May 16
Winnie Park, the new CEO of Forever 21, joins Ad Age Remotely to discuss her plans for the fast-fashion chain, including a new rebrand. Watch the livestream here at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
Advertising Week Europe is running in London today through Thursday. Speakers include TV presenters Ant and Dec, Unilever’s VP Global Media and Partnerships Dallia Herrtage, Wunderman Thompson Global CEO Mel Edwards and Amazon Ads Head of Brand Innovation Lab Kate McCagg.
NBCUniversal will kick off a week of upfronts in New York with a presentation at Radio City Music Hall. Fox is slated to present to advertisers from Skylight on Vesey a little later in the day.
American Craft Beer Week begins today. According to the Brewers Association, a craft beer trade group, “most Americans live within 10 miles of a craft brewery.” Do you? Find out with its Brewery Finder at www.craftbeer.com/breweries/find-a-us-brewery.
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May 17
Brandcast is back. YouTube’s yearly advertising showcase in New York City takes place at 8 p.m. EDT at The Imperial Theater. Creators including MrBeast, Ninja, Patrick Starr and Blogilates are in the lineup, as YouTube puts on a show for upfront TV media buyers. Brandcast moved to the week of upfronts, after competing for ad dollars in digital NewFronts for years.
Univision and Disney will headline day two of upfronts presentations. Univision will give its presentation from the Jacob Javits Convention Center, while the Mouse House will take over Basketball City at Pier 36 in lower Manhattan.
WSJ’s Future of Everything Festival runs through Thursday in New York City and online. Guests include a wide range of personalities from SpringHill Company CEO Maverick Carter to creator-boxer Logan Paul to U.S. Fed chair Jerome Powell.