AOA Awards 2007 reveals conference speakers

Singapore - Speakers for the Asia Outdoor Advertising 2007 Conference have been finalised, following jury chairman Tay Guan Hin's unveiling of the jury panel last week for the regional outdoor awards event in October.

"We're very proud to have the second set of seven speakers complete our list of speakers for AOA 2007. Not only are they superb speakers, they will offer a different perspective on outdoor advertising," Thomas Ang, GM of event organisers FUSE said.

Featuring speakers from around the region, the seven-man speakers' list includes names such as David Guerrero, chief creative officer for BBDO Guerrero Oretga Philippines, which was awarded the Philippines Agency of the Year in both 2006 and 2007; Gavin Coombes, chief executive officer of FutureBrand Asia Pacific and Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder and director of The Glue Society.

The jury will conduct judging from 1 to 3 October in Singapore and the results will be announced on 26 October.  Call for entries for the AOA Awards 2007 are currently open - the deadline for entries is 31 August.

Who's on the speakers' list at AOA 2007

David Guerrero, chief creative officer, BBDO Guerrero Oretga, Philippines

Gavin Coombes, CEO, FutureBrand, Asia Pacific

Jonathan Kneebone, co-founder and director, The Glue Society

Belen Fernando, VP of marketing, Alaska Milk Corporation, Philippines

Koshi Uchiyama, director, {suit}men entertainment.com, Japan

Raymond Leong, national marketing manager, DHL, Singapore

Tay Guan Hin, Southeast Asia regional executive creative director, JWT