Jim Ingram, Ben Couzens + Will Alexander join Google’s Lee Hunter at Emergence Creative Festival in Margaret River, Western Australia
Conference Pass: $550
All In Pass: $680
The 2015 Emergence Creative Festival in Margaret River, Western Australia is fast approaching and a number of new speakers and collaborators have been added to the line-up.
Joining Lee Hunter (Google), SuzAnne Brantner (The Family Business, LA), Daniel Matros (DICE) and Kylie Robertson (Penguin) will be executive creative directors and partners of Cummins & Partners Melbourne, Jim Ingram and Ben Couzens (pictured). Founder and executive producer of award-winning post production house Heckler, Will Alexander, will also be joining the program.
Ingram and Couzens have been the creative minds behind some of the biggest and most awarded advertising ideas in Australia and the world, including creating the acclaimed Schweppes ‘Burst’ commercial which was the second most awarded television commercial in the world in 2009. They also created the Bonds Birthday Project, pioneered the world’s first ever Video Stamp for Australia Post, and turned around ten years of decline for Victoria Bitter with their campaign “Hands”, “Shirt” & “Sweat” which returned the brand to the #1 position in Australia.
Alexander opened Heckler’s doors in 2010 and soon began working with adland’s most progressive, including agencies Droga5, Saatchi & Saatchi and BMF, as well as clients Qantas, Woolworths and Toyota, to name a few.
In its second year of running Heckler was crowned Creative Magazine’s Post Production Hotshop of the Year. Alexander was also executive producer of Australian Academy Award winning short film A Cautionary Tail, starring Cate Blanchett.
Also on the bill for 2015 is SuzAnn Brantner, owner and principle at The Family Business, a Los Angeles based digital and content marketing company that reaches target demographics through innovative digital strategy, emerging technologies and creative content marketing campaigns. The Family Business works with various brand, music, and entertainment clients such as Ultra Music, Steve Aoki, Dubs, Universal Music and Island Records.
Lee Hunter, Head of Creative Partnerships at Google Asia Pacific will also be there. Lee is all about bringing new, scalable marketing ideas to life and has worked directly with people like Ridley Scott, Spike Jonze, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Arnold Schwarzenegger and organisations such as VICE, NASA and some of the world’s biggest brands.
Creative Corner Chairman Mat Lewis has seen the event grow substantially over the past two years and is looking forward to pushing the boundaries further in the third instalment in 2015.
“We’ve set a challenge for this instalment to both push the boundaries of a high end conference as well as deliver an unmatched series of experiential satellite events,” Lewis said.
“What makes this festival and conference unique is the inspiration factor – from the speakers, the people who attend, the experiences offered and the surrounds of Margaret River that the festival takes place in.”
Tickets to Emergence Creative 2015 are now on sale now. For more information visit www.emergencecreative.com
Early bird tickets are flying out the door at $550 for a conference only pass and $680 for an ‘All-In’ Pass, with a copy of Martine Perret’s ‘Margaret River From Above’, so be sure to secure yours early to avoid disappointment – you can purchase your tickets here.
Emergence has also teamed up with MargaretRiver.com and local accommodation providers to secure best-rate accommodation for Emergence-Goers.
Visit the event facebook page for updates @ #emergenceroadtrip