Events Event Speaker Tim Rodgers

Tim Rodgers is the Founder of Ace Workflow, a systems and automation consultancy transforming how modern teams operate. He developed the Minimize Manual™ method. A four-step framework used by organizations like Disney, Google, MasterClass, and Bessemer Venture Partners to streamline operations, reduce manual work, and unlock up to 50% faster execution. 

Events Webinar Why access to content is the new infrastructure

Creative and production agencies today face major challenges managing digital assets across a growing number of client systems. High-resolution images and creative files (like Adobe InDesign and Photoshop) must often be downloaded and stored locally, consuming time, bandwidth, and enormous amounts of storage. The result? A fragmented workflow where files are duplicated across local machines, collaboration suffers, and the "single source of truth" promised by DAM systems is lost.

Events Event Speaker Alexander Rea

Alexander Rea has spent the last 25 years chasing the cutting edge of innovative creative strategy. His unique ability to blend the idea with emerging tech propelled him into leadership roles at top advertising agencies and production companies. He’s put Fortune 500 companies into video games, sold cars using VR, made a music video with Post Malone and Pokémon, and sent kids to Mars in a school bus that's now in the Smithsonian museum.

Events Event Speaker Tim O'Neill

Tim co-founded the digital agency Reactive in 1997, and after 18 years it grew to be one of the largest privately owned digital agencies in Australia and was acquired by Accenture Interactive. After the acquisition Tim worked as a Managing Director at Accenture Interactive for 3 years, and then started an online automotive startup called Summon. In early 2023 Tim co-founded Time Under Tension, an agency focused 100% on generative AI, who are helping brands and businesses to understand the potential of this new fast changing technology.

Events Event Speaker Mike Kevan

Mike Kevan is a creative leader, narrative strategist, and probably the only Head of Design in the Southern Hemisphere who named his son after Columbo.

Currently leading Spark NZ’s in-house design function, Mike has quietly built a team that saves the business millions each year—not by shouting louder, but by telling better stories. His work lives at the intersection of soft skills and hard realities: empathy, influence, organisational politics, and the emotional labour of leadership.

Events Event Speaker Kate Lightfoot

Kate Lightfoot is a commercially-savvy creative lead with 20+ years of experience building high-performing, happy teams in ad agencies and in-house brand studios. As Creative Lead at Belong Mobile, she balances the satisfaction of cracking and crafting big ideas with the reality of meeting tight deadlines. Equal parts brand nerd, team coach, and straight-shooting problem solver, Kate’s obsessed with putting processes in place to help creatives do their best work.

Events Event Speaker Trent Henderson

Trent Henderson is an accomplished senior leader, currently heading the in-house creative and production operation at TAFE NSW. With over 25 years’ experience in creative services operations across the public and private sectors, he brings a deep understanding of brand, communications, and the systems that enable creative teams to thrive.

Events Webinar Speaker Amy Rudersdorf

Amy Rudersdorf is Director of Consulting Operations at AVP and brings over 20 years of experience guiding organizations through the selection and implementation of Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems. She has worked with clients to align DAM solutions with strategic goals and user needs. At AVP, Amy has led DAM initiatives for global apparel brands, healthcare organizations such as Endeavor Health, and major cultural institutions including the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the JFK Library.

Events Creative Operations Summit Los Angeles 2025 From Brief to Breakthrough

From Brief to Breakthrough

Unlocking Better Creative with Story-Driven Briefing

Tired of briefs that feel more like checklists than creative springboards? You’re not alone. In the rush to keep pace, the true power of a well-crafted brief often gets lost, and with it, the chance to inspire great work.

Brand and strategy consultant Mary Czarnecki believes it doesn’t have to be that way. Her approach? Treat the brief not as a form to fill out, but as a story to tell.