Brave Brands 2025

Join us this year at Brave Brands, the opening luncheon of Advertising Week New York 2025, as we celebrate the boldest brand-agency collaborations of the year. Be part of an inspiring afternoon that honors the work pushing boundaries, challenging norms, and driving our industry forward. Don’t miss the chance to connect with creative leaders, discover groundbreaking campaigns, and kick off the week with a powerful dose of bravery.

Eventi Hotel | Ventana Ballroom | 851 6th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Monday, October 6, 2025 | 11:30-1:30

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Brave Brands 2019

HONOREES

TITLE CLIENT AGENCY
Black Supermarket Carrefour Marcel
Broadway the Rainbow Skittles DDB Chicago
FRIENDSHIT KASIKORNBANK Grey Thailand
Nike JDI Dream Crazy Nike Wieden+Kennedy
One In A Million Procter & Gamble: Vicks Publicis Singapore
Paving For Pizza Domino’s Pizza CPB
PRIDE JERSEY AIG TBWA\HAKUHODO
The Unbreakable Rainbow Unliever: Ben & Jerry’s 180hearbeats + JUNG v. MATT
Tour de Femmes SKODA Fallon London
Universal Love MGM Resorts International McCann New York
Viva La Vulva Essity: Libresse AMVBBDO
We Believe: The Best Men Can Be Procter & Gamble: Gillette GREY NEW YORK

Brave Brands 2022

HONOREES

TITLE CLIENT AGENCY
The Lost Class Change the Ref Inc. Leo Burnett Chicago
Bedtime Stories Walmart FCB Chicago
Bless Your F*ing Cooch eos Mischief @ No Fixed Address
Degree Inclusive Unilever Wunderman Thompson Argentina
Football is for Everyone National Football League 72andSunny
Lost Roads GM / Chevrolet Commonwealth McCANN
The Inevitable News The Columbia Journalism Review Area 23, An IPG Health Company
Uber Heetch Heetch Marcel Worldwide

Brave Brands 2023

HONOREES

TITLE CLIENT AGENCY
Apologize the Rainbow Mars Wrigley, Skittles DDB Chicago
The Elections Edition An Nahar Newspaper IMPACT BBDO
The Last Photo CALM x ITV adam&eveDDB
Anti-NarcoCorridos RSF Publicis Conseil
Bring Home the Bud Anheuser-Busch InBev – Budweiser Wieden+Kennedy
Burger Glitch BURGER KING DAVID
Get F*cked by the Government Dame Mischief @ No Fixed Address
Hack Market Back Market Marcel
Impossible Combo BURGER KING DAVID + ZUBI
Proud Maroons The Alwan Foundation the community
Rejected Ales Matilda Bay Brewery Howatson+Company
The Beauty Of… Ulta Beauty McCann New York
The Unburnable Book Penguin Random House Rethink

Brave Brands 2024

HONOREES

TITLE CLIENT AGENCY
Ready To Vote Solar Impulse Publicis Conseil
We Didn’t Write This NotCo / NotMilk MRM Chile
Banned Book Club Digital Public Libraries of America FCB Chicago
Coors Lights Out Coors Light Rethink
Dreamcaster AB InBev – Michelob ULTRA FCB New York
Freeing Taco T***day Taco Bell Deutsch LA
Grimace’s Birthday McDonald’s Wieden + Kennedy
Heinz Ketchup & Seemingly Ranch Kraft Heinz Rethink
Heinz Ketchup Fraud Kraft Heinz Rethink
iPager Android DAVID Miami
Michael CeraVe CeraVe Ogilvy PR
Self Love Bouquet DoorDash GUT
The Brake Room Chick-fil-A McCann NY
The Cost of Beauty Dove Ogilvy UK & Ogilvy Toronto
The Newspapers Inside The Newspaper Edition An Nahar Newspaper IMPACT BBDO
The True ID Card NYX Professional Makeup Buzzman
Where To Settle Mastercard McCann Poland & McCann NY