One of the highlights of the 2015 Loeries® Creative Week™ Durban is undoubtedly the DStv Seminar of Creativity. The seminar brings together seven global leaders in creativity that will share insights on brand communication trends by interpreting the topic 'Creativity Adds' from their own career perspective.

The seminar's panel includes an exciting group of exceptional creative minds that have each made an indelible mark on the creative industry. The list of speakers includes:

Chuck Porter, Partner/Chairman CP+B

Chuck Porter needs no introduction. His iconic agency Crispen Porter & Bogusky is one of the most awarded agencies in the world, with Advertising Age naming it Agency of the Decade. This year Porter will be inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame.

JJ Lee, CD Facebook Creative Workshop in New York

Having been named one of America's top 50 most influential designers, JJ Lee has worked at big names like Google, Droga5, and Saatchi & Saatchi. He's a frequent contributor to the New York Times, and his work has appeared in galleries and museums around the world, as well as magazines like Wired, and Time Magazine. Lee shares his knowledge and experience with young creatives at Parson School of Design and NYC's School of Visual Arts, where he has been teaching for the last ten years. He is also an author of multiple books on visual creativity.

Chris Clarke, CCO DigitasLBi

Chris Clarke has been a passionate advocate of digital marketing ever since he stumbled into the industry in the late '90s, working at agencies at the forefront of the digital medium like Abel & Baker, Wheel, Digitas UK, and LBi. Over the years Chris has won awards from Cannes, D&AD and Webbys, to name but a few, and still likes to get his hands dirty and names Coca-Cola, Etihad, and Sony Xperia as some of his clients. Chris is currently the CCO of global marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi.

Ali Ali, Film Director

Acclaimed Egyptian director Ali Ali is one of the most awarded directors in the world, with accolades like a D&AD Yellow Pencil for Best Director, a coveted black cube Best of Show at the New York Art Directors Club, and more than six Cannes Lions to his name, and his "Never Say No To Panda" has over 90 million views on YouTube. Before starting his multi-award winning agency Elephant Cairo, Ali cut his teeth at big-name agencies like Leo Burnett, JWT, McCann Ericson, and DDB Berlin. He has done work for brands like Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Google, and Uber.

Stan Sthanunathan, SVP Consumer & Market Insights Unilever

In the land of consumer and market insights, Stan Sthanunathan is king. Starting his career in advertising in India, Sthanunathan's career has taken him to North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Former VP of Marketing Strategy & Insights for Coca-Cola worldwide, he is currently at the reigns of Unilever's Consumer & Market Insights function. Sthanunathan also performs lecturing duties teaching insights at MIT's Sloan Business School, Yale, and the University of Wisconsin.

Steve Vranakis, ECD Google Creative Lab

Steve Vranakis' resume reads like a directory of creative projects rather than a list of work experience. He has worked all over the world, won awards from the most prestigious shows including One Show, ADC, D&AD, Cannes, and the Clio's, and his work has featured in numerous publications from WIRED to New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Creative Review, and Adage. During his current tenure at Google, Vranakis' projects include the Chrome Web Lab, Jam with Chrome, Google Science Fair, The World Wonders Project and the YouTube Space Lab Channel in partnership with NASA.

The DStv Seminar of Creativity is an incredible opportunity for marketers, agencies and creatives to learn invaluable lessons from these thought leaders of the creative industry, and should be at the top of your to-do list at the 2015 Loeries® Creative Week™ Durban.

The DStv Seminar of Creativity will be held at the Durban ICC on Friday, 14 August. Tickets are available exclusively for the Seminar at R1,320, or as part of a Creative Week™ package.

Durban will be hosting the Loeries from the 10 - 16 August. Official events will take place at the Durban ICC and along the Durban beachfront during Loeries® Creative Week™. See the following link of a detailed program - http://www.loeries.com/loeries2015.aspx?link=festival_programme

Major Partners of the Loeries 2015

Tourism KwaZulu-Natal (TKZN), the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal Province (EDTEA), EThekwini Municipality - Durban Tourism, DStv Media Sales, and Gearhouse South Africa

Category Partners

Adams & Adams, ADreach, Continental Outdoor Media, Film & Publication Board, Google, Independent Media, Mobile Marketing Association, Songstruct, Standard Bank, The Times, Unilever South Africa, Woolworths, and YFM

Additional Partners and Official Suppliers

AAA School of Advertising, Antalis South Africa, Aon South Africa, Backsberg, BEE Online, Bioscope Films, Brand Council SA, Clive Stewart Photography, Egg Films, First Source, Funk Productions, Gallo Images, Graphica, Grid Worldwide, Hertz, Hetzner, King James II, Media Film Service, Multiprint Litho, Newsclip, Paygate, Rocketseed, Scan Display, South African Airways, Tiekie Barnard Consultancy, Tsogo Sun, Vega School of Brand Leadership.

Official Media Partners

Adlip.com, Between 10 & 5, Bizcommunity.com, Brandwork Nigeria, Design Times, Film & Event Media, Ididthatad.com, Music in Africa, Nex Media, The Redzone.