[Recruiting Participants] "Advertising Future Academy" 6th Session to Commence May 30 (6 Sessions Total), with Ryohei Manabe (Dentsu Inc.) as Academy Director

The Tokyo Advertising Association is recruiting participants for the sixth session of its "Advertising Future Academy." The program will commence on Tuesday, May 30, and run for a total of six sessions.

With Ryohei Manabe (Dentsu Inc.) serving as Academy Director, the program will focus on the theme "What Creativity Can Achieve." It aims to foster lively exchanges through dialogues with Manabe and guest lecturers at the forefront of their fields.

Recruiting participants from the Tokyo Advertising Association's diverse membership—advertisers, media companies, advertising agencies, and specialized firms—the program targets like-minded young and mid-career professionals (around their 30s). In the rapidly changing advertising world, participants will learn to create various innovations and expand possibilities in future advertising communication. Through dedicated study at the academy, it aims to become a platform for co-creation and exchange beyond industry and company boundaries.
 

【Overview】

6th Term Head of the Program: Ryohei Manabe
Executive Creative Director, Director of Planning, Creative Planning Division 5, Dentsu Inc.

Overall Theme: " What We Can Achieve Through the Power of Creativity."

Session 1: Tuesday, May 30
"What We Can Achieve Through the Power of Creativity."
Mr. Ryohei Manabe
Dentsu Inc., Director of the Creative Planning Division 5
Executive Creative Director

Session 2 : June 7 (Wed)
"What Copy Can Do."
Mr. Hiroshi Yamazaki
Hakuhodo Creative Consulting Division
Creative Director / Copywriter

Session 3: Wednesday, June 21
"What Art Direction Can Do."
Ms. Kimiko Sekido
Dentsu Inc. Planning Bureau 1, Art Director

Session 4: Wednesday, July 5
"What PR Can Do."
Koichiro Shima
Hakuhodo, Executive Officer
Hakuhodo Kettle Director, Creative Director / Editor

Session 5: July 19 (Wed)
"What Technology Can Do."
Mr. Hiroki Nakamura
PARTY Creative Director / Founder
Yahoo Japan Media Company MS Headquarters
Executive Creative Director
Dentsu Digital Inc. Visiting Executive Creative Director

Session 6: Wednesday, August 2
"What You Can Achieve with a Brand Mission."
Ms. Miwako Hosokawa
(Continued) Creative Director / Copywriter

Time: Session 1 only: 6:45 PM - 10:00 PM (including networking) / Sessions 2 onwards: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: In-person at a lecture venue near Shimbashi
*No online streaming available
Capacity: 70 people (If oversubscribed, selection will be by lottery, not first-come-first-served)
Fee: Member companies: ¥40,000; Non-member companies/General public: ¥45,000 (for all 6 sessions, tax included)

【Registration】
Apply via the Tokyo Advertising Association website
Deadline: April 24

【Inquiries】
Tokyo Advertising Association, Advertising Future School Secretariat
Mail: miraijyuku@tokyo-ad.or.jp