From bursaries to GenEra to women in leadership, Sarah Dexter, CEO of MullenLowe South Africa and Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) Education Tribe Lead, shares how the ACA is continuing to invest in talent and education as a long-term commitment to industry resilience.

WARC has released Creative Impact Unpacked, a report highlighting the key themes from Creative Impact, one of five content streams at Cannes Lions 2025. Creative Impact, featuring 29 sessions presented by 65 speakers over the festival, is a guide to proving the value of creativity in building resilient brands and delivering commercial results. 

As South Africa marks Youth Month, SingularityU South Africa has announced a renewed focus on the future of education and the potential of artificial intelligence to propel youth learning at the 2025 summit. 

As the global food and beverage sector responds to shifting consumer preferences, evolving regulations and persistent supply chain complexities, the second half of 2025 is set to be a pivotal moment for innovation and strategic focus, says Tersia Joubert, Lead Research and Development Technologist at B-well Foods. 

At this year's World Out of Home Organisation (WOO) Congress, held from Wednesday, 4 to Friday, 6 June in Mexico, one thing was obvious: Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) media is moving into a new era. The focus is sharper, the stakes are higher, and the expectations from brands are rising fast, says Simon Wall, Group Chief Executive Officer at Glynt.

The One Club for Creativity, a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to support the global creative community, has named a pair of creative leaders to its International Board of Directors.

AI Empowered (AIE), a new summit inspired by EO Cape Town, has announced its phase two speakers. Held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre CTICC from Thursday, 7 to Friday, 8 August, the event features global and local thought leaders from companies like Google, Salesforce, MIT Centre for Collective Intelligence, Woolworths, Discovery, AWS, Pepkor and more.

In any boardroom, agency, or war room, leadership is the lever that moves the team. In advertising, where deadlines are brutal and the spotlight is always on, the difference between a manager and a true leader shows up fast. You can't fake it. You either bring the spark or you don’t, says Raymond Langa, Group Chief Executive of Leagas Delaney South Africa. 

WPP and Vercel have announced an expansion of their global strategic partnership to bring Vercel's AI technologies — v0 and AI SDK — to WPP teams and clients. The partnership will bring vibe coding — a style of programming that uses natural language prompts to assist with the coding process — to WPP teams worldwide.

LOEWE has partnered with Stink Studios to celebrate a decade of the brand's Puzzle handbag and launch a new character, with multiple creative executions and activations. To mark its 10-year milestone, LOEWE has re-released 19 Puzzle bags, introduced one new design and launched Puzz, a companion series of 20 collectable bag charms.