Jacques Séguéla, Paris
A legend of world’s advertising. Founder of multinational agency Euro RSCG. Mr. Séguéla is the author of eighteen books on advertising and related matters.
Donald Gunn, London
Gunn Report - 100 best world ideas, according to methodology of Donald Gunn, who follows and grades all world advertising festivals.
Mirko Ilić, New York
One of the world’s leading graphic designers.
Stephanie Skirvin, New York
Print Magazine, world's leading design magazine.
Andrew Rawlins, Paris
Founder and president of the biggest European festival EPICA.
Jure Apih, Ljubljana
Founder and president of the Golden Drum festival – Portorož.
Dragan Sakan, Beograd
President and Creative Director of New Moment – New Ideas Company. Over 30 years in creativity and cooperation between Belgrade and the world.
Bob Garfield, Washington
Editor of the Advertising Age magazine. Advertising analyst for ABC News. A columnist for USA Today and contributing editor for the Washington Post Magazine.
Edward de Bono, Malta
Dr. De Bono is the leading authority in the field of the creative thinking, innovations, and direct teaching as a skill. Doctor of psychology, philosophy and medicine - Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, London. He wrote 78 books that are translated to 40 languages, and held lectures and seminars in 58 countries. He is the founder of International bureau for creativity (UN), World Center for New Thinking, World Museum of Innovations. (www.edwarddebono.com; www.edwdebono.com)
Hermann Vaske, Frankfurt
Leading European author who explores creativity. The press called him the “European Creative Guru”. Hermann Vaske is a director, author and producer. Feature length documentaries: “The Fine Art of Separating People From Their Money”, “The Ten Commandments of Creativity” starring Dennis Hopper and Sir Peter Ustinov, short feature film “Who Killed the Idea?” starring Harvey Keitel. Introducing a movie about creativity, with the most creative people world wide from Dalai Lama to David Bowie… (www.hermannvaske.com)
John Howkins, London
Author, ‘The Creative Economy.’ "Father of the Creative Economy". Listed as one of Top 20 ‘Creative Business Thinkers’ by ‘Business Week’. Significant global experience; projects in over 30 countries. Board Director of Equator Films plc. Former Chairman, Tornado Productions Ltd (prize-winning Internet company). (www.creativeeconomy.com)
Madelena Grossmann, Strasbourg
Expert in the area of creative economy at the Council of Europe. Chief Administrator of the Council of Europe project “Creating Cultural Capital”.
Robert Palmer, Strasbourg
World leading specialist in the capital of culture. From 1991 to 2001 he was the president of the network of cultural cities of Europe - a network of 35 cities. Currently he is an adviser to several cities and regions concerning cultural development and regeneration, cultural tourism, festivals and art policies. Robert Palmer is the Director of Culture and Cultural and National Heritage at the Council of Europe.
Charles Landry, UK
International authority on city futures and the use of culture in city revitalization; He founded Comedia, Europe’s leading cultural planning organisation, in 1978. Now works for the World Bank on special assignments. He has lectured widely in Europe, the USA, Australia and Africa. At the moment he is finishing his new book called “The Art of the City Making” (www.charleslandry.com).
Simon Evans, Sheffield
Founder of Creative Clusters, a cultural entrepreneur with a portfolio of projects that have been ground-breaking in creative, technological and business terms. His career spans festival production, property development, grant assessment and policy consultancy. His specialism is helping people who seek both commercial and cultural goals to get the best of both worlds (www.creativeclusters.com).
Drazen Pantic, Beograd
Founder of OpenNet, the Internet department of the pioneering independent media organization Radio B92 in Belgrade. Drazen established numerous public Internet access centers, and has lectured and been published widely on the use of the Internet to support independent media and internationally recognized principles of free expression.
Kevin Robins, London
Professor of Sociology at City University, London. He is presently involved in research on the Turkish diaspora in Europe, on transnational communications, and on issues of European identity. Recent publications include British Cultural Studies (with David Morley) and The Challenge of Transcultural Diverities, published by the Council of Europe.
Other guest speakers
Francois-Charles Rouyer, Art Director, Paris, Slobodan Masic, President of Art Director’s Club Serbia, Doru Bosiok - vice president of ADC Serbia, Novi Sad creative scene (Branislav Radosevic, Laslo Kapitanj, Atila Kapitanj), Eduard Cehovin, Art Director/Professor, Ljubljana, Zozef Loncar, Taboo magazine, Ferenc Barat, Art director, Budapest, Radomir Vukovic, Kvadart magazine, Zoran Blazna, "No name" design festival, Jugoslav Vlahovic, Art Director/Professor, Beograd, Dejan Stajnberger, CD, EuroRSCG, Prague, mr Pedja Garasanin, Are you branded?, Antonije Pusic, Rambo brand, Lazar Dzamic, Art Director, London, Veselin Jevrosimovic, Com trade brand, Zivojin Djordjevic i Svetlana Blagojevic, NEXT brand, Tom Ferall, Pitsburg, U.S. Steel brand, Nadezda Milenkovic - Word exhibition, Vladimir Baclija and the photographers of Belgrade, Nastja Mulej, Ljubljana – Ideas Campus Piran, Asja Dupanovic - Sarajevo art...
