shEqual, Women’s Health Victoria’s gender equality in advertising program, is hosting a senior leaders panel and networking event on April 17 in Melbourne to empower the advertising industry to embed gender equality in their creative work.
'Beyond the Tick Box: Creating Authenticity and Diversity in Ads’ will feature Nomfundo Msomi, executive strategy director at CHEP Network (Melbourne); Ant Melder, co-founder & creative partner at Cocogun (Sydney) and co-founder of #OnlyOneInTheRoom; Jess Lilley, co-founder & creative director at The Open Arms (Melbourne); and Linh Diep, account director at Ogilvy (Melbourne) and founder of Assisterhood.
Panellists will share their experiences in navigating challenges, as well as realising the business benefits, in creating authentic, diverse and multidimensional representation.
The event will be held at 6 pm at MicDrop Studios, South Melbourne. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.
shEqual is supported by the Victorian Government and has previously held events focused on gender equality in July and October of last year.
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