The Power of People in Creative Organizations

Join us for an enlightening session with Paco Toledo, who leads creative and content strategy at Revlon, and Anthony Del Monte, CEO of the innovative independent agency Squeaky. 

This talk, titled "Creative [PEOPLE] Matter," will delve into the critical role of creative individuals within organizations. The discussion will emphasize the intrinsic value of their talent and contributions, extending beyond mere outputs to highlight their essential role in organizational success.

Many in-house creative teams find themselves trapped in the "content factory" mindset, churning out deliverables without connecting their work to broader business objectives. This reactive approach devalues creative work in stakeholders' eyes, creating a cycle where teams become disengaged, innovation stalls, and organizations miss critical growth opportunities.

In a world reshaped by technology and automation, creative professionals face unprecedented pressures, leaving many wondering if exceptional creativity itself is under threat. 

As the drive for efficiency pushes "good enough" toward dangerous acceptability, join Dax Alexander, Global Managing Director at OLIVER, as he explores why creativity isn't just worth protecting—it's critical to brand success. 

Cathy is architecting the data across Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, providing guidance on the what, who and how of data management and analytics, of which data models, taxonomies and ontologies play a central role.

Beth Holmes started in 2007 as the first Knowledge Engineer at the question-answering startup True Knowledge (later called "Evi"), where she led a team to design an ontology, inference rules and natural language templates to power Q&A over general knowledge and domain-specific datasets. Amazon then acquired the startup to provide Q&A on their Alexa voice assistant.