Glen currently the Head of Creative at Forsman & Bodenfors Canada.

He has been awarded and recognized at International and National award shows over the last 20+ years. His body work includes memorable campaigns for Ontario Power Generation, Dove, LG Electronics, Best Buy, Church and Dwight Canada, Walmart, Infiniti, Audi, and The Canadian Real Estate Association.

Glen’s a leader in the DE&I space, championing underrepresented voices in the industry in Canada. In fact, an op-ed piece in Canada’s primary trade led the Canadian Marketing Hall of Legends to revamp their induction policies, making room for a more diverse outcome.

Krystle Mullin is CCO at john st. in Toronto, Ontario. She returns to Canada’s advertising scene after being a Global ECD at Edelman and VP CD at RPA in Los Angeles. Her work has been recognized by, among others, D&AD, The One Show and Cannes Lions.

When Mia was young and impressionable, she moved to Toronto and worked at Grip and john st. A few years later and perhaps a little less impressionable, she moved back to Vancouver and worked at TBWA, DARE and 123w. After that, she went in-house at The Bay and headed up the creative department. She has also run several businesses including outerwear company, Tarka, and audio app, Emmerse. Most recently, she started The Leisure Department with her partner Jeremy and has been freelancing in Toronto and Vancouver.

Stephanie is the Chief Design Officer at Zulu Alpha Kilo. She has helped global brands like Sephora, Virgin Plus, Amex, P&G, PepsiCo, and Under Armour translate their brands into new products, experiences, and services. Stephanie championed the development of the world’s first encyclopedia for Microaggressions: The Micropedia, which was awarded at Cannes. Her work has been recognized at major award shows including D&AD, The One Show, and the Fast Company Innovation by Design. She believes in inspiring others through industry initiatives including Cannes Lions See it. Be it. Toronto, and the Young Lions Design Competition where she served as a juror/mentor at the annual Festival in France.

Natalie has over 16 years of account management and agency leadership experience, in the field of PR, brand strategy and design, guiding North America’s top public companies, institutions, independent businesses and seed-stage ventures.

A Mohawk-Bajan woman from Six Nations of the Grand River, now living and working in Toronto, Natalie is a member of the Indigenous Professional Association of Canada, and also serves on both the Board and Steering committee of People of Colour in Advertising and Marketing (POCAM).

Linda has led brands including VISA, Frito-Lay, Starbucks, Paralympics, Mercedes-Benz and Kia. Previous agencies have included; BBDO, Lowe Roche, Oglivy & Mather and J. Walter Thompson. Linda has won awards in every national and international award show, including Cannes Lions, Communication Arts, Clios, D&AD, Effies and The One Show. Linda has been a jury member of many national and international shows.

She is not only a mentor within the industry but to its future as well. She has taught at Miami Ad School, is currently on the faculty of Centennial College, has been a visiting instructor at George Brown College and Ontario College of Art and Design, where she was also a graduate. When not helping clients grow their business you will find her driving in the GTA and unsuccessfully second guessing waze.

More than anything and since forever, I wanted to become an actress. I ended up in the ad business at age 20. A little by accident. Mostly because it seemed only meters away from the camera.

Of course, my secret plan failed. But 25 years in, it appears my path unfolds pretty close to home. Starting with the urge to walk someone else’s shoes and ending up with the conscious privilege to connect with the many, honing my human acuity along the way.

I figure our core craft is empathy. Dodging what’s in the way, whether it’s noise or ego, is the Work. The opportunity to sit on the Young Lions Jury is a fun turn. New actors, new perspectives. Untapped trail, brand new soles. Just exciting and uncomfortable enough to keep me growing.

In 2004, my friends and I founded the Quebec City office of LG2. Since then, we’ve created a fun place to find great ideas. I’ve led my teams on many projects recognized on the national and international scene like Cannes, D&AD, London Internationals, One Show and Clios. I’ve also been lucky enough to sit on numerous amazing juries including Cannes, the One Show and the Clios.

I fell in love with creativity at 4 years old, when my dad brought home a storyboard for a TV spot. That passion continued to grow at Cossette where I worked on General Motors, pharma accounts and McDonald’s. Now, I’m leading a group of many different talents who are brilliantly solving all sorts of problems for the Société de l’assurance automobile du Quebec, Domino’s pizza, Canac Hardware, Exceldor, Ocean’s Spray, the Quebec government, and the Quebec dairy board.
I’ve always been proud to contribute to the success of LG2, which is now the largest independent agency in Canada.
But more importantly, I will continue to create the way I always have – with the heart of a 4-year-old.

Karen Howe leads The Township Group. She is a globally recognized Creative Director and a Cannes Lions Advisory Board member who trains Canada’s Young Lions and Judges for competition.

Regarded as an authority on global trends in culture, tech and creativity, Karen speaks to audiences across North America providing a vital analysis of these key trends.

Karen is also a rarity as a female creative director in an industry where fewer than 10% are women. Count on her for a unique point of view.

With over 20 years of experience in advertising, Marty combines outstanding creativity with superior knowledge of the industry and constantly pushes the boundaries of creativity by bringing together art and science to inform work that will drive human impact and behaviour change.

Marty serves as the CCO of TANK Worldwide, where his creative vision since joining in 2015 has helped TANK become a global leader in the health and wellness space today with offices in New York, Toronto, London, and Montréal.

TANK has become one of WPP’s fastest growing agencies, driven by Marty’s creative teams that are reinventing the role of health/wellness agencies by crafting ambitious, impactful stories.

His work has spanned the globe and won numerous awards along the way across Cannes, The One Show, The Webby Awards, Clio Awards, Clio Health Awards, London International Awards (LIA’s), Lisbon International Advertising Festival (Ad & Health), Global Awards, Communication Arts (Advertising & Interactive Awards), Applied Arts Advertising Awards, Canadian Marketing Association Awards, Epica Awards, Anthem Awards, AToMiC Awards, Shopper Innovation + Activation Awards, New York Festivals Health, The Creative Floor Awards, Creativepool Awards, MM+M Awards, and the ADCC Awards.

Marty has sat on multiple juries including the LIA’s inaugural pharma jury, The One Show, The Webby Awards, Clio Health, New York Festivals Health, the Lisbon Health Awards, the Anthem Awards, the Global Awards, the Marketing Awards, the MM+M Awards and the Rx Awards. His passion for all forms of artistic expression makes him a unique creator who stands out for his ability to solve a problem by turning an idea into a beautiful piece of work that can positively impact human lives.

Originally hailing from the sunny shores of the UK, Matthew loves to bring a sense of empathy, big thinking, fresh ideas, and a positive outlook to every creative opportunity – all with a smile on his face.

Currently, he leads the creative team at Believeco to develop creative strategies and multichannel campaigns that have enriched the world of healthcare, CPG, finance and beyond, while generating real results.

With over 20 years of experience at digital, advertising, and marketing agencies, on two continents, Matthew has worked with global brands such as Abbott, General Motors, Nestlé, Energizer, RBC, Schwarzkopf, and Virgin Group of Companies, with his work being celebrated by the Canadian Marketing Association, PROMO! Awards, ACE Awards and, SABRE Awards to name only a few. Matthew has also served as a judge for both the Effies Canada and the Marketing Awards.

Outside of living the ad life, he is obsessed with football (you know, the one that you play with your feet, AKA soccer) and loves coaching kids, helping them develop a lifelong love of the beautiful game.

Roehl is a creative realist that takes a pragmatic and business-minded approach to strategy and creativity. He values effectiveness as much as the quality of the idea which led to countless successful campaigns for Audi, GM, Bridgestone, WD-40, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Leon’s, Shoppers Drugmart, Loblaws, Telus, Bell and Rogers.

Roehl’s work has garnered awards both nationally and internationally. From Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby, International ECHO awards to CMA awards, PROMO!, ADCCs, Atomic Awards, Shopper Innovation and Applied Arts and Epica. Together with his team, he has led his agency to Silver Digital Agency of the Year in 2018 and contributed to making Financial Times Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in the Americas List in 2023.

Over the years, he has juried industry awards shows such as numerous Cannes Lions Direct festival, Young Lions, Effies, International Echo awards, New York Festivals, John Caples, Applied Arts and Marketing Awards. He has chaired the Canadian Marketing Association Direct division, The National Advertising Awards and the Atomic Awards. He has spoken at various industry conferences and panel discussions for the CMA, Canada Post, International ECHO awards and Globe and Mail Media Group and was a guest lecturer at Humber College, and the University of Guelph-Humber.

With 25 years in the advertising and marketing business, Jenny is no stranger to creating internationally recognized, award-winning advertising. She’s the owner and President of Ray – an independent agency based in Newfoundland, launched in 2013, with clients all over the country. Jenny has judged every regional and national award show in Canada (sometimes more than once), Cannes, LIA, and hosted the 2023 Marketing Awards. She lives in St. John’s with her husband, two teens and two cats, Nacho and Chip.

Benjamin Ferreira began his career in a creative agency for nearly 3 years before joining Omnicom Media Group in 2016 under the Touché! brand. After several years within the group, he was appointed Vice President of Strategy for the OMD and Hearts & Science brands in Montreal, aiming to promote local, national, and international brands in the tourism, finance, and QSR industries.

His passion for data, dedication to clients, and team leadership are qualities he leverages every day. He has also taken courses at Factry to enhance his creative expertise. His involvement in digital transformations and campaigns focused on performance and creativity makes him a valuable resource for all.

Moreover, he has had the opportunity to showcase some of these campaigns in national and international media creativity cases.

As CEO of Initiative, Helen leads a growing Canadian team in a relentless pursuit of excellence. Applying her skills as a former client, Helen values diverse skill sets, spurring her to build a team of passionate experts with varied backgrounds in marketing, media, tech, experiential, and sales. A dedicated leader, Helen is personally involved and invested in helping clients navigate the new media landscape through cultural connections that drive meaningful business outcomes.

Under Helen’s leadership, Initiative was named Strategy’s 2019 and 2021 Media Agency of the Year and WARC’s Top 50 Most Effective Media Agencies in the World. She was also awarded Strategy’s 2019 Media Leader of the Year.

An exceptional negotiator with over 30 years of experience in cross-platform media buying and strategic planning, Richard’s talent in bringing innovative and custom-designed strategic direction to Media Experts’ clients has been finely tuned over his career. Richard consistently draws on his unique consumer insight skills, incisive analysis, and contagious enthusiasm to develop award-winning media plans for clients such as Bell, Planet Fitness, Interac, Pizza Pizza and Moosehead. As Chief Client Officer, Richard oversees the Investment and the Broadcast teams; and is responsible for leading the Toronto and Vancouver offices at Media Experts. He ensures that our clients consistently enjoy superior media value and service by institutionalizing bespoke trading strategies, procedures, and tactics that maximize customization, innovation, and advertising effectiveness.

Evolved with Canada’s leading media agencies over the past 15+ years, Sophie has worked across all facets within the advertising industry. She has been responsible for the development and the elevation of the product for many expertise such as: comms planning, content and engagement, digital solutions, data and insights, and media at Cossette and Touché!.

Being an essential strategic partner for her clients, she has been working with clients on business challenges, planning and managing client relationships. She has defied convention and provided integrated solutions for brands such as Telus, SAQ, Intact, VIA Rail, Canadian Tire and Walmart.

She is currently leading and support the leadership team at DentsuX from Montreal. She is also sitting on the senior leadership team for the media service line in Canada.

Brooke was integral to the launch of Jungle Media in 2010 with inaugural client IKEA who she guided quickly to a Best-In-Show at the Media Innovation Awards. IKEA was followed by Capital One and numerous other clients leading to great success and Jungle’s winning a Strategy Media agency of the year in their inaugural year.

Brooke is now leading Jungle with a team of partners. She is responsible for the overall Jungle experience: culture, talent growth, client success and marketing efforts as well as managing the Media Planning team.

Brooke has been pushing her clients to innovate in the world of media, earning a reputation for her award-winning media work, partnering with such clients as General Mills, Coca-Cola, Nike, IKEA, Toyota and Nordstrom.

Brooke is a bold and creative thinker who inspires great work that drives results. She has been nationally recognized with Media Innovation Awards and Atomic awards for her clients. She has also seen success internationally, with Cannes Lions for IKEA and Nike as well as an Effie award for work done on IKEA. She was a member of the Cannes Media Jury in 2022.

Brooke is on the CMDC Board leading the Young Ambassador Program and is passionate about the future of our industry.

Jennifer Lewis is Chief Client Officer for Carat Canada. Jennifer is focused on supporting her clients and teams driving immediate, measurable results and setting the stage for long term brand growth for Carat’s clients. Jennifer has a breadth of experience in both Canada and the United States across a variety of categories including Automotive, Alcohol, Consumer Products, Entertainment, Finance, Retail and Travel categories. Jennifer is always seeking unique perspectives and understanding of people to effectively connect brands to audiences.

As a certified Co-Active and Inclusion coach, Jennifer brings coaching skills to her teams and is always working to identify new ways to see all consumers as humans first. Jennifer is living her goal to be a “Coach as Leader” who is brave, says the things that need to be said – and asks the questions that need to be asked.

An executive communications leader, with 22+ years of international experience in the Advertising, Media and Communications industries. Passionate and driven.
Shannon champions the Canadian Media Directors’ Council business objectives with sound strategy, inspired creativity, and humanity. The CMDC operates to ensure a fair and progressive media marketplace with members accounting for 96% of the total media investment, over $10 billion invested in the Canadian economy, jobs and communications infrastructure. Shannon is passionate about CMDC’s mission of the Canadian Media Manifesto, which galvanizes the media industry to support a healthy, balanced media ecosystem, fostering responsible media and giving media agency clients more opportunities to connect with diverse Canadian audiences.

Consistently recognized as a highly motivated and transformational leader with accolades including Canadian Business RBC SME Top 25 Women to Watch. Over two decades, she has contributed to the success of global brands including BBC, Microsoft, Unilever, and Diageo. Shannon is a proud mother of two, avid skier, and arts advocate and has been known to hike a few mountains, from Patagonia to Kilimanjaro.

Matt immigrated to Toronto just over 9 years ago from NYC and now serves as the General Manager of Snap Inc. in Canada, the technology company and augmented reality (AR) leader behind Bitmoji, Snapchat and Spectacles. Snap believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate and that we can help contribute to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. Matt is a Partner in an early stage venture capital firm, C2 Ventures, sits on several Boards, including Visa and Big Brothers Big Sisters, and volunteers his time as a mentor at both Techstars and Elevate.

Previously, Matt served as President and a member of the Board of Directors at Adestra, an enterprise Marketing Automation Platform which was acquired by Upland Software in Dec 2018. Prior to Adestra, Matt focused on expanding Google and YouTube’s leadership in the advertising and marketing space. He has also held leadership positions at Incisive Media (acquired), PropertyRoom.com, Headland Digital Media (acquired), and Charles Schwab Inc.

Matt has a Master’s from the University of Oxford, a BA from Lafayette College.

As President of PHD Canada, Caroline Moul is responsible for the agency’s continued growth and evolution, including the development and establishment of best practices and overall market adoption of Omnicom Media Group’s capabilities.

Throughout her 20 years with PHD, Caroline has been a driving force in advancing the agency’s Digital capabilities, from launching our programmatic offering in Canada, to establishing Search & Social practices, to placing continual focus on technology’s impact on consumer behaviour to help guide our clients in a complex and ever-changing media landscape.
When she’s not at the office, Caroline can be found cooking up a feast or travelling with her husband and two children.

With over twenty-five years of experience on both client and agency sides, Shelley Smit has a proven track record of developing award-winning campaigns that drive business outcomes. As CEO of Mediabrands Canada, she brings her industry acumen to bear on setting the strategic vision for the market, ensuring the highest standard of client service and strengthening existing client relationships while creating opportunities for new ones. Prior to her appointment as CEO of Mediabrands, Shelley was CEO of UM, where she led the agency to historical highs in new business wins, innovative business partnerships, and industry awards. She is a regular contributor on industry thought leadership topics and has been hand-picked to serve as a judge on numerous international awards panels. Shelley was awarded Strategy’s Media Leader of the Year in 2021.

As an experienced, entrepreneurial media executive specializing in growth through measurable solutions, Nikki has a proven track record of rebuilding, relaunching, and re-engagement with brands. Currently the CEO of Wavemaker Canada, Nikki is a bold leader who pushes boundaries to deliver outstanding client results, connecting the dots between innovation and ROI. Under her leadership, she has helped deliver up to triple-digit year-over-year increases in revenue, unlocking new opportunities for her team.

At the forefront of Nikki’s leadership style is a strong desire to foster a safe environment for teammates where they can truly be themselves. Her greatest priority outside of client satisfaction, is ensuring her teammates are happy and thriving in their positions, and as a result, her teams tend to have a very attrition rate . Dedicated to leading with purpose, Nikki also sits on several boards, including Spark Center, Hydrocephalus, CMDC, and NABS.

Prior to her current position, Nikki held several senior leadership roles at Publicis Media where she built her reputation as an emotionally intelligent, empathetic, and inclusive mentor to many of her colleagues. In her spare time, Nikki spends time with her family, hiking, reading, watching movies, and trying to figure out if golf is a pleasure or a punishment.

With over 20 years of experience in the marketing, media, and technology industry, Alastair Taylor is a transformational leader who builds corporate cultures for the modern business reality. As the CEO of Publicis Media in Canada, Alastair oversees the strategic direction and vision for Starcom, Spark Foundry, and Zenith, leading a team of over 700 professionals across multiple clients and categories.

Alastair has a proven track record of driving top and bottom-line growth through talent and
diversification. Under his leadership, Publicis Media has achieved double-digit revenue and profit gains year over year, with notable new business wins such as Walmart, Stellantis, GSK, Starbucks, Campbells, and Mondelez. Alastair is also the co-founder of The M2T Collective, a network of like-minded professionals who aim to change the industry for the better through meaningful experiences and talent attraction. Alastair is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and empowerment, and strives to create a culture that fosters creativity, excellence, and diversity.

Sarah is the president of Dentsu Media, overseeing the media arm of Dentsu in Canada. She is a customer-centric marketing strategist at heart. Devoted to data, you can usually find her working through a strategy with her teams. And, if you ask Sarah will tell you that the best campaigns start with a solid foundation – from the insights derived from clean and smart data sources (Social, Digital, Market Research). Having worked in the marketing industry for decades, Sarah has had the pleasure of collaborating with brands in media and entertainment, CPG, retail, liquor/wine, professional services, financial services (banking and insurance), pharma, B2B, the medical and recreational cannabis industry, and association marketing. She is a mentor for the ACA and IPG. She is part of the Thought Leaders Council for the CMA. She is the former chair of the Media Council for the CMA. She serves as a board member for the CMDC and as a member of the team on the Media Manifesto, which is dedicated to investing in Canadian media initiatives. She was named Media Leader of the Year in 2020 by the YA of the CMDC.

As President, Havas Media Network, Noah Vardon is responsible for strategically leading the network across Canada, including Noise Digital. A seasoned agency leader, Noah has spearheaded award-winning media strategy and digital transformation for many of the top brands in Canada and has extensive experience managing international agency teams across North America, Asia, and EMEA.

Media Creativity & Science is where Noah has pioneered many firsts for Canada and the expansion of media disciplines has distinguished his career. He’s added many first-to-market digital, data, analytics, content, & operations capabilities to his prolific experience.

Prior to joining Havas Media Group as President, Noah has been part of the senior leadership teams at top agencies in the market such as Initiative and Cossette Media and client side at TD Bank. (OPTIONAL based on word count)

In 2023, Noah led one of the largest Canadian independent media acquisitions of Noise Digital. Noah now leads the group in addition to his duties at Havas Media.

An LGBTQIA+ leader in the advertising community, Noah is strongly and proactively committed to advancing DEI across the industry.