- Do or DEI: An AFC Live! Industry Roast. Thursday, June 24, 2021. 3 p.m. EDT
Join us virtually on Thursday, June 24 for Do or DEI: An AFC Live! Industry Roast, where we’re tearing down the old ways to build new ones. Hosted by Jhadelys Reyes, our favorite Atlanta marketing professionals will join her to dish BTS agency and in-house DEI stories, spotlighting diversity and inclusion ad-fails that have hindered the industry and those that still need to be changed.
AFC LIVE
Date and Time:
Thursday, June 24, 2021
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDTZoom link for the event: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88230810754?pwd=dzh3VnRhSjZWVXBlM3IyMGcweDRVdz09
Our roasters include some of Atlanta’s best ad folks:
Meet Jean Tanis (@jeaniusTV), Director, Drama at Netflix. Tanis is an award-winning creative leader with a diverse background in communications who currently spends most of his time, “ watching dope stuff or making dope stuff,” so his insights on the industry fails are sure to be well-rounded.
Meet speaker Sherri Daye-Scott from @bigfactssmallacts, and SVP of Marketing and Communications at Public Broadcasting Atlanta. An award-winning communications strategist, producer and writer, Sherri can speak to diversity and inclusion ad-fails with undeniable ease.
Meet speaker Samantha Ramirez-Herrera (@samofftharecord), founder and CEO at Off Tha Record Inc. (@otrcreative). Known for her unapologetic nature and quick wit, Samantha is ready to tackle all of the ad-fails that have hindered the industry and more.
Our panelist, Jelanii Reed, is the VP of Strategy & Planning at Authentique Agency (@authentiqueagency). Jelanii brings over 15 years of experience in sports, entertainment, and multicultural marketing to the table of this industry roast.
Jorge Hernandez is the founding partner and CMO at Majority (@majorityagency). Jorge recognizes the greatest value agencies provide clients is breakthrough ideas and creative disruption – and we’ll definitely be diving into some creative disruption during our industry roast.
Past events
AFC Live Event – September 2020
On September 3, 2020, Advertising for Change sponsored a virtual AFC Live event focusing on “Identity Theft: Avoiding Suppression of Cultural Expression.” Twanna Harris, VP of Brand Content and Strategic Initiatives, the Atlanta Beltline; Dipal Shah, Director, Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) at Sprite; and Kim Williams, VP of Marketing at Intralot (Tech & Gaming) wereContinue reading “AFC Live Event – September 2020”
September 03 — Identity Theft: Avoiding Suppression of Cultural Expression
Join us on Thursday, March 19, at Fitzco in Atlanta to discuss cultural, corporate and individual influences that are threatening identity & cultural expression, and what changes we (in advertising and as individuals) can make to protect it.
AFC Live Presents: Using Your Platform to Evoke Change
Your voice is your biggest platform, not just your job title. On Sept. 19, 2019, we gathered podcasters, brands, advertisers and activists alike to tell us how they made change happen in their own way – and how you can do the same. What resulted was an in-depth discussion on giving rise to change, at work, within our social circles and in the world at large.