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Kim Getty is at the helm of Deutsch LA, one of the nation’s leading creative shops. As CEO, she leads a team of world-class creative thinkers who help businesses thrive. Since joining Deutsch in 2003, she’s helped build the company into what Fast Company has recognized as one of the industry’s most innovative agencies and landed Deutsch top spots on the Ad Age Agency A-List numerous times. During her tenure, Kim has driven the development of new practice areas and spearheaded breakthrough campaigns for its clients including Taco Bell, H&R Block, Patagonia, Mattel, Georgia-Pacific, Nintendo, Dr Pepper, Snapple, 7-Eleven, among others. After serving as COO and then President, Kim was named CEO in 2020. Kim is an advocate for inclusion and diversity in the marketing industry and has spoken at leading conferences such as Cannes and Advertising Week on the role advertising plays in gender equality. She’s been a force at driving the conversation on media’s impact on gender bias and has been frequently featured in Fast Company, Adweek, Los Angeles Magazine, Ad Age, among many others, and was named to Adweek’s 2019 Trailblazer list for her work in this space. In 2018, she was honored by She Runs It as one of the top Working Mothers of the Year. Kim has made progressive parenting policies a priority, championing all parents in the workplace. She has also advocated for unlimited PTO, flexible work schedules, remote years and sabbaticals. Committed to nurturing young talent, Kim serves on the faculty at USC’s Annenberg School and also sits on the Board of Directors for ADCOLOR, The Paley Center for Media and The Grady College at the University of Georgia. She’s passionate about creating change in our industry and has been recognized as one of the most powerful women in advertising by Business Insider, a top LA executive by the Los Angeles Business Journal and has earned the American Advertising Federation’s Mosaic Award for Industry Career Achievement. Kim is a proud mother of two daughters, a struggling surfer and an SF native turned Angeleno.

Michael Houston is a Mng Dir:Grey Newyork at Grey Group, Global CEO:Grey at WPP, and Exec VP/Director:Marketing at Grey Group. He has experience at Chiat Day Inc., Landor, and Young & Rubicam and has worked as CEO:North America at Grey Group, Chief Operating Officer at Grey Group, and President at Grey Group. Michael studied at University of Kansas.

Charles Trevail is a Board Member at FINCA International, Founder and Director at Promise Communispace, and Chief Executive Officer at Interbrand and is based in City Metropolitan Area, New York City, New York. He has worked as Exec VP:Global at Communispace Corporation; Chief Executive Officer at Communispace Corporation; and CEO| Europe, Middle East and Africa at FutureBrand. Charles works or has worked as Mng Dir/Founding Member at Superunion and Chief Executive Officer at Enterprise IG. He attended Durham University between 1979 and 1982 and Plymouth between 1970 and 1978.

Andrew is CEO of Publicis Groupe Creative U.S., The Leo Burnett Group, and the co-founder of Abundant Venture Partners. Andrew has been involved in incubating 19 companies, founding nine, and exiting seven companies through Abundant Ventures. He also served as president of Starcom MediaVest Group, worked in brand management at Procter & Gamble, and attended the Wharton School of Business.

Troy began his career as an account executive at BBDO in Brisbane, Australia, before moving to Leo Burnett in 1994. He spent ten years with Leo Burnett in Chicago, Asia-Pacific and Sydney. Working in Burnett’s office in Chicago, he was responsible for all brand and creative development for Procter & Gamble’s Cheer, Luvs and Era brands. Subsequently, he was named Regional Account Director on Procter & Gamble business in Asia Pacific. In 2000, he became the Managing Director of Burnett’s agency in Sydney. During his time in Sydney, Burnett was named Agency of the Year a record four times and in his final year, Burnett Australia was the most awarded agency at the Cannes Lions festival. In 2004, Troy returned to BBDO in New York to lead the agency’s billion-dollar AT&T business. Under Troy, the work on AT&T became some of the most sought-out advertising in the category, winning Cannes Lions, Effies, Clios, One Show pencils and Webby Awards. In 2008, Troy was inducted into the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Achievement, honoring those people 40 years of age or under who have had a significant impact on the industry through their leadership, career achievements and inspiring personal qualities. Troy went on to hold the role of Deputy Chairman, BBDO North America, where he focused on building BBDO’s digital and strategic planning capabilities and establishing new client service offerings. He moved up to assume the role of Chairman and CEO, BBDO, The Americas. Here he had oversight of BBDO’s operations in North, South and Central America, including the Proximity direct and digital agency network. He joined TBWA from Omnicom Group in July 2014. At Omnicom he was Executive Vice President, responsible for driving cross-agency collaboration and innovation for Omnicom’s largest clients. Twitter @troyruhanen

John Lynn is a CEO:Latin America at Young & Rubicam and CEO:Latin America at Wunderman Worldwide LLC. He works or has worked as Director:EMEA at GEOMETRY GLOBAL LIMITED.