The best projects have been selected by the expert jury of advertisers and agencies, and what follows is the selection for the special BalCannes Editor's Pick Award and the announcement of finalists!



The best projects of BalCannes 2023 have been selected! And yes – in addition to celebrating the spirit of this region and uniting the best agencies and advertisers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia and Serbia, the BalCannes competition is without a doubt proof of exceptional creativity and out-of-the-box originality that goes beyond national borders, sometimes due to market conditions – but most often despite them.



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The importance of BalCannes is also recognised by the incredible trust of regional creatives: more than 180 projects were entered into the new edition of this regional competition, which also marks a record number of entries for BalCannes, among which almost a quarter of all projects were entered in the Social Responsibility category. This indicates the region's awareness of the importance of communicating ethical messages and their important role in driving positive change. This goes to prove that the world isn’t that grey, on the contrary – BalCannes shows that it can be quite colourful!



The best among the projects will be celebrated at the award ceremony of the <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DK2023 festival</a>, which will be held in Rovinj from 20-23 April.



Advertising experts who diligently selected the region’s best projects are:



Petra Čadež (Atlantic Group, Slovenia), Jelena Čađenović (A1 Serbia, Serbia), Urban Kramberger (Pivovarna Laško Union, Slovenia), Nađa Lutvikadić Fočo (BH Telecom, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Maja Naumovska Saveska (HALKBANK AD Skopje, North Macedonia), Alina Radusin (Wiener osiguranje Vienna Insurance Group, Croatia) and Zvonimir Seki (Franck, Croatia).



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The following agency experts also decided on the best projects:



Luka Bajs (SHIFT, Slovenia), Sašo Dimitrievski (Pristop, Slovenia), Jelena Fiškuš (Studio Sonda, Croatia), Bojan Hadžihalilović (Fabrika, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Vladimir Mitrović (Ovation BBDO, Serbia), Sašo Pešev (New Moment Skopje, North Macedonia), Anja Radulović (Leo Burnett Belgrade, Serbia), Dejan Spirkoski (Saatchi &amp; Saatchi, North Macedonia), Dejan Šijuk (Aquarius Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Nikola Žinić (Bruketa&amp;Žinić&amp;Grey, Croatia).



What follows is the selection for the special BalCannes Editor's Pick Award, which will be handled by an expert jury of regional industry media representatives, as well as the announcement of the BalCannes finalists. The story of the colourful regional creativity does not end there – in April ensues the awards ceremony, and then the publication of the BalCannes Report, a report that will surely come in handy to the region’s industry experts!

BalCannes 2023 marks a record number of entries, and the biggest growth yet in socially responsible projects

The thirteenth edition of IdejaX – which closed its entries on 10 March and the jury is hard at work selecting the finalists and winners – once again awards innovative creative ideas and advertising projects which push the boundaries of market communications. Creativity comes in all sizes: large or small agencies, as well as independent artists are eligible to compete for gold, silver and bronze awards – and this year almost 160 of them entered their creative projects to the competition, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/record-number-of-idejax-entries-up-to-160-projects-competing-for-the-titles-of-the-most-creative" target="_blank">a record-breaking number for IdejaX</a>!



In addition to well-known competition groups – Best on Market where projects are awarded in dedicated business categories; Best of Ad-Making, which celebrates the art of implementation and craft in Digital, Film and Design categories, paying special attention to form and functionality in service of implementing the idea and the third category dedicated to Branding and Rebranding, this year a new, very important group joined the list: Best of Positive Change!



This new competition group will celebrate the power of creativity in service of positive change in the world: the creatives will have to show how their project contributed to the UN 2023 sustainable development goals for the people and the planet, prosperity, peace and partnership, as well as inclusion, justice and equality. Joining the long list of 18 competition categories, this group will enable the entry of social actions, which offers an opportunity for the creatives to show how they impact their community, society – and the world.



Entries in the&nbsp;Best on Market&nbsp;group of categories and in the newly introduced&nbsp;Best of Positive Change&nbsp;competition group will be evaluated by&nbsp;Jakov Vilović&nbsp;(TUESDAY), the president of the jury who will be joined by:&nbsp;Ana Burazer&nbsp;( McCann Zagreb),&nbsp;Ivan Čadež&nbsp;(BBDO Zagreb),&nbsp;Jurica Ćorluka&nbsp;(Señor),&nbsp;Igor Mladinović&nbsp;(Imago Ogilvy),&nbsp;Marin Ostojić&nbsp;(ZOO Agency),&nbsp;Igor Škunca&nbsp;(Impressum Communications),&nbsp;Ivan Tanić&nbsp;(Šanavala),&nbsp;Siniša Waldinger&nbsp;(Bruketa&amp;Žinić&amp;Grey).



The projects in the&nbsp;Best of Ad-Making&nbsp;group of categories will be judged by a jury led by president&nbsp;Hrvoj Škurlo&nbsp;(PINK MOON):&nbsp;Filip Filković,&nbsp;Judita Gamulin,&nbsp;Izvorka Jurić&nbsp;(Design Bureau Izvorka Jurić),&nbsp;Đuro Korać&nbsp;(Nivas),&nbsp;Ana Lozica&nbsp;(MinusMinus Agency),&nbsp;Maja Šplajt&nbsp;(Real Group),&nbsp;Miran Tomičić&nbsp;(Octopus Ink),&nbsp;Jurica Vuković&nbsp;(EuroART93).



The best projects of the &nbsp;Best Branding &amp; Rebranding group will be decided by the following design experts, led by the president&nbsp;Sean Poropat&nbsp;(Studio Sonda), including three jury members of the Best of Ad-Making group specialised in design:&nbsp;Izvorka Jurić&nbsp;(Design Bureau Izvorka Jurić),&nbsp;Jurica Koletić&nbsp;(Studio Size),&nbsp;Ana Lozica&nbsp;(MinusMinus Agency),&nbsp;Miran Tomičić&nbsp;(Octopus Ink).



Featured photo: &nbsp;Emica Elveđi/PIXSELL

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Can you envision yourself standing in the spotlight? Do you hear the thunderous applause from the audience? Are you ready to experience what it feels like for your hard work and expertise to be officially recognised by the entire region? If the answer is yes, you can start writing your award acceptance speech, picking out your most glamorous outfit because BalCannes, a competition that unites the regional communications industry and highlights its brilliance IS BACK!



BalCannes is a regional creativity competition with a decade-long experience in uniting the markets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia and celebrates the best and most original projects, agencies and advertisers in the region.



In each of the thirteen business categories, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/these-are-the-projects-competing-in-the-balcannes-regional-competition" target="_blank">the shortlisted projects</a> – selected by the Advertisers Jury and Agencies Jury – are competing to win gold, silver and bronze awards. The best project of the BalCannes competition wins the Grand Prix, and we are also awarding the Best Agency and Best Advertiser in the region! If you're still hungry for more, BalCannes will satiate your creative appetite – an additional third jury comprised of the best representatives of the media used their expert editorial skills to award the best with the BalCannes Editor’s Pick Award! Find out who the members of each jury group are <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/the-experts-who-will-award-the-best-projects-at-balcannes-2023-three-different-juries-will-offer-three-unique-perspectives" target="_blank">here</a>.

BalCannes

Thomas Kolster, an influential marketing activist and the founder of the global Goodvertising movement, will give a talk with the support of ENNA on how brands can choose the path of true sustainability in Rovinj on Earth Day.



DK Festival, your favourite festival of creativity and communications, will host a marketing activist on a mission to encourage the business sector to put people and the planet first. <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/thomas-kolster" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Thomas Kolster</a> is a famous visionary and the founder of a global Goodvertising movement that helps organizations find their authentic purpose – with no empty promises for the consumers.



As an internationally recognized purpose pioneer, Thomas Kolster will ask crucial questions about sustainability in his talk called <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/thomas-kolster" target="_blank">Faking Your Sustainability?</a> on the main DK2023 stage, powered by ENNA, and he will fittingly do it on Earth Day 22 April, when he aims to inspire true change that has the potential to develop into a global movement. Those who really do care about their community and environment are few and far between in this market, claims Kolster, and for others this will be an enlightening moment of contemplation and new (business) decisions. He says to those who have a knack for sustainable change, and especially those who choose to ignore it, that the change starts with them.



“ENNA group, as a new generation business system and one of the leading investors in Croatia and the region, sees sustainability and change as an opportunity to invest and prosper, whether it is about renewable energy sources, reducing the carbon footprint in the logistic and food sectors or socially responsible businesses. The starting point for us is always the ideas and the need for development, thus we are extremely honoured to support Thomas Kolster’s talk on this topic. We are sure that it will be a great opportunity for everyone to think about the ways in which we can turn our business in the direction of true sustainability”, said Bruno Krčelić (Head of Marketing), ENNA.



He rarely puts his pen down – in addition to the published books Goodvertising and The Hero Trap, Kolster writes for big media houses, such as The Guardian, Ad Age and Adweek, and has inspired audiences in more than 70 countries at events like TEDx, SXSW, Cannes Lions, DAD and Sustainable Brands. His loud and oftentimes provocative views on values, purpose, and leadership continuously challenge the status quo. “In an over-crowded do-good market, people don’t buy your values or your 'why’, but rather who you can help them become”, claims Kolster.



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The highly anticipated <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/schedule?day=1" target="_blank">DK2023 schedule</a> has been revealed. Following <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/edward-snowden-live-from-moscow" target="_blank">Edward Snowden</a> former CIA officer and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who will join the festival via video link; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/james-whittaker" target="_blank">James Whittaker</a>, evangelist, visionary, and rockstar of the tech world; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/munise-can" target="_blank">Munise Can</a>, a strategy expert from Highsnobiety who helps brands find new ways to matter; creative person of the year from faraway Japan <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/toshihiko-tanabe" target="_blank">Toshihiko Tanabe</a>; the world’s leading authority on sextech <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/bryony-cole" target="_blank">Bryony Cole</a>; Media.Monk’s Main Monk from the world’s biggest creative digital production agency <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/victor-knaap" target="_blank">Victor Knaap</a>; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/rory-sutherland" target="_blank">Rory Sutherland</a>, one of the most original thinkers in the advertising industry and beyond; the surrealist directing duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Vallée Duhamel</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/srecko-horvat" target="_blank">Srećko Horvat</a>, a philosopher with a global following; the bestselling author and recovering pessimist <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/kristina-kuzmic" target="_blank">Kristina Kuzmič</a> powered by Priceless.com; one of the world’s leading creative technology futurists <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/ian-beacraft" target="_blank">Ian Beacraft</a> powered by Hrvatski Telekom; and now purpose pioneer <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/thomas-kolster" target="_blank">Thomas Kolster</a> powered by ENNA, the announcements of many more inspiring speakers are soon to follow.



Creatives, marketers, digital experts, media representatives and other communicators that want to be in the company of national and global industry leaders are welcome to find more information about&nbsp;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets" target="_blank">tickets</a>&nbsp;and join us at DK2023.

The purpose pioneer is back in Croatia – are you faking your sustainability?

The talk Creative Machines: How Technology Will Shape Our Future, which Ian Beacraft will give at DK2023 with the support of Hrvatski Telekom, will reveal what the era of creative generalists means for the next generation of humanity!



If you’re looking to learn more about Web3, synthetic media and the Metaverse by one of the world’s leading voices on these topics, DK Festival, held on 20-23 April in Rovinj, is the place to be. The futurist <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/ian-beacraft" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ian Beacraft</a>, known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable, is coming to Rovinj with the support of Hrvatski Telekom to share his thoughts on the future with the community of creatives, communicators, digital experts and everyone who lives and breathes market communications.



What happens when society experiences tectonic shifts that shatter established norms? When the outputs of fields from art and music to law and science are commoditized? “The coming wave of creative destruction will coincide with a creative revolution. This transformation will benefit society, but our assumptions of what it takes to succeed and to create value will be challenged”, states Beacraft, who will expand on these topics in his talk titled Creative Machines: How Technology Will Shape Our Future at the centre stage of the famous festival of creativity.



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It is hard and ungrateful to predict what awaits us in the next 15 or more years, but what is certain is that the future will be defined and shaped by technology. This is why it is key that we pilot ideas and concepts that aren’t even developed yet, maybe they won’t be in the next five years, but they contain potential for future transformation. Whether it’s the introduction of 5G and the first testing of 5G from the stratosphere, the implementation of artificial intelligence or the first metaverse event, we are proud of the fact that Hrvatski Telekom continually innovates and pushes the boundaries, and this is the approach we continue to take, based on the old saying that everything seems impossible until it is done for the first time”, said Branka Bajt, Director of Brand Sector, Hrvatski Telekom.



Previously responsible for P&amp;Ls and innovation departments at the largest agencies in the world, Ian now heads the strategic foresight agency Signal &amp; Cipher, guiding companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape and helping them find meaningful routes to innovation that impact the bottom line, inspire cultural change, and create new products and services. How does he do it? Well, you have to have a knack for pushing the boundaries of technology and culture. Ian does just that – as the co-owner of a production studio designing virtual worlds, he set a global precedent as he was the first person ever to host a globally syndicated news segment as a synthetic human.



In Rovinj Ian will explore how the inevitable dominance of artificial intelligence across artistic and intellectual pursuits will prompt the age of the Creative Generalist, innovators of rich and vast interest points that push creativity into new mediums, giving rise to new institutions, priorities, and a revised social contract.



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Following <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/edward-snowden-live-from-moscow" target="_blank">Edward Snowden</a> former CIA officer and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who will join the festival via video link; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/james-whittaker" target="_blank">James Whittaker</a>, evangelist, visionary, and rockstar of the tech world; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/munise-can" target="_blank">Munise Can</a>, a strategy expert from Highsnobiety who helps brands find new ways to matter; creative person of the year from faraway Japan <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/toshihiko-tanabe" target="_blank">Toshihiko Tanabe</a>; the world’s leading authority on sextech <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/bryony-cole" target="_blank">Bryony Cole</a>; Media.Monk's Main Monk from the world’s biggest creative digital production agency <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/victor-knaap" target="_blank">Victor Knaap</a>; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/rory-sutherland" target="_blank">Rory Sutherland</a>, one of the most original thinkers in the advertising industry and beyond; the surrealist directing duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Vallée Duhamel</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/srecko-horvat" target="_blank">Srećko Horvat</a>, a philosopher with a global following; the bestselling author and recovering pessimist <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/kristina-kuzmic" target="_blank">Kristina Kuzmič</a> powered by Priceless.com; and now one of the world's leading creative technology futurists <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/ian-beacraft">Ian Beacraft</a> powered by Hrvatski Telekom, the announcements of many more inspiring speakers are soon to follow.



Creatives, marketers, digital experts, media representatives and other communicators that want to be in the company of national and global industry leaders are welcome to find more information about&nbsp;<a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tickets</a>&nbsp;and join us at DK2023.

Creative machines take centre stage at DK2023 – Ian Beacraft is coming to Croatia!

Celebrate ideas that work and the finest of the digital industry at the Effie and MIXX Awards Show in the Main Hall on Saturday 22 April at 9 PM. Find out which projects will receive the highest accolades from industry experts themselves.



<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Effie Awards (opens in a new tab)" href="https://effie.hr/" target="_blank">Effie Awards</a> are the pre-eminent industry awards that promote effective marketing practices and activities which yield great market results. Winners of the prestigious Effie award represent the most effective agencies and advertisers that encompass creativity, strategy and market performance on a national level. They are chosen by the Effie Awards Croatia 2023 <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.effie.hr/2023/02/10/jos-kratko-mozete-prijaviti-svoje-ucinkovite-marketinske-projekte-a-ovi-ce-strucnjaci-odabrati-najbolje/" target="_blank">jury members</a>, who come from various areas of the communications industry.



<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="MIXX Awards (opens in a new tab)" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/awards/mixx" target="_blank">MIXX Awards</a>, organised by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="IAB Croatia (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.iab-croatia.com/" target="_blank">IAB Croatia</a>, recognizes and celebrates the best digital advertising campaigns and digital tools/platforms within market communications. With a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/news/unprecedented-growth-of-iabs-mixx-awards-croatia-almost-130-projects-are-competing-for-the-title-of-the-best" target="_blank">record-breaking number of entries</a> – 38% more than last year – the MIXX Awards Croatia <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.iab-croatia.com/ovi-ce-strucnjaci-odluciti-o-najboljim-digitalnim-projektima-natjecanja-mixx-awards-croatia/" target="_blank">jury</a> had a hard time selecting the finest digital accomplishments. Head <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.iab-croatia.com/ovi-su-projekti-medu-rekordnim-brojem-prijava-i-zestokom-konkurencijom-zasluzili-status-finalista-mixx-a/" target="_blank">here</a> to find out which projects they have shortlisted.



Industry experts will award their peers – the most effiecient campaigns and the best digital cases will be awarded in the company of esteemed industry members, so see you in the Main Hall at DK2023 at 9 PM sharp to celebrate the best and brightest of our industry.

Effie and MIXX 2023

The talk that this sharp author with billions of views will hold with the Mastercard’s Priceless.com platform at DK Festival will answer the question that all creatives who strive for perfection should ask themselves – are our negative traits actually our greatest strengths?



What is that THING…that’s so charming and charismatic and connected to the audience that makes you feel like, ‘I know her, I want to be her, I’m like her’… Kristina has all of that. She is an ‘IT PLUS’ girl! The year is 2011 and the incredible Oprah Winfrey used these words to describe a woman that won her and millions of others over with her direct, humorous and authentic approach to life – her name is Kristina Kuzmič, who nowadays sells out tours across the globe, and you will get to meet her this April in Rovinj at DK2023!



The author of the bestseller Hold On, But Don’t Hold Still, sought-after speaker and content creator with well over a billion views on her YouTube channel, 2.8 million followers on Facebook and over half a million Instagram followers is coming to Rovinj with the support of Mastercard’s Priceless.com platform! At the Main Hall of DK Festival she will give a talk titled Are Our Negative Traits Actually Our Greatest Strengths?, where she will share her story of living authentically with no holds barred, something that all creatives can relate to. Using her real-life examples, she will showcase how the mantra more freedom leads to more creativity pushed her to the highest point of the creative stratosphere.



Strong, successful and inspirational women like Kristina Kuzmič undeniably serve as motivation to push our own boundaries. Seeing as creativity, innovation and freedom are leitmotifs of her talk, I am incredibly proud that we supported it with our Priceless.com platform, a digital hub that we’re developing under the principles that Kristina points out as being key for excellence, said Helena Šekerija from Mastercard, who is surprising some lucky attendees of Kristina’s talk with a special reward – <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.priceless.com/travel/product/180727/the-magic-of-northern-istria-experience-in-istria/0/4007/options/location/5767/options/location/5767/" target="_blank">a three-day getaway to Istria</a> for two that combines exquisite enogastronomy and active tourism of the region.



Topping multiple bestseller lists, being a sought-after international keynote speaker and doing national tours is just a mild day for Kristina. However, this wasn’t always the case – the feeling of your creative work being constantly judged and assessed can be a major obstacle to personal and professional growth. It’s not something she ever anticipated doing, but after facing more challenges, Kristina’s goal became clear: to be for others what she needed when she was at her lowest.



She describes herself as a recovering pessimist and a cheerleader for her fellow humans, which is obvious from her YouTube videos about juggling life’s challenges and encouraging her audience to prioritize their mental health. Her reactions are hilarious, creative ideas unexpected, conclusion strong and brutally honest – but always full of sympathy for all human imperfections.



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Following <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/edward-snowden-live-from-moscow" target="_blank">Edward Snowden</a> former CIA officer and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who will join the festival via video link; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/james-whittaker" target="_blank">James Whittaker</a>, evangelist, visionary, and rockstar of the tech world; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/munise-can" target="_blank">Munise Can</a>, a strategy expert from Highsnobiety who helps brands find new ways to matter; creative person of the year from faraway Japan <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/toshihiko-tanabe" target="_blank">Toshihiko Tanabe</a>; the world’s leading authority on sextech <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/bryony-cole" target="_blank">Bryony Cole</a>; Media.Monk's Main Monk from the world’s biggest creative digital production agency <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/victor-knaap" target="_blank">Victor Knaap</a>; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/rory-sutherland" target="_blank">Rory Sutherland</a>, one of the most original thinkers in the advertising industry and beyond; the surrealist directing duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Vallée Duhamel</a>, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/srecko-horvat" target="_blank">Srećko Horvat</a>, a philosopher with a global following; and now the bestselling author and recovering pessimist <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/kristina-kuzmic" target="_blank">Kristina Kuzmič</a> powered by Priceless.com, the announcements of many more inspiring speakers are soon to follow.



Creatives, marketers, digital experts, media representatives and other communicators that want to be in the company of national and global industry leaders are welcome to find more information about <a href="https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">tickets</a> and join us at DK2023.

From viral sensation to bestselling author – Kristina Kuzmič reveals at DK2023 how to rise above naysayers

The latest edition of the communications and creativity festival will take place on 20-23 April at Hotel Lone in Rovinj. Its exceptional program will bring together the most engaging community of creatives, marketers, digital experts, media professionals and all communication enthusiasts.



"How is this even possible?!" – this is the most common reaction when encountering the works of the directorial duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel</a>, who share the same passion: manifesting creative visions into material objects and spaces. Their signature playful style has attracted some of the world's biggest brands, including Apple, Google, Samsung, Hermès, Coca-Cola, and even Katy Perry. This April, they will join the creative community of DK Festival in Rovinj!



In a world that demands continuous originality, they take the concept of uniqueness to new levels. Before they met, Julien was a graphic designer, while Eve worked as a visual artist. They recognized new surrealist worlds in each other, which they successfully create together today, twisting the reality we know with indispensable elements of colourfulness and quirky humour.



Their complex narratives combine top-notch directing techniques with a poetic visual signature, constantly surprising and delighting the viewer. "Let's face it – our society is trapped within the boundaries of common sense and rationality. Our approach allows your brain to make connections where logic would otherwise prevent it", they firmly believe. It is almost unbelievable how everyday things, through their eyes, turn into something completely new, documenting the magnetic energy of their creators, inviting us into their irresistible and vivid world.



Experimentation, trial &amp; error, accepting the unexpected and looking from a new perspective comprise the elements of the extraordinary life and work of Vallée Duhamel, who will open the doors to their creative world to the attendees of the DK Festival, where they will share the details of their artistic process and original ideas. Energetic and charming, their talk titled The Word for Work is Play will appeal to everyone who loves to combine advertising with art – especially those who want to turn their job into an inexhaustible creative game.



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Following <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/edward-snowden-live-from-moscow" target="_blank">Edward Snowden</a> former CIA officer and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who will join the festival via video link; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/james-whittaker" target="_blank">James Whittaker</a>, evangelist, visionary, and rockstar of the tech world; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/munise-can" target="_blank">Munise Can</a>, a strategy expert from Highsnobiety who helps brands find new ways to matter; creative person of the year from faraway Japan <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/toshihiko-tanabe" target="_blank">Toshihiko Tanabe</a>; the world’s leading authority on sextech <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/bryony-cole" target="_blank">Bryony Cole</a>; Media.Monk's Main Monk from the world’s biggest creative digital production agency <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/victor-knaap" target="_blank">Victor Knaap</a>; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/rory-sutherland" target="_blank">Rory Sutherland</a>, one of the most original thinkers in the advertising industry and beyond; and now the surrealist directing duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Vallée Duhamel</a>, the announcements of many more inspiring speakers are soon to follow.

Twisting reality through visual storytelling with Vallée Duhamel at DK2023

Kristina Kuzmic | Oprah’s IT GIRL | Bestselling Author (California, USA) powered by Priceless.com 



 Kristina Kuzmic is a bestselling author, recovering pessimist, speaker, video creator with over a billion views and millions of followers as a cheerleader for her fellow humans. It’s not something she ever anticipated doing, but after facing more challenges, Kristina’s goal became clear: to be for others what she needed when she was at her lowest.



In 2011 the one and only Oprah showered Kristina with compliments: “What is that THING…that’s so charming and charismatic and connected to the audience that makes you feel like, ‘I know her, I want to be her, I’m like her’… Kristina has all of that. She is an ‘IT PLUS’ girl… I wanna watch her!”&nbsp;I mean, it's Oprah. The Oprah. Who can top that? 



Since working with Oprah, Kristina has branched out on her own, creating videos about juggling life’s challenges and encouraging her audience to prioritize their mental health. She has quickly become a viral sensation with well over a billion views on her YouTube channel, 2.8 million followers on Facebook and over half a million Instagram followers. Topping multiple bestseller lists, being a sought-after international keynote speaker and doing national tours is also just a mild day for Kristina.

Kristina Kuzmic

With technology rapidly evolving on one side and catastrophes and wars on the other – how far has our civilization really come? The answers can be found at DK Festival, which will return to Rovinj on 20-23 April.



If you are lucky enough, you are bombarded daily by images of the Apocalypse. Or you are, like many around the world, addicted to doomscrolling about recent catastrophes. Wait… how exactly are you lucky then? The thing that would truly make you lucky is the fact that you're not among the millions hit by devastating catastrophes – from climate crisis to devastating floods and earthquakes – or brutal military attacks. Instead, our biggest concerns seem to be questioning whether our organic fruit is truly organic or if it's worth investing in an electric car. These bizarre contrasts will be explored at DK2023 by a renowned philosopher <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/srecko-horvat" target="_blank">Srećko Horvat</a> in his talk Your Lips, My Lips, Apocalypse. 



“One of the most exciting voices of his generation.” This is how the German weekly Der Freitag described&nbsp;Srećko Horvat,&nbsp;whose original texts can be read in The New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel. Horvat is a Croatian thinker and author of several books published when he was barely into his thirties, while nowadays he is known as a fiery voice of dissent in the Post-Yugoslav landscape. Aside from co-founding DiEM25, which campaigns to reform the EU into a “realm of shared prosperity, peace and solidarity”, he is a founder of the&nbsp;Subversive festival, an annual jamboree in Zagreb of radical thought.



If you aren’t familiar with Horvat’s work, you can probably recognise a lot of people who are. He is friends with the former Greek finance minister&nbsp;Yanis Varoufakis and had regular visits with Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, an organisation that publishes news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources. He is also a staunch friend of Slavoj Žižek, the maverick Slovenian celebrity academic with whom Horvat co-wrote a book in 2013 entitled “What Does Europe Want?”.



Even though our minds create different scenarios for Doom Day, questioning the rapid technological advancement, do we really know where we are headed? In his DK2023 talk&nbsp;Your Lips, My Lips, Apocalypse&nbsp;and a follow-up Q&amp;A on 20 April Horvat will tackle our&nbsp;contemporary post-apocalyptic Zeitgeist&nbsp;and reality, various reactions to the End and dive deeper into the concepts of the supraliminal, Apocalypse blindness, commodification and fetishism of the Apocalypse.



We know you're impatient to find out the festival schedule, so you'll be happy to hear the wait is almost over. But we can tell you that Srećko Horvat will give his talk on the first day of the festival, prior to Edward Snowden's talk.



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Following <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/edward-snowden-live-from-moscow" target="_blank">Edward Snowden</a> former CIA officer and National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who will join the festival via video link; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/james-whittaker" target="_blank">James Whittaker</a>, evangelist, visionary, and rockstar of the tech world; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/munise-can" target="_blank">Munise Can</a>, a strategy expert from Highsnobiety who helps brands find new ways to matter; creative person of the year from faraway Japan <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/toshihiko-tanabe" target="_blank">Toshihiko Tanabe</a>; the world’s leading authority on sextech <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/bryony-cole" target="_blank">Bryony Cole</a>; Media.Monk's Main Monk from the world’s biggest creative digital production agency <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/victor-knaap" target="_blank">Victor Knaap</a>; <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/rory-sutherland" target="_blank">Rory Sutherland</a>, one of the most original thinkers in the advertising industry and beyond; the surrealist directing duo <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/julien-vallee-eve-duhamel" target="_blank">Vallée Duhamel</a>; and now <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/speakers/srecko-horvat" target="_blank">Srećko Horvat</a>, a philosopher with a global following, the announcements of many more inspiring speakers are soon to follow.



Creatives, marketers, digital experts, media representatives and other communicators that want to be in the company of national and global industry leaders are welcome to find more information about <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://danikomunikacija.com/tickets" target="_blank">tickets</a> and join us at DK2023.

Philosopher and fiery voice of dissent in the Post-Yugoslav landscape Srećko Horvat on the impending end of the world

Rory Sutherland | TED speaker &amp; Author | Global VP Ogilvy | Marketing and Advertising’s Most Original Thinker (UK)



 Marketing and advertising's&nbsp;most original thinker&nbsp;and inspirational speaker with millions upon millions of views on&nbsp;TED&nbsp;worldwide, Rory Sutherland is the Global Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, one of the largest and most renowned advertising agencies in the world with 131 offices in 93 countries. According to The Guardian, he is also one of the most fascinating, influential, eccentric and witty people in the business who lives in the former home of Napoleon III – unfortunately in the attic.



Founder of Ogilvy’s behaviour science practice, Rory Sutherland is a&nbsp;persuasion technician&nbsp;that has few equals. Looking for ‘unseen opportunities’ in consumer behaviour, talking about advertising, persuasion and why humans do some of the silly things they do using psychological techniques, Sutherland stands at the centre of the advertising revolution in brand identities, designing cutting-edge, interactive communications that blurs the line between ads and entertainment.

Rory Sutherland

Vice President and Head of Innovation, VICE Media (UK)

Genuinely, it's exceptional. I would say, the energy here, it is not a conference.

An absolute triumph. The best conference and the best national festival in the region.

2022

If you had the chance, what would you ask one of the pioneers of fighting for privacy and cybersecurity? As we are among the few people who can speak directly with Edward Snowden live via videolink, it is apparent that this event is poised to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Snowden will not only talk about the upcoming predicaments when thinking about the future of security and share his insights on trust and transparency but also take questions from the audience – making DK2023 an event not to be missed. 



Photo: Laura Poitras/ACLU

Restoring Trust — How To Solve The Next Generation of Privacy &amp; Security Dilemmas

James Whittaker | Spellcaster | Evangelist | Futurist | ex-Microsoft | ex-FBI | ex-Google | Scientist | Chaotic Good (Seattle, USA)



 Saving the world from boredom one audience at a time, James Whittaker is the Sriracha hot sauce in the world of ketchup. The first computer science graduate ever hired by the FBI in 1986, he didn’t last long, and not just because he was repeatedly written up for not wearing a tie, but because his alternative personality opposed the rigid government approach.



DO
EPIC SHIT ambassador – an authentic, incredibly engaging speaker
and a compelling thought leader, Whittaker’s alternative personality also means
he refuses to be anything but brutally honest. A notable author of many
highly renowned publications, he has written a book on Career Superpowers,
providing invaluable insights on how to make a career journey extraordinary and
get the most out of it. 



With a career as an evangelist at MICROSOFT, as well as in the FBI and GOOGLE, Whittaker made remarkable contributions to the technology industry and wrote a series of bestselling books on how to break software code. Led by the thought “If we don’t change the world, someone else will”, he is known to spend weeks thinking, writing and developing even the smallest section of his ground-breaking and life-changing speeches.

James Whittaker

Do Epic Shit Ambassador & Evangelist, ex-Microsoft, ex-FBI, ex-Google (Seattle, USA)

Meet The Speaker: James Whittaker

Considering that it’s not unusual for James Whittaker to drop and punch out a set of 50 push-ups backstage before he goes on, expect to be blown away by his high-energy presentation. In a talk that’s going to be all about future, because as he puts it – the present pisses him off,&nbsp;Fuck The Future, Love The Future: The Next 30 Years For Better or for Worse&nbsp;will change your life if you let it. When his opening is complete, all eyes will be on him. Marry the future – for better or for worse.

Fuck The Future, Love The Future: The Next 30 Years For Better or for Worse

Bryony Cole | World's Leading Authority on Sextech | Future of Sex (New York, USA) 



Let's talk about sex, baby! Or actually, we shall let the expert do the job – Bryony Cole has amassed a global following as the world's go-to expert on sextech. With over one million downloads of her Future of Sex podcast and extensive global media coverage in The New York Times, The Today Show and Wired, her global sextech hackathon events and Future of Sex reports are considered the pinnacle of industry insights and innovation (not that kind of pinnacle though).



Bryony Cole is fascinated by the way technology permeates every corner of our lives, even the most intimate ones. Since launching the top-rated podcast&nbsp;Future of Sex, Bryony has been on stages across the world forecasting trends in the sextech industry for governments, tech titans and entertainment companies. 



You could have listened to her at some of the world’s largest culture, technology and ideas events. Now this world's leading authority on sextech is coming to Croatia to share her immense knowledge with all of us. This is definitely the one you wouldn't want to miss.

Bryony Cole

Senior Vice President & General Manager, Highsnobiety (The Netherlands)

Since their launch in 2005, Highsnobiety has been at the forefront of youth culture. From the proliferation of streetwear to its infiltration of&nbsp;luxury, they led the charge as traditional boundaries came down.&nbsp;Now, in order to further understand what influences the new&nbsp;luxury&nbsp;consumer, Highsnobiety and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have joined forces to take a closer look at the new&nbsp;luxury&nbsp;space.&nbsp;In this talk, Munise will take you through their latest white-paper ‘The New&nbsp;Luxury&nbsp;3.0’ — a deep dive that&nbsp;takes a closer look at how the perception of&nbsp;luxury&nbsp;is evolving and what brands need to do to cut through the noise.&nbsp;

The New Luxury

2020

If you want to get better at&nbsp;divergent thinking, persuasion or just want to know how and why consumers make their decisions, make sure not to miss this world-class talk by Rory Sutherland. In his talk&nbsp;Make Advertising Great Again, Sutherland will divulge why advertising has always had elements of greatness which would flourish if only advertising stopped limiting its own creativity and insights.

Make Advertising Great Again

Toshihiko Tanabe | Creative Person of the Year | Co-Founder &amp; Creative Director, tsuzuku | ex-Creative Director, Dentsu Inc. (Japan)



 There is one thing that every creative in the world aspires to achieve – to be recognised as the best in their field. This is exactly what Toshihiko Tanabe managed to achieve when he was awarded the title of the Creative Person of the Year. This longtime Creative Director at Dentsu, the fifth-largest advertising agency network in the world, is empowering brands through various channels of creativity while successfully achieving his goal – going beyond advertising. Now this mission has continued at his own company tsuzuku, which quickly became the most awarded Creative Director Collective in Tokyo.



Tanabe’s impressive portfolio of global campaigns includes brands like Toyota, Red Bull, Lexus, PlayStation and even Madonna. He is obviously not a stranger to exploring and advancing various markets with creativity – he worked in market categories such as PR, Film, Social &amp; Influencer and Mobile, all while showcasing his holistic and media-neutral approach.



Born in Tokyo and raised in 7 different countries around the globe, Tanabe is renowned for his wide spectrum of creative work, which also includes helping Madonna launch her skincare. His field of work ranges from concepting business models for upcoming ventures, creating a music festival for Red Bull and designing headphones for Bose that were sold out in days. Along the way, he’s also been awarded at Cannes Lions and Clio, among many others.

Toshihiko Tanabe

Executive Creative Director and Creative Person of the Year (Japan)

In today’s world, when contributing to a better society is the norm, brands are being told that they need to have more purpose because they can’t form a relationship with consumers without a cause. However, consumers can detect bulls*it really easily and superficial campaigns are at best ignored and at worst actively harmful to brands. Don't Let 'Purpose' Ruin Our Industry will look at how to find the right connections, keep the authenticity, and play a role in creating a better world – without ruining our industry.

Don't Let 'Purpose' Ruin Our Industry

Toshihiko Tanabe: Don't Let 'Purpose' Ruin Our Industry

Victor Knaap | CEO, MediaMonks | One of the world's top 100 digital marketers | Opinion leader (The Netherlands)



 Victor Knaap is the Main Monk of Media.Monks. After sailing around Europe for a living, former skipper Victor dropped his anchor in the choppy waters of Hilversum (just outside of Amsterdam) in 2003. He became a foundational member of Media.Monks, turning a basement boutique into a global business. 



With offices in Amsterdam, London, and New York and a staff of over 9000 talented monks, Media.Monks is the biggest creative digital production agency on the planet. The trophies and recognition from the FWA, Cannes Lions, BIMA, the Webbies, and the Lovies, amongst others, are a nice indication of the love, dedication, and eye for detail brought to the projects. In addition to Media.Monks, Victor is the executive director of S4Capital and Dutch charity GET IT DONE, as well as the advisory board of IAB NL.



Today, Victor is the Monk that takes the stage to talk about business and the way digital works. At any talk he gives, one person will leave the room offended, but another ten will be inspired to see digital in a completely new light. You have the opportunity to meet him at DK stage but don’t use any sailing metaphors because he has developed an increasingly low tolerance for those, especially bad ones.

Victor Knaap

World's Leading Authority on Sextech | Future of Sex (New York, USA)

Does technology strip away our capacity for intimacy or does it lay it bare? This talk will explore the impact technology has on human connections and sexuality on multiple levels. Bryony delves into the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual effects of sex-related technology (sextech) on individuals and society as a whole. The talk aims to provide a deeper understanding of the implications of these technologies on our relationships and overall well-being.

Intimate Communications — The Future of Sex and Technology

Munise Can | Senior Vice President and General Manager Europe, Highsnobiety | ex-Strategy Director Western Europe, VICE (The Netherlands)



 By focusing primarily on the intersection of culture, technology and communication, Munise Can, Senior Vice President at Highsnobiety, analyses, consults and builds brands that move at the speed of culture. This experienced Dutch strategist once exclaimed that you have to “always bring a POV people can’t find elsewhere” – making her a champion of building a better tomorrow in the creative industry.



Munise honed her strategy skills in various industries before arriving at VICE, where she successfully helped brands find new ways to matter in a world where this is getting harder, culture moves faster and it has never been easier to be ignored.



Now
her professional journey led her to Highsnobiety, a multi-media global brand
that keeps you up to date on the people, products, and ideas that are shaping
the landscapes of fashion, design, music, and more. Her work there does not
revolve around ego – but around the transformative power of the collective
instead.

Munise Can

Main Monk, Media.Monks | One of the world's top 100 digital marketers (The Netherlands)

What is Victor's secret formula for transforming a basement company into a global business? Ingredient #1: His golden rule – buy, barter or die. Ingredient #2: Don't cut corners and don't be satisfied with safe. Ingredient #3: Some of Media.Monks' very first interns are now central leads in the company so be kind to your interns! For the rest of the lessons on achieving, accelerating and sustaining growth: you'll just have to come to DK2023, where Victor will give a talk on building an agency from the ground up, followed by a conversation with Davor Bruketa, owner of multiple professional recognitions earned in the last twenty-five years of his career as well as the CCO behind one of the most awarded Croatian agencies Bruketa&amp;Žinić&amp;Grey.

How to Build an Agency While the Whole World is Watching

Julien Vallée &amp; Eve Duhamel | High Class. Lo-Fi. And no kidding. | Surrealist Directing Duo (Canada)



 Being different and unique has never been a bad thing. This is what Julien Vallée and Eve Duhamel prove time and time again in their exciting and unexpected work that twists reality through visual storytelling. Before they met, Julien was a graphic designer, while Eve was a visual artist – but they both shared the same passion: manifesting creative visions into material objects and spaces.



The phrase that they use to describe their work is “High Class. Lo-Fi. And no kidding” – no kidding indeed because their signature playful style can be seen throughout their work for some of the world’s most iconic, sought-after brands, including Apple, Google, Samsung, Hermès, Coca-Cola – and even Katy Perry. 



They continually surprise and delight the viewer with complex narratives that combine high-end production techniques with their own poetic brand of design and art direction. It is almost unbelievable the way they take mundane and everyday things, put their surrealist and creative spin and turn them into something totally unique. When looking at their work, it makes people think "How is that even possible?!" Thankfully, we know where the answers lie – at the centre stage of the DK festival.

Julien Vallée & Eve Duhamel

High Class. Lo-Fi. And no kidding. Surrealist Directing Duo (Canada)

Through this lively and energetic presentation, film directors Vallée Duhamel invite the audience into an engaging and colourful visual world. They share a revisited approach to work that allows for more experimentation, trial and error. Associated with Neo-surrealism, their production explores quirky situations, playful realities, and the unexpected. Taking everyday objects and random life circumstances and giving them a surprising twist, they open the doors to their artistic process by sharing several behind-the-scenes and original pieces. Lighthearted and energetic, this talk will appeal to people interested in the combination of art and advertising. It will also charm anyone who wants to make their work their own mental playground.

The Word for Work is Play

Thomas Kolster | Mr Goodvertising | Post-purpose preacher | Marketing &amp; Sustainability Advisor | International Keynote Speaker | Author (Denmark) powered by ENNA



 Thomas Kolster is a marketing activist on a mission to make business put people and planet first. As a seasoned branding and sustainability professional counting more than 18 years he’s advised Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, governments, agencies to non-profits, guiding them not to fake their purpose anymore.



As the founder of the global Goodvertising movement, he managed to inspire a shift in advertising for the better. He continuously challenges the status quo with his vocal, and often provocative, views on values, purpose, and leadership. In an over-crowded do-good market, people don’t buy your values or your “why”, but rather who you can help them become.



His pen also rarely rests and besides his seminal books Goodvertising and The Hero Trap, he writes for the likes of The Guardian, Ad Age, and Adweek. Thomas continues to drive industry change through his active participation in leading forums, such as The International Advertising Association’s Sustainability Council and D&amp;AD’s Impact Council, and as a keynote speaker he’s inspired audiences in more than 70 countries at events like TEDx, SXSW, DAD &amp; Sustainable Brands. Thomas’ belief is simple: Change begins with you!

Thomas Kolster

Post Purpose Preacher, Mr Goodvertising, International Speaker & Author (Denmark) powered by ENNA 

Internationally recognised purpose pioneer Thomas Kolster poses an intriguing question in his DK2023 talk: are you really sustainable or is it just for show? If it's the former, you are one of the few. If it's the latter, Thomas is here to warn you to stop putting yourselves first when it comes to purpose. ‘Who can you help me become?’ is the one essential question you need to be asking and acting on to chart a new course for your brand, changing behaviours at scale and ultimately motivating all of us to do our part in the climate emergency.&nbsp;

Faking Your Sustainability?

Oprah’s IT GIRL | Bestselling Author (California, USA) powered by Priceless.com

All creative directors and designers know that feeling of their work being judged, scrutinized and put under a microscope by other people. However, refusing to give into others' judgements and expectations can lead to feeling fulfilled, successful and at peace – and Kristina will teach us how to do exactly that at DK2023. She will share her story of living authentically with no holds barred, showcasing how the mantra "more freedom leads to more creativity" pushed her to the highest point of the creative stratosphere.

Are Our Negative Traits Actually Our Greatest Strengths?

Ian Beacraft | Futurist | Keynote Speaker | Creative Technologist (Chicago, USA) powered by Hrvatski Telekom



 Are you looking to learn more about Web3, synthetic media and the Metaverse? By one of the world's leading voices on these topics at that? Well then, what a treat we have for you. At DK2023 you will get the chance to listen to Ian Beacraft, a futurist known for making bleeding-edge technology understandable and monetizable even when best practices are scarce.&nbsp;



Previously responsible for P&amp;Ls and innovation departments at the largest agencies in the world, Ian now heads the strategic foresight agency Signal &amp; Cipher, guiding companies through the rapidly changing technology landscape and helping them find meaningful routes to innovation that impact the bottom line, inspire cultural change, and create new products and services.&nbsp;



How does he do it? Well, you have to have a knack for pushing the boundaries of technology and culture. Ian does just that – as the co-owner of a production studio designing virtual worlds, he was the first person to ever host a globally syndicated news segment as a synthetic human. There may not be robots at Ian's DK2023 talk but you can definitely expect a lot of discussions about all things that the future of technology holds.

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