Design Lecture Series: Lars Bastholm

The San Francisco chapter of the AIGA, the professional association for design, presents the 2009 Design Lecture Series. This year’s DLS will be comprised of four lectures, sponsored and held at Adobe San Francisco.

One of the oldest and most important lecture series dedicated to the convergence of technology, art and design, this year’s series continues a tradition of bringing world-renowned professionals to one of the world’s great creative capitals.

Networking: 6:00 PM
Lecture: 7:00 PM

As Chief Digital Creative Officer for Ogilvy North America, Lars Bastholm provides digital expertise and strategic leadership for all of Ogilvys North American operations.

For over 13 years Lars has been working in the interactive marketing industry. After starting up Grey Interactive in Scandinavia, he joined Framfab in Copenhagen, Denmark as Creative Director. There he worked on some of the world’s most recognized brands, including Nike, LEGO, Coca-Cola and Carlsberg. In 2004 Lars was hired as Co-Chief Creative Officer to open up an AKQA office in New York. Lars grew the office successfully, pitching and winning global AOR relationships with clients like Coca-Cola, Smirnoff and Motorola.

Lars is one of the most award-winning creatives in the digital marketing industry with a multitude of international awards to his name, including no less than three Cyber Lions Grand Prix from Cannes.

Lars has judged all the major international award shows, and he is a frequent speaker at industry events. Lars most recently joined the Ad Council’s Campaign Review Committee to ensure the integrity and creativity of the Ad Council’s public service advertising.