Australia’s top creative directors and production company producers enjoy the Campaign Brief Legendary Lunch sponsored by LIA Awards

In the lead-up to the AWARD Awards the CB/LIA Legendary Lunch was held yesterday at Kingsleys on Woolloomooloo Wharf in Sydney.

The lunch – which was attended by Australia’s top creative directors and special guest Mark Tutssell, worldwide creative director of Leo Burnett, plus selected production company executive producers – was generously sponsored by New York-based Barbara Levy, president of the London International Awards, who is visiting Sydney with LIA event co-ordinator Laurissa Levy to catch up with top creative directors and to attend the AWARD Awards.

Says Levy: “LIA is both proud and honoured to be co-hosting the LIA/CB Legendary Lunch during AWARD week in Sydney.  Over the years, LIA has had a front row seat in watching the Australian advertising community grow to become a global powerhouse within this industry.

“Co-hosting is our way of giving thanks to those who have supported us throughout the years. It is a privilege for LIA to be part of this event, a way of showing the respect and admiration we have for the creatives who have led the way. What better time and place to do this than during AWARD week when the Australian creative community celebrates its achievements within this great industry.”

In 2015, LIA will continue its Creative LIAisons programme that runs concurrent with the Judging in October in Las Vegas. Creative LIAisons was launched in 2012 as a way of giving back to the industry, targeted to Young Creatives from around the globe. LIA coordinates 4 days of educational and enriching seminars, lunches and dinners filled with stimulating discussions centered on the experiences and ideas of the speakers in their respective fields. The entire initiative, including travel, meals and hotel expenses, is fully funded by LIA. One young Aussie and one young Kiwi creative will be chosen later in the year to attend this educational and thought-inspiring event.

The LIA Awards will be judged in Las Vegas in October and include several Australian judges, with more to be announced.

ATTENDEES AT THE LUNCH

Will Alexander

Heckler

Steve Back

Joy

Paul Bennell

Loud

Cam Blackley

BMF

Simon Bookallil

Bashful

Grant Booker

Grown Ups

Kent Boswell

Resolution

Shaun Branagan

Ogilvy

Ian Broekhuizen

Clemenger BBDO

Warren Brown

BMF

Jon Burden

Saatchi & Saatchi

Jason Burrows

Jungleboys

Malcolm Caldwell

Clemenger BBDO

Luke Chess

MJW

Robert Connelly

Engine

Michael Cook

The Feds

Samantha Daley

Cutting Edge

Emma Daines

Fin

Gary Dawson

M&C Saatchi

Jo de Fina

Hello Otto

Susannah DiLallo

Rapid Films

Steve Dodds

JWT

Michael Dole

Sibling

Tim Dyroff

Resolution

Corey Esse

Finch

Andy Fackrell

DDB

Anna Fawcett

Filmgraphics Entertainment

Kieran Flanagan

The Impossible Institute

Jay Furby

Creative Director

Greg Fyson

Rabbit Content

Rita Gagliardi

Rapid Films

Shane Gibson

M&C Saatchi

Derek Green

Ogilvy & Mather

Tim Green

Havas Worldwide

Dan Gregory

The Impossible Institute

Llew Griffiths

Goodoil

Hamish Grieve

WiTH Collective

Mark Harricks

VCCP

Adrian Hayward

Luscious International

Aden Hepburn

VML

Cam Hoelter

DDB

Garry Horner

Matterhorn

Tom Hoskins

Ideaworks

Dean Hunt

VCCP

Mick Hunter

Grown
Ups

David Jansen

Infinity2

Lucas Jenner

Rabbit Content

David Joubert

GPY&R

Matt Kemsley

Matterhorn

Kim Kirby

8com

John Lam

JWT

Ken Lambert

Sheepish Lion

Scott Lambert

Innocean

Simon Langley

JWT

Oliver Lawrance

Photoplay

Emma Lawrence

Exit Films

Neil Lawrence

Lawrence Creative

Simon Lee

The Hallway

Mark Lees

Zoo

Barbara Levy

LIA

Laurissa Levy

LIA

Marrianne Little

Creative Director

Sam Long

Goodoil

Michael Lynch

Campaign Brief

Bob Macintosh

Host

Chad Mackenzie

Grey

Tom McFarlane

M&C Saatchi

George McKenzie

Robber’s Dog

Richard Morgan

303Lowe

Mollie Myerson

Campaign Brief

Asheen Naidu

BWM

Lizzy Nash

The Feds

Ben O’Brien

O’Shea & O’Brien

Bart Pawlak

GPY&R

Christy Peacock

Creative Director

Patsy Peacock

Bestads

Dejan Rasic

McCann

Cathy Rechichi

Plaza Films

Murray Redwood

GHO

Colin Renshaw

AltVFX

Michael Ritchie

Revolver

Adam Rose

AJF Partnership

Justin Ruben

BMF

Grant Rutherford

Publicis Mojo

Mike Salter

Window

Jonathan Samway

Moth Projects

Nick Simkins

Jungleboys

Matt Smith

The Hairy Banana

Russell Smyth

Ogilvy

Jen Speirs

DDB Sydney

Tom Spicer

Arnold Furnace

Mike Spirkovski

Saatchi & Saatchi

Alistair Stephen

Fin

Robert Stock

Airbag

Wilf Sweetland

The Sweet Shop

Toby Talbot

DDB

James Theophane

Saatchi & Saatchi

Lee Thomson

Plaza Films

Steven Thomson

Loud

Alex Tizzard

Rapid Films

Mark Tutssel

Leo Burnett

Julie Tutssel

Ralph van Dijk

Eardrum

Simon Veksner

DDB

Emil Vrisakis

Bashful

Doug Watson

Group W

Julian Watt

Host

Ben Welsh

M&C Saatchi

303Lowe