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Kate Bower
EVP Managing Director, Stractegic Innovation , Publicis Media
Kate recently returned to Publicis Groupe to lead strategic innovation for Spark Foundry in the US & globally. She has a diverse background spent leading strategic thinking & innovation across both a variety of cultures (living/working in Europe, APAC & USA) & categories, from film & entertainment through to luxury & technology. Kate has worked in some of the most trailblazer agencies/consultancies that combine brand, comms, innovation & business strategy specialties and has been a core part of many award-winning campaigns (from Cannes & IPA Effectiveness to the NA Effies & Global Festival of Media) including the 2014 Oscars Ellen Selfie that broke Twitter in record time.