially Hai Anh is honored to be one of winners of 40Under40 2024 by Campaign Asia-Pacific, and the one & only representative from Vietnam market.
Hai Anh is a dynamic leader who is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes for her clients while nurturing the next generation of talent, guiding them towards success in the industry.

Jay Lee is a creative professional with over two decades of advertising experience, earning acclaim from renowned international awards like Cannes Lions, One Show, CLIO Awards, and local honors in Hong Kong. As Executive Creative Director at MBCS Hong Kong, Jay dives into the exciting blend of creativity, media, and data. Working hand-in-hand with media partners, he enhances creativity by using media channels and data insights, striving to boost campaign impact and embracing a modern, all-encompassing approach to advertising.

Strategist and marketer with 19 years of experience in international business. Specializes in brand development, strategy formation and building effective teams. Led marketing at Ferrero, Duracell, ensuring category growth and business process transformation. Entrepreneur, judge of a number of professional awards.

Responsible for launching a gaming and sports operation in 2024, focused on the South American and European markets in partnership with White Rabbit Budapest and Squarepixel Rio de Janeiro, Luis Paulo Gatti is an Executive Creative Director and Head of Entertainment with nearly 20 years of experience.
He began his career in Rio de Janeiro as an Art Director and has worked at major advertising agencies around the world. Including cities such as São Paulo, Dubai, Berlin, and Stuttgart, before moving to Budapest.
He always believed that advertising was meant to entertain, instead of interrupt. That is why he is always looking for opportunities to transform his ideas into real experiences.
Along his career, he has achieved recognition in the main advertising festivals, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clios, LIA Awards, The Oneshow, ADC Global Annual Awards, Eurobest and served as a jury member in many festivals around the globe.
Besides being creative, Luis Paulo Gatti is also a Teacher & Coordinator at Miami ad School LATAM, where he helps to develop young talents.