Creativity Council


The Creativity Council provides thought leadership on the role and value of creativity – its many dimensions and how to nurture it – to inspire and empower marketers.

Council Members

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Bryan Kane

CEO, FCB

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Lisa Mack

Vice President, Brand Marketing, TELUS

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Michael Davidson

Partner & Managing Director, The Round Agency

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Chuck Coolen

Marketing Lead, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited

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Lauragaye Jackson

Director of International and Cultural Marketing COE, RBC

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Maria Sweeney

Brand Director, Big Whiskeys, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited

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Ray McIlroy

Vice President, Kaiser & Partners Inc.

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Ryan Taylor

Senior Art Director, LoyaltyOne

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Stephen Kiely

CEO, Dentsu

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Vanessa Norris

VP Marketing Operations, GM Loblaw Agency, Loblaw Companies Ltd.

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Alex Shifrin

President, LP/AD

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Charan Bhogal

Senior Director, Creative and Content Marketing, LCBO

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Miglena Nikolova

Marketing Lead, Financial Services, IBM Canada Ltd.

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Noah Vardon

President, Havas Media

Recent Articles Authored by Council

Highlights from CES 2023

CES is a big show; this year boasting over 100,000 attendees. It’s almost impossible to view the whole experience to any great depth

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The art and science of creativity: Part 3

In this final blog, we dig into the area of bias, a topic where there is alignment amongst the contributors

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A roadmap for the industry to mitigate bias in advertising

Diversity has been established as a firm part of the narrative in the marketing industry in Canada as a force for good and a force for growth

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The art and science of creativity: Part 2

This is the second article in a three-part series from our Creativity Council. It examines the art and science of creativity from the points of view of the client, the agency, and the research expert.

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The art and science of creativity: three points of view

This is the first article in a three-part series from our Creativity Council on the art and science of creativity.

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How updates to privacy can re-fuel the art of creativity

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