Join us for an open panel discussion with the Judges.

The doors open at 5, each of the judges will present some of their ground breaking work with the insights behind them. After that we will open the panel to a Q&A so come ready to grill them with your best questions.

There’ll be appetizers and a cash bar.

This years Judges are:

Collin Douma / Head of Strategy, TAXI NYC
Collin started in 1995 as a digital creative interface and UX designer on the first online bank in North America, Canada Trust’s (TD Bank) Easy Web. Interested in advertising he worked his way up to Creative Director at McCann Toronto on GM and Coca Cola. His interest in emerging social media marketing landed him as a Social Media Transformation Executive Consultant at Ford Motor Company in Michigan. Agency life beckoned, and he returned to BBDO and was transferred to New York as a global brand and digital strategist on Gillette and P&G Oral Care. After a time running the Hasbro global media account at OMD, Collin joined TAXI New York as Head of Brand Strategy and Planning.

Dhaval Bhatt / CD, Rethink
Dhaval has spent the last 15 years working in Toronto as an award-winning Copywriter and Creative Director at some of Canada’s top agencies like Rethink, No Fixed Address, Cossette, John St. and Low Roche. During this time, he’s helped launch Canada’s fastest growing agency startup, turned around brands with double-digit growth and had his work featured on The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Ted Conference, Mashable and Fast Company, just to name a few.

A firm believer in the power of creativity to solve business problems, Dhaval has always been a slave to the idea, not the medium. This belief has lead to result-driven work that’s been recognized at every major international award show, including Cannes, One Show, D&AD and Clios.

Geoff Vreeken / ECD, The&Partnership
Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Geoff spent the last four years in Los Angeles serving as Creative Director on both the Lexus and Indian Motorcycle brands. Recently, he returned home to Vancouver, taking over as Executive Creative Director for The&Partnership.

Geoff has won most major awards, and written for Lurzer’s Archive, The One Club and numerous other creative publications. He has developed award-winning campaigns for clients ranging from Netflix and Lexus, to Tourism Canada and McDonalds.

Geoff enjoys photography, filmmaking and anything that gets him in the ocean.

Andrea Brown / CD, Mucca
Andrea Brown is an award-winning design director at Mucca, a boutique design agency in New York that combines strategy and design with a passion for typography. She creates compelling brand experiences for a wide variety of clients, from established global brands like Whole Foods and Target, to independent and local brands like Sant Ambroeus, Farmer’s Fridge and the Chicago Athletic Assocation. Her work has earned a James Beard award for Restaurant Design, and has been featured in multiple books and publications, including the AIGA, Type Director’s Club, Print Magazine and Communications Arts.