Piyush Pandey and Prasoon Joshi take to the Spikes Asia stage

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In a Spikes Asia session moderated by Atifa Silk, editorial director of Campaign Asia-Pacific, Pandey and Joshi—whose extraordinary talent has transformed not only their agency networks, but also the wider industry—will share insights into India’s cultural heritage and the future of advertising in the market.

The session, which takes place Monday (17 September), is part of a jam-packed three-day programme featuring a long list of creative leading lights, including:

The speaker lineup for the festival, which takes place 16-18 September in Singapore, includes:

• Alan Dunachie, Director of Operations, Economist Group, UK
• Amir Kassaei, Chief Creative Officer, DDB Worldwide
• Andrew Robertson, CEO, President, BBDO Worldwide
• Chris Dobson, Executive Vice-President of BBC Advertising, BBC Worldwide
• Daito Manabe, Media Artist
• Dominic Proctor, President, GroupM Global
• Elliot Polak, Founder, CEO, Textappeal
• Ishita Sharma, Global Brand Manager: Closeup; Global Platform Leader: Digital, Closeup, Unilever
• James Thompson, Chief Marketing Officer, Diageo Asia Pacific
• Jose Miguel Sokoloff, President, Lowe Global Creative Council; Co-Chairman, CCO, Lowe SSP3, Colombia
• Julian Boulding, President, thenetworkone
• Lyn Heward, Creative Director, Cirque du Soleil
• Nick Brien, Chairman, CEO, McCann Worldgroup
• Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, CEO, McCann Worldgroup India
• Rei Inamoto, Chief Creative Officer, AKQA
• Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy & Mather
• Tina Manikas, Global Retail & Promotions Officer, Draftfcb
• Todd Solondz, Writer, Director

The Spikes Asia Advertising Festival is a collaboration between the Lions Festivals, organisers of Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx and Eurobest; and Haymarket, publishers of Campaign Asia Pacific.