As Corporate Vice President of Brand, Advertising and Research, Kathleen Hall is responsible for stewardship and activation of the Microsoft Brand, creating world-class advertising and messaging to consumers globally, and delivering strategic, fact-based customer insights that drive Microsoft’s business decisions.

Prior to this role, Hall led the Global Advertising and Media team, where she was responsible for the worldwide strategy, planning and execution of Microsoft consumer and commercial advertising. Hall led the consolidation of advertising messages and campaigns across the company, including the highly impactful “Empowering Us All” campaign and the “One Consumer” campaign. Both campaigns not only increased advertising effectiveness, impact and efficiency for the company, but also gained credibility for Microsoft as a marketer, winner of the 2016 Clio Advertiser of the Year, 2019 Cannes Lion Titanium and Grand Prix, and 2019 Grand Clio. Microsoft was also recently awarded the 2021 Cannes Lions Marketer of the Year Award.

Previously, Hall ran the Windows Global Campaigns and Product Marketing team, responsible for the worldwide product marketing, advertising digital and brand strategy of Microsoft’s flagship brand. In that role, Hall successfully led the division’s two largest global product launches—Windows 7 and Windows 8—and its most significant rebranding, leading the way for brand transformation throughout the company. Hall brought emphasis to media efficiency and effectiveness, and containment of agency fees via her strong background in agency management and data driven marketing.

Hall joined Microsoft in 2008 from Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest retirement and investment company, where she served as Senior Vice President of Advertising and Brand. Hall helped transform the Fidelity brand, helping them move from #5 to #1 in trading and solidifying their position as the nation’s retirement leader and received numerous industry awards and accolades for her efforts. Prior to her time at Fidelity, Hall worked on the agency side of the advertising industry, driving marketing strategy and execution for major global brands across the apparel, retail and banking industries. During that time, Hall served as Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Leonard/Monahan, one the most award-winning agencies of the era. Hall began her career at Young and Rubicam/NY.

Hall earned a bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in Mass Communications from St. Lawrence University.

Hall is an executive sponsor of Diversity and Inclusion for the Marketing Group at Microsoft, where she leads one of the most diverse teams at the company. She was Co-Founder and President of the Music Lives Foundation which was dedicated to funding music programs and instruments in public schools. Kathleen has received numerous industry awards and accolades for media, promotions and experiential marketing including: The One Show 2020 CMO Pencil, 10 women to watch at Advertising Week Europe 2014, EMMA-Best Overall Entertainment Marketing Campaign 2006, Financial Portfolio Awards-Gold 2006, Financial Communications Society-Gold 2005, AdWeek Top Spots of 2004. She was also selected as an honoree for the Advertising Women of New York’s 2016 Changing the Game Awards in the Brainwave category, which is bestowed upon executives viewed as being game changers in the way a business or product is marketed.

Hall is currently a resident of Redmond, Washington and is a proud mom of twins. An avid outdoors woman, Hall spends any free time she can get at her cabin in Roslyn, WA on a dirt bike, paddleboard, snowmobile or skis.

Veteran marketer and brand strategist Amani Duncan has spent nearly three decades honing her ability to identify and execute on strategic partnerships that help brands grow their audience, while leveraging their own value by tapping into creative partners.

Now she’s putting her diverse experience across music, entertainment and consumer brands to work to shake up the advertising world with big ideas and inspiring initiatives.

As CEO of BBH USA—a creative agency equally obsessed with increasing brands’ value—Duncan oversees day-to-day activities while also managing high-level strategy and direction for clients like LinkedIn, Google Shopping, WalMart, Netflix, Pacaso and Lionsgate.

Since originally joining the agency as President of BBH NY, she’s been promoted to CEO and head the newly formed BBH USA and has helped bring to fruition major campaigns including Glass Ceiling Breaker, a portrait homage to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Google’s Black Owned Friday, which was named Campaign US “Most Purposeful Campaign of 2021.”

A passionate advocate for female leadership and diversity, Duncan is a founding member of Chief, the leadership network for women, and serves on several boards and committees, including the 4A’s Board of Directors, 4A’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Steering Committee and Outward Bound USA. She also regularly speaks at industry events and has interviewed culture-defining leaders and artists, such as Jane Fonda, Sir John Hegarty and Wyclef Jean.

Her leadership has earned her industry recognition as Ad Age A-List’s 2022 Agency Executive of the Year. She has also been recognized as an Adweek Women Trailblazer 2022, a Campaign Female Frontier Award honoree and an Advertising Week’s Future is Female Awards winner.

In 2022, she served as President of the Entertainment Lions for Music jury at Cannes Lions, a Clio Music Awards Music Marketing juror and Campaign Female Frontier Awards juror. In 2021, Duncan served as Cannes Lions Entertainment Lions juror, Effie Awards co-chair and Grand Effie juror.

Duncan’s extensive career spans a diverse range of some of the biggest names in entertainment and marketing. Before joining BBH NY, she served as MTV’s Senior Vice President of Music, where she strengthened the network’s industry relationships through innovative artist-driven initiatives, strategic campaigns and the creation of music content.

Prior to MTV, Duncan was Head of Brand Marketing at Martin Guitar. She helped reimagine the 200-year-old brand, crafting an ambitious global marketing plan that paid off. By leveraging new partnerships, including Ace Hotels, Levi’s, Stetson and Surfer Magazine, and forming relationships, such as one with (then) emerging artist Ed Sheeran, Duncan enhanced the brand’s equity, introducing Martin guitars to a wider and more diverse consumer base.

As Chief Marketing Officer of Sean Combs’ Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, Duncan orchestrated synergy through marketing and publicity across the company’s many verticals, including fragrances, clothing, music, TV/film, spirits and charitable initiatives. Duncan has also held senior positions at Capitol Music Group, where she served as Senior Vice President of Marketing, and Virgin Records, where she worked as Vice President of Production and Promotions. In these roles she delivered new revenue streams through third party alliances such as Chase and Southwest Airlines.

Since starting her career at Def Jam Records, Duncan has left her mark on every organization and brand she’s worked with—helping propel everything and everyone from emerging artists to the iconic Martin guitars to the next level, picking up brand partners and new fans along the way. Her standout career path and boundary-pushing approach has been profiled by Billboard, Fast Company, Variety, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal and more.

Duncan sits on the Board of Directors of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC), the world's leading musical instrument manufacturer, marketer and distributor.

An Emmy-award winning producer, Diego de la Maza is no stranger to the world of creativity. Throughout his career, Diego has continued to create thought-provoking and wildly successful work, ranging from The Ad Councils “Rising” and “Love Has No Labels”, to the 4-part series “Hear What You Want” for Beats by Dre. For his outstanding work, Diego has gone on to receive recognition in many areas, winning awards such as the Grand CLIOs, Grand Prix at Cannes Lions, and accolades at the One Show, Webbys, NY Festivals, and more. Now, as the EVP, Head of Production, Diego helms the work over at Deutsch LA’s production team working with clients including Taco Bell, Walmart, Dr Pepper, Lowe’s, Bayer, Nintendo, PetSmart, Snapple and more. He also oversees the content production at Deutsch’s in-house production company, Steelhead, comprised of in-house directors, makers, offline editors, animators, motion graphics and VFX artists.

Anh-Thu Le brings more than 25 years of experience creating and producing award-winning work for TBWA\Chiat\Day LA, the iconic creative agency within the TBWA Collective, which was recently named as Adweek's 2021 Global Agency of the Year, Fast Company's 2022 Most Innovative Companies: #1 in Advertising, and Ad Age's A-List 2022 Network of the Year. Having worked across marquee brands such as Apple, Airbnb, Disney, Twitter, PlayStation, Nissan, The Recording Academy, The International Olympic Committee and Pepsi, Anh-Thu has won numerous industry accolades including Cannes Lions, Clios, D&ADs, One Show, ADC, Effies, Webby and Shorty Awards, among others.

As a recipient of the Jay Chiat Minority Advertising Training Program at its infancy, Anh-Thu brings a diverse perspective to her storytelling and filmmaking on productions she's led globally, spanning six continents. Her passion for creative arts also extends beyond her award-winning commercial work. Independently she produced the award-winning documentary 'Bella Vita' debuting at the San Sebastián Film Festival and touring festivals worldwide earning accolades of Best Cinematography & Audience Choice Award prior to being released in over 30 countries theatrically, on iTunes, DVD, Netflix, and other digital platforms.

As a true creative at heart and industry executive, Anh-Thu often uses her craft & creativity to raise awareness for local and global charitable non-profit organizations. Anh-Thu has previously sat on the jury of Cannes, Ciclope, AICP, Shots Awards, among other industry leading shows and was recognized in Adweek's 2022 Creative 100 annual list as an agency leader defining a new era. She also serves as a member of the Television Academy and is a part of the Commercials Peer Group Executive Committee.

Nick Setounski is the Head of Integrated Production in New York, overseeing a group of 60+ Producers as well as WKNY’s in-house Production and Post-Production company. Before advertising, he worked in animation, journalism and wrote/produced a TV Series.