DROGA KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT CAXTON SEMINAR IN PORT DOUGLAS, OCT 24-26

September 5 2008, 1:10 pm | BY Lynchy | No Comments

DAVE_DROGA.jpgDroga5 founder David Droga will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Caxton creative seminar in October. 
Droga leads a strong line-up of speakers, including: 
• Mark Buckman, Chief Marketing Officer, Commonwealth Bank  
• Steve Back, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney  
• John Silvester, Crime Writer, The Age  
• Renee Nowytarger, Photojournalist, The Australian  
• Shaun Branagan, Executive Creative Director Love Communications 
• Scott Nowell, Creative Director, Three Drunk Monkeys 
More speakers will be announced soon.
“David Droga has created one of the world’s most respected organisations in Droga5. He has rewritten the book for contemporary ideas development and he is possibly the most successful Australian creative export. David often speaks in Cannes and is a real coup for the Caxtons,” Caxton chairman Rob Belgiovane said. 
“Our excellent 2008 group of speakers continues the Caxton tradition of attracting top notch talent to inspire, challenge, divide and sometimes annoy the creative community. 
“The Caxtons is the only creative seminar in Australia that allows creatives to experience this calibre of talent in an intimate environment and also get to see the country’s best newspaper advertising in what has become a unique event in the industry.”
David Droga’s career in advertising began when he won the top student honours at AWARD School. At 22, he became a director and executive creative director of OMON Sydney, the agency co-founded by Siimon Reynolds. 
In 1996, Droga moved to Singapore to become executive creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi and then regional CD of Saatchi Asia. At 29, he was appointed executive CD of Saatchi in London. In 2003, Droga joined Publicis as its first worldwide chief creative officer, based in New York, before founding Droga5. 
Along the way, he has collected numerous accolades. He is the single most awarded creative at the Cannes International Advertising Festival, winning 48 Lions and three coveted Grand Prix. He has also been named ‘World’s Best Creative Director’ by Advertising Age magazine.  
There are 74 finalists in this year’s Caxton Awards for excellence in newspaper advertising and entries were up by 10 per cent on last year. 
The 2008 Caxton Weekend Seminar will be held at the Sea Temple Resort, Port Douglas from 24 -26 October, 2008. Places are filling fast so guarantee your spot at Caxton 2008 by downloading and faxing back a delegate form from the Caxton website