Get Inspired. Take Action.
DAY ONE
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Registration & Breakfast + Headshots
Breakfast sponsored by Eleven. Headshots sponsored by DDB.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom
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Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Now I Know
And only when we risk being wrong can we know what’s true.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
Tracks
Follow master classes specifically tailored to your job title/role.
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Emerging Creative
Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Facebook
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The Art and Craft of Storytelling
A producer of The Moth deconstructs what makes a story fascinating.
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Story Meets Brand: Modernizing the Good Humor Brand
How great brand stories are built and why they matter.
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Lunch + Learn: Negotiation Skills: How to Get Paid What You’re Worth
Practical skills to close the wage gap.
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2017 Next Creative Leaders
Meet 4 of the 10 esteemed Next Creative Leaders for 2017.
David Jackson MOD
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Leadership
Wyndham New Yorker Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Bank of America
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How Diversity Impacts Great Leadership
An industry leader offers perspective on the advantages of diversity, inclusion, and mentorship.
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Lunch + Learn: How to Market Diversity
Diversity is everyone’s responsibility, yet it often requires persuading key stakeholders to prioritize it.
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Manbassadors
Wyndham New Yorker Crystal Ballroom
Sponsored by IPG
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First Person
Ad women share how men’s support – and failure to support – have shaped their careers.
Matt Wallaert MOD
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Lunch + Networking: Screening of "The Big Flip" Documentary
What happens when mom has the big job and dad stays home with the kids?
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Creative Director
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
Sponsored by Adobe
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Fireside Chat: The Agency of the Future
What technologies, trends and opportunities do your creatives need to grasp in order to succeed?
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You Think Your Job Is Hard?
A behind-the-scenes look at how innovative design happened in Obama's White House.
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Lunch + Learn: The Privilege Clash: A Brazilian Case Study
The hottest talent infusing the American ad market hails from Latin America.
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Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need
Lessons from those who've mastered the difficult transition from doing the work to leading the work.
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If Only Advertising Could Use Its Powers for Good
The future belongs to brands – and agencies – that see the powerful and positive force advertising can be.
Danielle Aldrich MOD
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Panel: “Daughters of the Evolution”
What does the youngest generation think about women in advertising? #DaughtersOfTheEvolution Co-sponsored by Goodby Silverstein & Partners and PrettyBird.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
DAY TWO
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Registration & Breakfast + Headshots
Breakfast sponsored by KNOCK; Headshots sponsored by DDB
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom
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Life is a Playground
Part keynote, part audience participation, this session will have you rethink everything and everyone in your orbit...for better.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Rethinking Media
Hear from women on the frontlines of the headlines. Sponsored by Wunderman.
Judy Jackson MOD
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Keynote: “Inclusion and Acceptance”
A first hand story about the costs of hiding who you are and who you love.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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PechaKucha
Crisp, concise presentation format using strong visuals to tell powerful stories. Sponsored by Hill Holliday.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Video: Jill Soloway “Beauty as a Permission Structure”
What if we sacrificed the time spent beautifying and used it to just be in the world the way many men do? Sponsored by HerWerk Talent Management.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Athena Advertising Awards
Winners of the inaugural Athena Advertising Awards. Sponsored by Morgan Stanley.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage
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Closing Keynote: Where The Money Is
Get tips from the legend about how to make an absolute goddam ton of money.
Manhattan Center
Hammerstein Ballroom Main Stage