Meet the Collaborators for Interoperability

International Bestselling Author of “Connect the Dots” and "The Serendipity Mindset"

Professor Christian Busch, PhD, is the bestselling author of Connect the Dots (“a wise, exciting, and life-changing book”; Arianna Huffington). He is a business professor at the University of Southern California (USC) and also teaches at the London School of Economics (LSE). His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Financial Times, and the BBC. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Forum, has been named a “top management thinker of the future” by Thinkers50, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), and is a CAPITAL Magazine “Top 40 Under 40”. Previously, he co-founded Sandbox Network and Leaders on Purpose, co-directed the London School of Economics’ Innovation Lab and New York University’s Global Economy Program, and worked in consulting and business across Mexico, Kenya, the UK, and the US. He received his PhD from the LSE.

Chief Creative Officer

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Chief Creative Officer

Named Creative Person of the Year four times by Campaign magazine, Ali Rez is one of the most awarded creative leaders in the world, who currently leads output for the IMPACT BBDO Group across the MENA and Pakistan region. Rez’s work has been instrumental in Impact BBDO being named the No.2 Agency In The World on the WARC report, while winning almost 50 different No.1 Regional Agency accolades. He has spoken at more than 45 international venues, including Oxford University, Shanghai 4As, Cannes Lions, London School of Economics, GITEX and TedX.

Chief Awards Officer

Adam Izen has been championing creatives across industries for over 13 years and is the newly appointed Chief Awards Officer of The One Club for Creativity. Previously, Adam served as the Director of The One Show and Membership Director providing platforms and community to nearly 100 creative agencies, brands and services. Before landing in Advertising and Design, Adam built a start-up platform for fashion entrepreneurs, consisting of revolutionary trade shows and community spaces, into a global enterprise. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theater Studies: Directing, Costume Design and Dance from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and supports numerous arts education initiatives in his community in his free time.

Partner/Chief Creative Officer

Thomas Hongtack Kim is a Creative Solutionist with extensive experience in winning awards, judging, and speaking at major global festivals including Cannes Lions, The One Show, LIA, D&AD, and ADFEST. He is currently the founder of Creative Solution Lab 2kg and Partner / Chief Creative Officer at creative agency Paulus. His primary interest lies in creating branded solutions for sustainability and sharing them with the world.

Chief Creative Officer

Nicolas listens more than he talks. That’s because he enjoys picking the best of everyone’s brains to spark unexpected creative thinking. A seasoned storyteller and problem solver with a perpetual learning mindset, Nicolas has managed some of Ogilvy’s largest accounts across Asia while helping local and global brands navigate diverse markets and cultures. Over the course of his career, he has worked across multiple countries and industries, building a deep understanding of how brands can connect with people through culturally relevant and impactful ideas. Now based in Singapore, he leads a multidisciplinary team producing award-winning work for brands including Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, Allianz, Mondelez, Philips and Nestlé.

Founder and Creative Director

Thomas Kolster is one of the world’s leading voices where marketing, business and sustainability meet. A motivational speaker, author, impact entrepreneur and sustainable marketing advisor, he has been called “a climate change agent” by Forbes and “a pioneer of impact advertising” by Shots Magazine. He is the author of Goodvertising (Thames & Hudson, 2012), The Hero Trap (Taylor & Francis, 2020), and contributor to Utopia Brands (2023). With his first book, he coined the term Goodvertising to describe advertising that creates positive environmental or social benefits. With his second, he challenged the industry with the idea of a post-purpose market, where people don’t buy your values, but who you can help them become. His methodology The Arrow has since been widely adopted across the industry.

Executive Director

Mr. Robbie Aligada is currently the Executive Director of the Ad Standards Council who embodies the values of truth, fairness, and responsibility towards all throughout his leadership. Prior to being the ED, he was the organization's Ad Content and Operations Manager, Compliance Manager, and was a dedicated screener spanning more than five years.

Founder & Chief Creative

Raymund is the Founder of Lennon Group, a social impact agency that’s turning creativity into a catalyst for change. Their mission: Tell stories that matter, spark human-kind innovations, and show that creativity, when used with care, can help build a better world.