Abbie Oguntade, Ben Jankowski, Others Announced As Festival Of Media Speakers

Global Marketing Director of HTC, Abbie Oguntade; Group Head of Global Media at MasterCard, Ben Jankowski and Mainardo de Nardis, CEO of OMD Worldwide have been announced as part of the speakers of this year's Festival Of Media which will take place in Rome, Italy on 18-20 May 2016.

Senior level executives from the world's biggest brands, marketing and media agencies, will come together for three days to network and learn about the latest trends and techniques in the industry.

Abbie Oguntade

Marcus Rich, CEO of Time Inc.; President of Clear Channel Europe, Matthew Dearden; CEO of PHD, Mike Cooper; CEO of AudienceScience, Mike Peralta; Neil McKinnon, Head of Marketing, Infectious Media; VP EMEA of Yahoo! Nick Hugh; William Swayne, Global President of Carat; Chief Strategy Officer at Ebiquity, Nick Manning; Chairman of NBCU, Linda Yaccarino; Global Product Director at Economist Intelligence Unit, Alasdair Ross and K-Pop Artist, Lisa are some of the other speakers announced for the event.

Also returning this year is the Festival of Media Awards, celebrating the best in media thinking across the globe. The winners will be announced on Thursday 19 May at 13.00 as part of the Festival of Media Global conference.


The Festival of Media Global Awards, now in its 9th year, is the only awards dedicated to the evolution of media, celebrating the best in media thinking and communications across the world. Judged by a senior panel of agency heads and global and regional brand marketers, the awards is a prestigious event rewarding the very best work, helping the winning agencies and media owners win new business and increased influence in the marketplace.