D&AD & My Life in Design LIVE with Kwame Taylor-Hayford

Come and join us for a live recording of the podcast My Life in Design. Claire Blyth, host and co-founder of design focused PR agency Red Setter, talks to D&AD President Kwame Taylor-Hayford about how he got started in brand and creativity and developed his career around it.

Kwame is the co-founder of Kin, a creative company that drives positive change in business and culture for clients such as Intuit Mailchimp, Delta Air Lines, Uber, Ben & Jerry’s, and the Obama Foundation, to name a few. Kin was named AdAge’s Purpose-Led Agency of the Year, Silver, in 2022. Kwame’s work has garnered recognition from industry organizations, including The Emmys, D&AD, One Show, ADC, LIA, Andys, Clios, Shots, and Cannes. He’s been included in Adweek’s Creative 100 list in 2022, Ad Age’s 40 Under 40 list in 2020, Crain’s New York’s list of Notable Black Leaders in 2021, and was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Achievement in 2019.

The evening starts at 6pm for drinks and nibbles, with the recording at 6.30pm. The interview will last for 30-45 minutes and then there will be more time from 7.30pm to 8.30pm for drinks and a chat to meet everyone.

Timings

Doors open - 6pm

My Life in Design podcast recording - 7:15 - 7:30pm

Drinks, snacks & networking - 8pm