AWARD is kicking off 2024 with This Way Up Southern Sessions – one of several new events that will give Melbourne’s creative community access to inspirational talks by world-class speakers.

Please join us for the inaugural evening on Wednesday 13 March at St Kilda’s Prince Hotel to hear from the fabulous Kim Pick, VML New Zealand Group Executive Creative Director, whose keynote at This Way Up 2023 in Sydney was hailed as the most engaging, honest and thought-provoking session on the festival schedule.

Pick will share her secret to a sustainable career (more below) and will join top industry creatives and leaders for a panel session debating the age-old question: “Should I go overseas or do I have it pretty good on these shores?”

So, come for the networking opportunities, career possibilities, and the chance to rub shoulders with the biggest names in creativity. Tickets are limited – book now to avoid missing out!

The ad industry is obsessed with the new. There’s enough research to prove that, in this business, we favour youth. Is experience a curse? Why do people drop out, and what is the impact on the industry? Hear from Kim Pick, Group ECD, VML NZ, as she shares the secrets to a creative career spanning three decades and five continents running creative for some of the world’s biggest brands.