Paul Kemp-Robertson, Jean-Paul Burge, Emma Wilkie part of AdFest 2017 speaker line-up

AdFest 2017 has begun to unveil this year’s line-up of speakers, workshops and events – with many more session announcements still to come.

Once again, the festival will be divided in two halves: Craft@ADFEST (22nd to 23rd March) will explore the trends influencing production, post and digital companies; while Creative@ADFEST (24th to 25th March) is tailored for agency and marketing professionals.

The first sessions to be announced are: The Next Frontier in Virtual Storytelling presented by Luke Ritchie, Head of Interactive Arts, Nexus Interactive Arts London.

Chris Gurney, Regional Executive Creative Director, ADK Global, Singapore & Naohiro Togawa, Creative Director, ADK, Tokyo will present Want Bigger Ideas? Become a Dad.

Marko Klijn, Ringmaster, Cirkus, Auckland’s session will focus on No, Not Shiny, Make It Real.

Claudia Cristovao, Group Creative Director, AKQA, Tokyo will present Where Do Posts Go When they have No Likes?

Emma Wilkie Managing Director, The Gunn Report, London returns to AdFest for the World Premiere presentation of The Gunn Report 2016.

Jean-Paul Burge, Chairman & CEO, BBDO Asia, Singapore presents In the Absence of Great Work, Nothing Else Matters and Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-Founder, Contagious, London speaks on How to Build a Contagious Brand.

AdFest  2017 will take place at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand. For more information about this year’s program or to purchase tickets, visit here.