Advertising Week APAC set to host inaugural event at Sydney’s Luna Park from July 30-Aug 2

Advertising Week, the world’s largest annual gathering of advertising, creative, entertainment, marketing, media and technology industry leaders, today announced key details for the upcoming launch of its latest geographic expansion to Asia Pacific. The inaugural Advertising Week APAC will take place between July 30 and August 2, 2018, at Luna Park in Sydney.

The first wave of speakers to be announced include David Nobay (left), founding partner and creative chairman at Marcel Sydney, David Shing, digital prophet for AOL/Oath, Jonathan Waecker, CMO at The Warehouse Group NZ, Chuck Porter, co-founder and chairman of CP+B; Sherilyn Shackell, founder and CEO of The Marketing Academy and Malcolm Poynton, global chief creative officer at Cheil Worldwide Network.

Advertising Week makes this expansion in addition to its existing events in London, New York and Tokyo, and is also launching in Latin America with Advertising Week LATAM to take place in Mexico City in 2018.

Renowned for delivering “thought leadership by day, showbiz by night”, Advertising Week attracts tens of thousands of marketing and business leaders to its gatherings around the world and sheds a spotlight on areas the advertising, marketing and media industries need to be addressing head-on in the coming year to stay ahead of the curve.

Previous speakers around the globe include Al Gore, Sheryl Sandberg, Martin Sorrell, Arianna Huffington, Drew Barrymore, Keith Weed and Michael Roth.

Says Clive Prosser, director, Advertising Week APAC: “The creative industry in Australia truly punches above its weight, and we are thrilled to be working with some major industry disruptors to launch at Luna Park this year. Our focus will be to spark new kinds of discussions, and bring new opinions to the forefront of the industry. Recognising the huge value young talent plays in the industry, our tickets are priced to make this one of the most accessible events of its kind.”

To register your interest in becoming an Advertising Week APAC partner or speaker, contact us here.