CB Live at LIA in Vegas: Can creativity change laws, move governments, and protect human rights?
In this LIA 2026 panel in Las Vegas, members of the inaugural Democracy & Human Rights Jury explore how creative advocacy drives real, systemic change, not just awareness. Moderated by Carrie Miller of Edelman, the conversation brings together a jury president, an agency leader, a campaign founder, and the mother of a journalist whose story reshaped U.S. hostage policy.
Jury President Anthony Chelvanathan shares how his family’s escape from war in Sri Lanka shapes his work, and why creativity has to drive change rather than decorate it.
Diane Foley, whose son, journalist James Foley, was killed by ISIS in 2014, explains how storytelling and moral courage helped create a U.S. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, and how more than 200 Americans have since come home.
Gloria Pitagorsky of Heard City talks about why purpose-driven work matters to brands and talent, and why inclusion belongs in every part of production.
Rob Galluzzo of FINCH breaks down 36 Months, the campaign he co-founded, that helped raise the minimum age for social media in Australia and influenced legislation in California.
The panel also looks at Edelman’s The Unburied Casket, which helped push South Africa’s government to classify gender-based violence and femicide as a national crisis. They close with advice for the next generation of creatives: give yourself permission, be adventurous, and be unreasonable.
Featuring:
🎙 Moderator: Carrie Miller, Managing Director, Global Chief of Staff, Creative & Strategy, Edelman
🎙 Anthony Chelvanathan, Jury President | Global Creative Partner & CCO, Edelman Canada
🎙 Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Partner, Heard City, New York
🎙 Diane Foley, President & Founder, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
🎙 Rob Galluzzo, CEO & Founder, FINCH, Sydney
Meet the Democracy & Human Rights Jury