Tara Ford
Chief Creative Officer, Droga5 UKI
Tara Ford is the freshly minted Chief Creative Officer of Droga5 UKI having just moved from Droga5 ANZ (formerly The Monkeys) and Accenture Song APAC.
Tara’s work has been consistently recognised throughout her career at the highest level of every major international award show. Recent wins include back to back Grand Prix wins at Cannes with ‘The First Digital Nation’ for the Tuvaluan Government and ‘Play It Safe’ for The Sydney Opera House picking up the prestigious Dan Weiden Titanium Grand Prix and the Film Grand Prix respectively.
Tara has been named ‘AWARD Creative Leader of the Year 2023/24’, ‘Creative Leader of the Year 2023’ by Campaign Asia. Recognised as ‘Creative Captain 2022’ in the Women Leading Change Awards by Campaign Asia Pacific. ‘Global Creative Leader of the Year 2021’ by Creativepool. And in 2020 Campaign Asia named her ‘Creative Person of the Year’.
Chaka Sobhani
Global Chief Creative Officer, TBWA Worldwide
Chaka Sobhani is the Global Chief Creative Officer of TBWA and formerly DDB Worldwide, where she led the network to Cannes Network of the Year in 2025. Chaka's authority on disruptive creativity and leadership is globally recognized. An award-winning filmmaker-turned-advertising powerhouse, she began her career in television before setting up ITV's first in-house creative agency. She's held creative leadership roles at Mother and Leo Burnett, where she was instrumental in transforming the agency and winning global recognition - including Global Network and Agency of the Year titles across every major award show. Her ability to blend the disruptive power of creativity in all its guises with business impact has made her a trusted leader for brands like McDonalds, Molson, Adidas, Mars, Google, Sky, P&G, VW and Disney. Chaka's work has earned every major accolade and award in the industry, and she's been President and juror across all the major shows such as Cannes, D&AD, One Show, Clios, Andy's, LIA's and more. Named one of Campaign UK's Top 10 Creative Leaders for five years running and a regular on Adweek's Creative 100, she also serves on the boards of D&AD, The One Club, Snapchat's Global Creative Council and the Design Museum.
