Sumaira Mirza is the Executive Creative Director at Ogilvy Pakistan, one of the country's most decorated advertising creative leaders with over two decades of experience across WPP and Publicis Groupe networks. Known for campaigns that blend cultural sensitivity with bold social impact — including 'Message in a Mithai Box,' which provided legal support to abused women — she has served on juries at Effie Global Best of the Best, Spikes Asia, AdStars, and Dragons of Asia. In 2024, she became only the second Pakistani ever selected for the Effies Global Best of the Best jury. She is also an adjunct faculty member, a regular contributor to Aurora Magazine, and a participant in Ogilvy's elite APAC 30 for 30 Leadership Program.
Jason Kessler is an Emmy-winning writer, food and travel journalist, TV writer, and creative director who penned episodes of NBC's The Office, wrote a weekly column for Bon Appétit, hosted Trip Testers on Travel Channel, and created the Fly&Dine travel and dining platform. A North American Travel Journalist Award winner, cancer survivor, documentary filmmaker, and classical guitarist, Kessler is a rare multi-hyphenate who moves between advertising copy, primetime TV, and long-form journalism with the same easy wit he brings to rating airline food.