Karl Vontz's job is to keep the ad industry’s biggest award ceremony relevant and exciting. As director of the Clio Awards, he transformed the 53-year-old event from a five-day festival and conference that moved from city to city, to a one-night show held in New York and built on Vontz’s mantra to “honor the work, honor the winners.”
Vontz will talk about how he revamped the iconic event—talking to constituents, incorporating their feedback, and taking advantage of social media tools to build buzz—at the Event Innovation Forum, a new conference held at the BizBash IdeaFest in New York on October 24.
When Vontz made our list of the most innovative people in events earlier this year, he recorded this video interview, which gives a preview of his presentation.
More about the Event Innovation Forum—including the full schedule of speakers and topics, plus registration information—is here.
