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Innovation Showcase – sponsored by Walmart Connect

Jul 27, 2022
2:00 pm
Virtual

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Celebrating Silver Medal Recipient Andrew Swinand

Nov 17, 2022
5:30 pm
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

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Registration is now open for our 2022 Annual Silve

Registration is now open for our 2022 Annual Silver Medal Award dinner celebrating Andrew Swinand, CEO Publicis Groupe Creative and Production U.S.! Join us on November 17th at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile to recognize Andrew's achievements as a leader in our industry.

Event details and ticket information is available via the link in bio.

Interested in sponsorships? Email info@chicagoadfed.org for more information.

The Chicago Advertising Federation (CAF) is proud

The Chicago Advertising Federation (CAF) is proud to announce Andrew Swinand, Chief Executive Officer, Publicis Groupe Creative and Production U.S., as our 2022 Silver Medal Award winner. We will be celebrating his achievements with an award dinner in November. Registration will open soon.

The CAF Silver Medal is a prestigious honor, given to someone who has achieved significant success working in the advertising or marketing world; has worked toward increasing the stature and raising the standards of the advertising profession; has shown evidence of a consistent and high degree of creative, original thinking; has contributed to the development of others in the advertising industry through professional, civic and community activities; and has spent his career in Chicago. Read more about Andrew here:
https://chicagoadfed.org/event/silvermedal2022/

Today's the day! Tune in at 2:00 PM CT to our Inno

Today's the day! Tune in at 2:00 PM CT to our Innovation Showcase: The New Wave of Retail Media presented by Walmart Connect!

We are especially excited to have Ellen Mulryan, Senior Director, Retail Data Partnerships for The Trade Desk share her knowledge on data strategy, identity, retail, and emerging platforms. Any questions on those topics? Ask Ellen today during the Q+A portion of the webinar!

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Innovati

Don't forget to register for our upcoming Innovation Showcase on how to level up your retail media strategies via the link in bio!

We're excited to have Chris Tyau, Lead Product Marketing Manager for Walmart Connect, share his expertise on buildings product and developing go-to-market activations. Join us this Wednesday to learn from Chris and ask him any questions you have on today's retail media landscape.

This complimentary webinar is open to all and is presented by Walmart Connect.

Our fourth and final new board member is Chris Boo

Our fourth and final new board member is Chris Boothe, Chief Operating Officer for Publicis Media. Hardly a stranger to the CAF, Chris has been a longtime advocate of our organization, a regular presence at CAF events, and his career accomplishments earned him the CAF Silver Medal award in 2016!

On joining the CAF board, Chris said, “I’ve spent more than 30 years as part of the Chicago advertising community. I’m thrilled to join the CAF board as a means of giving back to our city and industry.”

Join us in welcoming Chris to the board!

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