This leading two-day summit will look at reaching tomorrow’s consumers through effective integration strategies and powerful advertising, marketing and media. The theme for this year’s summit is “Integrate or Detonate!”

Leo Premutico, former Saatchi & Saatchi Executive Creative Director who helped take the agency from creative obscurity to Cannes and Clio “Agency of the year – USA’ in just over two years. Leo and his partner in crime Jan Jacobs, have just launched there own shop Johannes Leonardo New York with the backing of WPP were recently recognized as the world’s fourth most awarded creative directors by Creativity magazine.

Between them, the duo has won over 30 “Lions” at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes. Their work lead the Saatchi & Saatchi New York office to become the second most awarded agency in the world (Creativity’s August 2007). Their work has won effectiveness awards on four continents and winning campaigns include: “Stains don’t stand a chance” Procter & Gamble – Cains Grand Prix winner; “Ventriloquist” UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children – World’s seventh most award commercial (Campaign magazine ’05) along with winning campaigns for BMW, Land Rover, The New York Times, Bank of America, Avis and Olay across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and the United States.

The Advertising, Marketing and Media Summit 2008 (AMMS08) is pleased to have Leo Premutico provide an insightful look at the evolving communications landscape and explore the future of multimedia.

Attending marketing directors, media and advertising agency heads will also be provided with further market intelligence and case studies on collaboration, integration and interactivity in the advertising, marketing and media worlds.

This year’s speakers also include:

* Neil Ridgway, Group Advertising and Marketing Chairman, Rip Curl International
* Emma Wilson, Group Marketing Manager Communications & Assets, Coca-Cola
* Steve McRoberts, Executive Director Marketing, Tourism Queensland
* Margaret Zabel, National Marketing Director, Lion Nathan Australia
* James Brayshaw, Chairman, North Melbourne Football Club
* Linda Manos, Senior Brand & Advertising Manager, ANZ
* Harold Mitchell, Executive Chairman, Mitchell Communication Group
* Andrew Scott, Managing Director, Whybin TBWA

Testimonials on our previous Advertising, Marketing and Media Summit’s include the following:

“Great mix of speakers and as a result, great breadth of views and thinking, even a little controversy in the room – Loved it!”
Belinda Waller, Advertising & PR Manager, Jeanswest

“Thought the calibre of speakers was of the highest standard I’ve experienced in these summits/ conferences. Congratulations!”
Julie, Ahern, Category Marketing Manager, SCA Hygiene Australasia

“An impressive program of speakers, insightful, stimulating and educational. Well done on developing such a robust summit.”
Wendy Hughes, Manager Navy Marketing, Navy Headquarters

The Advertising Marketing and Media Summit will be held on the 12th & 13th May 2008 at the spectacular brand new Peninsula venue at Central Pier Melbourne Docklands.

For more information visit http://www.elitemedia.com.au/files/amms08_brochure.pdf. (sorry, PDF only link at this time)