D&AD Festival 2025
D&AD Festival returns to London in 2025 at the Southbank Centre Queen Elizabeth Hall, 21–22 May.
Tickets are on sale now — book before midnight on Monday 7 April using code FESTIVAL20 to get 20% off your tickets.
At the Festival we will cover jury insights fresh from our 2025 juries, creative excellence, tech and AI, best-in-class craft, design & advertising, BTS deep dives into the work and giving the people behind it a stage, fireside chats and interviews of incredible creatives, networking and learning opportunities, and interactive activations.
The two-day event will culminate with the D&AD Awards Ceremony on 22 May, awarding the very best in global creativity.
Find out more
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Programme & event timings
We'll start announcing our speakers from the 25 February, and will then announce the full programme including sessions titles and synopses on 8 April. Watch this space and sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know.
Timings:
- Wednesday 21 May Festival Day I — doors open 9am, stage content from 10am-6pm
- Thursday 22 May Festival Day II — doors open 9am, stage content from 10am-3pm
- Thursday 22 May Ceremony — 6pm to midnight
- Key dates
- Important booking information
- Pricing information
- Who's in the room?
What to expect
Speakers
Meet some of the creators and changemakers who will join us at the D&AD Festival 2025.
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Trainer
Arif Haq (he/him)
Director of Brand Learning, TwentyFirstCenturyBrand706950
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Jury Insights
Bobai Balat (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TIMA
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Jury Insights
Frederico Gelli (he/him)
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Tátil Design
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Speaker
Gail Bichler (she/her)
Design Director, The New York Times Magazine
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Jury Insights
Nils Leonard (he/him)
Co-Founder, Uncommon Creative Studio
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Jury Insights
Nopparath (Mint) Eksuwancharoen (she/her)
Executive Creative Director & Head of Art, Sour Bangkok
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Speaker
Olivia Ema (she/her)
Creative Technologist
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Jury Insights
Pelle Sjoenell (he/him)
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer, Droga5
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Speaker
Pum Lefebure (she/her)
Chief Creative Officer, Design Army
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Trainer
Reeha Alder (she/her)
Founder, The Mighty You
Get involved
Let us know how you'd like to show up at D&AD Festival 2025. From activations, to networking events, we'd love to hear your from you.
D&AD Festival 2024 highlights
- Mixed Gender Creative Teams Have Competitive Advantage of 12%
- Ganni’s Chief Brand Officer on ‘Decarbonising the Supply Chain from Inside Out’
- ‘Gut Feeling Over Data’: How Dentsu Made the ‘My Japan Railway’ Campaign
- Successful Collaboration with AI Embraces Curiosity and Play
- How Illustrator Malika Favre Landed Her Dream Gig at The New Yorker
- How The National Lottery Got Its Gay Love Story TV Spot Over The Line
Watchback all highlights here.
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