AA’s President’s Reception Overlooking the Old Bailey

Our President’s Reception was held on Tuesday, July 4, at the IPG Mediabrands offices, where we were delighted to gather our members, colleagues and industry friends for the evening.

The reception began with an introduction from our CEO, Stephen Woodford, and was followed by a speech by our President, Alessandra Bellini, also Chief Customer Office at Tesco. She began by highlighting some winning UK campaigns from Cannes Lions and our success in Cannes this year.

Additionally, Alessandra took the opportunity to congratulate our Chair, Annette King, for receiving a damehood and our Front Foot Board member, ITV’s Simon Daglish, for being awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Alessandra reflected on all that we have achieved in the year so far, including holding LEAD – our first in-person industry summit since 2020, launching our Talent Report, the response to the All In Census and the All In Summit, our progress with our initiative – Ad Net Zero, exports figures, and our successful trade mission to SXSW.

At the same time, she also focused on what’s coming next, which includes the Talent Trailblazer Awards by Marketing Week, new research on trust from Credos, LEAD Scotland, and the Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards.

The speech was followed by drinks, canapés and a great amount of networking with a stunning view of the Old Bailey and St Paul’s Cathedral.

The event was a fantastic opportunity to thank our members for their contribution to the industry and to look back on our successes of the first six months of this year.

Thank you to everyone who could join us!

Photography credits to Bronac McNeill.