North America

Ivan recently joined Moody's as senior vice president of brand in 2023. Prior to Moody's, he was the head of global brand management for Morgan Stanley, where he led the firm’s brand strategy, engagement and visual identity initiatives. He was a Senior Global Brand Manager at Yahoo, leading the rollout of a new logo and identity system. Prior to Yahoo, Ivan spent six years at GE Corporate, helping to grow GE’s image as one of the world’s most innovative B2B brands, and two years at Sterling Brands, where he managed a number of strategic and design projects for iconic brands such as Target, Disney, IBM and Ben & Jerry’s.

Regina Davis is an experienced marketing professional with over 15 years of experience. In her current role at Pizza Hut, she is a member of the Global brand marketing team, where she serves as the Brand Marketing Lead for a recently formed cross-functional Global Accelerator team. This team’s purpose is to identify key growth opportunities within key growth markets across the Pizza Hut global footprint and build test and learn strategies aimed at driving highest business impact. As the Brand Marketing Lead, she analyzes business performance, shares understanding of consumer needs and recommends and guides consumer-focused and data driven marketing strategies designed to increase transaction growth and profitability.

Prior to joining Pizza Hut, Regina worked for a variety of brands such as Dr Pepper Snapple (now Keurig Dr Pepper), PepsiCo/Frito Lay, JCPenney and Toyota. Her roles have included shopper marketing, brand management and marketing customer strategy. Some of her favorite career experiences to date have included repositioning iconic brands, innovating and launching new consumer products and most recently, stretching her expertise to lead marketing strategies for global markets. She is passionate about brand strategy and considers herself a consumer obsessed marketer. Regina earned her BSS in Psychology from Southern Methodist University and her MBA from Texas A&M University – Commerce.

Ryan is executive creative director at Landor’s New York studio. With 15 years of experience, he has worked on a diverse range of clients and projects including global identity programs, brand architecture, retail design, environmental design and digital design. Ryan's approach to branding is centered around a single belief, "that people will never forget the way you make them feel”.​

Ryan’s extensive experience covers both the consumer and corporate worlds across many markets and industries. Ryan leads creative teams, as well as the collaboration with the strategy team – bringing the brand strategy to life through strategic prototyping and exploring the creative implications of different strategic routes – ensuring that strategic decisions are not made in a vacuum.​

His previous clients include Etihad, Alitalia, Aurora, So Sri Lanka, F1-X, MAGRABi, M&S, Pick’n’Pay, P&G, Nestle, SAB Miller, Molson Coors, Smirnoff, Nescafe, RBS and NETS FlashPay.

Kelley is a highly experienced brand and marketing professional with 20 years of experience in the industry. She is currently the global brand strategy Leader at PwC.  Additionally, she is a part time faculty member at the Rutgers’s School of Communication and Information where she both teaches and has authored a new course on Creative Operations for Everyday Workflow in Digital Asset Management. 

Margaret is an award-winning creative leader with over 25 years of experience leading brand strategy, design, digital innovation, and omnichannel marketing for globally recognized brands. As head of brand & marketing at the Toronto International Film Festival, she leads creative, content, digital, marketing, and retail teams, driving audience engagement and growth.  Previously, she was director of creative at Rogers Sports & Media and has collaborated with iconic brands like HBO and The New Yorker. Margaret is known for her bold vision and ability to transform brands through design, creativity, and strategy. 

Oliver is an executive creative director and managing director at Interbrand, New York. He co-leads a portfolio of 30+ amazing individuals who all work across categories including technology, finance, retail, gaming, and sports. Daily, he straddles the intersection of strategy and design to create experiences that move people and companies. 

Career highlights include rebranding his favorite toy, LEGO, rebranding the iconic Sydney Opera House, the creation of ‘Matter’ – the new standard for IoT (The next Bluetooth, Wi-Fi), refreshing Casey’s (America's 4th largest pizza chain), and repositioning the world’s largest energy company, GE Vernova. He has also created the brand strategy – and poem – for Manchester City football team.

Noah is a Los Angeles–based design executive with over a decade of experience building global brand identities and design systems. Most recently, he served as head of global brand design at Netflix, where he led initiatives across brand architecture, marketing, product, and experiential—shaping the creative direction behind efforts like the Roald Dahl Story Company identity, the “Next on Netflix” brand campaign, and the visual system for Netflix House. His work has been recognized by the Clio Awards and featured in publications including Creative Review, It’s Nice That, and The Brand Identity.

As director of global oral care design at Colgate since 2019, Gerard leads brand identity and brand expression executed with meticulous design implementation. With an extensive foundation of over 25 years as a creative director and designer on the agency side, he brings a wealth of expertise to shaping brand narratives that resonate powerfully across all consumer touchpoints. Gerard is passionate about creating compelling stories that not only define brands but also deeply engage and inspire audiences worldwide. His portfolio contains some of the world's most well-known brands such as Colgate, Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, Nestle, Pfizer and Kimberly-Clark.

Keum has held various roles across a number of companies including senior advisor and spokesperson at the Dutch Embassy, and has experience leading global PR and communications functions, managing corporate brand and employer brand teams, and producing large scale events and theatre productions.

Olufemi is a Brooklyn-based creative with a BFA in Communications Design from Pratt Institute and over a decade of experience shaping bold, strategic design solutions for B2B and global brands. She has led and mentored teams at top firms including WeWork, Arnold Worldwide, Cushman & Wakefield, and Newmark, building cohesive visual identities, high-impact campaigns, and executive presentations. Known for her collaborative spirit and sharp eye for detail, Olufemi fuses innovation with purpose, crafting brand experiences that resonate across digital, print, and experiential platforms.