Black cnn commentator van jones11/24/2023 Sponsorship opportunities still exist, please visit the WAATBP website for information. On board as Advocate sponsors are BBDO, BSSP, COLLINS, The Community, DDB, Disney, Deutsch LA, Energy BBDO, Estée Lauder, FCB NY, Grey, Leo Burnett, McCann, Publicis Health, Vans, VaynerMedia, VMLY&R and Zambezi. At the Champion sponsor level are Amazon, Argonaut, Capital One, Google, FCB Global, FCB Health, Mattel, Omnicom Health, Pace Communications and Virtue Worldwide. The industry has rallied to support this year's WAATBP, with nearly three-dozen leading agencies and brands so far signed on as sponsors. The full list of confirmed speakers also includes Ete Davies, CEO, Engine Oriel Davis-Lyons, CD, Spotify and head of The One Club’s ONE School free portfolio program for Black creatives Walter Geer, ECD, experience design, VMLY&R Amber Guild, president, T Brand, The New York Times Denise Horn, senior director, corporate communications, WarnerMedia Nate Nichols, founder/CD, Palette Group Krystle Watler, managing director, Virtue Shannon Washington, Group ECD, R/GA and others. In addition to Jones, WAATBP 2020 speakers include the two industry leaders who came up with the original idea for the event in 2010: Jimmy Smith, chairman/CEO/CCO at Amusement Park Entertainment and One Club Board member, and Jeff Goodby, co-chair/partner, Goodby Silverstein & Partners. Registration is now open, there is no cost to attend. The conference features dozens of speakers on panels, virtual recruiting, online portfolio reviews, masterclasses and a talent showcase. Typically held in person in New York, WAATBP is this year available online to a global audience and will address the new realities of race, inclusion and diversity in advertising. His keynote address will kick off the conference on Tuesday, September 22 at 11:00 am EDT. In addition to serving as CEO of REFORM Alliance, he has founded and led many thriving social enterprises, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change, and Dream Corps, a social justice accelerator that houses Dream Corps TECH, Green For All and #cut50. Jones is an Emmy-nominated producer, and for more than 25 years has been a leader in the fight for criminal justice reform. CNN host and political commentator Van Jones has been announced as the special keynote speaker at Where Are All The Black People (WAATBP), The One Club for Creativity’s annual diversity conference and career happening this year on September 22-24 and presented online, free of charge.
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