Marshall! Law! CDs of creative powerhouses Droga5 and R/GA set to challenge, provoke and enlighten at Caxton Seminar next month in Noosa
The assembly of creative speakers for the 2010 Caxton Seminar and Awards is shaping up as one of the most powerful in its history, with confirmation that Droga5 founding partner and executive creative director Duncan Marshall (near left), will give a presentation at the event in October.
Marshall, who’s accumulated a swag of international creative awards during his phenomenal career, joins global creative heavyweight Nick Law (above left), the New York-based chief creative officer of global digital agency R/GA, as a Caxtons speaker.
Caxton Committee Chairman Rob Belgiovane said having Marshall and Lawon the speaker line-up this year was a real coup for the Caxtons:”Anyone who’s serious about creativity should be booking a place at theCaxtons right now,” Belgiovane said. “These guys are responsible forlegendary campaigns like Pepsi’s Dear Mr President, Ecko ‘Still Free’,Nike+ and The Great Schlep for Obama.”
“This is aonce-in-a-lifetime chance to learn from two of the most visionary andinspirational creatives in the world, and to be able to hear from bothNick Law and Duncan Marshall at the one advertising event in Australiais an opportunity nobody in this industry should miss.”
Nick Lawis responsible for the creative vision of R/GA, Adweek’s Digital Agencyof the Decade, has won numerous international awards, has beenpublished globally and he’s served on every major award show jury.
Hehas twice been included in Creativity magazine’s “Creativity 50”, alist that celebrates the most influential creative personalities in theworld. For a decade he has helped shape Nike’s digital marketing andwas R/GA’s creative director and designer on the breakthrough Nike+,Adweek’s Digital Campaign of the Decade.
Duncan Marshall lived and worked in New York for seven years before relocating to Australia in June 2010.
Forten years previously he worked as a group Head at Saatchi & Saatchiin London, along the way winning TV Commercial of the Year, manyD&AD Pencils, Cannes Lions and other shiny things, as well ashelping the agency win Worldwide Agency of the Year at Cannes in 2002.
Hemoved to New York to take up the post of executive creative director atPublicis New York. The first year saw the agency become New York’s mostawarded at Cannes, as well as winning more major awards at the U.K’sD&AD and The U.S Clios.
Since Droga5 opened its doors in2006 Marshall enjoyed seeing the company grow into a creative businesswith a collaborative family spirit stretching from New York to Sydney to Auckland.
Moreawards have accumulated along the way, including Titanium Lions won forthree consecutive years at the Cannes International AdvertisingFestival (for Ecko Unlimited, The Great Schlep, and The Million).
For further information on the 2010 Caxton Seminar and Awards, including booking enquiries, contact Justine Kendall at Two de Force, 61 2 9281 8788 or email justine@twodeforce.com.au
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Marshall Law – LOL! Kudos to Caxton people if that was deliberate. Should be a pretty good double act. Heard Law speak last year – impressive.
Can’t decide whether I’m more impressed with the line-up or the Marshall Law pun.