Spikes Asia to be held in Singapore
10 Dec 2008
Spikes Asia, the first Asian Advertising Festival, that aims to bring together some of the finest creative thinkers from across the region and globally, will be held in Singapore from 16-18 September 2009.
The festival is a joint venture between IAF, the organisers of the Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx and Eurobest and Haymarket, publishers of Media and Campaign magazines.
"Asia has emerged as a centre of creative excellence in the last five years, producing some of the most outstanding work each year - it is fitting that organisations such as Cannes Lions and Haymarket support and drive a world class creative and networking event in the region," said Phil Thomas, CEO of Cannes Lions. "We will be fully engaged in producing an outstanding Festival",
Tim Waldron, managing director of Haymarket Media in Asia added, "The level of support we are getting from the market indicates to us that the venue is right, the concept is right and in coming months, as announcements of what will be happening at the first Asian Advertising Festival becomes clear, the level of excitement will be right."
"We are delighted to have the long term support of the Singapore Tourism Board in staging this event in Singapore which was chosen for its superb infrastructure, easy travel access and its commitment to support creativity", commented Terry Savage, Chairman of Cannes Lions.
Aloysius Arlando, assistant chief executive, Business Travel and MICE Group, Singapore Tourism Board said, ''We warmly welcome Spikes Asia to be held in Singapore. The event is well-timed providing the region's growing creative and advertising industry an opportune platform to network and exchange ideas, further driving the growth of this industry in the Asian region.
