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Over 25 years of experience leading U.S. financial services companies with a strong record of growing credit card, loyalty and affinity products and relationships, as well as driving operational efficiencies and superior financial performance. Current President and CEO at Alliance Data, responsible for the growth, development and performance of the business.

John Wren (3 April 1871 – 26 October 1953) was an Australian bookmaker, boxing and wrestling promoter, Irish nationalist, land speculator, newspaper owner, racecourse and racehorse owner, soldier, pro-conscriptionist and theatre owner He has become a legendary figure thanks mainly to a fictionalised account of his life in Frank Hardy's novel Power Without Glory, which was also made into a television series. After his death in 1953, Wren was buried at [http://www.kewcemetery.com.au/ Boroondara Cemetery] in Kew.

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.

Rocky Novak is a Chief Executive Officer at Fallon Group Inc. He has worked as Managing Director at Fallon Group Inc.

Fay Ferguson is a Co-CEO at Burrell Communications and Board Member at The Links Group and is based in Chicago, Illinois. She has experience at Leo Burnett and has worked as Senior Account Executive at BOZELL & JACOBS LLC and Exec VP/Mng Dir:Operations at Burrell Communications. Fay works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at AMERICAN ASSN OF ADVG AGENCIES-PURPLE FORUM, BOARD MEMBER at The Chicago Network, and BOARD MEMBER at Chicago Advertising Federation. She attended Concordia University Wisconsin; Indiana University; and Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, USA.