Todd
Sampson

Speaker Profile

Todd Sampson is the CEO of Leo Burnett, currently the most awarded agency in Australia, whose clients include AAPT, Amstel, Australia Post, Caltex, Canon, Colgate Palmolive, Colonial First State, Diago, Energy Australia, Fairfax, Heineken, Macquarie Bank, Nestle, NRMA, Procter & Gamble (Herbal Essence & Max Factor), Rabobank, Samsung, Scope, Vero Insurance and WWF.

Todd is also the co-creator of the Earth Hour initiative, which won the coveted Titanium at Cannes and Yahoo Chair for Innovation in 2008. That same year Earth Hour was awarded B&T's Creative Campaign of the Year in Australia and in 2009 it became the biggest environment movement in history with over one billion participants. The Financial Review called Todd the most influential advertising executive and a News Limited poll ranked him as the most influential leader in Australia. He has also been named one of the most influential men under 45 by Men's Style and nominated for GQ's 'Man of the Year'.

He is a regular panellist of the hit ABC television show Gruen Planet (formerly The Gruen Transfer) and is also a regular on Channel Ten's The Project. Away from work, he enjoys mountain climbing and has completed an unguided ascent to the summit of Mount Everest.

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