Dabral has also been invited to speak at Crystal Apple Festival, an advertising event organised in Turkey by the Turkish Association of Advertising Agencies.
Sonal Dabral, chairman and chief creative officer, DDB Mudra Group India, will speak at Spikes Asia at Singapore today, in a session titled 'Creative Bravery'. The three-day advertising festival began yesterday (Sunday). Tay Guan Hin, regional ECD, SEA, JWT and Calvin Soh, founder, Ninety Nine Percent, will be part of the session with him.
About the opportunity, Dabral says in a press note, "Being a part of advertising festivals, especially across the region, gives me the pleasure of meeting new talent and seeing some great work across various platforms."
The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity is considered to be a premier creative festival of the Asia Pacific region. This year's results are expected on Tuesday, September 17.
On Day One of the event, Zia Patel, principal, Wolff Olins Dubai and head of strategy, Wolff Olins India (now based in UAE) and Samir Singh, global brand vice-president, Unilever (based in Singapore),spoke to the audience.
For the record, Dabral has also been invited to speak at Crystal Apple Festival, an advertising event organised in Turkey by the Turkish Association of Advertising Agencies. In its 25th year, the event will be held during September 25-28. Here, Dabral will talk about 'The seven wonders of Indian creativity', a presentation he made at the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity in March this year.