Camille Dagorn is an award-winning creator and influencer marketing expert with more than a decade of experience building high-impact campaigns for global brands including L’Oréal, Unilever, Pernod Ricard, GoPro, and Mastercard. As the VP, Creator Partnerships for McCann New York, she is known for scaling social-first programs, designing creator-led brand initiatives, and driving measurable growth across beauty, lifestyle, tech, and consumer verticals. Camille is passionate about creating meaningful, unforgettable moments for creators and audiences.

Alex Athanasiou is Managing Director at COLLINS, the transformation consultancy honored as “Firm of the Year” 6 times in the last 7 years by AdAge and the D&AD. Alex created the consultancy’s new Cultural Capital practice, developing cultural strategies, stages and products for brands. He also directs productions and PR across the COLLINS portfolio, launching over 50 projects in the last three years to maintain the consultancy’s positions as one of the most creatively awarded firms in the world.

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Alix McAlpine is a creative and strategy leader with experience at the intersection of media, technology, and advertising. She has built and led high-performing teams, launched new products, spearheaded hundreds of impactful branded content campaigns, and developed systems that enable revenue-generating creative organizations to scale while executing flawlessly.

As VP Client Solutions and Advertising at GIPHY, Alix oversees global advertising strategy and client solutions, leading the execution of all sales collateral and proposals, product innovation and marketing, packaging, and creative production. Previously, she led the Creative Strategy group at GIPHY, where she launched the Creators Club, a collaborative community and incubator supporting up-and-coming creators. Prior to GIPHY, Alix was part of BuzzFeed’s creative leadership as Head of International Creative, overseeing branded content across six markets and running the Creative Fellowship program, which accelerated talent development during BuzzFeed’s boom years. Her work at GIPHY earned her a spot on AdWeek's Creative 100, and multiple Webby Awards. Alix has served on the Shorty Awards jury since 2020.