Innovator – Elliot Lum

  Elliot Lum is currently EVP, Community and Growth at the Association of National Advertisers where he is leading their efforts to shape the future of marketing talent. Prior to this role, Elliot was Vice President, Strategic Marketing at Columbia Records where for six years, he put together marketing partnerships between brands and artists. Prior…

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Rockstar – Senna Bayasgalan

  Senna Bayasgalan (she/her) is a dynamic marketing leader who is deeply committed to building a more equitable world and helping individuals reach their full potential. Currently serving as Managing Director of Marketing & Communications at Global Private Capital Association and Head of Partnerships and Programming at Asians In Advertising, she is also a highly…

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Icon – Peggy Ang

  Peggy Ang is a dynamic award-winning C-Suite leader in global marketing, strategy, operations and organizational transformation. She has brought new levels of market resonance and business performance across categories through an unflinching focus on consumer lifestyles, market dynamics, creative excellence, and continuous operational efficiency.   She is currently President of Polar Electro, Inc. where she…

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Innovator – Fahad Khawaja

  Fahad Khawaja is a leading community builder and catalyst for transformational growth, with a deep belief that we build a better future by bringing the margins to the mainstream and doing well by doing good. His work transforms organizations with purpose, products, and people at the core, bridging community and culture to design for…

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Rockstar – Michelle Wang

  Michelle Wang is the Chief of Staff at BENlabs, the world’s largest entertainment AI company, where she helps scale and evolve the business through solving complex strategic and operational challenges. With a focus on driving value as well as efficiencies, in 2022 Michelle brought in the process of OKR’s (Objective and Key Results) goal setting…

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Icon – Bill Imada

Bill Imada is Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of IW Group, a fully integrated marketing communications agency specializing in the growing multicultural communities. For more than  three decades, Bill and his team have played a critical role in reaching the growing Asian  American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities.  Bill’s areas of expertise…

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Innovate NY: Building Better Contextual Solutions Webinar

View Video This popular series is back, providing an opportunity for communications professionals to learn about the latest technologies available to marketers today from those who are leading the charge. Presented by The AD Club of New York in partnership with Yieldmo  Date: Thursday, May 11th, 12pm – 1pm Location: Zoom While contextual targeting has…

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Wellness in Business: Sustainability

  Q&A with Jenna Cosenza, Associate Director, People Strategy & Development, Momentum Worldwide How do you sustain talent in your company? How can companies sustain purpose-driven initiatives and business practices? How do you sustain talent? By making the experience of working at our business unlike any other. An experience that puts people at the center.…

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Advertising People of the Year 2023

Date: June 7th

This esteemed award originally established in 1959 recognizes individuals active in furthering industry standards, creative excellence, and responsibility in areas of social concern in five different categories.

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Insights from Beachfront’s CTV Marketplace

Greetings! In the fast-paced and exciting Connected TV (CTV) landscape, the second half of 2022 was defined by multiple watershed moments. Nielsen reported for the first time that streaming had surpassed cable television in terms of time spent viewing. Media juggernauts Disney and Netflix launched ad-supported streaming tiers, signaling that SVOD’s grasp on CTV was…

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