
Executive Producer, Human Worldwide
When Marc Altshuler, managing director/partner at Human Music, says, “Music is in my genetic makeup; it’s all I really cared about,” it’s clear he’s doing exactly what he was born to do: help build and manage an innovative advertising music house.
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President, Final Cut
Stephanie Apt is the President of Final Cut, an award winning editorial company which esteemed editor, Rick Russell, founded in London in 1995. Stephanie spearheaded the opening of Final Cut in the US in 2000; there are now offices in New York and Los Angeles. Having started in advertising as an agency producer, Stephanie went on to spend 10 years as head of production at JWT in New York prior to joining Final Cut. Stephanie loves living in NY City with her husband and two daughters.
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Co-Founder & President, Exopolis Inc
Daniel Arcana is co-founder and president of Los Angeles, Calif.-based creative studio Exopolis, which he founded with partner Kat Egan in 2002. The multidisciplinary shop specializes in concept, design and development for broadcast, print, mobile and interactive—with a special focus on the convergence of these media. Now 30-employees strong, the company’s work has encompassed a broad spectrum of clients and styles.
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Digital Planning Director, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Hashem Bajwa is Digital Planning Director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco. His role is a mash-up of strategic planning, new media and creative. He keeps the agency informed about cutting-edge developments in digital marketing and builds in to the agency’s work new ways to engage people using emerging media. Hashem also leads the agency’s partnerships with Silicon Valley and Web 2.0 companies – becoming a strategic matchmaker of technology out there with creativity in here.
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Executive Creative Director, AKQA
When AKQA opened its doors New York in 2004, Lars Bastholm was placed at the helm as Executive Creative Director. 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.
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Integrated Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam
Joakim was born in Stockholm and holds a degree in Advertising from the University of Barcelona.
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Creative Director, Anomaly
Mike Byrne is a former Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy Portland where he served as the co-creative chief for the agency’s cornerstone Nike account from 2000-2006.
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Executive Producer, Smuggler
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Executive Producer & Managing Partner, Supply & Demand
Tim Case was a P.A. for a long time. Then Ray Lofaro gave him a big break, followed by director Peter Smillie, who gave him another one. Tim didn't realize how good he had it at Smillie Films, and was fired-ostensibly for his lack of appreciation. Recognizing that he'd never get a job equal to the one he had at Smillie's, he had no choice but to start his own company. Since he hadn't learned enough about production to open a production company, he opened an independent sales firm instead - one very similar to Lofaro's Directing Artists. The company was called CMP-Creative Management Partners, and was reasonably successful. After doing this for ten years, Tim opened a production company, Supply & Demand, with Kent Eby, with whom he worked at CMP. Their first director was Tony Kaye. Tim learned something about production while producing for Tony. Later, he married Saffron Kenny who taught him more about production and other things.
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Copywriter, Saatchi & Saatchi
Vice President//New Business Development, Equity Marketing
As VP, New Business Development, Juergen Dold brings a diverse portfolio of strategic account and brand management experience to the leadership of Equity Marketing and Logistix. Since joining the company in 2004, Juergen has quickly risen through the ranks, working on Burger King’s kids and adult marketing and developing promotional programs for various Fortune 100 brands. He has grown the integrated marketing capabilities of the agency and has been instrumental in blazing a trail into digital and other disruptive marketing playgrounds. Before joining the agency, Juergen held positions at BBDO and Accenture, creating marketing and branding strategies for clients including Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, Audi, Deutsche Bank and Siemens.
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SVP, Director of Integrated Production, Deutsch Inc
Known for his ability to guide production departments to growth and success, Tom focuses not only on TV and radio, but also mediums such as entertainment, interactive, and digital, fitting perfectly into the Deutsch communications model. He joined Deutsch LA in August 2007, months after winning a silver Cannes Lion for his work on the animated Coca-Cola spot “Happiness Factory.”
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EVP Director of Television Production, BBDO New York
As Director of Television Production for BBDO New York, Regina Ebel is one of the highest-ranking women in television commercial production industry. Regina is responsible for millions of dollars in annual commercial production expenditures and oversees the production of hundreds of commercials each year. Her spots have appeared in the highest rated television programs and have won at every major industry award show including Cannes Lions, One Show and the first ever Emmy awarded for advertising.
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Head of Content Production, 180 Communications BV
Cedric’s advertising career started as an account man in Paris. He worked on various accounts including Kodak at Y&R, Peugeot at EuroRSCG, UAP at TBWA. In 1994, Cedric joined Wieden + Kennedy to work on Nike and Coca-Cola. In 1998 180 Amsterdam was set up and Cedric joined straight away to work on the adidas International account.
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Director of Interactive Production, Goodby Silverstein & Partners
For more than 10 years Mike has led multidisciplinary teams in strategy, branding, interaction design, and development of cutting-edge new media and advertising content for clients including Hewlett-Packard, Adobe, Comcast, Gucci, Excite, PeopleSoft and Palm. As Department Head of Interactive Production at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Mike oversees the production of all interactive and emerging technology projects.
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Creative Director, Creative Artists Agency
Jae Goodman is Creative Director at Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a talent and literary agency based in Los Angeles, with offices in Nashville, New York City, London, and Beijing. Goodman works primarily in the CAA Marketing Group in the Los Angeles office and provides corporate clients marketing strategies and creative solutions that leverage the power of entertainment to build brands and drive business results. CAA Marketing clients include Coca Cola, eBay, Abercrombie & Fitch, Visa, Hasbro, Delta Airlines, Sprint, Harley Davidson, Method, Boost Mobile, Starwood, and Procter & Gamble.
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