Michaela is Head of Strategy at MADE BY VACULIK, an independent creative agency based in Slovakia, where she leads strategic direction and partners with some of the country’s largest advertisers, including Tatra banka, Raiffeisen banka and Orange. With over a decade of experience in marketing and advertising, she moved from account management into digital and […]
Michalis brings over 20 consecutive years of experience in advertising, with the vast majority of his career devoted to what he is most passionate about: understanding people, translating human insights into strategic thinking, building impactful brands, and contributing to the creation of ideas with the power to deliver measurable, brand-defining results. Since 2014, Michalis has […]
With almost 30 years in advertising, Mihai has spent most his career leading the most awarded Media Agency in Romania, UM. His team’s recognition track record includes Agency of the Year @ Festival of Media Global in 2016 (7 Gold awards, 1 silver, 1 bronze + Grand Prix for the best campaign in 2016), Media […]
Milan Peric is an accomplished commercial expert with over 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry. He currently serves as the Marketing Director at Carlsberg Western Balkans. In this executive role, he is a board member and holds responsibility for the markets in Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania. Milan is […]
Milena Djoric is Marketing and Communications Director at AikGroup and AikBank, where she oversees strategic creation and execution of marketing and communication activities across Adria region. Milena led the rebranding of AikBank, the biggest domestic, privately-owned bank in Serbia. In her role, Milena supports development and implementation of different campaigns and initiatives, with focus on […]
Miles Williams is a Strategy Director at McCann, where he has developed brand and creative strategy for a range of high-profile clients including E.ON, Slumberdown, Dettol and Ladbrokes. With over a decade of experience spanning agency and client-side roles (including Asda and IMA where he worked with the likes of Jet2 and JLR), he brings […]
Miloš began his career in 2013 at Communis DDB, managing the digital presence of market leaders such as Atlantic Group, Samsung, and Heineken. A pioneer in alternative media, he earned a Somoborac Award in 2015 for an innovative WhatsApp campaign for Sweeet. Following a period leading regional digital strategy for The Coca-Cola Company at Executive […]
A brand builder at heart, Monika brings a vast FMCG experience spanning global, regional, and local roles to the Effie Europe judging panel. At Heinz, she specializes in scaling strategic and cultural brand platforms across markets — turning locally resonant ideas into powerful, multi-market forces. Monika is a firm believer that great marketing starts with […]
Lily is Chief Operating Officer at the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC), where she leads strategy, enabling operations and campaigns to help visually impaired children and young people live their life without limits. She is also a Trustee of Arthritis UK. She brings over a decade of senior leadership experience in the charity […]
Linda Bradley is Head of Planning, Insights and Media at Diageo Ireland since January 2024. Linda’s 20-year marketing career has involved three major multi-national companies (Danone, GlaxoSmithKline, Diageo) in Ireland and the UK, working on market leading brands such as Guinness, Rockshore, Carlsberg, Actimel, Ribena, Panadol and Corsodyl. Driven by a love for identifying compelling […]