Rosie Bardales joined VML New York to build on the agency’s creative momentum, including its Super Bowl work for Hellmann’s and the Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign for the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism. She oversees Coca-Cola, Nestle, Unilever, Beam Suntory and FCAS accounts, leading clients to brave and effective work and growing young creative talent. A Native Texan, she returned home to the US after spending over 20 years as an expat in Europe, most recently as CCO & Partner of BETC London and global leader of BETC Paris, where she worked across clients such as Danone, Reckitt Benckiser, Mondelez, Unilever, Gant, Lacoste, Coty, Bacardi, Levi's, LVMH, and Nike.

Pum Lefebure is the co-founder and chief creative officer of Design Army in Washington, D.C. An award-winning creative director and savvy business leader, Pum has developed numerous international campaigns for high-profile clients such as the Adobe, MORPHE, Netflix, Neenah Paper, The Ritz-Carlton, PepsiCo, Saucony, Hong Kong Ballet, and the Smithsonian. Born in Thailand, she brings a global sensibility to American design—a creative point of view that draws from different cultures and resonates with diverse audiences.

Pum has elevated Design Army’s reputation as a trendsetter, while establishing her own hallmark: a distinctive union of the artistic and the commercial. With a rare balance of creativity, strategic thinking, and industry savvy, she has proven that good design is the cornerstone of good business. Her work has earned a plethora of awards, including Cannes Design Lion, D&AD, One Show, ADC, AIGA, and TDC, and has lectured and led workshops around the world

Tim Nudd is Creativity editor at Ad Age. He was previously editor in chief of the Clio Awards and Muse by Clio, and has also served as creative editor at Adweek.

Nadja Bellan-White is the first-ever CEO of SS+K, a 30-year-old award-winning agency that combines the rigor of political strategy and the power of creativity. She is committed to steering the agency’s clients through the complexities of today's socio-political landscape, drawing on her extensive background in digital innovation and global market dynamics.

With more than three decades of experience, Bellan-White’s career has spanned across the globe. Prior to joining SS+K, she was Global CMO of VICE Media Group, where she oversaw enterprise brand strategy. Previously, she was Executive Partner and WPP Team Leader for Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, where she led the brand transformation for Unilever across beauty and personal care focusing specifically on Dove, and led behavior change for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation globally. She also led brand work for American Express, LG Electronics, IKEA North America, Coca-Cola, Siemens, and Safaricom/Vodafone. In 2014, she she was promoted to CEO of Ogilvy Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, where she managed business across the continent.

Bellan-White's leadership is characterized by her belief in the power of brands to be brave and make a real change, especially during tumultuous times. She advocates for a problem-solving approach that leans into her digital and global expertise.

She holds a BA in Foreign Affairs and Spanish from the University of Virginia and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

Among Bellan-White's many accolades and recognitions, she received AdColor’s Legend Award for excellence in advertising, media and communications; was recognized in 2019 and 2022 as one of Savoy Magazine’s top 100 Women in Corporate America, and was named one of the leaders in Europe for Advertising Age.

She has served both as a member and the President of Dubai Lynx, Creative Effectiveness Jury; member of the Council of Urban Professionals Board (NY); President of WARC Awards for Effectiveness, Collaboration & Culture; Executive Leadership Council, Executive Director of The Roundhouse.Org (UK); member of the Board of Ad Council, PTTOW Member, MyCode Media Non-Executive Director, Howard University School of Business Trustee, and BECA Founder (Black CMO Alliance).

As President and Partner, Teri is responsible for the business performance and creative product of Mother in the US. Previously, Teri served as President at 72andSunny, where she led the agency back to stability with record organic growth and new client wins. Over the course of her career, she has held senior leadership roles at some of the best agencies in the world like Wieden + Kennedy and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners as the brand steward for clients like United Airlines, Marriott Bonvoy, Nike, Apple, Audi, Chipotle, and many more.

Michelle Tang holds the dual role of Global Chief Growth Officer of McCann & Chief Growth Officer for McCann Worldgroup North America since 2023. With nearly two decades of experience driving growth for leading agencies, Michelle’s ability to find the intersection between client challenges and agency strengths has enabled her to successfully deliver business impact at a variety of agencies from creative to digital to media.

Michelle joined McCann as North American Chief Growth Officer in March 2022 to lead growth and marketing for the agency’s operations. She made an immediate impact in her first year, orchestrating partnerships with global brands including Prudential, Converse, Smirnoff and TJ Maxx.

Previously, Michelle served as Chief Marketing Officer for North America at Digitas, overseeing business development, strategic growth, marketing and communications. While there, she helped Digitas earn several top industry accolades, including Campaign’s Digital and Media Network of the Year. Past experience also includes growth leadership roles at agencies such as Organic, FCB and Wunderman.

A prominent industry voice, Michelle has shared her points of view at CES, Cannes Lions, and The Female Quotient with frequent op-eds in AdAge, AdWeek and Campaign. She is a board member of Ascend Leadership, the largest Pan-Asian professional organization in the US, and co-chairs the 4A’s New Business Large Agency Committee.

Her contributions to the industry, the API community and beyond were recognized, when Gold House named Michelle to the 2023 A100 list, which honors Asian Pacific individuals who had the biggest impact on culture and society in the prior year.

Michelle holds both an MBA and a B.S. from New York University’s Stern School of Business. And as a proud mother of three, Michelle was named a Working Mother of the Year in 2022 by She Runs It.

Marissa Solis is a magnetic business leader with over 25 years of marketing management, communications and sales experience in both the U.S. and Latin American markets. Currently, Marissa leads all global brand and marketing initiatives for the National Football League including both traditional and digital media, in-stadium marketing, and social justice initiatives.

A graduate of Georgetown University with a B.S. in International Economics and the University of Texas at Austin with an M.A. in Public Policy, she began her career in brand management at Procter & Gamble Latin America where she led marketing for brands like Ariel, Downy and Pampers in Central America and the Caribbean.

Marissa spent a few years at Deloitte Consulting as a management consultant leading change initiatives and communication consulting for Public Sector clients and also spent time as a political consultant, contributing to the communication strategies of key campaigns in Texas and Mexico before taking a role in marketing at PepsiCo’s Frito Lay North America Division in 2003. During her 18-year tenure at PepsiCo, Marissa led numerous brand marketing initiatives and national campaigns and held roles in shopper marketing and sales for key PepsiCo retail customers like Walmart, Target and Costco. She led Culinary Innovation and Marketing for PepsiCo’s Food Service division where she launched a new line of Frozen Snacks for the company that sold over $100MM. Ad Age recognized Marissa as a trailblazer for creating the new line of branded frozen snacks. In 2017, Marissa led the creation of a cross functional Hispanic Business Unit—the first of its kind—winning Industry Recognition for work to engage Latinos in key brand initiatives. She went on to lead marketing for brands at Frito Lay North America, including the coveted relationship with the NFL, and won several Reggies, Sports Clios and a Grand Prix Cannes Lion for her work on Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos brands.

Marissa serves on the Board of Directors of Consolidated Communications, a leading broadband and business communications provider serving wireless and wireline customers across rural and metro communities. She also serves as a board member on the North Texas Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation and The Melville Family Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of minority children in Dallas. She resides in McKinney, Texas with her husband Juan and daughter Gabriela.