Advisory Board
Avery Akkineni
Chief Marketing Officer
VaynerX
A pioneer in digital marketing and innovation, Avery spearheads brand strategy, content, events, and communications as Chief Marketing Officer at VaynerX founded by Gary Vaynerchuk. She grew VaynerMedia APAC to 150+ employees in two years and founded Vayner3, a consultancy recognized globally for its work in AI and Web3.
Juan Javier Peña Plaza
Chief Creative Officer & Partner
GUT
Named Ad Age’s Creative of the Year and ADWEEK’s Creative 100, Juan Javier has over 100 Cannes Lions and 200 international awards, helping GUT earn Independent Network of the Year at Cannes 2023. His work is featured in the permanent collection of the MoMA and has been used as an example in the United States Senate.
Bianca Guimaraes
Executive Creative Director & Founding Partner, Mischief
Bianca is an Executive Creative Director and founding partner at Mischief. She’s behind culture-creating work which has shifted perception of the world’s biggest brands. Bianca has helped catapult Mischief from start-up to GQ’s Most Creative Companies in the World, and #1 agency of the year five times over by Ad Age, Adweek, Campaign US, and the World’s Most Effective Independent Agency, in just a handful of years.
Taryn Crouthers
CEO
SPCSHP (MSQ Partners)
Taryn is the CEO of SPCSHP, MSQ Partner’s award-winning creative agency. A passionate leader, Crouthers has spent her decades-long career inspiring teams to create work that moves people and business. Her work spans advertising, media, entertainment, and the distribution and commercialization that scale them. A champion of AI integration and women’s leadership, she co-founded the Women in AI Summit for the Creative Community.
Carlos Pedraja
Head of Business Development & Partner Enablement, Google Latin America
Carlos Pedraja is the Head of Business Development and Partner Enablement for Latin America at Google. His focus is on developing our agency ecosystem by helping them grow profitable businesses leveraging Google’s AI solutions, data and the martech stack. With 20+ years in tech and media, Carlos drives growth through Google’s AI and martech ecosystem, helping agencies build data-driven, scalable businesses.
Nacho Zuccarino
Global Creative & Technology Executive
With over two decades leading storytelling, brand systems, and innovation across Google, Netflix, and AI-native ventures, Nacho is the co-founder of Entropy, an AI-first production company delivering content for brands like Coca-Cola, Uber, and Mercado Libre. He is a multi–Cannes Lions winner, a member of the Cannes Lions Steering Committee, and a TEDx speaker.
Chris Stegner
CEO
Very Big Things
Chris Stegner is the CEO of Very Big Things, a leader in enterprise-grade Generative AI consulting and implementation. Named Miami’s Technology Entrepreneur of the Year, Chris leverages his former executive experience as a CTO and VC Partner to fulfill his mission of making advanced AI accessible to mid-market organizations. Under his leadership, VBT specializes in creating secure, production-ready AI systems that transform business challenges into measurable competitive advantages.
Daniel Correa
Executive Creative Director
Alma
Daniel Correa is an Executive Creative Director at Alma, currently working with clients such as Pepsi, IKEA, Molson Coors, Change The Ref and Girl Scouts. Daniel has won more than 200 international awards from industry shows, including multiple Cannes Lions, D&AD, Effie Awards, The One Show, Clio, London International and more. He was also ranked the #5 best Creative Director in the world by The Drum’s 2022 Global Rankings and was featured on Adweek’s Creative 100 List 2022.
Jourdan Binder
Founder & Principal
The Workshop
Jourdan Binder is the founder and principal of The Workshop, a Miami-based creative agency that has played a defining role in shaping the city’s hospitality and lifestyle landscape. With over two decades of experience, Binder has led brand and design initiatives for some of the region’s most celebrated concepts while also developing and operating acclaimed venues of his own. His dual expertise in creative strategy and hospitality operations has made him a key contributor to Miami’s cultural evolution, blending design, experience, and community into lasting brands.
Valentina Sulbarán
Group Creative Director
Dieste
A creative leader with 15+ years of experience across beauty, CPG, and tech in general and multi-cultural markets, Valentina champions inclusive storytelling and mentors underrepresented creatives.
