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ILC 2006 Speakers
Kate Ancketill-
With a post grad research degree, Kate Ancketill, Managing Director,
worked for Amnesty International for seven years. Employed by GDR as an
assistant in 1997, Kate became a partner after two years and bought the
company after four, reorienting it from a pure agency selection towards
trend analysis. She has a discerning and expert eye for cutting edge
creativity and is an experienced and sought after conference speaker on
international design innovation.
Steve Farella-
As the founder and CEO of TargetCast tcm, Steve is
dedicating himself to the pursuit of excellence in communications
strategy and execution on behalf of strong independent brands in areas
such as media and marketing research, data mining and management,
communications planning and accountability. Since its launch,
TargetCast tcm has been the fastest growing independent media agency in
the country. Prior to founding TargetCast tcm, Steve served as CEO
of Havas’ Media Planning Group, where he helped build the business
from $1 billion to $3.4 billion through new business wins and the
successful integration of four Havas advertising agency media
departments. Before joining MPG, Steve was EVP, Director of
Integrated Services at Jordan, McGrath, Case & Partners where he was
responsible for the development and management of Media Services, Direct
Marketing, Hispanic Advertising, and Business Development. Before
that, Steve was the chief media officer at Young & Rubicam, Wells
Rich Greene/BDDP and Ammirati & Puris. He began his career at
Benton & Bowles in 1977.
Steve is a member of the Media Policy Committee at the AAAA and a former
member of the Mid Size Agency Media Director Committee and the Magazine
Committee. He is on the Advisory Committee of St. John’s
University’s, School of Professional Studies, a speaker at the
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, a Vice President of
the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and a past President of the
Advertising Club of New York.Steve received his BS in Communications
from St. John’s University.
Bob Garfield-
Bob Garfield is a columnist, critic, essayist, pundit,
international lecturer and obscure broadcast personality. He has
appeared on four continents, including such venues as the Kennedy
Center, the U.S. Capitol, the Rainbow Room, Broadway’s Hudson
Theater, the Smithsonian, Circus Circus casino, Nashville’s Ryman
Auditorium (Grand Ole Opry), and the United Nations.
Garfield’s "Ad Review" is a prominent feature of
Advertising Age, where each week he singles out an ad for praise
or ridicule and thus has become among the more pitifully groveled-before
figures in trade-magazine history.
Garfield is co-host of National Public Radio’s
weekly magazine program "On the Media." Bob has twelve years experience
as a commentator/correspondent for NPR‘s "All Things Considered.",
served as a political-advertising analyst fro CBS and was the
advertising analyst for ABC News. He’s been a regular on Financial
News Network, CNBC’s "Power Lunch" and "Adam Smith’s Money
Game" on PBS.
He has been a contributing editor for the Washington
Post Magazine, Civilization and the op-ed page of USA Today.
He has also written for The New York Times, Playboy, Sports
Illustrated and many other publications. A collection of his work,
titled Waking Up Screaming from the American Dream, was published
by Scribner in 1997. His manifesto on advertising, And Now a Few
Words From Me, was published in 2003.
Gwen Morrison-
President, The Store, WPP.
Gwen's 20- year career has been devoted to heightening brand connections
throughout the retail environment as consumers move closer to purchase.
As president of The Store, Gwen is responsible for extending WPP’s
leadership in retail innovation and supporting global resources for WPP
group companies. Gwen has an extensive background that spans the
disciplines of shopper research, retail strategy development,
collaborative marketing, and brand activation. Before joining The Store,
Morrison was Managing Director of Frankel Brand Environments, a unit of
Chicago-based promotions agency Frankel, where she pioneered the
development of in-store brand communications that go beyond traditional
principles of merchandising and Marketing at-Retail. Gwen led retail
initiatives for clients such as Disney, Target, The North Face,
Lincoln-Mercury, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Nestle to heighten
brand connections as consumers are actively engaged in buying decisions.
Prior to joining Frankel, Morrison worked in advertising account service
at FCB and Y&R. She also served as director of marketing at
Chicago-based Eva Maddox Associates, a design firm. She has written
numerous articles for business publications including Brand Week
and Visual Merchandising & Store Design. Her views have been
quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and
Business Week.
Dr. Michael Solomon-
Dr. Solomon has published numerous
articles on consumer behavior, lifestyles, services marketing, and
fashion psychology, and he is the author of Marketing textbooks that are
used in business schools around the world. His latest book,
Conquering Consumerspace: Marketing Strategies for a Branded
World, was published by AMACOM (American Management
Association).
Mind/Share is a consumer research
consulting firm specializing in custom online studies on applications
including concept testing, market segmentation, customer satisfaction,
and package and new product design. Clients include Black & Decker,
Calvin Klein, DuPont, eBay, PPG Industries, Visa, Timberland, and
Wrangler.
Stewart Stockdale
Stewart Stockdale is Chief Marketing Officer of Simon
Property Group (SPG) and President of Simon Brand Ventures (SBV).
Stewart is responsible for all Simon Brand Ventures (Simon Payment
Systems, Simon Media, Business Development, and Sponsorships &
Events), Corporate Marketing, Mall Marketing, Guest Services, and
Simon.com. As President of SBV, Stewart is responsible for building
businesses that leverage the more than 100 million shoppers who make 2.2
billion visits to Simon malls each year.
Stewart was Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing
Officer of Conseco, Inc. and was at MasterCard International before
joining Conseco. Positions held at MasterCard International: SVP, Global
Marketing and Product Management, SVP, Global Corporate and T&E
Products, VP, Co-Branding & Affinity Marketing – U.S. Region,
VP, Latin America . He has also held senior positions with multinational
companies including American Express, and Procter & Gamble.In 2002,
the Direct Marketing Association – Financial Services Council
nominated Mr. Stockdale for Marketer of the Year. In 2000, he was named
the #2 Marketing Executive of the Year by Financial Services
Marketing.
Mr.. Stockdale received a BA in marketing from the
University of Denver and completed The Executive Program at the
University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business
Administration.
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