14 Dec Ali Rez
Ranked amongst the Top 10 Executive Creative Directors in the world, and named South Asia Creative of the Year twice by Campaign magazine, Ali Rez is one of the most successful creative leaders in the world: he has won more than 500 international accolades in his career spanning four continents.
Ali Rez’s work has been instrumental in lifting Pakistan to the forefront of the global creative community: for the country, he has won the first of many Cannes Lions, the first Clio gold, the first Effie gold, the first One Show Pencil, and the first D&AD pencil, amongst many other pioneering wins which have reshaped the industry into a more creative force. At the Effies, Rez’s BBDO team is the only agency in APAC which has ever won three Grands Prix in a row.
Rez has been on the jury at every major global award show, and is a member of the D&AD UK Impact Council which champions global design and future initiatives for purposeful causes that put planet and people first.
Besides lecturing at Oxford University and St.Martin’s College, Rez has exhibited at Tate UK, spoken at Tedx, captained a cricket county team in California, and – being a firm believer that curiosity leads to creativity – has traveled to 132 countries.