Attendees can look forward to an outstanding learning programme featuring around 30 seminars and six workshops given by industry leaders from around the world, as well as exhibitions of the best work from the region while showcases from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will display the best in creativity and communications from across the globe. Once again, un-missable networking events will be on offer including Networking After Dark which will see Singaporean agencies opening their doors for an evening of fun and socialising while Festival opening drinks and the Awards After Party will provide further networking opportunities to delegates.
Last year, Spikes Asia saw its biggest Festival to date with over 1700 delegates attending the 3-day event. A record 3647 entries, a 19% increase on the previous year, were received into the 14 entry categories of Film, Print, Outdoor, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Radio, Design, Film Craft, Print Craft, Integrated, Digital, Mobile and PR.
Myriam Coupard, Festival Director of Spikes Asia, says, "Spikes Asia is a true celebration of creativity in the region and provides the industry with a unique and inspiring content programme while offering unrivalled networking and learning opportunities. Year on year the Festival is growing and following last year's record attendance and entries we're expecting a bigger turn out from across a wider region and we're delighted to be able to continue to build and develop the event to make 2012 the best yet."
Delegate packages for the 2012 Festival will be as follows:
Early Bird Delegate Price available until 1 August: S$699
Full Delegate Price applicable after 1 August: S$799
Young Spikes (under 28 years): S$470
Student Spikes: S$230
Key 2012 Festival Dates:
Delegate Registration Opens: 19 April
Entries Open: 17 May
Entries Deadline: 20 July
Delegate Early Bird Registration Ends: 1 August
Festival Dates: 16-18 September
The Spikes Asia Advertising Festival celebrating and inspiring Asia-Pacific creativity in advertising. Suntec City, Singapore, 16-18 September 2012.
Building on 25 years of the illustrious Spikes Awards, the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival is the result of a collaboration between the International Festival of Creativity, organisers of Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx and Eurobest, and Haymarket, publishers of Campaign Asia Pacific. The Festival provides the region's growing creative and advertising industry with a platform to network and exchange ideas, bringing together some of the finest creative thinkers from across the region and around the world.
Spikes Asia, attended by over 1,700 delegates in 2011, offers a challenging programme of seminars and workshops focusing on creativity and learning, exhibitions of creative work from Asia-Pacific, networking events in the evening and the Spikes Asia award show.
The Awards, judged by leading international and regional creatives, honour the best creative work in the categories of Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Digital, Integrated, Direct, Sales Promotion, Media, Print Craft, Film Craft, Design, Mobile and PR.
Key 2012 Dates
Delegate Registration Opens: 19 April
Entries Open: 17 May
Entries Deadline: 20 July
Delegate Early Bird Registration Ends: 1 August
Festival Dates: 16-18 September 2012