Who should attend?
Businesses that want to learn first-hand from successful brand holders, brand builders and brand protectors as they share their experience of getting the most from their brand’s identity.
Marketing & Branding
Panel Session: Leverage value from your food & drink brand
Mark Girvan from Buddy Creative will lead this panel session
Why should I attend?
The opportunity to hear and learn from people who have “been there and done it” or are there and doing it! To hear different perspectives on why ‘brand’ is important and how best to leverage the value from it.
What will I takeaway?
An insight to differing ‘hands-on’ perspectives of getting the most in “putting your brand out there”.
Mark Girvan, Buddy Creative
With over 25 years of experience in the design industry, Mark is an award-winning designer and creative partner with Buddy Creative, a boutique branding and packaging agency that helps clients create distinctive and memorable identities. He leads a team of talented designers and collaborates with clients across various sectors and markets, from food and beverage to fashion and beauty.
Mark specialises in design strategy, corporate identity, and print and packaging design, combining a designer's eye with a head for business. He has won multiple industry awards for his work, including Design Effectiveness, D&AD, Design Week, Creative Review, and Wine & Spirit International Awards. He is passionate about delivering creative solutions that enhance the value and impact of brands, and that reflect his own values of innovation, quality, and excellence.