€2,365 + TVA
Sunday 25 October - Friday 30 October
The Brand Marketers Academy is a certificate programme for daring brand disruptors who want to unlock the power of creativity for themselves and their brands. The search is on for the 30 young marketers who will learn first-hand from the world’s greatest brands and industry leaders.
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"The Academy was a game changer for me, you MUST apply! Students get to meet and be inspired by the best of the best in the global marketing industry."
Shelby Olivier
Associate Brand Manager, Transformers, Hasbro, Inc.
Discover the secrets behind building brand legacies and creating compelling campaigns.
This year’s key themes are:
Chief Marketing Officer, Piedmont Healthcare
Douwe Bergsma is Chief Marketing Officer at Piedmont Healthcare, a multi-billion-dollar not-for-profit purpose-driven organisation that leads transformation of healthcare in the US. This followed a 9-year break-through run as CMO at Georgia-Pacific and a successful 19-year career at Procter & Gamble in Europe and North America.
He helps to drive industry growth as a member of the major CMO organisations, the ANA Board Directors and as a strong early supporter of #SeeHer, the initiative that aims to portray women accurately in the media.
Throughout his career he has been recognised as a thought-leader through many publications, invitations to present at major events like Cannes Lions, ANA’s Masters of Marketing and the White House (2016), and through a range of awards, including Cannes Lions, Effies, Halos, Webbies, Ad Age’s Creativity 50, four national CMO Awards and the induction into the Shopper Marketing Hall of Fame.
He is honored and excited to succeed marketing legends Suzanne Tosolini and Jim Stengel as the Dean of the Brand Marketers Academy at Cannes Lions.
VP Global Digital Marketing, Mastercard
A passionate marketer with 10+ years in the industry, striving to demystify “digital” marketing to drive innovative and creative thinking to deliver outstanding results. Kerry joined Mastercard five years ago where she has taken on three varied roles within marketing. Prior to this, Kerry worked agency side for global brands including Mastercard, Microsoft and Burberry, to help elevate their digital marketing efforts.
Global Brand Director
Mangum, Unilever
Global CMO
LEGO Group
CMO
Burger King
CMO
MediaLink
Global Head of Vertical Strategy and Marketing
Pinterest
EVP and CMO
Adobe
Global Creative
Google Unskippable Labs
VP Marketing & Communications
Apple
"Sessions provide intimate exposure to some of the greatest marketing and agency minds in the industry!"
Christine Weiss
Associate Brand Manager, SC Johnson
Then: Assistant Brand Manager, Unilever Canada (2012)
Now: Global Brand Engagement Manager, Love Beauty and Planet, Unilever (2019)
"Attending the Academy solidified for me that 'good work' can always be better. That the 'goosebump' test is a true validator of brilliant and emotionally resonant work. And that compelling stories transcend any language or geographical boundaries. Even 7 years later have continued to pull inspiration from Cannes Lions – whether it be creative inspiration for our team now or simply the confidence to always push for more and not settling for 'good'".