As a small-town girl that already has a huge love for Sydney’s iconic Luna Park, I was thrilled to find out that the first installment of Advertising Week for the Asia Pacific region (AWAPAC) would be under our very own Big Top!
Running from 30 JUL- 2 AUG, AWAPAC is all about where we’ve been and where we’re going. Advertising Week already runs in New York, Tokyo, Mexico City and London, and is filled with networking opportunities, seminars, workshops and thoughtful conversations with some of our industries most prolific leaders.
Don’t let the focus on ‘advertising’ in the name scare you off, there’s leaders and industry experts from marketing, advertising, technology and creative spaces as well. There’s the obvious brands like Google, Facebook and Snapchat attending, which sure, will be amazing to hear from, but personally, I’m keen to hear what Burger King and Nestle have to say.
Five events this Marketing Intern is holding out for:
Living in a Vertical World
- Tuesday 11AM at the Global Keynote Stage
- Presented by Jim Squires, Head of Business, Instagram
Customer-Generated Content: The Next Billion Dollar Category
- Tuesday 1PM at the ThinkTV Stage @ Ted Hopkins
- Presented by Jules Lund, Founder, TRIBE
Making Sense of Too Much Data & Is It Still Sexy?
- Wednesday 12:10PM at the Trade Desk Stage @ Big Top Upper Foyer
- Panel with Rob Pardini, Chief Data Scientist, WPP AUNZ; Melissa Hopkins, Director of Marketing Communications, Optus; and Tara Lordsmith, Owner, Lordsmith and Co
The Future of Camera Marketing
- Wednesday 2:40PM at the News Corp Australia Stage
- Presented by Steve Horowitz, VP Technology, Snap Inc.
Get Ready to Sweat
- Thursday 9:30AM at the Global Keynote Stage
- Presented by Kayla Itsines, Sweat Trainer & Co-Creator, BBG Program & Guides and Tobi Pearce, CEO and Founder, Sweat
This is the first time Sydneysiders can head down to Luna Park and have access to a golden melting pot of the world's biggest brands including Google, Microsoft, Pinterest, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Burger King, and ThinkTV - just to name a few!
View the full program here.
The stats:
· 4,000 attendees
· 100+ events
· 200+ speakers
· 1 big event!
From diversity to transparency, innovation and technology, Advertising Week promises inspiring and educational content for students.
