Marco Venturelli, CEO/CCO Publicis Conseil CCO Publicis Groupe France

Marco Venturelli is CEO and CCO of Publicis Conseil in Paris and CCO of Publicis Groupe France, leading around 800 creative talents. He started out in 2001 as a copywriter in Milan at BGS/D’Arcy, Publicis, BBDO and Havas. In 2010, he moved to Paris and joined the Havas-owned Agence H as Creative Director, winning all major awards in France and globally. In 2014 he was appointed Executive Creative Director of the newlyborn agency Les Gaulois, making it the most award-winning Havas agency in the world at the Cannes Lions. Then he returned to Publicis as Global ECD for the Heineken account, crafting campaigns for UEFA Champions League, James Bond and F1 partnerships, and launching Heineken 0.0. Marco served as president or juror in all main national and international awards, including Eurobest, the LIAA, New York Festival, Clio, D&AD and three times at Cannes Lions. He has collected hundreds of awards, 71 Cannes Lions, including 3 Grand Prix and several Andy’s. Last year, Publicis Conseil ranked 2nd most creative agency in the world at Cannes Lions.