Tickets now on sale for Adelaide creative conference ‘AADC Talks’ – Wed 17 September
This year, AADC celebrates five decades of inspiring, connecting and championing South Australia’s creative communications industry. To mark this golden milestone, the fourth edition of AADC Talks will take place on Wednesday 17th September 2025, featuring a stellar line-up of speakers spanning creative thinking, marketing innovation and industry leadership.
Twelve different talks across four unique locations, with a 10-minute walk in between. This is a creative conference with a difference, designed to combat the fatigue from being stuck in a room for hours on end. Attendees will hear new things, meet new people and come away from the event with some useful advice for the future.
Bringing together speakers from across the country, Talks 2025 features thought leaders from Special, Heaps Normal, UNSW, R/GA, POLY, Büro North, Cocogun, NATION, un-held and more.
To make this accessible AADC is keeping the ticket prices down with all day tickets set at $159 for AADC members – making this one of the most affordable professional development days around and this year it includes lunch.
Whether you’re a marketer, in a creative agency, design studio, production house or media agency – or maybe a freelancer, student or even thinking about joining the industry, AADC Talks is designed to give you insights and advice from around the country and help us apply that right here in South Australia.
The best way to experience the day is with an all-day ticket.
This event does sell out, so make sure you get in early to reserve your seat. Tickets on sale now.
Talk One | Adelaide Zoo | 09:00–10:35 (arrive at 8:30)
Beginning your day under a heritage-listed rotunda amongst the sights and sounds of exotic animals, hear from Tash about how she has found the right people for the job, Soren about how he runs his design business and we welcome back Brent to Australia to hear his epic journey to CEO.
- Tash Menon-Verheul | Principal, Menon Curatorial & Founder, Mash
- Soren Luckins | Founder & Partner, Büro North
- Brent Hill | Executive Global Leader
Talk Two | Torrens Parade Ground | 11:00–12:30
Next we enter a historic military landmark that you would have walked past countless times and unlikely to have been inside. Katheryn will talk about words, work and what matters most, Tim tells us why small is the next big thing in agencies and Andy shares what he has learnt when starting and running a purpose driven business. All followed by a delicious BBQ lunch and networking under the sun.
- Katheryn Korczak | Head of Copy & Co-owner, NATION
- Tim Harvey | Founder, un-held
- Andy Miller | Co-Founder and CEO, Heaps Normal
Talk Three | AGSA Radford Auditorium | 13:30–15:00
Straight to our impressive art gallery, taking in priceless creations and hearing from Josh about how we can create our own works of art in outdoor spaces, Trea on how to be a better client and Loz & Lew about where they get creative inspiration and their journey to Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.
- Josh Gurgiel | Head of POLY
- Trea Murphy | Senior Manager, External Engagement, UNSW
- Loz Maneschi & Lew Clark | Creatives, Cocogun
Talk Four | Belgian Beer Cafe | 15:15–16:45
Closing the day out in the East End at one of our Fringe stand-up comedy venues. Hear from Lauren & Loki about their Coopers 1/1 campaign, Stephanie about decoding culture in the uncertainty era and Prue about her journey in the design and experience world. We then finish off this wonderful day with some well-earned networking drinks.
- Lauren Regolini & Loki Choi | Senior Creatives, Special Group
- Stephanie Winkler | Founder, MAGIC GOLD
- Prue Jones | Executive Creative Director – Experience, R/GA
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