SPEAKERS

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Mark Havas

MARK WHELAN

Chairman & CCO, Havas UK

Havas UK comprises of 20 agencies and 1700 people with a diverse range of capabilities including advertising, CX, PR, sponsorship, media, design, investor relations, transformation management, sustainability consultancy, employee experience, UX and more. 

 Mark joined the Havas family in 2008 through the acquisition of his company Cake, a pioneer in the branded entertainment space; taking brand marketing in a direction in music festivals, tv shows, fashion collaborations, music artist partnerships and dramatic stunts.

 In a somewhat lengthy and eclectic career he has won Cannes Lions, named several products and companies, creative directed an Olympics experience, written for TV and film, created an alcohol-free sparkling wine and most recently become a regular speaker on the subject of artificial intelligence. 

 Mark is a trustee of Key4Life and on the advisory board for the Fair Chance Alliance, both of which work in the space to help ex-offenders find a new start in life.