Spikes Asia 2013 Dates Announced

Singapore, Mar 25, 2013 – (ACN Newswire) – Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, the regional Asia-Pacific awards and festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications, will take place 15-17 September at Suntec, Singapore.

Over three days, attendees can look forward to an outstanding topical and inspirational seminar and workshop programme presented by industry leaders from around the world, view the best work from the region and enjoy Spikes Nights, a host of networking events such as Networking After Dark with Singaporean agencies opening their doors to delegates for an evening of fun and socialising. The festival will conclude with the much anticipated Awards and After Party.

Young creatives, young marketers and students can also benefit from a unique learning experience by participating in specialised academies and competitions with tailored agendas exclusively designed to improve skills and showcase their talent.

Last year, Spikes Asia saw its biggest festival to date with over 1800 delegates from 28 countries attending. A record 4860 entries were submitted to the 15 awards categories of Film, Print, Outdoor, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Radio, Design, Craft, Integrated, Digital, Mobile, PR, Creative Effectiveness and Branded Content & Entertainment.

Myriam Coupard, Festival Director of Spikes Asia, says, “Spikes Asia is the largest celebration of creative communications in the region and provides the industry with an exceptional platform for discussion, inspiration, learning, networking and celebration. Building on last year’s record attendance and entries, we will continue to develop and innovate to ensure that Spikes Asia 2013 will be another exciting and unmissable event.”

Delegate packages for the 2013 festival will be as follows:
– Early Bird Delegate Price available until 31 July: S$825
– Full Delegate Price applicable from 1 August: S$925
– Young Spikes (under 28 years): S$495
– Student Spikes: S$245

Key Dates:
– Delegate registration opens: 18 April 2013
– Entries open: 16 May 2013
– Entries deadline: 19 July 2013
– Delegate early bird deadline: 31 July 2013
– Festival takes place 15 to 17 September 2013

About Spikes Asia

The Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity, celebrating and inspiring Asia-Pacific creativity in advertising, takes plaace at Suntec City, Singapore, 15-17 September 2013. Building on the illustrious Spikes Asia Awards, the Spikes Asia Festival is a collaboration between Cannes Lions and Haymarket. The Festival provides the region’s growing creative communications industry with a platform to network and exchange ideas, bringing together some of the finest creative thinkers from across the region and around the world.

The Festival offers an engaging programme of seminars and workshops focusing on creativity and learning. In addition, there are exhibitions of creative work from Asia, evening networking events and the exciting Spikes Asia Awards Ceremony which celebrates and rewards creative excellence in communications.

The Spikes Asia Awards are the region’s oldest and most prestigious awards for creative advertising. They reward the best entries in Film, Print, Outdoor, Radio, Digital, Direct, Promo & Activation, Media, Design, Film Craft, Print & Poster Craft, Integrated, Mobile and PR. For more infomation, please visitwww.spikes.asia.

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Contact:

Amanda Benfell

Head of PR & Press

Spikes Asia Festival of Creativity

Tel: +44-20-3033 4000

amandab@lionsfestivals.com

www.spikes.asia