Budding young advertising creatives invited to Portfolio Night 11 at Palette Café Singapore on May 22 hosted by Y&R, JWT and Ogilvy & Mather
Aspiring young creatives in Singapore are invited to show what they’ve got – and hear it like it is – from leading industry lights on Wednesday, May 22 at Portfolio Night 11.
Portfolio Night, which is co-hosted in Singapore by Y&R, JWT and Ogilvy & Mather, is the brainchild of organization IHAVEANIDEA. The event features an intense, interactive portfolio review process in a “speed-dating” style setting, and takes place on the same evening in hundreds of cities worldwide. The goal is to give aspiring creatives a chance to network and get professional guidance from the leading industry lights.
Every candidate who attends receives 45 minutes of attention from top creative directors from a wide range of agencies. In addition, for the first time this year, each city will also nominate their best creative candidate and fly him or her to New York in August to participate in the Portfolio Night All-Stars competition. The 24 candidates will compete against each other for the All-Stars title in a week-long creative challenge and work on a real client brief, while being mentored and coached by members of the Arts Directors Club community.
“This night gives young talent a chance to break into the ad industry – and gives those of us who’ve gained so much a chance to give back. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to mentor and nurture the next generation of aspiring young creatives,” said Tay Guan Hin, Southeast Asia ECD, JWT Asia Pacific. (pictured left)
Commented Farrokh Madon, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R Singapore, “I wouldn’t be where I am today without the advice, encouragement and inspiration of others. Portfolio Night is a night to return the favour and give a bright new generation of stars the chance to shine.”
Portfolio Night 11 Singapore takes place on Wednesday May 22 2013 at Palette Café, 50 Scott’s Road from 6:15 pm. The event will be open to the first 90 participants who sign up.
Participating creative directors include:
Tay Guan Hin, Southeast Asia ECD, JWT Asia Pacific
Valerie Cheng, Chief Creative Officer, JWT Singapore
Juhi Kalia, Executive Creative Director, JWT Singapore
James Daniels, Executive Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather
Jeff Curry, Regional Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather
Troy Lim, Creative Director, Ogilvy & Mather
Farrokh Madon, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R Singapore
Bruce Watt, Regional Creative Director, Y&R Singapore
Jon Loke, Creative Director, Y&R Singapore
Douglas Goh, Creative Director, Head of Art, BBDO Singapore
Ronald Ng, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Singapore
Scott McClelland, Executive Creative Director, BBH
Charlie Blower, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Blak Labs
Koh Hwee Peng, Creative Partner, Blak Labs
Joji Jacob, Group Executive Creative Director, DDB Singapore
Thomas Ang, Creative Director, DDB Singapore
Patrick Low, Founder, Creative Partner, Goodfellas
Ali Shabaz, Chief Creative Officer, Grey Group Singapore
Steve Clay, Regional Creative Director, Grey Group Singapore
Victor Ng, Chief Creative Officer, SEA, Havas Worldwide Southeast Asia
Dominic Stallard, Executive Creative Director, Lowe Singapore
Lisa Glasgow, Creative Director, Lowe Singapore
Alfred Wee, Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup Singapore
Calvin Soh, Founder, Ninety Nine Percent
Jennie Morris, Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Gary Steele, Creative Director, TBWA Singapore
Hagan de Villiers, Creative Director, TBWA Singapore
Learn more about Portfolio Night 11 and its City Hosts. Portfolio Night 11 is made possible by the support of its Global Sponsors, iStockphoto, bringing a rich collection of user-generated content possibilities to creatives around the world; Pantone, enriching Portfolio Night with color expertise and potential; and VCU Brandcenter, providing thousands of students with the tools and resources for a perfectly polished portfolio.