Executive Creative Director

Dentsu Inc.

With an academic background in science and technology, Naoki joined Dentsu as a copywriter. But soon his creative talent crossed boundaries, as he combined design, technology, and traditional advertising skills to provide media-neutral solutions for clients such as Shiseido, Uniqlo, Google, and Honda. These include TV commercials, TV program content, digital design, AI systems to even androids. Besides working on client solutions, he also spends time on R&D, experimenting with creative ideas and technology as Creative Director of Dentsu Lab Tokyo. As a result, Naoki has won more than a handful of awards at D&AD, Cannes Lions, Spikes Asia, Grand Prix at Adfest among others, in a wide range of categories such as Film, Digital, Design, Media, Innovation, Branded Content, and PR. He also was a medalist at Japan's Creator of the Year Awards and lectures at Kyoto University of the Arts.

Nobuki Ogawa was born in America and has been working in Japan’s advertising industry for decades.​ In the early years of his career, he learned the ins and outs of the industry in Japan, but he soon became aware of a variety of differences between the advertising world in Japan and the way things functioned overseas.​ This awareness and an innate curiosity compelled him to cross cultural boundaries and pursue a global career.​

He joined the Dentsu group in 2008 and became a creative coordinator producer in order to utilize his international experience developed over a variety of projects with many global clients.​ While working on multiple projects, in 2014 he created the international division inside the Dentsu group as a cooperative effort between two subsidiary productions including Dentsu Creative X Inc, winner of a Cannes Lions Titanium. The international division is aiming to become a bridge for the entire Dentsu group and the coming digital age.​ Nobuki’s passion is always looking toward the next era in the industry and keeping track of new areas of potential, such as web platforms (including Metaverse), digital security issues, startup technologies and so on.​

Chief Producer, Bilingual Coordinator

Dentsu Creative X Inc.

Creative Director

Dentsu Inc.

Kenji's creative activities are not limited to Japan, but are spread all over the world. In addition to the ACC Grand Prix, Japan's highest creative award, he continues to win awards such as The One Show, Spikes and ADFEST Grand Prix throughout the ages.​ From ADs to creative customer experiences that make full use of cutting-edge technology,He responds widely to the creative needs of clients in all industries and to the changing times. He has also been involved in many creative commerce projects over the past few years, and as a D2C, he is also developing various sustainable products.​ Since he can code and program by himself, he is particularly good at planning and designing non-verbal and interactive creatives. Even in creative commerce, he makes full use of Shopify to develop commerce himself.​ Based in a beach area in Japan, he always finds great joy in coming up with new creative ideas while camping outdoors with his wife.

Head of Innovation and Design

Dentsu Creative

Lucia is Head of Innovation and Design for Dentsu Creative Mexico where she continues to expand innovation capabilities by offering advanced solutions for brands and businesses in a challenging environment.​

She is a professional with over 17 years of experience in design, technology, strategy and business. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and a regular speaker. ​With a multifaceted background, she started in copywriting and grew to creative direction in agencies such as JWT, Residencia and Digitas, to leadership roles in innovation and experience design at Publicis Worldwide Mexico. Prior to joining Dentsu Creative, she was Head of Twitter Next Spanish Speaking Latam. ​She has been a jury member at Gerety Awards, El Sol, El Ojo de Iberoamerica, Circulo Creativo, Young Lions Mexico and IAB Mixx awards. Her work has been awarded at regional and international festivals such as Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, London Festivals, FIAP, El Ojo de Iberoamerica, IAB Mixx, Effies and Círculo Creativo de México.

Chief Creative Officer

MERKLE B2B

In a career spanning Singapore, Amsterdam and India, Farrokh has garnered over 200 prestigious advertising awards. He has won Cannes Lions, a highly coveted D&AD Silver Nomination and the only Grand Prix in the history of the Effie Awards in Singapore. Work done on his watch has featured on CNN’s Anderson Cooper show & FOX TV in America.​ Farrokh is also a winner of the Creative Director Of The Year Award given by the Institute of Advertising Singapore, at its Hall Of Fame Awards. Outside advertising, Farrokh and his wife launched an ice cream brand that was rated as one of the Top 5 artisanal ice cream brands in Singapore by Channel NewsAsia. Farrokh has also written a novel. It briefly sat on the Top Sellers shelf of bookstores in Singapore.

Max Ngari comes from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya; Yeah, that country where most of the world’s greatest marathoners come from. In a country, abundant with runners, Max’s sprints in his career have been nothing but award-worthy. Notably, a Grand Clio and 2X Gold Clio, 4x Cannes Lions, Grand Prix Dubai Lynx, and Gold Loeries. Not to mention multiple Agency of the year & Grand Prix awards in the local award shows.​ Ranked as one of the most awarded creatives in Sub-Saharan Africa, he has served in a number of Juries in the region and Internationally; APA Awards, The Loeries, AdStars, and One Show Young Guns.​ Max brings over 10 years of experience in the creative industry having worked as a creative lead, for large and multinational brands in the Telco, FMCG, Software, Financial Services, and Mobile technology spaces, to name a few. His career has seen him work in many markets in Africa and Europe, expanding his exposure and strengthening the potency with which he develops creative solutions.

Executive Creative Director

Dentsu Creative

Group Head - Copy
Dentsu Creative

As a young Group Head with Dentsu Creative. Farishte Irani is one of its most awarded copywriters. With over 90 international awards (including India's first-ever Titanium Lion) to her name, she has been instrumental in Dentsu Creative's win as the 2022 Cannes Lions Agency of the Year. She has previously served on juries for Spikes Asia and is currently the #1 ranked Copywriter in the Cannes Lions Report. She's also one of the youngest Indian copywriters whose work has been recognized by publications like The Guardian and BBC.​ Her personal experiences as a Zoroastrian have always driven her professional choices, leading to a colorful career that has seen her training and discovering young Indian poets to being a part of groundbreaking campaigns and heading creative for globally innovative brands.​ Most notably however, when her proud father posted about her achievements on a Zoroastrian Facebook group, he received over 1000 likes. In other words, over 1% of the global Zoroastrian population came together to celebrate one of their own.​ She enjoys learning Avesta and (unsuccessfully) experimenting in the kitchen in her free time.

You’re looking at a creative maverick. A master yarn-spinner. A powerhouse brand builder with communication wizardy and empathetic leadership as her not-so-secret weapon. And yes, Jordan Doucette is award-winning. If it’s shiny and sets off a metal detector, she’s probably won it. Jordan’s journey has seen triumphant chief creative officer stints at renowned agencies including TAXI, Publicis’ Leo Burnett Chicago, FCB and now she’s part of Dentsu Creative. The champion of progress, Jordan continues to push for the positive transformation of advertising to do meaningful work, that works. 

Chief Creative Officer

Dentsu Creative

Aalap Desai is the Chief Creative Officer at Dentsu Creative West and Dentsu Creative Experience, India. In his previous stints he was behind some of the Dentsu Webchutney's most notable works like Code Name: Uri, The 8-bit Journo for Vice and The World's Most Reported trailer for Thappad. He has also been a part of the creative teams in India at Disney+ Hotstar, Leo Burnett, JWT, DDB Mudra, Ogilvy and Ambience Publicis. He has helped build India's most loved brands like McDonald's, Complan, Huggies, Nerolac, Videocon d2h, and youth-centric ones like Early Salary and MTV India.​ He has won over 200 International and National awards and has been featured in Brand Equity as India's "Hottest Young Creatives" in 2014 and Impact Magazine's as the "Hottest 30 under 30" Media Creatives in 2015. He has also written feature film scripts, web series and shows like MTV Sound Trippin'.

Chief Creative Officer

Dentsu Creative West and Dentsu Creative Experience

Ete Davies is Dentsu Creative's COO across EMEA, responsible for leading the way in transforming brands and businesses through the power of modern creativity.​ Prior to joining Dentsu Creative, Ete was CEO of Engine:Creative (now House337) where he transformed the agency – culminating in it being recognised amongst 'Fast Company's 100 Most Innovative Companies 2021' and collecting the Cannes Lion Titanium Grand Prix 2022 for the highly impactful Kiyan Prince Foundation's #longlivetheprince campaign.​ With over 20 years' experience in the creative sector working at some of the world's premier creative agencies including AKQA, Tribal Worldwide, Digitas and AnalogFolk where, while as Managing Director, the agency consistently ranked amongst the UK’s top creative agencies and was recognised in the Financial Times ‘UK Future 100’. His experience spans many sectors from Financial Services, Travel, Technology, FMCG to Automotive, for both national and global brands. He’s led multi-national, multi-disciplined teams scaling from project to global network level with specialisms in Brand Advertising, Digital Experience, Innovation and Business Transformation.​ Ete is also Non-Executive Director for both the Guardian Media Group and global comms agency Manifest; as well as Trustee for the Creative Foundation (UK) and a member of the Effies UK Council.

Chief Operating Officer

Dentsu Creative

CEO Media

dentsu

Danny has more than 20 years’ experience in digital media to dentsu. Prior to joining dentsu, he was Director of Snap, Inc and formerly CEO of IPG Mediabrands Australia and Chief Investment and Chief digital officer at Groupm ANZ. His background has included building an industry-recognised digital trading platform to change the way media is bought and sold, and he played a pivotal role in establishing the digital arms of News Corp Australia.​ Importantly for dentsu, Danny holds a strong reputation as a force for good in the industry and as an active advocate of workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion. He brings a leadership style inspired and influenced by his work in the for-purpose space, underpinned by his role as Chairman of UnLtd, a social purpose organisation connecting the media, marketing, and creative industries with charities helping children and young people at risk.​ Danny is Co-Founder of Berry Hill Farm, an incredible 190-year-old private property found on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, 1.5 hours from Sydney. The farm has been set up as a place where individuals and groups can embrace creativity and switch off from the business of the city.