Acclaimed actor, screenwriter and author Meera Syal CBE, will join the IPA Talent & Diversity Conference for a fireside chat with McCann & McCann Worldgroup’s Harjot Singh to explore Meera’s thoughts on creativity, persistent societal inequalities and lessons from her unique journey into the creative industries.
Elsewhere at the half-day hybrid conference, Unite at OMG’s Serhat Ekinci will present new IPA research into the extent of adland’s ageism problem before a panel including John Doe’s Mercy Abel, Insight and Strategy Consultant Anna Sampson and Columnist Jan Gooding analyse the findings and explore what we can do to solve the issue.
Other key content includes:
- IPA President-elect, BBH’s Karen Martin in conversation with VCCP’s Julian Douglas on how best to nurture creative talent.
- The business case for inclusive advertising and why inclusion means income with UN Women’s Melda Simon, Kantar’s Sarah Morrell and Bayer Consumer Health’s Vicky Keenan.
- IPA Talent Leadership Group Chair, AMV BBDO’s Xavier Rees exploring the importance of unity for our industry and society.
- A look at what wellbeing means in 2025, and what we can do at an individual and organisational level to protect it with UM Worldwide’s Michael Brown, It Takes A Village’s Chloe Davies, McKinsey & Company’s Barbara Jeffery and NABS’ Sue Todd.