This Way Up.
Creativity’s breeding ground for worthwhile opinions will be back again in August 2024.

Speaker Events - Single Day Passes

IN PERSON

PRICE:
$175 (ex. GST) Members
$263 (ex. GST) Non-Members

  • WHERE:
    Harbourside Room Museum of Contemporary Art

    WHEN:
    DAY 1: 15 August 2023
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    DAY 2: 16 August 2023
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    DAY 3: 17 August 2023
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    PRICE:
    $175 (ex. GST) Members
    $263 (ex. GST) Non-Members

    Includes all speaker event programming on the selected day and arrival/morning tea & coffee. Your ticket includes carbon offsets in AWARD's voluntary compliance with the National Carbon Offset Standard for Events. Tickets are non-transferable.

VIRTUAL*

PRICE:
$100 (ex. GST) Members 
$150 (ex. GST) Non-Members

  • WHERE:
    VIRTUAL
    Available for persons outside of NSW only.

    WHEN:
    DAY 1: 15 August 2023,
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    DAY 2: 16 August 2023
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    DAY 3: 17 August 2023
    9:00am - 1:00pm

    PRICE:
    $100 (ex. GST) Members 
    $150 (ex. GST) Non-Members

    Includes all speaker event programming on the selected day via Zoom.

*VIRTUAL PASSES ARE EXCLUSIVE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE OF NSW.

SPEAKER EVENTS SCHEDULE

  • 8:30AM - 9:00AM REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL TEA & COFFEE

    9:00AM - 9:15AM WELCOME TO COUNTRY + INTRO
    Cam Blackley, AWARD Council Chair and CCO, M&C Saatchi

    9:15AM - 10:00AM OPENING ADDRESS
    Professor Megan Davis, Pro Vice-Chancellor Society (PVCS), UNSW Sydney

    10:00AM - 10:45AM PANEL SESSION
    Can you afford not to craft?
    Lily Davis, Film Editor, The Editors
    Stevie Ray, Senior Casting Director, McGregor Casting
    Steve Rogers, Director, Revolver
    Micah Walker, Founder/CCO, Bear Meets Eagle on Fire
    Moderated by: Jonathan Kneebone, Director, The Glue Society

    10:45AM - 11:15AM MORNING TEA

    11:15AM - 12:00PM SPEAKER SESSION
    Diversity: Whose burden is it?
    Ant Melder - Co-founder/Creative Partner, Cocogun
    Avish Gordhan - Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative

    12:00PM - 12:45PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
    Dude, where’s my job? How to be indispensable in the times of AI.
    Jeff Goodby, Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Goodby Silverstein & Partners San Francisco

  • 8:30AM - 9:00AM REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL TEA & COFFEE

    9:00AM - 9:15AM WELCOME
    AWARD Council

    9:15AM - 10:00AM OPENING ADDRESS
    The secret to a sustainable career
    Kim Pick, Group Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R New Zealand

    10:00AM - 10:45AM MARQUEE SPEAKER
    See the value others don’t and you’ll always be valuable
    Ben Keenan, Consulting Creative Director, Strategist, Technologist - Thought Police / The Creative Class

    10:45AM - 11:15AM MORNING TEA

    11:15AM - 12:00PM PANEL SESSION
    The Work Behind The Work
    Hansen Ding - Digital Media Lead, CHEP Network
    Will Winter-Irving - Senior Art Director, CHEP Network
    Joe Ranallo - Senior Copywriter, CHEP Network
    Alex Polglase, Senior Art Director, The Monkeys
    Jake Ausburn, Senior Copywriter, The Monkeys
    Hosted by Bridget Jung, ECD Ogilvy Sydney

    12:00PM - 12:45PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
    Authenticity, what even is it?
    Mirrah Foulkes, Australian actor, writer and director
    Host: Jessica Montague, Executive Editor, Vogue Australia

    12:45PM - 1:30PM MARQUEE SPEAKER
    How to be interesting and useful when everything is changing
    Nick Law, Creative Chairperson, Accenture Song
    Host: Tara Ford, Chief Creative Officer, The Monkeys

  • 8:30AM - 9:00AM REGISTRATION & ARRIVAL TEA & COFFEE

    9:00AM - 9:15AM WELCOME
    AWARD Council

    9:15AM - 10:00AM OPENING ADDRESS
    Hold my beer: How authentic storytelling can maybe, just maybe, keep your stupidest ideas alive.
    Nathan Lennon - Co-founder, Hawke's Brewing Co.

    10:00AM - 10:45AM PANEL SESSION
    This way in and out
    Moderated by: Graham Alvarez-Jarratt, Strategy Partner, Dentsu ANZ
    Annabel Hay and Lucy Hay - Co-founders, CLUTCH Glue
    Emily Perrett - Founder / CEO, Flavedo & Albedo
    Hans Christian Berents, Co-Founder, Givewrap
    Michelle Tirtabudi, Co-Founder, Givewrap
    Host: Matt Chandler, ECD, DDB Sydney

    10:45AM - 11:15AM MORNING TEA

    11:15AM - 12:00PM PANEL SESSION
    Indigenous collaboration
    Host: Yatu Widders Hunt, General Manager, Cox Inall Ridgeway
    Panellists: Speakers to be announced
    Host: Mandie van der Merwe, CCO, Dentsu Creative, Australia

    12:00PM - 12:45PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
    David Kolbusz Fixes Everything That's Wrong With Advertising in 35 Minutes
    David Kolbusz, CCO, Orchard NY
    Host: Lea Walker, Founder at Mrs Walker

    12:45PM - 1:00PM CLOSING STATEMENT
    Cam Blackley, AWARD Council Chair and CCO, M&C Saatchi

Evening Events

AWARD School 40th Celebration

WHERE:
Harbourside Room, Museum of Contemporary Art

WHEN:
15 August 2023 6:30pm - 11.30pm

CONTACT:
Simone@AdCouncil.org.au

Tickets include carbon offsets in AWARD's voluntary compliance with the National Carbon Offset Standard for Events.

AWARD Awards Announcements: Bronze & Silver Awards / Gold Showcase

WHERE:
Virtual

WHEN:
ANNOUNCEMENT 1: 15 August 2023, 3:00pm
ANNOUNCEMENT 2: 16 August 2023, 3:00pm

PRICE:
Free

AWARD Uni

WHERE:
Museum of Contemporary Art

WHEN:
16 & 17 August 2023, 2:00 - 5:00pm, then future sessions virtual

PRICE:
$800 (ex. GST) per person
$1,500 (ex. GST) per team (two people)

The Gold Pencil Award Party

WHERE:
Foundation Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art

WHEN:
17 August 2023 6:30pm - 11.30pm

PRICE:
$399 (ex. GST) Members 
$499 (ex. GST) Non-Members

Accommodation recommendations

The Museum of Contemporary Art, the venue for This Way Up, is centrally located within Sydney’s CBD and the historic Rocks district. A variety of hotels are within walking distance of the venue. Here are three hotel options within a short-medium walk that can meet a range of budgets. At the time of writing, these hotels all had accommodation availabilities.

SHANGRI-LA SYDNEY

176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks

4-minute walk to the MCA.

RYDGES SYDNEY HARBOUR

55 George Street, The Rocks.

2-minute walk to the MCA.

WEST HOTEL SYDNEY, CURIO COLLECTION BY HILTON

65 Sussex Street (Barangaroo Precinct), Sydney

15 min walk to the MCA.

CONTACT

For interstate travellers, please don’t hesitate to us for travel and accommodation assistance:

VIC:
Amy Lee, State Manager Victoria
E: amy@adcouncil.org.au
M: 0411 732 675

WA:
Melissa Vella, WA State Manager
E: Melissa@adcouncil.org.au
M: 0405 240 403

For all other States please contact:
Jessica Szakacs, Membership & Events Co-ordinator
E: jessica@adcouncil.org.au
M: 0490 061 881